Chapter 15
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for the plot line. The songs are not mine. The Uncle Snape thing came from Slytherin Girl's "I Wont Walk Away" and I did get permission to use it.
Warning: Not as good as earlier chapters but better than 13, which isn't saying much. I promise that the rest is way better as I already have most of if finished, and I will post a chapter a day if I can.
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Dumbledore seemed to be doling out more duties for the Prefects and Heads by the day. Not only did they have to patrol at night and plan all dances and events, they now also had to patrol in the morning before breakfast and make sure that everything was in full stock in all the classes (this would normally be done by the staff, but seeing as there's an inevitable war, they dumped all this onto the six). They also had to study endlessly in all the time that wasn't taken up by duties or tutoring groups that they'd promised to run.
With all this happening Draco and Blaise were able to push everything about the night with the fathers into the deepest corners of their mind. Well, all that is, except for that their best friends were in danger of losing their lives if the refused the Dark Mark.
They had told all this to Justin when he had questioned them that night, but made him promise to keep it between the three of them until they knew that it was safe to tell the girls everything.
They knew that there was someone still watching them. They could feel it. Mostly when they were with other students, but they could feel the hair on the back of their necks stand up when they'd be walking down a dark corridor at night or when they were heading somewhere alone.
Between the three boys they had narrowed it down to a seventh year, who was jealous of them for some reason and had to be in the advanced classes. So minus them, that left about twelve others that it could be. They were able to eliminate the Hufflepuffs and most of the Gryffindors but that was it. Leaving the number still at eight.
Time was running out. Fast. And they knew it too. They had exactly one hundred and ten days to figure this out. They graduated on June 5 and the initiation was to take place on June 6. Through this they had to make sure to pass the tests with straight O's as well, or there would be more trouble.
Truthfully, Draco had never been more terrified in his entire life. He had gotten used to the treatment his father gave him but he didn't know if he could live without Hermione. He loved her more the life itself and he was pretty sure that went both ways.
Blaise, Draco and Justin thanked the Gods for the girl ignorance. As far as they knew, the guys had just become slightly more protective, and they weren't complaining. However, they found it quite odd the, Hermione, smartest witch in the school, who had gone on so many adventures with Potter and Weasley and who had basically been the master mind behind most, hadn't figured out something was up. They were sure that she would've noticed that they had been acting a little weirder by now, but were thankful that she hadn't.
Little did they know, she knew that there was something up. That the boys were hiding something. She just decided that until she knew what was up, she would continue playing dumb with Ginny and Padma, who had no clue whatsoever.
So, basically this was how they're life was for the next month. They studied, slept, did their duties and ate. Somewhere in here they also managed to fit in dates and trips to Hogsmeade to blow off steam. Draco and Blaise were now receiving about a letter a week telling them what to get ready for or threatening them or stating word for word things that had happened when the six thought they were alone.
There were more and more secrets between the six, yet they never seemed to grow apart. Teachers had finally quit trying to pull them apart in class and seat them with others and the students finally were used to seeing students from all four houses sitting at one table.
Hermione became extremely close to her uncle and they spent many evenings talking, when either had the time to spare. Usually if someone walked in they would think that Hermione was just helping hi grade papers, but people usually tended to avoid Snape's office at all cost after classes, unless they had a detention.
Finally, Hermione had had enough of the guys sneaking around and their constant refusal to tell them what was going on. They always avoided the topic of the evening of Lucious and Nikolas' visit, no matter what it took. Ginny and Padma just passed it off as it was to uncomfortable for Draco and Blaise to relive it but again, Hermione knew better. She could see the look in their eyes that was always there when they were lying.
She approached them one evening when Ginny and Padma were out doing their rounds. She knew that they would be awhile, because every time they went out together you could count on the fact that it would take at least an hour longer than usual to do rounds.
Blaise knew immediately that there was something up with her when she approached them. She had her old emotionless mask on again.
"What the hell is up you guys?" she demanded.
"What do you mean?" Justin asked through slightly narrowed eyes.
"You know what I mean. There's something going on between the three of you and I know that it involves us girls but yet you seen to be totally content with keeping it from us. And if you ever thought for one moment that I didn't know there was something up, you got another thing coming"
"Damn, I told you guys she would figure it out" Draco hissed to the other two.
"How much do you know?" Blaise questioned, slightly worried about the answer.
