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Title: Summer Camp
Chapter17: Everything Becomes Clear
Hermione didn't have a good night's sleep last night. She didn't feel hungry and skipped breakfast as well. She was thinking about an explanation as to what is it that the fairies want from her. Draco was now cured. She actually didn't want to talk to anyone. She was dwelling on her luck. In her opinion it was not fair that Draco now was his normal self, while she was still in hiding. She didn't want to talk with anybody and she found the idea of having three bodyguards incredulous. As far as she's concerned, she wanted to escape from them. She went to the beach and watched the waves as they crashed at the shore.
"Hermione!" A voice called out from the direction of the camp.
Hermione didn't bother to look at the person; she was expecting them to find her.
"What are you doing here?" Harry walked up to her side with a worried expression on his face.
Hermione released a long sigh.
Harry sat down beside her, "Are you alright?"
"Harry, what would you feel if you suddenly find out that you were being controlled by fairies?"
"Hermione, it will all be alright. Malfoy's cured now, maybe in a few more days you'll be back to normal."
"You don't understand, nobody understands!" She spat at him.
"Try me."
"You don't know how it feels to lose your identity, and to do things you're not supposed to." She didn't let him speak as she ran back to camp.
Harry followed suit. He was afraid that she might go back to the lake. He was not afraid of what McGonagall would say but he was afraid for her safety.
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Usually when things get bad back in Hogwarts she would go to her sanctuary in the library. Unfortunately, she lost both her sanctuaries here. First, the lake was a big no-no then the beach wasn't private enough because Harry was there.
Hermione decided that if she really wanted some privacy the most she could do was lock herself inside the cabin while everyone was out.
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Draco woke up feeling a little bit weird. He felt that he was craving for something but he didn't know what it was. He closed his eyes and tried to focus the object of his cravings. As soon as he did so, the vision of Hermione danced in it. He could remember the way her lips touched his, hungrily. He suddenly realizes what he wanted. He was craving for the taste of Hermione's sweet soft lips. He opened his eyes and quickly finished his morning rituals as the thoughts of Hermione continue to haunt him.
He decided to look for her at the breakfast table but all he saw was Harry Potter and the rest of the Gryffindors. He couldn't help but glare at the raven-haired boy. He remembered his brief conversation with Hermione back at the maze.
"Why does Harry Potter's name keep on popping up in our conversation?"
"I don't know, maybe because he is my best friend." She replied defensively.
'Damn that Potter, I'll make sure that Hermione will forget about him and his sidekick.' He swore silently and started to leave the room.
He got to the beach but saw no one. He sighed and decided to rest a bit under a tree. 'Why am I craving for her this much? Shouldn't this feeling end now since I'm cured? This is after all the fairies' fault.'
For the first time he didn't hear anything from his other self. There wasn't any arguments in his head. 'What's happening to me?'
Just then every moment he spent with Hermione flashed in his mind. 'What is this? I've never had this kind of feeling before.' Just the mere thought of her made his heart beat faster. He somehow liked and hated the feeling. He liked it because he felt a bit lighter, happy even and happiness is something that he rarely feels. He hated it because the feeling was much too powerful that it hurt.
'Am I really falling for her?'
The other voice came back but this time they seemed to be in agreement. 'Of course, why else would you be possessive of her?'
He finally admitted to himself that Hermione was someone special and one he wanted to spend all of his time with.
He realized that she was the most important person for him and he wanted to tell all of this to her. This only brought more urgency in finding her real fast. He wanted to know what her reactions to his news would be like. He wanted to know if she was feeling the same thing.
He stood up abruptly and marched eagerly towards the camp. He looked for her in the pitch, recreation center and then back to the breakfast table. As hard as he tried, he couldn't find her. His heart was racing inside in anticipation for her response. He even asked the Gryffindors where he could find her but nobody knew of her location.
'Shit! Don't tell me she went back to the forest!' He scanned the crowd to look for Harry and Ron.
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"Hermione's gone again!" Ron exclaimed unbelievingly.
"Shush! Not so loud, I don't want her to get into anymore trouble." Harry said worriedly as he looked around for any professor that might be listening.
