Chapter Five: Snow, Andes, Frozen...possessed
"Where the bloody hell are we?!?!?!" Draco yelled over the wind that whipped through his body almost knocking him down. "Tell me god damn it!" He yelled again trying to get a response from Hermione who stood a few feet away from him.
"What? Cold?" She asked sarcastically from behind him. He jumped and turned around quickly to see that she wasn't there. He stood there for a few more moments before turning around to find Hermione only inches away smirking at him. He jumped again and fell backwards into the snow. He was freezing! How could she not be cold!?!?!
"Yes, as a matter of fact!" He yelled getting up quickly before he could get too wet from the snow. "Take us back to Hogwarts now!" He demanded glaring at Hermione who just laughed coldly as if it were a joke.
"Why? I think its quiet nice out here. I always thought Peru was a nice country. I've never been here till now though, but I like all the same." Hermione answered twirling with her arms out stretched. Why was she being so cruel to him?
"Hermione," Draco said firmly getting Hermione to look at him with a careless expression on her face. "Take us back to Hogwarts. Why are you being so cruel?" He asked gently moving forward so that he was able to place a caring hand on her cheek. Her eyes were cold and emotionless just like his used to be.
"To be able to survive in this cruel world you have to be cruel as well, that means getting rid of things that can hold you back. Things that can get you killed. Haven't you remembered what your father taught you?" She answered in a cruel voice. He stared at her dumbfounded.
"You're trying to kill me!!!" He screamed figuring out the truth at last.
"Not just you." She answered, but her voice was different from when she last spoke it was deeper crueler almost familiar.
"Who are you?" Draco asked narrowing his eyes at the girl that stood before him. Suddenly Hermione's eyes lost there coldness and turned confused.
"Draco?" She asked looking around her. "Why are we in the Andes Mountains?" She asked sounding afraid; she wrapped her arms around her shoulders to keep some heat in her body.
"So, you're telling me you don't know?" Draco demanded storming over to her and looking her in the eye.
"The last thing I remember is you looking into your room to see leprocons and goats in it since I knew you had a fear of them and then...well; now we're here." Hermione said looking even more confused. Her body jolted and her eyes became cold again, her arms dropped to her sides and she shoved Draco away with such force that he fell yet again.
"Hmm, I guess the witch is stronger then I thought but no matter." The cold voice said to it's self as Draco stood again. "It's not like she'll be able to blink back to the common room anyway I've blocked her magic so she wont be able to. I guess I proved Lucius wrong didn't I?" Draco couldn't believe that this was all coming from Hermione. Why would she be talking to herself like that? How did she know his father?!?!
"How do you know my father?" Draco asked cautiously watching her pretty face snap up at him annoyance glistening in her eyes.
"It'll be a shame to see you die, Young Master Malfoy. Your mother will be so upset, her only son dieing in the Andes Mountains from hypothermia. You could have been great you know," She said walking slowly around him. "But you shouldn't have become close with that goddess. And now...it'll cost you your life. Shame to see such a talented young man like you die."
"Voldermort?" Draco asked horrified. He had taken over Hermione's body!
"Thought you'd never figure it out! I guess you're not as dumb as you come out to be. I'll leave you two now to your fate." And with that the coldness vanished from her eyes and she crumpled to the ground her breath shallow and strained. Draco picked her up and started to walk. He found a cave not to far ahead and entered placing Hermione on the ground a yard or so away from the mouth of cave.
"Hermione? Hermione wake up!" He said shaking her slightly, she opened her eyes but closed them again.
"Too weak, I can't move." She said softly. Draco had to strain to here her.
"Hermione you are NOT going to die on me! Not yet anyways! We ARE going to find a way home! Now WAKE UP!" Draco practically yelled. Shaking her again.
"I can't blink us back the only way is to apperate. Do you have a wand on you?" She asked attempting to sit up but just slumped back onto the floor. Draco pulled her into the sitting position and held her close to him sideways against his body trying to keep himself and her warm for the time being.
"No, I'm sorry Hermione I don't. But can't you try something else that might help us?" Draco asked resting his chin on the top of her head.
"I could try flinging you all the way back to Hogwarts but it might not work. I might end up killing you somehow. I don't want to risk that, I love you too much to end up killing you in a desperate attempt to get home." Hermione said moving closer to him to help warm each other.
"You have to try blinking; you may be able to over come his block on your powers." Draco said trying to sound confident for both of them. She shook her head slightly frowning, but she lifted her head with a confident gleam in her eyes.
