Everlasting Memories
Three months passed since Hermione and Draco confessed their love for each other, things seemed to go back to normal but Draco knew it wasn't normal. Hermione noticed this to but didn't say anything though, afraid to admit that this was just a temporarily delay for what's to come. Harry noticed too, but refused to say something.
Along the lake sat Piper, Phoebe and Paige just talking about what was going on. "I for one am very curious why they haven't attacked…well except the demons back home, but besides that. Everything seems to go back to normal." Said Piper pulling grass and throwing it in the wind.
"That's what they want us to think, so we can let our guard down and they attack us at anytime. But at least the kids attend the classes at night when we teach them how to fight with or without wands."
"I agree with Paige, we shouldn't let our guard down. Besides we are here to help."
"Whatever. I just want to see Leo and Wyatt."
"You saw them yesterday!"
"But…."
"I don't know I just feel that something is going on and Leo won't tell me either and he is constantly taking Wyatt when I tell him I can take care of him."
Phoebe was about to ask something when a black hawk swooped down and dropped a letter in her lap then landed on the ground next to her. Paige and Piper exchanged looks before they turned back to Phoebe for an explanation. Phoebe opened the envelope that had her name written on it and read out loud:
Miss Phoebe Halliwell,
I would like you to escort me to a dinner party that
I am having tonight, at the Malfoy Manor. I would
Be honored if you accepted this invitation and hope
to see you tonight at eight in the evening. Meet me at
the end of the Grand stair case in Hogwarts.
Lucius Malfoy
"Wow." Was all Phoebe could mutter.
"No." Piper and Paige said at the same time making Phoebe look at them startled.
"Well why not?!"
"Phoebe he beats up his son and he is really dangerous."
"But I can also get information out of him as well."
"Absolutely not!!!"
"Piper the things he knows we could use them, against all of them. Look I promise I'll be careful, I'll even bring some potions if I have too."
"Fine but you call for Leo or Paige at the slight chance of trouble."
Phoebe nodded as she wrote her answer on the parchment and tied it to the hawk that swiftly flew away. Phoebe did do the right thing…right?
Hermione and Draco were walking around the lake, both having the same thoughts in their minds. Why didn't Voldemort attack yet? That was on all peoples mind except Slytherin, of course. Hermione looked up at the bright blue sky and sighed. "Mya what's wrong?" asked Draco sliding an arm around her waist.
"I just wonder why haven't attacked yet, with Dumbledore gone wouldn't it at least be easy for them to attack. I mean…where are they!?"
"You make it sound like you want them to attack now."
"No! I just want to know why they haven't, that's all I am saying. What about you? Don't tell me you don't wonder why they didn't attack yet!?"
His face turned grim. "Yes I do but I don't say anything that would disturb you, I don't want you to worry so much."
"Oh that is soooooo un-Malfoy like!!!" she said sarcastically.
Draco pulled away from her, turned and walked the opposite direction. Hermione suddenly felt ashamed of what she said then ran after him. "Draco!!!! Draco wait!!! Please!!!"
He turned and faced her, his eyes cold again. She shivered. "What Granger!?"
Hermione felt like a knife stabbed her in the heart when he called her that. "Draco, please, I didn't mean it like that. It just came out wrong…I never meant to hurt you."
Draco laughed a hollow laugh and Hermione quivered in fear. "You!!! Hurt a Malfoy!? That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard you say!!!!"
"Draco please don't do this!!!!" she begged.
Draco turned and started to walk away. "You brought this on yourself!!!"
"Draco, please!!!! I love you!!!"
"Love hurts." He shouted back as he walked farther and farther away until Hermione could no longer see him.
Tears spilled her eyes as she crumbled to the ground crying, she never meant to hurt him. Now she was afraid he wouldn't come back. Tears kept pouring down her face as she raced back to the school, people saw her crying but don't do anything. She burst through the portrait to the Prefects Common Room and ran up the stairs to the Girls Dormitory; there she collapsed on her bed sobbing uncontrollably.
Minutes then hours passed as she kept crying, but she didn't care all that mattered was that Draco left her and he promised he wouldn't. She continued to cry as she remembered everything they did together, this hurt her more. Unknown to her was a slim figured slipped in and grinned in satisfaction as they watched her cry. "Aww, why is the little Gryffindor bitch crying…is it because Draco left you? Or is it that your parents died and you never really mourned for them??? Tell me bitch!!! Why do you cry!!!"