"Not much, but even if you don't tell me, you know that I'll figure it out. I mean look at the two people I had as best friends for the first six years here. I know how to get information and I'm determined to figure this out no matter what it takes"
The three looked visibly relieved. So she hadn't figured it out, they just had to make sure that they were able to lie smoothly enough to get her to stay away until they figured out how to get around the whole thing. Sure, it would have been easier to just tell her right now, but they didn't want to, not yet. They wanted to know how to get around it and they didn't want her involved, not until they knew she would be safe.
"Well, if we told you now, it wouldn't be a surprise would it?" Blaise started the lie, gesturing to Draco as if to pass it off to him.
"Also, we can't have you telling Ginny and Padma the plans for Grad, now can we?" Draco continued, leaving the last part to Justin.
"We have a special evening planned for you three and well, we can't have you spoiling it, now can we?? We need to fine-tune it some more and I promise you that you will love it, Mia ok? But you have to promise right now that you will not try to figure this out, ok?"
"Fine" Hermione huffed, "but if you do anything else remotely weird, or weirder than usual I guess, I will have this figured out so fast, it wont even be funny. You got it? Also, I totally don't believe your story, but you three seem like your going to stick to it, but it better not be endangering any of your lives, alright?"
"K, Mia. We promise" Draco told her. As he went up to hug her.
And so it continued over the next few months. They lives were chaotic with exams, duties and grad. Each couple grew increasingly closer and the boys finally came up with a plan. They were still under the watchful eye of someone, but they still didn't know who. Letters kept coming and they finally just stopped opening them. Finally it was the day of their Grad. The day that would make or break each and every student and most of all make or break the futures of six individuals.
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PLEASE READ AT LEAST FIRST PART OF AUTHORS NOTE!!
This okay?? I know that this is a Draco/Hermione romance and the end I can guarantee you is but I want to speed this up so I can finish it before school. Also, I totally suck at writing romance, so sue me (not literally) and forgive me please. And there should only be one, maybe two more chapters to this, quick ending? Yes, but if I get enough reviews I have an idea for a sequel and there might just be one.
Reason for the speeding up, I already know the end of it and how I want to put it but do you think I can make the story stretch out so that it doesn't come so fast.NO, not happening, I'm just not that kind of person. I want to finish this and soon so I can have the wonderful outcome (not your usual HG/DM outcome though), basically come faster. So, Sorry for any inconvenience that I'm causing.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for the plot line. The songs are not mine. The Uncle Snape thing came from Slytherin Girl's "I Wont Walk Away" and I did get permission to use it.
Warning: Not as good as earlier chapters but better than 13, which isn't saying much. I promise that the rest is way better as I already have most of if finished, and I will post a chapter a day if I can.
~*~*~*~*~
Dumbledore seemed to be doling out more duties for the Prefects and Heads by the day. Not only did they have to patrol at night and plan all dances and events, they now also had to patrol in the morning before breakfast and make sure that everything was in full stock in all the classes (this would normally be done by the staff, but seeing as there's an inevitable war, they dumped all this onto the six). They also had to study endlessly in all the time that wasn't taken up by duties or tutoring groups that they'd promised to run.
With all this happening Draco and Blaise were able to push everything about the night with the fathers into the deepest corners of their mind. Well, all that is, except for that their best friends were in danger of losing their lives if the refused the Dark Mark.
They had told all this to Justin when he had questioned them that night, but made him promise to keep it between the three of them until they knew that it was safe to tell the girls everything.
They knew that there was someone still watching them. They could feel it. Mostly when they were with other students, but they could feel the hair on the back of their necks stand up when they'd be walking down a dark corridor at night or when they were heading somewhere alone.
Between the three boys they had narrowed it down to a seventh year, who was jealous of them for some reason and had to be in the advanced classes. So minus them, that left about twelve others that it could be. They were able to eliminate the Hufflepuffs and most of the Gryffindors but that was it. Leaving the number still at eight.
Time was running out. Fast. And they knew it too. They had exactly one hundred and ten days to figure this out. They graduated on June 5 and the initiation was to take place on June 6. Through this they had to make sure to pass the tests with straight O's as well, or there would be more trouble.
Truthfully, Draco had never been more terrified in his entire life. He had gotten used to the treatment his father gave him but he didn't know if he could live without Hermione. He loved her more the life itself and he was pretty sure that went both ways.
Blaise, Draco and Justin thanked the Gods for the girl ignorance. As far as they knew, the guys had just become slightly more protective, and they weren't complaining. However, they found it quite odd the, Hermione, smartest witch in the school, who had gone on so many adventures with Potter and Weasley and who had basically been the master mind behind most, hadn't figured out something was up. They were sure that she would've noticed that they had been acting a little weirder by now, but were thankful that she hadn't.
