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AN: I decided to update a little sooner than I intended to do, because I leave for Italy on wednesday. We're going with school! Yay! I'm really looking forward to it. But, because I'll be gone a week, I didn't want to leave you hanging without an update. So here it is, chapter nr. three. Sorry it's a short chapter, another one. So, er, where did we leave off...oh yeah, Draco just said 'Let's tak business' after beating Hermione up with two of his goons in the dungeon of Malfoy Manor.
Chapter three: Hidingplace
She looked into his face. It was no longer harsh. He looked concerned.
"Sorry I beat you up...I had to, with those buffoons around, telling my father about my every move. Here."
He took a cloth from his pocket and carefully cleaned the blood of her cheek.
"You look terrible...what happened, apart from my beating you up?"
"Malfoy...what are you doing? You can't fool me you know. What does your precious master want?"
For a second hatred flared through his eyes.
"You think Voldemort is my master." He said quietly. "And I don't blame you for it. Everyone assumes it to be true. But it's not."
Hermione lauged scornfully.
"Fine! Don't believe me." He said hotly. "I'm sure you'd rather die by my father's hand then be saved by mine."
He turned around and walked to the door.
"Malfoy...if you do not serve Voldemort, then who do you side with?"
"The Order. You know which Order I mean Granger. The Phoenix always triumphs over the sleeping Cobra." He said with a meaningful glance. "I'm a spy for Dumbledore. He knows you're here."
"He does? Then so does Harry! He'll come to save me, I know he will. It's his nature!"
But he grabbed her wrist painfully. "Don't you understand? Don't you see it at all?" he asked desperately. "Voldemort has this all planned. He wants Potter to come this way. It's a trap. And you're the bait."
She wrestled her arm free from his grasp and grabbed his wrist in return.
"What do you mean?" she hissed.
He roughly pulled his arm back, tearing a bit of his sleeve. She watched the small bit of cloth fall to the ground.
"If Potter gets anywhere near the Manor he will be captured and killed. That's why I have to get you out of here before he tries anything stupid. Come one. I'm goin to hide you. The safest place right now is a secret place in my room. No one knows of its existance."
He opened the door carefully and looked out into the corridor.
"Coast is clear. Take this and follow me closely."
He tossed her a bundle of cloth. An invisibility cloak! She draped it around herself and followed het young man. Up the stairs, throuhg a hallway, another hallway, more stairs, a left corner, another one. Then they reached a door. He opened it and waited to let her in, then he followed and locked the door.
She trew her cloak on the large bed and looked around, amazement written on her face.
"Wow, this is a beautiful room! Is it yours?"
"Yeah...come, the little room is this way."
He took her hand and guided her to the mirror. He whispered something and the mirror changed into a wooden door. The room that followed was beautiful. A large bed, a desk, a closet, a bookcase...a little bathroom!
"Malfoy...you call this little?"
"It's...it's what you're used to I guess. But there's a few things...You must stay quiet. The room is enchanted with a soundblocking spell, but that only works or the hallway. If anyone is in my room...let's just say my charm work isn't as good as yours."
She blushed.
"And another thing...this room is the only thing you'll see for a while. If my father or anyone else sees you..."
"I know."
"Good. Oh, and one last thing." He said, before leaving her in her new hidingplace.
"What's that?"
"...Call me Draco. It's much more...friendly."
"Alright then...Draco." The name sounded strange, coming from her lips. But it didn't feel wrong to utter it.
"But then you'll have to lose the 'Granger' and 'Mudblood' attitude. I've got a normal name too."
He smiled at her. He wanted to leave, but she stopped him one last time.
"Wait, Draco. What will happen now? You're hiding me, which means there's no one in the dungeon right now...what will happen to you?"
"Don't wory, I've got it arranged"
And with one last smile she was left on her own. It was quiet. She didn't dare make a sound. She let herself fall down on the bed. As she was staring at the ceiling she tried to remember what had happened.
