Chapter 11: A Selfish Act
"Hermione?" Harry was stunned.
"Wh-what's everyone looking at me for?" Hermione asked. Her voice was shaky as her left hand moved towards her wrist.
"Hermione, let me see your arm" Ron demanded in a stern tone
"Why? It isn't like I did anything wrong. And even if I did it isn't like you would know. I did it in a way that nobody would ever find out!" She claimed
"What?" Harry was hurt. His best friend wanted to die?
"I said that even if I did it would be in a way that would be impossible for anyone to find out"
"So I was right. Those Parvati twins owe me fifteen galleons each" Pansy smirked
"Fuck off Parkinson. This isn't some joke" Came an unusual voice.
Hermione looked up at Draco. Tears were forming in his eyes. She could see pain in his silver orbs.
"How could you do that Hermit? What happened to my ray of light?"
"What?" Pansy was disgusted with what she had just heard
Draco took out his cell-phone and dialed one.
The music for 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' (sung by Cindi Lauper) (A/N I LUV U 10A! WE GOT THE BEAT! Nd ilana, STEP STEP STEP!) began to come from Hermione's bag. Draco reached in the bag and held it up.
"Why do you have that thing?"
"What's going on?"
Goyle just danced.
"What are you getting at ferret?"
"Why do you have her number Malfoy?"
"Because I'm Draco, Potty my boy." Draco messed up his hair and took off his robe. He tapped his earlobe with his wand and an earring appeared there. It was white gold with a peridot.
"What? Malfoy, please don't bullshit me. I'm in no mood," Hermione said. She was on the verge of tears.
"Oh really? Well how about this? You were born in mid to late August. You're kindergarten teacher's name was Miss Honey. Our first assignment was to draw whoever was sitting next to us. Your favorite color is yellow, or was when you were five. You live off of pixi-stix. I called you when you were on your way to the train station. Potter and Weasley were going to a quidditch game the night we watched all of those movies. We didn't go to sleep until like five in the morning. I gave you the name Hermit Crab when we were at the aquarium. Do you wish for me to continue?"
"I told you" Harry whispered to Ron
"Shaddup Harry" Ron pouted.
"If you're Dragon, then why have you been such a bitch this whole time? My entire life at Hogwarts?"
"Because I spent an entire six years without you and my heart turned to ice."
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
Hermione and Draco looked around the compartment. Harry, Ron, Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle were on the ground.
"While they're out, I'm going to get change for school. Give me my bag please Malfoy"
"Not until you tell me why you did it Hermione. You were so happy when I was at your house."
"Give me my damned pants and come with me to the back so we don't wake them up." Draco passed her her clothes, but kept her bag in his hand. Hermione quickly slipped into her pants and as she tied her top she stared at the boy sitting across from her. She knew that this was her Draco, but was still confused. "If you knew, then what was with the fight and the bitching before? Why didn't you tell me?" she was calmer than before.
"I didn't know how you would take it. I was planning on telling you later"
"How long have you known?"
"I began to suspect it while at your house. When I saw Potter and Weasley, your cat, which is where?"
"He wanted to sit with Ginny, now please continue"
"Well, it was also things you said. Like how you met Potter and Weasley, what you did as a child and that sort. Hermione, I wanted to tell you so badly, but I didn't. Do you want to know why?" Honesty and a hidden emotion that was love shined through his eyes.
"Why?" she whispered
"Because I was afraid. I loved you as a child. You were my first crush, and then I treated you like shit for five years. Okay, I don't deserve you. You were right to not continue that kiss. I don't know if I could face myself if I did anything and you knew that it was me. Ever since that night, you were all I could think of." Hermione stared at him, but not in the 'what a freak' way. "Now please, if we ever were friends, tell me why you did it"
Hermione turned away. Draco took her chin and slowly lifted her face and looked deeply into her big, brown eyes. She saw he was worried.
"When Scabbers, well, Pettigrew, ran away Crookshanks was accused of eating him. Harry was also angry with me because I told McGonagall about Harry's firebolt. I was also having problems with other things I'd rather not talk about. I just was so stressed out I felt like I had to escape. I took anything I could get my hands on, not drugs though, I wasn't that eager to escape. I cut myself also. At first I was terrified of sharp objects and blood, but I just had to leave. Of course, I never truly went through with the dying part, but I guess that it just relaxed me. Of course I thought 'would they even miss me?', but the answer that came to my mind was always a no. Just so you know, you weren't part of the reason to do it. You did play a small, tiny factor, but with all of your bitching, I guess that you're what kept me. I knew that you would have said I was just being a coward and such and that was what made me fight. I continued after I became friends with Harry and Ron again, but then when I recalled some of the shit I saw when I used my time-turner I guess I just never really thought about how doing it would affect me too much until I saw it in action. I'm not saying that to add any stress or anything to you, but-" she trailed off
"And here I thought I was the cause, not the solution" he tried to joke. Hermione's face was wet now. It was red and puffy.
