The remaining students set off. They were to meet at the entrance of the
school. They
wanted to go outside - they needed to change into some different clothes. Hermione
conjured up something for Draco, seeing as he was not the type to have muggle clothes in
his closet. Draco changed then walked to Hermione's room, she was in the bathroom
fixing her makeup. "I'm going now, 'Mione, see you downstairs," Draco said and pecked
her on the cheek. "Okay," Hermione smiled looking at him through the mirror. By the
time Hermione finished, she figured they were all waiting for her. Even though they
invited Ginny, Hermione figured Ginny was ready and waiting too, seeing as Ginny did
not wear makeup yet. Hermione had thrown on a warm, fuzzy, black sweater over a red
blouse and then put on some jeans. She ran out into the common room. 'It's so dark' she
thought and laughed to herself. 'It is because Andrew and Chris are not here!' she left the
common room and walked down the halls. All was silent. She began humming the
muggle song "Silent Night" to herself. She finished the song and heard footsteps.
However, it was not just one person, so she assumed some other students were walking
around. She stopped at a gargoyle and the footsteps stopped as well, she did not care,
whoever it was could not follow her now. She muttered something and a hallway opened
up to her. She walked in and slid down a slide that led to the dungeons. She figured it
would be easier to walk up on set of stairs, rather than walk down a bunch. She reached
the bottom with an "Ooof" from falling off the slide onto the cold, hard floor. She got up
and began walking again. As she was walking, someone crept up behind her and grabbed
a back pocket on her jeans.
Someone put his or her hand over her mouth, then someone else grabbed her, and a third
person said a spell to keep her quiet. The voice was familiar, yet she could not tell who it
was. She struggled to get away from the person holding her, yet the person was too
strong. She whipped her head around with wide eyes as she saw who stood there. One
figure laughed at her facial expression. "Now what?" the smallest figure asked the tallest.
The tallest figure had a malicious smile. "We dispose of her for now," the voice was cold
and what he said sent shivers through her body. She could not believe it! She thought two
of them were her friends.
Chris and Andrew laughed at her as she struggled to get free from Andrew's tight grasp
on her arm. She hit him and did all she could, but it was useless. She was not surprised
with the third figure - Snape still stood there smiling. "Come along," Snape said as he
motioned for Andrew and Chris to follow. Chris and Andrew dragged her to a room that
was dimly lit, yet the light was bright enough that you could see. On their way, she saw
the Dark Mark Andrew's arm. Snape laughed, and then he and Andrew left leaving Chris,
Hermione, and other wizards. Hermione saw the Dark Mark on Chris' arm, too. Chris put
his head on her shoulder and whispered something. A look of disgust now occupied her
face.
He said a spell so she could speak, then threw her on the floor and cast another spell -
one she did not know. It kept her from standing up. Chris laughed, left, and locked the
door. Eric, Jacquelyn, Sean, Quari, and some other students sat there as well. Many
eyeing Hermione, she was a Prefect after all. One thing she noticed after talking with
many of them was that none of them were pure blood. She could not believe Chris and
Andrew would do such a thing to her, or any of these people for that matter. Hermione
talked with Jacquelyn most of the time, and tried numerous spells - none worked.
Hermione sat there looking at the door, waiting for her awful fate.
****
"Okay! Hermione NEVER takes this long! And Chris and Andrew aren't back yet!"
Draco said. After a few moments of silence Draco finally said, "Well, I'm going to look
for them all!" Draco stormed off leaving everyone else with dumbfounded expressions.
He first went to the Prefect common room, no one was there, he searched the house
common rooms, and the trio was in none. He took the same rout Hermione took using the
gargoyle. He found Chris, Andrew, and Snape walking down the hall. "What are you
three doing together?" Draco asked suspiciously. "We told Snape how Hermione is
missing and all, he said he'd help us look for her," Andrew said. "Oh..." Draco trailed
off. Draco said goodbye and kept looking.
Draco heard voices down the hall and followed them. He tried to open the door the noise
was coming from, but it was locked. He could here people complaining. He heard
Hermione! He began trying numerous spells and such but nothing worked. Draco ran as
fast as possible to the entrance to seek help from the others.
****
"That git! Why does he have to care about Hermione so much? He is going to ruin
everything!" Chris yelled in Snape's office. "Yes, what will we now use as an excuse at
lunch?" Snape asked himself out loud, slowly. "Well, one thing is for sure, neither Chris
nor I can say anything, it'll have to be you Severus," Andrew said. "Yes, I know that,"
Snape said looking at nothing in particular. "They have detention? Hmm... No, that
would not make any sense," Chris paused. "I know!"
****
"I found her!" Draco gasped. "Good, where is she? She has been raking forever!" George
complained. "That's the problem... She is... umm... locked up..." he could not find the
right words. "Why don't you just say a spell and 'unlock' her?" Fred asked. "Tried! I
need help! Follow me," Draco said. Draco ran down to the dungeons with Ginny at his
heals. They reached the room and there was no sound. Each wizard had his or her try at
the door, it did not work. All of a sudden, they heard some footsteps.
"What are you doing here?" Chris asked. "Hermione is in there!" Draco practically yelled
at him. Snape and Andrew just stood there, not sure what to say. "Oh, she was in there
with some of her friends earlier. She had some work to do and went to the library. She
told me she'd tell you she would be upstairs and that Andrew and I would be with
Professor Snape," Chris tried to explain. "What are you doing with the Professor?" Ron
asked. "They were having trouble with something Ron," Snape said. "Oh," Ron said.
"Well, she never told us anything," Harry said. "She probably just missed you," Andrew
said. "I suppose you are right," Ginny said. They all left with Chris and Andrew (not
Snape).
