"God Pansy pack did you pack all of Hogwarts in here?!" Ron said as Draco and Blaise helped him load her luggage onto the train.
"No those are just my shoes," She rolled her eyes as she found the compartment the girls were in.
Hermione laid a book across her legs and the boys walked in and looked at her. "You're going to read while everyone is in here?" Draco said as he closed the book and put it up in the rack above them." She tried to reach for it, but Draco pulled her to him.
"I'm going to miss you…" She smiled in his eyes.
"I'll miss you too."
It was Christmas break and they'd be separated for 2 weeks everyone was down about it. Harry wasn't going home for Lavender was going to Hawaii for break and asked her parents if Harry could come. They were hesitant, but she told them it was The Harry Potter and agreed right away. Harry and her fell asleep on the train ride to king's cross and everyone thought they were so cute together.
"Blaise are you staying with me for the break?"
"Yeah, Father owled me this morning and told me that I was to stay with the Malfoys. So I guess I won't be missing you." He winked and laughed.
"Hermione what are you going to do this break?" Hermione lifted her head off the glass.
"I don't know… but New Years I'm having this BIG barbeque and I expect all of you to be there!" She looked at everyone. "I know how about you come see me a week early and we can just hang out at my house. It'll be so much fun!"
"Yeah and don't you live near a beach!" Pansy clapped her hands in excitement.
"Will your whole family be there?"
"Yeah My cousins and close family….I guess" Draco squeezed her hand and looked at him.
"You and Blaise better be there too" She looked at Ron "And your Mother's making you."
"She probably will since Gin is going. Are you going Pansy?"
"Of course!" She looked at him "It can be me, you and the beach under the stars."
"Yeah like Harry and Lavender" Everyone laughed as they looked at the sleeping couple.
Draco and Blaise weren't really talking much for there minds were somewhere else. Draco hated the last words Zach had said to them and the thought that it was his time to get the Dark Mark. He shook it off as the Train came to a stop and everyone started piling out except for Hermione and Draco. She bid her friends see you laters and Harry a safe trip with Lavender. Draco pulled her close to her hugging her and taking in her scent.
"I'm really going to miss you." He said as he lifted her head up and kissed her "I'm going to miss you too, but I'll see you in a week. I can't wait for you to come to my house and meet my family. Pansy and the Wealseys are coming Monday so I'll see you then." She lifted up on her toes and kissed him as he smiled.
"Where is Harry and Lavender going?"
"You don't remember…oh yeah you and Blaise were out of it" She laughed "They'll be in Hawaii so we'll see them when we get back to school." She looked at the door and Draco knew it was time for her to go. They gave each other a hug and kiss before departing off the train to the separate locations.
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Draco watched as Hermione's parents ran up to her and hugged her and noticed the same with the Wealseys. Pansy's mom picked her up and just side hugged her. Blaise stood by the limo with the cursive letter name Malfoy on them. He shot Ginny a look and she waved at him and he smiled.
"What are you smiling at?" Draco said as he stood by his side.
"Ginny… She's just so amazing I can't seem to find a flaw on her." Draco smiled for that's what he thought of Hermione. The Driver came around and opened the door for them, Blaise went in first and Draco stepped forward giving Hermione one last smile as she blew a kiss at him and he pretended to catch it. Blaise and him sat in silence as the approached the Malfoy manner. When he got to the door they were greeted by his Mother Narcissa who hugged them both and kissed them on the heads, Blaise was like her other son. They departed and threw there stuff into the rooms and made there way into the kitchen.
"So… how was school boys…" She asked curiously.
"Fine Mother" Draco said
"Meet any girls?" She smiled
"Why do you want to know" Blaise laughed "It's Draco and I…Of course we met girls!" They all laughed at the stupid question she had asked.
"Where's Father?" Draco asked.
"He'll be here any minute…" She looked concerned. "He's not at all happy"
With that they heard a loud POP and Lucius was standing at the head of the table glaring at the two boys. He pointed at them, then to the room where he calls his office. They knew immediately with no questions asked, got up and left. He followed the boys into the office and slammed the door hard causing Blaise to flinch at the loud sound. He made his way and sat behind his desk as the boys stood in front of it.
"So boys I've heard some VERY interesting things from Flint's youngest son Zach…" He lifted his eye brows at Draco then at Blaise. "Care to explain…let's start with you Draco."
