Hermione ran as fast as she could. She didn't really understand what really
happened back there. Her mind was racing and she couldn't remember most of
the things that occurred. She tried to think back and to concentrate but
all she got from that was more pain in her head.
"AHH!! Why do these things happen to me?" she screamed at herself. Next thing she knew, she was standing in front of her Head Room.
"Black rose" she whispered quietly. The door opened and she walked to her room and collapsed on her bed. Then she was welcomed by a phase of darkness followed by the haunting dream she has now and then.
~~ She was running and running, trying to get away from something, nay someone. Trying to be set free, she was tired of the exhausting life she has been living. Nothing is good enough for anyone, everyone expects better from her. She was forced to hide it all, to hide away the tears that threatened to come out any second now, forced to hide the bruises that only she, herself has caused them. But why, why would she ruin her body which these torturous bruises, these horrifying scars, only she would know the answer to that. Only she can honestly say that her life if nothing but a scar. A scar that wont go away, a scar so deeply cut that the more she knows its there, the more she knows she's in pain. Pain has become nothing more to her than a memory. A memory that will not fade away, this memory has come to stay and stay it shall.
Not knowing where she is, she turns around and was greeted by a dark figure of a man. He was tall and built. With a sudden movement, he grabbed her body and started tearing off her clothes. She tried to scream but no words came out. She tried to get away but that only caused him to tighten his grip on her even tighter.
With a sudden movement he raised his hand and slapped her so hard across her delicate face that she was blacked out and unconscious.
Then in her blackness, she sees a white glow of sunlight. She tries to look but this brightness only causes her to fidget with her eyes. Out of no where she sees a well built man with a muscular body and platinum blond hair almost as if he were a unicorn.
"Help" she whispers. But all he does is smile at her. He smiled that angelic smile of his and said one word.
"Soon" the boy said. And with a quick flash he was gone.
~~
She gasps with sweat dripping from her forehead. She looks around her room and finds it in complete state of obscurity. She can't see a thing because of the dimness so she feels her way through to get to the bathroom. She walks in the bathroom, turns on a vanilla scented tap and lets the water fill up the deep bathtub. She tries to remember what the dream has been about but this time she couldn't remember anything bad that happened. She could only remember that smile and that was it. She smiled to herself and thought of who that angel could be and why did he save her from what she couldn't remember but she knew that she was in great danger and he came.
With the water slightly spilling on the floor, she came back to reality and quickly shut the water tap off and let some water escape the bathtub. Quickly she stripped off her clothes and went inside the warm vanilla scented bathtub. 'How weird it is that I am taking a bath in the middle of the night?' she pondered to herself.
Hermione looked at her hands and saw the bruises around her wrists, but what really caught her attention was her right hand and the deeply cut scar that was so easily visible. She traced it with her subtle fingers and remembered exactly what had happened that night. It was the night right before leaving to Hogwarts. She had an unpleasant encounter with her dad which had only caused her to do this to herself.
"Why was I so stupid?" she asked herself quietly.
She slowly shut her eyes from the fogginess that has set upon her delicate skin. And tried to remember that smile which had brought her slight happiness. Within minutes she dozed off in the bathtub.
~~
Serverus Snape was rushing down to the dungeons when he heard a horrifying scream of a male. He quickly changed routes and rushed right to the screaming sound. He came to a halt when he saw Draco Malfoy standing over a weak form of Blaise Zmbini.
"DRACO! Have you no sense boy?" screamed the Professor.
"FINITE INCANTEM" Shouted Snape.
Draco stood there paralyzed, unable to move, unable to transfer any thought. Then out of nowhere Snapes voice has broken through him.
"Well...answer me boy, what is the meaning of this?" bellowed Snape.
"He deserved it" said Draco through gritted teeth. "No body deserved what he has done to a fellow ... female student" Draco had finished off saying. Not saying her name.
"What has he done that would force you to use the 'Crucio' spell on him" said Snape in a somewhat calm voice.
