"There's bound to be more" Hermione said as she returned to normal.
"Nice work" Sirius commented to Hermione. She smiled and he turned his attention to Lupin.
"We should have known better than to ignore the intuition of a werewolf, and a friend- for that I am truly sorry" He gave a slight bow with his hand over his heart. The rest murmured in agreement and apology. Lupin gave his goofy smile and thanked everyone for the apology, though it wasn't necessary.
"Well, what do we do now?"
"Sleep" said Hermione and pointed to Ginny, who had fallen asleep on the floor. George picked her up.
"Where do we sleep?" He asked, cradling his sister in his arms.
"Good question" Lupin commented, "How about Gryffindor tower? Its safe, hidden, warm, and he can bunk in the common room" They all nodded in agreement, even Draco (who had slight apprehensions about it). They got to the tower and kindled the fire. Fred just had a really weird thought.
"Where exactly IS everybody?" They all looked around.
"Gone, obviously. They probably packed up and took the train to London. All the professors can take care of them, we just have to deal with the immediate problems."
They set up a watch schedule for the night and soon everyone who was supposed to be asleep was. Harry crept up to the boys' dormitories. He found his things ransacked, his cloak and map missing. Hedwig was gone, too. Harry swore and bolted down the stairs. Too late. The surprise attack had worked- they were losing. Harry cried "Accio Firebolt" and jumped just in time to land on the broom. He circled high above the action, shooting spells at the death eaters below. He noticed one of them had the map and cloak on him. Harry did a spectacular Wronsky Feint and resurfaced victorious. He pocketed the precious map and threw the cloak over his shoulders. He disappeared from view and continued his aerial assault on the Death Eaters. Soon, despite the dire odds, the death eaters were all paralyzed. Harry let out a deep breath.
Sirius and Remus began conjuring chains around the death eaters as fast as they could. They moved all the bodies to one side of the room, and being none too careful about it. As the adrenaline left Harry's bloodstream he could think again and pulled out the map. He scanned the whole of Hogwarts and found three medium sized platoons of Death Eaters. They could handle each group on their own, but all together they would be vastly outnumbered.
"Uh, Sirius, Professor Lupin? He might have a problem" Harry called as Lupin gave a malicious kick to one of the unconscious prisoners.
"What's the problem?" They asked, coming to stand next to Harry. Harry pointed at the pods of twenty men. They were housed in all the common rooms in the building.
"We have to get out of here" Remus said.
"Wait. Let's get some provisions first, then stake out the enemy. We need to know exactly who's here." Sirius said seriously (a/n: SOOOO CORNY!!! ;) ) Remus agreed and sent George and Fred to find food. Ginny collapsed once more, and Remus, Sirius, and Harry went to find the Death Eaters.
"Do you have a shirt I could wear?" Draco asked Hermione sheepishly. His shirt was in rags and barely holding on. Hermione nodded and led Draco to Harry's room. She rummaged around in Harry's trunk and extracted a blue flannel button down. He stripped off his shirt. A noise made him turn away from Hermione to look at the door. When he did, Hermione let out a gasp. Draco had forgotten the scars that laced his back. He cringed at Hermione's reaction. She would pity him now, or worse. He tried to get the shirt on before she could see more. He felt her hands tug on the shirt and he let it slip from his forearms. Her fingertips traced the scars down his back. He turned around to look at her, to see the horror on her face. He was surprised that it wasn't pity or revulsion. She was crying, peal like tears silently slipping down her face.
"What kind of person would do this to his own son?" she whispered. She looked into his eyes, and he didn't flinch.
"What's happed has happened" she said, "but Lucious will pay."
"No, Hermione. This is my battle to fight- my demons to face. I won't let his hate touch you" he said. A tear slipped down his own face and he felt Hermione's lips kiss the salty water away. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he pulled her close.
"I'll be okay. Don't worry. Lucious will pay, but it'll be me that makes him" he whispered, "Promise me" he pulled back from her and looked into her eyes.
"I promise" she whispered. He was so vulnerable, so childlike. Hermione kissed him, tangling her fingers through his blonde hair. He leaned into the kiss and deepened it. They melted together, one heart, one mind. He pulled her onto the bed, his breathing a bit rough.
"I love you" he said, opening his heart to her.
"I love you" she responded, being totally honest. He leaned down to kiss her again. His hands moved from her face down her sides. He gently tugged at the bottom of the shirt she wore. She stopped kissing him. Another tear slipped down her face. Draco understood- she was still frightened because of what she had already been through. He smiled and kissed her nose. He lay down next to her, wrapping his arms around her. She sank into his embrace, totally trusting him. She fell asleep, dreaming of kissing him.
