A/N: This is a chapter fic, it contains: angst, romance, no serious stuff until later, and I use the song Here's To The Night (Eve 6) later.
Here's To The Night
By: Antares Altair
Draco looked at her "Oh crap." He said. He couldn't help but wonder, which memory she had been through, by the look on her face, it appeared as if she had met Lucius, but he couldn't be sure. "Hermione-" he began, but got cut off by Snape "Well, it appears as if everyone's back, so pack up and leave." Hermione said nothing but promptly hauled her cauldron back to where Harry and Ron where, and gathered her things in silence. Draco, doing the same, proceeded out the door and towards the Slytherin common room. "Salazar!" he said, and the rocks vanished, allowing him access to the place in which there where several chairs and a fireplace crackling. Moving on to the dormitories, he threw his bags down on the four-poster bed, promptly collapsing and starting on his arithmacy homework. Half-way through, he lost his concentration, he couldn't help but wonder if Hermione would be able to do her homework, after all, he knew that he hadn't been able to do much of anything, after he had narrowly escaped his father. With thoughts of Lucius on his mind, he finished what he could of the homework, and headed down for the evening meal.
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Try as she might, she had no way of being able to finish her homework, she hadn't said a word to Harry or Ron, and refused to talk to anyone. The thoughts of the whip, bearing fresh in her mind, she had gathered a good idea of why this potion was made illegal, and thought it was rightfully so. Poor Draco, she couldn't believe that he had to go through that more than once, what an awful curse. After many failed attempts at her homework, she gave in and fell asleep, until she was awakened by Lavender and told to go to supper. Walking in silence, she followed Parvarti to the Great Hall, where she looked over at the Slytherin table, to see the silver hared Draco, laughing with Crabbe and Goyle. Sighing, she sat down at the Gryffindor table, and ate carefully, not saying a word.
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Draco was walking through the corridors, on his way to nowhere in particular, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning around he saw an unruly mop of hair, covering bizarrely green eyes in glasses. "What do you want Potter?" he asked in a drawling voice. "Well, I've noticed that ever since potions, in which Hermione was paired with YOU, she hasn't talked to anyone, and even weirder, she hasn't done her homework!" Harry replied. "So, you assume that since she was with me in Potions, I'm to blame for her acting weirdly?" he retorted. "Well," said Harry in a cautious manner "it does seem an interesting coincidence that immediately after she had been paired with you, she's started acting funny." "I may not be on the best terms with your little mudblood friend, but she is female and I have been taught that it is improper to harm women, now, if you'll excuse me, I fear I will be late." Draco said, walking away.
Upon reaching the dormitory where he stayed, he sat down on the bed and began rummaging through his chest for a spare bit of parchment and a quill.
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"Are you sure he didn't say anything else?" Ron asked. "I'm sure" replied Harry. "Should we ask Hermione something about it though?" "Ask me what?" a voice from behind them said. "Oh, um, well, Harry and I've been noticing that, well you've been acting a bit off, and we thought it might have something to do with Malfoy, so Harry went and asked the git, and he said that he wouldn't hurt you because you where a girl." Ron supplied. "Well," replied Hermione "I suppose it kinda does have something to do with Malfoy. And Ron, don't use that language it's not his fault. (Ron who was cursing in the background, abruptly stopped) No matter though, I've got to go." As she left Harry drew Ron's attention to a sheet of parchment with what looked like green ink on it, that was grasped firmly in Hermione's right hand.
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"There" Draco said to no one "done, now all I can do is wait and pray she'll come." Sending off the owl, he leaned back on the wall behind him, "I hope she isn't scarred for life, no one, not even I deserve the kind of punishment my father is capable of." He thought.
*****4 Hours Later*****
Moving up the stairs out of the dungeons, Draco began to head for the main hall, which led to an exit from the castle, he had exactly 15 minutes to get to the lakeside. A scratching noise reached his ears. Mrs. Norris. Quickly moving to a hidden pathway, he waited for a few minutes until he saw the cat had disappeared. Continuing on, he made it to the place he was supposed to meet with her, having two minutes to spare. Sitting down on a large rock, he was able to see both entrances to Hogwarts. Soon after, he saw a dark figure come from the nearest door, it moved quickly towards him.