"I have an idea." She said causing hope to rise in Draco "He doesn't know all my powers and I do know another form of getting places. I could shimmer; the only problem is that I've only tried it once and I didn't go very far." Draco nodded and helped her to stand.
"Well, you're goanna have to try and get us home. Concentrate; try to imagine Hogwarts that might be easier." Draco said pulling Hermione into a tight embrace as she closed her eyes and concentrated. She opened her eyes a few minutes later to see that nothing happened. She tried again but to no avail, she was too weak.
"I can't. I'm too tired...so tired..."Hermione mumbled slumping against Draco slowly slipping from conciseness. Draco shook her to keep her awake.
"Hermione? Hermione! Wake up! You can not fall asleep on me now!" Draco yelled shaking her harder causing her to open her eyes. At that moment her legs gave out from under her and she slumped against his body closing her eyes again. The cold was getting to her and since Voldermort took over her body that takes away energy that could be used to keeping her awake long enough o shimmer them back to Hogwarts. Draco leaned her against the wall and she slowly slid down to the floor. Her breathing was shallow but he could feel her fighting to stay awake. Draco wrapped his arms around her trying to get some body heat between them when he felt her arms wrapping themselves around him as well.
"Close your eyes." She whispered "Help me concentrate." She whispered again squeezing her eyes shut and concentrating with all the strength she had left. Draco closed his eyes as well and pictured Hogwarts and their dorm rooms, her room his room, the big common room that everyone shared, in almost perfect detail. He felt the wind whipping fiercely around him but he dared not open his eyes. Slowly heat started to engulf their bodies and they hit solid floor with a great amount of force collapsing to the ground their legs not being able to hold their weight anymore. Draco landed on top of Hermione but managed not to crush her frail body under his weight by landing on his hands (in a push up position) trying desperately to hold himself up that way.
"Drake?" Hermione whispered before passing out soon followed by Draco falling to her right side slipping out of consciousness as well.
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Hermione tossed and turned trying to find a cool spot in the bed she was sleeping in. She kicked out to get rid of one of the many blankets that were piled on top of her. But to her dismay she couldn't move her legs. They felt numb and sore, it was then that she remembered Voldermort taking over her body and sending both her and Draco to the Andes. She opened her eyes, or at least attempted to before closing them from the bright sun light that streamed in through the windows of the infirmary. She coughed and her body radiated pain from her sudden movements. She heard the bustling of Madam Pomfry hurrying over to her noticing that she was finally awake.
"Ms. Granger! Thank Merlin you're awake! You and Mr. Malfoy here have been asleep for a good part of the week! We were starting to get worried that you two wouldn't wake after finding your common room unconscious and freezing!" Madam Pomfry ranted feeling Hermione's forehead, neck, temperature and her pulse. She then picked up the cup of water that was sitting on the side table and had Hermione drink from it in little sips while she got some potions to help break the fever. Once Pomfry was gone Hermione started to look around the hospital wing from her bed, her eyes soon wandered over to the bed next to her and saw that Draco was still asleep. She attempted to ease her self into his mind when she automatically whished she hadn't, a wave of noxiousness came over she making her dizzy. She put her face in her hands and waited for it to pass before easing herself out of bed onto the cold floor that she welcomely greeted since her body was way to hot to stay in her bed. She moved slowly over to Draco's bed taking her cup of water with her.
She sat and stared at his sleeping face. Lifting a shaky hand she placed it on his forehead but then moved it slowly to his cheek. He felt very hot just like she did. Probably had a fever or something like she did. She sighed and watched him for a while before his head turned to the side and he groaned. He must have felt her touch and opened one of his eyes to look at her before closing it again. She gave him a small smile and leaned forward and gave him a light kiss on the lips before getting up slowly and moving back to her bed unaware that Madam Pomfry had been watching this the whole time. When Hermione sat and got herself situated on the bed Pomfry came bustling over placing potions on both side tables and checking Draco like she had checked Hermione. Hermione snorted when she listened in to Pomfry's thoughts.
"So, you've been watching me while I sat with Draco hmm?" Hermione accused smirking at the face that the mediwitch made when she turned and picked up some potions that she was going to administer to Hermione.
"What you and Mr. Malfoy do in your privet life is none of my concern." Madam Pomfry answered professionally shaking a bottle of light green liquid before holding it up to the light.
"But you saw what I did, did you not?" persisted Hermione her smirk getting bigger by the second.
