Harry Potter and the Strange Situation
Chapter 13
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter!!
Hermione peeked through the Door of the room of requirement. Draco was sitting on a cushion with his head down. He looked so forlorn and pitiful, as though he had nothing left to live for.
Her heart twisted with regret. She knew she had hurt him by not hearing him out. She was the one who sent him for information. The guilt wrenched at her gut. This was my fault! She thought. I sent him to be a death eater. I'm lower than dirt! She felt dirty now, like she had sentenced an innocent person to die. She hated herself.
War was a dirty business. She did what she had to do. Now she had to finish the job. She put her chin up. She had to convince Draco he did the right thing.
The trouble was, she was falling in love with him, and doing the right thing was becoming harder. Especially when all she wanted to do was fall into his arms and forget everything else. When she was in his arms there was nothing else, no death eaters, no Harry or Ron, no order of the Phoenix, no war, just Draco. That's what she wanted. Just to be with Draco. Maybe they could just run. Run away from everything!
Then her conscience started working on her. No, you coward. Just do what has to be done. You have to! She told herself. She put on her brave face and walked into the door. It has to be done. She thought.
"Draco." She whispered. Her voice cracked. His head snapped up and he ran to her. "I'm so sorry my love! I thought this was what you wanted." He motioned towards the dark mark and she winced as if she was in pain.
"It is what I wanted Draco, but I feel so dirty and guilty. Like I made you sell your soul to the devil. I'm disgusting, Draco! Don't look at me!" She sobbed and sank to the floor, covering her face with her hands.
He knelt down beside her and wrapped his arms around her. "Hermione." He whispered. "You are beautiful, and smart, and would never ever be or do anything disgusting. I did this of my own free will, and it will be my own fault if anything happens to me, not yours."
"You don't understand, I've used you to get what I wanted! I'm horrible! Horrible!" She sobbed. He stroked her hair, "I wanted to do this for you. It's my own idea. You are not guilty! I won't let you blame yourself this way! Please, Please, Hermione, blame me!"
She pushed him away, "I can't do this anymore! I won't! You can't go back there Draco, please! They will hurt you! Kill you! I couldn't bare it! Oh Draco, I love you too much!"
When she finally said the words he had been longing to hear for so long, he lost all control and embraced her, hard. His mouth found hers and he crushed her lips with his own. Tasting her blood as he bit into her flesh. She didn't care. She wanted him too. She had never wanted anyone so much. It was painful to be away from him. She didn't care how far things went. All she knew was that she had to be with him, always.
BANG! BANG! BANG! What was that horrible noise that was intruding on this wonderful feeling? BANG! BANG! BANG! "Is my heart beating that loudly?" He asked her breathlessly. "No, It's mine." She said and grabbed his head and directed his lips back to hers. Slipping her tongue along his.
BANG! BANG! BANG! "What's going on in there!" Commanded a snide voice from the other side of the door. They broke apart and both took in a deep breath like they were coming up for air….which they were. "Snape!" They said in unison.
"I know you're in there, and I suggest you both come out before I come in!"
"Bat crap!" hissed Hermione. "What will we do?" Draco grabbed her by the shoulders, "We go out, but act nonchalant, ok." Hermione raised and eyebrow and looked at him with a smirk, "Nonchalant? Look at us, I think he will figure out what we were doing in here and it won't be homework."
Draco smirked back, "Trust me." he said and he took her hand and turned toward the door.
"Now Mr. Malfoy, Miss Granger, I'm not playing any games with you. I know what's going on in there!"
Draco opened the door to find Snape glaring at him, wand raised. "You will both accompany me to my office, now!" Snape pointed the way with his wand and they followed.
It was a long quiet walk back to Snape's office. Once they got inside Snape closed the door behind them. "Now, Miss Granger and Mr. Malfoy, you will tell me which of you has taken the love potion, or I will make you both take another potion so that you will tell me!" T
They looked at each other and then back at Snape. "We don't know what you are talking about, Sir." Draco stated. Snape looked angrier than usual, "Oh, you don't. That's not what Potter and Weasley said to me the other day." Hermione frowned, "What! What are you talking about?"
Snape looked at her as if she were a simpleton, "Miss Granger, the facts are these; There is a love potion missing from the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. You two, normally hate the sight of each other, and from the looks of things now you don't. Potter and Weasley stormed into my office a few weeks ago wanting to know the effects of using such a potion. Now you put the clues together and tell me what conclusion you come up with?"
She stood there flabbergasted. He had guessed the whole thing. What could she say. Then Draco spoke up. "It has to be a coincidence, that's all. I never took a love potion, did you Hermione?" He looked at her, one eyebrow up. "Uh-Uh, N-no. I didn't take a potion, Sir."
Snape looked at them sternly, "So, you are both going to stand there and blatantly tell me lies to my face! I know you hate each other! What other explanation could there be for this mooning about?"
Draco cleared his throat, "Well Sir, we just did it to shock our friends, really. It's just a joke." "That's right! A joke that has went too far! I've had enough of it too! You can just stay away from me, you jerk!" Hermione slapped him across the face. "That's it Granger! You'll pay for that!" Draco pulled his wand out and pointed it at her. "Enough!" Shouted Snape. "You will both have a month of separate detentions with me, and we will see who's lying, won't we. I'll see you tomorrow at 7 sharp Mr. Malfoy, right after the evening meal. And I'll see you the following night Miss Granger at the same time. You will both be separated for as long as it takes for the one on the potion to crack under pressure. I hope you are both prepared for the consequences. Good night! And get out of my office!"
They both ran down the corridor from Snape's office as fast as they could.
"Oh, no Draco! What will we do!" Hermione gasped. Draco stopped and grabbed her shoulders and spun her to him. They were far enough away from Snape. He pulled her under a long tapestry decorated with unicorns. "It will be alright my love. I don't know what he's talking about anyway. But, I did take an intelligence potion from the classroom." "W-What do you mean?" She said. He laughed, "Why else would I be smart enough to fall in love with the most beautiful and intelligent girl in the whole school?" And his lips found hers…at last.