Never Say Never
Chapter 17 - Revelation
Disclaimer: Characters belong to the talented, successful J.K Rowling! Plot belongs to me. Yes, unfortunately. =)
Draco's POV [before Hermione gets to room]
"Draco.." Purred a voice close to my ear. It was time to take this stunning girl to that elusive room, god the thought of it was making me nervous already. I turned to smile at Annika, gently taking her hand and leading her out of the dark Slytherin Common Room.
"Are we going there again?" she asked with a hint of excitement to her voice, her eyes sparkling for an unknown reason. Her cunning was not something to be reckoned with, and in this case I was a little suspicious, she wasn't usually so happy about little things such as this.
"Yes, why do you ask?" I replied furtively. Annika picked up my doubt in her and she turned those eyes so alike to a dangerous large feline's to me and I felt myself get lost in the pools of brown flecked with yellow, now glowing a luminous gold which I didn't like.
"You'll see, Draco..you'll see.." Her hands began to roam over my chest and I could feel my breathing getting more ragged, despite my mounting suspicion of her, "I've been looking forward to this night for quite awhile..what about you.."
".. Uhhuh." I choked out finally after a few agonizing moments of her slender hands exploring my upper body. I caught her small hands in mine and tightened my grip on them, not allowing her to play anymore, "Can't you wait, bitch?" I growled fury evident in my voice. She didn't flinch, but her eyes flared with anger and I felt her hands grudgingly stop resisting against my grip on them.
"I can wait, but can you?" she replied haughtily, as though mocking me. I looked down on her in distaste, why was it that she was so difficult? I calmed myself down, I couldn't afford to treat Annika like this, where else was I going to find someone like her, someone that could satisfy me and match me in wit?
'There's always Granger..' That nagging voice was back. I angrily pushed it to the back of my mind, 'Hermione's even more difficult than Annika, that stubborn girl who refused me.'
I looked back at Annika now, my expression softened. Her gaze was intent and unnerving but the moment she saw my face become gentler; she turned the scowl into a gracious smile.
'Are you sure you want to do this Draco? She's quite two-faced..' I stopped in my tracks as I thought that making Annika stop abruptly and look at me in sudden shock.
"We're nearly there Draco, lets keep on moving." She murmured.
'It all goes back to Hermione rejecting you. Annika's just a backup. You don't really want her, she's just a toy in order for you to forget Hermione. You still love her.'
"Is there something wrong?" asked Annika impatiently, peering into my eyes and seeing no apparent reaction, then waving her hand a few times in front of my face.
"No, nothings wrong. I'm just a bit distracted today." I replied quietly, forcing myself to continue walking. All too soon we were in that corridor and honestly I wasn't sure if wanted to go ahead with it..was she worth it?
Ignoring the conflict inside me, I continued walking towards the common room, even though I felt as though something wasn't quite right. The corridor didn't feel especially welcoming tonight, not that it did every other night but..
"We're here." Breathed Annika excitedly.
"Er..yes..come with me." I replied, tugging her along until I found the spot in the wall that allowed us into the room, "Hold on this time." Her hand in mine wasn't exactly reassuring...
And with that we walked forward and slipped from the corridor into the common room. When we had both gotten through, I turned to Annika, whose eyes were twinkling with some type of mirth, and I opened my mouth to say something to her..
"Well hello Draco." Said a cold voice from behind me, "I've been expecting you."
I would recognize that voice anywhere, it was the voice in my nightmares, one that haunted me day and night.. I quickly spun around, my wand at the ready but he was too quick for me. All I could remember before everything went black was a pair of red eyes that were filled with the same type of mirth that Annika's were.
--*--
When I awoke I saw Annika's face smiling devilishly at me and at that moment I knew that she was in league with Him all this time. How could I be so thick?! I tried to sit up but then I discovered that my hands were clamped to my sides by the Body Binding spell, making me effectively defenseless.
Annika's grin grew wider as she saw me struggling, she put a calming hand on my cheek and began to stroke it, knowing I couldn't swipe it away. She then turned to Lord Voldemort who was pacing on the other side of the room, twirling my wand in his skeleton like fingers.
"Ah, so you've woken up, Draco." He said in a clipped voice, not looking away from the window which was letting in strands of golden light. I could hear the strange glee in his voice again and when he turned around to stare at me intently I was blown away with the impact of his glare.
