A/N: I'm sorry to everyone for changing the pairing I tried so hard to write this as a HGSS but it just kind of turned into a HGDM I was planning on making it a little drama filled with the DM stuff but as I wrote it sort of took its own path and became a Dramione I'm so sorry to all the Sev lovers. Also sorry bout the horribly long wait I just kind of lost my motivation for awhile from some major life changes but now I'm planning on updating again hopefully more frequently this time hopefully. Anyaway here is the long awaited chapter if you have any ideas let me know I'm up for suggestions. Thank you also please Review it always helps :) thanks to everyone for your patience :)

As Hermione walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast she couldn't help but feel guilty for the feelings she had for Draco. Needless to say she is in love with two men. Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape… now Draco is more her age right… so he seems like the prefect guy… but Snape is not a pureblood so she wouldn't have to worry about anyone trying to kill her over it.

She then realized she was going to have a hard time picking between the two. She pushed the thought from her mind and joined Draco and walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast. When she entered most of the students had departed for their first lesson and others were still eating. Hermione looked up at the staff table and saw Severus and felt a pang of guilt in her heart for she was now having feelings for both Severus and Draco. She put on a cheerful smile and walked to the staff table and to her seat next to Severus; she was shocked when Draco sat next to her instead of at the other end of the table like he usually did.

She paid him no mind and looked at Severus and smiled. Severus smiled at her and said, "So did you rest good last night?"

She smiled again and nodded then said, "Yes, I actually over slept today and Draco didn't come and wake me up so I'm having a slow start today, not to mention my ribs are hurting something awful. And have you seen Harry and the other brats today?"

Severus smiled at her with concern and said, "No the three brats haven't showed up today and I've already told the Head Master of the events of last night just so he knows what Potter is capable of and so he can fix the wards on the school."

Hermione looked somewhat scared knowing that she was the cause of the ability to use such a spell. She looked at Professor Dumbledore and smiled weakly then looked straight at her empty plate which she quickly began to fill hoping to avoid having Dumbledore question her. Once her plate was full she began to eat her meal and enjoyed it thoroughly since it was the first thing she had had in two days.

Severus and Draco both watched her off and on as she ate. She would glance back and forth while she tried to eat politely then after so long of being watched she leaned over to Severus and with extreme harshness in her tone she said, "Will you quit watching me… I'm fine!"

Severus smiled apologetically and nodded then looked away toward anywhere but at Hermione. Hermione then turned to Draco and did the same thing. He too turned away from her leaving her to eat the rest of her meal without everyone's prying eyes… save for Harry's and the new Golden Trio. Hermione looked up and made eye contact with Harry and glared, she was beyond furious with him.

She quickly finished her meal and with a smile toward Severus and Draco she stood and left the Great Hall walking between the Slytherin table and Ravenclaw table so she could avoid being to close to Harry. She walked straight to Severus' private quarters where she waited knowing he would show up to see if she was ok. And sure enough in less than five minutes he was in the room looking concerned. Hermione smiled at Severus and said, "I'm fine I was just tired of all the people staring. Mostly Gryffindors but still there were others, I think Harry has told his little DA group that I'm a Death Eater or something because none of them will so much as look at me without glaring."

Severus sat down beside her and wrapped his arm around her and said, "You know, I'm shocked Harry is acting like this… I always figured he would be like his Mother in this way but he's just like his father cruel and foolish."

Hermione smiled knowing that Severus had been close with Lily in the past but she wouldn't say anything about it. Instead she leaned into Severus' open arms and relaxed. Hermione nearly fell asleep in his arms when he shook her lightly and said, "You know I would love to stay here with you but I have classes so I'm going to have to go for now… but perhaps you could go to Draco I'm sure he would keep you company."

Hermione smiled and nodded. She stood from his warm embrace and hugged him deeply before he captured her lips in a deep kiss. She was shocked at first but overwhelmed by emotions from joy to guilt. Severus pulled away and she hugged him one last time before she left him to his classes. She walked straight from his quarters to her common room.

She entered to common room to find Draco sitting on the couch reading another book. She smiled slightly and walked to the couch and sat beside him. He looked up at her and smiled. She smiled in return and said, "So what do we do today… I mean of course we have to patrol but after that what should we do?"

Draco smiled and said, "I have something in mind but you'll just have to wait and find out."

Hermione pursed her lips and said, "Alright I'll wait though I hate surprises."

Draco half smirked and said, "You'll like this one."

She smiled and they stood from their seat and headed toward the portrait hole. Hermione and Draco made a quick check of the halls and AstronomyTower and all other hiding places for skippers. They found none so Draco looked at Hermione who said, "Alright our rounds are over what should we do now?"

Draco grabbed her by the hand and said, "Follow me."

She giggled and followed him.

He led her to a statue that she had seen before many times but never paid much attention to. It was an elegant hippogriff that reminded her of Buckbeak. She sighed quietly at the thought of the hippogriff that she would probably never see again. Draco glanced at her when he heard her sigh and knowing what she was thinking of he didn't say a word considering he was nearly the cause of the creature's death. Draco pulled out his wand and pointed it at the statue and said, "Serpientina." The statue transfigured into a strange half dog, half snake thing and moved aside. Hermione blinked a few times as a pathway appeared. She looked at him and asked, "Where does this lead?"

