Chapter 8- Secret
He walked back and forth trying to relax, he knew that he couldn't hurt her. But, he just couldn't cool off.
"Hermione are you fucking crazy?" Draco stared at her in disbelief.
"Draco, he's changed. You don't understand! Just listen to me." She begged as she stayed on the floor. Her body was aching.
"Your right about one thing; I don't understand. How could you be 'seeing' him? And, what the hell does that mean, 'seeing him'?"
She remained silent as she got up, clutching her wand beneath her robe. She was petrified of him. He had never done anything like this to her before, and wasn't sure what to expect.
"Oh god Hermione, please don't tell me you slept with him."
She couldn't say anything, her lips wouldn't move.
"How could you sleep with him? That thing? He's 3 times your age! Forget that, he isn't even human! "
"Stop it! Just listen to me." She yelled.
Draco had stopped yelling. His head was pounding. He leaned against the wall and shut his eyes, wishing he'd wake up and this would just be some sick dream.
When nothing happened, he said, "Ok, explain."
"He's done with evil, he doesn't want anything to do with it. He let it all go. Now he's 18, the age before he ever learnt all the dark magic. He still remembers some of it, but doesn't have the power to do any of it, even if he wanted to. He knows that if he comes back out in the open no one will understand. Everyone will go against him. Especially his servants who are now stronger than him, they won't respect him, they'll want revenge. Not even Dumbledore would give him a second chance. Don't you see, they'll kill him!" Tears streaked her checks.
"You know what Hermione? You can do whatever the fuck you want, but don't ruin other people's lives while you're at it. Just remember you can't erase what you've done, once you've done it. You still have a chance to do what's right. But, you see, I may have left the death eaters but I'll always have this." He grabbed the sleeve of his robe and ripped it by the seem, exposing his bulging bicept. The dark mark was upon his arm. The skin around it was burned and severed. It was obvious that he had tried to get ride of it.
"It will always haunt me to know that I have this dirty blood pumping through my veins. That no matter what I do, I'll always be the son of Lucious Malfoy. That I am destined to be just as evil and powerful as Lord Voldemort is. And, to know that one day I may just be swept off into this temptation. Every day the agony starts over, I have to resist. I try so hard and in the end I wonder if it's really worth it, but then I know that this isn't just about me." She saw a single tear run down his cheek, but he wiped it away embarrassed she had seen it.
She felt so bad for him, she had never known that his life had been that difficult.
"Not only are you going to ruin your life, you're going to crush Harry!" Draco continued. "Because his little whore was fucking the one thing on earth that killed his parents, and wants him dead!" Draco was yelling again.
A new set of tears streamed down her face.
"Oh my god. What have I done?" She questioned herself, but then stopped. She knew that she had to be right. "Wait, Draco you can't convince me." Hermione said shaking her head. "You've got it all wrong, Tom changed, he's a good person now. He regrets what he's done, he would take it all back if he could. You, of all people should understand, and give him a chance."
"I have to go, I'll see you latter." Before leaving he took out his wand and pointed to his shoulder. "Repairo" He muttered, and his sleeve sprang back into place.
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Draco walked around the halls, finding an empty classroom. He just wanted to get away from evryone. He walked in and pounded the wall. 'Why does everything have to be so messed up?' Draco thought.
He had no idea if he should tell Harry about what he knew. He didn't know if Tom was really a defenseless teen. Or if Voldemort was back, trying to trick Hermione to get to Harry.
'Not Yet. I won't tell him yet.' He finally decided in his head.
"Wow, what got in your way?" A voice asked him from a dark corner.
He knew that voice so well, memorizing it every time he heard it. That same voice had invaded his dreams almost every night. He was amazed how the one person he wouldn't mind being alone with, was right here with him. He turned to face her.
"What are you doing here Ginny?"
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Ok, so how was this chapter? Sorry for taking so long to post it. We know that we started off with short chapters, we hope you don't mind that they're getting longer. -Liz and El
He walked back and forth trying to relax, he knew that he couldn't hurt her. But, he just couldn't cool off.
