Hermione woke with a start. Her body was covered with a thin sheet of sweat. She stood up weakly and stripped down to her underwear and threw her robe over herself. The room was dark and it was only a little after midnight so she left the headgirl's room and walked to the bathroom.

It had been horrible, absolutely horrible. Hermione played the dream over and over in her head. It was eerie but, when she thought more about it, it wasn't so bad.

She and Draco had been hand and hand. They were in some sort of dark temple and Voldemort was standing far in front of them smiling as though he had accomplished something. When she looked to the side she saw Ron, Harry, Ginny and Dumbledore locked in what looked like an overgrown bird's cage. She looked up at Draco who looked, in a way, frightened. Hermione herself felt nothing. It was like a big void inside of her. All she could think of was killing for Lord Voldemort, her master. Behind her students and teachers from Hogwarts rushed in the temple and started shouting for her. As she had turned she saw their faces look on in horror as she rose her hands and everyone of them started holding their heads and screaming.

Hermione found herself smiling as she thought about the dream this time. She opened the bathroom door and walked in.

Candles hung all around the bathroom. It seemed more grayish and dull then normal. The sweet smell of Chamomile, Rose petals, and springtime enveloped her senses as she locked the door and started towards the vanity. Once there she dropped her robe and grabbed one of the towels that sat on it and turned on the water. Normally she would have appreciated the warmness of the water but not now. She squirted lavender and chamomile bath oil into the running water and watched the colors swirl and intermingle with each other before immediately creating a bath full of bubbles.

Her mind was else were as she removed the rest of her clothing and stepped into the now full tub of icy water. As she did so she felt a sharp pain pounding through her head. With a loud splash she collapsed in the water.

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"It's not like her to miss class." Ron said worriedly.

Harry looked up from his plate of food. "She's a girl. They are unpredictable."

"She's going through something you guys." Ginny cut in. "I'll talk to her if it helps."

"Would you?" Ron asked.

"Sure. Besides I wanted to talk to her about this muggle ball she wanted me to help her plan." Ginny smiled. "I've never been to one but the way she described it... it sounds wonderful!" She clapped her hands together and sighed loudly.

"When did she come up with this ball idea?" Ron asked in a surprised tone. Hermione never mentioned this idea to him.

"Oh... it was quite a while ago. Maybe a month or so. I just didn't want to get in her face about it this week seeing as how she's been kinda evilish." She paused and her face turned serious. "I think she's falling for Malfoy."

"What?" Ron said, nearly shouting.

Lavender who had been busy talking only seconds before cut in. " You haven't noticed how she gives him these smiles?"

"Not to mention the other day in the hall!" Pavatari said.

Ginny, Lavender and Pavatari were too engrossed in their conversation about Hermione and Draco then moving on the muggle ball that they didn't notice Harry and Ron asking them more questions.

"Told you they were unpredictable..." Harry said.

Pushing his plate away, Ron gave Harry a grim look. "I'm suddenly not too hungry." He glanced over at the Slytherin table where he saw Malfoy and his goons laughing and carrying on. "How could she fall for that loser?" He asked himself.

*****

Hermione opened her eyes. She wasn't in the bathroom anymore. Some how she had appeared back in the dungeon standing upright in a room she recognized. She had been in this room on her adventure in the dungeon but couldn't remember what had happened here. There was a table in the middle of the room and two doors on each side.

Now she was wearing a long form fitting black dress and her hair was piled on the top of her head. The dress... Her mind flew back to her dream. A minor detail she had forgotten until now.

She wore this same black dress. Her and Draco were walking towards an alter in the temple. One by one people were removed form the cage and brought before Hermione and Draco. Lucius appeared in the corner of her eye with two knifes that he set down on a pillow. The pillow was then picked up by Voldemort and set in front of the two. Taking a knife, Hermione looked up at Draco. He looked reluctant but removed the knife from the pillow anyway. Harry stood in front of Hermione. He shook his head. His eyes pleaded for her to stop what he knew she was about to do. But, still, the knife came hurtling towards him.

She felt a grin form on her face and stopped it when she realized what she was doing. What was happening to her? Feeling a chill she rubbed her bare arms. Feeling the right one sting she looked at it and saw the Dark Mark had reappeared. She rubbed ferociously at the brand on her arm. She thought maybe if she rubbed hard enough it would disappear but the only thing she accomplished was opening the scabs that had formed on it, causing it to bleed.

"Damn it!" She cursed out loud.

"Hermione?" A voice came from behind her. She spun around to see Draco Malfoy staring at her from beyond the doorway. He stepped into the room. "Do you remember?" He asked.

"What did you do to me?!" She screamed. "What did you do to me!?"

"I did nothing." He said as he stepped through the threshold and into the same room as Hermione. He grinned a little as he talked. "Well, at first I was reluctant too. But now... I'm not."

Taking a few steps back Hermione smacked into the table. "What are you talking about?"

"You're evil." His grin broadened. "Almost anyway. But soon he will seal your evilness forever."

"You're a messed up boy! Did you're father drop you on your head?" Hermione pointed to the dress. "What the hell did you do to me?"

"I told you already. I did nothing. That is a gift from him. It's for a special occasion. He said you'll know when to use it."

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