"Please don't tell anyone this. It was a while ago, and I'm dealing with it on my own very well"
"What do you mean? Are you still doing it?" His voice was stern, He stared at her with hard eyes. They were full of anger
"It's harder to stop than you think!"
"'Mione, I don't mean to hurt you or anything, but that is just selfish! It is the most selfish thing I have ever heard in my entire life! GODS! At least give me a real reason like that-that, y'know what, there is no ending to that sentence because nobody, especially you should have to be given this talk." He took her hands in his "Hermione, look at me. Please? Listen, you are right about a ton of things, but you can't even answer a question you asked yourself correctly. I would miss you. Hermione, when I would mock you that was all hollow shit. I was a clone of my father. It is thanks to you and people like you, so kind and caring and considerate, that I am not him today. Please promise me that you will not do it anymore"
Hermione smiled at Draco. "Thanks" she whispered. She leaned forward and hugged him, which he returned. They stayed in that position until Hermione went into a trance. "She will be rise above. The silver shall shine through once again. The four shall b reborn so that it shall be done right" she then collapsed into his arms.
"What happened?"
"Why are we on the floor?"
"Why does this keep happening to me?"
"I wonder how long it's been since I last ate"
"Hermione? Draco? Where are you two?"
"Back here! I don't know what happened, but she went into some trance then said something about the four and silver. It went something like She shall rise, it shall be silver and the four shall be reborn or something." Draco said as he carried Hermione to everyone else.
"Did you notice, though, that they haven't passed out yet, and whenever someone does, it is around the time Hermione and he are having an argument?" Harry accidentally thought aloud.
"You're just being paranoid Potter. A little too anxious for this year's adventure to give you more fame and glory?" Draco sneered. He looked down at Hermione's body and saw a little silver shimmer on her neck. She was wearing a silver necklace, but he hadn't noticed it before. "What's this?" he was about to take a closer look at the necklace, but Potter flicked his hand away.
"What the fuck do you think you were about to do Ferret Boy?" He overreactingly said.
"Nothing Saint Potter!" Draco said defensively. He stared at the necklace. It looked familiar from somewhere, but he didn't remember where from.
"Wow! Draco, that looks like the picture from the book your dad has" Goyle said stupidly.
"Of course!" It fit! What Hermione had said was a prophecy made a couple of hundred years ago. Who was it again? It was an ancestor of the wizarding world's royal family. The necklace did look exactly like the one that was passed down through the generations. "Pansy, get that book out of my bag"
"What?"
"Just do it (stupid whore)"
"Fine" She took his bag and took out a book that was at the bottom of the bag. It had a picture of a silver locket with black around it in coils. It looked like the one the mudblood whore was wearing. 'Nice imitation' Pansy thought. "Here you go Drakie baby"
"Woah" was all that came out of Harry's mouth.
Draco stroked the necklace with his fingertips. All of a sudden a large, bright, white light exploded from the necklace and blew everyone to different parts of the compartment. Hermione woke up to everyone's lifeless bodies.
"Gasp" she ran to the closest body. It was Harry's. She put his head in her lap. "Harry, what are you doing asleep? Wake up, now. Where's Ron?" she ran to Ron's body which was only a few feet away. "Ron? What's going on? Why are you all asleep?" She stood up and looked around. "Why are we not moving? Why is everyone asleep? What is going on? Why am I talking to myself?" she looked around and saw a book. 'What's that?' she thought. 'The Ageless Riddle? Hmm, I wonder what it's about. The story of the wizarding world's royal family.' She read. 'Wait. What's that on the cover? It looks like my necklace.' Hermione racked her brain, trying to remember what was going on, but the last thing she could recall was the train suddenly stopping.
"Mmm, what-what's going on?" Hermione whipped her head around and saw Goyle and Crabbe wake up. Pansy then sat up and looked around.
"Hermione?" Ron asked as he and Harry stared at her confusingly
"Why aren't we moving?" Draco asked.
"I remember!" Goyle said. Everyone stared at him. He sat there looking at everyone, wondering why they were looking at him.
