That night she was talking to Ginny when Draco had arrived in the
middle of their conversation.
"Oh, sorry if I interrupted anything." He turned to leave but Hermione stopped him. This was it. It was now or never.
She turned to Ginny but Ginny had already gotten up and was heading for the door.
"See you later Hermione and nice to see you again Draco."
"Bye Ginny." Replied Draco
He turned to face Hermione who was sitting on her bed in shorts and her hair was tied back in a very messy ponytail. She smiled at him and he could have sworn he had melted right there.
She motioned for him to join her on the bed. Before he could say anything Hermione had already started speaking.
"Draco, before I forget" as if she could forget something as important as this, thought Hermione "I had to warn you. You can't be a death eater yet. Not right now. I talked to Professor Dumbledore and he agreed that you need to get some training first."
"Training? For what?"
"Trainingtoblock you mind like Snape does. Or else Voldemort will see right through you and he might even kill you."
Draco thought about this.
"But my father wants it to be soon. He's been waiting for this moment for a long time now."
"Yes but I don't know. Maybe we can do something about that. But I just need to make sure that nothing happens to you Draco. I care about you and if Voldemort did anything to you well, what would I do then?"
He took her hand and was stroking it lightly.
"Don't worry Hermione. I'll try to prolong the time if it botheres you so much okay?"
Hermione smiled at him.
"Oh, Draco, another thing."
"Yes?"
"I talked to Professor Dumbledore about your mother today."
"And?"
"And he said that he thinks its best, and I do too, that you tell some more people about what's been going on. Then perhaps the Order or something can help your mother."
Draco stopped stroking her hand and all of a sudden her heart started pounding like mad. He's going to hate me. He's going to think that I've betrayed him or that I'm trying to make things worst for him. He won't believe that I care about him.
Draco got up and started pacing around the room for a bit.
It was a long while until he finally stopped and resumed his seat on Hermione's bed. She didn't dare say anything; she was afraid that maybe he would get mad or that she would annoy him.
"I agree, once I tell the Order why I've changed, I think they will be able to help my mother."
She smiled but that wasn't exactly what she wanted. She wanted a bit more. She was trying to think if she should even bother asking him.
She made up her mind. She had to. She had gone this far already.
"Draco, did you want to tell Harry and the others about your situation? Harry and Ginny believe you but Ron and his brothers are a bit suspicious about the whole thing."
Draco fell silent again. He was thinking. It seemed to him that no matter how many hours a day has, there is never enough time for thinking. There are always more things to think about once you start.
"Hermione, I think that would be alright. If I'm going to tell the Order anyway, I might as well tell the people I will be going to school with so they trust me as well."
Hermione smiled and almost knocked him over when she gave him a hug. Draco didn't expect that at all. He hugged her back. She was so close to him right now. She slowly released him. It felt so good to hug him. It wasn't liking hugging Harry or Ron or anyone else. It was different, it felt like it did when they were talking in her room all of July.
Then she thought he was going to move in to kiss her when he took her hang and stood up.
"Come on then. We need tell the others right?"
She followed him as he held onto her hand.
They found Ron and his brothers in the room Ron and Harry were sharing. Right when Hermione was about to go and find Ginny and Harry they entered the room as well.
"Well, this scene feels all too familiar." Said Fred
Hermione led Draco to Harry's bed while still holding on to his hand.
"Well, we're here to tell you something."
Everyone took a seat and made themselves comfortable.
"Well, since some of the trust between us is not exactly there, to clear the matter Draco has decided that he would like to tell the others what exactly caused him to change so much from the 'different' person he was before."
"That's an understatement." Mumbled Ron
Hermione shot him a glare from where she was. She wanted this to be clean and he was only making things more difficult.
"Anyway" said Hermione "Draco, I think, is ready?"
He looked at her and she smiled at him still holding onto his hand.
"Okay, well it all started after my father was caught for being a
death eater years ago."
"Oh, sorry if I interrupted anything." He turned to leave but Hermione stopped him. This was it. It was now or never.
She turned to Ginny but Ginny had already gotten up and was heading for the door.
"See you later Hermione and nice to see you again Draco."
"Bye Ginny." Replied Draco
He turned to face Hermione who was sitting on her bed in shorts and her hair was tied back in a very messy ponytail. She smiled at him and he could have sworn he had melted right there.
She motioned for him to join her on the bed. Before he could say anything Hermione had already started speaking.
"Draco, before I forget" as if she could forget something as important as this, thought Hermione "I had to warn you. You can't be a death eater yet. Not right now. I talked to Professor Dumbledore and he agreed that you need to get some training first."
"Training? For what?"
"Trainingtoblock you mind like Snape does. Or else Voldemort will see right through you and he might even kill you."
Draco thought about this.
"But my father wants it to be soon. He's been waiting for this moment for a long time now."
"Yes but I don't know. Maybe we can do something about that. But I just need to make sure that nothing happens to you Draco. I care about you and if Voldemort did anything to you well, what would I do then?"
He took her hand and was stroking it lightly.
"Don't worry Hermione. I'll try to prolong the time if it botheres you so much okay?"
Hermione smiled at him.
"Oh, Draco, another thing."
"Yes?"
"I talked to Professor Dumbledore about your mother today."
"And?"
"And he said that he thinks its best, and I do too, that you tell some more people about what's been going on. Then perhaps the Order or something can help your mother."
Draco stopped stroking her hand and all of a sudden her heart started pounding like mad. He's going to hate me. He's going to think that I've betrayed him or that I'm trying to make things worst for him. He won't believe that I care about him.
Draco got up and started pacing around the room for a bit.
It was a long while until he finally stopped and resumed his seat on Hermione's bed. She didn't dare say anything; she was afraid that maybe he would get mad or that she would annoy him.
"I agree, once I tell the Order why I've changed, I think they will be able to help my mother."
She smiled but that wasn't exactly what she wanted. She wanted a bit more. She was trying to think if she should even bother asking him.
She made up her mind. She had to. She had gone this far already.
"Draco, did you want to tell Harry and the others about your situation? Harry and Ginny believe you but Ron and his brothers are a bit suspicious about the whole thing."
Draco fell silent again. He was thinking. It seemed to him that no matter how many hours a day has, there is never enough time for thinking. There are always more things to think about once you start.
"Hermione, I think that would be alright. If I'm going to tell the Order anyway, I might as well tell the people I will be going to school with so they trust me as well."
Hermione smiled and almost knocked him over when she gave him a hug. Draco didn't expect that at all. He hugged her back. She was so close to him right now. She slowly released him. It felt so good to hug him. It wasn't liking hugging Harry or Ron or anyone else. It was different, it felt like it did when they were talking in her room all of July.
Then she thought he was going to move in to kiss her when he took her hang and stood up.
"Come on then. We need tell the others right?"
She followed him as he held onto her hand.
They found Ron and his brothers in the room Ron and Harry were sharing. Right when Hermione was about to go and find Ginny and Harry they entered the room as well.
"Well, this scene feels all too familiar." Said Fred
Hermione led Draco to Harry's bed while still holding on to his hand.
"Well, we're here to tell you something."
Everyone took a seat and made themselves comfortable.
"Well, since some of the trust between us is not exactly there, to clear the matter Draco has decided that he would like to tell the others what exactly caused him to change so much from the 'different' person he was before."
"That's an understatement." Mumbled Ron
Hermione shot him a glare from where she was. She wanted this to be clean and he was only making things more difficult.
"Anyway" said Hermione "Draco, I think, is ready?"
He looked at her and she smiled at him still holding onto his hand.
"Okay, well it all started after my father was caught for being a
death eater years ago."