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Sitting beside him on the rock, Hermione pulled off the hood of her cloak. "You came." Said Draco. "Of course I came, It isn't like me to stand someone up." She replied So "I'm here, what do you want?" Draco looked at with a softness in his eyes she had never seen before. "I wanted to know," he replied "what exactly you saw in my memories, which one you went through, and I figured you'd like to know the same." Hermione nodded, of course she did. "Also," he continued "I heard from Potter that you've been acting a bit off, and I'm wondering why, so, care to give any answers?" Hermione bit her lip and looked at him "Tell me what you saw first," she said to him "then I'll talk." "Fine," Draco replied "I saw you, when you where 10 or 11, going out on Halloween, dressed as a witch, and a rather cheesy one at that I might add, no offense. I saw your magic working, and you getting your letter from Hogwarts. Quite interesting, it is, the way muggles do Halloween. There, now you know, are you going to answer my question?" Hermione smiled, "Maybe." Draco looked frustrated. "Witch with an attitude" he muttered "Oh fine," she began "I saw you when you where with your father, in the dungeons," she winced at the thought "I felt the whip marks on your back, and they way the rubbed against the stone wall as Lucius did the unforgivable curse, and another curse, much like it, but more painful, probably one that should be unforgivable as well. They where both awful, I've never felt anything like it, it was like, my muscles where being shredded and ripped from my skin, and my every nerve where being sliced up into millions of pieces with a white-hot knife." She began to sob, recalling the pain. Draco drew her into him, and let her cry on his shoulder. "It's okay." She heard him say "It's okay, you'll never feel anything like that again." Looking up at him, she said "But you will, won't you?" Draco said nothing, but looked straight ahead. Hermione put her hands around his back and inside his shirt. Draco twitched at this movement, but said nothing. Moving her hands along his spine, to his shoulders, he felt the long and wide gash marks that whips had left. She traced them with her fingers and looked at him with pity in her eyes. "Don't say anything to any
one about any of this." He said. She nodded solemnly. He put his arms around her and closed his eyes. A faint barking sound and his eyes shot open. "Hermione, we've got to move." He said quietly. "Why?" she asked. "Because" he replied "Fang." Looking towards the Forbidden Forest Hermione saw a man, twice the size of a normal man, and a dog, a giant Boarhound to be exact. "Shit..." Hermione said. "Granger, I didn't know you cussed." Draco said, laughing lightly. "Shuttup Malfoy." She replied. Standing up, Hermione and Draco began slink towards the castle, but too late, OOOOOOORRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! An awful sound filled the night. "Run." Hissed Draco. Without looking back, they broke into a fast sprint, Draco pulling ahead with his long stride, lengthy legs do come in handy you know. They had almost reached the giant doors leading into the castle, when Hermione tripped and fell, Draco didn't notice until Fang was only a few yards from her, swiftly turning around, he ran back to her. "Whoa! Easy Fang!" they heard a booming voice call. " "Ermione, Draco, what 'ar you ter doing here? Yer supposed to be in bed!" "Yes," Hermione hastily replied "We know, Draco had me come out here so he could ask me a question about school, and when we heard you coming...." "Alright, I won't report ya, seeing as how it was about schoolwork an such, but get back ter bed! Now!" Hagrid replied. Once they had walked out of earshot Draco turned to Hermione and said "You lied to a teacher! First cussing, now this! I can't believe it." "Yah," Hermione replied "I've been hanging out with you far too much." Draco laughed, a smile tugging at his lips. Stepping inside the castle, they fell immediately silent, and stayed that way until they reached the Gryffindor portrait. Hermione turned to Draco, looking at him "Well, goodbye, I suppose I'll see you in Care of Magical Creatures?" "Yah," he replied softly "goodbye." Turning away, they returned their separate paths.
A/N: HeeHeeHee, more to come, if I get enough reviews!!!! Next time there might be more romance, not real sure yet, I've got a couple of ideas. ::smiles evilly::
Disclaimer: People/Places/Things/Other copyrighted material belong to J.K. Rowling, or, more appropriately, Warner Bros.