"Well, what do you remember? Because the last thing I remember is the train stopping" Draco said as he rubbed her head.
"Me too" was heard from everyone else.
"Oh yea! Um, Dumbledore said that our compartment was separated from everyone else's. And, um, that's it" he scratched his head.
"Then why didn't we just go out the door?" Hermione asked as she stood up.
"Uh, Weasley got blasted last time he tried. You said that there's a spell on those doors when the train isn't at a station" Crabbe stated.
"I meant these doors, that connect the compartments. Whoever had a broomstick, please get it out now" Hermione said. Draco, Harry, Ron, Crabbe and Goyle got out their brooms. "What we can do is use a spell to shrink our luggage and bags and put them in our pockets. Then Parkinson can go on Malfoy's broom and I'll go on Harry's or Ron's and we can just fly the rest of the way. Ron, do you remember the directions from the second year? Never mind, we can just follow the tracks. Um, should one person just lead everyone or something?"
"Who died and made you queen here Miss Bitch?" Pansy sneered.
"Shut the fuck up for once Parkinson! Damn! I think Hermione has a good idea, but we should probably connect the brooms so nobody gets lost, especially since it's so foggy outside." Harry said as he began to rip the fabric on the chairs. Hermione helped him to tie his and Ron's broomsticks together. "Are you four in?"
"Whatever. I'll bring up the front, and you bring up the rear, where you belong" Draco said as he tore another chair,
"No, it should be in a pattern. It should be Malfoy and Parkinson, Ron, Goyle, Harry and myself and then Crabbe" Hermione said as she finished tying Harry's broomstick to Crabbe's.
"Why don't we just use a charm to connect them?" Ron asked. Hermione placed a charm on the brooms and everyone shrunk their luggage. Hermione put everything in her bag and closed it.
"Wait, should we bother changing?" Ron asked Hermione
"I don't know how long it would take us to get there, maybe we should. Parkinson, come with me to the back. You boys tell us when you're done" Hermione said. She took out everyone's uniform.
"We've already seen both of you in your undergarments, what, do you not wear knickers with your uniforms?" Draco teased.
"Fuck off Malfoy." Hermione said. She walked to the back with Pansy not far behind. She noticed as they were changing that Pansy's uniform fit her's differently.
"Granger, if you tell anyone this I will deny it. You should adjust your uniform so it fits you better. I saw the way those guys were drooling over you." Before Hermione could say anything, Pansy made it so that her skirt was up to the middle of her thighs, her shirt was so tight the top buttons wouldn't close and untied her tie. Her robe stayed the same size, though. "It isn't like I would make mine. But this looks good. I'm just telling you, though, that this is only because you're getting us out of here." She transformed Hermione's shoes into high-heeled black converses. "Perfect"
"Thanks, I guess" Hermione stared at Pansy, confused. "Maybe we should just go out, otherwise the guys will forget"
They walked to the front of the compartment to find the boys waiting leisurely for the girls. When they saw Hermione, their jaws fell open.
"C'mon, we should get going" Hermione said as she began to get uncomfortable with all of their eyes on her.
"Hermione, we were talking and thought that-" Harry began
"You should fly with Crabbe, seeing how he'll be in the back. Either that or with me because you're the one who thought of it and Pansy should be with Crabbe." Draco stated.
"Um, well think that, no offence Crabbe or Pansy, but Malfoy has a good eye, this is not a compliment, and I would probably be more of a help if I was with Crabbe being the second watch" Hermione said. The boys nodded. They all got on the brooms and were off.
"PANSY, SINCE YOU'RE IN THE FRONT, YOU AND MALFOY ARE IN CHARGE OF THE STEERING! I'LL BE THE DOUBLE CHECK IN CASE OF ANYTHING AND CRABBE, SINCE YOU'RE IN THE BACK YOU TELL US IF WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED OR IF ANYTHING FALLS! GOYLE, BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE, YOU MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT SEEN! I DON'T KNOW A SPELL STRONG ENOUGH TO CAMOUFLAGE ALL OF US. EVERYONE ELSE DO THOSE JOBS AND EVERYTHING ELSE!" Hermione said as they were in the air.
The group flew for three hours before they saw a hint of the school. Ron was the first to spot it.
"THERE IT IS! JUST OVER THOSE HILLS!"
Hermione squinted to see into the distance. "WE'LL BE THERE IN A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AT THIS RATE! THE FEAST HAS BEEN OVER FOR A WHILE, BUT I PRESUME THAT THE PROFESSORS WILL ALLOW US TO GET FOOD FROM THE KITCHENS!"
