Hermione opened her eyes to see a huge, purple blob in front of her. It
was the Knight Bus! Hermione climbed in and was greeted by many wizards.
One chubby wizard looked down at Hermione's feet and exclaimed, "Little
one, you have something stuck to your foot." Hermione looked down to see
an envelope, stuck to her shoe. She peeled it off, with gunk from the
parrots stuck to it. Nevertheless, it was indeed and envelope and it was
addressed to Melissa! The letter was still inside, so she read it. It read
as follows:
Dearest Melissa,
I know that you will be the perfect match for my dear Draco. He's on this kick to find a Muggle girl to hook up with because he's been burned too many times by so-called snobby wizarding families. Therefore, pretend you're a Muggle for now, dear...then he'll fall for you and you can reveal your true identity, instilling in Draco that wizarding families still raise good, pureblood girls to date. Don't fail me. Lord Voldemort will be pleased as well that you have agreed to help our cause. Say Hello to your dear family for me. We will see you at the next reunion.
Faithful to the Cause,
Lucius B. Malfoy
'Jumping Ice Mice! Does Malfoy know about all this? Does he know is own family has tricked him? I need to get back and find him before it's too late and they get back to him first!' Hermione thought.
The Knight Bus pulled away from the edge of the lake, where Hermione took a small boat across, to get to the castle. As she paddled across the lake, she thought about what she is to tell Malfoy. How will he tell him about his father turning on him and his evil girlfriend? I wouldn't react well to that news, I hope this goes well."
Hermione searched the castle for Malfoy. She ran into a few first year girls who were back from Winter Break early. They were experimenting with other spells that Hagrid taught them. Hermione was curious, but was determined not to get distracted and kept her mind on the task of finding Malfoy. Moments later, Hermione found herself at the doorway to the Slytherin commons. She knocked and a strange old man appeared in a picture. "What do you want? You aren't a Slytherin. I can tell by your pointy nose!", yelled the man. "I do NOT have a pointy nose!", defended Hermione. "I'm looking for Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, it's urgent!!!" "I will get him, you can not enter, ma'am." Slowly...very slowly, the old man went to fetch Malfoy. Ten minutes later, the man returned to say that Malfoy is busy. "No, no. This is important. It involves his father!" "Oh, why didn't you say so? Come in straight away...but don't touch ANYTHING!", growled the man in the picture.
Hermione walked through the portrait, down a long hallway to a brass door and opened in carefully. This was spooky for Hermione and she wasn't quite sure where she was headed. She peered in and spotted Malfoy in front of a fireplace in the Slytherin commons. He was speaking into the fireplace and a girl's voice was heard, also. 'I know that voice', Hermione thought. 'That's Melissa!' "Malfoy!", Hermione yelled. "Don't trust her, she's evil. She's not even a muggle!" "What are you on, Granger?", Draco pronounced. "Melissa was just informing me that you thought you could steal me away from her. And that you went to my father for his permission to DATE ME? What were you thinking?!" "That's not true!" Hermione ran to a nearby bathroom, got a bucket full of water and put out the fire. "Malfoy...Draco", Hermione said calmly, while Malfoy looked at her as if she was insane. "Read this letter. It was sent to Melissa. Here is the envelope if you don't believe me. Read it!", Hermione pleaded. Malfoy read the letter slowly...tears beaded up in his soft, gray eyes. He looked up at Hermione and gave her a cold, hard look. "Where did you get this?" "Long story...but basically your father kidnapped me, took me to your house, tried to have me killed, and it was all orchestrated my Melissa!" Hermione explained rather quickly as she usually explains things. "I knew he'd try to stop me. I told him I wanted a muggle girlfriend, one that respected me for ME, not my wizarding family. He told me he's support me 100%. He lied to me, again." Draco said solemnly.
Suddenly, the fireplace shot out a large flame in the shape of ...Voldemort. "Oh my gosh, no!" shouted Hermione. "My Lord", Draco said, bowing to the floor. "Master Malfoy...how are you, my boy? I have your girlfriend here. She is hurt that you dismissed her so suddenly in the flame." Voldemort groaned. "Get her to the flame, let me apologize for my utter rudeness." Malfoy lied, winking at Hermione. Hermione blushed, wondering what that wink meant. 'Did he just wink at me? What is he up to?" Hermione thought. "Draco, honey! What did you leave me so suddenly? It was terribly rude. What are we going to do with that Granger girl, trying to break us up like that?" Melissa said sickeningly sweetly. "Well, good news! I can now tell my father I have found the woman of my dreams, a wonderful Muggle girl who is honest, intelligent, beautiful, and loves me for me, not my family." Malfoy expressed. "Oh, Draco, do you mean it?" Melissa said excitedly. "You'll actually tell your father all that about me?" "No, but I will thank him and you for helping me find this Muggle girl." Draco said, while turning, pulling Hermione close to him, in front of the flame, for Melissa to see in full view a spectacular kiss. 'Oh my gosh, he's kissing me! Malf—Draco is kissing me!' Hermione thought frantically. "Draco, NO!!!!!!!!!" Melissa protested. The flame went out, and Melissa's voice disappeared. Malfoy looked into Hermione's tear-filled eyes. "I'm sorry about that, Granger...I wanted to get Melissa mad. I didn't mean it." "I have to go!" Hermione ran out of the room crying. "Granger, what's wrong?" Malfoy ran after her. "Come back here, what's wrong?" Hermione looked back, but before she knew it, she tripped down one of the moving staircases, hitting her head, once again.
