A New Kind of Enemy

Summary- The gang is seventeen now and in their seventh year at Hogwarts.  Voldemort is gone, along with the majority of the deatheaters, including Lucius Malfoy.  Hermione has been dating Victor Krum ever since the Yule Ball in their fourth year, and has fallen deeply in love with him.  But sometimes people surprise you, and arnt who you though they were.  Hermione discovers this about two people, two people she has known for the greater part of her life, and two people who will be working on two opposite extriemes, one trying to save her, and one trying to destroy her. 

Disclaimer- I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, or anything related to the Harry Potter world.  Ms. Rowling has the pleasure of that.

Spoilers- Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone,

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Pairing- Hermione Granger / Victor Krum at first, but will be a Hermione Granger / Draco Malfoy

"Ron, Harry, I need to talk to you." Draco said, after the 3 boys glared for a moment. "Yea, what about Malfoy?" Harry said, rather tensely, and stressing Dracos Surname.

"I need to talk to you about Hermione, and about the dance." Draco looked down at his over priced shoes, then back at them. "Well Malfoy, we know Hermione doesn't really want to go with you." Harry started, feeling the need to be mean all of a sudden. "And since she has been sick, as you said, Ron and I decided to do her a favor, a surprise you might say."

Draco looked at them suspiciously. "What did you do?" "Like we would te-" Harry started another comeback, but Ron interrupted.

 "Oh Harry, I'm just going to tell him, he's her date and should know, common courtesy."

"Oh all right," Harry said. Draco looked at them, and Ron said;

"We just owled Victor Krum to come to be Hermione's surprise date."

Draco looked at them, shocked, dumbfounded, and supprisingly, angry as hell.

"WHAT?!?! YOU HAVE TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME! YOU FUCKING ASS HOLES!" Draco lost his temper, a sort of powerful heat started to pulsate off of him.

The faces of Ron and Harry, who where just looking very smug, and proud of themselves, transformed into glares, Harry whipped his wand out."

"Say that again, Malfoy."

"You're a fucking Moron Potter."

Ron decided this was the best time to jump between the two, seeing Harry's fingers itch around his wand.

"Draco." Ron replyed calmly, and getting a look from Harry. "We know Hermione's your date, but Victors her boyfriend, and-"

"And beats the bloody pulp out of her." Draco finished simply.

Ron and Harry looked at each other, stunned. "What do you mean, Malfoy?" Harry asked, starring daggers at the blonde boy.

"I meant exactly what I said, Potter." Draco was in a little shock, considering he just told the two boys something he promised he wouldn't.

"I don't believe you Malfoy." Harry said, his emerald eyes cold as stone.

"I didn't expect you to, Potter, but I know it when I see it."

"Yea, I bet you beat up on your girlfriends too Malfoy."

Harry hadn't a moment to blink, Malfoy, forgetting he was a wizard, with a wand in his hand; hit Harry square in the jaw, Ron pushed him back before he could hit him again.

"I would never NEVER hit a woman Potter." Dracos voice was icy, and it was slightly trembling.

"Sure Malfoy." Harry said, nursing his jaw.

"Harry," Ron said quietly.

"I think Dracos telling the truth." Draco looked at him surprised, why was a Weasly defending him? Draco threw Ron a questioning look.

"I know about your dad, Draco, and I know how he treated your mum." Was all Ron said, Harry looked at him dumbfounded, and Draco looked at him gratefully.

 "What do I not know?" Harry asked loudly.

"Harry, I do believe Draco is telling the truth, his dad was an evil git deatheater who bet up on his wife, and him." Ron pointed a thumb at Draco. Harry looked at them, his mouth forming a small 'o'

"Well now that we know my family history, can we get back to how stupid the two of you are?"

Harry and Ron glared.

"Haven't you two noticed how odd Hermione's been acting?" Draco said accusingly. Harry opened his mouth to say something but Draco put his hand up. Sometimes the Malfoy way just was overpowering, Harry closed his mouth. Draco continued.

"Even I noticed it, although being in close quarters was a help. Ever notice all the scars? The bruises? The cuts? She has a million scars on her back." It was Ron's turn to open his mouth."Don't ask." Draco said quickly. "Anyway, if that wasn't enough, she wasn't the same Granger. I insulted her and got no comeback. That was no fun, and for once in all out 6 years here, she was SCARED of me. Actually scared. Three years ago I would have killed to have someone really scared of me. Actually I have, but that's another story." Ron, still staring, clamped his hand over Harry's mouth. "You guys," Draco said, suddenly looking very worried and quite serious. "Hermione was attacked last night, that's the real reason she's not in class, he got her- he got her bad."