"Do you reckon she's back in the forest?" Ron asked.
"I really-" Harry was cut off short.
"You haven't seen her either?" Draco joined the conversation.
Harry gave him a death glare, "What do you think you're doing? This is a private conversation!"
Ron couldn't contain his irritation as well. "What the fuck did you do to Hermione?"
"I haven't seen her since last night, how should I know?" Draco yelled back.
"What did you tell her last night then, when you were alone?" Ron accused.
"It's bloody private!"
"Ron, stop it. I saw her this morning." Harry interjected.
It was Draco's turn to accuse, "What the bloody hell did you do?"
Harry ignored him and faced his best friend instead, "She was upset about being controlled. I tried to follow her but I lost her here in the camp. I thought that she would show up during breakfast, I guess I was wrong."
Draco shook his head and started towards the forest. He didn't care anymore if he was controlled again. He just wanted to make sure that she was okay. As he neared the entrance to the forest, a hand grabbed his shoulder.
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Hermione stood up from her bunk and headed for the door. She slammed the door open as she marched towards the forest.
Harry and Ron saw her and were relieved as they walked toward her.
"Hermione, we looked all over for you." Harry stopped in front of her.
Hermione however didn't stop. She didn't acknowledge the person in front of her as she continued walking forward.
Harry tried to grab her arm but he was prevented by a barrier. Ron also tried his luck but he ended up being pushed far from her. It was as if the barrier released an energy that made Ron bounce off of her.
The other students saw what happened and became frantic. Some searched for the professors. Snape got there first. Sirius and Professor Lupin followed him.
"What's the ruckus about?" Snape asked angrily at a frightened Parvati.
"It's Hermione sir." She pointed to Hermione who was taking her time in going to the forest.
Snape strode quickly towards her before he was pulled by Lupin. "Get off me, I'm her head professor!"
"I don't think she needs you right now." Lupin scowled at him.
Harry marched toward them with a glare in his face. "Excuse me, if you would stop bantering please, I believe that Hermione needs your help PROFESSOR!"
Snape gave Harry a look of disgust at being ordered around. Lupin and Sirius on the other hand marched to Hermione.
Before Lupin could cast a binding spell or Stupefy her, Hermione waved her hands. This motion made everyone freeze. Lupin watched in horror as Hermione walked past him nearing the forest.
Sirius was the only one who could move. He was in his Animagus form after all (Remember that animals are not subject to the fairies' powers). 'Blast I can't do much in this form.' He looked around him and saw Harry's pleading eyes on him. 'Well here it goes.' He raced after Hermione but before he reached her, fairies started appearing from inside her robe. Before he knew it, he was attacked by dozens of fairies.
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"Where do you think you're going?" McGonagall inquired rather irritatingly.
Draco turned to face his professor, "I have to do something."
"What is so important that you would risk getting controlled again by the fairies?" She challenged.
Draco pondered for a while before he started to talk, "It's-" He stopped as he saw Hermione heading his way.
McGonagall turned her head to see what caught his eye. "Ms. Granger, where do you think you're going?" She felt like she sounded repetitive.
Draco noticed that her eyes were different. "Professor, I don't think she's Hermione right now."
McGonagall took out her wand and started to cast a spell when Hermione waved her hand again. Both Draco and McGonagall watched helplessly as she disappeared in the forest followed by a dozen fairies.
The whole camp waited for the spell to end. Sirius on the other hand was beaten badly without the help of his wand. This was the first time the camp fell so quiet.
After a few more minutes, the power of the spell finally faded, still, the students and the rest of the professors fell silent at what happened.
Draco on the other hand was determined to get her back. He wasn't thinking clearly. He didn't want the fairies to take her from him. She's the only person that mattered most.
"Mr. Malfoy, I don't think it is wise for you to go after her right now." McGonagall reasoned.
"And what do you propose we do; wait until the fairies get tired of her?" Draco said incredulously.
McGonagall saw that it was clearly impossible to reason with him and she decided to bind him. "I'm sorry Mr. Malfoy but I won't let another student get in harms way."
