After we could no longer fly without being seen, performing the same spell Malfoy had on his broom, we tucked our brooms away in our pockets and ran the rest of the way to my house.
When I was out of breath I looked at the front of my house and saw that it looked completely normal from the outside. This was never a good sign.
"MUM!" I screamed and ran to the front door.
I threw it open and stopped at the sight that met my eyes. Everything was completely clean, not a spec of dirt or dust, and nothing was out of place.
"Just how I left it." I whispered and walked randomly around the house in a daze, finding nothing out of the ordinary.
We all heard a thump from above and whipped our heads up to look at the ceiling until I dashed up the stairs leading the boys behind me.
My heart was thumping the whole way up there and I could hear it ringing through my ears as sweat began to glisten off my skin.
"Where are your parents Hermione?" Ron asked but I completely ignored.
"Dad?" I whispered and pushed open the bathroom door on the left to see the same thing I had as when I was downstairs.
I repeated the process with all of the rooms, finding the same thing, until I came to the last room; my parents bedroom. Everyone remained silent as I pushed the door open and all of out stomachs revolted at the sight.
"Gah!" Ron called and covered his mouth with his hand.
The smell was almost like sulfur, but was so much stronger that it attacked our noses and we had to fight down the urge to gag. I covered my own mouth with my free hand and my eyes began to mist over as I saw the bloodied handprints lining the wall, smears of blood all over the white room.
"Oh God." I sobbed and walked around the bed, seeing pieces of clothing strayed all around the room, lamps knocked over, and dressers blown to smithereens.
"Maybe they got out?" Ron offered lamely but he spoke to soon.
"NO!" I screamed and dropped to my knees beside the two motionless bodies that were coated with scars, purple bruises, and blood.
I screamed while sobbing and using all the strength I had I pulled them towards me and tried to shake them awake.
"WAKE UP!" I screamed with tears streaming down my eyes.
Harry, Ron, and Malfoy all sank to their knees next to me and gently tried to pull me away from the disturbing sight.
That instant I heard three pops and looked over my shoulder with my wand ready to see Professor Dumbledore, Cornelius Fudge, and Professor McGonagall.
All of their eyes widened when they appeared in the room and McGonagall slapped a hand over her mouth in complete stun.
"WAKE THEM UP!" I screamed attracting all of their attention as I pulled my wand out.
McGonagall ran towards me and pulled me away from the two corpses.
"Minerva, get these three out of here before the Muggle Police show up." Dumbledore said in a stricken voice.
"NO! MUM!" I screamed thrashing around as I pulled Malfoy around with me, trying to wriggle free from Professor McGonagalls' grasp and run to my parents.
"Mr. Malfoy, please assist!" I distantly heard McGonagall call out frightened.
A moment later two strong and familiar arms came around my waist and pulled me up, I clawed and scratched as the skin but he didn't budge.
"Shh, Hermione, calm down." Malfoy said soothingly but it didn't work as I began to thrash around wildly to try and get to my parents.
A moment later I felt a strong tug on my stomach and we all swirled around until we landed in a heap in Professor Dumbledore's office. When I landed I scrambled up and made a move to grab the portkey again but Malfoy grabbed a hold of me and held me still while Ron and Harry ran up to me and tried to hold my flailing arms.
"Let go!" I yelled but was not released.
"We need to get her to the infirmary, Madame Pomfrey will give her a sleeping drought." I heard McGonagall say.
When we all began moving again but I screamed,
"I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP!"
Even with all my sobbing and desperate attempts to get away and get back to my parents, we made it to the infirmary.
"MADAME POMFREY!" McGonagall shouted at the top of her lungs.
I heard stumbling and she came running out and gasped at the sight of me coated in blood and screaming.
"Quick, give her something, anything to knock her out until she calms down." I heard Malfoy said desperately.
Pomfrey came towards me with a vial of blue liquid but I wriggled out of Malfoy's grasp to try and run anywhere but was brought back down onto the cold floor by four pairs of arms while Malfoy opened my mouth.
"DRINK!" He shouted as it was poured into my mouth.
I tried to spit it out but he closed my mouth and plugged my nose, forcing me to swallow the liquid. Instantly I saw the blackness consume me.
DRACO P.O.V.
Everyone in the room sighed, as she remained motionless on the floor.
"What happened?" Madame Pomfrey asked throwing the vial away.
"She saw something a sixteen year old daughter should never have to see." McGonagall said sighing and placed her head in her hands.
"What was it?" Pomfrey asked as I picked Hermione up in my arms.
"The corpses and murder sight of her parents." McGonagall whispered and I could tell she was crying
"Oh." Pomfrey gasped as she covered her mouth with her hands while her eyes began to mist over.
I looked down at the girl in my arms and felt my heart break in two at her sight. She had blood smeared on her face, which was currently extremely pale, and even in her sleep she looked distraught. I had never in my life felt so much emotion come over me as I did when I was holding her in my arms. As she would say, God help me, I'm falling in love with her.
"We need to keep her in here incase she wakes up. Potter, Weasley, come with me." McGonagall said standing up and wiping her eyes.
"We need to stay with her!" They both shouted.
"She needs her rest, I promise to come and get you both when she awakes. No more nonsense, let's go." She said and grabbed the cuffs of their robes to lead them out.
"Set her on any bed." Pomfrey said in a dismal tone.