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Here's To The Night
By: Antares Altair
Draco looked at her "Oh crap." He said. He couldn't help but wonder, which memory she had been through, by the look on her face, it appeared as if she had met Lucius, but he couldn't be sure. "Hermione-" he began, but got cut off by Snape "Well, it appears as if everyone's back, so pack up and leave." Hermione said nothing but promptly hauled her cauldron back to where Harry and Ron where, and gathered her things in silence. Draco, doing the same, proceeded out the door and towards the Slytherin common room. "Salazar!" he said, and the rocks vanished, allowing him access to the place in which there where several chairs and a fireplace crackling. Moving on to the dormitories, he threw his bags down on the four-poster bed, promptly collapsing and starting on his arithmacy homework. Half-way through, he lost his concentration, he couldn't help but wonder if Hermione would be able to do her homework, after all, he knew that he hadn't been able to do much of anything, after he had narrowly escaped his father. With thoughts of Lucius on his mind, he finished what he could of the homework, and headed down for the evening meal.
~~~
Try as she might, she had no way of being able to finish her homework, she hadn't said a word to Harry or Ron, and refused to talk to anyone. The thoughts of the whip, bearing fresh in her mind, she had gathered a good idea of why this potion was made illegal, and thought it was rightfully so. Poor Draco, she couldn't believe that he had to go through that more than once, what an awful curse. After many failed attempts at her homework, she gave in and fell asleep, until she was awakened by Lavender and told to go to supper. Walking in silence, she followed Parvarti to the Great Hall, where she looked over at the Slytherin table, to see the silver hared Draco, laughing with Crabbe and Goyle. Sighing, she sat down at the Gryffindor table, and ate carefully, not saying a word.
~~~
Draco was walking through the corridors, on his way to nowhere in particular, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning around he saw an unruly mop of hair, covering bizarrely green eyes in glasses. "What do you want Potter?" he asked in a drawling voice. "Well, I've noticed that ever since potions, in which Hermione was paired with YOU, she hasn't talked to anyone, and even weirder, she hasn't done her homework!" Harry replied. "So, you assume that since she was with me in Potions, I'm to blame for her acting weirdly?" he retorted. "Well," said Harry in a cautious manner "it does seem an interesting coincidence that immediately after she had been paired with you, she's started acting funny." "I may not be on the best terms with your little mudblood friend, but she is female and I have been taught that it is improper to harm women, now, if you'll excuse me, I fear I will be late." Draco said, walking away.
Upon reaching the dormitory where he stayed, he sat down on the bed and began rummaging through his chest for a spare bit of parchment and a quill.
~~~
"Are you sure he didn't say anything else?" Ron asked. "I'm sure" replied Harry. "Should we ask Hermione something about it though?" "Ask me what?" a voice from behind them said. "Oh, um, well, Harry and I've been noticing that, well you've been acting a bit off, and we thought it might have something to do with Malfoy, so Harry went and asked the git, and he said that he wouldn't hurt you because you where a girl." Ron supplied. "Well," replied Hermione "I suppose it kinda does have something to do with Malfoy. And Ron, don't use that language it's not his fault. (Ron who was cursing in the background, abruptly stopped) No matter though, I've got to go." As she left Harry drew Ron's attention to a sheet of parchment with what looked like green ink on it, that was grasped firmly in Hermione's right hand.
~~~
"There" Draco said to no one "done, now all I can do is wait and pray she'll come." Sending off the owl, he leaned back on the wall behind him, "I hope she isn't scarred for life, no one, not even I deserve the kind of punishment my father is capable of." He thought.
*****4 Hours Later*****
Moving up the stairs out of the dungeons, Draco began to head for the main hall, which led to an exit from the castle, he had exactly 15 minutes to get to the lakeside. A scratching noise reached his ears. Mrs. Norris. Quickly moving to a hidden pathway, he waited for a few minutes until he saw the cat had disappeared. Continuing on, he made it to the place he was supposed to meet with her, having two minutes to spare. Sitting down on a large rock, he was able to see both entrances to Hogwarts. Soon after, he saw a dark figure come from the nearest door, it moved quickly towards him.