"Why are you here?" I asked tentatively, not wishing to provoke him unnecessarily, "My Lord." I added a bit hastily.
"For various reasons, one being to meet my heir who has been kept in the dark for too long a time. And another is of course to reward Annika for all her work here at Hogwarts, by giving her the Dark Mark. She's to become the second female Death Eater. Oh, and there is another reason, but that shall not be said to you yet." He replied discreetly.
That beautiful girl was a follower of Voldemort all that time. I could've hit myself [I couldn't of course, I was even deprived of that privilege!] for not thinking twice about the fact that she was most certainly a supporter since her father was as well. How naïve of me it was to think that everyone had a right to choose whether they were going to be a Death Eater or not.
I knew that he was going to administer the Dark Mark to me, he knew that if he hadn't lured me here by using Annika, I wouldn't have come to him willingly any other time. I marveled at the genius of his plan, a seemingly innocent girl sent to Hogwarts as a spy for him, at the same time charming certain people..or maybe it was just me.
"And why are we still here in Hogwarts, my Lord?" I asked.
"As I said before, we are waiting for my heir. Do not question me further, everything will be explained when she gets here." He replied irritably.
She?! Will wonders never cease?! I thought to myself wonderingly, my curiousity mounting..who was she? And since we were still in Hogwarts..that could only mean that she went to Hogwarts too! I quickly ran through a mental list of the possible Slytherin candidates.
Pansy...nah, too stupid, Millicent? Quite thick, she was like a female version of Crabbe or Goyle. Meagan? Perhaps, she was quiet but everyone knew that she was heavily into the Dark Arts.
I sat now, waiting in anticipation for this one girl, wondering just who the Dark Lord had chosen to be his heir. Or heiress for that matter.. then it happened. I sensed another presence in the room and I tried to turn around to get a look at her but Annika held me down mockingly.
"You bitch." I spat at her, but she looked at the entrance defiantly. Her true colours were showing, she was nothing near the sweet girl I had first met, she had been slowly changing all through these few weeks until I had realized that she was just a cunning, sly, calculating figure with charm. A pawn in Voldemort's quest for power.
"Welcome." I heard Voldemort's hissing voice and I cursed silently for not being able to look at the poor girl who was his heir. Was she innocent? Was she summoned subconsciously to this room which after all turns out to be Voldemort's secret domain? Maybe I was fated to find this room. I sighed, knowing that I could never worm my way out of this one. I was going to be bound to the service of the Dark Lord forever.
"Release him, Annika." Came his powerful voice once again and immediately the hold on me was taken off and as Annika quietly whispered a spell, the Body Bind was also released.
"Thank you." I said to her, venom dripping off those words. I stood up and turned around to face the Dark Lord and his heir. My eyes widened and I could swear that my heart stopped beating in my chest. It was her. All at once I could feel my world coming down on me, he could've taken anyone, anyone to be his heir but god damn it, he had to choose her...the one thing in my life that should've had nothing to do with this.
My heart lurched as I saw that her wand had joined mine in Voldemort's grip. We were both defenseless now. We were trapped. But..she was his heir. Somehow those words still hadn't made sense in my mind. Her? Voldemort's heir?! And she was completely oblivious to that fact.
"Hermione." My voice cracked as I began to stride towards her, the urge to protect her more fierce than ever. Voldemort's thin lips were curling into a smile at this but I ignored it, all I could see was her, hurt in her eyes, she looked so innocent, so beautiful and so pure.
"Don't come any closer." She snarled, her eyes flashing at me, "I can't believe I trusted you. All this time... I thought we really were going somewhere. But deceit, lies, slyness and charm run in your blood don't they, Malfoy? I should've known that you were a Death Eater."
I inhaled deeply..she thought that I had betrayed her. She thought I was the one who led her here to Voldemort and that I was working for him. She still thought that I was evil. That I was Dark. I laughed, how could I still be Dark when she had shown me so much pureness, so much light..
Hey everyone!
I separated the rest of this chapter because otherwise it would take too long to explain everything, so stay tuned for next chapter coz EVERYTHING is explained there.. =) I hope you guys liked this chapter, I found it a bit dull but hey, its all good anyway.
So, I would like to say thanks to everyone that reviewed my story so far, and I hope that you will keep on reviewing, I mean after all, it costs nothing and its just your opinion, and hearing your opinion can help improve my story =)
I'll have the next chapter up soon, I promise!