She had been with Harry and the rest. They were going to attack. But then she had been hit by a stunning spell. She could vaguely recollect being dragged by two large men. But the rest was a blur.
'Harry...' she sighed. 'I should've listened to you. Now I've not only put myself in danger, but you as well. What use am I to the Order locked up in here, letting myself be caught by the first Death Eaters I came across.'
A vision of Harry, trying some daring act to rescue her swam in front of her eyes.
'Don't do it. I'm not worth you life Harry.'
The bed was making her drowsy and she slowly fell asleep.
"That idiot!"
"No! We should have checked if the door was open."
"I blame myself, Albus. How could I tell you about the Manor without checking if he was listening."
"Remus, don't be angry. None of us thought about Harry. We can be very sure he's on his way to Malfoy Manor as we speak. He'll try and find a quiet way inside. So a place with the least guards."
"The stables! They're not well guarded. Through them you can get into the house quite easily."
"We have to hurry. Let's go!"
Dark Angels: good luck on those gcse's! Draco was being nice because he's a spy! and about that sequel...I'm trying really hard...but I can't seem to get it on paper. If I get to finish it, and I say 'if', then it probably will only be 6 chapters or something...so I'm not completely sure it's worth the bother...anyway, hope you liked this chapter!
Keddababy: wow, I've never been compared with J.K herself before...and after only two chapters . Yeah, Draco's a spy...and he will deffinately help her. Thanks for the review
MysticalSpirits: Voldemort won't play a really big part in this fic. He just has to be alive, otherwise how could Hermione ever be captured by Death Eaters? Anyway, I'm glad you like it so far.
Tennisplaya278: I updated soon Hope you like it. But...what was that remark about not being Canadian? I didn't get it...
So, well, that's all for now, I'm almost on my way to Italy (hehe, YES!!!) and I'll be back the....the nineteenth, I think...hope you can all wait till then. Bye for now!!!!! Raven55
AN: I decided to update a little sooner than I intended to do, because I leave for Italy on wednesday. We're going with school! Yay! I'm really looking forward to it. But, because I'll be gone a week, I didn't want to leave you hanging without an update. So here it is, chapter nr. three. Sorry it's a short chapter, another one. So, er, where did we leave off...oh yeah, Draco just said 'Let's tak business' after beating Hermione up with two of his goons in the dungeon of Malfoy Manor.
Chapter three: Hidingplace
She looked into his face. It was no longer harsh. He looked concerned.
"Sorry I beat you up...I had to, with those buffoons around, telling my father about my every move. Here."
He took a cloth from his pocket and carefully cleaned the blood of her cheek.
"You look terrible...what happened, apart from my beating you up?"
"Malfoy...what are you doing? You can't fool me you know. What does your precious master want?"
For a second hatred flared through his eyes.
"You think Voldemort is my master." He said quietly. "And I don't blame you for it. Everyone assumes it to be true. But it's not."
Hermione lauged scornfully.
"Fine! Don't believe me." He said hotly. "I'm sure you'd rather die by my father's hand then be saved by mine."
He turned around and walked to the door.
"Malfoy...if you do not serve Voldemort, then who do you side with?"
"The Order. You know which Order I mean Granger. The Phoenix always triumphs over the sleeping Cobra." He said with a meaningful glance. "I'm a spy for Dumbledore. He knows you're here."
"He does? Then so does Harry! He'll come to save me, I know he will. It's his nature!"
But he grabbed her wrist painfully. "Don't you understand? Don't you see it at all?" he asked desperately. "Voldemort has this all planned. He wants Potter to come this way. It's a trap. And you're the bait."
She wrestled her arm free from his grasp and grabbed his wrist in return.
"What do you mean?" she hissed.
He roughly pulled his arm back, tearing a bit of his sleeve. She watched the small bit of cloth fall to the ground.
