A/N: I'm speechless. 110 reviews! I don't think I'll ever be able to thank everyone enough for reading and reviewing my story. When I saw how many reviews I had received on chapter 17, I felt like someone had put a Cheering Charm on me, I couldn't stop smiling! I received reviews for other chapters, but I will only thank those that reviewed chapter 17 here. I also have a question, should I put the thank yous at the beginning or end of my chapters?

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Kristleena Keller: Thanks! I try to make the plot move along with each chapter, but I think it's really thick in this chapter, I hope you like it! Ministar: Thanks, I try to keep the fluff low but I must have some of it in my story, I can't help it. Draco and Hermione always provide for a couple of fluffy moments! Elfchik: I started writing this long before OotP came out, and I didn't want to change my plot just because of it. I am planning on writing an OotP fan fic after this one though. Thanks! Hermione: I tried to make this chapter longer, I hope you like it! Roswell4ever: Don't worry, there were a lot of British terms in the book, and even I got confused! Thanks! Fallin' For Felton: Nice pen name, Sam, hehehe. I hope you like this chapter, and update your story soon! And it was Hogwarts, A History, so I don't think it'd be too odd if she picked it up! Flutterby: To tell the truth, I did give up and stop writing this story just a few months ago, but I started up again thanks to my best friend! It's a lot of work, but when so many people enjoy it, I love to write! Don't we all wish we had Draco? Though I'm personally a Tom Riddle fan…hehehe. Queenievamp: I do like monkeys, but I agree, he is an evil monkey! Skippy16: It did get me closer to 100, thanks so much! Jessie: Thanks for your review, I hope you like this chapter! Haebrethiliel: I double-checked this chapter, I hope I didn't leave too many spelling mistakes and such. Please tell me if I did! I've always been bad at catching them. Blackdragonofdeath13: I like your pen name, hehehe. I hope you like this chapter too! Neosoul2003: I checked my homophones, I'm sure I've made some mistakes, but thanks for the constructive criticism, I really appreciate it! Megan: You'll have to wait till the end of the story to find out. Emily: I updated as soon as I could, hehehe. Thanks, I look up to JKR a lot, so I'm glad you think I sound like her. I hope you like this chapter! DemonQween: I hope you like this chapter, and coffee is always good! Vfoxy713: I updated as soon as I could, so I hope you like this chapter! Brooke: Here's another chapter for you to read, hehehe. I hope you like this one as much as you liked the other ones. Caz: It's ready now. I'm going to put chapter 19 up as soon as I can. Thanks! Celeste: PIMP CANE! Lmao…it's mentioned in this chapter, hehehe. Thanks for reading my stories, and by the time you read this, we probably will either have seen POTC or will be seeing it soon. It better be good, lol! Keep up with your stories too and thanks for being such a great friend!

Now, on with the show!

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Chapter 18

Hermione pointed her wand directly at Lucius Malfoy. Draco stood with his wand out but not in a threatening way.

"What do you want with us?" Draco spat out, unable to control his anger.

"It is simple, Draco. I want to get rid of your little girlfriend," Lucius said, a sneer appearing on his pale face. He was holding onto his wand, having drawn it from the cane where it was usually held. For a fleeting second, Hermione had time to think how stupid the cane was, and how she thought it was tacky. He was wearing a black cloak, but his mask was gone. His cold eyes were staring intently at Draco, and almost hungrily at Hermione.

"I'd put that wand away, Mudblood, you wouldn't want anything to happen to them…" Lucius cast a glance to the corner, which seemed to light up. Hermione let out a shriek. In the corner, tied up, gagged and unconscious were her parents. It dawned on her. They were the Muggles in her vision. Her parents. How had she not realized it before? Draco grabbed Hermione's arm to stop her from running to them.

"Let them go, Lucius," Draco said, causing his father's eyebrows to raise.

"Now, now, Draco…I believe I taught you some manners. You will address me as 'Father' or 'Sir'," Lucius looked pleased to see that Hermione was fighting back tears.

"As I was saying, Draco, I do not intend to harm you. I will give you one last chance for the Mudblood or you to say you don't love each other. If she does not, or you do not, then I will kill her. Of course, she will get to see her parents suffer a bit more before I do so," Lucius spoke low, but his voice seemed to echo on the walls.

"Leave my parents alone," Hermione managed to get out. Her tears had stopped and she stared intently at the Death Eater.

"Leave Draco alone, and I might," Lucius replied.

"Why does she bother you?" interrupted Draco. "You have never cared about me, never. Hermione's the only person that has ever loved me. You will not take her away from me," his voice became louder with every word. "I won't renounce my love for her, not simply because you tell me to do so. For all I care, you can go--" but where Lucius could go, they never found out. Draco was interrupted with a mutter of a word.