"We got into a fight with them at a Christmas dance."
"And what pray tell was it over?" he looked over at Blaise.
"I don't know."
"Oh you don't Zabini because I heard you helped AUTHOR'S SON WEALSEY!" He threw his stuff off his desk "AND YOUR INVOLVED WITH HIS DAUGHTER!"
Blaise kept calm even though he was about to lie to him 'It's for her safety…like Draco will for Hermione.'
"I would NEVER be involved with such trash!" Lucius waved his wand and his stuff was back on his desk.
"What about you Draco my OWN son…Involved with the mud blood?"
"No Father Never!" he looked at the floor and Lucius pointed his wand at the boy.
"Crucio!" Draco fell to his knees but did not scream Blaise stood in place. These boys were trained not to show pain or not to care if others were in pain.
"He is not sir." Blaise said. Lucius took it off Draco and pointed it at Blaise who fell to his knees, but did not cry out just as Draco had done. Draco got up and brushed himself off 'Please take it off of him' he thought. Lucius stopped and looked at Draco.
"Your initiation is tonight and you better not disappoint me!" he looked at Blaise who brushed himself off "Once you get back from the liar you both are to head to the dungeons for your time here. You will receive your lashes so I can make sure it never happens again."
Blaise and Draco left the room and went into Draco's. Once they were in Draco punched the wall.
"Pissed?" Blaise questioned.
"Fuck yeah I'm pissed!" He looked a Blaise "I don't want that damn mark! If Hermione finds out about it she'll leave me!"
"She said she wouldn't change a thing about you."
"Yeah, but this is something new dealing with me…" Draco was freaking out.
"Calm down man. Gin doesn't know about mine I keep it hidden." He rolled up his sleeve to look at it. "When will I be taking my shirt off?"
"There are many things that require your shirt to be off!" Blaise looked confused "The beach!"
"Oh yeah…damn never thought of that." Just then an owl had flown threw the window and Blaise took it as he realized it was addressed to him.
Hey,
I miss you and I hope you and Draco are having loads of fun. I can't wait to see you at Hermione's in 7 days! It's going to be a blast! Write back!
Love your,
Ginny
He folded up the note and smiled inside. 'Why haven't I got one from Hermione,' Draco thought.
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"Glad of you to show up, son" Blaise nodded at his Father and stood by him.
Lucius grabbed Draco and set him in front of him. The Dark Lord came with one quick motion and stared at his group of followers. They were now in the liar as Draco and Blaise came to call it ever since they were little. It was a cave near Hogsmeade with so many protecting charms no one was able to trace it. The Dark Lord chose this location so he could be closer to the school… closer to his beloved Harry. As he looked around he stopped in front of Draco and pointed in the middle of the circle, Draco followed and stood where he was asked. He watched intently as the Lord talked with his Father and he could see fear in his Father's eyes as he bowed his head. Draco watched as the evil man walked towards him.
"Draco… I am pleased to know that you'll be serving me, along side with your friend" He waved applause for Blaise "Now let me see your arm" Draco held it out and he turned to the followers.
"Those of you here are now witnessing Lucius' son Draco Malfoy get his Mark. I am very proud to initiate this boy for he has not once failed me and like his Father I hope he doesn't mess up..."
He turned back to Draco and pointed his wand at his extended arm. Draco flinched as his skin started to burn underneath it; he saw the snake and the skull and looked at Blaise who looked at him. Draco kept thinking of pulling his arm out of the way, but he kept it stationed. A couple minutes later Draco could hear applause, but he was concentrating on his arm. 'What is Hermione going to think' he thought as he made his way back to stand in front of his Father.
"I'm very proud of you Draco." Lucius squeezed his shoulders.
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Draco and Blaise made their way towards the dungeons of the house, but Lucius stopped them.
"Just go to your room…" he trailed off as he made his way to his office, but Draco knew something was wrong and waved for Blaise to go on without him. He made his way to his Father's office and knocked.
"Come in!" Draco stood in the door way "sit down…" he waved at the chair in front of his desk.
Draco stirred in his chair. "What's on you mind Father? What did the Dark Lord say that put fear into your eyes…?"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" He stood up and looked out the window.
"Eyes don't lie Father." Draco was going to get it out of him no matter what; he turned and made his way to sit down again in front of his son.
"He told me that a girl I once knew was dead… It was Blaise's task to kill her…" His voice cracked.
