Lost to All
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters. Their J.K. Rowling's.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Draco attempts to manipulate Hermione into helping him conquer Hogwarts.
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This is my first try at this. Forgive the fact that this first chapter is so short. I promise to work on something longer and more exciting very soon. Help me out though with a review.
Lost to All
Chapter 1: Heartless Plan
Blood didn't matter anymore. He was a fool to think it ever did. Power was what was important. If he hadn't been a blind follower of his father's perhaps he would have realized it sooner. Power which he lusted for and knew would soon enough gain. The question which remained however was how it would be acquired. Draco had no intention of being a spineless supporter of the Dark Lord. Over the course of a few short years following his acceptance to Hogwarts, he had come to realize that his father's devotion to Voldemort gained him little if anything.
What Draco desired was an absolute rule over the whole of the wizarding community. And, it was quite obvious to him that Voldemort would never give him his deepest wish. In fact, he stood in the way.
So, during his later years at Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy's thoughts became consumed with a burning greed for power. His mind wandered whenever he found himself alone to dark thoughts of conquering the dark lord in order to replace him. Without a plan and with his father's strict eye constantly watching however, Draco was beginning to lose hope. But, since it was not in his nature to surrender, he simply bid his time so to speak. He concentrated on school. Any intelligent wizard knew that he must acquire as much knowledge of spells as possible if he were to succeed. And Malfoy certainly believed intelligence to be part of his character.
Fortunately for Draco, a plan soon emerged in the form of a young witch who was a favorite of all the professors. Unfortunately for him, it was none other than Hermione Granger whom he had always despised and insulted. The basis of Draco's plan lay in the thought that any successful ruler needed followers. And, since a young man of 17 was unlikely sway many seasoned wizards to do his bidding, Draco realized he would have to create supporters from scratch. The most promising way of accomplishing this would of course be to manipulate them while they were young. With that, he decided to conquer Hogwarts.
This was a difficult plan to accomplish by himself since he doubted many of his professors trusted him to begin with. Miss Granger however, was practically worshipped. Miss Granger, he fumed, had exactly the ties and freedom at Hogwarts to do whatever she wished without ever raising protest from the professors.
So that was it. He would use her. Manipulate her through all possible means and force her to do his bidding. And Malfoys excelled at the art of manipulation. This coupled with his own obviously good looks and charm would no doubt cause any girl to lose sight of her reason and responsibility. And it would be easier still with her, he thought. After all, she was only a mere mudblood.