"If Potter gets anywhere near the Manor he will be captured and killed. That's why I have to get you out of here before he tries anything stupid. Come one. I'm goin to hide you. The safest place right now is a secret place in my room. No one knows of its existance."
He opened the door carefully and looked out into the corridor.
"Coast is clear. Take this and follow me closely."
He tossed her a bundle of cloth. An invisibility cloak! She draped it around herself and followed het young man. Up the stairs, throuhg a hallway, another hallway, more stairs, a left corner, another one. Then they reached a door. He opened it and waited to let her in, then he followed and locked the door.
She trew her cloak on the large bed and looked around, amazement written on her face.
"Wow, this is a beautiful room! Is it yours?"
"Yeah...come, the little room is this way."
He took her hand and guided her to the mirror. He whispered something and the mirror changed into a wooden door. The room that followed was beautiful. A large bed, a desk, a closet, a bookcase...a little bathroom!
"Malfoy...you call this little?"
"It's...it's what you're used to I guess. But there's a few things...You must stay quiet. The room is enchanted with a soundblocking spell, but that only works or the hallway. If anyone is in my room...let's just say my charm work isn't as good as yours."
She blushed.
"And another thing...this room is the only thing you'll see for a while. If my father or anyone else sees you..."
"I know."
"Good. Oh, and one last thing." He said, before leaving her in her new hidingplace.
"What's that?"
"...Call me Draco. It's much more...friendly."
"Alright then...Draco." The name sounded strange, coming from her lips. But it didn't feel wrong to utter it.
"But then you'll have to lose the 'Granger' and 'Mudblood' attitude. I've got a normal name too."
He smiled at her. He wanted to leave, but she stopped him one last time.
"Wait, Draco. What will happen now? You're hiding me, which means there's no one in the dungeon right now...what will happen to you?"
"Don't wory, I've got it arranged"
And with one last smile she was left on her own. It was quiet. She didn't dare make a sound. She let herself fall down on the bed. As she was staring at the ceiling she tried to remember what had happened.
She had been with Harry and the rest. They were going to attack. But then she had been hit by a stunning spell. She could vaguely recollect being dragged by two large men. But the rest was a blur.
'Harry...' she sighed. 'I should've listened to you. Now I've not only put myself in danger, but you as well. What use am I to the Order locked up in here, letting myself be caught by the first Death Eaters I came across.'
A vision of Harry, trying some daring act to rescue her swam in front of her eyes.
'Don't do it. I'm not worth you life Harry.'
The bed was making her drowsy and she slowly fell asleep.
"That idiot!"
"No! We should have checked if the door was open."
"I blame myself, Albus. How could I tell you about the Manor without checking if he was listening."
"Remus, don't be angry. None of us thought about Harry. We can be very sure he's on his way to Malfoy Manor as we speak. He'll try and find a quiet way inside. So a place with the least guards."
"The stables! They're not well guarded. Through them you can get into the house quite easily."
"We have to hurry. Let's go!"
Dark Angels: good luck on those gcse's! Draco was being nice because he's a spy! and about that sequel...I'm trying really hard...but I can't seem to get it on paper. If I get to finish it, and I say 'if', then it probably will only be 6 chapters or something...so I'm not completely sure it's worth the bother...anyway, hope you liked this chapter!
Keddababy: wow, I've never been compared with J.K herself before...and after only two chapters . Yeah, Draco's a spy...and he will deffinately help her. Thanks for the review
MysticalSpirits: Voldemort won't play a really big part in this fic. He just has to be alive, otherwise how could Hermione ever be captured by Death Eaters? Anyway, I'm glad you like it so far.
Tennisplaya278: I updated soon Hope you like it. But...what was that remark about not being Canadian? I didn't get it...
So, well, that's all for now, I'm almost on my way to Italy (hehe, YES!!!) and I'll be back the....the nineteenth, I think...hope you can all wait till then. Bye for now!!!!! Raven55