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Harry and Ron pretty much had the same idea as Draco. They marched off quickly towards the forest. Snape got hold of Ron's robe before he could escape. Snape then aimed for Harry but he was just too quick.
Harry increased his pace into a run, trying to avoid Snape. However, Lupin was able to grab hold of him. "Let me go! Hermione needs me!" Harry fought desperately.
"Harry don't be stupid!" Lupin wouldn't budge.
"I'm stupid! Hermione's been abducted and she needs help!"
"I know, but we have to think this through. We should act rationally. Look at what happened to Padfoot."
They both glanced at the unconscious dog.
"That won't happen to me I have my wand!" Harry was being stubborn.
"You're right, you won't end up like him. You'd end up much worse. You saw what happened. Those fairies controlled every bit of us. You would be defenseless there. And the last thing we need is to save another student from them." Lupin tried to explain.
Harry seemed to calm down a bit. He looked for Malfoy to see if he had better luck. All he saw was a body levitating after McGonagall. 'I promise Hermione; I'll get you back. I promise.'
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McGonagall, Sirius, Lupin, Snape, Draco, Harry and Ron gathered inside McGonagall's office. Draco was bound on a chair. He was being forced to listen rather than do anything irrational. Harry and Ron waited impatiently in their chair wondering what will happen to their best friend.
"Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Mr. Malfoy. I would like all of you to please settle down." McGonagall started.
The three were about to say something when they were interrupted.
"We really should contact Dumbledore now." Lupin interjected.
"Yes, yes, I agree. Serverus could you do that for me?" McGonagall asked.
Snape stood up and headed to his cabin.
"Now what?" Harry asked impatiently.
"Now Mr. Potter we'll talk about plans. Remus, do you have any?"
"Maybe we should wait for Dumbledore-"
"Wait for him! Hermione might be in danger already!" Harry blurted out.
"Harry I know how much you care about Hermione but please let me finish first." Lupin waited for Harry's nod. "As I was saying, maybe we should wait first for Dumbledore before we have an out and out war against them. They seem to be more powerful than us and we need reinforcements."
"Anything else Remus?" McGonagall pondered on what he said.
"Maybe I could talk to them. Find out what they want."
"Pray-tell, what would you do when they attack you?"
"It's a full moon tonight." Lupin said matter-of-factly.
"Yes, but you would loose your self control and might injure Ms. Granger as well." McGonagall was skeptical of the plan.
"That's where Padfoot comes in."
McGonagall looked at Sirius who was wagging his tail. "Are you sure? It seemed like he wasn't much of a help earlier."
Sirius growled in protest.
"The fairies will be too busy with my state. Padfoot would be the one who'll help me through it."
"And how exactly will Ms. Granger be saved when both of you are already busy?"
"I'll bring the potion. I'll drink it as long as they would be civil."
"And if not? I don't think they would let Ms. Granger go after putting effort in acquiring her."
"Then I guess we'll take it from there. I guess I'll use the moon and Padfoot will help me out of it." Lupin sighed in defeat.
"You see I don't think that your plan will go as smoothly Remus so I've decided to join you both in my cat form of course."
Remus smiled.
"And what about us?" Harry wanted very much to join the action. He didn't think that they could rescue Hermione without him. He did promise that he'd be the one to rescue her.
Lupin looked into his eyes, "Harry, I want the three of you to stay here. If the plan becomes a failure Snape and the others would need your help. So I want you three to stay safe until needed."
The three grudgingly nodded.
"Very well, I'll tell Serverus the plan. He'll be in charge here while we're gone." McGonagall stood up and took Draco from his seat. "Come with me Mr. Malfoy, I don't trust you enough to let you go. I'll have Serverus look after you." She knew Sirius wanted to talk to Harry, to reassure him and they couldn't possibly do that in front of Malfoy.
As soon as McGonagall closed the door, Sirius returned to his normal state.
"Are you alright Sirius?" Harry was a bit worried. He was the only one who was able to fight the fairies before he was ganged up. Then he lay unconscious.