Draco smiled and replied, "It leads to a portkey that I can use to get to my home anytime I want."

Hermione blinked in shock, "Wow that's amazing… does Professor Dumbledore know about this?"

"Nope… no one does it's been here for ages. Now hurry up before someone comes along." He pulled her into the passage and the statue returned to its original position and appearance. Hermione followed Draco who had his wand lit up for them to see. The path wound on and on it seemed to be getting colder as the time went on. Hermione was about to ask him when they would reach their destination when she saw light in the distance. Draco smiled, "We're almost there."

When they finally immerged from the passage they were in a poshly decorated room full of green and silver satin and silk drapes in the center of the room was a silver goblet with the Malfoy family crest. Hermione looked around and said, "All of this for a portkey room?"

Draco smiled, "My father is over the top on EVERYTHING. But I think he will like the new you."

Hermione's eyes grew huge, "We are going to see your Father?" Her voice was panicked and her heart rate increased.

"Hermione… it's alright he wont hurt you I swear not in his own house."

Hermione shook her head and replied, "I can't Draco I just can't your father has tried to kill me more than once. I can't go and see him now and expect everything to be ok. It won't be ok we will end up fighting before it's over with I'm sure just because he thinks I'm a Mudblood."

"Hermione dear I'm telling you that he will like the new you… besides I wrote him and explained everything to him he knows you're a pureblood please come on I told him we would be there right after breakfast and we are almost late."

Hermione groaned, "Ok but I'm warning you I'm not going to take his bull. You've been warned."

Draco smiled and laughed, "I didn't expect you to Hermione you're too feisty to put up with bull. Now come one touch the key in three, two, one." They both touched the portkey and Hermione felt the familiar tug behind her navel as she was spun into the air and into nothingness then they gracefully floated to the ground on a beautiful lawn. Hermione glanced around and gasped, "This is beautiful, and you live here."

Draco walked up to her and smiled, "Yes living here is a pleasure, I'll show you around after we meet with father. Follow me please."

Hermione stood up straighter and nodded. Draco turned and walked toward the large black oak door, with a silver snake ready to strike, on the face. Hermione's limbs told her to run away but her mind told her to relax. She took a deep breath and sighed then nodded when Draco took the handle of the great door and looked at her. He opened the door to reveal a dimly lit entry room with black oak hardwood floors and a massive chandelier hanging from the high ceiling. Hermione gaped, "This is amazing it's so beautiful I'm stunned yet again by the magnificence of this place."

"Thank you Miss Dergonia, I am pleased that you find my home appealing," a velvety voice issued from the left of the entry room.

Hermione looked up to meet the grey orbs of Lucius she found that he was not sneering like he would normally rather he was smiling politely. Hermione smiled tentatively and replied, "I think this place is beautiful I look forward to seeing more of it."

"That will be arranged after we take a moment to chat, I hope you will stay for lunch, the meal will be divine," he replied his eyes trailing her frame slowly. Hermione smiled, "I suppose we could stay I don't see why not we don't have any more classes today and our duties are taken care of until evening."

"Splendid follow me please," Lucius replied a small smile on his lips as he turned and walked through the door directly behind him. Hermione noticed that the door resembled the huge front door but was smaller but just as spectacular. She glanced at Draco and he was smiling, "See I told you, he seems to like you a lot actually I believe we will be having some serious and perhaps difficult conversation though, I hope you're ready, some of it may pertain to the Dark Lord."

Hermione stiffened, "I can't join the Deatheaters, I've only just found out I'm pureblood, I don't understand the dynamics of your little society I can't just become part of it without learning the functionality first and I don't even know if I would want to join."

Draco's smile faded, "Unfortunately you have to join or die, if the Dark Lord wants you then he will have you or you will die at some point, he will have you as a follower Hermione, I'm sorry. But if you have a partner before he claims you as a follower then he will not assign you a mate, so I suggest you decide that soon."

Hermione stared dumbfounded at Draco he was being so forward all reminisce of his former friendship gone; in its place a mask of duty and formality. Hermione nodded stiffly and followed him only half a step behind him. They entered an even more poshly decorated room, in this room was a leather sofa and chair as well as a table with diamond insets. Hermione almost laughed, she was finding that each and every room of this place was more magnificent than the last, now she was curious as to what Lucius and Draco's rooms looked like.

Lucius sat in the chair and Draco politely helped Hermione sit down in the center of the sofa before he sat down beside her. Hermione faced Lucius and smiled politely, "May I ask what the nature of this visit is?"

Lucius smiled, "It's simple really I am here to apologize for the time I treated you terribly, and you are going to be tested I have been instructed to determine how skilled you are in certain areas of magic and other more general skills."

Hermione smiled, "So the purpose of this really is so you see if I am worthy of being a Deatheater."