Everyone cheered as they continued to fly. Hermione then felt something on her leg. She looked down and saw Crabbe's hand stroking her thigh. She slapped his hand, but he grabbed her wrist. "Don't do that mudblood" he whispered in a stern tone. He leaned forward and kissed her.
It was a sloppy kiss. He plunged his tongue into her mouth. She struggled, trying to break free, but he was too strong. His other hand then moved up her skirt as the hand that was holding her wrist took the other one too. Hermione bit his tongue hoping that it would make him stop kissing her, but it only made him think she wanted more. His fingers then brushed the top of her thong. She swung her leg up and kicked him in the face. This caused him to let go of her and remove his mouth, but it also made him grab the top of the thong. Hermione then felt his finger move around inside it. She elbowed him in the ribs hard. He grabbed his stomach with both hands. Hermione stood up on the broom and began to walk towards Harry. 'Thank you gymnastics and karate' she thought.
A large hand then grabbed her ankle, causing her to fall into Crabbe's lap. He smirked at her as his hand moved up her shirt towards her bra, causing many of the seams to tear. Hermione refused to make any noise. It might have caused either Harry or/and Ron to overreact or it may have made him hurt her. His hands were now on the clasp of her bra. She kicked up yet again and her foot went flying into his face. He rubbed his cheek and flipped her off the broom. She began to fall what felt like hundreds of yards, but the next thing she knew she was flying!
'What the-' she thought as she made her way to Harry. "HARRY!" she called as she chased after the train of brooms.
Harry turned to see where the voice was coming from. "HERMIONE! WHAT THE- WAIT, ARE YOU FLYING!" Ron and Goyle heard this and turned to her. She leveled next to Harry, but couldn't seem so get onto the broom. "I THINK I'LL JUST STAY NEXT TO YOU!" she said after a few atttemps.
By now, Crabbe had seen Hermione next to Potter. He took out his wand and aimed, but couldn't think of a spell so he put the wand away.
The group landed on Hogwarts grounds close to Hagrid's hut. Hermione took out The Slytherins' luggage and enlarged them.
"Hey mudblood, what was with the flying before?" Draco asked as soon as she landed.
"Yeah, why weren't you with Crabbe?" Ron asked
"HOW WERE YOU FLYING!?" Harry shouted
"I'm with Potter, that should be the first question answered" Pansy said
Hermione saw Crabbe sneaking away through the corner of her eye. "I don't know how I was flying, and believe me when I say that I was more surprised that you were. I just fell off the broom, okay? Now let's get to the feast before anyone thinks that we have suddenly become friends"
"Whatever, come along Drakie poo" Pansy dragged Draco towards the castle with Goyle not far behind them. "Stupid mudblood bitch."
"Hermione, we know that you didn't just fall off. What happened?" Harry asked as soon as the Slytherins were gone.
"Nothing Harry, just drop it, please?"
"'Mione, why is you shirt ripped? I can see your-unclasped bra! CRABBE!" Ron ran off and tackled Crabbe. Harry then got the picture and rushed off to assist Ron. Hermione just stood there, trying to compose her thoughts and herself.
"Mudblood, why are Pothead and Weasel attacking Crabbe? And using muggle tactics?" Draco asked as he walked up to Hermione
"It's just a mis-"
"Wait a minute! Turn around." Hermione didn't budge. "I said turn, now!" She still didn't move. Draco walked around her, but she also turned around, so that she was always facing him. Pansy, though, didn't move, so when Hermione's back was facing her she gasped. Hermione spun around quickly and first noticed Pansy was there. Draco saw the back of her shirt. He then saw that there was some blood on her shoe. "Pansy, leave us. Go get Snape and McGonagall, NOW" he yelled when she didn't move. "Granger, you know that I hate you, but that should not happen to anyone. What exactly did he do?"
"Nothing, my shirt was just too tight so it tore"
"And the bra? What about the blood? Crabbe has a fat lip now, well a fatter lip than before, that he did not have before we left the compartment. Please, tell me what he did"
"My bra just, um, snapped open or some reason, yeah, and um, when I fell I accidentally kicked Crabbe. I'm fine, just go."
"No, you may not think it, but I am noble and do the right thing. Please stop laughing. Stop it. Please stop! Now! It isn't that funny." Hermione tried to keep a straight face. "I shall escort you to the infirmary, and if you wish I shall not mention this to anyone." Hermione sensed compassion in his voice and slowly took his inviting hand. They walked into the castle and to the infirmary.
