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All characters belong to J.K. Rowling. There are a few characters I made up, and Brianna is Ashley's character (ashley09. Check out her story!! It's awesome!!)
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Keeping a Secret
The next morning was a Quidditch match, Ravenclaw vs. Hufflepuff, and Hope had absolutely no intention of attending it. As she climbed lazily out of her bed she saw Brianna walking out of the bathroom,
"Good morning Hope."
"Morning."
"So, what do you want to do until later?" Brianna had a look that showed she wanted to make things easier on Hope.
"I don't know...Tell you what, I will get dressed, then we can go downstairs, find Draco and decide."
Brianna nodded, "Sound fair, but hurry up."
Smiling Hope nodded; grabbing a pair of jeans and a plain dark red t-shirt and headed to the bathroom. Once she was dressed she stared into the mirror and decided the pull half of her hair loosely up, held back with a clip.
"Are you hungry?" Hope asked Brianna, not really wanting food at the moment.
"No, not really."
"Good, so where to?"
"The lake I guess, but what about finding Draco?"
"I changed my mind. Besides he is like a stalker, he'll find us whether we want him to or not."
"And I have absolutely no problem with that." Brianna spoke while smiling.
Hope laughed, "I bet."
. * . * . * .
Hope was leaning against a tree as Brianna stood by the water, peering in. "What time do we need to go to the forest?"
Hope thought about this for a minute, "I'm not sure.. Maybe midnight."
"Oh, ok then."
Glancing around Hope saw Hermione and Ron walking at a fast pace towards her,
"Hope!" Ron called, and she looked at him confused.
"Yes?" By now they were right in front of her.
"What are you going to do to Harry?" Ron's tone seemed deeply concerned.
"What are you talking about?" Hope questioned, as Brianna slowly walked over to her side.
"Don't play stupid, I heard the two of you talking in the library yesterday." Hermione was glaring at the two of them.
Brianna put on a face that made her look as if she had just been insulted, "Me? In a library? Not unless I had an intensely good reason."
Hope laughed, "She's got a point, and we had no reason to be in there."
"But you were." Hermione stated.
Harry came storming out of the castle doors, heading towards the group, "'Moine there's Harry."
"What's going on here?" Harry questioned.
"I don't know...... they seem to think I'm trying to do something to you."
"You aren't are you?" Harry looked as if he needed reassurance.
"No, what would make you think I was going to? What reasons would I have?"
"You tell us, you're the one obeying You-Know-Who," said Ron.
"I'm doing what? Have you all lost your minds?"
Brianna looked at Hope, "It's ok, calm down."
"No it's not 'ok'. I don't understand why they would accuse me of doing something so stupid!" She paused, looking at Ron and Hermione, "I'll have you know Death Eaters killed my mother, now give me one good reason I would join them."
"I'm sorry, but I--" Hermione paused, "I heard you say that you couldn't do the Voldemort thing again by yourself."
"When?"
"Yesterday, in the library!"
"We already told you we weren't in the library." Brianna snapped.
"Well you could have been-" Ron began, but was interpreted by Harry,
"Stop. She said she wasn't there. I trust her." Everyone went silent.
"I think I'm going to go back to the common room." Hermione whispered, just before turning and walking away. Ron followed and did the same.
Hope had a look on her face to show that she had been deeply hurt by their words; "I can't believe she could accuse me of such a thing" Her tone was soft, and almost inaudible.
"I'm sorry all of this had to happen....." Harry's tone was comforting.
"It's ok." She paused, trying to sound happier, "I guess people make mistakes."
Harry nodded, "Yeah, I guess so."
"Hope, I think we should get going, after all we both should at least start the potions essay." Said Brianna.
"Yea, your right. Harry, I guess I will see you later."
"See you."
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Draco stood pacing back and forth in the Slytherin Common Room when Hope and Brianna entered,
"There you are."
"Were you worried?" Hope questioned in a sarcastic tone.
"Hardly."
"We were just talking with Ron, Hermione, and Harry." Brianna plainly stated.
Draco raised a brow, "Really?"
Brianna nodded, so Draco questioned further, "So? What happened?"