"Why don't you ask him" Draco said pointing to Blaise who had already stood up and started smirking at Draco.
"Well...Zambini, Come on, I don't have all day." Said Snape.
"I did what I should have finished doing back in Summer." Zambini said quietly that only Malfoy heard.
"You son of a--..." Draco came rushing at Blaise.
"That's enough! Both of you, Dumbledore's office. NOW!" screamed Snape.
~~
'Oh dear, it has happened again I see' said the man with a long white beard. 'He never learns. Just like his father'
The doors to his office have opened and in came through Snape followed by Malfoy and Zambini.
"Professor, these two stu—" said Snape.
"That would be all Professor Snape, I can take it from here" said Dumbledore looking at the boys through his spectacles.
Snape looked at Dumbledore with an amused expression and understood what he meant. He quickly left the office with his robes following him through the air.
"Like father like son I see. Is that right Mr...Zambini?" said Dumbledore.
"I don't know what you're talking about" said Zambini through gritted teeth. He really despised the Headmaster, for all he knew the Headmaster only favored muggle-borns and forgave anyone who did something wrong.
"You will not lie in my office" screamed Dumbledore. Which only frightened both students. Never have they seen the Headmaster screaming at anything human or even inhuman, if that is possible.
"Yeh...Yes Sir" said Blaise in an unsure voice.
"What did you think was going to happen this time Zambini?"said Dumbledore.
"Did you not think that someone wouldn't catch you...Fool" whispered Dumbledore who then started looking out the window, watching the darkness of the night fall so easily upon the Forbidden Forest.
"You are to be transferred out of this school, with what you have done and to WHOM you have done it to, I should have let Draco finish his job right then and there." He stopped for a moment and closed his eyes. He quickly opened them and looked back at the scared face of Blaise Zambini.
"You will find Durmstrang very foreign at first but we all get used to the things we don't appreciate, do we now" said Dumbledore in his calm voice, looking through his tiny spectacles at the student.
"But, Professor, they wont like me—"said Zambini only to be interrupted by Dumbledore himself.
"Silence, I won't have any of this. They shall pack up your things as soon as possible. You will not be a bother to young Ms. Granger anymore." Said Dumbledore.
Blaise's eyes grew wide at the mention of Grangers name. 'He really does know' he thought to himself.
"You are dismissed, uh Mr.Malfoy, may I have a word" said Dumbledore facing the window again.
"Certainly"said Malfoy. He never really did respect the Headmaster, but after what he had just done, he knew that all what he didn't like about Dumbledore have quickly vanished. The old man really knew what he was doing around here.
"I have something very important to discuss with you" said Dumbledore.
Malfoy lowered his head in shame because he knew exactly what was coming. He would either call his house and tell his father which wouldn't go to well because he did protect a 'mudblood' and his relationship with his father wasn't to bright at this moment. The last time they had a nice chat was when he was 5 years old and Lucious wasn't a death eater. He was just considered Draco's father. After that he became cruel and violent to both Draco and his mother.
"Yes sir, I understand completely" said Draco.
"Oh good, then I wont have to tell you all about our side and the conditions you will have to work at" Said Dumbledore, smiling.
"I completely unde—wait, what?" said an unsure Draco.
"You didn't think I was to punish my second best student of Hogwarts who is in fact a Head Boy for trying to protect his fellow student from a death eater, did you? And you didn't think that I was to send away the person who will do a great job working for me?" said Dumbledore.
That was all to much information at once. Did he say that Zambini was in fact a death eater and did he say work for him? Draco thought to himself all to quickly. But how can he be so sure about me. Aren't I the most feared person in school because of the name I carry.
"Work for you, you mean, you know I'm not a death eater, like my father?" Said Draco.
"Ahh my boy, I know too many things to remember, but that information I can put to use."