"Don't worry about me, it was nothing." Sirius gave him a reassuring smile, "Don't worry about Hermione, Moony and I will do everything to get her back."
"We're not worried about you two, but McGonagall will be there. She's someone who believes in rules what if she won't let you break any?" Ron showed his concern on the plan.
"Don't worry about that Ron. Do you know how a mother would act if she lost one of her children?" Lupin asked.
Ron remembered her mother and how she will fight not only for him and his siblings but for Harry and Hermione as well. He somehow understood Lupin's words and nodded.
"That's how McGonagall's feeling right now." Lupin comforted him.
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It turned out that Lupin had to drink the potion. The fairies expected a visit from them and they were willing to let Hermione talk to them for the last time.
"Hermione!" Lupin stretched out his arms for an embrace.
Hermione ran to his arms. "I tried to escape but I couldn't. They wouldn't let me. This has never happened before."
"Are you alright?" He dropped his arms from her.
"Yes, but I think they're planning something." Hermione was a bit disappointed when she didn't see Draco or her best friends.
"Who's their leader?" He had to try to talk with them first.
"I think it's the one who's got lavender wings." She pointed at a fairy that was sitting on top of a flower.
Lupin marched up towards what looked like their queen. Hermione couldn't hear what they were talking about but she hoped that everything would turn out all right. She looked around to check whether Draco or her best friends were hiding from somewhere. 'I suppose the professors wouldn't let them come here. It only makes sense.'
Then something caught her eyes. 'Sirius!' She focused her eyes and saw a cat that strangely reminded her of, 'Professor McGonagall!' Suddenly she felt hope flooding inside her. She will be able to get out of here.
A few minutes later Lupin returned to talk to Hermione. Hermione listened carefully at his words and she finally understood why Lupin did what he did. "A week then?"
"I promise." Lupin said sincerely.
Hermione gave him a big hug. "Tell Harry and Ron that I'm fine and I miss them both!" She felt tears starting to fall on her cheeks.
"I will."
Hermione looked as if she was about to say something but then she looked dazed again.
Lupin retreated with the two animals following him.
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Lupin, Sirius and McGonagall entered a room where Draco was locked in.
Draco watched his professors as they were buzzing in front of him. "What happened?"
McGonagall just raised her eyebrow. "Later, we're waiting for two more."
Harry and Ron entered the room a few minutes later.
"Ok now that we're all here, I want you all to keep your questions until the end of the story." McGonagall ordered. "Professor Lupin?"
He cleared his throat.
"Where's Hermione? You promised that you'd do everything to get her back!" Harry couldn't contain his anxiety.
"Mr. Potter, what did I tell you?" McGonagall was also loosing patience.
Lupin cleared his throat again, "I've been able to talk with their queen. She told me that they need Hermione for a reason she wouldn't tell. I asked her what about Malfoy. She just told me that he didn't need him anymore. It seems like these fairies can feel pain. When they felt both Hermione and Malfoy's pain it felt natural to them to take them in the lake to ease their pain. I believe the reason why Hermione and Malfoy were forced to befriend each other was because they were both lonely. I think that's the reason why Malfoy here has finally been cured. He found Hermione to be his friend. He wasn't lonely anymore."
"And what about Hermione?" Draco thought that if he found her to be his friend shouldn't it be the same with Hermione. Besides, she had two best friends.
"I think that instead of bringing happiness to her, you brought more pain. And the squabbling between you two didn't help either." Lupin was now looking at Ron.
"What are we supposed to do about it then?" Harry was now more than agitated, he was furious.
"I tried to reason with their queen that keeping her wouldn't bring her happiness because she belongs with us. She wouldn't hear any of it. Therefore, we came up with a compromise. A Quidditch match."
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Title: Summer Camp
Chapter17: Everything Becomes Clear
Hermione didn't have a good night's sleep last night. She didn't feel hungry and skipped breakfast as well. She was thinking about an explanation as to what is it that the fairies want from her. Draco was now cured. She actually didn't want to talk to anyone. She was dwelling on her luck. In her opinion it was not fair that Draco now was his normal self, while she was still in hiding. She didn't want to talk with anybody and she found the idea of having three bodyguards incredulous. As far as she's concerned, she wanted to escape from them. She went to the beach and watched the waves as they crashed at the shore.
