Chapter three. YAY!!!!!!!!!! Hope you all like it! I haven't written the
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It was three days after there discussion of Lucious. The weather had changed and it was gray and raining. "This is just the sort of day he would strike," Draco thought darkly. He was right. Lucious had been brooding at the Malfoy mansion for almost four months and he was tired of waiting to put his plan into action. He had sent spies to Hogwarts and knew that Draco was in love with Hermione. This information infuriated him and he couldn't wait to torture his son in- front of his mudblood lover. Then he would do the same to her and make him watch it.
Herm's POV
"Draco's been acting funny since he woke up this morning. I wonder if he knows something? Oh well, I won't ask any questions. I'll let him tell me when he's ready," she thought.
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Luckily Draco and Hermione had every class together so he never had to let her out of his sight. When they walked down deserted halls he wrapped his arm tightly around her waist. She went along with it but did think his behavior was kind of strange. The day went on like this and Draco tensely waited for something to happen. Lucious had flown to the school early that morning and crept in through the kitchen without being noticed. He knew his son would be suspicious on such a dark day. He would stay by his loves side constantly, but there was one place he could not go. The girls bathroom. Lucious waited in a locked stall until nearly 2pm.
Draco's POV
When she told me she had to go to the bathroom I tensed. I couldn't go in with her. What if something happened and I wasn't there to protect her? I let her go in, even though it was against my better judgment. I waited impatiently outside. Suddenly I heard it. A girls scream. It had to be her. My heart sank. He had come.
Herm's POV
I had gone to the bathroom and was fixing my hair in the mirror when it gasped. I turned around quickly, wand in hand only to have it pulled away. I watched my means of defense fly across the room and into Lucious Malfoy's free hand (the other being occupied with his wand.) I shrieked much to my dismay. "So, you think you, a worthless moodblood can win the heart of a Malfoy and not get killed?" he drawled in a tone much like his son. He chuckled evilly. "NO, Granger," He stated coldly, "That's not possible." "I think it is," said another voice mildly. Lucious whipped around to face his son. Draco's "pools of silver" had turned to steel, hard, cold, and unfeeling. He had his wand pointed at his father but before he could get a word out Lucious yelled, "CRUCIOUS" Draco fell to the floor with a moan and then picked up off the ground and hovered. He felt as though his insides were being mutilated. The pain was unbearable. His father still pointed his wand at him. Herm couldn't stand it. It killed her to see him in such pain. She had to get her wand back. Lucious wasn't looking at her just then so she took advantage of this. Her wand had carelessly been thrown on the floor when Lucious began to curse his son. Herm crawled over to it and picked it up. Lucious turned then and saw the mistake he had made. Lucious was just about to turn to her and curse her but she was quicker. "Wingardium Leviosa!" she said forcefully. Her levitation skills had grown since her first year at Hogwarts. The wand Lucious was holding flew up to the high ceiling of the bathroom. Lucious was stunned. He didn't really know what to do without his wand. Hermione pulled the wand down and pointed both wands at him. "CRUCIOUS!" she said loudly. Lucious hovered in the air screaming in pain. A one wand curse was really bad but a two wand curse was deadly.
Draco had fallen to the ground in a heap when his fathers wand had flown into the air. The pain faded and he pulled himself up. What he saw amazed him. Hermione, with two wands pointed at his father who was screeching in pain. Draco smiled wickedly and let her continue. The years of torture that Lucious had afflicted on Draco came flooding back to him.
All the screaming had attracted the attention of a certain Professor Dumbledore who hurried into the bathroom. The sight he saw startled him. By now Lucious was unconscious due to the pain. "Please stop Miss Granger." Hermione looked away from her victim. Nodding she pointed both wands at the ground. Lucious fell to the ground in a heap just as his son had done.
"Lets take this man down to Madame Pomfrey and have him take a sleeping potion," said Dumbledore calmly. "Maybe Hermione should go too," said Draco with concern in his voice. Hermione was very tired. A curse of that magnitude took a lot of strength. She could feel her legs shaking under her and just as she was about to collapse Draco caught her in his arms and helped her stand straight again.
The four of them (Lucious being hovered) made there way to the Hospital wing among whispers. When they arrived Madame Pomfrey gasped and began bustling around preparing two beds. Herm slowly slid into one, with the help of Draco. She smiled up at him and said, "Thank you." " Anything for you," he replied. "Come" said Professor Dumbledore softly. Draco reluctantly left his angels side and went with the Professor to his office and attempted to explain what had happened, although it was very hard to concentrate knowing that Hermione was in the hospital wing without him.
* Two days Later * Hermione was finally out of the Hospital wing. Draco had skipped classes both days and stayed by her bedside the whole time. She wasn't hurt, which he was relieved to find, just exhausted.
Lucius on the other hand had had some internal damage but nothing serious. When he had finally recovered, after three weeks under sleeping potions two reps from the ministry of magic came and took him to Azkaban (?).
