Hermione stepped down the decorated stairway, and took her seat at the opposite end of the table. Draco looked at her face, it wasn't fear he was reading it was curiosity. They ate in silence for a few minutes until Hermione broke the silence. "You know this is a lovely house" she stated dully

"Yes it is" Draco said not even looking up from his meal

"I heard the crash." Hermione looked down at the table "and I heard what your father said to your mother, it's just awful"

Draco suddenly stood up for the table abruptly "Listen to me" he said advancing on her slowly "don't you ever speak to or even about my father, you have no Idea what goes on here, and you show his respect"

Hermione stood in shock, but recovered quickly to say "You hate him don't you" he stood up to look him in the eyes, she knew she had him with this one "You hate the way he acts, you hate the way he treats you, you especially hate the way he treats you mother. You want nothing more than to scream at him to leave." She looked at his gray-blue eyes "don't you"

They stared into each others eyes for a bit then Draco broke away

"I don't hate him" he looked at the ground

"But you hate the way he treats every one" he bet down to look him in the face again. "you're not as bad as you make every one think, you made that clear to me when you told me about your father and how this was his Idea"

Draco stood up again "Don't tell my father I've told you this, but, I have 4 months to be with you, as in sleep with you, or he will make me" he turned away "I don't even whets to know. Look, the point it I have four months, and I promised you,"

Hermione put her finger to her lips "it can't say I am happy about this, how ever it may be something I can work with" Hermione then proceeded to exit the dining hall

Draco stood there in shock "so perhaps the little book worm has a wild side"

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Narssica walked along the hall way but stumbled as she bumped in to her son She quickly tried to hide her bruised face

"Mother! What happened" Draco pretended her didn't already know

"Its nothing, I just tripped" she said trying to hide the true origin from her son "I saw the girl, she is quite pretty, I can see why you like her" she smiled tiring to change the subject

"Yes I do like her" Draco saw that this was getting him now where, so he took it as his queue to leave.

He felt sorry for his mother, but then again she hit back, she wasn't the innocent abused damsel. No, she was much stronger than that. He knew his father cared about her, but he also wanted to control her, and his mother would not be controlled.

He went into his large and beautiful room, his intentions to wash up and go to sleep were canceled when he read the note left on his bed

Draco, I would like to apologize for your father and mother's behavior but don't worry I have a plan that will satisfy your father, get a good nights rest and meet me in the courtyard in the morning, I don't have a clock in my room so meet me when the sun hides 3/4's of the yellow roses in shadow. I'll be waiting

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Hermione

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