Hermione lifted her head to face the person taunting her. "Shut up Pansy…"
Pansy smiled knowing that she was getting to her. "Why should I listen to a Mudblood like you!!!!"
"At least I'm not a slut like you!!!!" Hermione yelled back as she stood up and faced her.
Pansy's smile left her face and was replaced with a sneer, her eyes narrowing at Hermione. "Take that back whore!!!!"
"Make me pug face, bitch ass, mother fucker!!!!" That did it. Pansy was the first to attack as she tackled Hermione by surprise to the floor. They rolled around slapping each other and pulling each other's hair. Pansy lay on top of Hermione as she scratched her face, almost laughing in glee hearing Hermione scream from the pain. Hermione grabbed Pansy's hair and flipped her over. Pansy screamed in pain when she crashed into the bookcase and the books came cascading down on her, Hermione took advantage as she grabbed her by the hair and slamming her into the wall. She then kneed her in the stomach-making Pansy gasp in pain, Hermione then pushed her to the ground and jumped on her. She grabbed her blond hair and yanked it making Pansy scream in pain, that could be heard throughout the castle. A hand of hair came out as she yanked. Pansy pulled one arm free and slapped Hermione's face making Hermione fall to the side. Pansy grabbed Hermione by the neck and started choking her, blood dripping from the side of her face where Hermione pulled her hair out. Hermione struggled to loosen her grip but failed. She clawed at Pansy's hands but she only tightened her grip. Hermione then thought of something, she pulled her legs to Pansy's stomach and pushed. This sent her crashing into the mirror on the dresser.
Footsteps could be heard running here and then the door slammed open. "Hermione!!!" yelled two girls and a boy when they saw Hermione and Pansy rolling around on the floor fighting. They wasted no time by pulling Hermione and Pansy away from each other, they struggled to continue but with no avail. The two girls had Hermione's arms while the boy had Pansy by the waist her arms pinned to her side. "Roger get her out of here!!!!" one of the girls yelled and he did as he told.
"THIS ISN'T OVER BITCH!!!!! MARK MY WORDS, THIS ISN'T OVER!!!!" Pansy roared before the door slammed shut.
Hermione stopped struggling as the girls let go of her. "Hermione what the hell were you thinking!!!" the girl with long black hair demanded.
"…."
"Cho calm down…" said the other girl.
"No! Fighting is prohibited Hannah and a Prefect can be stripped from their badge.
"You're not going to do that…are you!?"
"I may as well."
"No…please…"
Hannah and Cho looked down at Hermione, she was a mess. Her shirt was torn showing her upper stomach, her hair was all messed up, the scratches on her face stopped bleeding and her left cheek was slightly swollen. "Hermione…"
""I'm sorry…I won't do it again……"
"At least go to the Infirmitory!!!" Hannah said when Hermione climbed back in her bed and laid down. Silence was in the air.
"Hannah lets leave her alone, okay." Cho said as they both left and shut the door, leaving Hermione dwell in her own darkness.
Phoebe brushed her hair. Nervous that she was going to be alone with Lucius and that frightened her. 'No I can't be scared, I have to stay strong. I fight demons everyday why should I be scared of him?'
Phoebe then rolled her hair up into a neat bun, placing seven clips to keep it in place, on the clips where butterflies. She then applied a light shade of red then outlined it with a slightly darker red with her eyeliner. She then picked up her blush applying a small amount making her cheeks a very light pink; looking at her self in the mirror she smiled. Finally she picked up her red eye shadow and began applying it slowly so she wouldn't mess up. Placing the cosmetic down she got up and went to her closet to get her dress. She reached into her closet and pulled out a red fully beaded silk chiffon gown with cowl neckline, spaghetti straps, and a criss-cross in the back. She then grabbed her red pumps and her little red purse, she glanced at the clock: five minutes left. 'May as well head down…'
When she reached the bottom of the staircase she glanced at the Grandfather clock, three minutes left.
Two minutes left………………..
One minute left………………….
Thirty seconds left………………..
Twenty seconds left………………...
Ten seconds………………………..
Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two…
One second left………………
The doors opened and in stepped Lucius wearing a black suit, with a cane in his hand as he walked towards her. Lucius approached Phoebe, taking her hand and kissed it. "My dear, you look lovely this evening."
"You look very handsome yourself Mister Malfoy."
