Hermione can be far more ruthless than Draco ever suspected. Originally written for the Draco100 community on LiveJournal.
Sacrificial Rites
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"Stop complaining. What's done is done."
Draco sniffed haughtily. "Some of us draw the line at sacrificing their friends to the dark powers."
"You're the Slytherin, not me." Hermione's wand went back into her handbag, nefarious spell complete.
"Slytherins have standards! Gryffindors clearly don't."
"Thank your lucky stars you're with me, then."
Draco did, daily. He still wasn't going to let her get away with it. "Every year you stun a random Weasley, everyone rushes to them, and hey presto we have escaped the Weasley Turkey Buffet. Leaving Pansy behind."
Hermione shrugged. "It's a talent."