"Hermione?" Harry was stunned.
"Wh-what's everyone looking at me for?" Hermione asked. Her voice was shaky as her left hand moved towards her wrist.
"Hermione, let me see your arm" Ron demanded in a stern tone
"Why? It isn't like I did anything wrong. And even if I did it isn't like you would know. I did it in a way that nobody would ever find out!" She claimed
"What?" Harry was hurt. His best friend wanted to die?
"I said that even if I did it would be in a way that would be impossible for anyone to find out"
"So I was right. Those Parvati twins owe me fifteen galleons each" Pansy smirked
"Fuck off Parkinson. This isn't some joke" Came an unusual voice.
Hermione looked up at Draco. Tears were forming in his eyes. She could see pain in his silver orbs.
"How could you do that Hermit? What happened to my ray of light?"
"What?" Pansy was disgusted with what she had just heard
Draco took out his cell-phone and dialed one.
The music for 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' (sung by Cindi Lauper) (A/N I LUV U 10A! WE GOT THE BEAT! Nd ilana, STEP STEP STEP!) began to come from Hermione's bag. Draco reached in the bag and held it up.
"Why do you have that thing?"
"What's going on?"
Goyle just danced.
"What are you getting at ferret?"
"Why do you have her number Malfoy?"
"Because I'm Draco, Potty my boy." Draco messed up his hair and took off his robe. He tapped his earlobe with his wand and an earring appeared there. It was white gold with a peridot.
"What? Malfoy, please don't bullshit me. I'm in no mood," Hermione said. She was on the verge of tears.
"Oh really? Well how about this? You were born in mid to late August. You're kindergarten teacher's name was Miss Honey. Our first assignment was to draw whoever was sitting next to us. Your favorite color is yellow, or was when you were five. You live off of pixi-stix. I called you when you were on your way to the train station. Potter and Weasley were going to a quidditch game the night we watched all of those movies. We didn't go to sleep until like five in the morning. I gave you the name Hermit Crab when we were at the aquarium. Do you wish for me to continue?"
"I told you" Harry whispered to Ron
"Shaddup Harry" Ron pouted.
"If you're Dragon, then why have you been such a bitch this whole time? My entire life at Hogwarts?"
"Because I spent an entire six years without you and my heart turned to ice."
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
Hermione and Draco looked around the compartment. Harry, Ron, Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle were on the ground.
"While they're out, I'm going to get change for school. Give me my bag please Malfoy"
"Not until you tell me why you did it Hermione. You were so happy when I was at your house."
"Give me my damned pants and come with me to the back so we don't wake them up." Draco passed her her clothes, but kept her bag in his hand. Hermione quickly slipped into her pants and as she tied her top she stared at the boy sitting across from her. She knew that this was her Draco, but was still confused. "If you knew, then what was with the fight and the bitching before? Why didn't you tell me?" she was calmer than before.
"I didn't know how you would take it. I was planning on telling you later"
"How long have you known?"
"I began to suspect it while at your house. When I saw Potter and Weasley, your cat, which is where?"
"He wanted to sit with Ginny, now please continue"
"Well, it was also things you said. Like how you met Potter and Weasley, what you did as a child and that sort. Hermione, I wanted to tell you so badly, but I didn't. Do you want to know why?" Honesty and a hidden emotion that was love shined through his eyes.
"Why?" she whispered
"Because I was afraid. I loved you as a child. You were my first crush, and then I treated you like shit for five years. Okay, I don't deserve you. You were right to not continue that kiss. I don't know if I could face myself if I did anything and you knew that it was me. Ever since that night, you were all I could think of." Hermione stared at him, but not in the 'what a freak' way. "Now please, if we ever were friends, tell me why you did it"
Hermione turned away. Draco took her chin and slowly lifted her face and looked deeply into her big, brown eyes. She saw he was worried.
"When Scabbers, well, Pettigrew, ran away Crookshanks was accused of eating him. Harry was also angry with me because I told McGonagall about Harry's firebolt. I was also having problems with other things I'd rather not talk about. I just was so stressed out I felt like I had to escape. I took anything I could get my hands on, not drugs though, I wasn't that eager to escape. I cut myself also. At first I was terrified of sharp objects and blood, but I just had to leave. Of course, I never truly went through with the dying part, but I guess that it just relaxed me. Of course I thought 'would they even miss me?', but the answer that came to my mind was always a no. Just so you know, you weren't part of the reason to do it. You did play a small, tiny factor, but with all of your bitching, I guess that you're what kept me. I knew that you would have said I was just being a coward and such and that was what made me fight. I continued after I became friends with Harry and Ron again, but then when I recalled some of the shit I saw when I used my time-turner I guess I just never really thought about how doing it would affect me too much until I saw it in action. I'm not saying that to add any stress or anything to you, but-" she trailed off
"And here I thought I was the cause, not the solution" he tried to joke. Hermione's face was wet now. It was red and puffy.