"Please calm me Lucius, and may I call you Phoebe."
"Yes."
"Beautiful name for a beautiful woman such as yourself, I hope I didn't keep you waiting."
"No I just got here myself."
"Excellent. We shall be arriving there using this Portkey." He said as he held up a three stoned ruby ring. "Since you are new at this I shall hold your hand so nothing…misfortunate happens."
Lucius took her hand. A shiver went down Phoebe's spine, but was that good or bad. "Here we go. Malfoy Manor!!!!" phoebe then felt herself be pulled from the ground and into somewhere else.
Phoebe's feet then touched the ground with Lucius holding her waist to support her. "Are you alright?"
"Yes."
"Then let us enter." He responded by holding out his arm and Phoebe took it graciously.
The doors opened and revealing a large ball room with hundreds of people talking, laughing and some drunk. But may I add they are all Deatheaters and they were all dressed in dark colors. "May I present Lucius Malfoy and his guest Phoebe Halliwell." Called a elderly man standing by the door. People turned and faced them but all eyes were on Phoebe and that made her really nervous. They strode down the stairs and into a group of which Lucius knew very well. "Ah, Diablo, let me introduce you to Phoebe I have recently spoken about."
Diablo bowed respectively and said, "It is a pleasure to meet you Miss Halliwell, my name is Diablo Zambini."
The others introduced themselves and Phoebe then was engaged into a conversation with three women, while Lucius spoke to the men on the other side of the room.
"She is a true beauty, Lucius." A man said as the others nodded in agreement, keeping their eyes fixed on Phoebe.
"Yes she is and with beauty there is always power, and she must be powerful." Lucius said smugly.
"No wonder the Dark Lord wishes to see her…"
"Yes but he also wanted me to have a new…wife."
"Tell me Phoebe where do you come from?" asked a woman wearing a puke pink dress with heavy make up and a pig's nose.
Phoebe tried with all her might not to try and laugh. "From America."
The women squealed in delight. "Oh that is absolutely lovely, you must tell us what it is like there!!!"
"Um well-"
"I bet the mean over there are hot!!!"
"Well-"
"Do tell us what it is like there!!!!"
They kept badgering with questions that when Lucius came to ask her to dance the women sulked.
As they danced Phoebe couldn't feel but drawn to Lucius's eyes, the cold silver eyes. Swaying to the music that was playing as Phoebe listened to the words of the song.
With no where to run
When your distraught and in pain
Without anyone
When you keep crying out to be saved
But no one comes and you feel so far away
Phoebe stared into his eyes as she heard the song, occasionally Lucius would spin her out and back in while some watched and others danced too. She didn't want to admit it but she felt weak in the knees.
That you just can't find your way home
You can get there alone
It's okay, what you say is
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own
at Hogwarts
Hermione was in the Prefects bathroom soaking in the tube of warm water, her hair swam around her lazily. Her eyes were bloodshot from crying so much over Draco, but she wonderer if that really was the reason.
And everytime I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith
And I live on one more day and I make it
Through the rain
The water relaxed her muscles that were sore from all the crying she did earlier today, yet she still missed him and all the good times they had together.
Dare give in
You will arise safe and sound, so keep
Pressing on steadfastly
And you'll find what you need to prevail
As a million thoughts swarmed her head, only one really mattered: how does Draco feel?
back at the Malfoy Manor
"Are you enjoying the ball?" Lucius asked.
"Very much." She replied making his left eyebrow rise.
"And you?"
"Bored but enjoying my time with you."
I can make it through the rain
I can stand once again on my own
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And everytime I feel afraid I hold
Tighter to my faith
at Hogwarts-Slytherin Common Room
Draco sat in chair facing the fire, his face blank and in his a glass of wine. He stared as the sparked against the wood, he just couldn't understand where everything went wrong. Everything seemed to go well until Hermione had said that and then he left her alone and crying.
Through the rain
And when the rain blows, as shadows
Grow close to be afraid
There's nothing you can't face
And should they tell you you'll never
Pull through
"Draco?"
He didn't answer, so the person approached him and stood in front of him. "What…" he said dully.
"We need to talk."
Malfoy Manor
Phoebe and Lucius continued to dance unknown to them was a figure with red eyes were watching them dance, eyes glowing evilly. He smirked at seeing Phoebe dancing as plots filled his head and not very good ones at that.