"Yes, I saw that you care for Mr. Malfoy greatly and the he cares for you."
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked loosing her smirk to look confused which she really was.
"Well. When you two were brought in here he had awoke but only to go back to sleep. But in that time that he was awake he only asked about you, to make sure you were alive and alright." Madam Pomfry elaborated Hermione nodded and took the bottle that was handed to her swallowing it all in one gulp making a face at the taste. "You're fever should break if you take that every three hours. You will not be going to class until the weekend!" Pomfry claimed before turning and administering Draco with the same potion but also another potion that was dark purple in color.
"What is that for?"
"It's to help him wake; I gave you the same to help you as well." She explained collecting the empty bottles and moving away to tend to another student in the bed across from her. Hermione sighed again and looked over at Draco who was frowning in his sleep tossing and turning now sweating slightly. He had a sheet, blanket, two quilts, and a down comforter on top of him and she was not surprised that he would be sweating a little the heat was cranked up quiet a bit in the hospital wing and Hermione her self was starting to feel very warm at the moment herself. She pushed her blankets back and sat cross-legged carefully massaging her legs and arms. She turned her attention to Draco who seemed to be waking up and feeling the heat that was much too great to stay under very long with all those blankets on top of him. After a few minutes he opened his eyes and sat up only to groan in pain and lay back down turning his head to look at Hermione. He gave a weak smile at her seeing that she was awake.
"I beat you." She said softly amusement hinting in her voice that had gone into its deadness again. He rolled his eyes and attempted to sit up. "Relax, I'll get the blankets for you." She stood and made her way over to his side pulling blankets off one by one till it was only a blanket and a sheet. She sat on the bed side looking tired and strained.
"How you feeling?" He asked noting her tired behavior.
"I've been better." She replied scaring him slightly for she sounded just like she did on the train. "Did you know we've been asleep for most of the week? Madam Pomfry isn't going to let us go till the weekend, which is in a few days." Draco nodded took hold of her arm and pulled her down to lie next to him. She did willingly turning on her side so that she was facing him.
"I don't think we can make each other any sicker by lying here together." Draco said making Hermione grin. She shivered and pulled the covers over her that she was lying on top of. The bed was kinda small but they managed to lay snuggled together anyway not caring what people thought as they entered and exited the Hospital wing.
"Where the bloody hell are we?!?!?!" Draco yelled over the wind that whipped through his body almost knocking him down. "Tell me god damn it!" He yelled again trying to get a response from Hermione who stood a few feet away from him.
"What? Cold?" She asked sarcastically from behind him. He jumped and turned around quickly to see that she wasn't there. He stood there for a few more moments before turning around to find Hermione only inches away smirking at him. He jumped again and fell backwards into the snow. He was freezing! How could she not be cold!?!?!
"Yes, as a matter of fact!" He yelled getting up quickly before he could get too wet from the snow. "Take us back to Hogwarts now!" He demanded glaring at Hermione who just laughed coldly as if it were a joke.
"Why? I think its quiet nice out here. I always thought Peru was a nice country. I've never been here till now though, but I like all the same." Hermione answered twirling with her arms out stretched. Why was she being so cruel to him?
"Hermione," Draco said firmly getting Hermione to look at him with a careless expression on her face. "Take us back to Hogwarts. Why are you being so cruel?" He asked gently moving forward so that he was able to place a caring hand on her cheek. Her eyes were cold and emotionless just like his used to be.
"To be able to survive in this cruel world you have to be cruel as well, that means getting rid of things that can hold you back. Things that can get you killed. Haven't you remembered what your father taught you?" She answered in a cruel voice. He stared at her dumbfounded.
"You're trying to kill me!!!" He screamed figuring out the truth at last.
"Not just you." She answered, but her voice was different from when she last spoke it was deeper crueler almost familiar.
"Who are you?" Draco asked narrowing his eyes at the girl that stood before him. Suddenly Hermione's eyes lost there coldness and turned confused.
"Draco?" She asked looking around her. "Why are we in the Andes Mountains?" She asked sounding afraid; she wrapped her arms around her shoulders to keep some heat in her body.
"So, you're telling me you don't know?" Draco demanded storming over to her and looking her in the eye.
"The last thing I remember is you looking into your room to see leprocons and goats in it since I knew you had a fear of them and then...well; now we're here." Hermione said looking even more confused. Her body jolted and her eyes became cold again, her arms dropped to her sides and she shoved Draco away with such force that he fell yet again.
