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A/N: recap Hermione met Draco's mom and siblings and Draco just was put under the Cruciatus Curse (poor Draco)
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Madame Pomfrey ran into the hospital wing seeing a violently shaking Draco screaming on his bed. She ran over to the fireplace, muttered a spell and saw Professor McGonagall's face pop up.
"What is wrong Poppy?" McGonagall said yawning
"It is Mr. Malfoy. He has been put under the Cruciatus Curse, I do not know how though. Where is Professor Dumbledore?" Madame Pomfrey said with urgency in her voice.
"The ministry sent for him last night. Something about a wild manticore."
"Well get Severus and Narcissa up here right away," Madame Pomfrey said looking at the jittering Draco. "And get Miss. Granger too."
"Sure Poppy" McGonagall said as her head disappeared from the smoke.
Madame Pomfrey rushed over to a cauldron and began stirring up a dreamless sleep potion and in another cauldron a goopy green concoction, which did not look very pleasant.
In a matter of moments Narcissa came barging in through the hospital wing doors.
"Oh Draco! Please be okay!" she wailed falling down next to his bed holding his shaking hand.
Soon Professor McGonagall and Snape walked in followed by Hermione whose hands were being held by Charlie and Emma.
Hermione looked at Draco's pale body shaking uncontrollably. His eyes were looking right at her but she could tell he was not. His slate eyes were lifeless. Not even filled with hate or cunning as it usually was. His eyes looked scared. They looked lost. She was beside herself. She had never seen Draco so out of control before. It was discomforting to her. Suddenly Professor McGonagall tapped her shoulder.
"Miss Granger, your friends will be leaving for their holidays soon. You can go bid them farewell and then come back if you like," the professor said softly.
"Can we come too 'Mione?" Emma said staring up at Hermione with her wide, blue gray eyes.
"Sure, if you mother says it is okay," Hermione said smiling at the twins.
"I'm sure that would be fine with Narcissa," Professor McGonagall said showing them to the door.
Hermione walked down the stairs holding the children's hands. She felt uncomfortable since she was still in her pajamas but she would be fine since she had the time to put a cloak over her shoulders. Today everyone was leaving. Harry, Ron and Ginny were all going to Romania to visit Ron's brother Charlie. Emily was going to the Bahamas and Michael was going to New York. She walked threw the doors of the Great Hall and walked into the hustle and bustle of wooden trunks and students stampeding all over the place saying their goodbyes.
She quickly noticed her friends by a flash of two infamous Weasley red heads. She pushed threw the crowds of people clutching Charlie and Emma's hands tightly. Finally she got to her friends. Ginny embraced her quickly.
"I'm going to miss you so much!" she squealed nearly strangling Hermione.
"I'm.going.to.miss...you.too," she wheezed as Ginny jumped off of her.
"Who are these two?" Ginny said in a sweet playful voice.
"Oh this is Emma and Charlie. They are Draco's brother and sister," Hermione said as a look of disgust grew on Ron's face.
"I have to be going. I want to see how Draco is doing," Hermione said everyone hugged her goodbye and Ron was the last one to embrace her.
When he was hugging her he whispered in her ear, "Why do you care if Malfoy is okay?"
"Because I am the closest thing he has to a friend and friends are always there for you," she whispered back and broke away.
"Happy Christmas everyone!" she said running out of the hall holding onto Charlie and Emma.
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Hermione walked back into the hospital wing. Draco was now sleeping, his pale skin paler than usual. Madame Pomfrey walked up to her.
"Miss Granger, can you please go to Draco's room and grab him some pajamas?"
"Sure. How is he doing?"
"He is alright. The Cruciatus curse just worsened the problem with his ribs. I think he will be able to be out of here by tomorrow afternoon instead of today."
Hermione nodded and walked through the winding hallways of Hogwarts towards her common room. Once she got there she climbed through the portrait hole. She cautiously walked for no reason to Draco's room. For some reason she was scared of what she would find in there. She nudged open the heavy oak door and cautiously walked in. The room was set up similar to hers except the colors were green and silver, not crimson and gold. The room oddly was just about as impeccably tidy as her own room, which surprised her a little bit. She went over to his dresser and opened the top drawer. Inside she found boxers and socks. She laughed as she closed the drawer thinking of Draco actually owning a pair with smiley faces on them. She opened the next drawer and pulled out a gray wife beater and crimson flannels. "He'll enjoy waking up wearing a Gryffindor color," Hermione thought to herself with a giggle.
As she folded his clothing she looked at the top of his dresser. Only a few items were placed on it. One was a picture of him and his family. She saw Charlie and Emma running everywhere with Draco chasing them frantically. Narcissa and Lucius stood still smiling. They all looked happy together.