"Now there are some things we should discuss at first. There is an issue with your father of course. He still believes you will become a death eater this winter vacation. You may not know that but I do and trust me, when you will go there he will force you to have the dark mark." Said Dumbledore slowly so he can get all the information clearly.
"What do you suppose we do" said Draco, listening carefully. Trying hard not to miss a single word.
"We must buy time, my boy" "Time is all we need" said Dumbledore.
~~
Hermione awoke with a gasp as she realized that she was in fact in a bathtub. The water had become so cold now and her skin has become a very pale shade of white. She quickly stood up and wrapped a towel around herself. Dried her hair with a drying spell and got dressed in her robes. She opened the bathroom door and went inside her room. She came to a stop when she saw something on her bed.
This was the day she feared most. The day when her ex-boyfriend said he would come back to her.
*Flashback*
She was alone and effet. She had no strength anymore. Her boyfriend who she thought she can trust started abusing her , although he did not rape her he still got the best out of her. Last night was one of the worst nights ever. He has come back from school and said he would never leave her. As soon as she remembered the door to her bedroom opened and Josh walked in.
"NO, leave me alone!" she said in a low tone. She was too tired to scream.
"Oh no my sweet, I shall never leave you alone, that would be bad" he said in a harsh tone.
He lowered his head to her ear and whispered.
"You will always be mine, I better not see you with that prat anymore, what's his name...oh yes Blaise is it"
This had hurt her even more. She had a late night encounter with Blaise, who was only trying to hurt her and she was trying to set free. But then Josh came and 'saved' her from him. By save she meant, only he himself can hurt her and no one else. 'Why wont he come when my father's around?' she asked herself.
"I wasn't with him, he attacked me. Just like you attacked me yesterday." She said through gritted teeth.
Then the living room suddenly opened and he heard her father screaming her name and calling her.
He quickly got his things and went over to her one last time.
"Remember this" and he threw her a rose. But not any type of rose. It was a pitch black rose.
*End Flashback*
There she stood, starring at the object that lay so gently on her bed.
It was the black rose.
Yeh this chapter included a lot of "new" things and hopefully you're not completely lost but don't worry a few more chapters and you'll understand the whole thing and trust me, its got a great plot building up. Its not only romance drama, actually it's not romance yet but it will be soon. For all you romance lovers, it's probably going to happen soon.But for now enjoy the drama of Hermione's and Draco's life.
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS CHAPTER. I KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T UNDERSTAND SOME OF THEM BUT THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF LONG TWISTING STORIES, ISNT IT?
ANYWAY, PLEASE GUYS, WRITE ME COMMENTS
GOOD-BAD, I DON'T CARE, (well obviously I DO care and want to hear the good one's but all I'm saying is if you have anything bad to say, I still want to hear it) I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK OF THIS. I stopped writing because no one was writing to me or saying anything which made me think it was bad or just the fact that you guys don't like it.
But those who did write to me, I appreciate it and my inspiration comes from you guys thanks so much!!!!
3
~marina
"AHH!! Why do these things happen to me?" she screamed at herself. Next thing she knew, she was standing in front of her Head Room.
"Black rose" she whispered quietly. The door opened and she walked to her room and collapsed on her bed. Then she was welcomed by a phase of darkness followed by the haunting dream she has now and then.
~~ She was running and running, trying to get away from something, nay someone. Trying to be set free, she was tired of the exhausting life she has been living. Nothing is good enough for anyone, everyone expects better from her. She was forced to hide it all, to hide away the tears that threatened to come out any second now, forced to hide the bruises that only she, herself has caused them. But why, why would she ruin her body which these torturous bruises, these horrifying scars, only she would know the answer to that. Only she can honestly say that her life if nothing but a scar. A scar that wont go away, a scar so deeply cut that the more she knows its there, the more she knows she's in pain. Pain has become nothing more to her than a memory. A memory that will not fade away, this memory has come to stay and stay it shall.
