Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I only own plot and characters that obviously don't belong to the book. Uncle Snape is Slytherin Girls idea and I have permission to use it

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Hermione walked around, not knowing exactly where her feet would lead her. She was still trying to sort everything out. Too much had happened over the course of day.

She reached up around her neck, and felt bare skin. There was nothing there anymore and it was weird. She hadn't removed it since it had been placed on her neck, and she had made a promise not to. A promise that she broke.

That wasn't what really bothered her though. What bugged her was that Draco had been bold enough to actually confess that he still loved her. The nerve.

Then Blaise coming and freaking out on her. He had had no right. She had told him to disappear from her life, yet he insisted on staying and she couldn't figure out why. Though she was kind of glad, because he always seemed to show up right when she needed him too.

Right when she needed comfort or a reality check he seemed to show up again. He had always been very blunt with her. Never feared hurting her feelings because he knew that when all was said and done she would be fine with it all.

Hermione realized that it was raining. Well, sprinkling, but still drops of warm water were falling from the sky. She stood perfectly still for a few minutes, just letting the rain hit her.

It was amazingly relaxing. Rain had always relaxed ten times faster than being surrounded by books did. She always used to run outside in her socks when she was little.

Suddenly someone tapped her shoulder causing her to jump. When she turned, she saw Andrieos.

"O my god! Never do that again. You scared the shit out of me" Hermione breathed out.

"Sorry" Andrieos held up his hands as if to signal his surrender, as an impish grin passed over is face. "Coffee?"

"You know what, I think I'll take that offer" a small smile passed over Hermione's face. (a/n: I know that they only met earlier that day but shh, no one needs to know ;) )

They walked into the nearest coffee shop. Hermione just got a hot chocolate, too wound up for coffee at the moment. Andrieos just got a straight black coffee and they sat on a sofa by one of the windows.

They talked for hours, though it didn't feel like it. It wasn't until Hermione looked at her watch that she realized what time it was.

"Jesus, I have to go. Here, call my cell sometime in the next couple of days" Hermione scribbled it down for him on a napkin. (a/n: man there seems to be a lot of these lately. I know that I've never mentioned this before, but she has muggle clients in the muggle world you know)

Hermione rushed out and apparated to her uncle's place to change. She had to get to this meeting on time of her boss was going to kill her. These were their biggest clients.

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Draco wandered aimlessly for hours, not caring where his feet led him. He had been wracking his brain for ideas on how to get Hermione back. But none were coming.

He just couldn't think. Suddenly a searing pain ran up and down his arm. He was being summoned. He apparated immediately, not wanting any grief today.

"Yes my lord?" He asked bowing deeply.

"I have a mission for you. I need you to recruit someone new. Gain their trust; make sure that they would be loyal to me. You have 3 months to complete this task."

"Yes milord" Draco bowed again.

"Good you are dismissed"

Draco apparated back to his room in the manor. He had to think of who would be a good recruit now too. As if he didn't already have enough to worry about.

~*~*~*~*~Next Day~*~*~*~*~

Hermione's cell phone went off around 3 the next afternoon. She looked at it only to see a foreign number.

"Hello?"

"Hermione? It's Andrieos"

"O hey, what can I do for you?"

"Well, me and my sister were wondering if you wanted to go for dinner tonight. Figured you might like some fun. Don't worry; she's bringing a friend too"

"Umm, it depends what time. I have a meeting with the boss at five"

"Well then I'll swing by there around 6. Is that okay?"

"O yeah, I'll see you then. My secretary can just let you in encase I'm running late"

"Alright, see you tonight" and click was heard as he hung up.

Hermione hung up her phone and put it off to the side.

It had been pretty tense around the office today, what with her refusing to talk to Draco and all. They corresponded by owl only, and that was when it was absolutely necessary that they talk.

Dinner tonight gave her something to look forward to though, so she wasn't complaining.

The rest of the day past rather quickly, and the meeting with her boos was only about 30 minutes. All he wanted was to know how that meeting had gone the night before.

This gave Hermione time to transfigure her outfit and quickly fix her hair before Andrieos came. She just put her hair in a simple high ponytail and transfigured her clothes into a long, flowing black skirt and black top, the arms of which, were split from the shoulder down.

She was surprised when she saw Andrieos already in her office when she got back. He still had 15 minutes.

"Hey" Hermione greeted, a small smile playing on her lips.

Andrieos turned around and sucked in his breath. "God, you look amazing"

"Thanks, and a simple hello would've done too you know"

Andrieos reached out for Hermione's hand so that he could take them to the restaurant. She took it gracefully and closed her eyes. She opened them to find herself standing face to face with a woman that looked her age, give or take a year on the arm of a guy. She had flowing chestnut hair, which flowed in soft waves to just below her shoulders. She wore a black skirt that had a slit from just above her knee all the way down to her ankle and a shoulder-less blood-red shirt.

The guy looked like a mix between Draco and Andrieos. Blond hair that had gone shaggy but had the warm honey coloured eyes that Andrieos was blessed with. He was dress in black jeans and a dress top with the first three buttons undone.

"Hermione, let me introduce you to my sister Ava and her fiancé, Dallis."

"Pleased to meet both" Hermione reached out and shook both their hands.

"Pleasure is all mine" Dallis answered politely.

They all entered the resturaunt and it took Hermione's breath away. She hadn't been in a restruant like think since seventh year when Justin, Blaise and Draco treated the three girls all to a special dinner at the end of the year.

No. No memories now. I just need to have fun, Hermione thought to herself.

And so it went on. For the three months Draco focused on finding and gaining the trust of a recruit while trying to think of a way to win Hermione back.

Hermione continued to go out with Andrieos, Ava and Dallis, letting her guard down a little more each time. A trust was building between them. A strong bond, and Hermione felt at home with them. That's why she didn't see it coming…

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Hey all.

Yes Hermione's going soft again, but that'll change as I hate writing like this. Ava is in honour of my best friend Eva, who helped me with different parts of this fic and she's using me in hers so I have to use her in mine right. Dallis was in request of her. She wanted to have a boyfriend, but what fun is that, so I stepped it up a notch and made it fiance.

O, and as I had wackofromva point out this little mistake:

I know that you and Malfoy had a run in and that you removed his necklace. I felt it and I know the others did too.

Its supposed to be:

I know that you and Malfoy had a run in and that you removed your necklace.

I think that's all for now, o and thanks to the reviewers!

L&H Pure Mudblood