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"Thank you so much Harry!" Hermionie squealed "I knew you would do anything to help the wizarding world"
"I know I would do anything for the wizarding world ,Hermionie, but what about you. Why did you agree to Malfoy?" Harry looked suspiciously at Hermionie.
"Harry Potter! How dare you!" Hermionie shouted widening her eyes in shock ,but she could feel a heat creeping up her neck.
"And ,as we are on that subject, why did Malfoy ask you of all people to help him?" Harry was curious to know why the purebld Slytherin would go to a filthy mudblood for help on his plan.
"Malfoy needed someone who had an interest in research, had been in the spotlight of battle and who was familiar with the muggle world. He did not want to allow many people on his secret and I fitted all those categories." Hermionie looked proud as she stood up and flattened her robes to get ready to apparate with Harry to Malfoy's house. Harry watched her. His eyes widened as he saw the robes she was wearing.
"Where did you get enough money to buy those?" Harry was staring unashamedly at the green silk and silver buttons.
Hermionie blushed slightly "Malfoy got them for me ,because I didn't have enough time to pack before going to his house" Hermionie spoke as casually as she could ,as if it was normal to buy your enemies highly expensive robes.
"So he- wait you said you were staying at his house?" Harry confronted her.
"No it slipped my mind ,but Malfoy said that if we were going to be working to defeat Voldemort together, we should stay together as we shall be apparating back and forth a lot and we shall have to work on the plan together" Hermionie wasn't being entirely truthful. She knew that if she told Harry that he would have to live with Malfoy then he would certainly refuse helping him defeat Voldemort.
"Well, I guess we shall have to get used to each others company if we are to be working together" Harry sighed. "But what am I going to tell Ginny?"
"Tell her you've got some auror expedition or something that would mean you could only come home for holidays or really crucial things" Hermionie suggested. "Leave her a message and you are to give her no hint of what you are doing." Hermionie left the room to give Harry some privacy while he wrote a note to his wife and started thinking about what Harry had said about Malfoy giving her silk robes just because she hadn't had enough time to get her own clothes. It was weird. Harry was right about that. Who would give their enemy extremely expensive clothes? And why had Hermionie given in so quickly to Malfoy's pleading? Maybe it was because of her wandless position? Maybe it was her desperation to do something to bring Voldemort down? She had no idea what had made her give in so easily. Before she could ponder more on the subject, Harry came out of the room ,wearing much more elegant-looking wizards robes and ready to go to Malfoy's house. Hermionie stifled a laugh when she saw that Harry had changed his robes.
"What?" Harry asked amused
"You know that Malfoy's house isn't as grand as you are expecting it to be. In fact, I think it is just about the same size as your aunt's home" Harry's eyes widened.
"How is he surviving?" Harry asked in mock incredulity "I thought he grew up in a mansion with at least 300 rooms"
"He did ,but looks like fate has changed him" Hermionie held out her hand. "Now don't argue with him the moment we get there"
"Fat chance" Harry snorted"
"Well at least try to get along with him. I assure you he has changed a lot since our school days" Hermionie said her last sentence with a sigh.
"All right!" Harry rolled his eyes "Now let's go"
There was a faint pop in the hallway of Grimmauld place before Harry and Hermionie landed outside Malfoy's house. Hermionie sent a patronus in to tell him that Harry was here and needed to be told the house's presence. Draco smirked as he saw Hermionie's patronus. He knew she would be able to convince Potter.
"Hello Granger, Potter" Draco left the house and nodded at the two Gryffindor's. "Brunch is ready. Come on in." Draco turned around and strided inside his house before gesturing them to follow him. Harry looked at Hermionie questioningly and she nodded ,encouraging him to step foot inside Draco's house. Harry was surprised at the simplicity of the house. It looked just like any other muggle house. Outside and Inside. He wondered how the rich Malfoy heir could bear to live like this. As the three of them went into the large kitchen/dining room, they were all thinking the same thing -how were they going to get along?