Harry looked at Draco, he tried to sneer, but he couldn't. Dracos telling the truth? Then that means that Ron and him just openly invited Krum to hurt Hermione.

"Look you guys don't be mad at Hermione." Draco said, his eyes pleading. "She's scared of what you will think of her, she thinks you'll think less of her, like she's a slut or something."

Harry looked up at him "Slut?" Draco nodded miserably, implying what all three boys wished wasn't true.

"Are you sure, Draco?" Ron asked, very seriously.

"I'm positive, she told me everything." Harry and Ron looked hurt, but Ron broke the silence.

"I need to go see her."

"No!" Draco looked at them, "She can't know I've told you, she won't ever trust me!"

"Since when did you care whether she trusted you, Draco?" Harry asked sharply.

"Honestly Harry," Draco said, getting back to first name basis.

"I don't know. A lot has happened this summer, Ron can fill you in on all that, I don't care, and suddenly I feel like I'm finally liking who I am, and who I'm becoming, and Hermione's changing me too." He paused. "I think I'm falling for her."

Harry and Ron weren't ready for this. "How can you even think of such a thing?" Harry said, outraged. "You have insulted her, made her cry, and belittled her for 6 years!"

 Draco looked at him. "I made her cry? Wow." He looked ashamed.

"Yea, Malfoy, you did, what's your excuse this time?" "I don't really have one, Harry." Draco said, rather sadly. "I grew up learning to hate muggles and those of muggle parentage, it was second nature to insult her, and besides, if I was civil to her, word would get back to father and I would have to go through punishment again.

Harry looked at Ron, and Ron mouthed 'crutacious'. Harry looked back at Draco.

"You're own father put an unforgivable curse of you?" He asked, a little startled.

"Harry," Draco said, as though talking to a child. "I have a bit of every curse in me. Those 3 curses where mastered before I was even 10. You have to go through a lot to become a deatheater, whether you want to or not." Harry looked at Ron again, and Ron nodded.

"You didn't want to become a deatheater, did you Draco?" Ron asked, not to be mean, but out of curiosity.

"Of course not"

"Did you become one?" Ron asked again, just as curious.

"Well, considering my options, yes, I did, but I worked with Snape, as a spy. Not too many people know that though, not even the minister of magic, just Dumbledore, Snape, and my mum.

With that said, Draco proceeded to roll up his shirt sleeve, revealing an emerald green mark on his forearm.

"Wow." Harry breathed, "You weren't shitting us."

"You didn't think my father would let me get away without the mark?"

"Well no, but damn, Malfoy, your our age, and have killed people, I may hate you, but I can't see you doing it."

Draco looked at Harry in surprise, and said "Strangely Potter, that kinda feels like a compliment, thanks." Draco grinned.

Ron looked between the two and said- "Er, guys? What about Mione?" "We're going to have to protect her." Draco said simply. "How are we supposed to do that exactly, everyone will be in costume?" Harry looked worried.

 "It can't be that hard." Draco said. "We just all need to make sure one of us has her in their sight at all times is all, and when Krum comes, we'll keep a closer look."

Ron and Harry looked at each other, then back at Draco, who said Ginny and Lavender are getting ready in our dorm, why don't you two come up and we can get ready in my dorm? That way we know where Hermione and all our respective dates are. I know Victors after Hermione, but who's to say he won't be tired of her by the end of the night? We have a dangerous guy on our hands, he's hurt Hermione enough.

 "Alright." Ron and Harry said, looking ill at ease but determined. "Do you know how to get to the heads Dormitories?" Ron nodded,

"Ok then," Draco said quietly, "The password is 'lions and snakes'." The three boys shook hands, and after giving each other some not-so-forced smiles, they went their separate ways. But Harry called back-

"Hey Draco!"

"What?"

"Wait 'till you see Hermione in her costume."

As Draco walked back to his dorm he kept thinking to himself why he was so stupid to pass up Ron and Harry for friends. They where willing to kill him for Hermione's sake, if needed and Draco was sure they'd do the same for each other. Draco had never felt more alone in his entire life.