"Hmm, I guess the witch is stronger then I thought but no matter." The cold voice said to it's self as Draco stood again. "It's not like she'll be able to blink back to the common room anyway I've blocked her magic so she wont be able to. I guess I proved Lucius wrong didn't I?" Draco couldn't believe that this was all coming from Hermione. Why would she be talking to herself like that? How did she know his father?!?!
"How do you know my father?" Draco asked cautiously watching her pretty face snap up at him annoyance glistening in her eyes.
"It'll be a shame to see you die, Young Master Malfoy. Your mother will be so upset, her only son dieing in the Andes Mountains from hypothermia. You could have been great you know," She said walking slowly around him. "But you shouldn't have become close with that goddess. And now...it'll cost you your life. Shame to see such a talented young man like you die."
"Voldermort?" Draco asked horrified. He had taken over Hermione's body!
"Thought you'd never figure it out! I guess you're not as dumb as you come out to be. I'll leave you two now to your fate." And with that the coldness vanished from her eyes and she crumpled to the ground her breath shallow and strained. Draco picked her up and started to walk. He found a cave not to far ahead and entered placing Hermione on the ground a yard or so away from the mouth of cave.
"Hermione? Hermione wake up!" He said shaking her slightly, she opened her eyes but closed them again.
"Too weak, I can't move." She said softly. Draco had to strain to here her.
"Hermione you are NOT going to die on me! Not yet anyways! We ARE going to find a way home! Now WAKE UP!" Draco practically yelled. Shaking her again.
"I can't blink us back the only way is to apperate. Do you have a wand on you?" She asked attempting to sit up but just slumped back onto the floor. Draco pulled her into the sitting position and held her close to him sideways against his body trying to keep himself and her warm for the time being.
"No, I'm sorry Hermione I don't. But can't you try something else that might help us?" Draco asked resting his chin on the top of her head.
"I could try flinging you all the way back to Hogwarts but it might not work. I might end up killing you somehow. I don't want to risk that, I love you too much to end up killing you in a desperate attempt to get home." Hermione said moving closer to him to help warm each other.
"You have to try blinking; you may be able to over come his block on your powers." Draco said trying to sound confident for both of them. She shook her head slightly frowning, but she lifted her head with a confident gleam in her eyes.
"I have an idea." She said causing hope to rise in Draco "He doesn't know all my powers and I do know another form of getting places. I could shimmer; the only problem is that I've only tried it once and I didn't go very far." Draco nodded and helped her to stand.
"Well, you're goanna have to try and get us home. Concentrate; try to imagine Hogwarts that might be easier." Draco said pulling Hermione into a tight embrace as she closed her eyes and concentrated. She opened her eyes a few minutes later to see that nothing happened. She tried again but to no avail, she was too weak.
"I can't. I'm too tired...so tired..."Hermione mumbled slumping against Draco slowly slipping from conciseness. Draco shook her to keep her awake.
"Hermione? Hermione! Wake up! You can not fall asleep on me now!" Draco yelled shaking her harder causing her to open her eyes. At that moment her legs gave out from under her and she slumped against his body closing her eyes again. The cold was getting to her and since Voldermort took over her body that takes away energy that could be used to keeping her awake long enough o shimmer them back to Hogwarts. Draco leaned her against the wall and she slowly slid down to the floor. Her breathing was shallow but he could feel her fighting to stay awake. Draco wrapped his arms around her trying to get some body heat between them when he felt her arms wrapping themselves around him as well.
"Close your eyes." She whispered "Help me concentrate." She whispered again squeezing her eyes shut and concentrating with all the strength she had left. Draco closed his eyes as well and pictured Hogwarts and their dorm rooms, her room his room, the big common room that everyone shared, in almost perfect detail. He felt the wind whipping fiercely around him but he dared not open his eyes. Slowly heat started to engulf their bodies and they hit solid floor with a great amount of force collapsing to the ground their legs not being able to hold their weight anymore. Draco landed on top of Hermione but managed not to crush her frail body under his weight by landing on his hands (in a push up position) trying desperately to hold himself up that way.
"Drake?" Hermione whispered before passing out soon followed by Draco falling to her right side slipping out of consciousness as well.
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Hermione tossed and turned trying to find a cool spot in the bed she was sleeping in. She kicked out to get rid of one of the many blankets that were piled on top of her. But to her dismay she couldn't move her legs. They felt numb and sore, it was then that she remembered Voldermort taking over her body and sending both her and Draco to the Andes. She opened her eyes, or at least attempted to before closing them from the bright sun light that streamed in through the windows of the infirmary. She coughed and her body radiated pain from her sudden movements. She heard the bustling of Madam Pomfry hurrying over to her noticing that she was finally awake.
