Hey, guys! So senior year's working out pretty well, considering the fact that I have like NO homework EVER! I've been spending a lot of time writing, so hopefully you guys are pleased with my work. As always, read, review, and enjoy!
"This isn't what it looks like!" I gasped, yanking my sleeve over the Mark and scrambling to my feet.
Harry had cast a silencing spell on Madam Pomfrey's door and placed his wand against my throat in a split second. "It damn well better not be what it looks like, Malfoy," he snarled. "I will give you exactly one minute to explain before I rip your miserable, traitorous head off and throw it into the Black Lake for the giant squid to eat!"
"Okay, just listen! I'm a Death Eater! I admit it! But I don't want to be!" I explained frantically. "I just wanted to finish at Hogwarts and get the hell out of dodge, away from my father! But he forced me to join ranks with the Death Eaters!"
"When did this happen?" Harry demanded, jabbing the wand harder against my trachea.
"Just two days ago," I croaked.
"How could you do this to Hermione?" he roared. "Do you have any idea how much this is going to hurt her?!"
"She knows! As soon as I got back, I asked her to meet me in the Room of Requirement! I told her everything and tried to break it off, but she wouldn't let me!"
"Why the fuck should I believe you?" Harry snarled.
"Because I love her!" I shouted. "I love her more than anything! She means everything to me! I would do anything for her! I would never hurt her! You think I want this for her? I don't! I want to protect her, keep her safe! I'd die for her! And now, I just want to die, because my father did something to her, and it's my fault that he did! If I'd just made it a clean break, we wouldn't still be together, and this wouldn't have happened!"
Harry stared at me, stunned. I realized that there were tears running down my face. I made no attempt to hide them, simply collapsing into the chair again and sobbing.
Ginny came up to me and knelt beside the chair and took my hand. "I believe you," she said softly. "I've known about your relationship for about a month. And before you jump to the wrong conclusion, I guessed right; she never actually told me it was you, and I promised not to let anyone know. And from everything you've done for her, I know that you love her. So I believe you."
"I guess if Ginny believes you… So do I," Harry said slowly, removing the silencing charm from Madam Pomfrey's door. "Now what exactly happened to her?"
"My father altered her memory. What he did exactly, I don't know. I guess only Hermione will be able to tell us when she wakes up," I said, trying to breathe normally. "She's not hurt badly, though."
Harry sat down, back against the bed. Ginny scooted over next to him, putting her head on his shoulder. His arms encircled her waist, and she began to cry.
I ignored them, sitting there staring at Hermione's face, willing her to open her eyes.
After a long time, her eyelids fluttered.
"Guys!" I shouted, darting to kneel by her bed, taking her hand. "Hermione," I breathed. "Oh, thank God!"
Harry and Ginny shot to their feet as Hermione blinked, clearly disoriented. She turned her head and looked at me.
Then she began screaming bloody murder.
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