Lucius sneered, "Clever girl, you always were. You are right I am testing you on the orders of the Dark Lord and you would do well not to try and fight. He feels that you would be a worthy and excellent addition to our cause, you are talented and he likes that."

Hermione smiled, "Actually I look forward to it. I feel this is an excellent opportunity to prove my worth, my talent, and my blood status."

Lucius smiled, "Good we will begin shortly but first Draco if you would be so kind, show her to the guest room you will be staying here in the evenings for the rest of the year, I hope you don't mind."

Hermione gaped, "Do I have a choice."

Lucius smiled as Draco stood and held out his hand for her, "Follow me."

She nodded and took his hand and stood, he held her hand as he turned and led her from the room quickly. Once they were out in the hallway Draco turned to face her, "Great, because you showed interest in serving the Dark Lord you had better make a decision between me and Severus and soon because if you don't the Dark Lord will make the choice for you." He looked down for a long moment then looked back up into Hermione's eyes and she saw they were slightly misty looking, he was fighting back tears. "Hermione I know you care for Severus but he is not the man for you. You must understand, he is far older than you and he still loves Lilly, he will do whatever it takes to protect Harry because he made a binding oath to do so, Please realize it is I who truly cares."

Hermione looked down then and inhaled deeply, "Draco, I love you, I do but I fear that Severus will make a bad adversary and like you said, he will do whatever it takes to protect Harry, if we get in the way will he spare us?"

She looked up and saw Draco grinning, "Hermione, Severus may have made an oath but he cares for you and I too much as individuals to hurt us, please think about what you just said and who you are talkin about I've had him as a teacher for how long now and you've seen him make a point to hurt Harry in some way but me I don't even have to work. He won't hurt you, come on I'll show you your room."

Hermione smiled, and sighed, (I just made my choice, I hope it was the right one.)

She followed behind him with a small smile. Draco led her through a multitude of corridors and up many flights of stairs until finally Draco stopped in front of a door, "Here you are. The guest bed room, and I am right across the hall."

Hermione smiled at him and said, "Thank you Draco, Why don't you come in here for a moment we could take some time and talk and maybe you could teach me a few things about the rules of being a pureblood. I'll need them if I am to meet the Dark Lord."

Draco smiled and nodded and followed Hermione into the lavishly decorated room. He watched her closely as she stopped mid step and gasped as she gazed around the room. There was a queen sized canopy bed sitting against the far wall with deep green curtains hanging around the bed which was made with the same color deep green comforter set with large silver snakes that coiled and slithered across the fabric as if it was covered in living snakes. Hermione saw two large pictures hanging on each side of the bed one of a woman with long blonde hair sitting tall and proud clad in eighteenth century cloths the other was a man who appeared much the same. Along the walls there was a variety of different decorative pieces hanging to make the room look like something straight from the pages of a magazine.

Hermione turned to face Draco who was smiling, "This is beautiful I have never in all my life seen such nicely decorated rooms. The halls, chambers and everything about this place is the best of the best it's amazing."

Draco smiled, "Thank you, and hopefully it will one day be yours"

Hermione looked at him oddly, "Most likely, I don't see why not, I've already made my choice so I don't see why it wouldn't be." With that statement Draco's smile was dazzling he was delighted to hear her say that she had chosen him. She had stated that she intended to be his for the rest of their lives. She slowly walked toward the bed and heard Draco following behind.

She sat down and Draco sat beside her, he placed his hand on hers gently and said, "So what is it that you're worried about?"

She looked at him and smiled, "Nothing really I just wanted you to fill me in on some of the needed knowledge of being a pureblood. I know a snobby attitude comes with the territory and I think I can handle that just fine but how am I to act in the presence of the Dark Lord, how am I to act in the presence of any male do I get treated differently by them should I expect special treatment because of my name?"

"Hermione, slow down I'll answer your questions, just try and relax. We have plenty of time before you are to meet the Dark Lord besides you have to be tested first remember. Here layback and relax it'll be alright," Draco told her.

She nodded and laid back on the comfortable bed. Draco was laying beside her, so she slid in closer to him and snuggled up into his inviting embrace. They laid like that for about an hour when a loud pop was heard at the foot of the bed. "Master Malfoy your father has summoned you and Miss Dergonia to the training room he said to be quick for after training a meal has been prepared for the three of you," a house elf stammered as Hermione sat up and looked at the creature who to her surprise seemed content to serve.

She nodded then looked at Draco and asked, "What do we need to take with us for training?"

Draco smiled, "Just your wand will do it."

Hermione smiled and nodded, "Then I suppose I'm ready."

Draco smiled and stood then and took Hermione's hand and lead her through corridor after corridor and down flight after flight of stairs until they reached a dimly lit lower level with dungeon style walls and floor. Hermione sighed with determination the environment was giving her a sense of dread a sense of impending doom that didn't make her feel very confident. Draco finally stopped before a door with to wands crossing each other and shield in the back ground which Hermione took as a symbol of training or fighting. Either way it was notification that they had reached their destination. The testing would soon commence.