Chapter 1
He stared off into space contemplating all that he had learned. She'd made a run for it, charging Bellatrix . Was she out of her mind? That Gryffindor bravery had made her go so soon. So much for the brightest witch of our age. She had died in that moment that moment of stupidity. It was something Weasel would do not Granger.
That was the moment that Draco decided that not all had appeared as it seemed. Granger knew something and had died so she could protect it. Damn it! Draco knew that if Hermione was willing to die for it then he was on the wrong side of things and he had to fix this now. He was magical but that doesn't mean he can just bring someone back from the dead to share a secret. It was time to start with the clues. Potter and Weasel had left her body behind so it was still here at the manner. That's where he would start.
When they had arrived she had a beaded bag it wasn't very big, or so it had looked. She had charmed it so as Draco continued to pull item after item he grew tired. Woman had packed a full on library in the thing along with anything else one might need on the run. Unfortunately nothing pointed to why Granger would throw her life away moments before she was to be rescued. Suddenly something cold and delicate was felt in his hands. A simple looking necklace with an hour glass in the center. This was the first nonessential thing he had found, it was impractical. Hours of thought had been put into packing this bag, so why would a simple necklace be here. He hardly thought that the bushy haired girl was into such worldly items as jewelry. She had always been too entranced with that big head of hers to ever take part in the girl chatter at school. Putting the necklace to the side he continued to dig through the bag. More books, pens, parchment, potions including polyjuice. Soon he found three pictures. The first was of a couple swinging around laughing, oblivious to the camera taking the picture. The second was of a large family of red heads including Weasel, third was of Granger with what must be her parents. He wondered if her parents would ever know their daughters fate. The Grangers had left the country months ago and no one knew where they had run off to. He had come to the last item, of course it was a book, a book on magical artifacts. On the front cover was a necklace, a cloak, a wand and an hourglass. Which immediately drew Draco's attention back to the necklace he had found. Of course it wasn't just some decorative piece this was Granger after all. He instantly knew that his first step was to find out what this piece did. So he packed her bag and grabbed the book and the necklace and started to walk out of the room passing Granger's lifeless form. He stopped himself and looked at her. She was bruised and her whole body was light tint of blue, missing her normal pink cheeks and bright eyes. She never deserved any of this and at that moment Draco knew he would fight Voldemort secretly from the inside to be able to avenge the Hermione Granger he now understood.