The next item was a mask. Not just any mask though. It was the mask he wore at the Masquerade ball. The blue sequins still glimmered and the occasional gold sparkles still shone radiantly.
The last item was a folded up piece of parchment. She was always one to be nosey so she opened it. What she saw shocked her. It was the letter she wrote to him before she knew he was S.A.M. It touched her that he kept it. She walked out of the room with the folded clothes in her hand. As she entered the common area an idea popped into her head and she dashed up to her bedroom. In a matter of seconds she came back down and placed the object into Draco's room. She climbed out of the portrait hole and began walking towards the hospital wing with a grin on her face.
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When Hermione got back to the hospital wing Emma and Charlie ambushed her begging for her to play with them. She gave in and ended up playing exploding snap, hide and seek, puzzles, tag, more reading of Charlotte's Web and numerous hand games for two hours and seventeen minutes straight. She finally got a break when Narcissa announced that everyone was going down to the Great Hall to get some lunch.
"Are you sure you don't want to come Hermione?" Narcissa said as she held the door open.
"Yes, I'm positive. I'm not that hungry," she said moving to a chair next to Draco's bed.
"If anything goes wrong, run down and get us right away," said a jittery Madame Pomfrey.
"Don't worry," Hermione said in a reassuring voice.
The door closed behind them and Hermione turned to look at Malfoy. He was sleeping he looked peaceful. No smirk on his face. No "I know everything" grin. It was just Malfoy.
"You know Malfoy," Hermione said to the unconscious figure on the bed in front of her. "You really piss me off sometimes. It used to be just a standard sneer or 'you worthless mudblood' but now its different. You get all nice and then you turn into a real jerk. I don't get it. Are you skitsofrenic (A/N: spelling?) or something? Because you definitely have multiple personalities. Your mom is really nice, and your brother and sister are absolutely adorable. I know you told me why you act the way you act but being surrounded by people like them cant let you be so cold hearted. I know you want me to forgive you but I just can't. You did something really horrible. You don't understand how much I want to forgive you but I just cant. If you figured yourself out Draco I could probably love you. To bad there is no hope for you changing."
Suddenly Draco's eyelids fluttered. Hermione gasped. "I hope he didn't here me," she thought to herself.
He opened his eyes and slowly turned his head to her. He saw her curly brown hair glimmer with a bit of gold as the sun hit it. He gave her a smile that made her think he knew everything. He slowly sat up and stared deep into her amber eyes.
"Hermione, I'd do anything to make you understand," Draco said pushing a lock of her golden brown hair behind her ear. His hand lingered onto her cheek barely touching her soft skin. He leaned into her and brushed his lips against hers. He pulled back a little but went back in and deepened their kiss. His hand moved to the back of her neck and he felt absorbed in her. She felt like she was about to melt into his arms. She put her hand on his shoulder and leaned into him. Suddenly she realized what she was doing and pushed him away from her.
"Draco, I can't forgive you this quick, you have to earn it," she said with hurt in her eyes.
"I really did mean it when I said I'd do anything," Draco said desolately looking down at his lap. "Did you pick these out for me?" he said after noticing the color of his flannels.
Hermione giggled as the door of the hospital wing opened. Soon Draco was toppled over by his brother and sister screaming his name while Madame Pomfrey was freaking out that they were hurting him. Finally the twins were pulled off and things were relatively calm at the moment.
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Hermione was in her room later that day getting ready to go to Hogsmeade with Mandy. Dumbledore planned it for all of the people staying at the castle for the holidays so they could go and by their Christmas gifts. Hermione went down to the common room and waited for Mandy to come down. The two prefects walked to the humped witch. When Hermione opened up the secret passage to Hogsmeade Mandy stood in awe and smiled broadly. They eventually got into the streets of Hogsmeade. The two of them walked into numerous stores, including Zonko's for something for Ron and Harry. After their hours of shopping they brought their bags into The Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer. They sat in a booth and waited for their waiter to bring them their foamy butterbear. Hermione noticed a hooded figure walk into the restaurant. The figure sat in the booth behind her and began to talk to a plump man with a green hat on.
A slow drawl spoke, "I got him last night, and it's only the beginning,"
She heard the fat man gulp down his drink and chuckle evilly. "What now master?"
"We must wait, we must plan, me must get them all at the same time, good old Hogwarts won't know what hit them,"
Hermione began to get very scared. She whispered to Mandy, "Lets get out of here,"
"What?" Mandy said but Hermione wasn't listening she was concentrating on getting them back to Hogwarts as soon as possible.
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A/N: so what do you think? Please review, I love reviews! Remember if you want me to send you updates give me your e-mail address in a review.
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DiOsA4u, Marzipan, Iris and Polaris
Thanks guys!
