HAND IN HAND
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Draco/Hermione One shot
"Why does it matter anymore Draco?" Hermione whispered, "All you have left is me and yet you chose to side with Voldemort. Your father is dead, your mother, Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle."
"Why does it matter to you Granger?" Draco growled. "Is it cause you want me to save your filthy mud blood ass, so you can go running along to the ministry and get me put in Azkaban again?"
"No! Draco. Please. Harry's dead, so is Ron…and so is the rest of the Order of Phoenix. There's no one left." Hermione said quietly as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Why do you resort to me?' Draco questioned.
"Because I know you don't want to be a death eater. You'd never did."
Draco glared at her, his grey eyes darken and he whipped out his wand pointing straight at Hermione. She flinched. "How would you know Granger? You don't know me. I am Slytherin. I'm not a kind hearted Gryffindor. I was brought up this way..I can't let you go...I would be killed..." Draco faltered.
"We could run away together and fight.."
"Me? Run with a mudblood? I - I can't...No..." Draco said. His eyes started to well up with tears. "There's no point in fighting. There's nothing left to fight for. I've lost everything. Family, friends. EVERYTHING. DO YOU KNOW THAT GRANGER? Not even Bellatrix is alive!"
Hermione was astounded. Voldemort's favorite death eater - Bellatrix. Dead. And cold blooded Draco...crying. "H- How?"
"She was killed as a meal for Nagini. By Dohlovo.." Draco looked away, unable to meet her eyes.
"Please Draco...let me go...I promise you...We can make it...get rid of Voldmort…Please..." Hermione begged.
Draco glanced at Hermione and then looked away again. "No. Tomorrow you will be executed. Then it'd be over for you...you can see your friends and family again. And then there will be me...one day."
Hermione gazed at Draco. "Fine, if you want me dead. Then fine. Your chance of freedom will be gone!" With that, she climbed on her jail bed away from Draco.
Draco looked up at her back and left.
Hermione cried for 10 minutes when the door open again. Her body tensed and she clutched the muddy dripping tear stained pillow. "Coming - ear-early? Bring it." She tried to sound brave but she choked.
"No. I am releasing you Granger." It was Malfoy's voice. Hermione peered down to gaze at the platinum blond looking up at her. "Quickly. I knocked the guards out. Here's our chance." His puffy eyes shone a new light. A light of courage. He held out his hand. At first Hermione flinched but she slowly took it and slid down from the bed. And together, hand in hand. They took off through the exit door and out into the world where they will one day return and rid of Voldemort once and for all.
I hate how I ended the story. I don't like the ending, but my brain is too lazy to think of an alternative ending.