"Please don't tell anyone this. It was a while ago, and I'm dealing with it on my own very well"
"What do you mean? Are you still doing it?" His voice was stern, He stared at her with hard eyes. They were full of anger
"It's harder to stop than you think!"
"'Mione, I don't mean to hurt you or anything, but that is just selfish! It is the most selfish thing I have ever heard in my entire life! GODS! At least give me a real reason like that-that, y'know what, there is no ending to that sentence because nobody, especially you should have to be given this talk." He took her hands in his "Hermione, look at me. Please? Listen, you are right about a ton of things, but you can't even answer a question you asked yourself correctly. I would miss you. Hermione, when I would mock you that was all hollow shit. I was a clone of my father. It is thanks to you and people like you, so kind and caring and considerate, that I am not him today. Please promise me that you will not do it anymore"
Hermione smiled at Draco. "Thanks" she whispered. She leaned forward and hugged him, which he returned. They stayed in that position until Hermione went into a trance. "She will be rise above. The silver shall shine through once again. The four shall b reborn so that it shall be done right" she then collapsed into his arms.
"What happened?"
"Why are we on the floor?"
"Why does this keep happening to me?"
"I wonder how long it's been since I last ate"
"Hermione? Draco? Where are you two?"
"Back here! I don't know what happened, but she went into some trance then said something about the four and silver. It went something like She shall rise, it shall be silver and the four shall be reborn or something." Draco said as he carried Hermione to everyone else.
"Did you notice, though, that they haven't passed out yet, and whenever someone does, it is around the time Hermione and he are having an argument?" Harry accidentally thought aloud.
"You're just being paranoid Potter. A little too anxious for this year's adventure to give you more fame and glory?" Draco sneered. He looked down at Hermione's body and saw a little silver shimmer on her neck. She was wearing a silver necklace, but he hadn't noticed it before. "What's this?" he was about to take a closer look at the necklace, but Potter flicked his hand away.
"What the fuck do you think you were about to do Ferret Boy?" He overreactingly said.
"Nothing Saint Potter!" Draco said defensively. He stared at the necklace. It looked familiar from somewhere, but he didn't remember where from.
"Wow! Draco, that looks like the picture from the book your dad has" Goyle said stupidly.
"Of course!" It fit! What Hermione had said was a prophecy made a couple of hundred years ago. Who was it again? It was an ancestor of the wizarding world's royal family. The necklace did look exactly like the one that was passed down through the generations. "Pansy, get that book out of my bag"
"What?"
"Just do it (stupid whore)"
"Fine" She took his bag and took out a book that was at the bottom of the bag. It had a picture of a silver locket with black around it in coils. It looked like the one the mudblood whore was wearing. 'Nice imitation' Pansy thought. "Here you go Drakie baby"
"Woah" was all that came out of Harry's mouth.
Draco stroked the necklace with his fingertips. All of a sudden a large, bright, white light exploded from the necklace and blew everyone to different parts of the compartment. Hermione woke up to everyone's lifeless bodies.
"Gasp" she ran to the closest body. It was Harry's. She put his head in her lap. "Harry, what are you doing asleep? Wake up, now. Where's Ron?" she ran to Ron's body which was only a few feet away. "Ron? What's going on? Why are you all asleep?" She stood up and looked around. "Why are we not moving? Why is everyone asleep? What is going on? Why am I talking to myself?" she looked around and saw a book. 'What's that?' she thought. 'The Ageless Riddle? Hmm, I wonder what it's about. The story of the wizarding world's royal family.' She read. 'Wait. What's that on the cover? It looks like my necklace.' Hermione racked her brain, trying to remember what was going on, but the last thing she could recall was the train suddenly stopping.
"Mmm, what-what's going on?" Hermione whipped her head around and saw Goyle and Crabbe wake up. Pansy then sat up and looked around.
"Hermione?" Ron asked as he and Harry stared at her confusingly
"Why aren't we moving?" Draco asked.
"I remember!" Goyle said. Everyone stared at him. He sat there looking at everyone, wondering why they were looking at him.