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A/N: recap Hermione met Draco's mom and siblings and Draco just was put under the Cruciatus Curse (poor Draco)
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Madame Pomfrey ran into the hospital wing seeing a violently shaking Draco screaming on his bed. She ran over to the fireplace, muttered a spell and saw Professor McGonagall's face pop up.
"What is wrong Poppy?" McGonagall said yawning
"It is Mr. Malfoy. He has been put under the Cruciatus Curse, I do not know how though. Where is Professor Dumbledore?" Madame Pomfrey said with urgency in her voice.
"The ministry sent for him last night. Something about a wild manticore."
"Well get Severus and Narcissa up here right away," Madame Pomfrey said looking at the jittering Draco. "And get Miss. Granger too."
"Sure Poppy" McGonagall said as her head disappeared from the smoke.
Madame Pomfrey rushed over to a cauldron and began stirring up a dreamless sleep potion and in another cauldron a goopy green concoction, which did not look very pleasant.
In a matter of moments Narcissa came barging in through the hospital wing doors.
"Oh Draco! Please be okay!" she wailed falling down next to his bed holding his shaking hand.
Soon Professor McGonagall and Snape walked in followed by Hermione whose hands were being held by Charlie and Emma.
Hermione looked at Draco's pale body shaking uncontrollably. His eyes were looking right at her but she could tell he was not. His slate eyes were lifeless. Not even filled with hate or cunning as it usually was. His eyes looked scared. They looked lost. She was beside herself. She had never seen Draco so out of control before. It was discomforting to her. Suddenly Professor McGonagall tapped her shoulder.
"Miss Granger, your friends will be leaving for their holidays soon. You can go bid them farewell and then come back if you like," the professor said softly.
"Can we come too 'Mione?" Emma said staring up at Hermione with her wide, blue gray eyes.
"Sure, if you mother says it is okay," Hermione said smiling at the twins.
"I'm sure that would be fine with Narcissa," Professor McGonagall said showing them to the door.
Hermione walked down the stairs holding the children's hands. She felt uncomfortable since she was still in her pajamas but she would be fine since she had the time to put a cloak over her shoulders. Today everyone was leaving. Harry, Ron and Ginny were all going to Romania to visit Ron's brother Charlie. Emily was going to the Bahamas and Michael was going to New York. She walked threw the doors of the Great Hall and walked into the hustle and bustle of wooden trunks and students stampeding all over the place saying their goodbyes.
She quickly noticed her friends by a flash of two infamous Weasley red heads. She pushed threw the crowds of people clutching Charlie and Emma's hands tightly. Finally she got to her friends. Ginny embraced her quickly.
"I'm going to miss you so much!" she squealed nearly strangling Hermione.
"I'm.going.to.miss...you.too," she wheezed as Ginny jumped off of her.
"Who are these two?" Ginny said in a sweet playful voice.
"Oh this is Emma and Charlie. They are Draco's brother and sister," Hermione said as a look of disgust grew on Ron's face.
"I have to be going. I want to see how Draco is doing," Hermione said everyone hugged her goodbye and Ron was the last one to embrace her.
When he was hugging her he whispered in her ear, "Why do you care if Malfoy is okay?"
"Because I am the closest thing he has to a friend and friends are always there for you," she whispered back and broke away.
"Happy Christmas everyone!" she said running out of the hall holding onto Charlie and Emma.
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Hermione walked back into the hospital wing. Draco was now sleeping, his pale skin paler than usual. Madame Pomfrey walked up to her.
"Miss Granger, can you please go to Draco's room and grab him some pajamas?"
"Sure. How is he doing?"
"He is alright. The Cruciatus curse just worsened the problem with his ribs. I think he will be able to be out of here by tomorrow afternoon instead of today."
Hermione nodded and walked through the winding hallways of Hogwarts towards her common room. Once she got there she climbed through the portrait hole. She cautiously walked for no reason to Draco's room. For some reason she was scared of what she would find in there. She nudged open the heavy oak door and cautiously walked in. The room was set up similar to hers except the colors were green and silver, not crimson and gold. The room oddly was just about as impeccably tidy as her own room, which surprised her a little bit. She went over to his dresser and opened the top drawer. Inside she found boxers and socks. She laughed as she closed the drawer thinking of Draco actually owning a pair with smiley faces on them. She opened the next drawer and pulled out a gray wife beater and crimson flannels. "He'll enjoy waking up wearing a Gryffindor color," Hermione thought to herself with a giggle.
As she folded his clothing she looked at the top of his dresser. Only a few items were placed on it. One was a picture of him and his family. She saw Charlie and Emma running everywhere with Draco chasing them frantically. Narcissa and Lucius stood still smiling. They all looked happy together.
