Hello, everyone. I know it's been forever! But writer's block gets to me every time I'm on a roll.
HERMIONE'S POV:
"Crucio!" Bellatrix's cold, high pitched voice cried out. My entire body felt as if my insides were lit on fire; I screamed in agony. She bent over me and pulled a silver dagger from her robes, she laughed coldly before taking the knife and carving into my skin. "Now you will always be reminded of what you are! A MUDBLOOD!"
"Cissa!" The unfamiliar voice rang through the manor. The Malfoys all froze and Draco grabbed my hand to pull me away. My heart hammered in my chest as Rodolphus Lestrange walked the doors.
Draco and Rodolphus dueled for a long time. The beautiful crystal chandelier was shattered as well as two of the long windows looking out to the gardens. Draco jumped in front of me and was hit with the blinding red beam of the Cruciatus Curse. My head spun from seeing him on the floor withering in pain. Rodolphus suddenly grabbed me by the hair and when whimpered he pressed a familiar silver knife to my throat.
"Remember this knife, Mudblood?" He asked coldly in my ear. "My Bella should have killed you. Draco got to you first, he doesn't love you, you know? He can never have you, you're just a Mudblood! Draco will just eventually leave you for a girl he should have." The knife dug into my neck harder when Narcissa and Draco defended me. Suddenly, I was thrown onto the glass covered floor and a silver flash hurled at Draco.
"No!" I screamed sitting up on a bed that I didn't recognize. My heart hammered in my chest as I looked around the dark red room. My eyes fell on the Malfoy Crest above the fire place. The words Sanctimonia Vincet Semper burned in my head as read them.
"Purity Always Conquers." I muttered to myself. Draco will leave you for a girl he should have. Rodolphus' words spun in my head. "No, he wouldn't! He loves me!" He doesn't love you. The haunting voice whispered.
I slid out of the bed and paced thinking that Draco wouldn't leave me, that he does love me. I kept at this for some time until I couldn't stand being in this room anymore. I grabbed my wand and stepped into the dark corridor wondering where I was going.
"Lumos!" I whispered and the tip of my wand lit. I looked to see Draco's room across from me, I walked past it not yet ready to face him. I walked for a long time until I finally found the library again. I opened the doors to see the amazing library lit by a dying fire. I looked around more closely now; this room truly is magnificent. The room is circular and the walls are covered in books as high as the sky and in certain sections glass cabinets, each with a slight glow that lit the room as well. I walked over to one of the cabinets to see a Pensieve and in the cabinet next to it was full of memories vials. Two other cabinets were full of vials of various potions and empty vials. The other cabinet was what intrigued me the most; it has a few books, a box with medical things in it and a small section that slides out to reveal random and interesting wands. My fingers swept over a twisted one that had delicate swirls rising up it.
"Very interesting wands, aren't they?" I gasped, holding my wand out defensively and turned to see Lucius in the doorway.
"Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I was just looking, I didn't mean to snoop or anything." I said quickly.
"It's alright. Didn't mean to scare you either." Lucius said going to lay his wand on the desk and coming back to me. "Would you like to know why we have these?"
"Yes, sir." I answered politely. He gestured towards the couch and I went to sit down. He followed carrying one of trays of wands and set them on the coffee table between us.
"Well, some of them are the Malfoy ancestor wands; some are ones we have gained in dueling. A few are ones that Narcissa, Draco and I used before we got the ones we have now." Lucius said picking up on of the wands. "This one was my mother's, she liked it very much. She passed it down to Narcissa when she died." The wand was an ebony color with very beautiful crystals in it.
"It's beautiful." I muttered.
"This one I gained after dueling a man in school." He said holding a simple wand with a plain handle and shaft. "This one is Draco's first wand." He said holding dark mahogany wand with elegant twist and cuts in the handle. "He still uses it."
"I like it; it's very him." I said smiling slightly thinking about how Draco's life is and was twisted throughout it.
"Yes, that's true." Lucius said sitting down Draco's old wand. "This is Narcissa's favorite that she uses." He said holding out an ebony wand with a handle that is covered in silver adornments which separated it from the shaft. After looking at wands and discussing them for quite some time, Lucius asked why I was up so late.
"I um, I had a bad dream and couldn't sleep." I answered honestly.