Draco lead the two Gryffindors to the rectangular dining table ,where a feast lay waiting. There was everything a welcoming feast would require: lamb chops, chicken burgers, sausages with gravy, mashed potato, fries, salad... Draco chuckled as he watched his two companions' mouths hang open. Harry was shaked from his reverie at human-like behaviour of the Death Eater and was suddenly suspicious and wary of the food. Hermionie simply smiled at Draco and sat at the table ,smoothing her robes. Draco joined Hermionie ,handing out plates to her and Harry ,who had followed suit and sat down.
"Did you make this all by yourself ,Malfoy?" Harry asked ,loading his plate ,but not touching anything.
"Yes, I learnt cooking from the house elves just before I left home" Draco was taking a chicken burger from the tower at the centre of the table.
"How are we supposed to trust that this isn't poisoned?" Harry asked directly. Draco sighed and placed his burger down on his plate.
"Let's just get this over with ,shall we, all this Death Eater business" Draco looked resigned.
"Wait a minute, does that mean that you haven't even told Hermionie yet about your sudden 'change of heart'?" Harry asked raging at Malfoy and looking at Hermionie for an explanation.
"I told Granger that I had a change of heart about a year ago ,but I didn't go into detail. I didn't want to explain it twice." Draco was staring at Harry ,who looked at Hermionie for answers.
"Hermionie does that mean that you trust-" Harry started.
"Let's allow Malfoy to carry on with his story" Hermionie cut in.
"Well, as you know in sixth year, I was given a task to kill Dumbledore. At first, I was overjoyed at the prospect of finally doing something so honourable for the Dark Lord. I loved the idea ,but as the year dragged on ,I started getting anxious. My plan wasn't woking. The vanishing cabinet was refusing to work and the deadline was coming closer. You found me ,Potter, crying in the boys toilets. That was my worst moment. I was angry. Angry at everything and everyone and when you came in Harry I readily lashed out at you. Not because I hated you ,but because I knew that you were right. And I knew that your side was the side that I could never be on. I was wrong ,but being a child I was simply following in my father's footsteps ,as many other children across the world do. I didn't think that a few years later I would be here." Draco paused for a moment ,reliving those years memories. Hermionie carried on for him ,trying to clarify what she knew.
"But you carried on trying to fullfill Voldemort's orders as you were too scared to disobey him and place your family's life in danger. On the day Dumbledore died you went and met him in the air ,while he was coming back to the school. You lead him to the astronomy tower and then..." Hermionie couldn't carry on her voice was obstructed. Harry was there when that happened and took over.
"You faced Dumbledore and raised your wand at him ,but you didn't strike. Dumbledore played for time and acted as if you were still a child and an innocent boy at Hogwarts. Then you showed him what you had become. He denied it and said that you weren't a killer -that he could save you and your family. All you had to do was agree. You were starting to lower your wand ,when Bellatrix Lestrange, Fenrir Greyback, Antonin Dolohov and a few other Death Eaters joined you up at the tower. Then you were scared. You knew you would have to kill him when you didn't want to. The Snape came and did the dirty work for you." Harry finished. Malfoy was pale and Hermionie was listening intently to Harry. He had never given her or Ron a proper account of what went on when Dumbledore had died.
"How do you know?" Draco asked ,his voice slightly croaky.
"I was there. Standing just feet away from you. Dumbledore had paralysed me to keep me safe." Harry was batting his eyelids and taking deep breaths ,trying to stop himself from breaking down in front of Malfoy.
"You saw the whole thing?" Harry nodded in response.
"Since then I have never been fully loyal to my master. Up until a year ago, I only killed because I was scared of what he would do to me if I refused. Then I started thinking what you heroes would be able to do if you had someone in Voldemort's inner circle on your side. I started gaining my masters trust and started working my way up. Being Voldemort's favourite, meant that I could get away with out actually doing any killing. As I worked my way up, I tried to find out more about my masters weaknesses and eventually I struck gold. I started formulating a plan and here I am today ,working with two Gryffindors to bring my master down" Draco ended dramatically and then stared at his companions seeing how they would react to his truthfulness. Hermionie looked interested and releived and Harry looked something between loathing and amazement. The rest of their brunch passed in silence with only two or three attempts at conversation from Hermionie.
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