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The Letter "Hermione Stop!" Draco finally gasped at the top of the stairs.
"Don't ever talk to me again you ferret."
"Listen Hermione.." Draco began. "I don't want to hear it Malfoy! Just leave me alone and never talk or look at me again." Was her shrill response as she started down the long dimly lit corridor. However, she hadn't gone very far when a muscular arm slid around her waist.
"Let go of me Malfoy!" Hermione yelled while twisting and turning in his arms.
"Hermione, please just listen to me." He pleaded. "No, I don't want to hear your feeble excuses. Let me go now or I'll scream." She retorted while still struggling to get out of his grasp.
"Dang it Hermione, just shut up and listen to me for five seconds!"
Hermione immediately stopped struggling, not because she wanted to hear what he had to say but because she remembered just how strong and scary Draco Malfoy could get. Draco's anger subsided as soon as she quit struggling.
"Hermione," he said gently," what do you think would happen if I all of a sudden started being nice to you?"
Hermione stayed silent. Just because she had stopped struggling didn't mean that she would turn into some docile girl, she refused to speak to him. Draco, however, was not put off by Hermione's silence. "If I were suddenly nice to you then I can guarantee that my father would find out." Now this comment did get a reaction out of Hermione.
"I don't care what your father thinks." She said softly. Hermione suddenly felt very tired, it had been a long day, physically and emotionally. All of her anger drained out of her and now all she felt was tired. Draco seemed to sense this change in Hermione and gently turned her to face him. Taking her hand he lead her back to their common room. Neither of them said anything on their trek through the silent castle. After what seemed like hours they finally reached the common room. Draco said the password to the portrait and it swung upon. A fire had been started and a gentle orange glow surrounded the common room. Draco steered Hermione to the green sofa next to the fire. She plopped down next to the armrest and Draco took a seat next to her.
"My father is not a kind man." Draco started. "As a boy he would force his ideals upon me. That's why I always act the way I do, not because I like to, but because of what would happen if I didn't." Hermione lifted her head up from its position on her hand.
"You mean he beat you?" She asked with sorrow in her voice.
"Only once, my father believes in mental torture, he could make even the strongest auror plead for mercy without even lying a finger on him." Hermione nodded in understanding, of course she had heard of all the psychological abuse the was Lucious Malfoy's trademark, but she never would have guessed that he would use it on his own son.
"If my father were to find out that we are together then there is no telling what he would do. You're strong Hermione, but my father is stronger. I don't want anything to happen to you because of me, so we both must act as though there is nothing between us." "He would hurt you too wouldn't he." Hermione whispered. "I'm not worried about what he would do to me." He stated while staring into the fire.
Suddenly all the anger that Hermione had felt towards Draco immediately disappeared. He wasn't scary; he was just trying to protect her. Leaning over she placed a hand over his. Turning his gaze away from the fire he turned to face her.
"But I am worried about what would happen to you." She said. Draco's eyes shinned with emotion, and the next thing Hermione knew Draco had wrapped an arm around her and they were once again kissing. Draco was the first one to pull away, not far though, just enough to give each of them room to breath.
"Hermione," Draco started. "I know that you like me a lot, but you don't have to go and get Snape mad so that he will take away sixty house points, we Slytherin's like to beat you guys by our own means." Draco's comment was followed by a rather strong punch to his arm.
"Ow, what'd you do that for?" He whined.
"For ruining the moment and being a insufferable ferret." She replied. He laughed and pulled Hermione back in his arms and they both just sat and watched the fire burn. Hermione had never felt so happy and safe in all her life.
The next couple of months went by fast. Draco and Hermione basically avoided each other until they were back in the common room. On rare occasions when the would pass each other in front of other students they would exchange insults and continue towards their destination. Harry, Ron, and Hermione spent lots of time together. Sometimes they would be studying in the library or Gryffindor common room, and other times they would play a few games of exploding snap. Hermione loved Harry and Ron very much, but she couldn't bring herself to tell them about Draco, she kept telling herself that she would, but the right time never came around.
It was about two weeks before Christmas break, Hermione was sitting between Harry and Ron for breakfast. They were discussing the rather nasty potion that Snape had given them.
"Yeah, the blisters just barley went away." Said Ron, whom had had the green liquid spilt all over him.
"I swear, that man has the biggest stick shoved up his...."
"Harry!" Hermione interrupted. Harry looked and her bashfully and apologized while Ron was laughing hysterically. The stern looked slipped away from her face and she and Harry began laughing also.
Just then the delivery owls flew in. A newspaper was dropped in front of Hermione, Harry had also started a subscription to Quiditch weekly, and a letter from Home was dropped in Ron's egg's. Just as she was about to begin reading the newspaper she glanced up to see Draco studying a piece of paper, his face had gone pale, paler then it usually was. He stood up very quickly and excited the room. Worried Hemione suddenly got up and excited the room too. Unknown to her Harry and Ron had also followed her out.
She ran fast in the direction that she thought Draco had gone but couldn't see him anywhere. She was just about to give up when she heard someone say something behind her.
"Hey, what's this?" Said Harry. Ron and Hermione stood on opposite sides of Harry as he opened the folded piece of parchment. Hermione suddenly started feeling very uneasy and scared. Harry opened the piece of parchment and all three began reading.
Draco:
Prepare yourself and remember what
You are supposed to do. It is almost time.
Lucious
A/N: Once again thank you to all you reviewers it means so much to me to hear positive comments, it really does help me a lot. Thank You!