"Hermione are you fucking crazy?" Draco stared at her in disbelief.
"Draco, he's changed. You don't understand! Just listen to me." She begged as she stayed on the floor. Her body was aching.
"Your right about one thing; I don't understand. How could you be 'seeing' him? And, what the hell does that mean, 'seeing him'?"
She remained silent as she got up, clutching her wand beneath her robe. She was petrified of him. He had never done anything like this to her before, and wasn't sure what to expect.
"Oh god Hermione, please don't tell me you slept with him."
She couldn't say anything, her lips wouldn't move.
"How could you sleep with him? That thing? He's 3 times your age! Forget that, he isn't even human! "
"Stop it! Just listen to me." She yelled.
Draco had stopped yelling. His head was pounding. He leaned against the wall and shut his eyes, wishing he'd wake up and this would just be some sick dream.
When nothing happened, he said, "Ok, explain."
"He's done with evil, he doesn't want anything to do with it. He let it all go. Now he's 18, the age before he ever learnt all the dark magic. He still remembers some of it, but doesn't have the power to do any of it, even if he wanted to. He knows that if he comes back out in the open no one will understand. Everyone will go against him. Especially his servants who are now stronger than him, they won't respect him, they'll want revenge. Not even Dumbledore would give him a second chance. Don't you see, they'll kill him!" Tears streaked her checks.
"You know what Hermione? You can do whatever the fuck you want, but don't ruin other people's lives while you're at it. Just remember you can't erase what you've done, once you've done it. You still have a chance to do what's right. But, you see, I may have left the death eaters but I'll always have this." He grabbed the sleeve of his robe and ripped it by the seem, exposing his bulging bicept. The dark mark was upon his arm. The skin around it was burned and severed. It was obvious that he had tried to get ride of it.
"It will always haunt me to know that I have this dirty blood pumping through my veins. That no matter what I do, I'll always be the son of Lucious Malfoy. That I am destined to be just as evil and powerful as Lord Voldemort is. And, to know that one day I may just be swept off into this temptation. Every day the agony starts over, I have to resist. I try so hard and in the end I wonder if it's really worth it, but then I know that this isn't just about me." She saw a single tear run down his cheek, but he wiped it away embarrassed she had seen it.
She felt so bad for him, she had never known that his life had been that difficult.
"Not only are you going to ruin your life, you're going to crush Harry!" Draco continued. "Because his little whore was fucking the one thing on earth that killed his parents, and wants him dead!" Draco was yelling again.
A new set of tears streamed down her face.
"Oh my god. What have I done?" She questioned herself, but then stopped. She knew that she had to be right. "Wait, Draco you can't convince me." Hermione said shaking her head. "You've got it all wrong, Tom changed, he's a good person now. He regrets what he's done, he would take it all back if he could. You, of all people should understand, and give him a chance."
"I have to go, I'll see you latter." Before leaving he took out his wand and pointed to his shoulder. "Repairo" He muttered, and his sleeve sprang back into place.
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Draco walked around the halls, finding an empty classroom. He just wanted to get away from evryone. He walked in and pounded the wall. 'Why does everything have to be so messed up?' Draco thought.
He had no idea if he should tell Harry about what he knew. He didn't know if Tom was really a defenseless teen. Or if Voldemort was back, trying to trick Hermione to get to Harry.
'Not Yet. I won't tell him yet.' He finally decided in his head.
"Wow, what got in your way?" A voice asked him from a dark corner.
He knew that voice so well, memorizing it every time he heard it. That same voice had invaded his dreams almost every night. He was amazed how the one person he wouldn't mind being alone with, was right here with him. He turned to face her.
"What are you doing here Ginny?"
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Ok, so how was this chapter? Sorry for taking so long to post it. We know that we started off with short chapters, we hope you don't mind that they're getting longer. -Liz and El