I do not own any of these characters or anything that might seem similar to J.K Rowling. If something in the story seems similar or familiar to the actual story plot well that's probably because it is but I just happened to throw the two main characters into a different situation so that idea I do take credit for. Sadly everything else, well I'm not that talented.
Three Wizards stood in one of the studies at Grimmauld Place having a conversation in secrecy. The fire licked the fire place as the young man with Raven hair and glasses watched it with the feeling of guilt. He was about to do something to one of his best friends that would seem like an ultimate betrayal.
"Harry this is the right thing, you'll see. No one would suspect a thing. She Will. Be. Safe" said the older man taking a step toward the raven haired wizard to place a hand of reassurance on his shoulder.
"Malfoy, I don't want to hear sarcasm or even see a smirk on your face when I ask you this, I am deadly serious…Do you understand the agreement to this deal?" Harry asked the bleached blonde, facing him with a stern look burning his green eyes into the blondes gray ones.
"Yes, Potter" answered Draco, starring back at Harry with the same intensity.
"Good because if anything happens to her, I Will Kill YOU, not curse you or put you Azkaban, I will kill you with my bare hands…You are taking away something dear from my heart, let that be known." Harry spoke in a low deadly voice sending chills down the other wizard's backs. Malfoy only stared back with a stoic expression concentrating on not letting how uncomfortable he felt show.
"Harry if we are going to do this then it has to happened tonight before anyone can find out" Lupin said giving Harry's shoulder a squeeze breaking the glare contest between the two arch nemesis's.
With this information Harry left the two in the study. Leaving to find his friend in the study with more books than any of the other studies Harry was not disappointed when seeing her curled on the couch, her face hidden behind a book next to the warming fire.
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"Keep me safe you say, for she is just a helpless muggle who need protection from the big bad 'Death Eaters'…yeah let's forget that I'm said to be one of the brightest which of our time and known, for saving you and Ron's arses on numerous occasions."
"Hermione! Please just calm down, this is the only way" Pleaded the boy-who-lived with his best friend.
"Oh Bullocks Harry" shouted Hermione jumping from her seat fuming.
"I can't lose you!" exploded Harry also jumping out of his seat silencing his friend at once getting her full attention "He is trying to come after you to get to me because he knows that you're one of my weak points and to make an example out of you to the muggle-borns" He explained running his hand through his raven hair while taking his seat.
"Harry, how do you know for certain, this could be a trick to separate us" argued Hermione continuing to stand, looking down at the green eyed raven haired eighteen year-old.
"No Mione we have another source that tells us the same" said Harry looking into the fire fidgeting with his callused hands.
"Oh…Who?" questioned Hermione folding her arms across her chest waiting for her friends answer but it didn't come "Harry?" she asked again in a more stern voice.
"Malfoy" mumbled Harry avoiding her eyes.
Hermione only gawked at first in utter shock making an 'WTF' face before replying "Well…then with such a trust worthy source why not believe it" she retorted with heavy sarcasm. "I can't believe this…I never thought I'd see the day Harry Potter would trust the word of Draco, Slytherin Prince, snake in the grass, ferret face, Death Eater, Malfoy" she raged losing her composer and tossing her hands in the air as in defeat pacing.
"It's not like that Mione, I don't trust Malfoy but he has no other reason to lie" snapped Harry
"Of course not Harry! Because Malfoy is a friendly Death Eater who has always believed in doing the right thing and assisting mudbloods" mocked Hermione
Harry only rolled his eyes at his friends rant "look he came to us for help, he need us and at first I didn't believe him I thought it was a trick like you do but, then he gave us information and it matched with Snape's" he clarified watching as Hermione kept pacing in front of the fire place.
"It's a trick, like you said I'm one of your weak points, correct? Well Voldemort knows that and sent Malfoy to play on our side to separate us and then come after you when no one's left to protect you" disagreed Hermione with tears in her brown eyes.
Seeing his friend's distress he stood stopping her in her pace to wrap his arm around her frame, squeezing when she answered his hug with hers. "Mione' he's telling the truth Mad Moody used the truth potion on him and they check his memories everything checked out, he's telling the truth" Harry spoke into her hair
"Ooh, I hope I'm not interrupting something" said an all too familiar cunning voice.
Raising her head from Harry's chest Hermione looked toward the doorway feeling the muscles tighten in her body when seeing the bleached blonde leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed against his chest, a smirk on his face. "What's he doing here?" She hissed looking back to Harry but it wasn't Harry who answered.
"It's rather simple you see, Draco wants out of Voldemorts army, so he needs protection. He gave us important useful information in trade for that security which now confirms the 'require' of your protection. Since both of you need safety from the same person we found it easy to send you two away to a place unmarked, know to no one, well except for me and Harry." Lupin informed stepping beside Malfoy.
With a look of horror on her face Hermione looked to Harry for confirmation, holding onto him tightly. "You can't be serious" she whispered
"It's the only way" Harry said lightly brushing her cheek
"Harry! He's a Death Eater!" shouted Hermione
"Soon to be ex" replied Malfoy clearing his throat
"Shut up Malfoy" Harry hissed, glaring toward the blonde.
"This is obviously a set up, why can't you see that, if they're coming after me then you're handing me right over to them in the hands of Draco Malfoy 'the Death Eater'" cried Hermione tears running down her face as she tried to back away from Harry's arms which refused to release her.
"No, Mione' this is safe. Believe. Me. He won't hurt you because this is part of the deal. He protects you through this and in return he receives security and won't be trialed for his involvement." explained Harry wiping the tears staining her face.
"Does Ron know?" asked Hermione in small voice
"He'd never let me" answered Harry breaking eye contact to look at Lupin with a slight nod.
Seeing this action Hermione pushed away from Harry who surprisingly released but only because Lupin took his place apologizing in her ear. She only struggled a little but stopped when seeing Harry approach Malfoy. What they spoke of was not audible to her ear but the smirk on Malfoy's face was replaced with a glare towards Harry. Noticing what was going on Hermione couldn't help but cry out pleading for Harry not to do this, she once again tried to break away from Lupin's grasp but failed. She began to thrash and move wildly when seeing Lupin pass her off to Malfoy who was dragging her toward the fire place. Pleading one last time hoping to get through to Harry so he'd somehow understand that this was a trick, Hermione paused when seeing the heartache in her best friend's glossy eyes.
Harry only watched as his best friend struggled and cried. He only stood and watched as she pleaded but it wasn't until she stopped to actually look at him with red puffy brown eyes that he felt his heart break. Then like that she was gone disappearing into the green fire and only stood in the room was Lupin and himself. Feeling a turn in his stomach all Harry could think were Hermione's words and he asked himself 'was she right, did I just give her to the enemy'.
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Hermione wasn't quite sure what happened all she remembered was watching tears fall from Harry's emerald eyes and feeling her heart hurt from seeing her friend so distraught. There was a sudden whoosh, flames consumed them a force swallowed them and now here they were on the floor of some place. Knowing she was still in the arms of Draco Malfoy Hermione couldn't help but lay her head back and cry, cry because she was here with him and cry because most of all she wished she was with Harry and Ron.