****
Lunch came quickly. "Where on Earth is Hermione?" Ron asked no one in particular as
he scanned the room for her. Why don"She is probably still studying," Andrew said. Most people
ate their lunch in silence, mostly because they were all thinking. As soon as Draco
finished his lunch, he got up and went to the library. Of course, no one was there. Draco
searched the common rooms, went into her room, and searched the castle. 'What am I
going to do?' he thought.
****
Hermione and the others sat in the room. It was cold. She shivered as she waited for what
was to happen to her. Just then, the door creaked open. There stood the trio, Chris,
Andrew, and Snape. They each grabbed two students. Chris grabbed Hermione and Eric,
Andrew grabbed Jacquelyn and Sean, and Snape grabbed Quari and another boy by the
name of Steven. They locked the door to keep the rest from escaping and put a silencing
spell on the six they grabbed. Hermione struggled as hard as she could to get out of his
grasp, but it was useless, Chris was too strong. They left Hogwarts grounds and went to
the Forbidden Forest. "We can't let Hermione go with Lucius," Chris said. "Yes," Snape
said slowly. By now, Hermione was too tired to keep struggling and she looked at the
three with a worried expression. "But how shall we say anything? We cannot just say
Lucius cannot have her, they will ask why. We cannot tell them about Hermione and
Draco!" Andrew said. "I'm not sure what we'll do, just hope she doesn't go to Lucius I
suppose," Snape said. "We need to be going; Voldemort does not like to wait!" Chris
yelled at the other two. Hermione figured Chris must be superior to Snape and Andrew.
Chris was always bossing them around. They all apparated.
When they apparated to their destination, there were other people already there. The six
that had been brought were tied up while the trio and a few others went to retrieve the
rest. Voldemort looked pleased with the six that had been brought. It did not take as long
for the rest to arrive. When everyone was there (including the mudbloods from Hogwarts)
Voldemort started. It was a meeting to initiate new Death Eaters... The students captured
from Hogwarts. The Dark Mark was branded on the forearm of the left arm of every
student. They all winced in pain. Voldemort told everyone that those in the 'inner circle'
got one of the students as a slave/servant. The students were lined up for choosing.
Voldemort took a student as well though, Jacquelyn. Jacquelyn sat next to Voldemort for
the rest of the meeting and winced in pain from the Dark Mark and from watching her
friends go to awful people. Next Lucius picked. Of course, much to the trio's displeasure,
he picked Hermione. She was horrified. All she could do for the rest of the meeting was
think. She found out that she would go to the Malfoy Manor every weekend, but she
would remain in school. She would also spend her summers there, as a servant. What
would she do? Thoughts swirled around her mind as she sat there with Lucius.
****
The next morning she woke up in her own room, she figured one of the trio brought her
up, she shuddered at the awful thought. Then it hit her - she was a Death Eater! She ran
out of her room to find Draco, Chris, and Andrew sitting there. She ran to Draco and
lifted up both his sleeves. He was not a Death Eater. He looked at her with a puzzled
expression. Chris and Andrew looked at each other with worried expressions, she would
not tell Draco, would she? "Hermione, can I please talk to you?" Andrew asked. She
looked at him as if he were crazy and said nothing as she sat next to Draco. "What's
wrong 'Mione?" Draco asked. "May I please speak with Hermione, Draco?" Andrew
asked as he stood up. "Sure," Draco said. Andrew walked over and grabbed her arm with
the same tight grip he had the night before. She reluctantly followed him into his room.
"You CANNOT tell Draco, or anyone, about this, do you understand me?" he yelled at
her. He still had not let go and his grip was tightening. She nodded and pulled back in
pain as soon as he let her go. She rubbed her wrist then left his room and went to her
own. She decided to take a bath to relax herself. She slowly sunk into the hot steaming
water. "What will I do? Draco will find out sometime or another. As well as the staff,
Harry, the Weasleys..." she sobbed before she could finish talking to herself. "What about
my parents? Ohhhh... What am I going to do?" she moaned. Soon she got up and
summoned a towel, wrapping it around herself, and walked out to her room to get some
clothes. She put on long sleeve shirt, of course, it was red, and she wore some jeans. She
walked out to the common room. She remembered it was Friday. She had to leave for the
Malfoy Manor tonight. She looked at Draco with a blank face, she felt like crying, she
wanted him to comfort her. She sat next to Draco and laid her head on his chest. She
listened to his heartbeat. The steady rhythm calmed her quite a bit. Draco looked down at
her and stroked her hair as she stared into the fire. He did not question her, he knew she
would tell him about it when she was ready. She was glad for this, too.
Harry and Ron, on the other hand, would not leave her alone at lunch. She ended up
running out of the Great Hall crying from all of the pressure. Chris and Andrew ran after
her after an approving glance from Snape. Chris caught up to her first and grabbed her.
"If you want, we'll hurt them," Chris smiled. They were acting strange, one minute they
are extremely mean, the next they are nice. Either way, she could not help but smile at his
comment. "Ah... Good, you are smiling. Now, a umm... what's the word? Penny for your
thoughts?" Andrew asked. Hermione laughed at him. "Why?" her face quickly changed
to a look of sorrow. "I'm not the one who decided to make you a Death Eater, we were
just following orders," Chris said. "Oh..." Hermione said then looked at her arm. She
rolled up the sleeve, she could not believe it. "Can we please beat up Weasel and Potter?"
Chris was now pleading her. "No!" she said as she laughed at him. "Will you be okay?"
Andrew asked. "Um... What am I going to do about the whole Malfoy situation I am in?"
she looked at them. Then the cousins looked at each other not so sure what to say. "We'll
cover for you when you are there on the weekends. When summer comes, I am not sure
what will happen. As you figured out on your own, Draco is not a Death Eater. I think he
will be by the end of the year, but not by choice, Lucius will make him," Andrew said.
