Draco woke up by the sound of the eerie sound of the wind blowing against his window. He looked over at the door where he heard footsteps outside of it. He looked out of the window and saw it was still dark. He heard whispering. What? Looks like Granger has got someone over. He walked over to the door and slowly opened a small crack so he could see who it was. Oh no. No! He saw 5 figures of adults who were all wearing long black robes. And masks.
Draco ran to his bedside table and grabbed his wand and snuck next to the door. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and pointed his wand at the largest figure. He tried to be as quiet as possible when he said a spoke. "Petrificus Totalus!" The largest figure fell to his back not moving a single muscle in his body. A smaller one turned to Draco's direction and started laughing. Bellatrix. He thought. Bellatrix's voice spoke.
"Looks like someone wants to play a game!" She walked towards Draco's room door with her wand pointed at it. Draco slowly walked backwards with his wand pointed at the door. He didn't his eyes off of the door until it started to slowly creek open.
Bellatrix's voice was eerie and loud when she spoke. "Look who it is! It's my silly little nephew! Oh I'm sure Cissy would be devastated if something happened to you." She walked towards him very slowly. Draco kept his wand pointed directly at her heart. "Cru-" She tried to finish the curse, but Draco was too quick for her.
"Expelliarmus!" Her wand flew up in the air and Draco caught it.
"You naughty, naughty little boy! You are trained well. The Dark Lord would be pleased to have you as a faithful servant. He is very, very disappointed in you, Draco." She darkened her voice and walked towards him again. "You must return. Do you want your innocent mother to die? Do you yourself want to die? You have the dark mark, Draco. You must not turn it down. You chose this. Either you come back to serve the Dark Lord, or I shall take you myself and you shall meet a fate far worse than Death. Do not turn down the Dark Lord's offer." Draco was shaking with fear and was still pointing his wand at his aunt.
"I can kill you right now, Bellatrix! You know that!" He yelled at her. His voice was shaking and it cracked.
"I'd like to see you try!" She cackled. "Seriously, Draco. I bet you don't have the guts. Just like your arrogant, stupid, and dead father." Draco's face flushed at the sound of dead.
"Dead?" Draco whispered. "My father… is dead?" Draco's breathing pattern got faster and his knees reached the floor. He dropped both wands and everything got blurry. "No. You're lying! He's not dead!"
"Oh, yes he is. Very much dead indeed. Have you seen the Daily Prophet lately? I can show you." She pulled out a newspaper with moving pictures. She flipped through the paper until she found the article she was looking for. She handed it to Draco and he saw a saw a picture of his father's lifeless body on the floor with his wife crying over it.
Death Eater found dead at the Ministry
A Death Eater was recently found dead in the Ministry. People say he was maybe killed by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named himself with the killing curse, finding that there were no physical injuries apart from a few small cuts and bruises. This Death Eater is known to be Lucius Malfoy, part of the most famous family of purebloods. He was married to Narcissa Malfoy and had an only child, currently 17 years old by the name of Draco Malfoy. The investigation is on-going while the Ministry is tracking down more Death Eaters. Death rates of wizards and witches and even muggles have been rising due to the Death Eaters.
Draco couldn't take his eyes off of the picture of his father. Bellatrix was smirking and giving Draco a moment. They didn't speak until Draco finally had the guts to.
"Can you give me time to think about it? Re-joining You-Know-Who?" He asked with his voice shaking. Right when he said that, he heard a scream. His head shot up and ran out his door and a Death Eater was holding Hermione. "Stop! Let her go!" The Death Eater pointed his wand at her head. "Avada K-"
"Stupefy!" Draco beat the Death Eater before he could kill Hermione. Another Death Eater did the Cruciatus Curse on Draco. Draco fell on his back, yelping in pain. "STOP!" Draco yelled at the top of his lungs. "HELP! PLEASE!" He was hoping someone could hear him, but their dormitory was too far away from others. The pain stopped as that Death Eater fell still and quiet on the ground. He looked at Hermione and her wand was pointed at the Death Eater that wasn't moving. Two Death Eaters were petrified, and one lost conscious and was lying next to the fireplace. Bellatrix grabbed Hermione and pointed her wand at her head and a large Death Eater grabbed Draco firmly and pointed his wand to his head.
"This is going to be fun!" Bellatrix laughed. "It's a pity we must not kill you… yet. We'll come back to Hogwarts. And when we do, there will be more of us. Much, much more." She cackled and threw Hermione to the ground and Draco struggled even more and finally broke free. It was too late because Bellatrix already revived the unconscious Death Eater and counter-cursed the petrified ones and left Hogwarts.
Draco ran to Hermione who was lying on the floor with her head bleeding. "Are you ok? Hermione?" Hermione nodded and slowly stood up. She limped towards the couch and lay down. "Granger? What's wrong?" She didn't answer him. "Answer me!" Hermione just turned her head looked at him and looked up to the ceiling. "We need to take you to Dumbledore. Come on." She didn't follow. "Granger! Come on!" He grunted and went to pick her up. He carried her in his arms and walked to Dumbledore's office.
"Fortuna Major." Draco said the password and the gargoyle that stood there leapt aside and stairs emerged from under. He was still carrying Hermione who was lost in a different world. He knocked on Dumbledore's door until Dumbledore said "Enter."
Draco went inside holding Hermione. "Professor."
"Draco. What's going on? What's wrong with Miss Granger?" Dumbledore questioned.
"I don't know sir. I thought maybe you knew. Professor, Death Eaters broke in-"
"I know that."
"Ok… Anyways, they broke into our common room and… this happened. I've no idea what they did, but I know it's not good." Draco told him about the break in.
