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Distance

Bringing Back the Past

"So you just want me to do that? That's it? Hermione I want to do more!" Myrtle wined, Hermione shook her head, "No, I only want her to THINK that it is going to happen again, you know, pretend to put Harry's life in danger, then flip it around and Harry think Ginny is in danger, I'll tell Ron and Gin all about it," Hermione stood up brushing her skirt, "I have class, I'll come back during lunch though and I'll bring them," She smiled looking at Myrtle then grabbed her bag and walked to Greenhouse 7.

She opened the door to the greenhouse just as the late bell rang, she trudged to her seat next to Ron and sat smiling, "I have to tell you something later," she whispered into Ron's ear, he just looked at her and nodded.

"Welcome to your last year of Herbology," Madam Sprout said walking into the greenhouse carrying a ferocious looking plant that was trying to bite her hair off.

"This class, is a tantacula, it is dangerous and its bite is deadly, so I hope you all brought your dragon hide gloves, because you will need them," she said setting the pot down at the head of the table, it was thrashing at everything around it, all the students bumped around trying to get away from it.

"Well? What are you all waiting for? Put on your gloves, grab a partner and pick a plant," she started getting all the plants out and placing them next to the pairs, "Girls, you might want to tie your hair back, it likes hair, I still haven't figured out why," she trailed off thinking, Hermione searched her bag for a hair tie and pulled it into a messy bun, then put on her gloves and had Ron hold its head while she put a tie around its mouth to stop from eating them whole.

"Ron, grab one of its leaves so I can get a sample to see how old it is," Hermione said trying to calm it down, Ron paled but did it reluctantly. He got a medium sized one and moved out of the way as the tantacula thrashed its head madly and screeching through the tie around its mouth.

"Ron! Not the one near its head! You made him mad!" Hermione said trying to calm it down again, and snatching the leaf from Ron and counting the lines, "No wonder it is so sensitive, its only 2 years old!" Hermione said glaring at Ron, then sympathetically at the plant.

Hermione finished the lab paper and handed it to Professor Sprout then walked out with Ron telling him in an excited whisper about hers and Myrtles plan.

"The chamber of secrets? Hermione! No one will believe that has opened again!" Ron said dropping his books  "She will! She will be to scared of Harry and think Ginny is in grave danger and convince him that she needs him more then her, it's the perfect plan, Myrtle and me have talked it all out already today."  She said all giddy and happy.

Ron just looked at her and shrugged, maybe it would work? Was Chanel really that dense? Yeah, probably he thought as she ran by screeching from Harry tickling her, he shook his head, some best friend Harry was.

Hermione walked into her common to get her books for DADA, she walked out of her room and stopped dead, Malfoy was on the couch leaning over with his head on his hands, he looked like he was about to pass out, she walked over hesitantly to him.

"Malfoy?" she whispered, he looked at her, his eyes were dark and hard as stone, and he had a piece of parchment crumpled in his hand, "What do you want?" he said in an emotionless voice, she was shocked, she didn't know what to say he looked so, she didn't know what it was but it was hurtful to even look at him.

"I.. I wanted to know what was wrong," she said with a slight quiver in her voice, she sat down next to him, completely forgetting that they were going to be late for class, he didn't say anything he just un-crumpled the paper in his hand and gave it to her, she smoothed it out on her lap and began to read it.

Dear Draco,

            Your mother is dead.

Cordially yours,

            Lucious Malfoy

She looked at him with tears in her eyes, the letter had to be the worst thing she had ever read, even if it was just a sentence, it was horrible, no sympathy or emotion at all, she looked at him, he was slouched back against the couch looking dead.

"Malfoy? Are you going to be ok?" she asked leaning back against the couch with him, he just turned his head the other way and sniffed, she looked up to the ceiling to keep the tears from falling, not just because Narcissa was dead, but for him, he was crushed and was to embarrassed to show it towards her.

"I'm sorry," he said shakily, she snapped her head to him, he wasn't looking at her he was still looking the other way, "Sorry for what?" she asked, "For everything," he said then wiped his eyes with the back of his hands, "I'm the one who should be sorry for you," she said then stood up and wiped her eyes before the tears could fall, he turned his head towards her, his cheeks were tear stained but you could never tell he were ever crying, for his eyes weren't red at all.

She sat back down a little closer to him and stared at him, "How did she die?" she asked shakily, almost scared of what he might say to her for bringing it up, he just looked down at the floor then took a deep breath, "My father killed her, for Voldemort," he answered, then covered his eyes with his hand, she gasped, how could you kill someone you loved? It's wrong, and her own husband, his own father? Killed her, for Voldemort, she was disgusted, sure she hated Voldemort before this but now, she hated him even more, what was the point? So she asked out right.

"Why?" she wished she hadn't asked because he looked at her with hatred, and stood up fast taking the letter from her hands and throwing it into the fire, then rounded on her, "Why does he do anything? There was no point! My father had love and happiness, he had something, and he had someone there for him! Voldemort didn't! So, what does he do! He kills MY mother! The one person that has ever loved me!" he yelled, tears streaming down his face again; he wiped them away with his sleeve and turned around to the fire again giving Hermione his back.

She got up and walked to him and turned him around, and did something that just popped into her head at the last second, she put her arms around him and hugged him, and to her surprise he put his head on her shoulder and silently cried, and so did she, but made no sound, just let the tears fall.

Yes I know it sucks, but it's a little longer then the other chapters, so be happy