She was relieved but at the time still upset by all this, she figured it would be nice that
Draco would be with her as a Death Eater, but she still hated being one. "You okay
now?" Chris asked. She nodded. "Good! Let us go back! I'm hungry!" he smiled at her.
She followed them back into the Great Hall to eat, this time she sat with Chris and
Andrew.
****
"What the hell is wrong with Hermione? She's been ignoring us a lot this year!" Ron was
furious. "Now she is talking to Snape! For God's sake, something is wrong with her!"
Ron said to Harry, trying to keep his voice down. Draco noticed this, too. He was not
sure what was wrong. He figured it was okay, she was talking to Snape and they were
having a nice conversation, without getting points taken away from Gryffindor.
****
Chris, Andrew, and Snape knew she was not alright. "Would you rather be in Jacquelyn's
position Miss Granger?" Snape asked. Snape smiled. That would be the first time she
ever saw him smile, it was not a malicious smile, it was a kind smile. "No!" she retorted
and laughed. "When are you leaving?" Chris asked her. "At six. I will not have to leave
this early normally, but 'Master Malfoy' wants me there early on the first day," she
replied. A few heads turned at what they heard, but the four thought nothing of it. As
their conversation went on, almost everyone was staring at them, including the staff.
Finally, someone spoke to them. "It is quite nice you are getting along with the students
Severus," Dumbledore said. "Hmm? Oh, yes Albus," Snape said. Dumbledore smiled at
the four then continued to eat. "I have to go get ready," Hermione said. "Okay, see ya,"
Andrew said as Hermione left. When Hermione was gone, Draco waited about 10
minutes then he left as well, in search of Hermione. When he reached their common
room, Hermione was sitting on a couch with a bag. "What's that for?" he pointed to the
bag. "I'm going somewhere," a startled Hermione said. "Where?" he asked. "Can't say,"
she replied. "Why not?" he asked again. "Wanna die?" "No." "Then I can't tell you!" she
exclaimed. He pouted. "You will find out by the end of the year, but certainly not from
me! The last thing I want is for you or me to die, or be separated. I am going to be gone
every weekend; it is bad enough as it is!" With this, she walked out with her bag and
down to the dungeons, figuring the trio would be down there.
Hermione knocked on the door to Snape's office. "Come in," said a cold voice. She
slowly opened the door, slipped in, and then shut the door behind her. "Ah, hello
Hermione," Snape said. "Hello Professor, Andre, Chris," she walked over to them. "What
brings you here?" Andrew asked. "Draco... Can I please stay here until six? I cannot go
anywhere else really. I keep getting questioned," she pleaded. "Of course!" Chris
exclaimed. "Thanks," Hermione said quietly. "Okay, look at the bright side, Draco will
be a Death Eater soon! You won't have to worry any more!" Andrew tried to cheer her
up. "When?" she asked. "The end of January," Snape said. "Good. This is strange. I
mean, me talking to Professor Snape, Chris, and Andrew, without anyone getting into
trouble," she laughed and tried to change the topic. "Yes, but to Chris and I, it is strange
to be in Severus' classes. We've known each other for the longest time," Chris said. "Oh,
really?" Hermione asked. "Yes, I've known them since they were babies. Their parents
are Death Eaters, so that is how we met," Snape said. "Oh..." Hermione replied, not sure
what to say. She spent the rest of the evening talking with the trio.
At 10 of six, she left the school grounds with a few other new Death Eaters. They all
gathered in the Forbidden Forest and apparated to their "master's" home. When
Hermione arrived, Lucius was outside waiting. "Come along," Lucius said to her as he
turned and walked into his house. He walked up some stairs and led her to an extremely
small room. It had a bed and a chest with drawers. "This is where you will sleep. Over
the summer it will be a different room, but this will do for now. There is a bathroom at
the end of the hall. Once you put your things away, find me. I'll tell you what you need to
do." Hermione nodded and he left her alone. She quickly put everything away and set off
to find Lucius.
****
Draco left through the secret passage behind the desk to get to the Gryffindor common
room. "What the hell are you doing here, Malfoy?" Ron asked. He was still angry with
Hermione. "Where is Hermione? She said she was going somewhere, figured you might
know," Draco said calmly. "She didn't say anything to us," Harry said. "She's been
acting very strange..." Draco said. "You're telling us?!" Ron yelled at him. "She's my
girlfriend, you know, and you haven't exactly been there for her this year! You are
always making things worse for her, Weasel!"
****
Back at the Malfoy Manor, Hermione was making dinner for Narcissa and Lucius. She
made salads out of roses and some other exotic foods. She called them down and served
them their food, then left and ate in a different room. She ate as fast as possible, washed
the dishes, and then went to sleep.
****
This process repeated, Hermione cooked and cleaned for them every weekend. Every
week, Draco got a bit mad. It was the end of January, and Hermione was getting the hang
of everything, what to do and when, and what to do at the meetings. This time, before she
left she said something to Draco. "I know you are going to be a Death Eater soon," she
started. "I have some friends who are Death Eaters and they aren't pureblood. So if you
see them, don't be surprised, and try not to show any emotion. You're father would kill
you," she continued. "Okay, I think that's what they wanted me to tell you." He looked at
her, still trying to figure who he knew was a Death Eater. "I have to go, I'll see you on
Monday." She kissed him and left.
****
That night Hermione made dinner and cleaned up after, then went to bed. Lucius and
Hermione would have to wake up early to get to the Death Eater meeting. She woke up as
early as possible and threw on her Death Eater robe. She met Lucius downstairs and they
left. She took her place next to Lucius and looked at all the people who were to become
Death Eaters. She saw Draco and quickly looked down at the ground. Draco had noticed
her. His eyes somewhat widened. He turned to look at Voldemort as he came in to the
middle of the circle of people. "These people are all pureblood and are joining us,"
Voldemort went on and explained some things. He branded the Dark Mark into their
arms and they all winced, just as Hermione had. Draco also noticed the other students -
Andrew, Chris, and the mudbloods. He saw Snape and some other adults he knew. 'Well,
this explains a lot' Draco thought as he scanned the crowd. Hermione could not stand all
of it. Draco kept staring at the people he knew and her the most. She was beginning to
think someone would get hurt. As soon as the whole thing was over, she was extremely
grateful, but she could not leave yet. She had to stay with Lucius.