"Hermione!" A voice called out from the direction of the camp.
Hermione didn't bother to look at the person; she was expecting them to find her.
"What are you doing here?" Harry walked up to her side with a worried expression on his face.
Hermione released a long sigh.
Harry sat down beside her, "Are you alright?"
"Harry, what would you feel if you suddenly find out that you were being controlled by fairies?"
"Hermione, it will all be alright. Malfoy's cured now, maybe in a few more days you'll be back to normal."
"You don't understand, nobody understands!" She spat at him.
"Try me."
"You don't know how it feels to lose your identity, and to do things you're not supposed to." She didn't let him speak as she ran back to camp.
Harry followed suit. He was afraid that she might go back to the lake. He was not afraid of what McGonagall would say but he was afraid for her safety.
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Usually when things get bad back in Hogwarts she would go to her sanctuary in the library. Unfortunately, she lost both her sanctuaries here. First, the lake was a big no-no then the beach wasn't private enough because Harry was there.
Hermione decided that if she really wanted some privacy the most she could do was lock herself inside the cabin while everyone was out.
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Draco woke up feeling a little bit weird. He felt that he was craving for something but he didn't know what it was. He closed his eyes and tried to focus the object of his cravings. As soon as he did so, the vision of Hermione danced in it. He could remember the way her lips touched his, hungrily. He suddenly realizes what he wanted. He was craving for the taste of Hermione's sweet soft lips. He opened his eyes and quickly finished his morning rituals as the thoughts of Hermione continue to haunt him.
He decided to look for her at the breakfast table but all he saw was Harry Potter and the rest of the Gryffindors. He couldn't help but glare at the raven-haired boy. He remembered his brief conversation with Hermione back at the maze.
"Why does Harry Potter's name keep on popping up in our conversation?"
"I don't know, maybe because he is my best friend." She replied defensively.
'Damn that Potter, I'll make sure that Hermione will forget about him and his sidekick.' He swore silently and started to leave the room.
He got to the beach but saw no one. He sighed and decided to rest a bit under a tree. 'Why am I craving for her this much? Shouldn't this feeling end now since I'm cured? This is after all the fairies' fault.'
For the first time he didn't hear anything from his other self. There wasn't any arguments in his head. 'What's happening to me?'
Just then every moment he spent with Hermione flashed in his mind. 'What is this? I've never had this kind of feeling before.' Just the mere thought of her made his heart beat faster. He somehow liked and hated the feeling. He liked it because he felt a bit lighter, happy even and happiness is something that he rarely feels. He hated it because the feeling was much too powerful that it hurt.
'Am I really falling for her?'
The other voice came back but this time they seemed to be in agreement. 'Of course, why else would you be possessive of her?'
He finally admitted to himself that Hermione was someone special and one he wanted to spend all of his time with.
He realized that she was the most important person for him and he wanted to tell all of this to her. This only brought more urgency in finding her real fast. He wanted to know what her reactions to his news would be like. He wanted to know if she was feeling the same thing.
He stood up abruptly and marched eagerly towards the camp. He looked for her in the pitch, recreation center and then back to the breakfast table. As hard as he tried, he couldn't find her. His heart was racing inside in anticipation for her response. He even asked the Gryffindors where he could find her but nobody knew of her location.
'Shit! Don't tell me she went back to the forest!' He scanned the crowd to look for Harry and Ron.
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"Hermione's gone again!" Ron exclaimed unbelievingly.
"Shush! Not so loud, I don't want her to get into anymore trouble." Harry said worriedly as he looked around for any professor that might be listening.
"Do you reckon she's back in the forest?" Ron asked.
"I really-" Harry was cut off short.
"You haven't seen her either?" Draco joined the conversation.
Harry gave him a death glare, "What do you think you're doing? This is a private conversation!"
Ron couldn't contain his irritation as well. "What the fuck did you do to Hermione?"
"I haven't seen her since last night, how should I know?" Draco yelled back.