"Ms. Granger! Thank Merlin you're awake! You and Mr. Malfoy here have been asleep for a good part of the week! We were starting to get worried that you two wouldn't wake after finding your common room unconscious and freezing!" Madam Pomfry ranted feeling Hermione's forehead, neck, temperature and her pulse. She then picked up the cup of water that was sitting on the side table and had Hermione drink from it in little sips while she got some potions to help break the fever. Once Pomfry was gone Hermione started to look around the hospital wing from her bed, her eyes soon wandered over to the bed next to her and saw that Draco was still asleep. She attempted to ease her self into his mind when she automatically whished she hadn't, a wave of noxiousness came over she making her dizzy. She put her face in her hands and waited for it to pass before easing herself out of bed onto the cold floor that she welcomely greeted since her body was way to hot to stay in her bed. She moved slowly over to Draco's bed taking her cup of water with her.
She sat and stared at his sleeping face. Lifting a shaky hand she placed it on his forehead but then moved it slowly to his cheek. He felt very hot just like she did. Probably had a fever or something like she did. She sighed and watched him for a while before his head turned to the side and he groaned. He must have felt her touch and opened one of his eyes to look at her before closing it again. She gave him a small smile and leaned forward and gave him a light kiss on the lips before getting up slowly and moving back to her bed unaware that Madam Pomfry had been watching this the whole time. When Hermione sat and got herself situated on the bed Pomfry came bustling over placing potions on both side tables and checking Draco like she had checked Hermione. Hermione snorted when she listened in to Pomfry's thoughts.
"So, you've been watching me while I sat with Draco hmm?" Hermione accused smirking at the face that the mediwitch made when she turned and picked up some potions that she was going to administer to Hermione.
"What you and Mr. Malfoy do in your privet life is none of my concern." Madam Pomfry answered professionally shaking a bottle of light green liquid before holding it up to the light.
"But you saw what I did, did you not?" persisted Hermione her smirk getting bigger by the second.
"Yes, I saw that you care for Mr. Malfoy greatly and the he cares for you."
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked loosing her smirk to look confused which she really was.
"Well. When you two were brought in here he had awoke but only to go back to sleep. But in that time that he was awake he only asked about you, to make sure you were alive and alright." Madam Pomfry elaborated Hermione nodded and took the bottle that was handed to her swallowing it all in one gulp making a face at the taste. "You're fever should break if you take that every three hours. You will not be going to class until the weekend!" Pomfry claimed before turning and administering Draco with the same potion but also another potion that was dark purple in color.
"What is that for?"
"It's to help him wake; I gave you the same to help you as well." She explained collecting the empty bottles and moving away to tend to another student in the bed across from her. Hermione sighed again and looked over at Draco who was frowning in his sleep tossing and turning now sweating slightly. He had a sheet, blanket, two quilts, and a down comforter on top of him and she was not surprised that he would be sweating a little the heat was cranked up quiet a bit in the hospital wing and Hermione her self was starting to feel very warm at the moment herself. She pushed her blankets back and sat cross-legged carefully massaging her legs and arms. She turned her attention to Draco who seemed to be waking up and feeling the heat that was much too great to stay under very long with all those blankets on top of him. After a few minutes he opened his eyes and sat up only to groan in pain and lay back down turning his head to look at Hermione. He gave a weak smile at her seeing that she was awake.
"I beat you." She said softly amusement hinting in her voice that had gone into its deadness again. He rolled his eyes and attempted to sit up. "Relax, I'll get the blankets for you." She stood and made her way over to his side pulling blankets off one by one till it was only a blanket and a sheet. She sat on the bed side looking tired and strained.
"How you feeling?" He asked noting her tired behavior.
"I've been better." She replied scaring him slightly for she sounded just like she did on the train. "Did you know we've been asleep for most of the week? Madam Pomfry isn't going to let us go till the weekend, which is in a few days." Draco nodded took hold of her arm and pulled her down to lie next to him. She did willingly turning on her side so that she was facing him.
"I don't think we can make each other any sicker by lying here together." Draco said making Hermione grin. She shivered and pulled the covers over her that she was lying on top of. The bed was kinda small but they managed to lay snuggled together anyway not caring what people thought as they entered and exited the Hospital wing.