Lucius walked over to his son and began talking. "I'm proud of you, Draco," Lucius said.
"Thank you father," Draco said. Hermione tried her hardest to stay behind Lucius and get
Chris or Andrew's attention. Both Chris and Andrew walked over and she gave them a
look to say, "Help me!" Lucius and Draco turned around and joined the three's little
circle. "Draco, this is Hermione, Chris, and Andrew," Lucius said. "I know father, they
are the other three Prefects at school," Draco said as he looked at them. "I did not know
you are a Prefect, Hermione," Lucius said to her. She just wanted to run away, she had no
clue what to say. She looked at Chris and Andrew. Chris and Andrew were like brothers
to her now, and she was constantly looking to them for help. Chris laughed. "She isn't the
talkative type, Lucius," Chris said. She gave him an angry look that made them all laugh.
Lucius explained Hermione was a servant at the Malfoy Manor. Draco smiled at this. She
turned red.
She had to look up at all of them; she was much shorter than they were. Hermione stood
there and just listened to them for the rest of the time, she was in no mood to talk, and
Draco could not keep his eyes off her. When everyone was done talking, it was 10
o'clock at night. Hermione thought that must have been the longest day of her life. They
got back to the manor and Hermione went straight to bed. The next morning, Hermione
was allowed to sleep in, Lucius was much nicer since he found out she was a Prefect. The
one thing he did not like about Hermione was that she was not pureblood, and she was
just as strong as he was (with magic, of course). He also thought it did not make sense,
how could a mudblood be so powerful? He thought if she were pureblood, she and Draco
would be a good couple. Hermione woke up at one in the afternoon. She cleaned a bit,
and then went back to school early.
Draco was waiting for her in the common room. The minute she walked in, he ran over to
her and hugged her. "Let... me... go!" she managed to get out; she could not breathe
because he was holding her so tightly. He let her go and laughed while she took a deep
breathe. "I can't believe it, you're a Death Eater! My father seems to like you, as well,
too bad you're not pureblood," Draco said. "Yeah... Not like I had much of a choice,"
Hermione said. "What do you mean?" "Notice all the other people who are not
pureblood? Snape, Chris, and Andrew dragged us there. Oh well, I've made some new
friends, and Severus is much nicer," Hermione said. He stared at her as she said
'Severus.' "What?" she asked. "Severus?" he asked. "Um... yeah," she replied. The two
talked as they walked downstairs. They bumped into Ron and Harry. "Where have you
been Hermione?" Ron asked. "Somewhere," she said, and Draco laughed. "It's not funny,
Voldemort is near; Harry's head has been hurting like heck!" Ron yelled. "Oh sod off
Weasel, Hermione does not have to talk to you," Draco said then tugged on her and they
continued downstairs. They ate dinner then Hermione took Draco down to the dungeons.
Hermione, Draco, Chris, and Andrew spent a lot of time with Snape and other Slytherins,
especially any other Death Eaters. Hermione was surprised at how many Death Eaters
there were in Hogwarts. Most Slytherins knew that all four Prefects were Death Eaters.
The only one that surprised them was Hermione, but it was not as if she had a choice in
the matter.
Harry and Ron were extremely mad at Hermione, she never spent any time with them any
more, and they knew she was lying about her whereabouts. Therefore, one night when
she passed them in the hall, they followed her. She slipped into the Potions room where
many other students where, all chatting and happy. Harry and Ron looked in and saw
Snape talking with the four Prefects, and many Slytherins scattered across the room. Ron
turned red with anger. So this is where she had been sneaking off to? All of a sudden,
Harry's scar began to burn. Harry grabbed his forehead. Ron saw all the people in the
potions room grabbing there arms and heading toward the door, wincing in pain. Ron
turned to tell Harry and saw he was grabbing his head. Ron pulled Harry behind a
gargoyle and watched all the people as they filed out of Snape's classroom. Ron pulled
Harry and they followed them outside of Hogwarts. Ron watched as they entered the
Forbidden Forest and disapparated. Harry's scar was hurting like heck. The two boys ran
back into Hogwarts and found Professor McGonagall.
"We need to speak to Dumbledore!" Ron exclaimed breathing hard. "Why?" McGonagall
asked with a questioning glance. "Harry's scar! You-Know-Who! Snape!" Ron managed
to get out. "That does not make one bit of sense!" McGonagall said as she walked with
them towards Dumbledore's office. They stopped. "Lemon Meringue," McGonagall said
as the spiral staircase appeared. "Go!" McGonagall exclaimed at the two then walked
away. Harry and Ron ran up the stairs, Harry still clutching his head. They ran into his
office and Harry spoke. "Dumbledore! I think Voldemort is near! My scar, it hurts. We
saw the Prefects, Snape, and some other students who were all grabbing there arms leave
the castle and apparate," Harry said. "Oh my," Dumbledore said as he thought. After a
few moments he spoke. "It cannot be though, Severus is a spy for us," Dumbledore said.
"But the Prefects, I can understand Malfoy, but Chris, Andrew, and HERMIONE?" Ron
yelled Hermione's name. "Hermione? I knew about Chris and Andrew, but if Hermione
is too, something must be wrong. Oh my..." Dumbledore said in worry.