"Crucio."

Screaming in agony, Draco fell to the floor. Hermione gazed horrorstruck at him, until Lucius lifted the curse.

"Silence. I told you, I do not wish to harm you, but I'm afraid I will if you do not obey me. I will not have my line of blood ruined by this filthy girl," Lucius hissed.

"Draco…" Hermione whimpered, kneeling beside him and lifting him to his feet again. "Draco…I don't want any more pain to happen to you…and my parents…I can't let them suffer," she was speaking barley above a whisper, so that only Draco could hear her. Draco lifted his gray eyes to meet her brown ones.

"I love you, Hermione…I don't care what pain is inflicted upon me…I love you. I'd rather die than be away from you," Draco whispered back. Hermione managed a smile.

"You will die if you do not stay away from her, Draco," Lucius said. Hermione lifted her head and looked to the corner, where her mother was rousing.

"Mum!" she said, running to her, Draco unable to stop her. Her mother spat out the gag, and looked up at her daughter.

"Hermione…you love…him…more than…us?" she whispered. Hermione looked at her shock.

"I love you too, Mother, I love you and Dad so much…" Hermione said, fighting back tears.

"Liar. You would rather see us die," her mother responded. "You horrible daughter…"

Hermione's mouth fell open and she couldn't believe her ears. Before she could respond, Lucius pointed his wand at her mother.

"Crucio!"

Her mother screamed in pain, but Lucius kept going, repeating the curse again and again.

"How…could…you?" her mother managed to say and Hermione looked at her, horrorstruck.

"No, stop! Please stop!" Hermione yelled, fighting back tears still. Lucius ignored her pleas.

"Say you do not love Draco, and I will let her be," Lucius sneered, stopping the curse. Her mother looked at Hermione.

"I…hate…you…" her mother said, and Hermione's eyes widen. She paused before realization dawned on her. How could her mother say that to her? Raising her wand and pointing it at her mum, she spoke.

"You are not my mother…"she whispered. "My mother would never say that…Riddikulus!" she yelled and with a pop her mother and father disappeared into a puff of smoke.

"A boggart?" Draco said, breathlessly. He had stood and watched, unable to move or do anything to help Hermione. Hermione looked both scared and relieved that it was not her parents.

"But…my vision? I saw it…you kidnapped them…" she said, her wand still raised, as she turned to face the Death Eater.

"I planted that image in your mind so you would really believe it was them. Pity that you realized your parents would never say that to you. Must have come from a happy home, I assume," Lucius said, not looking happy at all. "No matter, I will simply torture you until you say it," he raised his wand again, but this time Draco was quicker.

"Expelliarmus!" he shouted and Lucius' wand flew out of his hand and into his own. Scowling, Lucius narrowed his eyes.

"Give me my wand, boy," he hissed.

"Why did you go to such lengths to stop me from being with Hermione? And how did you make that book into a Portkey?" Draco asked, holding both his wand and his father's wand in each of his hand, both pointed at his father.

"I have a faithful servant at Hogwarts, who was only to eager to assist me," Lucius said, knowing that he would have to answer his question or Draco would not hesitate in hexing him. "As for why I want the Mudblood dead, it is simple. The Dark Lord does not want her to interfere."

Hermione bit her lip before speaking, "Interfere with what?" she asked, with an unusual coldness to her voice.

"With our plan for Draco," Lucius responded.

"What plan?" Draco snapped.

"The Dark Lord wants you to be His heir, Draco. And if you get involved with the Mudblood, it will damage what the Dark Lord has in mind. His heir was to come from a pureblooded family, a family that is aquatinted with the Dark Arts. If you were to love a Mudblood, which apparently you do, you disqualify yourself. You are the only son of a Death Eater that meets all the requirements, and I want you to fulfill the honor of being the Dark Lord's heir." Lucius said.

"His heir? Why the hell would I want to be His heir?" Draco spat. "I want nothing to do with You-Know-Who, the Death Eaters, or you."

"That is where we have a problem. But you see, I don't care what you want," Lucius said, suddenly grabbing his, Hermione's and Draco's wand. Draco wasn't expecting it, and either was Hermione.

"You're making it harder than it is, Draco. I expected you to come quietly; the girl wouldn't be harmed if you did so. But since you don't seem to like the idea, I will simply kill the girl, and then you can't be with her. Oh, yes, I forgot to mention…once you say the five simple words of 'I do not love her' an ancient enchantment will take place, and you will never see her again," Lucius said, pointing his wand at Hermione. She was completely unarmed, and unable to move.

"One simple curse will do, and she'll be dead before she hits the floor," Lucius spoke quietly, his eyes showing insanity. "So, what do you say, Draco? Accept the fact that you can not be with her, and let her live, or refuse to renounce your love and let her die?"

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