Draco felt the horse begin to warm, slowly at first, the heat growing rapidly. It had been three days since he first saw Hermione, when his life had changed. Three days he had sat around his flat, thinking, planning. He had no job, no one would hire him after the war, and the Malfoy fortune made him able to live comfortably. But now he had a new cause, a new reason to live. He pressed the horse, and felt the familiar sensation of apparition before finding himself once more in her flat.
Hermione had called him into a room he did not recognize. It was designed in the same style, the dark wood table surrounded by straight backed, tall chairs. Her chair was at the head of the table. He saw Ginny sitting next to her, and took the seat opposite her.
"Hello, Draco." Hermione said, smiling maliciously.
"Hello, my queen, hello Ginny." He said, paling at the thought of having the two best witches of the age focused on him.
"Malfoy, I see you have joined the rebellion." Ginny remarked, a smirk obvious on her face.
"Ginny is my advisor, a key player. Anger her, and you fear both of our wraths." His face paled again at this new thought.
"Anyway, with that out of the way, can we get to the planning?" Ginny tapped her wand against the table impatiently, black sparks drifting upward.
"Of course. So, as the first order of business, I would like to welcome you both to the inner circle, the court." Hermione said.
"Thank you, my queen." Draco said, with a flourish.
"You can just call me Hermione when it's just the inner circle, Draco." She replied, smiling.
"So, who do you think would be interested in joining us?" Her demeanor changed, she was focused now. A paper floated over to them, along with a quill, and stood upright, as if waiting for their answers.
"Well, Theo and Blaise would definitely be ready to join." Draco said quickly.
"Luna as well, Viktor might." Ginny added thoughtfully.
"Perfect, I'll contact Viktor, can we have them here tomorrow at 9. We'll need to do the whole process for each." She concluded, putting aside the issue, as the quill wrote down the names and the time for meeting.
Draco looked down, and saw a griffin tattoo on Ginny's wrist. She noticed the glance, and said, by meaning of explanation, "Knights get horses, advisers get griffins, queen gets crown."
He nodded.
After a brief interlude of wine and crackers, Hermione reconvened and began the next issue.
A blackboard rolled in at the flick of a wand and chalk began to write.
"Plan of Rebellion." Hermione read aloud as the board wrote on.
1. Gain control of Ministry
2. Create base of supporters
3. Take over
"Simple enough." Ginny was examining her nails, as if bored by a plan to overthrow the government.
Draco nodded.
"Well, I don't need to keep you here any longer, be here tomorrow at 9. With the people." Hermione said, and off she went into a dark room.
Ginny and Draco walked out.
"She's something, isn't she." Ginny remarked as she held the door for him
"She really is…" His voice faded, as he reminisced about the past.
Author's Note
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