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wanted to go outside - they needed to change into some different clothes. Hermione
conjured up something for Draco, seeing as he was not the type to have muggle clothes in
his closet. Draco changed then walked to Hermione's room, she was in the bathroom
fixing her makeup. "I'm going now, 'Mione, see you downstairs," Draco said and pecked
her on the cheek. "Okay," Hermione smiled looking at him through the mirror. By the
time Hermione finished, she figured they were all waiting for her. Even though they
invited Ginny, Hermione figured Ginny was ready and waiting too, seeing as Ginny did
not wear makeup yet. Hermione had thrown on a warm, fuzzy, black sweater over a red
blouse and then put on some jeans. She ran out into the common room. 'It's so dark' she
thought and laughed to herself. 'It is because Andrew and Chris are not here!' she left the
common room and walked down the halls. All was silent. She began humming the
muggle song "Silent Night" to herself. She finished the song and heard footsteps.
However, it was not just one person, so she assumed some other students were walking
around. She stopped at a gargoyle and the footsteps stopped as well, she did not care,
whoever it was could not follow her now. She muttered something and a hallway opened
up to her. She walked in and slid down a slide that led to the dungeons. She figured it
would be easier to walk up on set of stairs, rather than walk down a bunch. She reached
the bottom with an "Ooof" from falling off the slide onto the cold, hard floor. She got up
and began walking again. As she was walking, someone crept up behind her and grabbed
a back pocket on her jeans.
Someone put his or her hand over her mouth, then someone else grabbed her, and a third
person said a spell to keep her quiet. The voice was familiar, yet she could not tell who it
was. She struggled to get away from the person holding her, yet the person was too
strong. She whipped her head around with wide eyes as she saw who stood there. One
figure laughed at her facial expression. "Now what?" the smallest figure asked the tallest.
The tallest figure had a malicious smile. "We dispose of her for now," the voice was cold
and what he said sent shivers through her body. She could not believe it! She thought two
of them were her friends.
Chris and Andrew laughed at her as she struggled to get free from Andrew's tight grasp
on her arm. She hit him and did all she could, but it was useless. She was not surprised
with the third figure - Snape still stood there smiling. "Come along," Snape said as he
motioned for Andrew and Chris to follow. Chris and Andrew dragged her to a room that
was dimly lit, yet the light was bright enough that you could see. On their way, she saw
the Dark Mark Andrew's arm. Snape laughed, and then he and Andrew left leaving Chris,
Hermione, and other wizards. Hermione saw the Dark Mark on Chris' arm, too. Chris put
his head on her shoulder and whispered something. A look of disgust now occupied her
face.
He said a spell so she could speak, then threw her on the floor and cast another spell -
one she did not know. It kept her from standing up. Chris laughed, left, and locked the
door. Eric, Jacquelyn, Sean, Quari, and some other students sat there as well. Many
eyeing Hermione, she was a Prefect after all. One thing she noticed after talking with
many of them was that none of them were pure blood. She could not believe Chris and
Andrew would do such a thing to her, or any of these people for that matter. Hermione
talked with Jacquelyn most of the time, and tried numerous spells - none worked.
Hermione sat there looking at the door, waiting for her awful fate.
****
"Okay! Hermione NEVER takes this long! And Chris and Andrew aren't back yet!"
Draco said. After a few moments of silence Draco finally said, "Well, I'm going to look
for them all!" Draco stormed off leaving everyone else with dumbfounded expressions.
He first went to the Prefect common room, no one was there, he searched the house
common rooms, and the trio was in none. He took the same rout Hermione took using the
gargoyle. He found Chris, Andrew, and Snape walking down the hall. "What are you
three doing together?" Draco asked suspiciously. "We told Snape how Hermione is
missing and all, he said he'd help us look for her," Andrew said. "Oh..." Draco trailed
off. Draco said goodbye and kept looking.
Draco heard voices down the hall and followed them. He tried to open the door the noise
was coming from, but it was locked. He could here people complaining. He heard
Hermione! He began trying numerous spells and such but nothing worked. Draco ran as
fast as possible to the entrance to seek help from the others.
****
"That git! Why does he have to care about Hermione so much? He is going to ruin
everything!" Chris yelled in Snape's office. "Yes, what will we now use as an excuse at
lunch?" Snape asked himself out loud, slowly. "Well, one thing is for sure, neither Chris
nor I can say anything, it'll have to be you Severus," Andrew said. "Yes, I know that,"
Snape said looking at nothing in particular. "They have detention? Hmm... No, that
would not make any sense," Chris paused. "I know!"
****
"I found her!" Draco gasped. "Good, where is she? She has been raking forever!" George
complained. "That's the problem... She is... umm... locked up..." he could not find the
right words. "Why don't you just say a spell and 'unlock' her?" Fred asked. "Tried! I
need help! Follow me," Draco said. Draco ran down to the dungeons with Ginny at his
heals. They reached the room and there was no sound. Each wizard had his or her try at
the door, it did not work. All of a sudden, they heard some footsteps.
"What are you doing here?" Chris asked. "Hermione is in there!" Draco practically yelled
at him. Snape and Andrew just stood there, not sure what to say. "Oh, she was in there
with some of her friends earlier. She had some work to do and went to the library. She
told me she'd tell you she would be upstairs and that Andrew and I would be with
Professor Snape," Chris tried to explain. "What are you doing with the Professor?" Ron
asked. "They were having trouble with something Ron," Snape said. "Oh," Ron said.
"Well, she never told us anything," Harry said. "She probably just missed you," Andrew
said. "I suppose you are right," Ginny said. They all left with Chris and Andrew (not
Snape).
****
Lunch came quickly. "Where on Earth is Hermione?" Ron asked no one in particular as
he scanned the room for her. Why don"She is probably still studying," Andrew said. Most people
ate their lunch in silence, mostly because they were all thinking. As soon as Draco
finished his lunch, he got up and went to the library. Of course, no one was there. Draco
searched the common rooms, went into her room, and searched the castle. 'What am I
going to do?' he thought.
