DISCLAIMER: IF I OWNED DRACO MALFOY THEN I WOULD BE SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME WITH HIM, THEN WRITING THIS STORY. BUT J.K. ROWLING DOES… SO UNFORTUNATLY THE ONLY WAY I CAN BE WITH HIM IS THROUGH MY STORIES. L
Previously:
"Bindeo!" Voldermort said and invisible ropes tied all four Malfoys together. Voldermort had taken the stunning spell off of Hermione once she was bound.
"What are you doing?" Hermione spat.
"Watch your tongue woman!" Voldermort yelled.
Hermione quivered and Draco struggled to reach for Hermione's hand.
"Don't argue if you want to live," Lucius hissed.
Hermione nodded petrified with fear.
"I think it's time I correct my little lie," Voldermort said evilly.
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Chapter 19: The Truth Behind all Lies
Hermione squirmed next to Draco. She looked down at her stomach and noticed a fine blue line across her from the ropes. This can't be good for the baby! Voldermort noticed Hermione squirming.
"What is the matter with you, woman? Are the ropes too tight for your liking?" Voldermort sneered.
"Me? Oh yes, perfectly fine for me, but if it's the baby you are concerned about, then I would loosen these ropes if I were you. You've already bruised me, who knows how much damage you have already done to the fetus." Hermione replied.
Lucius looked at Hermione like she was mad. She's going to get herself killed if she keeps this attitude up.
Draco moved slightly in the ropes and saw a big bruise on Hermione's stomach. He badly wanted to comfort her, but it was not possible.
Voldermort seemed to come back to reality when Hermione brought up the baby. He snapped his fingers and Hermione felt the bindings loosen.
"Thanks," she mumbled. With the looser bindings, Hermione was able to move closer to Draco and allowed her to take his hand. If Voldermort had noticed this adjustment, he didn't do anything about it.
"So are you going to say anything or just stand there and look at us?" Hermione said. She wasn't afraid of Voldermort because she knew he wouldn't do anything to hurt her while she still had the baby.
"Watch your tongue!" Voldermort yelled and slapped her across the face.
Hermione's head jerked to the side and she gasped in pain. She looked up at Voldermort and their eyes connected. Instead of seeing his eyes, she saw a bright red light. It took all of her effort to keep staring at him. "Ahhh!" Hermione screamed and closed her eyes. They felt like they were on fire.
"A bookworm such as yourself should know better than keep eye contact with me. I pity you; your vision will be gone for quite a few hours now," Voldermort laughed.
Hermione slowly opened her eyes, but all she saw was black. "What the…?" Hermione gasped. She was blind.
"Hermione are you okay?" Draco asked, worry apparent in his voice.
"No! I'm fricken blind!" Hermione shut her eyes again. "Oh my goodness."
"Foolish girl," Voldermort said, "I suppose now you want to know why all this is happening."
"Your damn right I am," Hermione said with her voice slightly raised.
"Well let me start by reciting the prophecy for you…
…Two enemies of 6 years form a beginning friendship in the seventh year of their true magical life. One best friends with the boy-who-lived and the other foe. Love is formed but trust is broken. A new life in the dark arts forms and was saved by the one whose loyalties were only to one person, the true love. A lie would be told to get the blessings of one family. A child was born from ancestries of the greatest dark and the greatest light causing the child to be more powerful all dark and light combined. Both parents would be unknowing of the child's powers, and free will can only give him to the dark arts."
Hermione badly wanted to see Voldermort's expression as he recited the prophecy. She repeated the prophecy in her head and cursed out loud when it all made sense. "So you are saying… that my child… is supposed to be more powerful than… you. And if I choose to keep my child from you, then it will cause your downfall."
"Very good," Voldermort cackled.
"Then the only way to save the wizarding world would be to do the thing that I would least want to do," Hermione said quietly. She felt Draco squeeze her hand in reassurance that he would support any decision that she would make.
"What is that?" Voldermort hissed, trying to cover the worry in his voice.
"T-to get r-rid of the b-baby," Hermione struggled to say.
"Well, I can't let you do that, now can I?" Voldermort said, "So, I guess I will have to take a few precautions. Fetus Protecteio!"
"What spell did you just put on me?" Hermione demanded.
"A simple child protection spell. It won't allow anything to happen to the fetus till it is born," Voldermort explained.
Hermione would have been glaring at him, but obviously she couldn't because she couldn't see him. "Then was everything else a lie?" she whispered.
"Everything else?" Voldermort asked.
"My parents," Hermione said in a barely hearable voice.
"Oh yes. That too was a lie. I have no brother; I am an only child. Leaving you to still be a filthy Mudblood."
Hermione heard Lucius curse. Obviously he's upset about his precious Malfoy bloodline. A silent tear escaped Hermione's eye. Draco noticed this and leaned over and kissed it away. A weak smile of relief crossed her face. Mathew and Kathryn were still her parents. "But what about all those books I found?"
