Chapter 18: Modifications

Hermione went to her room late that night after taking a trip to the Gryffindor common room. She entered and set her bag down in a chair.

"You're late," Blaise said from one of the chairs. Hermione jumped, as she hadn't seen him.

"Yeah. I went to see Harry and Ron," she said picking her bag up and trying to make her way to her room quickly.

"Wait a minute, I want to talk to you," Blaise said getting up from the chair.

"Sorry, I can't talk right now. I have a ton of homework to get through," Hermione said hurriedly and quickened her steps to the door.

"I know you heard me this morning," Blaise said stepping in front of her.

"I don't know what you are talking about," Hermione said putting on an innocent face.

"Don't play stupid with me Hermione. I'm not dumb you know," he said.

"You're lucky my Lord doesn't know about this," he said as an afterthought.

"How considerate of you. I know you're saving your skin," she said.

"Yes, I guess I am. Can't say the same for you though," he said

"What are you going to do about it. For all you know, I could have already told everyone in the school" Hermione said gaining her courage.

"I'm going to kill you. That way you can't tell anyone. And I know you haven't told anyone. I have many spies around the school and they're all keeping an eye on you," he said venomously.

"Oh yes, and that won't be suspicious at all. The one day Hermione figures out a revelation she suddenly dies," she said scoffing.

He snarled and pulled out his wand. Hermione's cheery expression vanished and a steely one replaced it as she flicked out her wand.

"I wouldn't," she said dangerously.

"You're a mudblood. I torture your kind for fun," he said angrily.

"I'm not an ordinary muggle born," Hermione said confidently.

Just then Harry and Ron walked through the door.

"Hey Hermione. You forgot your... what's going on here," Harry said as he entered.

"Stay there guys. Don't attempt anything," Hermione said keeping eye contact with Blaise.

"Shut up Ron, now," Hermione said sternly.

Blaise suddenly turned in an instant and yelled out "Stupefy!" instantly stunning the both of them.

"Now, when I'm through with you, I can modify their memory," Blaise said smirking.

"Avada Kedavra!" Blaise yelled. Hermione just deflected it.

"Crucio!" he yelled again in that instant. Hermione writhed and screamed on the ground. He lifted the charm sniggering.

"You stupid little mudblood. You will never be as good as the rest of us. Your parents ought to be extinguished for bringing up a bitch like you," he said his eyes flashing.

Hermione snarled in anger. She muttered an incantation. An odd glow radiated around her before it shot off and through Blaise. He looked stunned for a moment and then fell onto the floor.

Hermione snapped out of a trance. She saw Blaise lying there and rushed over to him. "Please don't be dead," she muttered worriedly.

"Hermione," came Blaises muffled voice.

"Thank god you're not dead. I don't want to lose my head position because of a moron like you," Hermione said nastily. Blaise sat up.

"Hermione. I was under the Imperius charm before. I didn't mean anything I said to you. I've been under it for a while now," he said. Hermione looked at him and noticed his eyes had changed into a softer blue.

"Oh my god," she said recognising the Dark Mark on his arm.

"It's already happened. I was made into a death eater. I have killed so many innocent people. I don't deserve to live," he said wearily.

"Yes you do, of course you do," Hermione said nicely.

"I can't live with what I've done. I'll have the urge to kill myself everyday. I've done horrible things," he said. "I want you to modify my memory. Make me forget everything. Everything completely. Who I am, what I do, my parents. Just don't let me forget you and Draco. Your like my only friends," He said.

"Hang on. Wasn't Malfoy the one who roped you into this?" Hermione asked.

"No. He's in the same situation. He isn't under the Imperius charm though. He doesn't know any other way to, live, other than Voldemort's rule," Blaise said.

"Ok," Hermione said.

"One more thing. Never send Harry back to the Dursleys. Don't ask why, just don't let him o there," Blaise said.

"Um, ok," Hermione said a bit confused.

"Ok. I want you to do it now," Blaise said.

"I'll come and visit you. You know they'll send you to St Mungo's," she said.

"I'll be safest there," he said. "See you later," Blaise said smiling.

"I'll miss you," Hermione said before performing the complex charm.

"Hi. Do I know you? I feel like I do," Blaise said like an innocent child.

Hermione smiled at him with tears in her eyes. She helped him up and took him to the headmasters. He was carted off to St Mungos the next day.

A/N: Crap chapter, I know, but I had to get Blaise out of the way. Next update won't be for a while. Oh, and I'm about 1 episode behind in survivor so PLEASE do not give anything away! Anyway, I'm really pissed off that saboga lost! I so wanted Ethan and Rupert in the same tribe!