A/N- Sorry this took a long time to write. I've been very busy.
Disclaimer- I own nothing but the plot.

Chapter 8-Another DE Meeting

I was about to start shaking again, but the author was getting sick of it. So this
time Malfoy turned pale and started shaking. It was his mother. "Draco, I'm sorry. Why did
you try to go against Voldemort? Why?"

"Mother, I had no choice. Can't you help somehow? "

"You're father will kill us..."

I cut in. "What do you think is going to happen?"

"Hermione, I'm trying to get us out of here, would you mind laying off the
sarcasem for five minutes?"

I fell silent. Malfoy kept trying to get his mother to help us, but she got too scared
and left. "O.K., your mother cares about her own neck more than ours, so what's your plan."

This time I knew I went too far. Malfoy started crying. I'm sure I would too, but
I know my parents wouldn't... would they? They lived close by...

Again someone was coming. It was a house elf. We were told to go to the meeting
room. Malfoy led the way, his face pale. At first, he had tried to run, but the elf used its own
magic. I followed without trying to escape. I'd rather not have a huge bruse on my head. We
entered the room. It was filled with death eaters. Voldemort was standing in the middle, with
a snakish grin on his face. "So, mudblood, you are human again. And you, who's father is a
faithful follower of myself, helped her. Did you think you'd be forgiven? I do not forgive.
Tratiors deserve only one thing, boy, death."

Malfoy did not face Voldemort, he stared at his father, with a hating look. "Blood
is thicker than water, Father, but I supposed cowards like you don't think that way."

"Boy, only a coward would disobey orders." Voldemort said.

"Only a coward would follow a snake."

"How dare you talk that way in front of me. I shall give you your punishment...
Avada Kedavra!"

I shut my eyes. Mrs. Malfoy lay in front of Draco. She had sacrificed herself to
protect him. Now no one in this room could hurt him... but I was still in danger. Voldemort
seemed to be thinking the same thing. Everyone was staring at me. I said the first thing that
popped in my head. "Accio Portkey!"

I grabbed Draco's hand and before anyone could move, a silver snake was flying
toward me. I snatched it, hoping that it would lead me anywhere except this house. It started
to pull Draco and me somewhere. We landed in the dungeons...

A/N- Don't you love cliff hangers? I'll put this up as soon as I can! Chapter 9 is going to be
the last chapter. If anyone thinks I should make a romance between Draco and Hermione...
tough! Review anyway!


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