Dearest Melissa,
I know that you will be the perfect match for my dear Draco. He's on this kick to find a Muggle girl to hook up with because he's been burned too many times by so-called snobby wizarding families. Therefore, pretend you're a Muggle for now, dear...then he'll fall for you and you can reveal your true identity, instilling in Draco that wizarding families still raise good, pureblood girls to date. Don't fail me. Lord Voldemort will be pleased as well that you have agreed to help our cause. Say Hello to your dear family for me. We will see you at the next reunion.
Faithful to the Cause,
Lucius B. Malfoy
'Jumping Ice Mice! Does Malfoy know about all this? Does he know is own family has tricked him? I need to get back and find him before it's too late and they get back to him first!' Hermione thought.
The Knight Bus pulled away from the edge of the lake, where Hermione took a small boat across, to get to the castle. As she paddled across the lake, she thought about what she is to tell Malfoy. How will he tell him about his father turning on him and his evil girlfriend? I wouldn't react well to that news, I hope this goes well."
Hermione searched the castle for Malfoy. She ran into a few first year girls who were back from Winter Break early. They were experimenting with other spells that Hagrid taught them. Hermione was curious, but was determined not to get distracted and kept her mind on the task of finding Malfoy. Moments later, Hermione found herself at the doorway to the Slytherin commons. She knocked and a strange old man appeared in a picture. "What do you want? You aren't a Slytherin. I can tell by your pointy nose!", yelled the man. "I do NOT have a pointy nose!", defended Hermione. "I'm looking for Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, it's urgent!!!" "I will get him, you can not enter, ma'am." Slowly...very slowly, the old man went to fetch Malfoy. Ten minutes later, the man returned to say that Malfoy is busy. "No, no. This is important. It involves his father!" "Oh, why didn't you say so? Come in straight away...but don't touch ANYTHING!", growled the man in the picture.
Hermione walked through the portrait, down a long hallway to a brass door and opened in carefully. This was spooky for Hermione and she wasn't quite sure where she was headed. She peered in and spotted Malfoy in front of a fireplace in the Slytherin commons. He was speaking into the fireplace and a girl's voice was heard, also. 'I know that voice', Hermione thought. 'That's Melissa!' "Malfoy!", Hermione yelled. "Don't trust her, she's evil. She's not even a muggle!" "What are you on, Granger?", Draco pronounced. "Melissa was just informing me that you thought you could steal me away from her. And that you went to my father for his permission to DATE ME? What were you thinking?!" "That's not true!" Hermione ran to a nearby bathroom, got a bucket full of water and put out the fire. "Malfoy...Draco", Hermione said calmly, while Malfoy looked at her as if she was insane. "Read this letter. It was sent to Melissa. Here is the envelope if you don't believe me. Read it!", Hermione pleaded. Malfoy read the letter slowly...tears beaded up in his soft, gray eyes. He looked up at Hermione and gave her a cold, hard look. "Where did you get this?" "Long story...but basically your father kidnapped me, took me to your house, tried to have me killed, and it was all orchestrated my Melissa!" Hermione explained rather quickly as she usually explains things. "I knew he'd try to stop me. I told him I wanted a muggle girlfriend, one that respected me for ME, not my wizarding family. He told me he's support me 100%. He lied to me, again." Draco said solemnly.
Suddenly, the fireplace shot out a large flame in the shape of ...Voldemort. "Oh my gosh, no!" shouted Hermione. "My Lord", Draco said, bowing to the floor. "Master Malfoy...how are you, my boy? I have your girlfriend here. She is hurt that you dismissed her so suddenly in the flame." Voldemort groaned. "Get her to the flame, let me apologize for my utter rudeness." Malfoy lied, winking at Hermione. Hermione blushed, wondering what that wink meant. 'Did he just wink at me? What is he up to?" Hermione thought. "Draco, honey! What did you leave me so suddenly? It was terribly rude. What are we going to do with that Granger girl, trying to break us up like that?" Melissa said sickeningly sweetly. "Well, good news! I can now tell my father I have found the woman of my dreams, a wonderful Muggle girl who is honest, intelligent, beautiful, and loves me for me, not my family." Malfoy expressed. "Oh, Draco, do you mean it?" Melissa said excitedly. "You'll actually tell your father all that about me?" "No, but I will thank him and you for helping me find this Muggle girl." Draco said, while turning, pulling Hermione close to him, in front of the flame, for Melissa to see in full view a spectacular kiss. 'Oh my gosh, he's kissing me! Malf—Draco is kissing me!' Hermione thought frantically. "Draco, NO!!!!!!!!!" Melissa protested. The flame went out, and Melissa's voice disappeared. Malfoy looked into Hermione's tear-filled eyes. "I'm sorry about that, Granger...I wanted to get Melissa mad. I didn't mean it." "I have to go!" Hermione ran out of the room crying. "Granger, what's wrong?" Malfoy ran after her. "Come back here, what's wrong?" Hermione looked back, but before she knew it, she tripped down one of the moving staircases, hitting her head, once again.