"Ah, I see. The Rodolphus and Bellatrix issue scared you didn't it?" The eldest Malfoy asked taking the wands and putting back in the cabinets.
"Yes, sir. I still have nightmares about the, um, my arm." I said looking down at the horrible word carved in my arm.
"Yes, I'm sure do." Lucius said.
"It's alright, I'm getting used to them." I said remembering the countless nights full of the pain and the high pitched cackle.
"You shouldn't have to get used to them." Lucius said.
"Lucius is right, dear." Narcissa's voice came through the door scaring me. "Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't mean to startle you." She said coming up beside Lucius and resting a delicate left hand on her husband's broad shoulder.
"Yes, but how do suppose I get rid of the terrible nightmares?" I asked looking down and absently rubbing my arm.
"Well, what makes you feel the safest?" Narcissa asked curiously. I looked up to the couple and answered honestly.
"Draco." I said and then the couple looked at one another nodding and smiled. "The reason being because he saved me from B-Bellatrix and has stuck up for me ever since that night; you saw him defend me when you came to talk to him at school, Mrs. Malfoy."
"I did and the more I think about it the more proud I am of him." She said calmly. "Draco never once cared about the Pureblood relationships or such thing before you, Hermione. He simply did as told but the day I saw and heard him tell me that if I knew you I would like you, and I can honestly say my son was right." She finished and hugged me.
"I never imagined my son being Death Eater and doing everything he did." Lucius began as I sat listening in shock. "I never wanted him to be apart of the trail I left behind but he did accomplish one thing. Sure, he did use an Unforgivable Curse to kill his aunt but he did it for the right reasons. I must say I've never seen him so happy, and Hermione, Muggle born or not, welcome to the family."
"I-I um, thank you!" I exclaimed in utter shock from hearing the people I thought hated me welcoming me as apart of their family. "You have no idea what this means to me." I said hugging the both of them in excitement.
"I think we do. Now, why don't you try and wake Draco and sleep in his room if you're afraid of the nightmares." Narcissa said squeezing my shoulders.
"Alright, thank you." I said smiling and starting towards the door. "Goodnight, Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy."
"Goodnight, dear." Narcissa replied as I walked out of the library. I slid my wand out of my robes and lit it as I walked through the corridors. I stopped as reached Draco's room and knocked quietly, no answer. I opened the door to see his Slytherin pride covered room lit only by a dying fire. I walked over to his bed and saw him sleeping slightly restlessly. He turned his head in my direction and saw him wince without waking.
"Draco." I whispered sitting down on the edge of his bed, placing my hand on his bare chest lightly shaking him. "Draco, wake up, love." He quickly sat up startled and his wand was in his left hand.
"Hermione, what's wrong?" He asked sitting his wand down and putting his arms around me.
"Nothing, now." I answered sitting my wand beside his on the bedside table. My hand still was resting against his bare chest and pulled away but his caught mine.
"Well, what was wrong?" He asked brushing my hair back behind my ear and keeping his hand on my cheek.
"Well, it's long story." I said leaning into his touch.
"And you know I always have time for you." Draco said scooting over in the bed and pulling me under the covers with him.
"Okay, if you must know." I giggled and cuddled into his chest. "I had a nightmare about…well, you know…"
"Oh, 'Mione I'm sorry." He said gently hugging me to him tighter and kissed my head.
"It's alright. I got up and ended up in the library looking around when your dad came in. He showed me some of your wand collection. We then talked about other stuff and your mom came in and we all talked. Draco, your family accepts me in the family." I said with tears in my eyes.
"They said that?" Draco asked shocked as he laid me against the pillows and leaned over me.
"Yes, they did." I answered putting my hand on his chest again. "Trust me, I was completely shocked too."
"You mean to tell me that my father, ex-Death Eater, Lucius Abraxas Malfoy said that he accepts you in our family?" He asked putting his hand on my waist.
"Yes, he did." I said trailing my hand up to his neck and pulling him down just inches from my lips.
"Good because you are in my life from now on." He said, his warm breath ghosting across my face before his lips crashed down on mine. Soon after I fell into a dreamless sleep in my lovely boyfriend's arms.
Okay, well, I was thinking of ending it here but not sure if I will. PLEASE REVIEW AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!