Draco looked at his Father 'so that was the task Blaise couldn't talk about for it was erased from his memory "Why would that woman probably matter." he watched his Father take a deep breath in.
"I was in love with her…" he looked at Draco's confused face "She was a muggle born."
Draco's mouth dropped "What…" He was struggling for words 'My father in love with a mud blood?' but he soon found the words. "Mother…what about her?"
"We had an arrange marriage just like I had tried with you and Pansy…"
"Just explain it to me…I have the right to know!" Draco was getting frustrated and curious for this would be the most interesting story he would've ever heard, especially coming from his Father.
He took a deep breath in 'I guess he's old enough to know' " When I was in school my father just as I did wanted me to get the dark mark even though I didn't want it for I fell in love with this girl named Sinclair…Jessica Sinclair." he smiled as he remembered her "She was the most beautiful witch I had ever laid my eyes upon, but she was of course of muggle decent and also was in Ravenclaw…Of all houses Hufflepuff" Draco smirked "but as I was saying. I fell deep in love with her she showed me a world I never realized existed. We hung out when no one would be watching and attended a dance together under the poly juice potion, of course" He paused "It was the day after I got my mark that changed everything. I started feeling it…the power of being feared and boy did I love it… Jessica of course hated it, but loved me no matter what. My father came to school without owling me and noticed me give her a kiss next thing I know he smacked me out of now where and told her to sod off she stared him right in the face and said I love him. I smiled at that and stood up next to her…looking my father in the face and he spoke up asking me if I returned her love and I nodded my head. He then gave me a choice I go on living out my Deatheater life…or she dies right here and now" Lucius closed his eyes as he replayed the scene.
"You chose to live out your life for the Dark side…" Draco answered.
"Yes I did…I couldn't have her die. I looked at her again and she felt so hurt I tried to grab her after he had left, but she yelled at me to never touch her again… After your mother and I got married Father reminded me of her again at a toast we had at the wedding as some joke 'And just to think son you would have had a muggle born wife" He started to mimic his father "Thank god that bastard died…. I saw Jessica right before your school year started and we had lunch and it ended in a kiss…" He looked right in his son's eyes "Don't EVER mention anything of this to your Mother." Draco nodded.
"I guess the Dark lord saw us…" He threw his face in his hands "I knew not to Damnit! It's just god I missed her so much!" He was now holding back his tears as he looked at Draco.
"I'm sorry for all the times I've been hard on you… Now that you have the Mark I'll back off now."
"I don't quite understand."
"All I ever wanted was to make sure you got that mark for that's our safety."
"It's just a mark"
"It's not just a mark it makes the Malfoy named feared, respected, close to the Dark Lord… now that you have that mark the Lord still knows were on his side.." Draco stood up and gave his father a pat on the back. Lucius smirked at his son.
"I love your mother as well Draco, but I can't seem stop thinking how life would've been if I had married Jessica don't make the same mistake as me, and stick to what you believe in." Draco nodded and left to his room leaving his father to his thoughts. When he arrived in his room he looked at Blaise as he sat down on his couch.
"Man you won't believe what I'm about to say" He smiled as he began to tell his best mate what his father just told him.
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Hermione was cleaning her house for her Mother instructed her to do before her family and friends come next week. She was so excited having her boyfriend and her Wizarding friends here in a couple days; she heard keys hit the counter and went into the kitchen.
"Hey Mum Hey dad!" she hugged them both.
"So tell me about who is coming to stay with us again?" said as she removed her coat.
"Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Ronald Weasley, Pansy Parkinson, and Ginny Weasley."
"Draco? I thought you guys were enemies" Her father sat down at the table.
"Well….now he's my boyfriend" She closed her eyes for she thought she was going to get yelled at.
"Boyfriend?" Her mother smiled at her as she opened her eyes up.
"Yes…we became friends and what can I say we hit it off"
"Awe Hermione and Draco" Her dad said sarcastically. "Good I can have some boys around the house. Good man time."
"Dad you're forgetting there wizards… so you have a problem there."
"There probably not that dumb to our muggle world as your lot say it" she smiled.
"There all from the purest of bloods" She laughed "They don't even know that a TV is."
"Wow…so I can't work on cars with the boys huh…"
"No, but maybe with brooms" She couldn't contain her laughter.