Not knowing where she is, she turns around and was greeted by a dark figure of a man. He was tall and built. With a sudden movement, he grabbed her body and started tearing off her clothes. She tried to scream but no words came out. She tried to get away but that only caused him to tighten his grip on her even tighter.
With a sudden movement he raised his hand and slapped her so hard across her delicate face that she was blacked out and unconscious.
Then in her blackness, she sees a white glow of sunlight. She tries to look but this brightness only causes her to fidget with her eyes. Out of no where she sees a well built man with a muscular body and platinum blond hair almost as if he were a unicorn.
"Help" she whispers. But all he does is smile at her. He smiled that angelic smile of his and said one word.
"Soon" the boy said. And with a quick flash he was gone.
~~
She gasps with sweat dripping from her forehead. She looks around her room and finds it in complete state of obscurity. She can't see a thing because of the dimness so she feels her way through to get to the bathroom. She walks in the bathroom, turns on a vanilla scented tap and lets the water fill up the deep bathtub. She tries to remember what the dream has been about but this time she couldn't remember anything bad that happened. She could only remember that smile and that was it. She smiled to herself and thought of who that angel could be and why did he save her from what she couldn't remember but she knew that she was in great danger and he came.
With the water slightly spilling on the floor, she came back to reality and quickly shut the water tap off and let some water escape the bathtub. Quickly she stripped off her clothes and went inside the warm vanilla scented bathtub. 'How weird it is that I am taking a bath in the middle of the night?' she pondered to herself.
Hermione looked at her hands and saw the bruises around her wrists, but what really caught her attention was her right hand and the deeply cut scar that was so easily visible. She traced it with her subtle fingers and remembered exactly what had happened that night. It was the night right before leaving to Hogwarts. She had an unpleasant encounter with her dad which had only caused her to do this to herself.
"Why was I so stupid?" she asked herself quietly.
She slowly shut her eyes from the fogginess that has set upon her delicate skin. And tried to remember that smile which had brought her slight happiness. Within minutes she dozed off in the bathtub.
~~
Serverus Snape was rushing down to the dungeons when he heard a horrifying scream of a male. He quickly changed routes and rushed right to the screaming sound. He came to a halt when he saw Draco Malfoy standing over a weak form of Blaise Zmbini.
"DRACO! Have you no sense boy?" screamed the Professor.
"FINITE INCANTEM" Shouted Snape.
Draco stood there paralyzed, unable to move, unable to transfer any thought. Then out of nowhere Snapes voice has broken through him.
"Well...answer me boy, what is the meaning of this?" bellowed Snape.
"He deserved it" said Draco through gritted teeth. "No body deserved what he has done to a fellow ... female student" Draco had finished off saying. Not saying her name.
"What has he done that would force you to use the 'Crucio' spell on him" said Snape in a somewhat calm voice.
"Why don't you ask him" Draco said pointing to Blaise who had already stood up and started smirking at Draco.
"Well...Zambini, Come on, I don't have all day." Said Snape.
"I did what I should have finished doing back in Summer." Zambini said quietly that only Malfoy heard.
"You son of a--..." Draco came rushing at Blaise.
"That's enough! Both of you, Dumbledore's office. NOW!" screamed Snape.
~~
'Oh dear, it has happened again I see' said the man with a long white beard. 'He never learns. Just like his father'
The doors to his office have opened and in came through Snape followed by Malfoy and Zambini.
"Professor, these two stu—" said Snape.
"That would be all Professor Snape, I can take it from here" said Dumbledore looking at the boys through his spectacles.
Snape looked at Dumbledore with an amused expression and understood what he meant. He quickly left the office with his robes following him through the air.
"Like father like son I see. Is that right Mr...Zambini?" said Dumbledore.
"I don't know what you're talking about" said Zambini through gritted teeth. He really despised the Headmaster, for all he knew the Headmaster only favored muggle-borns and forgave anyone who did something wrong.
