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Who Would Have Thought

**Chapter 7**

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Hermione was walking down the hall replaying the conversation between herself and Travis in her head. The beginning had been so predictable that she had to fight herself to look interested in what he was trying to say. The discussion however changed direction and also changed her opinion of him, but it was over now, they were friends once again and might even become much more.

**Flashback**

"So Hermione, you can probably guess what I wanted to talk to you about," Travis said as he lead her over to the stone wall where they had first meet. "But I wanted to talk to you about what happened at the quidditch match yesterday."

"Well, talk." Hermione told him when he looked over at her for her permission to continue.

"Ok well see I really screwed up and I am really REALLY sorry It's just that my parents have always taught me that mudbl...muggleborns are lower than purebloods but I never really understood it. I had to be a good boy though and obey what they said unless I wanted to be beat and then locked in the dungeon," Travis said with a look of terror in his eyes, as he stood up and started to pace, that made Hermione feel sorry for him. "That is until they were sent to Azkaban because of all of the things we had in our basement. When they left I was sent to live with my aunt who was a pureblood but didn't believe there was anything wrong with muggleborns, so she let me think whatever I wanted about them. I still have to catch myself sometimes, because I have to admit that my parents taught me pretty well, and for the first twelve years I had to hate muggleborns. I am really sorry that I didn't catch myself yesterday with you."

By the time he had finished Hermione had a look of disbelief on her face after hearing the reasoning to what he had done. She couldn't believe that his family was in with dark magic, and there wasn't even a Lord Voldermort to bribe them in, they did it on their own free will. Then again what was she doing criticizing them when she herself had been making out with Lord Voldermort, the most evil of them all. It was just that she felt so sorry for him knowing what he had to go through, especially since he didn't even believe in it.

"Travis?" she asked standing up next him. "I believe you and I can't say that I know what you mean, but I think that I have an idea. There is just so much that you would have to go through to even get close to what you are feeling"

"I'm sorry to have dumped all of this on you, it just has been building up inside of me."

"Hey." Hermione said as she cupped his face in her hands so that he would look at her.

"You can dump things on me anytime you want to, I really don't mind."

"Thank you Hermione." He said wrapping her arms around her delicate waist, and whispered in her ear. "I think I will take you up on that, tonight perhaps?"

"That would be great." She said as she looked up into his eyes.

Before Hermione could say anything else though he had let go and was headed towards the doors with a smile on his face not knowing what things were to come.

**End of Flashback**

Hermione continued walking down the hall after coming back from her thoughts and made her way to the library so that she could think in private, or so she thought.

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Tom was in a horrible mood the whole day and was taking it out on everyone, but he really didn't care. He needed some time alone, somewhere where no one goes on his or her own free will, the library.

Once he found his way in, he went over to the back corner and took a seat at one of the smaller tables. He saw no reasons for being anywhere near anyone or going to classes. When the bell rang for lunch to be over he would simply go up to the common room and stay there until it was time for dinner. As he sat there he went over every thing that went on that morning and what he needed to do for this evening when a certain brunette disrupted his thoughts.

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Hermione had just come in to get a book from the back of the library when she saw him sitting in the corner staring at her. She really didn't want to talk to him yet she didn't want to ignore him, she didn't have to ponder this much longer though, because rather she wanted it or not he started talking to her.

"Hermione?" he asked abruptly making her jump a little.

"Yes," she replied gaining her composer once again. "What is it?"

"You remember how we were supposed to meet tonight?"

"Oh about that," Hermione said as she looked down after remembering Travis and what was going on tonight. "I have some... things to take care of tonight, so I don't think that I will be able to make it."

Hermione finished telling him her excuse and looked back into his eyes preparing herself for the yelling to come, but it never did. Tom just looked back at her with what seemed to be a look of relief in his eyes that she didn't know whether to be happy that he wasn't yelling, or worried at the look in his eye. No matter, he walked over beside her and began talking to her again; the strange look completely gone.

"That's fine, how about if we try for another night? Or..." he said with a suggestive look in his eye as he walked closer to her and wrapping his arms around her waist. "If you aren't doing anything right now... maybe we could... oh I don't know...find an empty room perhaps?"

"Tom!" she exclaimed looking around making sure that no one was around.

"Oh come on nobody heard us and if someone did I would make sure they wouldn't tell."

"That's what you said when Marie saw us and ran off and look how that turned out." she

said getting a little bit mad at him yet amused with his persistence.

"I know what happened, and we are closer than we were before! Now please!" He begged her with a horrible attempt of a pouty face.

Hermione couldn't help but laugh; his face was so funny when he did that. It really didn't fit his personality; especially knowing what he was going to do when he got older if he hadn't already started his destruction.

"Well? Quit laughing and give me an answer before I drag you to a class room and get you with or with out your content." Tom stated releasing her from his grasp as he started to get mad at her, Hermione sensed this and immediately stopped laughing.

"I'm sorry Tom but I really have a lot of work to do and I don't want to get behind."

"You would rather have a piece of paper and a book instead of me?"

Tom said half-serious but mostly joking.

"~He obviously doesn't know me very well.~" Hermione thought to herself. "~But then again this isn't due for another day or two, and I really don't want him to get angry considering what he can do so...~"

"Maybe later sweetie." She whispered in his ear, gave him a quick kiss on the lips and left the library.

"~That girl really pisses me off! ~" Tom thought to himself as he left the library. "~but I wouldn't have it any other way. ~"

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Hermione had a very uneventful dinner that night. Katie and Michelle were talking, Michelle was talking about her new boyfriend and Katie was talking about her hopeful boyfriend. Travis was talking to her about where they should meet tonight, which much to Hermione's dislike Katie overheard. Katie of course told Michelle and the pair of them were pestering the fool out of Hermione and Travis about where they were going and what they were going to do. No matter what she said they wouldn't believe her, which made her wonder why they would even bother to ask if they wouldn't accept her answer. Eventually however Katie and Michelle left to go upstairs with one final wink in Travis's direction and they were finally alone.