"That's enough you two" Mrs. Granger shook her head at them "Hermione how about you get the guestroom ready for the boys and the girls can share a bed with you."
"Alright mum" With that she took off towards the guest room.
Hermione's house was a two story house it was a pink brick house with a white picket fence, typical yes, but she loved it none the less. The walls inside the house were white and as she walked down the halls she looked at the pictures lining the wall, it was her when she was a little girl. She got to the room and went straight for the closet and picked out the comforter she smiled at the one she picked as she made the bed and fluffed the pillows. 'The boys are going to hate me' she laughed at the thought.
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"Ginny!"
"Yes mum!" Ginny came running down the stairs and headed into the kitchen where Ron was eating a ham.
"So what's this I hear about a Barbie Que?"
"I don't know exactly what it's called mum, but Hermione invited Ron and I to go and I would love you so much if you allowed us!" She gave her mum the puppy look.
"Ginny Weasley…" Ron snorted as he heard his mum call her that "Why do you want to go so bad…we always spend New Years together and now… you want to break that? I don't think so!" Ron spit out his ham.
"Mum! We have to go my girlfriend is going!" Ron turned red once he realized what he said.
"Girlfriend…and who may that be?" She turned and looked at him.
"No one special…just Pansy Parkinson" he said that last part in a whisper.
"Your funny Ronald I thought you said Pansy Parkinson." She laughed.
"He did mum" Ginny shot her brother an amused look.
"Don't make me look bad! YOU'RE THE ONE DATING ZABINI!" Ginny's mouth dropped and her mom looked at her shocked.
"He's really sweet mum and I was just kidding Ron… Pansy isn't your girlfriend anyway… you haven't even asked her!" She sat down in a chair.
"Blaise Zabini….Ginny…that's almost worst as dating a Malfoy"
"No thats Hermione…" Ron said not realizing what was said.
"No no no Not our Hermione Granger" She received a confirmed nod from Ginny 'Oh god what has this Wizarding world come too…' Molly thought.
"Draco and her are really cute together he treats her like his princess." Ron snorted again "What's your problem Ron he saved your ass at the dance, him and Blaise did!"
"Ginny!"
"Yes mum it's true your little boy was getting his ass kicked by three other Slytherins and Draco and Blaise jumped in and pulled them off his sorry ass!" Ron turned red. "I'm sorry about my language."
"Well… I can't say much about this Parkinson girl for I never met her or her family, but as for Zabini and Malfoy's they've been hammering our family for years… and I just don't know about you two going to this bee bee cue."
"For heavens sake it's BARBEQUE!" Ron yelled "That's what she called it."
"Both of you go to your room!" Molly was fed up with their out burst.
"For what I didn't even do anything! Ron go to your room!" Ginny huffed.
"What?! I was just here eating!"
Ginny rolled her eyes and stood up and made her way to her room. Molly looked at her son
"I'm going I'm going, but I'm taking the ham with me" He grabbed the rest of the ham and made his way to his room.
Ginny slammed her door, but smiled once her eyes fell on a letter addressed to her in Blaise's handwriting.
Hey babe,
Draco and I are having a blast! I wish you were here to share it…nah just playing. We're bored out of our minds here, but I can't wait to see you at Hermione's. Sleep well tonight.
Love,
Blaise
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Draco loved flying on his broom during winter for it felt like he was in heaven everywhere he looked it was white. His thoughts were lost and all he could ever think about was Hermione. 'God I miss her…' he landed smoothly as his father had waved him down. Blaise stood next to him looking like he was going to be sick.
"I have your very first partner task…I told Blaise here, but he seemed to have fallen out of the weather now..."
"What is it?"
Lucius reached into his pocket and took out the letter "You are to befriend the friends of Harry and con them into the Dark side, causing him to follow as well…"
"I can't do that…" Blaise looked at Draco with fear in his eyes and Lucius looked at his son confused "You told me to stick to what I believe in and I believe in something else…" Lucius smiled and understood his son.
"The Lord will kill us you know that…" he put his hand on his son's shoulder.
"I know, but we have to trust in Harry to deliver us from him…"
"I should have never told you that story… your going to use it against me now…" he smiled.
"Well that's what Malfoys do… take the knowledge they've learned and use it to get what they want."
"And I thought I raised you wrong…" Blaise looked at the Father and son 'Draco finally got what he wanted…a great Father.'
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