The Letter "Hermione Stop!" Draco finally gasped at the top of the stairs.
"Don't ever talk to me again you ferret."
"Listen Hermione.." Draco began. "I don't want to hear it Malfoy! Just leave me alone and never talk or look at me again." Was her shrill response as she started down the long dimly lit corridor. However, she hadn't gone very far when a muscular arm slid around her waist.
"Let go of me Malfoy!" Hermione yelled while twisting and turning in his arms.
"Hermione, please just listen to me." He pleaded. "No, I don't want to hear your feeble excuses. Let me go now or I'll scream." She retorted while still struggling to get out of his grasp.
"Dang it Hermione, just shut up and listen to me for five seconds!"
Hermione immediately stopped struggling, not because she wanted to hear what he had to say but because she remembered just how strong and scary Draco Malfoy could get. Draco's anger subsided as soon as she quit struggling.
"Hermione," he said gently," what do you think would happen if I all of a sudden started being nice to you?"
Hermione stayed silent. Just because she had stopped struggling didn't mean that she would turn into some docile girl, she refused to speak to him. Draco, however, was not put off by Hermione's silence. "If I were suddenly nice to you then I can guarantee that my father would find out." Now this comment did get a reaction out of Hermione.
"I don't care what your father thinks." She said softly. Hermione suddenly felt very tired, it had been a long day, physically and emotionally. All of her anger drained out of her and now all she felt was tired. Draco seemed to sense this change in Hermione and gently turned her to face him. Taking her hand he lead her back to their common room. Neither of them said anything on their trek through the silent castle. After what seemed like hours they finally reached the common room. Draco said the password to the portrait and it swung upon. A fire had been started and a gentle orange glow surrounded the common room. Draco steered Hermione to the green sofa next to the fire. She plopped down next to the armrest and Draco took a seat next to her.
"My father is not a kind man." Draco started. "As a boy he would force his ideals upon me. That's why I always act the way I do, not because I like to, but because of what would happen if I didn't." Hermione lifted her head up from its position on her hand.
"You mean he beat you?" She asked with sorrow in her voice.
"Only once, my father believes in mental torture, he could make even the strongest auror plead for mercy without even lying a finger on him." Hermione nodded in understanding, of course she had heard of all the psychological abuse the was Lucious Malfoy's trademark, but she never would have guessed that he would use it on his own son.
"If my father were to find out that we are together then there is no telling what he would do. You're strong Hermione, but my father is stronger. I don't want anything to happen to you because of me, so we both must act as though there is nothing between us." "He would hurt you too wouldn't he." Hermione whispered. "I'm not worried about what he would do to me." He stated while staring into the fire.
Suddenly all the anger that Hermione had felt towards Draco immediately disappeared. He wasn't scary; he was just trying to protect her. Leaning over she placed a hand over his. Turning his gaze away from the fire he turned to face her.
"But I am worried about what would happen to you." She said. Draco's eyes shinned with emotion, and the next thing Hermione knew Draco had wrapped an arm around her and they were once again kissing. Draco was the first one to pull away, not far though, just enough to give each of them room to breath.
"Hermione," Draco started. "I know that you like me a lot, but you don't have to go and get Snape mad so that he will take away sixty house points, we Slytherin's like to beat you guys by our own means." Draco's comment was followed by a rather strong punch to his arm.
"Ow, what'd you do that for?" He whined.
"For ruining the moment and being a insufferable ferret." She replied. He laughed and pulled Hermione back in his arms and they both just sat and watched the fire burn. Hermione had never felt so happy and safe in all her life.
The next couple of months went by fast. Draco and Hermione basically avoided each other until they were back in the common room. On rare occasions when the would pass each other in front of other students they would exchange insults and continue towards their destination. Harry, Ron, and Hermione spent lots of time together. Sometimes they would be studying in the library or Gryffindor common room, and other times they would play a few games of exploding snap. Hermione loved Harry and Ron very much, but she couldn't bring herself to tell them about Draco, she kept telling herself that she would, but the right time never came around.
It was about two weeks before Christmas break, Hermione was sitting between Harry and Ron for breakfast. They were discussing the rather nasty potion that Snape had given them.
"Yeah, the blisters just barley went away." Said Ron, whom had had the green liquid spilt all over him.
"I swear, that man has the biggest stick shoved up his...."
"Harry!" Hermione interrupted. Harry looked and her bashfully and apologized while Ron was laughing hysterically. The stern looked slipped away from her face and she and Harry began laughing also.
Just then the delivery owls flew in. A newspaper was dropped in front of Hermione, Harry had also started a subscription to Quiditch weekly, and a letter from Home was dropped in Ron's egg's. Just as she was about to begin reading the newspaper she glanced up to see Draco studying a piece of paper, his face had gone pale, paler then it usually was. He stood up very quickly and excited the room. Worried Hemione suddenly got up and excited the room too. Unknown to her Harry and Ron had also followed her out.
She ran fast in the direction that she thought Draco had gone but couldn't see him anywhere. She was just about to give up when she heard someone say something behind her.
"Hey, what's this?" Said Harry. Ron and Hermione stood on opposite sides of Harry as he opened the folded piece of parchment. Hermione suddenly started feeling very uneasy and scared. Harry opened the piece of parchment and all three began reading.
Draco:
Prepare yourself and remember what
You are supposed to do. It is almost time.
Lucious
A/N: Once again thank you to all you reviewers it means so much to me to hear positive comments, it really does help me a lot. Thank You!