Hope sat down ignoring his question, but Brianna answered any way, "Apparently our plan worked and Granger did hear Hope and me talking in the library."
"And?" He questioned, glancing at Hope.
"And, Harry trusts me so of course his friends have gone insane and I'm being honest." Hope spoke as if what she said was perfectly honest.
"Is that so?"
Hope nodded, as did Brianna before she spoke, "Basically."
Draco looked satisfied as he nodded, "Good. Now Brianna I need you to come with me down to the library."
"Uhh.. Ok, so I take it we aren't going to the Quidditch Match?"
"No, now come on." And with that the two of them left leaving Hope in a deserted common room. Sighing she decided to go up to her dormitories.
Her room was very dark and empty; being everyone was at the Quidditch match. As Hope turned around after closing the door she saw someone sitting on her bed, but couldn't tell who because they were heavily cloaked.
"C-Can I.. Help you?"
"Hope." The voice was soft and emotionless, and yet idly familiar.
"Do I know you?" As she spoke she moved closer to the person whose identity she couldn't place.
A small laugh escaped his lips. She knew it was a 'him' because the voice was far too deep to belong to a female, "An old friend."
"Draco, if this is some kind of sick joke I swear I'm----"
"But I'm not Malfoy... In fact I believe I will take your previous comment as an insult." His tone was so proper, just like... But it couldn't be, if it was he would have told her before he arrived. At this very moment it dawned on her that something was wrong, so she hurriedly whirled around so as to try and leave quickly. But it didn't work he was quicker.
Hope had found herself being forced against the wall, her wrists being grasped tightly in his hands, "Don't try anything funny Evans."
"Who the hell are you?"
Tilting his head back just enough so that his hood fell off, she saw his face.
"But why are you doing this?"
"Because it's about time you learned a real lesson." And he pulled out his wand pointing it right against Hope's heart.
Becoming immobilized by her fear she just stood there, pinned back by now only one of his hands.
"Please Emmett don't."
The next thing she saw was complete darkness.
A/N : for those few people who read, I apologize about this chapter being so short... I promise I will try to make the next one longer.. anyway hope you enjoyed this one!
All characters belong to J.K. Rowling. There are a few characters I made up, and Brianna is Ashley's character (ashley09. Check out her story!! It's awesome!!)
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Keeping a Secret
The next morning was a Quidditch match, Ravenclaw vs. Hufflepuff, and Hope had absolutely no intention of attending it. As she climbed lazily out of her bed she saw Brianna walking out of the bathroom,
"Good morning Hope."
"Morning."
"So, what do you want to do until later?" Brianna had a look that showed she wanted to make things easier on Hope.
"I don't know...Tell you what, I will get dressed, then we can go downstairs, find Draco and decide."
Brianna nodded, "Sound fair, but hurry up."
Smiling Hope nodded; grabbing a pair of jeans and a plain dark red t-shirt and headed to the bathroom. Once she was dressed she stared into the mirror and decided the pull half of her hair loosely up, held back with a clip.
"Are you hungry?" Hope asked Brianna, not really wanting food at the moment.
"No, not really."
"Good, so where to?"
"The lake I guess, but what about finding Draco?"
"I changed my mind. Besides he is like a stalker, he'll find us whether we want him to or not."
"And I have absolutely no problem with that." Brianna spoke while smiling.
Hope laughed, "I bet."
. * . * . * .
Hope was leaning against a tree as Brianna stood by the water, peering in. "What time do we need to go to the forest?"
Hope thought about this for a minute, "I'm not sure.. Maybe midnight."
"Oh, ok then."
Glancing around Hope saw Hermione and Ron walking at a fast pace towards her,
"Hope!" Ron called, and she looked at him confused.
"Yes?" By now they were right in front of her.
"What are you going to do to Harry?" Ron's tone seemed deeply concerned.
"What are you talking about?" Hope questioned, as Brianna slowly walked over to her side.
"Don't play stupid, I heard the two of you talking in the library yesterday." Hermione was glaring at the two of them.
Brianna put on a face that made her look as if she had just been insulted, "Me? In a library? Not unless I had an intensely good reason."
Hope laughed, "She's got a point, and we had no reason to be in there."
"But you were." Hermione stated.
