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Chapter 21 Darkness

Draco kept running toward the direction of the scream. He ran up and down this hallway knowing this was where he heard the scream.

He stopped suddenly when he saw a petit hand peaking out from the shadows he ran to the hand, there in front of him was his Hermione, and he kneeled down next to her.

"Hermione can you hear me?" He shouted, nothing, she was hardly breathing.

Draco drew his wand and yelled "Ennervate!"

Hermione's eyes flew open, "Ron please don't let him hurt me!" She begged before the blackness consumed her once again.

What the hell! What did he do to her! Draco's mind screamed. He looked down at Hermione's naked form, for the first time he noticed the bleeding bite marks on her chest, he scooped her up into his arms and carried her to the hospital wing.

Draco kicked the door open, "Madam Pomfrey, come quick!" Draco screamed.

A few moments later a very tired looking Poppy entered the Hospital wing.

"Yes child, what is it?" She asked through half closed eye lids.

"Hermione," Was all Draco could manage to day before he began to sob.

Upon hearing the Head Girls name Madam Pomfrey's eyes shot open. "What happened?" an unusually nervous sounding nurse asked.

"Hermione walked Harry and Ginny to the Gryffindor tower, after a
while I noticed she was taking an awful long time to return, I got
the worst feeling, like something bad happened to her. I went in
search of her, after a while I heard a scream, when I found her she
was alone, I tired to Ennervate her, but she instantly fell
unconscious again." He said in a sad voice.

"Did she say anything?" Poppy asked.

Draco hesitated, "I have to go, get Harry and Ginny, and please get the
Headmaster." Draco said as he turned and ran to the Gryffindor
Tower.

He ran up to Ginny dorm, being the Head Boy he was allowed in case
of an Emergency. He got to Ginny's bed and shook her awake.

"Mum, I don't want to get up!" Ginny grumbled.

"Gin, get up Hermione's hurt!" Draco pleased softly so no one else
in the dorm would wake up.

"Hermione?" Ginny said still half asleep. Like a rocket she sat up.

"Come on lets go!" She grabbed Draco and began pushing him toward
the door.

"Wait, we need to get Harry, and Weasley," Draco said.

"Ron, what do we need him?" Ginny asked.

"No time to explain, you get Harry and I will deal with your
brother, meet me in the common room." Draco said as they sprinted to
the 7th year boy's dorm.

Fifteen minutes later, Harry, Ginny, Draco and a still sleeping
levitated Ron were entering the hospital wing to a very concerned
looking Madam Pomfrey and an amused looking Dumbledore.

Harry and Ginny ran to Hermione who was still unconscious, Draco
levitated Ron to an empty bed and tied him to it.

"Mr. Malfoy what is the meaning of this?" Madam Pomfrey shrieked.

"You asked me what Hermione said when she woke," he paused. "She
said Ron, please don't let him hurt me!" Draco said as he winced.

Everyone stood shocked before Dumbledore spoke.

"Well, then we shall ask Mr. Weasley here, Ennervate!" Dumbledore
said with his wand pointing at Ron's chest.

Ron woke suddenly, "What the fuck, who the hell tied me up?"

Ignoring his question Draco spoke, "Hermione was attacked, I know
you were there, what happened?"

"Shut it Malfoy, I do not have the slightest inclination as to what
you are speaking of," Everyone one in the room stared at Ron with
mouths agape, Ron never spoke like that.

"If I find out you had anything to do with this I will rip you
apart," Draco growled.

"Right, as if you could. If I do recall correctly wasn't it an
American Mudblood bitch who beat you up summer after fourth year? Do
you really think you can take me?" Ron said with an evil grin.

Draco's eyes got huge at the realization he punched Ron as hard as
he could knocking him unconscious.

"Mr. Malfoy I think that was a little uncalled for. Mr. Weasley
may…" Dumbledore began.

"That," He pointed to Ron, "Is not Ron Weasley."

Yet again everyone in the room gasped.

"Draco what are you getting on about, I think I would know my own
brother when I see him" Ginny said very confused.

"Well what your brother just said was a secret. One and only one
other person knew, Blaise Zabini," Draco said calmly.

"Malfoy that is impossible, we saw them together, he is not using
Poly Juice potion, or being led by the imperious." Harry said as if
it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"You guys don't get it. No one else knew what happened, except
Zabini, he was there!" Draco huffed.

"Big deal, so he told Ron," Harry said simply.

Draco was getting frustrated that they weren't listening. "You still don't
get it, I was mortified, Blaise preformed a Wizard's oath, saying he
would never tell a soul." He said with a sigh.

The realization hit the room, "What are you trying to say Mr.
Malfoy?" Madam Pomfrey asked.

"The day my father died, I heard him talking about a spell he had
uncovered for Voldemort, it is old Dark Magic. It is called Mens Mentis Curo,
it is similar to the Imperious curse, except there is no way to tell if that a person is under it and I do not know the reversal spell." He said meekly.

"Poppy, do you have a potion that will keep Mr. Weasley
unconscious?" The Headmaster asked.

"Of course Albus." Madam Pomfrey said as she disappeared into her
office and come back with a vile and she poured it down Ron's
throat.