~~~
Sitting beside him on the rock, Hermione pulled off the hood of her cloak. "You came." Said Draco. "Of course I came, It isn't like me to stand someone up." She replied So "I'm here, what do you want?" Draco looked at with a softness in his eyes she had never seen before. "I wanted to know," he replied "what exactly you saw in my memories, which one you went through, and I figured you'd like to know the same." Hermione nodded, of course she did. "Also," he continued "I heard from Potter that you've been acting a bit off, and I'm wondering why, so, care to give any answers?" Hermione bit her lip and looked at him "Tell me what you saw first," she said to him "then I'll talk." "Fine," Draco replied "I saw you, when you where 10 or 11, going out on Halloween, dressed as a witch, and a rather cheesy one at that I might add, no offense. I saw your magic working, and you getting your letter from Hogwarts. Quite interesting, it is, the way muggles do Halloween. There, now you know, are you going to answer my question?" Hermione smiled, "Maybe." Draco looked frustrated. "Witch with an attitude" he muttered "Oh fine," she began "I saw you when you where with your father, in the dungeons," she winced at the thought "I felt the whip marks on your back, and they way the rubbed against the stone wall as Lucius did the unforgivable curse, and another curse, much like it, but more painful, probably one that should be unforgivable as well. They where both awful, I've never felt anything like it, it was like, my muscles where being shredded and ripped from my skin, and my every nerve where being sliced up into millions of pieces with a white-hot knife." She began to sob, recalling the pain. Draco drew her into him, and let her cry on his shoulder. "It's okay." She heard him say "It's okay, you'll never feel anything like that again." Looking up at him, she said "But you will, won't you?" Draco said nothing, but looked straight ahead. Hermione put her hands around his back and inside his shirt. Draco twitched at this movement, but said nothing. Moving her hands along his spine, to his shoulders, he felt the long and wide gash marks that whips had left. She traced them with her fingers and looked at him with pity in her eyes. "Don't say anything to any
one about any of this." He said. She nodded solemnly. He put his arms around her and closed his eyes. A faint barking sound and his eyes shot open. "Hermione, we've got to move." He said quietly. "Why?" she asked. "Because" he replied "Fang." Looking towards the Forbidden Forest Hermione saw a man, twice the size of a normal man, and a dog, a giant Boarhound to be exact. "Shit..." Hermione said. "Granger, I didn't know you cussed." Draco said, laughing lightly. "Shuttup Malfoy." She replied. Standing up, Hermione and Draco began slink towards the castle, but too late, OOOOOOORRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! An awful sound filled the night. "Run." Hissed Draco. Without looking back, they broke into a fast sprint, Draco pulling ahead with his long stride, lengthy legs do come in handy you know. They had almost reached the giant doors leading into the castle, when Hermione tripped and fell, Draco didn't notice until Fang was only a few yards from her, swiftly turning around, he ran back to her. "Whoa! Easy Fang!" they heard a booming voice call. " "Ermione, Draco, what 'ar you ter doing here? Yer supposed to be in bed!" "Yes," Hermione hastily replied "We know, Draco had me come out here so he could ask me a question about school, and when we heard you coming...." "Alright, I won't report ya, seeing as how it was about schoolwork an such, but get back ter bed! Now!" Hagrid replied. Once they had walked out of earshot Draco turned to Hermione and said "You lied to a teacher! First cussing, now this! I can't believe it." "Yah," Hermione replied "I've been hanging out with you far too much." Draco laughed, a smile tugging at his lips. Stepping inside the castle, they fell immediately silent, and stayed that way until they reached the Gryffindor portrait. Hermione turned to Draco, looking at him "Well, goodbye, I suppose I'll see you in Care of Magical Creatures?" "Yah," he replied softly "goodbye." Turning away, they returned their separate paths.
A/N: HeeHeeHee, more to come, if I get enough reviews!!!! Next time there might be more romance, not real sure yet, I've got a couple of ideas. ::smiles evilly::
Disclaimer: People/Places/Things/Other copyrighted material belong to J.K. Rowling, or, more appropriately, Warner Bros.
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