Chapter 2:

"Wh-wh-what?" sputtered Draco not even trying to hide the horrified look on his face. "Seduce?What do you mean seduce?"

Pansy Parkinson, who was standing next to Draco, was practically on the ground, laughing at Draco's misfortune. "Seduce; as in woo, entice, or attract someone" said Pansy through a fit of giggles"

"I am familiar with the word" Draco stated with a sneer, pulling himself together. "I just do not understand why it is necessary to 'entice' Granger"

"Ah yes, I can see how that would be confusing" the cloaked figure said, but continued not to give any clue as to what the purpose of it was.

"My lord, what is the reason for this plot? Surely it isn't necessary for Granger to be seduced. And certainly not by me."

"No, young Malfoy. I do believe the wooing of Mrs. Weasley is completely necessary. And your participation is critical. In fact, I do believe you are the only one who can do it properly."

"And why is that my lord, surely there are others who could do that do the job. People who are less...disgusted with the idea."

"And in that, you are wrong Mr Malfoy. You see, your distaste for the mudblood is key for the plan. Otherwise you may find yourself getting...invested in her."

"I would never get invested in a girl like her. And even so, surely everyone here is disgusted by her filthy muggle blood."

"Draco I would think it would be obvious why you would be better in...the art of seduction then the others your age, like young goyle for instance. Surely you know that you have more of a ...desired physical appearance."

Draco hung his head feeling slightly awkward that the most powerful man in the world was calling him attractive. Of course he knew. Draco had been using his physical attributes to his advantage for years.

"Now Draco, don't be modest. There other things that qualify you for the task. For instance, Ms. Parkinson tells me that you have quite the apt acting ability."

With this Draco shot a glare at Pansy who was very noticeably staring at the ground. She was the only one who had ever seen Draco act. Back when they were dating, Pansy had been very...experimental and at one point she had suggested doing some 'roleplay' and Draco, just wanting a shag, went along with it. He figured he was pretty decent at it as he had pretty much perfected the art of hiding all of his emotions from everyone around him. He guessed he was safer if no one could ever guess what he was thinking. And if this..mission was to be his, he was probably right in thinking that.

"So my lord, if I am to be assigned this, what is the point of seducing her? What do we need to know?"

"Ah yes the purpose, well my young Mr. Malfoy, Have you ever heard of the Veela Coven?

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Hermione rose from her bed feeling thoroughly rested for the first time in who knows how long. She looked over at her snoring husband and felt a little...off. As she looked down at him, lying in the bed in a pair of plaid pajamas she didn't feel all the love she used to feel when she looked at him. But like most of her emotions, she pushed this feeling aside. After all, it might just be that she hadn't fully forgiven Ron yet. And she knew she would, eventually.

She grabbed a loose jumper and a pair of jeans and went to change her clothes in the bathroom. As she brushed her teeth She examined herself in the mirror. She had definitely grown since Hogwarts. Her hair's insane frizz had settled down a bit into what were quite nice curls. Being a dragon trainer with her brother-in-law Charlie had given her tons of time outdoors which resulted in a slight array of freckles across her nose and upper cheeks. It had also led to quite a lot of scars, the most noticeable of them being the large one down the side of her nose, starting all the way at the top of her forehead. Overall though, she thought she look good. She thought that the scar was just a reminder of the danger her job as someone who works with dragons posed, which gave her a lot of satisfaction. She liked knowing that the work she was doing was slightly dangerous.

She went back to the bedroom, grabbed a scarf and a pair of flats and quickly scribbled a note to Ron.

Ron,

Going to Harry and Ginny's. Be back tonight. Don't forget to stop by Neville's on the way home from work.

Love, Hermione

Leaving it on the dresser way she knew he would find it, she headed to the door, grabbing her coat on the way. She had decided to walk to Number 12 Grimmauld Place seeing as it was still quite early and Hermione figured she probably should have some time to think. She knew telling harry and Ginny that she had forgiven Ron once again would be hard, they had been completely against her forgiveness last time and that was in better circumstances than this. She would simply explain to them how she trusted Ron, and she had faith that he would not fail her again. She hoped that they would understand how she couldn't just leave him. Not after all this time.

Hermione realized with a sigh that she had reached the housed. Hoping for the best, she climbed up the stairs and gave a tentative knock on the door.

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"No my lord, I've never heard of a 'coven' before"

"To put it simply, a coven is a group creatures that when working all together can be more powerful than anything else. More powerful than even me."

"So why Granger then? What does she have to do with it?"

"As I'm sure you know, our dear Mrs. Weasley's husband is an auror. The very auror in fact that was assigned to the project of keeping the Veela Coven safe. Which means that he know their whereabouts."

"But my lord, would it not be easier just to kidnap him?"

"No. It has to be her. You must discover the information from her. It is imperative that she not only trusts you, she must love you. I'm can not tell you much more of the plan. She is quite the intelligent which and if given the chance she may enter your mind. You have to trust me young Malfoy. Just get the mudblood to love you. I will do the rest."

"My lord, if I am to do this, I have a condition."

The man in the hood looked surprised for a moment and then snarled "And what might that be?"

" Let my mother be released from the order. She is frail anyway and is of no real use to you."

"And if I refuse?" asked the cloaked man, looking angry yet intrigued.

Draco pulled a small bottle of poison out of his pocket causing several people including his father and Pansy to gasp, "Then I will drink this and you will not be able to complete your plan. As you said, I am the only one who can do it."

To Draco's horror, the terrible man began to laugh. He laughed for a long time before he finally stated "Ok"

Draco tried to hide the surprised look he wanted to give and simply said, "Thank you my lord"

Ignoring him, the man turned to face three of his trusted members."Remember the plan. She will need to be beaten but alive. And if she is with anyone, they must be disposed of. There can be no witnesses."

The men nodded and apparated away.

"And now Mr. Malfoy,"he said, turning back towards Draco "let's take you to your new home."

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It was just as Hermione had feared. She told them first about what Ron had done, during which Ginny said a lot of horrible curse words aimed at Ron, and then about how she had forgiven him, which did not go over well.

"Look Hermione, I love my brother, I really do. But he's an ass to you. You deserve better than that."

"I agree with Ginny" Harry stated. The first thing he had said since Hermione had started talking.

"I know that neither of you understand it, hell, i don't even really understand it, but I love him. And I want to be with him. I just want your support in this."

Ginny looked horrified, "No way! I cannot let you stay with such a-"

"Ok" Harry cut in. " I'll support you 'mione"

Ginny's head whipped around to look at her husband. "WHAT!" she yelled.

"I do have a condition though" Harry said, completely ignoring his wife.

"What is it?" Hermione asked, looking nervous.

"Let me walk you home.I want to talk to Ron."

"Ok" Hermione said, standing up. "Let's go"

They walked in silence, down the cold windy street. Harry didn't quite know what to say to his best friend but he knew he had to say something. He couldn't let Hermione suffer anymore because of Ron's mistakes.

Suddenly a carriage came hurdling around the corner, going full speed. As Harry turned to look at it, a bright green light suddenly came down from the rooftops above.

Hermione looked over just in time to see her best friend for so long fall over onto the pavement. Dead.

Hermione let out a scream of horror as suddenly something heavy hit her over the head, and she was knocked unconscious

A/N: Sorry about the cliffhanger guys:(((. I know the writing quality in this chapter was super bad, sorry.I was writing really fast to try and post this today. Hope you liked this chapter tho:))) This is where it starts to get a bit more interesting.:))) Hopefully some Draco and Hermione interaction in the next chapter:)) Please review and let me know what you thought about this chapter!