Little did they know, she knew that there was something up. That the boys were hiding something. She just decided that until she knew what was up, she would continue playing dumb with Ginny and Padma, who had no clue whatsoever.
So, basically this was how they're life was for the next month. They studied, slept, did their duties and ate. Somewhere in here they also managed to fit in dates and trips to Hogsmeade to blow off steam. Draco and Blaise were now receiving about a letter a week telling them what to get ready for or threatening them or stating word for word things that had happened when the six thought they were alone.
There were more and more secrets between the six, yet they never seemed to grow apart. Teachers had finally quit trying to pull them apart in class and seat them with others and the students finally were used to seeing students from all four houses sitting at one table.
Hermione became extremely close to her uncle and they spent many evenings talking, when either had the time to spare. Usually if someone walked in they would think that Hermione was just helping hi grade papers, but people usually tended to avoid Snape's office at all cost after classes, unless they had a detention.
Finally, Hermione had had enough of the guys sneaking around and their constant refusal to tell them what was going on. They always avoided the topic of the evening of Lucious and Nikolas' visit, no matter what it took. Ginny and Padma just passed it off as it was to uncomfortable for Draco and Blaise to relive it but again, Hermione knew better. She could see the look in their eyes that was always there when they were lying.
She approached them one evening when Ginny and Padma were out doing their rounds. She knew that they would be awhile, because every time they went out together you could count on the fact that it would take at least an hour longer than usual to do rounds.
Blaise knew immediately that there was something up with her when she approached them. She had her old emotionless mask on again.
"What the hell is up you guys?" she demanded.
"What do you mean?" Justin asked through slightly narrowed eyes.
"You know what I mean. There's something going on between the three of you and I know that it involves us girls but yet you seen to be totally content with keeping it from us. And if you ever thought for one moment that I didn't know there was something up, you got another thing coming"
"Damn, I told you guys she would figure it out" Draco hissed to the other two.
"How much do you know?" Blaise questioned, slightly worried about the answer.
"Not much, but even if you don't tell me, you know that I'll figure it out. I mean look at the two people I had as best friends for the first six years here. I know how to get information and I'm determined to figure this out no matter what it takes"
The three looked visibly relieved. So she hadn't figured it out, they just had to make sure that they were able to lie smoothly enough to get her to stay away until they figured out how to get around the whole thing. Sure, it would have been easier to just tell her right now, but they didn't want to, not yet. They wanted to know how to get around it and they didn't want her involved, not until they knew she would be safe.
"Well, if we told you now, it wouldn't be a surprise would it?" Blaise started the lie, gesturing to Draco as if to pass it off to him.
"Also, we can't have you telling Ginny and Padma the plans for Grad, now can we?" Draco continued, leaving the last part to Justin.
"We have a special evening planned for you three and well, we can't have you spoiling it, now can we?? We need to fine-tune it some more and I promise you that you will love it, Mia ok? But you have to promise right now that you will not try to figure this out, ok?"
"Fine" Hermione huffed, "but if you do anything else remotely weird, or weirder than usual I guess, I will have this figured out so fast, it wont even be funny. You got it? Also, I totally don't believe your story, but you three seem like your going to stick to it, but it better not be endangering any of your lives, alright?"
"K, Mia. We promise" Draco told her. As he went up to hug her.
And so it continued over the next few months. They lives were chaotic with exams, duties and grad. Each couple grew increasingly closer and the boys finally came up with a plan. They were still under the watchful eye of someone, but they still didn't know who. Letters kept coming and they finally just stopped opening them. Finally it was the day of their Grad. The day that would make or break each and every student and most of all make or break the futures of six individuals.
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PLEASE READ AT LEAST FIRST PART OF AUTHORS NOTE!!
This okay?? I know that this is a Draco/Hermione romance and the end I can guarantee you is but I want to speed this up so I can finish it before school. Also, I totally suck at writing romance, so sue me (not literally) and forgive me please. And there should only be one, maybe two more chapters to this, quick ending? Yes, but if I get enough reviews I have an idea for a sequel and there might just be one.
Reason for the speeding up, I already know the end of it and how I want to put it but do you think I can make the story stretch out so that it doesn't come so fast.NO, not happening, I'm just not that kind of person. I want to finish this and soon so I can have the wonderful outcome (not your usual HG/DM outcome though), basically come faster. So, Sorry for any inconvenience that I'm causing.