Love,
psychohart
Chapter 17 - Revelation
Disclaimer: Characters belong to the talented, successful J.K Rowling! Plot belongs to me. Yes, unfortunately. =)
Draco's POV [before Hermione gets to room]
"Draco.." Purred a voice close to my ear. It was time to take this stunning girl to that elusive room, god the thought of it was making me nervous already. I turned to smile at Annika, gently taking her hand and leading her out of the dark Slytherin Common Room.
"Are we going there again?" she asked with a hint of excitement to her voice, her eyes sparkling for an unknown reason. Her cunning was not something to be reckoned with, and in this case I was a little suspicious, she wasn't usually so happy about little things such as this.
"Yes, why do you ask?" I replied furtively. Annika picked up my doubt in her and she turned those eyes so alike to a dangerous large feline's to me and I felt myself get lost in the pools of brown flecked with yellow, now glowing a luminous gold which I didn't like.
"You'll see, Draco..you'll see.." Her hands began to roam over my chest and I could feel my breathing getting more ragged, despite my mounting suspicion of her, "I've been looking forward to this night for quite awhile..what about you.."
".. Uhhuh." I choked out finally after a few agonizing moments of her slender hands exploring my upper body. I caught her small hands in mine and tightened my grip on them, not allowing her to play anymore, "Can't you wait, bitch?" I growled fury evident in my voice. She didn't flinch, but her eyes flared with anger and I felt her hands grudgingly stop resisting against my grip on them.
"I can wait, but can you?" she replied haughtily, as though mocking me. I looked down on her in distaste, why was it that she was so difficult? I calmed myself down, I couldn't afford to treat Annika like this, where else was I going to find someone like her, someone that could satisfy me and match me in wit?
'There's always Granger..' That nagging voice was back. I angrily pushed it to the back of my mind, 'Hermione's even more difficult than Annika, that stubborn girl who refused me.'
I looked back at Annika now, my expression softened. Her gaze was intent and unnerving but the moment she saw my face become gentler; she turned the scowl into a gracious smile.
'Are you sure you want to do this Draco? She's quite two-faced..' I stopped in my tracks as I thought that making Annika stop abruptly and look at me in sudden shock.
"We're nearly there Draco, lets keep on moving." She murmured.
'It all goes back to Hermione rejecting you. Annika's just a backup. You don't really want her, she's just a toy in order for you to forget Hermione. You still love her.'
"Is there something wrong?" asked Annika impatiently, peering into my eyes and seeing no apparent reaction, then waving her hand a few times in front of my face.
"No, nothings wrong. I'm just a bit distracted today." I replied quietly, forcing myself to continue walking. All too soon we were in that corridor and honestly I wasn't sure if wanted to go ahead with it..was she worth it?
Ignoring the conflict inside me, I continued walking towards the common room, even though I felt as though something wasn't quite right. The corridor didn't feel especially welcoming tonight, not that it did every other night but..
"We're here." Breathed Annika excitedly.
"Er..yes..come with me." I replied, tugging her along until I found the spot in the wall that allowed us into the room, "Hold on this time." Her hand in mine wasn't exactly reassuring...
And with that we walked forward and slipped from the corridor into the common room. When we had both gotten through, I turned to Annika, whose eyes were twinkling with some type of mirth, and I opened my mouth to say something to her..
"Well hello Draco." Said a cold voice from behind me, "I've been expecting you."
I would recognize that voice anywhere, it was the voice in my nightmares, one that haunted me day and night.. I quickly spun around, my wand at the ready but he was too quick for me. All I could remember before everything went black was a pair of red eyes that were filled with the same type of mirth that Annika's were.
--*--
When I awoke I saw Annika's face smiling devilishly at me and at that moment I knew that she was in league with Him all this time. How could I be so thick?! I tried to sit up but then I discovered that my hands were clamped to my sides by the Body Binding spell, making me effectively defenseless.
Annika's grin grew wider as she saw me struggling, she put a calming hand on my cheek and began to stroke it, knowing I couldn't swipe it away. She then turned to Lord Voldemort who was pacing on the other side of the room, twirling my wand in his skeleton like fingers.
"Ah, so you've woken up, Draco." He said in a clipped voice, not looking away from the window which was letting in strands of golden light. I could hear the strange glee in his voice again and when he turned around to stare at me intently I was blown away with the impact of his glare.