"Oh dear, oh dear… This is not good." Dumbledore examined Hermione and put a spell that will block her from hearing anything and he looked up at Draco. "Draco, I need you to spy on the Death Eaters. Re-join them. Report to me anything that happens."
"Wait what? What about Hermione? What's wrong? I can't go back! I just-"
"Draco. Do as I say." He commanded. "Voldemort is trying to kill Harry and by doing that he needs to weaken him. He's going to kill his friends first. Miss Granger has gotten his by an Imperius Curse. Her mind is trying to fight it as you can see she has not tried to kill me yet. So re-join the Death Eaters. Do everything they tell you to do. But before you do the things, you must tell me."
Hermione got out her wand and pointed it at Dumbledore. With a flick of his wand, her wand flew out of her hand and Draco caught it. "Professor, You-Know-Who is at the Manor. I can go now and tell him I'm re-joining."
"You are taking this so much better than I thought. You must go now." Dumbledore pointed at his fireplace. "Go through the floo network. It will be much faster. You must go now."
Draco stepped into the fireplace with a handful of powder in his hand. "Malfoy Manor!" He shouted and threw the powder. Green fire replaced Draco and in a matter of second, Draco appeared in his living room. His mother looked up from a book on a couch.
"Draco!" She ran towards him and gave him a hug. "I've missed you! Draco, you shouldn't be here. The Dark L-"
"Mum, I've missed you to. But I'm re-joining the Dark Lord." He told her. I need to speak to him."
"Yes. Of course." She led him through the large, dark corridors of the mansion. "Draco, please be careful." She brought him to two big doors that used to be his father's study. Draco's heart felt broken. His mother kissed him on the cheek and left.
He knocked on the door quietly and slowly until they swung open. "Who dares to disturb?" Said the cold and dark voice of Voldemort. "Ah, Draco. Has Bellatrix persuaded you to join me once again?"
"Actually, yes. My lord." He bowed to Voldemort and felt a great deal of disgust.
"Splendid." Voldemort walked towards Draco, playing with his wand. "You see, Draco, your father was indeed a great man. He was loyal to me, he did anything I asked him to do. I'm sure his time came where he got tired of being controlled by someone else, he tried to escape from being a Death Eater. Oh, I was truly disappointed. I knew I could find him in the Ministry. That's where he always went. We had a little chat. He said he wanted to see you and to stop you from coming back. How I would never let him do that. Yes Draco, I killed your father. If you follow his footsteps, the same will happen to you.
"So Draco, I would love it if you started a mission for me. Bring Potter and his friends to me. Befriend them. I know you hate them. Mudbloods, traitors, and Potter. They probably don't like you very much as well. Draco, lead them to me. I will be in the Dark Forest. Wait. Actually, bring me Miss Granger. Right now. I will tell Yaxley to take off the Imperius Curse. Go. I will be waiting."
Draco bowed and paced quickly towards the fireplace. "Wait, Draco!" His mother called out. She ran and hugged him. "Draco, I love you. Please, don't join us! Please…"
"I'm sorry mother. I already have." He went in the fireplace and flooed himself out. He landed in Dumbledore's office. "Dumbledore. They need Hermione. They won't do anything to her. They need her. They took off the Imperius Curse. He saw Hermione sitting on a chair. "Hermione! Are you fine?"
"Y-yes." She stuttered. "Do I have to go? I really don't want to. Really."
"Granger, come on. He won't hurt you. I promise." She looked at him and stood up. "Dumbledore, please! I don't want to."
"I'm sorry, Miss Granger. You must do what Draco tells you to do. Draco will go first, and you will follow. Only both of you have access to my chimney. So don't try to bring any… friends."
Draco stepped into the fireplace and green fire replaced him. Then Hermione stepped in and disappeared. They landed in Draco's living room. "Come on." He walked quickly towards the doors that Voldemort was in. "Do everything he says. Don't talk back or you'll find yourself not talking for the rest of your life." He entered and Voldemort was gone. "Hello?" They stepped further into the study and saw no one. Draco turned around and right behind him was Voldemort. His snake-like eyes were staring right at him and Nagini's eyes were on Hermione. "My lord." He bowed and Hermione just stood still.
"Draco, well done. And you…" He turned to face Hermione. He saw fear and anger in her eyes. "Draco, will you leave us?" Draco looked at Hermione who looked frightened. "I won't hurt her." Draco took one last look at Hermione, and then walked out of the room. "Well, Miss Granger. How nice it is to see you without Potter. You mean a great deal to him, am I right?" She nodded. "And what if something were to happen to you?" She shrugged. "Let's just say, Granger could join me."
Hermione's eyes widened and stared at him. "Never. I will never join you."
"Pity. Well, Draco has re-joined me. You won't be alone. You will tell me what Dumbledore is plotting. You will tell me what Harry Potter is up to. You will tell me what's going on at Hogwarts. You will be a loyal servant to me. Come back in a week. I will be expecting you. If you do not care to find me, I will find you, Miss Granger. So don't even try to hide or cry for help. You must not tell Dumbledore anything. You will spy on Hogwarts and you will obey me. Listen to everything I say and there will be no harm." Hermione thought about Harry and Ron. What if I just 'play along'? What if I spy on him and tell Dumbledore everything? She was plotting inside her mind and Voldemort spoke. "So what do you say? Care to join me? Well, you don't really have a choice. "
"I… I will." She felt as if something stabbed her in the stomach and she felt like she had just broken the biggest rule of her life. She just accepted to become the thing she wanted to become least. She thought about Draco. He's a Death Eater? She thought about her mistake. She promised herself she would tell Dumbledore everything. She promised herself she would tell Harry everything. Hermione Granger was working for Voldemort. Hermione Granger was now a Death Eater.