"Nice work" Sirius commented to Hermione. She smiled and he turned his attention to Lupin.
"We should have known better than to ignore the intuition of a werewolf, and a friend- for that I am truly sorry" He gave a slight bow with his hand over his heart. The rest murmured in agreement and apology. Lupin gave his goofy smile and thanked everyone for the apology, though it wasn't necessary.
"Well, what do we do now?"
"Sleep" said Hermione and pointed to Ginny, who had fallen asleep on the floor. George picked her up.
"Where do we sleep?" He asked, cradling his sister in his arms.
"Good question" Lupin commented, "How about Gryffindor tower? Its safe, hidden, warm, and he can bunk in the common room" They all nodded in agreement, even Draco (who had slight apprehensions about it). They got to the tower and kindled the fire. Fred just had a really weird thought.
"Where exactly IS everybody?" They all looked around.
"Gone, obviously. They probably packed up and took the train to London. All the professors can take care of them, we just have to deal with the immediate problems."
They set up a watch schedule for the night and soon everyone who was supposed to be asleep was. Harry crept up to the boys' dormitories. He found his things ransacked, his cloak and map missing. Hedwig was gone, too. Harry swore and bolted down the stairs. Too late. The surprise attack had worked- they were losing. Harry cried "Accio Firebolt" and jumped just in time to land on the broom. He circled high above the action, shooting spells at the death eaters below. He noticed one of them had the map and cloak on him. Harry did a spectacular Wronsky Feint and resurfaced victorious. He pocketed the precious map and threw the cloak over his shoulders. He disappeared from view and continued his aerial assault on the Death Eaters. Soon, despite the dire odds, the death eaters were all paralyzed. Harry let out a deep breath.
Sirius and Remus began conjuring chains around the death eaters as fast as they could. They moved all the bodies to one side of the room, and being none too careful about it. As the adrenaline left Harry's bloodstream he could think again and pulled out the map. He scanned the whole of Hogwarts and found three medium sized platoons of Death Eaters. They could handle each group on their own, but all together they would be vastly outnumbered.
"Uh, Sirius, Professor Lupin? He might have a problem" Harry called as Lupin gave a malicious kick to one of the unconscious prisoners.
"What's the problem?" They asked, coming to stand next to Harry. Harry pointed at the pods of twenty men. They were housed in all the common rooms in the building.
"We have to get out of here" Remus said.
"Wait. Let's get some provisions first, then stake out the enemy. We need to know exactly who's here." Sirius said seriously (a/n: SOOOO CORNY!!! ;) ) Remus agreed and sent George and Fred to find food. Ginny collapsed once more, and Remus, Sirius, and Harry went to find the Death Eaters.
"Do you have a shirt I could wear?" Draco asked Hermione sheepishly. His shirt was in rags and barely holding on. Hermione nodded and led Draco to Harry's room. She rummaged around in Harry's trunk and extracted a blue flannel button down. He stripped off his shirt. A noise made him turn away from Hermione to look at the door. When he did, Hermione let out a gasp. Draco had forgotten the scars that laced his back. He cringed at Hermione's reaction. She would pity him now, or worse. He tried to get the shirt on before she could see more. He felt her hands tug on the shirt and he let it slip from his forearms. Her fingertips traced the scars down his back. He turned around to look at her, to see the horror on her face. He was surprised that it wasn't pity or revulsion. She was crying, peal like tears silently slipping down her face.
"What kind of person would do this to his own son?" she whispered. She looked into his eyes, and he didn't flinch.
"What's happed has happened" she said, "but Lucious will pay."
"No, Hermione. This is my battle to fight- my demons to face. I won't let his hate touch you" he said. A tear slipped down his own face and he felt Hermione's lips kiss the salty water away. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he pulled her close.
"I'll be okay. Don't worry. Lucious will pay, but it'll be me that makes him" he whispered, "Promise me" he pulled back from her and looked into her eyes.
"I promise" she whispered. He was so vulnerable, so childlike. Hermione kissed him, tangling her fingers through his blonde hair. He leaned into the kiss and deepened it. They melted together, one heart, one mind. He pulled her onto the bed, his breathing a bit rough.
"I love you" he said, opening his heart to her.
"I love you" she responded, being totally honest. He leaned down to kiss her again. His hands moved from her face down her sides. He gently tugged at the bottom of the shirt she wore. She stopped kissing him. Another tear slipped down her face. Draco understood- she was still frightened because of what she had already been through. He smiled and kissed her nose. He lay down next to her, wrapping his arms around her. She sank into his embrace, totally trusting him. She fell asleep, dreaming of kissing him.