"I knew you would be nosy and meddle in business not meant for you to meddle in, then I planted those fake books in the library. It was easy to get a author to write a fake book." Voldermort replied.
"So you tricked us? You made me believe that she was a pureblood?!" Lucius exclaimed upset.
"Yes, you wouldn't have given them your blessings and the prophesy wouldn't have been completed unless I had lied," Voldermort said.
Lucius cursed again.
"Oh shut up father. I would have ended up marrying Hermione with or without your consent." Draco said.
"Well, now that you all know the truth, you will be free to go. Hermione, I will expect you to let me know when the child comes, or else the one thing you love most will be taken from you."
Draco! Hermione thought.
"Autonomousa!" Voldermort muttered and the ropes were removed themselves from the four Malfoys.
Draco, Narcissa and Lucius all stood-up, but Hermione remained sitting on the floor. "Come on, love. We can go now," Draco said.
"I can't; I'll walk into something," Hermione said.
Draco remembered that Hermione's vision was temporarily impaired.
"Fix her eyes!" Draco demanded of Voldermort.
"I'm afraid I can't. Don't worry though, it should pass in a few more hours." Voldermort said.
"Argh!" Draco yelled in anger, "Come on, love," Draco said, and scooped Hermione into his arms.
Hermione whimpered and clung to Draco's neck. It is a scary feeling to only see black. "POP!" and Draco disapparated with Hermione in his arms to their house in Surrey (A/N: Effington, Surrey, England to be exact. I think that's where Tom Felton lives. Correct me if I am wrong.)
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Draco lay Hermione down onto the couch and kneeled down next to her.
"Are you okay, love?" Draco asked, very concerned.
"Draco?" Hermione said reaching out a hand to touch Draco.
Hermione's hand was no where near Draco's body, so Draco took her hand and placed it on his shoulder. "I'm right here."
"Stay with me," Hermione whispered.
Draco kissed her gently. "Forever."
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A/N: Well, there you have it. Another chapter written and done. Hopefully, I will be able to get this story finished before school starts (Aug. 28) so, I'll try to write as often as possible. Oh, I just wanted to warn you guys, the next chapter is going to be extremely short. *Ducks at tomatoes being thrown at her* 50 house points goes to SwimGoddess for being the first one to say that Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake sings "Where is the Love" and 25 points to Shining Star for being the first one to tell me that more than one person sang that song. Hehe good job! Thanks to all my reviewers:
Loreylli: Thanks, I'm glad it's getting better!
Gaby: I agree with you, Voldermort and Snape should act cruelly towards people, but Snape didn't really have that big of a role in this story, so how he acts doesn't really matter and I'm trying to make Voldermort meaner…thanks for your review!
Hufflepuffer: I know bad cliffhanger, but I have to keep your suspense up, don't I? And the thing about Voldermort wanting the baby again, well, I like that idea, and it kind of fit with the story, just kind of. Thanks!
Cossa Nova: Icky! I didn't know they were beetles, and you say that they are the deadliest? Yikes! I am never going up to the lake house again- wait no, actually I will because the neighbor is a really cute guy my age! I have to suck up my fear of spiders or in this case beetles! Thanks for all the info!
Draco-an-Hermione-4eva: Thanks a bunches!
Voldermortsucks18: Evil cliffhangers are my specialty! LOL I know, especially if you get out and you're all sweaty from swimming, then when you dive back in it's really cold. Another stupid thing I noticed while swimming. Hehe.
Oreo69: I'm trying to finish as quickly as possible! Thanks for your review!
TaoRen: Hmm… you read my mind. Good guess at what happens next! Thanks for the review!
Carshaa: I know, Voldermort is very evil. Don't worry, Hermione will survive! Thanks!
Kimmie: Thanks!
I Luv Draco!!!-Rachel: Hmm, why did he want them to get married? Hopefully this chapter answered your question. Thanks for the review!
Courtney: Thanks!
Kat: Thanks! That song is always on the radio, so I too am listening to it as I type!
SwimGoddess: My 50 house point winner! So what house do you want to be part of? Slytherin with Draco? LOL Thanks for the review!
I Leaena Serpentis 1: Now you know what the lie was! Thanks!
A/A/N (Another Author's note): Okay, I wanted to try something new, so I am going to give you a very short preview of the next chapter to let you know what it will be abut. Let me know if you guys like this idea, and I'll do it for the rest of my chapters.
Preview:
"Draco?" Hermione whispered deep in thought.
"Yes, love?"
"This child," Hermione put Draco's hand on her stomach, "isn't the child in the prophesy…"
A/A/A/N: Okay, I told you it was short, and I am sorry that it is such a cliffhanger… hehehe. Actually, I'm not too sorry. I am so bad! The next chapter should be up soon, never fear.
Hugs&Kisses,
Jenn