"What did you tell her last night then, when you were alone?" Ron accused.
"It's bloody private!"
"Ron, stop it. I saw her this morning." Harry interjected.
It was Draco's turn to accuse, "What the bloody hell did you do?"
Harry ignored him and faced his best friend instead, "She was upset about being controlled. I tried to follow her but I lost her here in the camp. I thought that she would show up during breakfast, I guess I was wrong."
Draco shook his head and started towards the forest. He didn't care anymore if he was controlled again. He just wanted to make sure that she was okay. As he neared the entrance to the forest, a hand grabbed his shoulder.
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Hermione stood up from her bunk and headed for the door. She slammed the door open as she marched towards the forest.
Harry and Ron saw her and were relieved as they walked toward her.
"Hermione, we looked all over for you." Harry stopped in front of her.
Hermione however didn't stop. She didn't acknowledge the person in front of her as she continued walking forward.
Harry tried to grab her arm but he was prevented by a barrier. Ron also tried his luck but he ended up being pushed far from her. It was as if the barrier released an energy that made Ron bounce off of her.
The other students saw what happened and became frantic. Some searched for the professors. Snape got there first. Sirius and Professor Lupin followed him.
"What's the ruckus about?" Snape asked angrily at a frightened Parvati.
"It's Hermione sir." She pointed to Hermione who was taking her time in going to the forest.
Snape strode quickly towards her before he was pulled by Lupin. "Get off me, I'm her head professor!"
"I don't think she needs you right now." Lupin scowled at him.
Harry marched toward them with a glare in his face. "Excuse me, if you would stop bantering please, I believe that Hermione needs your help PROFESSOR!"
Snape gave Harry a look of disgust at being ordered around. Lupin and Sirius on the other hand marched to Hermione.
Before Lupin could cast a binding spell or Stupefy her, Hermione waved her hands. This motion made everyone freeze. Lupin watched in horror as Hermione walked past him nearing the forest.
Sirius was the only one who could move. He was in his Animagus form after all (Remember that animals are not subject to the fairies' powers). 'Blast I can't do much in this form.' He looked around him and saw Harry's pleading eyes on him. 'Well here it goes.' He raced after Hermione but before he reached her, fairies started appearing from inside her robe. Before he knew it, he was attacked by dozens of fairies.
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"Where do you think you're going?" McGonagall inquired rather irritatingly.
Draco turned to face his professor, "I have to do something."
"What is so important that you would risk getting controlled again by the fairies?" She challenged.
Draco pondered for a while before he started to talk, "It's-" He stopped as he saw Hermione heading his way.
McGonagall turned her head to see what caught his eye. "Ms. Granger, where do you think you're going?" She felt like she sounded repetitive.
Draco noticed that her eyes were different. "Professor, I don't think she's Hermione right now."
McGonagall took out her wand and started to cast a spell when Hermione waved her hand again. Both Draco and McGonagall watched helplessly as she disappeared in the forest followed by a dozen fairies.
The whole camp waited for the spell to end. Sirius on the other hand was beaten badly without the help of his wand. This was the first time the camp fell so quiet.
After a few more minutes, the power of the spell finally faded, still, the students and the rest of the professors fell silent at what happened.
Draco on the other hand was determined to get her back. He wasn't thinking clearly. He didn't want the fairies to take her from him. She's the only person that mattered most.
"Mr. Malfoy, I don't think it is wise for you to go after her right now." McGonagall reasoned.
"And what do you propose we do; wait until the fairies get tired of her?" Draco said incredulously.
McGonagall saw that it was clearly impossible to reason with him and she decided to bind him. "I'm sorry Mr. Malfoy but I won't let another student get in harms way."
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Harry and Ron pretty much had the same idea as Draco. They marched off quickly towards the forest. Snape got hold of Ron's robe before he could escape. Snape then aimed for Harry but he was just too quick.
Harry increased his pace into a run, trying to avoid Snape. However, Lupin was able to grab hold of him. "Let me go! Hermione needs me!" Harry fought desperately.
"Harry don't be stupid!" Lupin wouldn't budge.
