"Ronald Weasley, how DARE you say that about me?" Hermione Granger shrieked at the red-headed buffoon. "My parents are muggles! You think that I want them to be dead? This is the absolute last straw! I have put up with you for how many years now? No more. This entire relationship is OVER. If you so much as talk to me outside of prefect duties, I will hex your arse so much you won't be able to even walk!"
"Trouble in paradise for the golden couple?" I drawled, letting the fuming woman know her rant had been overheard. Weasley just stood there spluttering as though he hadn't even heard me. He tried to defend himself to Granger but she stalked away from him, with a face full of rage.
"There is no 'golden couple' or 'paradise', Potter," she snapped. "If you would kindly leave the prefects carriage-"
"Why would I leave? This is where I am supposed to be, unless you intend on getting me in trouble with Dumbledore for not doing my job," I returned. "Paradise or not, I think all of the students would appreciate you and Weasley keeping your lives as close to non-existent as possible."
Flushing even more than from just her anger but now also embarrassment, Granger spluttered to find a response. I walked away from her and several other prefects filed in behind me. Since we were all there, the meeting commenced right away. Granger and Weasley sat on opposite sides of the car, Weasley shooting longing looks at the muggle-born. She ignored him, completely in business mode. Any time the Weasel spoke, Granger shot him the most deadly glare imaginable, I was almost impressed. The more distance there was between Granger and Weasley, the easier my life would be for certain.
As soon as we finished, I hightailed it out of the carriage. I hurried back to my carriage where Draco would be waiting with our other friends. Kicking them out, I shared the details of my plan with Draco. My plan to kill Dumble-snore would be difficult to accomplish, even with the aid of the individuals I had in mind. If it were anyone else attempting this, they would certainly fail.
Hermione Granger, insufferable know-it-all that she is, would be a source of much aid in my plot. Whether she wanted to or not, Granger has started doubting in the headmaster the other Gryffindors worship so utterly blindly. I know this for a fact because she started attending the meetings that the most mild supporters of the Dark Lord at Hogwarts hold. This started toward the end of last term.
At first, no one trusted the Gryffindor at all. We even changed the location of the meetings, certain that she was just there to spy on the goings on. One day, after potions class, Granger found an excuse to stay late and speak with me and Draco. She explained herself, how, even though she disagrees with many of Voldemort's methods, she cannot fully deny him.
Many individuals think that the type of magic, light or dark, depend on your family. This is not 100% true. It is possible for a muggleborn to be born fully dark. It is fully possible for someone born from two dark individuals, like Andromeda Black, to be the most purely light individual. Granger, as it turns out, to have dark magic. Not just slightly dark, very dark. Darker than many of the Dark Lord's inner circle. Of course, not as dark as myself or the Dark Lord himself. He and I are of a level that hasn't been recorded in magical history. Because of his methods, Voldemort and other such dark lords have given the dark arts a terrible reputation. In fact, a very small amount of magic that is classified as dark has any negative effects. A vast majority of them have healing properties that have been pushed to the backs of peoples' minds by the Unforgivables.
Having proven herself to me and Draco as truly being a dark witch, Granger was allowed to attend some of the meetings. With the two individuals the closest to the Dark Lord vouching for her, no one else dared to raise their voice against Granger. With Granger firmly placed at my side, I was able to look forward to putting my plan in motion much more easily.
So...I owe a huge apology here. I said I was going to update this a lot about two years ago, for the summer before my Junior year of high school. Here I am getting ready to graduate after my senior year and haven't updated at all. If you hate me, I will understand but please don't hate my story! This is one of my first HP stories that has a true plot beyond the romance of it...I still know where I was going with this, I just need to figure out how to find the words to write it all out.
I aim to have up to chapter 20 finished before I start college in September and feel free to hold me to this, guys. Thank you especially to Goddess Alexandria for reminding me that this story exists by adding it to your alerts. I started trying to work on this then but I was super busy with my musical, AP exams, and finishing high school. I have much more time now so you can expect many more updates soon, I promise!