"So where do you want to go?" Travis asked her when the hall had started to clear out.

"I don't know, I guess we could go walk around the lake." Hermione suggested. "But I have to put my books up if that's ok?"

"Yeah that is fine, while you are doing that I'm going to get something for my headache, and then we can meet half-way or something." Travis said as Hermione began to gather her things.

"Do we need to do this another night or something?" Hermione said with a look of concern in her eyes.

"No I'm fine, you really shouldn't worry about it."

"If you say so." She said still not sure if she believed him. "So do you want to meet in front of the statue by the Headmasters office?"

"That will be fine, I'll see you there."

Hermione gave him a quick hug, waved goodbye, and hurried on her way to the common room.

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Tom was in, if possible, an even worse mood then earlier that morning and him seeing Hermione with Travis didn't make it any better. He had heard their whole conversation and knew that Travis was the reason that Hermione said she couldn't see him tonight and it pissed him off. Hermione was his and Travis was getting way to close to her, but he wouldn't have to worry about him for much longer.

Tom had made up his mind that he would wait outside of the hospital wing and take him to the others himself. He really didn't care if it was an hour early or if it was below him to personally take him, he was not willing to wait any longer to be rid of him for good.

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Hermione went up to her room worrying about running into

Michelle or Katie, who she knew would have stared asking her more endless questions that, would cause her to be late. She didn't run into them and was on time only to find that Travis was no where to be seen, she decided that he might have been a little late and would wait for him a bit.

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Tom was relieved that every thing worked out, as planned all the Death Eaters had come, Travis was in their hands, and Hermione was waiting for someone that would never come. Things were going to be perfect.

After fifteen minutes or so Tom called for them to bring Travis into the center of the circle, which they did without hesitation.

"Travis is it?" He asked with a harsh tone.

"Why should I tell you?" Travis spit out.

"Tsk Tsk Tsk. You obviously don't know whom you are dealing with, but not to worry I will tell you." Tom said with a bemused grin. "You are one of the select few that have witnessed a Death Eater meeting, hosted by me, Lord Voldermort, you may consider yourself privileged."

"Yeah well I don't." Travis said getting rather ticked off at him.

"Before the end of the night I promise that you will have much more respect for me, and the only way to teach respect is out of fear. CRUCIO!" Tom yelled sending Travis into fits of yelling and constant twitching until Tom finally released him. "Now hopefully you will have a little more respect towards me."

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Hermione waited another 30 minutes for Travis before she finally gave up and went to the hospital wing to see if he was okay. When she got there however he was not there so she figured that he went up to his room to rest.

She was about to go and see if he had gone to his room when she heard someone scream, it sounded like it was coming from the dungeons, and decided to go and see.

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"Do you know why you are down here?" Tom asked once Travis had stood up again.

"Because you are a sick bastard that enjoys seeing people in pain." He suggested.

"Right on every thing except for me being a sick bastard, which by the way you will pay for." He said twirling his wand between his long fingers. "I brought you here tonight because of something that we have talked about once before if I'm not mistaken, does Hermione ring a bell?"

"What if it does?"

"I do believe that we had a little discussion about her and that if you don't stay away from her then I was going to get involved, do you remember that?" Tom asked getting more and more impatient with him. "Well guess what, you got closer to her when I told you not to! I get really angry when people don't do what I..."

"Listen I'm really sorry and all but I have to go so if you're done?" Travis asked as he got ready to leave.

"NEVER INTERRUPT ME! CRUCIO!"

Travis was sent flying against the wall and was once again engulfed in the pain that Tom was providing. He was yelling louder and louder as Tom kept the curse on him, taking all his anger out on Travis by way of the curse.

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Hermione had gotten downstairs when the screaming stopped and she began to hear muffled voices in the distance, but it was not enough for her to find her way to them. She was about to turn around and go back when she heard a loud thump against one of the walls and then more screams.

She ran down the corridor in the direction of the yells determined to get there before they stopped again. Hermione finally made it right in front of the door just as the yelling ceased, but she was afraid to open the door. The voices inside finally got the better of her and made her wonder what was going on and she opened the door as slowly and quietly as possible.

The sight that was before her was more then she had expected. Inside the empty dungeon there were what looked to be 50 or so hooded figures in a circle around two people. One of the men inside the circle looked like he had on a black cloak like the others but his hood wasn't up showing the face that she had seen only 2 hours ago in the library. The other looked to be sweating and shaking uncontrollably, this one she figured was the one doing the screaming and he looked so familiar.

"So Travis, hopefully you will never interrupt me again as long as you live, which I hate to tell you, won't be very long. Yes I know this comes as a shock that I am going to kill you, but some things in life are shocking." Tom stated after seeing the horrified look on his face. "Normally I would torture you some more but seeing as it is getting rather late and I am tired I think I will just go ahead and get on with it. So if you have no objections, and if you were wondering I wouldn't care if you did, I'm going to kill you, Goodbye Travis."

Tom raised his wand high above his head concentrating on the spell and yelled across the room "AVADA KEDAVRA!" and watched as the life less form of a man fell to the floor. It wasn't until after Travis was gone that he noticed an alarmed figure at the door with a look of fear on her face, Hermione, and he had to catch her before it was too late.

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Hermione watched all of this with a stunned look on her face not knowing what to do until it was too late, all she knew after he was dead was to run as fast and as far as she could.

Run, run and don't look back.

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~Laughs an evil laugh~

Well for all of you that wanted Travis to be killed off well he is! But for everyone else I'm very sorry for your loss :_ _ (

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