"I'm stupid! Hermione's been abducted and she needs help!"
"I know, but we have to think this through. We should act rationally. Look at what happened to Padfoot."
They both glanced at the unconscious dog.
"That won't happen to me I have my wand!" Harry was being stubborn.
"You're right, you won't end up like him. You'd end up much worse. You saw what happened. Those fairies controlled every bit of us. You would be defenseless there. And the last thing we need is to save another student from them." Lupin tried to explain.
Harry seemed to calm down a bit. He looked for Malfoy to see if he had better luck. All he saw was a body levitating after McGonagall. 'I promise Hermione; I'll get you back. I promise.'
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McGonagall, Sirius, Lupin, Snape, Draco, Harry and Ron gathered inside McGonagall's office. Draco was bound on a chair. He was being forced to listen rather than do anything irrational. Harry and Ron waited impatiently in their chair wondering what will happen to their best friend.
"Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Mr. Malfoy. I would like all of you to please settle down." McGonagall started.
The three were about to say something when they were interrupted.
"We really should contact Dumbledore now." Lupin interjected.
"Yes, yes, I agree. Serverus could you do that for me?" McGonagall asked.
Snape stood up and headed to his cabin.
"Now what?" Harry asked impatiently.
"Now Mr. Potter we'll talk about plans. Remus, do you have any?"
"Maybe we should wait for Dumbledore-"
"Wait for him! Hermione might be in danger already!" Harry blurted out.
"Harry I know how much you care about Hermione but please let me finish first." Lupin waited for Harry's nod. "As I was saying, maybe we should wait first for Dumbledore before we have an out and out war against them. They seem to be more powerful than us and we need reinforcements."
"Anything else Remus?" McGonagall pondered on what he said.
"Maybe I could talk to them. Find out what they want."
"Pray-tell, what would you do when they attack you?"
"It's a full moon tonight." Lupin said matter-of-factly.
"Yes, but you would loose your self control and might injure Ms. Granger as well." McGonagall was skeptical of the plan.
"That's where Padfoot comes in."
McGonagall looked at Sirius who was wagging his tail. "Are you sure? It seemed like he wasn't much of a help earlier."
Sirius growled in protest.
"The fairies will be too busy with my state. Padfoot would be the one who'll help me through it."
"And how exactly will Ms. Granger be saved when both of you are already busy?"
"I'll bring the potion. I'll drink it as long as they would be civil."
"And if not? I don't think they would let Ms. Granger go after putting effort in acquiring her."
"Then I guess we'll take it from there. I guess I'll use the moon and Padfoot will help me out of it." Lupin sighed in defeat.
"You see I don't think that your plan will go as smoothly Remus so I've decided to join you both in my cat form of course."
Remus smiled.
"And what about us?" Harry wanted very much to join the action. He didn't think that they could rescue Hermione without him. He did promise that he'd be the one to rescue her.
Lupin looked into his eyes, "Harry, I want the three of you to stay here. If the plan becomes a failure Snape and the others would need your help. So I want you three to stay safe until needed."
The three grudgingly nodded.
"Very well, I'll tell Serverus the plan. He'll be in charge here while we're gone." McGonagall stood up and took Draco from his seat. "Come with me Mr. Malfoy, I don't trust you enough to let you go. I'll have Serverus look after you." She knew Sirius wanted to talk to Harry, to reassure him and they couldn't possibly do that in front of Malfoy.
As soon as McGonagall closed the door, Sirius returned to his normal state.
"Are you alright Sirius?" Harry was a bit worried. He was the only one who was able to fight the fairies before he was ganged up. Then he lay unconscious.
"Don't worry about me, it was nothing." Sirius gave him a reassuring smile, "Don't worry about Hermione, Moony and I will do everything to get her back."
"We're not worried about you two, but McGonagall will be there. She's someone who believes in rules what if she won't let you break any?" Ron showed his concern on the plan.
"Don't worry about that Ron. Do you know how a mother would act if she lost one of her children?" Lupin asked.
Ron remembered her mother and how she will fight not only for him and his siblings but for Harry and Hermione as well. He somehow understood Lupin's words and nodded.
