The week went pretty quickly, and Draco had told Hermione that he wanted to take her out Friday night;
just the two of them.
"Well, I wasn't able to take you out for our anniversary, so just think of this as a 'raincheck',"he told her.
She smiled and agreed, happy to have him near her.
Friday night came, and Ron and Harry watched them leave in Draco's car.
"Where are we going?" Hermione asked. Draco looked at her, a smirk on his face, but to her, it was a
warm smile.
"It's a surprise," Draco hissed.
"I love surprises!"Hermione said.
"Good. Then you'll love this one."
They drove in silence, and as Draco neared his place he broke the silence.
"I hope you don't mind. I need to stop by my place for a few seconds. I need to pick up some stuff," he told her.
She looked at Draco, a worried expression was written in her face.
"Don't worry, my father isn't home. I called my butler earlier before we left, and he told me my father was at a
meeting," Draco told her, touching her cheek. His pale face looked paler in the moonlight, as he parked the car in the
driveway.
"Wait here a second," he instructed, and he locked the car and walked to the front door. He went in and picked
up the phone, calling his father's cellphone.
"Father, we're on our way, tell my Lord I have nearly completed my task," Draco whispered into the phone.
"Very well Draco, we are here waiting," Lucius said. Draco hung up the phone, and picked up a duffelbag. He
went back to the car, and threw the bag into the back seat.
"Come on let's go," he said, starting the car. They drove for another few minutes, then he stopped the car in a
dark alley.
"Where are we?" Hermione whispered, scared as a little puppy in a thunderstorm. He turned to look at her, and
put his arm around her. He took out the blindfold, and gave it to her.
"Put this on. Trust me," he flashed her a smile then went on, "This will be a night you will never forget. Trust me
on this!"
She put on the blindfold, and Draco checked to make sure it was on tight. Then he got out of the car, and walked
to her side, and helped her up. He wrapped his arm around her waist, and lead her to a door.
"Watch your step," he warned, as he guided her to a dark room.There, he flipped on the light, and walked down
an empty hallway. The sound of their footsteps echoed loudly in the quiet hallway. Draco lead her down a few flight of
stairs, until they reached a room. He knocked and after a invitation, he entered.
"Are we there yet?" Hermione asked, excited.
"Almost," Draco answered. There in the back of the room, Lord Voldemort sat in a large chair, with Lucius Malfoy
at his side.
"Hermione Granger," the Dark Lord said in a quiet voice.
"Who said that? Draco? Draco where are you?" Hermione cried. She ripped off the blindfold, to see Voldemort.
Her eyes grew large, as she staggered back, she turned to run, but two bodyguards blocked her way.
"Draco! What did you do to Draco! Where is he?" She cried.
"Why, he's right beside you," Lucius calmly said.
"You LIAR!" She spat at the feet of Lucius. Draco was beside her, but she refused to believe that he was invovled.
Her love for him, caused her to be blind, when it came to seeing Draco's true self. He walked to Lord Voldemort, and
kneeled.
"My Lord," he started, "I have completed my task. I am ready for another."
"You did well Draco Malfoy. I am most pleased with your work."
"STOP IT! DRACO IS NOT HERE! LET ME GO!" Hermione screamed, as she kicked and struggled, trying to
get out of the grip of the two bodyguards.
"Take her away!" Lucius commanded. The two dragged and kicking and screaming Hermione to a caged cell, and
locked her in.
"You'll be sorry! Once Draco finds me, he'll-he'll," she threatened. The two just laughed, and walked away.
"Draco Malfoy. You will return to Hogwarts now. Tell your house what has happened, and inform them of the plan.
Tell the girls friends that she became sick, and that she is at home. Go now, and I will send for you later, to deal with the
Mudblood," Voldemort told Draco. Draco nodded, and stood up. He looked at his father, and walked out of the building.
He got into his car, and drove back to the castle.
It was near midnight when he returned, and he walked silently into his house, where all the Slytherins were
gathered, waiting for news. They watched him enter, and without even a glance, he walked to his room, and shut the door.
just the two of them.
