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No sooner had they gotten back together Raven found out. She reported it to the Dark Lord who gave her instructions to capture Draco and bring the Slytherin Prince to him.

"Once you capture Draco, go back to Hogwarts and keep an eye on the girl."

"Yes master," Raven said as she knelt before his throne.

"If you must, transform into your animagus and make her take you as a pet."

"Yes master. I will not fail you."

Raven left with plans going through her mind on how to capture Draco. She would have to have Hermione distracted for a long period of time if this was going to work.

Back at Hogwarts Draco and Hermione were back to their old routine. Hermione would wake up with the same nightmare, get up and take a shower, which would wake Draco, go out to the common room to do her homework where Draco would later join her to do his, and then on their way down to breakfast Draco wouldn't let her out of common room without a good snog session which than made them rush to class. Both would make it just before the bell rang so they would have to sit in the back where Draco would try to get his hand under her skirt. Hermione let him get as far as her knickers once before she realized what he was doing but after that he barely got his hand under her skirt before she pushed it away, give him a scowl, and then slightly smile because he would make a puppy face.

"Must you make that face," she whispered under her breath so Professor Flitwick wouldn't hear her.

"I wouldn't have to make the face if I knew it wouldn't work on you," Draco replied with a smirk.

Hermione just giggled which made his smirk turn into a smile.

That night it was Hermione's turn to patrol the corridors. Draco offered to go with her but she just shook her head and said, "You'll distract me."

Draco knew she was right so he stayed in the common room and finished his potions essay. Halfway through Draco heard a tap at the window. He noticed a black raven with a letter attached to its leg. He opened the window letting the bird fly in where he untied the letter and read its contents.

The Dark Lord

Is Waiting!

Was scribbled in untidy handwriting. Before he could turn around he was stunned from behind.

Raven rushed to the portrait hole where she let in Bellatrix and Lucius.

"To believe my son is infatuated with a mudblood, now that's worth a few months without magic."

"Oh hush and just help me get him out of here. Bella grab his feet, Lucius grab under his arms. Drag him over to the fire and floo him to the throne room. I have to stay here and play pet to the mudblood."

Raven barely had enough time to write a note in Draco's handwriting and transform back into a raven before Hermione came back in from her rounds.

When Draco woke up he found himself bound in chains at the foot of Voldemort's throne.

"You have been brought before me because you have gone against the way of a Death Eater. You have fallen in love. And no less than with a dirty little mudblood."

Draco just kept his head down and stared at the floor.

"So it's true Mister Malfoy, you've fallen in love with a mudblood? And does this certain mudblood happen to b Harry Potter's best friend?"

Draco stayed silent and kept his head down.

"Very well, Lucius, use the curse until he talks."

Lucius Malfoy stepped forward and whipped out his wand and for the next five hours Draco was crucio'd by his own father.

Draco finally lifted his head and said, "I love you Hermione, please forgive me."

With that he passed out on the floor in the throne room. Voldemort stepped forward, he had hoped Draco would break sooner but it was not so.

"Send for Raven. Tell her to bring me the mudblood that he so dearly loves. I want her here before he wakes up."

"Yes my Lord," Bellatrix said and she hurried off down the corridor.

During the time that Draco was away Hermione read and reread his letter. It just didn't make any sense.

Hermione,

Went to see my father. He said it was urgent. Raven will take care of you.

Draco

He didn't put when he'd be back or anything and after the first three hours of contemplating Hermione got up and went to the library. She had just sat down with Hogwarts, A History for the 500th time when there was a tap at the window. Out on the ledge stood Draco's raven and it had a note in its beak.

The Dark Lord

wishes to see

YOU!

Raven

"What?"

Hermione was now completely confused as to which Raven he meant but didn't have longer to ponder it before she was hit from behind.

The raven had transformed back into a teacher, stunned and illusioned the girls, and then dragged her back to her office where she disillusioned her. Grabbing a hand full of floo powder she tossed it into the flames and shouted "The Throne Room."

The Raven and the Lioness were off into the night with the only signal of going was Fawkes.