"Well, what do you remember? Because the last thing I remember is the train stopping" Draco said as he rubbed her head.
"Me too" was heard from everyone else.
"Oh yea! Um, Dumbledore said that our compartment was separated from everyone else's. And, um, that's it" he scratched his head.
"Then why didn't we just go out the door?" Hermione asked as she stood up.
"Uh, Weasley got blasted last time he tried. You said that there's a spell on those doors when the train isn't at a station" Crabbe stated.
"I meant these doors, that connect the compartments. Whoever had a broomstick, please get it out now" Hermione said. Draco, Harry, Ron, Crabbe and Goyle got out their brooms. "What we can do is use a spell to shrink our luggage and bags and put them in our pockets. Then Parkinson can go on Malfoy's broom and I'll go on Harry's or Ron's and we can just fly the rest of the way. Ron, do you remember the directions from the second year? Never mind, we can just follow the tracks. Um, should one person just lead everyone or something?"
"Who died and made you queen here Miss Bitch?" Pansy sneered.
"Shut the fuck up for once Parkinson! Damn! I think Hermione has a good idea, but we should probably connect the brooms so nobody gets lost, especially since it's so foggy outside." Harry said as he began to rip the fabric on the chairs. Hermione helped him to tie his and Ron's broomsticks together. "Are you four in?"
"Whatever. I'll bring up the front, and you bring up the rear, where you belong" Draco said as he tore another chair,
"No, it should be in a pattern. It should be Malfoy and Parkinson, Ron, Goyle, Harry and myself and then Crabbe" Hermione said as she finished tying Harry's broomstick to Crabbe's.
"Why don't we just use a charm to connect them?" Ron asked. Hermione placed a charm on the brooms and everyone shrunk their luggage. Hermione put everything in her bag and closed it.
"Wait, should we bother changing?" Ron asked Hermione
"I don't know how long it would take us to get there, maybe we should. Parkinson, come with me to the back. You boys tell us when you're done" Hermione said. She took out everyone's uniform.
"We've already seen both of you in your undergarments, what, do you not wear knickers with your uniforms?" Draco teased.
"Fuck off Malfoy." Hermione said. She walked to the back with Pansy not far behind. She noticed as they were changing that Pansy's uniform fit her's differently.
"Granger, if you tell anyone this I will deny it. You should adjust your uniform so it fits you better. I saw the way those guys were drooling over you." Before Hermione could say anything, Pansy made it so that her skirt was up to the middle of her thighs, her shirt was so tight the top buttons wouldn't close and untied her tie. Her robe stayed the same size, though. "It isn't like I would make mine. But this looks good. I'm just telling you, though, that this is only because you're getting us out of here." She transformed Hermione's shoes into high-heeled black converses. "Perfect"
"Thanks, I guess" Hermione stared at Pansy, confused. "Maybe we should just go out, otherwise the guys will forget"
They walked to the front of the compartment to find the boys waiting leisurely for the girls. When they saw Hermione, their jaws fell open.
"C'mon, we should get going" Hermione said as she began to get uncomfortable with all of their eyes on her.
"Hermione, we were talking and thought that-" Harry began
"You should fly with Crabbe, seeing how he'll be in the back. Either that or with me because you're the one who thought of it and Pansy should be with Crabbe." Draco stated.
"Um, well think that, no offence Crabbe or Pansy, but Malfoy has a good eye, this is not a compliment, and I would probably be more of a help if I was with Crabbe being the second watch" Hermione said. The boys nodded. They all got on the brooms and were off.
"PANSY, SINCE YOU'RE IN THE FRONT, YOU AND MALFOY ARE IN CHARGE OF THE STEERING! I'LL BE THE DOUBLE CHECK IN CASE OF ANYTHING AND CRABBE, SINCE YOU'RE IN THE BACK YOU TELL US IF WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED OR IF ANYTHING FALLS! GOYLE, BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE, YOU MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT SEEN! I DON'T KNOW A SPELL STRONG ENOUGH TO CAMOUFLAGE ALL OF US. EVERYONE ELSE DO THOSE JOBS AND EVERYTHING ELSE!" Hermione said as they were in the air.
The group flew for three hours before they saw a hint of the school. Ron was the first to spot it.
"THERE IT IS! JUST OVER THOSE HILLS!"
Hermione squinted to see into the distance. "WE'LL BE THERE IN A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AT THIS RATE! THE FEAST HAS BEEN OVER FOR A WHILE, BUT I PRESUME THAT THE PROFESSORS WILL ALLOW US TO GET FOOD FROM THE KITCHENS!"