Walking over to the nearest one by the window I laid her down in the bed and didn't even need to think as I crawled in next to her. Sighing I pulled her closely into my arms and pulled her head into the crook of my neck, and waited for her to wake up.
END DRACO P.O.V.
I woke up with my throat feeling extremely raw and a deep pang kept on hitting in my chest. The confusing part however was the fact that I felt warm and safe. Peering upwards I scrunched my eyebrows together when I saw Malfoy staring back at me with his arms wrapped tightly around me.
"What's going on?" I asked.
I widened my eyes when I saw sadness running deeply through his eyes as he softly stroked hair back away from my face. Suddenly everything came crashing back around me and I found it difficult to breathe.
"MUM!" I shouted and tried to spring up from the bed but found it impossible when Malfoy tightened his grip on me.
"Hermione, if you don't calm down they're going to give you another sleeping drought." He warned through me thrashing and yelling.
"I don't care!" I shouted and tried to wriggle free from his grasp but a moment later Professor Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Madame Pomfrey with Harry and Ron came through the door.
"Miss Granger…" Dumbledore started to say but I couldn't hear over the racket I was making.
It was when I looked up that I noticed all three of them were wearing happy smiles including Harry and Ron.
"Please bring her here Mr. Malfoy." Dumbledore said and I felt myself easily being lifted upwards and brought to the front while I was screaming and crying.
"I have excellent news Miss Granger." Dumbledore said silencing me as I gave him an incredulous look.
"Please, listen." He said cutting me off when he noticed I opened my mouth.
"Or rather, see." He whispered after a moment and the group moved to the side revealing the most beautiful sight I had ever seen.
There standing behind them were my Mum and Dad smiling at me with tears running down their faces. The sight was too much for me and I breathed while collapsing against Malfoy's arms.
"Hermione." My mum whispered and she and my dad ran forward and took me in their arms while the three of us all cried and hugged each other.
The predicament with mine and Malfoy's hands cuffed together proved to be rather difficult as he was also pulled into the group hug. My dad without thinking because of our emotions wrapped an arm around Malfoy and yanked him into the hug with us.
We all ended up on the floor, Malfoy with a scowl on his face because of the sudden drop downwards, and enveloped each other in kisses and hugs. I felt a gentle hand on my shoulder and looked up through my tears to see Professor McGonagall smiling down at me with her own tears.
"But…how?" I whispered as my family and I silenced.
"It was a boggart Hermione." Harry explained smiling happily.
I whipped my heads towards Dumbledore who was smiling and nodding his head in agreement.
"Or rather, two." Ron said humorously holding up two fingers.
I laughed but it came out in a sob as I nuzzled my head into my father's chest and my mum held me close.
"How did you two get here?" I asked looking up at them.
My mom cupped my face in her hands and whispered in a choked voice,
"We were just sitting in the living room, watching T.V., when we heard bangs all around us and men with hooded cloaks surrounded us. Before anything else could happen there was another bang behind us and a second later we were being gripped by the shoulders and landed in Diagon Alley. We got through to Dumbledore after that and were told what happened…and what you saw." She finished her last words with a trembling chin.
I sobbed and pulled them both into another hug before I pulled back and asked the Professors,
"Who?"
There was silence and a moment later Dumbledore moved once more and Professor Snape came through the shadows. Even Harry and Ron mouths dropped in surprise.
"I told Severus to check on the Granger's house after you were all led away, I imagine you can piece together what happened after that." Dumbledore said calmly.
Without even waiting I slowly stood up, taking Malfoy with me, and walked deliberately towards Professor Snape. Standing there and not breaking eye contact with him I waited a minute and finally threw my arms around his middle and hugged him tightly.
I could feel him stumble a few inches with surprise but he awkwardly patted my head in slight annoyance.
"Thank you." I whispered when I pulled back and I looked over to see Malfoy looking extremely put out as he was pulled into a half embrace as well.
Snape nodded his head slightly and without a word swooped out of the office to head back down to the Slytherin dungeons. I turned towards my parents, who were smiling at me with tears still in their eyes and asked,
"Where will my parents go now?"
Dumbledore breathed in deeply and replied,
"There is a, what you would call, safe house some ways away where they will be staying under my protection."
Dropping my mouth slightly Dumbledore answered my silent question,
"You will not be allowed contact with them for a few weeks until we feel things have settled down. After that we will work out ways for communication and visitations."
I nodded my head and walked towards my parents again and pulled Malfoy and myself deep into their embrace. After a few moments my Dad asked Malfoy,
"Excuse me, who are you?"
There were chuckles at the comedic relief as Malfoy answered,
"Draco Malfoy."
My Dad nodded his head until my Mum poked him in the stomach and nodded her heads towards our cuffed hands.
"Muggle History experiment gone wrong, the Professor is working on finding the keys." I said rolling my eyes slightly while Malfoy stifled a chuckle.
"Well we must be going." Dumbledore said breaking through the silence.
I nodded my head sadly and was embraced once more and given a kiss on each cheek.
"I love you guys." I whispered next to their ears.
"We love you too Hermione." My mum said and my dad smiled and brushed my hair away from my face.
A moment later Dumbledore placed his hands on both of their shoulders and they disappeared with a POP.
I turned happily towards Ron and Harry who instantly embraced me into a hug, which I eagerly returned.
"BLOODY HELL!" Malfoy called out frustrated when he was pulled into yet another hug.