"Father? What's going on?" a worried Draco asked Lucius.
"We are coming up with a plan to destroy all good wizards and muggles once and for all. They wont bug us anymore. It is a perfect plan!"
"Your going to destroy all wizards?"
"Not all wizards, just the stupid Order of the Phoenix."
Draco was worried. He might hate the Order, and Potter, but to attack all those innocent muggles was going to far. He knew he would be the only one able to protect all those muggles. He knew he must stop his father, at whatever the cost. He knew at one point in his life he hated muggles, but he hated this ongoing war.
"So father, do you have a plan?"
"Of course son, first we'll capture Mudblood Granger."
"Why her?"
"She is close to Potter. By capturing her, we'll be luring Potter here, to finish him and anyone else who came to help. Then when all the Order is destroyed, we release all Hell on the muggles. They will never see it coming. It is the perfect plan."
"I don't want to do it." Draco braced himself for the fury.
"Don't want to do, what? Son?"
"I don't want to help destroy all those innocent muggles"
"WHAT?"
"I cant do it!"
Lucius looked at his son with pure fury. He didn't know what had happened to his son. This was not the same son that had helped him all these months. He reached out and slapped his son, hard, across his face.
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Draco sat up in his bed sweating. Dreaming about what had happened between him and his father made him nervous. He knew his father was going to send someone to watch the house. He knew that his father would send someone out to look for him, he was to important not to.
"Hello?" Hermione walked into Draco's room. "oh, you're awake."
"What is it Granger?"
"Just checking on you to see if you need anything."
"Why are you being so nice? I mean I am the enemies son."
"That you may be, but I cant just let a person die, just because I don't like them. I'm not that coldhearted. Unlike someone else I know."
"Hey! I can be nice, you know"
"Just not to people that aren't like you."
"I guess I deserve that."
"Yeah you do. At Hogwarts you used to make my life HELL when I saw you, because I wasn't like you. Because I was a 'mudblood' and you were 'pureblood'. Yet, there isn't really a difference is there? "
"I'm sorry"
"Is that all you can say?!? SORRY?!?!? Well that doesn't cut it. I deserve at least seven years worth of apologies! All those days crying in my dorm because of something you said! Sure I put on a brave face when I was in public, but you have no idea how much your comments really hurt me."
"I didn't know"
"How could you? You were just a cold-hearted bastard"
"Would you believe that I've made a vow to change?"
"I don't know, it may take a while for me to believe that. I mean after all that you have done to me and friends, it will take a while for me to trust you." Hermione sighed, "Can I get you anything?"
"Not right now. I'll let you know when you can though."
"Okay." She turned to leave.
"Hey, wait Granger"
"What?"
"Thanks for taking me in. Most people wouldn't after the way I treated them"
"You're welcome Malfoy"
"Draco."
"Draco, you can call me Hermione. Granger sounds a little weird."
"I would have thought it would be Weasley by now."
"That's what a lot of other people would have thought to."
"If you don't mind me asking, why aren't you Mrs. Weasley anyways?"
"Ron is more like a brother to me, then a husband or boyfriend."
"Oh, I didn't know"
"You're not the first, a lot of people expected me to marry Ron."
"Really?"
"Yeah"
"That's terrible, people shouldn't expect you to do something you don't want to do. I mean, people expect me to be a terrible person, just because I am a Malfoy."
"But you are a terrible person"
"Not anymore, I've given up that life. I'm tired of living up to my father's expectations of what I should do because I'm a Malfoy."
"Really?"
"Yeah, where do you think these cut's and bruises came from?"
"I figured you got in a fight. I just didn't think that it would be with your father. You seemed like a carbon copy of him. Why did your father hit you?"
"I wanted out. I didn't want to do it anymore. I was tired of all the fighting."
"He hit you for that?"
"No, I threatened to tell who my dad was going to kidnap."
"I knew you know who it is."
"I know, but I cant tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because you'll hate me."
"More then I already do?"
"Yeah."
"I can promise that will be hard to do."
"I really cant tell you, sorry"
"Fine," Hermione walked to the door. "If you need anything, call me, I'll be downstairs." She walked out the door.
Draco sat on his bed thinking. This had been the first real conversation he had ever had with Hermione. It felt a little weird, to talk to her like an actual person, not scum on the bottom of his boot. He kind of liked the feeling. He wasn't sure how long this would work, knowing what would happen if Hermione found out his secret.
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As Harry sat by Teddy's bedside, Teddy began to stir. He opened one eye and said; "Daddy?" Harry jumped slightly. He knew this was bound to happen, he just wasn't expecting it. So far the only words Teddy said were: yes, no, juice, milk, and Grandma. Harry didn't know what to do, how could he explain to a two year old that he wasn't his daddy and that his daddy was dead, killed be a dark wizard? So Harry just said "What, buddy?"
"Juice."
"Come on then." Harry picked up his godson and carried him to the kitchen and set him in his high chair. Just as he was filling a cup, there was a knock on the door. He gave Teddy the cup and went to answer the door.
"Luna? What are you doing here?"
"Oh nothing, just wondering what you're up to."
"Not much, would you like to come in? I was just getting ready to fix Teddy breakfast. You could join us if you like."
"Oh, thank you Harry."
Harry opened the door and let Luna in. "Can I get you anything?"
"Coffee would be nice."
"Coming right up." Harry walked into the kitchen. "So what have you been up to?"
"Oh not much. Hello Teddy." Teddy looked at Luna and banged his cup and laughed. Teddy really liked Luna because she was so funny. She also brought him treats sometimes.
"Sorry Teddy, no treats today."
Teddy looked at Luna with a downcast face.
"That's okay Teddy, I made you pancakes!" Harry interjected. Teddy's face immediately lit up with happiness.
"Yea!" Teddy shrieked. "Me wuv pancakes, Daddy!"
"Did he just say what I think he said, Harry?"
"Yeah, he started calling me that this morning and I don't know how to tell him his Daddy is dead, and isn't coming back."
"Well, to him you are his Father. You're all he really knows, Harry, how could he not call you 'Daddy'?"
"I guess you're right"
"Where my pancake?" Teddy questioned
"Hang on buddy,"
"NO! NOW!" Teddy shouted.
"Fine," Harry sighed and got Teddy his pancake. Just as he was sitting down with Luna, there was a knock on his door. Harry got up and answered the door.
"Hermione?"
"Its Draco," She said breathless. "He's missing!"
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