Everyone cheered as they continued to fly. Hermione then felt something on her leg. She looked down and saw Crabbe's hand stroking her thigh. She slapped his hand, but he grabbed her wrist. "Don't do that mudblood" he whispered in a stern tone. He leaned forward and kissed her.
It was a sloppy kiss. He plunged his tongue into her mouth. She struggled, trying to break free, but he was too strong. His other hand then moved up her skirt as the hand that was holding her wrist took the other one too. Hermione bit his tongue hoping that it would make him stop kissing her, but it only made him think she wanted more. His fingers then brushed the top of her thong. She swung her leg up and kicked him in the face. This caused him to let go of her and remove his mouth, but it also made him grab the top of the thong. Hermione then felt his finger move around inside it. She elbowed him in the ribs hard. He grabbed his stomach with both hands. Hermione stood up on the broom and began to walk towards Harry. 'Thank you gymnastics and karate' she thought.
A large hand then grabbed her ankle, causing her to fall into Crabbe's lap. He smirked at her as his hand moved up her shirt towards her bra, causing many of the seams to tear. Hermione refused to make any noise. It might have caused either Harry or/and Ron to overreact or it may have made him hurt her. His hands were now on the clasp of her bra. She kicked up yet again and her foot went flying into his face. He rubbed his cheek and flipped her off the broom. She began to fall what felt like hundreds of yards, but the next thing she knew she was flying!
'What the-' she thought as she made her way to Harry. "HARRY!" she called as she chased after the train of brooms.
Harry turned to see where the voice was coming from. "HERMIONE! WHAT THE- WAIT, ARE YOU FLYING!" Ron and Goyle heard this and turned to her. She leveled next to Harry, but couldn't seem so get onto the broom. "I THINK I'LL JUST STAY NEXT TO YOU!" she said after a few atttemps.
By now, Crabbe had seen Hermione next to Potter. He took out his wand and aimed, but couldn't think of a spell so he put the wand away.
The group landed on Hogwarts grounds close to Hagrid's hut. Hermione took out The Slytherins' luggage and enlarged them.
"Hey mudblood, what was with the flying before?" Draco asked as soon as she landed.
"Yeah, why weren't you with Crabbe?" Ron asked
"HOW WERE YOU FLYING!?" Harry shouted
"I'm with Potter, that should be the first question answered" Pansy said
Hermione saw Crabbe sneaking away through the corner of her eye. "I don't know how I was flying, and believe me when I say that I was more surprised that you were. I just fell off the broom, okay? Now let's get to the feast before anyone thinks that we have suddenly become friends"
"Whatever, come along Drakie poo" Pansy dragged Draco towards the castle with Goyle not far behind them. "Stupid mudblood bitch."
"Hermione, we know that you didn't just fall off. What happened?" Harry asked as soon as the Slytherins were gone.
"Nothing Harry, just drop it, please?"
"'Mione, why is you shirt ripped? I can see your-unclasped bra! CRABBE!" Ron ran off and tackled Crabbe. Harry then got the picture and rushed off to assist Ron. Hermione just stood there, trying to compose her thoughts and herself.
"Mudblood, why are Pothead and Weasel attacking Crabbe? And using muggle tactics?" Draco asked as he walked up to Hermione
"It's just a mis-"
"Wait a minute! Turn around." Hermione didn't budge. "I said turn, now!" She still didn't move. Draco walked around her, but she also turned around, so that she was always facing him. Pansy, though, didn't move, so when Hermione's back was facing her she gasped. Hermione spun around quickly and first noticed Pansy was there. Draco saw the back of her shirt. He then saw that there was some blood on her shoe. "Pansy, leave us. Go get Snape and McGonagall, NOW" he yelled when she didn't move. "Granger, you know that I hate you, but that should not happen to anyone. What exactly did he do?"
"Nothing, my shirt was just too tight so it tore"
"And the bra? What about the blood? Crabbe has a fat lip now, well a fatter lip than before, that he did not have before we left the compartment. Please, tell me what he did"
"My bra just, um, snapped open or some reason, yeah, and um, when I fell I accidentally kicked Crabbe. I'm fine, just go."
"No, you may not think it, but I am noble and do the right thing. Please stop laughing. Stop it. Please stop! Now! It isn't that funny." Hermione tried to keep a straight face. "I shall escort you to the infirmary, and if you wish I shall not mention this to anyone." Hermione sensed compassion in his voice and slowly took his inviting hand. They walked into the castle and to the infirmary.