****
Hermione and the others sat in the room. It was cold. She shivered as she waited for what
was to happen to her. Just then, the door creaked open. There stood the trio, Chris,
Andrew, and Snape. They each grabbed two students. Chris grabbed Hermione and Eric,
Andrew grabbed Jacquelyn and Sean, and Snape grabbed Quari and another boy by the
name of Steven. They locked the door to keep the rest from escaping and put a silencing
spell on the six they grabbed. Hermione struggled as hard as she could to get out of his
grasp, but it was useless, Chris was too strong. They left Hogwarts grounds and went to
the Forbidden Forest. "We can't let Hermione go with Lucius," Chris said. "Yes," Snape
said slowly. By now, Hermione was too tired to keep struggling and she looked at the
three with a worried expression. "But how shall we say anything? We cannot just say
Lucius cannot have her, they will ask why. We cannot tell them about Hermione and
Draco!" Andrew said. "I'm not sure what we'll do, just hope she doesn't go to Lucius I
suppose," Snape said. "We need to be going; Voldemort does not like to wait!" Chris
yelled at the other two. Hermione figured Chris must be superior to Snape and Andrew.
Chris was always bossing them around. They all apparated.
When they apparated to their destination, there were other people already there. The six
that had been brought were tied up while the trio and a few others went to retrieve the
rest. Voldemort looked pleased with the six that had been brought. It did not take as long
for the rest to arrive. When everyone was there (including the mudbloods from Hogwarts)
Voldemort started. It was a meeting to initiate new Death Eaters... The students captured
from Hogwarts. The Dark Mark was branded on the forearm of the left arm of every
student. They all winced in pain. Voldemort told everyone that those in the 'inner circle'
got one of the students as a slave/servant. The students were lined up for choosing.
Voldemort took a student as well though, Jacquelyn. Jacquelyn sat next to Voldemort for
the rest of the meeting and winced in pain from the Dark Mark and from watching her
friends go to awful people. Next Lucius picked. Of course, much to the trio's displeasure,
he picked Hermione. She was horrified. All she could do for the rest of the meeting was
think. She found out that she would go to the Malfoy Manor every weekend, but she
would remain in school. She would also spend her summers there, as a servant. What
would she do? Thoughts swirled around her mind as she sat there with Lucius.
****
The next morning she woke up in her own room, she figured one of the trio brought her
up, she shuddered at the awful thought. Then it hit her - she was a Death Eater! She ran
out of her room to find Draco, Chris, and Andrew sitting there. She ran to Draco and
lifted up both his sleeves. He was not a Death Eater. He looked at her with a puzzled
expression. Chris and Andrew looked at each other with worried expressions, she would
not tell Draco, would she? "Hermione, can I please talk to you?" Andrew asked. She
looked at him as if he were crazy and said nothing as she sat next to Draco. "What's
wrong 'Mione?" Draco asked. "May I please speak with Hermione, Draco?" Andrew
asked as he stood up. "Sure," Draco said. Andrew walked over and grabbed her arm with
the same tight grip he had the night before. She reluctantly followed him into his room.
"You CANNOT tell Draco, or anyone, about this, do you understand me?" he yelled at
her. He still had not let go and his grip was tightening. She nodded and pulled back in
pain as soon as he let her go. She rubbed her wrist then left his room and went to her
own. She decided to take a bath to relax herself. She slowly sunk into the hot steaming
water. "What will I do? Draco will find out sometime or another. As well as the staff,
Harry, the Weasleys..." she sobbed before she could finish talking to herself. "What about
my parents? Ohhhh... What am I going to do?" she moaned. Soon she got up and
summoned a towel, wrapping it around herself, and walked out to her room to get some
clothes. She put on long sleeve shirt, of course, it was red, and she wore some jeans. She
walked out to the common room. She remembered it was Friday. She had to leave for the
Malfoy Manor tonight. She looked at Draco with a blank face, she felt like crying, she
wanted him to comfort her. She sat next to Draco and laid her head on his chest. She
listened to his heartbeat. The steady rhythm calmed her quite a bit. Draco looked down at
her and stroked her hair as she stared into the fire. He did not question her, he knew she
would tell him about it when she was ready. She was glad for this, too.
Harry and Ron, on the other hand, would not leave her alone at lunch. She ended up
running out of the Great Hall crying from all of the pressure. Chris and Andrew ran after
her after an approving glance from Snape. Chris caught up to her first and grabbed her.
"If you want, we'll hurt them," Chris smiled. They were acting strange, one minute they
are extremely mean, the next they are nice. Either way, she could not help but smile at his
comment. "Ah... Good, you are smiling. Now, a umm... what's the word? Penny for your
thoughts?" Andrew asked. Hermione laughed at him. "Why?" her face quickly changed
to a look of sorrow. "I'm not the one who decided to make you a Death Eater, we were
just following orders," Chris said. "Oh..." Hermione said then looked at her arm. She
rolled up the sleeve, she could not believe it. "Can we please beat up Weasel and Potter?"
Chris was now pleading her. "No!" she said as she laughed at him. "Will you be okay?"
Andrew asked. "Um... What am I going to do about the whole Malfoy situation I am in?"
she looked at them. Then the cousins looked at each other not so sure what to say. "We'll
cover for you when you are there on the weekends. When summer comes, I am not sure
what will happen. As you figured out on your own, Draco is not a Death Eater. I think he
will be by the end of the year, but not by choice, Lucius will make him," Andrew said.
She was relieved but at the time still upset by all this, she figured it would be nice that
Draco would be with her as a Death Eater, but she still hated being one. "You okay
now?" Chris asked. She nodded. "Good! Let us go back! I'm hungry!" he smiled at her.
She followed them back into the Great Hall to eat, this time she sat with Chris and
Andrew.
