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Chapter 2: Skin
Hermione entered the Head's compartment to see a rather grumpy McGonigall pacing. When McGonigall heard the door to the compartment open she turned to face Hermione, and gave her a grim expression.
"Ms. Granger." McGonigall addressed Hermione.
"Professor."
"You may want to sit down Ms. Granger I have some grave news." Hermione frowned when she heard this and sat like McGonigall had suggested.
"There was… and incident earlier today, right after the train left the station. I'm sorry Ms. Granger… you're mother was found dead in her house." Hermione paled and tears filled her eyes, he hadn't been lying when he said that he would kill her mother.
"How can that be possible? My father's in jail." A million things were running through Hermione's head. How could he kill her mom, he was supposed to be in jail? Had he escaped?
"Ms. Granger, why do you think your father killed your mother? Ms. Granger do you know anything about this?" McGonigall gave the teenage girl a questioning look.
"No… I just thought… he's the only person possible… there's a boundary around our house, only our family can get in unless another person is invited in." Hermione was panicking, McGonigall couldn't find out about the abuse or her father would kill McGonigall too.
"Well, Ms. Granger, I'll leave you too grieve and collect your thoughts. You may go straight up to the Head's Dorm upon arrival at Hogwarts. The painting is on the 7th floor, West Wing, the portrait of the founders, the password is harmony." With that McGonigall left the compartment leaving to Hermione to grieve on her own.
Hermione slipped on her headphones and put in a new CD. She fast-forwarded to another of her favorite songs and started singing along with the lyrics.
I
drift away to a place
Another kind of life
Take away the pain
I
create my paradise
Everything I've held
Has hit the
wall
What used to be yours
Isn't yours at all
Falling
apart, and all that I'm asking
Is it a crime, am I
overreacting
Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something
to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another
little white lie
So what you had didn't fit
Among the
pretty things
Never fear, never fear
I now know where you've
been
Braids have been un-tied
As ribbons fall away
Leave
the consequence
But my tears you'll taste
Falling apart and
all that I question
Is this a dream or is this my lesson
Oh,
he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've
got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie
I
don't believe I'll be alright
I don't believe I'll be OK
I
don't believe how you've thrown me away
I do believe you didn't
try
I do blame you for every lie
When I look in your eyes, I
don't see mine
Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me
something to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this
alive
Another little white lie
Oh my permission to sin
You
might have started my reckoning
I've got a reason now to bury him
alive
Another little white lie
Hermione's eyes were closed as she finished singing the song and she didn't notice Malfoy had entered the compartment. She opened her eyes as the song ended, she hadn't realized that tears were flowing freely down her cheeks; no matter what she did she couldn't get away from him. It was then that she noticed that Malfoy was also in the compartment.
Malfoy was confused as to why Granger was crying, so he did the only thing he knew what to do in that situation, he sneered, "What's wrong Granger, Harry turn you down."
Hermione turned and just frowned at him and went back to listening to her music.
"Wow, something must be wrong if you aren't even yelling at me." Malfoy smirked at Hermione who was now looking out her window, "Now it's not like I care or anything, but what's wrong?"
"My Dad."
"That's it? Your Dad, are you serious? What did he do hit you?" Malfoy laughed at his own joke but when Granger didn't respond he stopped laughing, "You aren't serious are you? Your Dad hits you?"
"It's not that big of deal." Hermione said while still looking out the window.
A look of concern washed over Malfoy's face, "Like hell it's not!"
"My Dad hitting me is the least of my problems right now."
"What did he do?"
"My mum."
"I thought you were supposed to be smart, we're talking about your Dad, Granger."
"He killed her."
"What?" It came out as barely a whisper and Malfoy paled.
"But it's not like you care right? I'm just a mudblood remember, not worth you time. So far below you in every way possible."
Hermione put her headphones back on and turned the volume up tuning Malfoy out. Malfoy realized that she was tuning him out and sat back
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AN The song is Skin by Alexz Johnson