Harry came storming out of the castle doors, heading towards the group, "'Moine there's Harry."
"What's going on here?" Harry questioned.
"I don't know...... they seem to think I'm trying to do something to you."
"You aren't are you?" Harry looked as if he needed reassurance.
"No, what would make you think I was going to? What reasons would I have?"
"You tell us, you're the one obeying You-Know-Who," said Ron.
"I'm doing what? Have you all lost your minds?"
Brianna looked at Hope, "It's ok, calm down."
"No it's not 'ok'. I don't understand why they would accuse me of doing something so stupid!" She paused, looking at Ron and Hermione, "I'll have you know Death Eaters killed my mother, now give me one good reason I would join them."
"I'm sorry, but I--" Hermione paused, "I heard you say that you couldn't do the Voldemort thing again by yourself."
"When?"
"Yesterday, in the library!"
"We already told you we weren't in the library." Brianna snapped.
"Well you could have been-" Ron began, but was interpreted by Harry,
"Stop. She said she wasn't there. I trust her." Everyone went silent.
"I think I'm going to go back to the common room." Hermione whispered, just before turning and walking away. Ron followed and did the same.
Hope had a look on her face to show that she had been deeply hurt by their words; "I can't believe she could accuse me of such a thing" Her tone was soft, and almost inaudible.
"I'm sorry all of this had to happen....." Harry's tone was comforting.
"It's ok." She paused, trying to sound happier, "I guess people make mistakes."
Harry nodded, "Yeah, I guess so."
"Hope, I think we should get going, after all we both should at least start the potions essay." Said Brianna.
"Yea, your right. Harry, I guess I will see you later."
"See you."
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Draco stood pacing back and forth in the Slytherin Common Room when Hope and Brianna entered,
"There you are."
"Were you worried?" Hope questioned in a sarcastic tone.
"Hardly."
"We were just talking with Ron, Hermione, and Harry." Brianna plainly stated.
Draco raised a brow, "Really?"
Brianna nodded, so Draco questioned further, "So? What happened?"
Hope sat down ignoring his question, but Brianna answered any way, "Apparently our plan worked and Granger did hear Hope and me talking in the library."
"And?" He questioned, glancing at Hope.
"And, Harry trusts me so of course his friends have gone insane and I'm being honest." Hope spoke as if what she said was perfectly honest.
"Is that so?"
Hope nodded, as did Brianna before she spoke, "Basically."
Draco looked satisfied as he nodded, "Good. Now Brianna I need you to come with me down to the library."
"Uhh.. Ok, so I take it we aren't going to the Quidditch Match?"
"No, now come on." And with that the two of them left leaving Hope in a deserted common room. Sighing she decided to go up to her dormitories.
Her room was very dark and empty; being everyone was at the Quidditch match. As Hope turned around after closing the door she saw someone sitting on her bed, but couldn't tell who because they were heavily cloaked.
"C-Can I.. Help you?"
"Hope." The voice was soft and emotionless, and yet idly familiar.
"Do I know you?" As she spoke she moved closer to the person whose identity she couldn't place.
A small laugh escaped his lips. She knew it was a 'him' because the voice was far too deep to belong to a female, "An old friend."
"Draco, if this is some kind of sick joke I swear I'm----"
"But I'm not Malfoy... In fact I believe I will take your previous comment as an insult." His tone was so proper, just like... But it couldn't be, if it was he would have told her before he arrived. At this very moment it dawned on her that something was wrong, so she hurriedly whirled around so as to try and leave quickly. But it didn't work he was quicker.
Hope had found herself being forced against the wall, her wrists being grasped tightly in his hands, "Don't try anything funny Evans."
"Who the hell are you?"
Tilting his head back just enough so that his hood fell off, she saw his face.
"But why are you doing this?"
"Because it's about time you learned a real lesson." And he pulled out his wand pointing it right against Hope's heart.
Becoming immobilized by her fear she just stood there, pinned back by now only one of his hands.
"Please Emmett don't."
The next thing she saw was complete darkness.
A/N : for those few people who read, I apologize about this chapter being so short... I promise I will try to make the next one longer.. anyway hope you enjoyed this one!
