I woke up, looking at my left arm forearm in disgust. I saw Pansy leaning over me, in worry.
"What happ- Oh no..." Pansy said, looking at me pityingly.
"Pansy. It happened Draco and I branded. And we have our mission. It's near over," I say despairingly.
"What's your mission?" Pansy asks gently.
"We have to fix a cabinet, to bring Death Eaters in and out of Hogwarts. And befriend one of the Trio. Admit it Pansy. We. Are. Screwed." I force out.
"No you're not. We can help," Pansy pleads.
"Fine. Try," I say, slightly sick of looking at the snake on my arm.
Draco walks in the room, looking horrified.
"Draco, Hermione. I'm sorry," Blaise said, who was behind Draco.
"You couldn't have prevented it," Pansy reassures him.
"It's all my father's fault. He wanted me to take the mark EARLY! It wasn't enough at 16, but he made it 1 month early!" I yelled furiously, tears blinding my eyes.
"Hermione. I had an idea. What do you think of joining the Order Of The Phoenix? We could have safety too," Draco suggested.
"I'm sorry Draco. But this is a bad idea. We could be killed when we go to the Dark Lord next time," I say grimly.
"And we have our mission," I added.
Draco's eyes widened in shock.
"You forgot?" I say, highly affronted.
"I tried to," Draco replied.
"Well Draco and I have to fix a Vanishing Cabinet. And befriend one of the Trio. EACH." I finish darkly.
"Well then," Blaise says, looking scared for us.
Pansy who heard this already from me, looked at Draco and I, in sadness. Just then, I realized that I didn't WANT their pity or sorrow. Either I could do it, or I couldn't do it. And by failing, it just would NOT work with me.
"That' it. I'm done moping in this damn room. It's time for us to face our destiny," I said with a clear voice.
Pansy and Blaise looked up at me in shock.
"Are you a Gryffindor now?" Pansy asks sarcastically.
"No Pansy. I'm trying to bring some light to the snakes. This is our destiny," I say confidently.
"I hope you're right," Blaise mutters, as we shuffle out of my room.
"Of course I am" I grumble furiously.
(In the Room Of Requirement)
"Pansy, Blaise. I need both of you to stay guard. If someone suspicious comes along, make a loud noise," I say to Pansy and Blaise.
They nod in anticipation. I roll my eyes at their obvious excitement for being able to help us.
"Draco, lets finish this mission," I say, with a smirk.
We open the door and are greeted with a huge dump of random stuff.
"This is helpful," Draco mutters.
"It is. Accio Vanishing Cabinet," I yell.
Draco whistled appreciatively. "That is helpful," he says, with a glance at the dusty cabinet.
I looks at the cabinet. It has a bunch of family crests in the border.
"Draco... What crest is this?" I ask him.
Draco walks over and brushes his hand against the cabinet. Then suddenly, his piercing grey eyes opened in realization.
"It's the Potter crest..." he murmurs in shock.
"Is he the key to our problem?" I ask.
"Yeah, it says only he can help us," Draco replies.
"Well, then... Let's party!" I scream in excitement.
Draco quirks his eyebrows at me. "Hermione? Are you still a pureblood?" Draco asks me sarcastically.
"Um, no duh! But this our plan. We have to tell Potter! We have to tell him the truth about our mission and then he can help us!" I say, in a convincing manner.
Draco nods his head, "Yeah. But it's gonna be hard. Potter hates my guts,"
"That's also true. But, we come out with the truth. Absolutely NO lies, got that Draco?" I say, with a look at Draco.
"Fine, oh master," Draco says with a smirk. I throw a smirk back at him and drag him by his arm back to Pansy and Blaise.
"So how did it go?" Pansy asks me.
"We have an idea," Draco said.
"Actually, I had the idea," I say with a pointed look at Draco.
"Oh sweetie! I thought I was the mastermind!" Draco said with a smile.
"No Draco! And first of all, I'm just so brilliant! Second, I like your smirks better than your smiles!" I retort, a smirk covering my face.
Draco's smile fades into an evil smirk. "There you go!" Draco says with an annoyingly happy face.
I roll my eyes at his antics. "Come on guys. Where would the Trio be at this time?"
"The library," Blaise suggests.
I nod my head. "Let's go." As we saunter off to the library, I can't help but wonder. Will they trust us?
We open the doors to the library in anticipation and worry.
We are greeted by Potter and his Trio.
"Malfoy? Granger? Parkinson? Zabini?" they ask.
"Potter, Weaselette, FInnegan?" we say, remaining cool.
A/N- Next chapter... Trust meeting!