****
"What the hell is wrong with Hermione? She's been ignoring us a lot this year!" Ron was
furious. "Now she is talking to Snape! For God's sake, something is wrong with her!"
Ron said to Harry, trying to keep his voice down. Draco noticed this, too. He was not
sure what was wrong. He figured it was okay, she was talking to Snape and they were
having a nice conversation, without getting points taken away from Gryffindor.
****
Chris, Andrew, and Snape knew she was not alright. "Would you rather be in Jacquelyn's
position Miss Granger?" Snape asked. Snape smiled. That would be the first time she
ever saw him smile, it was not a malicious smile, it was a kind smile. "No!" she retorted
and laughed. "When are you leaving?" Chris asked her. "At six. I will not have to leave
this early normally, but 'Master Malfoy' wants me there early on the first day," she
replied. A few heads turned at what they heard, but the four thought nothing of it. As
their conversation went on, almost everyone was staring at them, including the staff.
Finally, someone spoke to them. "It is quite nice you are getting along with the students
Severus," Dumbledore said. "Hmm? Oh, yes Albus," Snape said. Dumbledore smiled at
the four then continued to eat. "I have to go get ready," Hermione said. "Okay, see ya,"
Andrew said as Hermione left. When Hermione was gone, Draco waited about 10
minutes then he left as well, in search of Hermione. When he reached their common
room, Hermione was sitting on a couch with a bag. "What's that for?" he pointed to the
bag. "I'm going somewhere," a startled Hermione said. "Where?" he asked. "Can't say,"
she replied. "Why not?" he asked again. "Wanna die?" "No." "Then I can't tell you!" she
exclaimed. He pouted. "You will find out by the end of the year, but certainly not from
me! The last thing I want is for you or me to die, or be separated. I am going to be gone
every weekend; it is bad enough as it is!" With this, she walked out with her bag and
down to the dungeons, figuring the trio would be down there.
Hermione knocked on the door to Snape's office. "Come in," said a cold voice. She
slowly opened the door, slipped in, and then shut the door behind her. "Ah, hello
Hermione," Snape said. "Hello Professor, Andre, Chris," she walked over to them. "What
brings you here?" Andrew asked. "Draco... Can I please stay here until six? I cannot go
anywhere else really. I keep getting questioned," she pleaded. "Of course!" Chris
exclaimed. "Thanks," Hermione said quietly. "Okay, look at the bright side, Draco will
be a Death Eater soon! You won't have to worry any more!" Andrew tried to cheer her
up. "When?" she asked. "The end of January," Snape said. "Good. This is strange. I
mean, me talking to Professor Snape, Chris, and Andrew, without anyone getting into
trouble," she laughed and tried to change the topic. "Yes, but to Chris and I, it is strange
to be in Severus' classes. We've known each other for the longest time," Chris said. "Oh,
really?" Hermione asked. "Yes, I've known them since they were babies. Their parents
are Death Eaters, so that is how we met," Snape said. "Oh..." Hermione replied, not sure
what to say. She spent the rest of the evening talking with the trio.
At 10 of six, she left the school grounds with a few other new Death Eaters. They all
gathered in the Forbidden Forest and apparated to their "master's" home. When
Hermione arrived, Lucius was outside waiting. "Come along," Lucius said to her as he
turned and walked into his house. He walked up some stairs and led her to an extremely
small room. It had a bed and a chest with drawers. "This is where you will sleep. Over
the summer it will be a different room, but this will do for now. There is a bathroom at
the end of the hall. Once you put your things away, find me. I'll tell you what you need to
do." Hermione nodded and he left her alone. She quickly put everything away and set off
to find Lucius.
****
Draco left through the secret passage behind the desk to get to the Gryffindor common
room. "What the hell are you doing here, Malfoy?" Ron asked. He was still angry with
Hermione. "Where is Hermione? She said she was going somewhere, figured you might
know," Draco said calmly. "She didn't say anything to us," Harry said. "She's been
acting very strange..." Draco said. "You're telling us?!" Ron yelled at him. "She's my
girlfriend, you know, and you haven't exactly been there for her this year! You are
always making things worse for her, Weasel!"
****
Back at the Malfoy Manor, Hermione was making dinner for Narcissa and Lucius. She
made salads out of roses and some other exotic foods. She called them down and served
them their food, then left and ate in a different room. She ate as fast as possible, washed
the dishes, and then went to sleep.
****
This process repeated, Hermione cooked and cleaned for them every weekend. Every
week, Draco got a bit mad. It was the end of January, and Hermione was getting the hang
of everything, what to do and when, and what to do at the meetings. This time, before she
left she said something to Draco. "I know you are going to be a Death Eater soon," she
started. "I have some friends who are Death Eaters and they aren't pureblood. So if you
see them, don't be surprised, and try not to show any emotion. You're father would kill
you," she continued. "Okay, I think that's what they wanted me to tell you." He looked at
her, still trying to figure who he knew was a Death Eater. "I have to go, I'll see you on
Monday." She kissed him and left.
****
That night Hermione made dinner and cleaned up after, then went to bed. Lucius and
Hermione would have to wake up early to get to the Death Eater meeting. She woke up as
early as possible and threw on her Death Eater robe. She met Lucius downstairs and they
left. She took her place next to Lucius and looked at all the people who were to become
Death Eaters. She saw Draco and quickly looked down at the ground. Draco had noticed
her. His eyes somewhat widened. He turned to look at Voldemort as he came in to the
middle of the circle of people. "These people are all pureblood and are joining us,"
Voldemort went on and explained some things. He branded the Dark Mark into their
arms and they all winced, just as Hermione had. Draco also noticed the other students -
Andrew, Chris, and the mudbloods. He saw Snape and some other adults he knew. 'Well,
this explains a lot' Draco thought as he scanned the crowd. Hermione could not stand all
of it. Draco kept staring at the people he knew and her the most. She was beginning to
think someone would get hurt. As soon as the whole thing was over, she was extremely
grateful, but she could not leave yet. She had to stay with Lucius.