"Why are you here?" I asked tentatively, not wishing to provoke him unnecessarily, "My Lord." I added a bit hastily.
"For various reasons, one being to meet my heir who has been kept in the dark for too long a time. And another is of course to reward Annika for all her work here at Hogwarts, by giving her the Dark Mark. She's to become the second female Death Eater. Oh, and there is another reason, but that shall not be said to you yet." He replied discreetly.
That beautiful girl was a follower of Voldemort all that time. I could've hit myself [I couldn't of course, I was even deprived of that privilege!] for not thinking twice about the fact that she was most certainly a supporter since her father was as well. How naïve of me it was to think that everyone had a right to choose whether they were going to be a Death Eater or not.
I knew that he was going to administer the Dark Mark to me, he knew that if he hadn't lured me here by using Annika, I wouldn't have come to him willingly any other time. I marveled at the genius of his plan, a seemingly innocent girl sent to Hogwarts as a spy for him, at the same time charming certain people..or maybe it was just me.
"And why are we still here in Hogwarts, my Lord?" I asked.
"As I said before, we are waiting for my heir. Do not question me further, everything will be explained when she gets here." He replied irritably.
She?! Will wonders never cease?! I thought to myself wonderingly, my curiousity mounting..who was she? And since we were still in Hogwarts..that could only mean that she went to Hogwarts too! I quickly ran through a mental list of the possible Slytherin candidates.
Pansy...nah, too stupid, Millicent? Quite thick, she was like a female version of Crabbe or Goyle. Meagan? Perhaps, she was quiet but everyone knew that she was heavily into the Dark Arts.
I sat now, waiting in anticipation for this one girl, wondering just who the Dark Lord had chosen to be his heir. Or heiress for that matter.. then it happened. I sensed another presence in the room and I tried to turn around to get a look at her but Annika held me down mockingly.
"You bitch." I spat at her, but she looked at the entrance defiantly. Her true colours were showing, she was nothing near the sweet girl I had first met, she had been slowly changing all through these few weeks until I had realized that she was just a cunning, sly, calculating figure with charm. A pawn in Voldemort's quest for power.
"Welcome." I heard Voldemort's hissing voice and I cursed silently for not being able to look at the poor girl who was his heir. Was she innocent? Was she summoned subconsciously to this room which after all turns out to be Voldemort's secret domain? Maybe I was fated to find this room. I sighed, knowing that I could never worm my way out of this one. I was going to be bound to the service of the Dark Lord forever.
"Release him, Annika." Came his powerful voice once again and immediately the hold on me was taken off and as Annika quietly whispered a spell, the Body Bind was also released.
"Thank you." I said to her, venom dripping off those words. I stood up and turned around to face the Dark Lord and his heir. My eyes widened and I could swear that my heart stopped beating in my chest. It was her. All at once I could feel my world coming down on me, he could've taken anyone, anyone to be his heir but god damn it, he had to choose her...the one thing in my life that should've had nothing to do with this.
My heart lurched as I saw that her wand had joined mine in Voldemort's grip. We were both defenseless now. We were trapped. But..she was his heir. Somehow those words still hadn't made sense in my mind. Her? Voldemort's heir?! And she was completely oblivious to that fact.
"Hermione." My voice cracked as I began to stride towards her, the urge to protect her more fierce than ever. Voldemort's thin lips were curling into a smile at this but I ignored it, all I could see was her, hurt in her eyes, she looked so innocent, so beautiful and so pure.
"Don't come any closer." She snarled, her eyes flashing at me, "I can't believe I trusted you. All this time... I thought we really were going somewhere. But deceit, lies, slyness and charm run in your blood don't they, Malfoy? I should've known that you were a Death Eater."
I inhaled deeply..she thought that I had betrayed her. She thought I was the one who led her here to Voldemort and that I was working for him. She still thought that I was evil. That I was Dark. I laughed, how could I still be Dark when she had shown me so much pureness, so much light..
Hey everyone!
I separated the rest of this chapter because otherwise it would take too long to explain everything, so stay tuned for next chapter coz EVERYTHING is explained there.. =) I hope you guys liked this chapter, I found it a bit dull but hey, its all good anyway.
So, I would like to say thanks to everyone that reviewed my story so far, and I hope that you will keep on reviewing, I mean after all, it costs nothing and its just your opinion, and hearing your opinion can help improve my story =)
I'll have the next chapter up soon, I promise!
Love,
psychohart