"That's how McGonagall's feeling right now." Lupin comforted him.
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It turned out that Lupin had to drink the potion. The fairies expected a visit from them and they were willing to let Hermione talk to them for the last time.
"Hermione!" Lupin stretched out his arms for an embrace.
Hermione ran to his arms. "I tried to escape but I couldn't. They wouldn't let me. This has never happened before."
"Are you alright?" He dropped his arms from her.
"Yes, but I think they're planning something." Hermione was a bit disappointed when she didn't see Draco or her best friends.
"Who's their leader?" He had to try to talk with them first.
"I think it's the one who's got lavender wings." She pointed at a fairy that was sitting on top of a flower.
Lupin marched up towards what looked like their queen. Hermione couldn't hear what they were talking about but she hoped that everything would turn out all right. She looked around to check whether Draco or her best friends were hiding from somewhere. 'I suppose the professors wouldn't let them come here. It only makes sense.'
Then something caught her eyes. 'Sirius!' She focused her eyes and saw a cat that strangely reminded her of, 'Professor McGonagall!' Suddenly she felt hope flooding inside her. She will be able to get out of here.
A few minutes later Lupin returned to talk to Hermione. Hermione listened carefully at his words and she finally understood why Lupin did what he did. "A week then?"
"I promise." Lupin said sincerely.
Hermione gave him a big hug. "Tell Harry and Ron that I'm fine and I miss them both!" She felt tears starting to fall on her cheeks.
"I will."
Hermione looked as if she was about to say something but then she looked dazed again.
Lupin retreated with the two animals following him.
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Lupin, Sirius and McGonagall entered a room where Draco was locked in.
Draco watched his professors as they were buzzing in front of him. "What happened?"
McGonagall just raised her eyebrow. "Later, we're waiting for two more."
Harry and Ron entered the room a few minutes later.
"Ok now that we're all here, I want you all to keep your questions until the end of the story." McGonagall ordered. "Professor Lupin?"
He cleared his throat.
"Where's Hermione? You promised that you'd do everything to get her back!" Harry couldn't contain his anxiety.
"Mr. Potter, what did I tell you?" McGonagall was also loosing patience.
Lupin cleared his throat again, "I've been able to talk with their queen. She told me that they need Hermione for a reason she wouldn't tell. I asked her what about Malfoy. She just told me that he didn't need him anymore. It seems like these fairies can feel pain. When they felt both Hermione and Malfoy's pain it felt natural to them to take them in the lake to ease their pain. I believe the reason why Hermione and Malfoy were forced to befriend each other was because they were both lonely. I think that's the reason why Malfoy here has finally been cured. He found Hermione to be his friend. He wasn't lonely anymore."
"And what about Hermione?" Draco thought that if he found her to be his friend shouldn't it be the same with Hermione. Besides, she had two best friends.
"I think that instead of bringing happiness to her, you brought more pain. And the squabbling between you two didn't help either." Lupin was now looking at Ron.
"What are we supposed to do about it then?" Harry was now more than agitated, he was furious.
"I tried to reason with their queen that keeping her wouldn't bring her happiness because she belongs with us. She wouldn't hear any of it. Therefore, we came up with a compromise. A Quidditch match."
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A/N: IMPORTANT!!! Please read! The story DEPENDS on this!
Oh and yeah, I can finish this story while they are still in
camp or when they get back to Hogwarts. Tell me which would you
prefer. Obviously, it would be longer if I end it in Hogwarts. I can
end this all on the next chapter. IF I get at least 10 reviews that
wants to end this in Hogwarts then that's the only time I will
CONTINUE to Hogwarts. If you want this to end in Camp then I'll end
it in the next chapter.
Lastly, I'm sorry for those who want this to be a Harry-Hermione
fic. I already planned this to be a Draco-Hermione. If you want a
fic that ends up with Harry then I suggest you read "Models". Then
again, I would suggest that you stay away from "Last Chance", it's the
sequel but it is also a Draco-Hermione thing.
RECAP: Survey, remember at least 10, and I'm a Draco-Hermione
shipper.