Lucius walked over to his son and began talking. "I'm proud of you, Draco," Lucius said.
"Thank you father," Draco said. Hermione tried her hardest to stay behind Lucius and get
Chris or Andrew's attention. Both Chris and Andrew walked over and she gave them a
look to say, "Help me!" Lucius and Draco turned around and joined the three's little
circle. "Draco, this is Hermione, Chris, and Andrew," Lucius said. "I know father, they
are the other three Prefects at school," Draco said as he looked at them. "I did not know
you are a Prefect, Hermione," Lucius said to her. She just wanted to run away, she had no
clue what to say. She looked at Chris and Andrew. Chris and Andrew were like brothers
to her now, and she was constantly looking to them for help. Chris laughed. "She isn't the
talkative type, Lucius," Chris said. She gave him an angry look that made them all laugh.
Lucius explained Hermione was a servant at the Malfoy Manor. Draco smiled at this. She
turned red.
She had to look up at all of them; she was much shorter than they were. Hermione stood
there and just listened to them for the rest of the time, she was in no mood to talk, and
Draco could not keep his eyes off her. When everyone was done talking, it was 10
o'clock at night. Hermione thought that must have been the longest day of her life. They
got back to the manor and Hermione went straight to bed. The next morning, Hermione
was allowed to sleep in, Lucius was much nicer since he found out she was a Prefect. The
one thing he did not like about Hermione was that she was not pureblood, and she was
just as strong as he was (with magic, of course). He also thought it did not make sense,
how could a mudblood be so powerful? He thought if she were pureblood, she and Draco
would be a good couple. Hermione woke up at one in the afternoon. She cleaned a bit,
and then went back to school early.
Draco was waiting for her in the common room. The minute she walked in, he ran over to
her and hugged her. "Let... me... go!" she managed to get out; she could not breathe
because he was holding her so tightly. He let her go and laughed while she took a deep
breathe. "I can't believe it, you're a Death Eater! My father seems to like you, as well,
too bad you're not pureblood," Draco said. "Yeah... Not like I had much of a choice,"
Hermione said. "What do you mean?" "Notice all the other people who are not
pureblood? Snape, Chris, and Andrew dragged us there. Oh well, I've made some new
friends, and Severus is much nicer," Hermione said. He stared at her as she said
'Severus.' "What?" she asked. "Severus?" he asked. "Um... yeah," she replied. The two
talked as they walked downstairs. They bumped into Ron and Harry. "Where have you
been Hermione?" Ron asked. "Somewhere," she said, and Draco laughed. "It's not funny,
Voldemort is near; Harry's head has been hurting like heck!" Ron yelled. "Oh sod off
Weasel, Hermione does not have to talk to you," Draco said then tugged on her and they
continued downstairs. They ate dinner then Hermione took Draco down to the dungeons.
Hermione, Draco, Chris, and Andrew spent a lot of time with Snape and other Slytherins,
especially any other Death Eaters. Hermione was surprised at how many Death Eaters
there were in Hogwarts. Most Slytherins knew that all four Prefects were Death Eaters.
The only one that surprised them was Hermione, but it was not as if she had a choice in
the matter.
Harry and Ron were extremely mad at Hermione, she never spent any time with them any
more, and they knew she was lying about her whereabouts. Therefore, one night when
she passed them in the hall, they followed her. She slipped into the Potions room where
many other students where, all chatting and happy. Harry and Ron looked in and saw
Snape talking with the four Prefects, and many Slytherins scattered across the room. Ron
turned red with anger. So this is where she had been sneaking off to? All of a sudden,
Harry's scar began to burn. Harry grabbed his forehead. Ron saw all the people in the
potions room grabbing there arms and heading toward the door, wincing in pain. Ron
turned to tell Harry and saw he was grabbing his head. Ron pulled Harry behind a
gargoyle and watched all the people as they filed out of Snape's classroom. Ron pulled
Harry and they followed them outside of Hogwarts. Ron watched as they entered the
Forbidden Forest and disapparated. Harry's scar was hurting like heck. The two boys ran
back into Hogwarts and found Professor McGonagall.
"We need to speak to Dumbledore!" Ron exclaimed breathing hard. "Why?" McGonagall
asked with a questioning glance. "Harry's scar! You-Know-Who! Snape!" Ron managed
to get out. "That does not make one bit of sense!" McGonagall said as she walked with
them towards Dumbledore's office. They stopped. "Lemon Meringue," McGonagall said
as the spiral staircase appeared. "Go!" McGonagall exclaimed at the two then walked
away. Harry and Ron ran up the stairs, Harry still clutching his head. They ran into his
office and Harry spoke. "Dumbledore! I think Voldemort is near! My scar, it hurts. We
saw the Prefects, Snape, and some other students who were all grabbing there arms leave
the castle and apparate," Harry said. "Oh my," Dumbledore said as he thought. After a
few moments he spoke. "It cannot be though, Severus is a spy for us," Dumbledore said.
"But the Prefects, I can understand Malfoy, but Chris, Andrew, and HERMIONE?" Ron
yelled Hermione's name. "Hermione? I knew about Chris and Andrew, but if Hermione
is too, something must be wrong. Oh my..." Dumbledore said in worry.
A/N - 4679 words up top! I hope you like. Happy Christmas! I wanted to add more, I just do not have the time, and I need to think of how the next part happens. I did not reread this chapter, so if something does not sound right, bear with me, I did not have the time to check it! It is way too long, lol. Please do not complain too much, thanks. I spent a lot of time on this chapter. This chapter is MY present to YOU. Read and Review! Have a GREAT day! Thank you all so much!