The next item was a mask. Not just any mask though. It was the mask he wore at the Masquerade ball. The blue sequins still glimmered and the occasional gold sparkles still shone radiantly.
The last item was a folded up piece of parchment. She was always one to be nosey so she opened it. What she saw shocked her. It was the letter she wrote to him before she knew he was S.A.M. It touched her that he kept it. She walked out of the room with the folded clothes in her hand. As she entered the common area an idea popped into her head and she dashed up to her bedroom. In a matter of seconds she came back down and placed the object into Draco's room. She climbed out of the portrait hole and began walking towards the hospital wing with a grin on her face.
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When Hermione got back to the hospital wing Emma and Charlie ambushed her begging for her to play with them. She gave in and ended up playing exploding snap, hide and seek, puzzles, tag, more reading of Charlotte's Web and numerous hand games for two hours and seventeen minutes straight. She finally got a break when Narcissa announced that everyone was going down to the Great Hall to get some lunch.
"Are you sure you don't want to come Hermione?" Narcissa said as she held the door open.
"Yes, I'm positive. I'm not that hungry," she said moving to a chair next to Draco's bed.
"If anything goes wrong, run down and get us right away," said a jittery Madame Pomfrey.
"Don't worry," Hermione said in a reassuring voice.
The door closed behind them and Hermione turned to look at Malfoy. He was sleeping he looked peaceful. No smirk on his face. No "I know everything" grin. It was just Malfoy.
"You know Malfoy," Hermione said to the unconscious figure on the bed in front of her. "You really piss me off sometimes. It used to be just a standard sneer or 'you worthless mudblood' but now its different. You get all nice and then you turn into a real jerk. I don't get it. Are you skitsofrenic (A/N: spelling?) or something? Because you definitely have multiple personalities. Your mom is really nice, and your brother and sister are absolutely adorable. I know you told me why you act the way you act but being surrounded by people like them cant let you be so cold hearted. I know you want me to forgive you but I just can't. You did something really horrible. You don't understand how much I want to forgive you but I just cant. If you figured yourself out Draco I could probably love you. To bad there is no hope for you changing."
Suddenly Draco's eyelids fluttered. Hermione gasped. "I hope he didn't here me," she thought to herself.
He opened his eyes and slowly turned his head to her. He saw her curly brown hair glimmer with a bit of gold as the sun hit it. He gave her a smile that made her think he knew everything. He slowly sat up and stared deep into her amber eyes.
"Hermione, I'd do anything to make you understand," Draco said pushing a lock of her golden brown hair behind her ear. His hand lingered onto her cheek barely touching her soft skin. He leaned into her and brushed his lips against hers. He pulled back a little but went back in and deepened their kiss. His hand moved to the back of her neck and he felt absorbed in her. She felt like she was about to melt into his arms. She put her hand on his shoulder and leaned into him. Suddenly she realized what she was doing and pushed him away from her.
"Draco, I can't forgive you this quick, you have to earn it," she said with hurt in her eyes.
"I really did mean it when I said I'd do anything," Draco said desolately looking down at his lap. "Did you pick these out for me?" he said after noticing the color of his flannels.
Hermione giggled as the door of the hospital wing opened. Soon Draco was toppled over by his brother and sister screaming his name while Madame Pomfrey was freaking out that they were hurting him. Finally the twins were pulled off and things were relatively calm at the moment.
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Hermione was in her room later that day getting ready to go to Hogsmeade with Mandy. Dumbledore planned it for all of the people staying at the castle for the holidays so they could go and by their Christmas gifts. Hermione went down to the common room and waited for Mandy to come down. The two prefects walked to the humped witch. When Hermione opened up the secret passage to Hogsmeade Mandy stood in awe and smiled broadly. They eventually got into the streets of Hogsmeade. The two of them walked into numerous stores, including Zonko's for something for Ron and Harry. After their hours of shopping they brought their bags into The Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer. They sat in a booth and waited for their waiter to bring them their foamy butterbear. Hermione noticed a hooded figure walk into the restaurant. The figure sat in the booth behind her and began to talk to a plump man with a green hat on.
A slow drawl spoke, "I got him last night, and it's only the beginning,"
She heard the fat man gulp down his drink and chuckle evilly. "What now master?"
"We must wait, we must plan, me must get them all at the same time, good old Hogwarts won't know what hit them,"
Hermione began to get very scared. She whispered to Mandy, "Lets get out of here,"
"What?" Mandy said but Hermione wasn't listening she was concentrating on getting them back to Hogwarts as soon as possible.
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A/N: so what do you think? Please review, I love reviews! Remember if you want me to send you updates give me your e-mail address in a review.
Thanks to my reviewers:
DiOsA4u, Marzipan, Iris and Polaris
Thanks guys!
Keep reviewing!