"Well, I wasn't able to take you out for our anniversary, so just think of this as a 'raincheck',"he told her.
She smiled and agreed, happy to have him near her.
Friday night came, and Ron and Harry watched them leave in Draco's car.
"Where are we going?" Hermione asked. Draco looked at her, a smirk on his face, but to her, it was a
warm smile.
"It's a surprise," Draco hissed.
"I love surprises!"Hermione said.
"Good. Then you'll love this one."
They drove in silence, and as Draco neared his place he broke the silence.
"I hope you don't mind. I need to stop by my place for a few seconds. I need to pick up some stuff," he told her.
She looked at Draco, a worried expression was written in her face.
"Don't worry, my father isn't home. I called my butler earlier before we left, and he told me my father was at a
meeting," Draco told her, touching her cheek. His pale face looked paler in the moonlight, as he parked the car in the
driveway.
"Wait here a second," he instructed, and he locked the car and walked to the front door. He went in and picked
up the phone, calling his father's cellphone.
"Father, we're on our way, tell my Lord I have nearly completed my task," Draco whispered into the phone.
"Very well Draco, we are here waiting," Lucius said. Draco hung up the phone, and picked up a duffelbag. He
went back to the car, and threw the bag into the back seat.
"Come on let's go," he said, starting the car. They drove for another few minutes, then he stopped the car in a
dark alley.
"Where are we?" Hermione whispered, scared as a little puppy in a thunderstorm. He turned to look at her, and
put his arm around her. He took out the blindfold, and gave it to her.
"Put this on. Trust me," he flashed her a smile then went on, "This will be a night you will never forget. Trust me
on this!"
She put on the blindfold, and Draco checked to make sure it was on tight. Then he got out of the car, and walked
to her side, and helped her up. He wrapped his arm around her waist, and lead her to a door.
"Watch your step," he warned, as he guided her to a dark room.There, he flipped on the light, and walked down
an empty hallway. The sound of their footsteps echoed loudly in the quiet hallway. Draco lead her down a few flight of
stairs, until they reached a room. He knocked and after a invitation, he entered.
"Are we there yet?" Hermione asked, excited.
"Almost," Draco answered. There in the back of the room, Lord Voldemort sat in a large chair, with Lucius Malfoy
at his side.
"Hermione Granger," the Dark Lord said in a quiet voice.
"Who said that? Draco? Draco where are you?" Hermione cried. She ripped off the blindfold, to see Voldemort.
Her eyes grew large, as she staggered back, she turned to run, but two bodyguards blocked her way.
"Draco! What did you do to Draco! Where is he?" She cried.
"Why, he's right beside you," Lucius calmly said.
"You LIAR!" She spat at the feet of Lucius. Draco was beside her, but she refused to believe that he was invovled.
Her love for him, caused her to be blind, when it came to seeing Draco's true self. He walked to Lord Voldemort, and
kneeled.
"My Lord," he started, "I have completed my task. I am ready for another."
"You did well Draco Malfoy. I am most pleased with your work."
"STOP IT! DRACO IS NOT HERE! LET ME GO!" Hermione screamed, as she kicked and struggled, trying to
get out of the grip of the two bodyguards.
"Take her away!" Lucius commanded. The two dragged and kicking and screaming Hermione to a caged cell, and
locked her in.
"You'll be sorry! Once Draco finds me, he'll-he'll," she threatened. The two just laughed, and walked away.
"Draco Malfoy. You will return to Hogwarts now. Tell your house what has happened, and inform them of the plan.
Tell the girls friends that she became sick, and that she is at home. Go now, and I will send for you later, to deal with the
Mudblood," Voldemort told Draco. Draco nodded, and stood up. He looked at his father, and walked out of the building.
He got into his car, and drove back to the castle.
It was near midnight when he returned, and he walked silently into his house, where all the Slytherins were
gathered, waiting for news. They watched him enter, and without even a glance, he walked to his room, and shut the door.