After finding out about Lucius' removal Draco and Hermione were very relieved and once again threw themselves into their studies. Neither of then slept much because mid-year exams were coming up and passing was vital. Not that the two top students in Hogwarts really had to worry about it, but they did anyway. Everything had settled down (besides the studying) and life was going smoothly for the two students until a fateful day in December not to far from Christmas.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot. (
It was three days after there discussion of Lucious. The weather had changed and it was gray and raining. "This is just the sort of day he would strike," Draco thought darkly. He was right. Lucious had been brooding at the Malfoy mansion for almost four months and he was tired of waiting to put his plan into action. He had sent spies to Hogwarts and knew that Draco was in love with Hermione. This information infuriated him and he couldn't wait to torture his son in- front of his mudblood lover. Then he would do the same to her and make him watch it.
Herm's POV
"Draco's been acting funny since he woke up this morning. I wonder if he knows something? Oh well, I won't ask any questions. I'll let him tell me when he's ready," she thought.
Neutral
Luckily Draco and Hermione had every class together so he never had to let her out of his sight. When they walked down deserted halls he wrapped his arm tightly around her waist. She went along with it but did think his behavior was kind of strange. The day went on like this and Draco tensely waited for something to happen. Lucious had flown to the school early that morning and crept in through the kitchen without being noticed. He knew his son would be suspicious on such a dark day. He would stay by his loves side constantly, but there was one place he could not go. The girls bathroom. Lucious waited in a locked stall until nearly 2pm.
Draco's POV
When she told me she had to go to the bathroom I tensed. I couldn't go in with her. What if something happened and I wasn't there to protect her? I let her go in, even though it was against my better judgment. I waited impatiently outside. Suddenly I heard it. A girls scream. It had to be her. My heart sank. He had come.
Herm's POV
I had gone to the bathroom and was fixing my hair in the mirror when it gasped. I turned around quickly, wand in hand only to have it pulled away. I watched my means of defense fly across the room and into Lucious Malfoy's free hand (the other being occupied with his wand.) I shrieked much to my dismay. "So, you think you, a worthless moodblood can win the heart of a Malfoy and not get killed?" he drawled in a tone much like his son. He chuckled evilly. "NO, Granger," He stated coldly, "That's not possible." "I think it is," said another voice mildly. Lucious whipped around to face his son. Draco's "pools of silver" had turned to steel, hard, cold, and unfeeling. He had his wand pointed at his father but before he could get a word out Lucious yelled, "CRUCIOUS" Draco fell to the floor with a moan and then picked up off the ground and hovered. He felt as though his insides were being mutilated. The pain was unbearable. His father still pointed his wand at him. Herm couldn't stand it. It killed her to see him in such pain. She had to get her wand back. Lucious wasn't looking at her just then so she took advantage of this. Her wand had carelessly been thrown on the floor when Lucious began to curse his son. Herm crawled over to it and picked it up. Lucious turned then and saw the mistake he had made. Lucious was just about to turn to her and curse her but she was quicker. "Wingardium Leviosa!" she said forcefully. Her levitation skills had grown since her first year at Hogwarts. The wand Lucious was holding flew up to the high ceiling of the bathroom. Lucious was stunned. He didn't really know what to do without his wand. Hermione pulled the wand down and pointed both wands at him. "CRUCIOUS!" she said loudly. Lucious hovered in the air screaming in pain. A one wand curse was really bad but a two wand curse was deadly.
Draco had fallen to the ground in a heap when his fathers wand had flown into the air. The pain faded and he pulled himself up. What he saw amazed him. Hermione, with two wands pointed at his father who was screeching in pain. Draco smiled wickedly and let her continue. The years of torture that Lucious had afflicted on Draco came flooding back to him.
All the screaming had attracted the attention of a certain Professor Dumbledore who hurried into the bathroom. The sight he saw startled him. By now Lucious was unconscious due to the pain. "Please stop Miss Granger." Hermione looked away from her victim. Nodding she pointed both wands at the ground. Lucious fell to the ground in a heap just as his son had done.
"Lets take this man down to Madame Pomfrey and have him take a sleeping potion," said Dumbledore calmly. "Maybe Hermione should go too," said Draco with concern in his voice. Hermione was very tired. A curse of that magnitude took a lot of strength. She could feel her legs shaking under her and just as she was about to collapse Draco caught her in his arms and helped her stand straight again.
The four of them (Lucious being hovered) made there way to the Hospital wing among whispers. When they arrived Madame Pomfrey gasped and began bustling around preparing two beds. Herm slowly slid into one, with the help of Draco. She smiled up at him and said, "Thank you." " Anything for you," he replied. "Come" said Professor Dumbledore softly. Draco reluctantly left his angels side and went with the Professor to his office and attempted to explain what had happened, although it was very hard to concentrate knowing that Hermione was in the hospital wing without him.
* Two days Later * Hermione was finally out of the Hospital wing. Draco had skipped classes both days and stayed by her bedside the whole time. She wasn't hurt, which he was relieved to find, just exhausted.
Lucius on the other hand had had some internal damage but nothing serious. When he had finally recovered, after three weeks under sleeping potions two reps from the ministry of magic came and took him to Azkaban (?).
After finding out about Lucius' removal Draco and Hermione were very relieved and once again threw themselves into their studies. Neither of then slept much because mid-year exams were coming up and passing was vital. Not that the two top students in Hogwarts really had to worry about it, but they did anyway. Everything had settled down (besides the studying) and life was going smoothly for the two students until a fateful day in December not to far from Christmas.