"You will not lie in my office" screamed Dumbledore. Which only frightened both students. Never have they seen the Headmaster screaming at anything human or even inhuman, if that is possible.
"Yeh...Yes Sir" said Blaise in an unsure voice.
"What did you think was going to happen this time Zambini?"said Dumbledore.
"Did you not think that someone wouldn't catch you...Fool" whispered Dumbledore who then started looking out the window, watching the darkness of the night fall so easily upon the Forbidden Forest.
"You are to be transferred out of this school, with what you have done and to WHOM you have done it to, I should have let Draco finish his job right then and there." He stopped for a moment and closed his eyes. He quickly opened them and looked back at the scared face of Blaise Zambini.
"You will find Durmstrang very foreign at first but we all get used to the things we don't appreciate, do we now" said Dumbledore in his calm voice, looking through his tiny spectacles at the student.
"But, Professor, they wont like me—"said Zambini only to be interrupted by Dumbledore himself.
"Silence, I won't have any of this. They shall pack up your things as soon as possible. You will not be a bother to young Ms. Granger anymore." Said Dumbledore.
Blaise's eyes grew wide at the mention of Grangers name. 'He really does know' he thought to himself.
"You are dismissed, uh Mr.Malfoy, may I have a word" said Dumbledore facing the window again.
"Certainly"said Malfoy. He never really did respect the Headmaster, but after what he had just done, he knew that all what he didn't like about Dumbledore have quickly vanished. The old man really knew what he was doing around here.
"I have something very important to discuss with you" said Dumbledore.
Malfoy lowered his head in shame because he knew exactly what was coming. He would either call his house and tell his father which wouldn't go to well because he did protect a 'mudblood' and his relationship with his father wasn't to bright at this moment. The last time they had a nice chat was when he was 5 years old and Lucious wasn't a death eater. He was just considered Draco's father. After that he became cruel and violent to both Draco and his mother.
"Yes sir, I understand completely" said Draco.
"Oh good, then I wont have to tell you all about our side and the conditions you will have to work at" Said Dumbledore, smiling.
"I completely unde—wait, what?" said an unsure Draco.
"You didn't think I was to punish my second best student of Hogwarts who is in fact a Head Boy for trying to protect his fellow student from a death eater, did you? And you didn't think that I was to send away the person who will do a great job working for me?" said Dumbledore.
That was all to much information at once. Did he say that Zambini was in fact a death eater and did he say work for him? Draco thought to himself all to quickly. But how can he be so sure about me. Aren't I the most feared person in school because of the name I carry.
"Work for you, you mean, you know I'm not a death eater, like my father?" Said Draco.
"Ahh my boy, I know too many things to remember, but that information I can put to use."
"Now there are some things we should discuss at first. There is an issue with your father of course. He still believes you will become a death eater this winter vacation. You may not know that but I do and trust me, when you will go there he will force you to have the dark mark." Said Dumbledore slowly so he can get all the information clearly.
"What do you suppose we do" said Draco, listening carefully. Trying hard not to miss a single word.
"We must buy time, my boy" "Time is all we need" said Dumbledore.
~~
Hermione awoke with a gasp as she realized that she was in fact in a bathtub. The water had become so cold now and her skin has become a very pale shade of white. She quickly stood up and wrapped a towel around herself. Dried her hair with a drying spell and got dressed in her robes. She opened the bathroom door and went inside her room. She came to a stop when she saw something on her bed.
This was the day she feared most. The day when her ex-boyfriend said he would come back to her.
*Flashback*
She was alone and effet. She had no strength anymore. Her boyfriend who she thought she can trust started abusing her , although he did not rape her he still got the best out of her. Last night was one of the worst nights ever. He has come back from school and said he would never leave her. As soon as she remembered the door to her bedroom opened and Josh walked in.
"NO, leave me alone!" she said in a low tone. She was too tired to scream.
"Oh no my sweet, I shall never leave you alone, that would be bad" he said in a harsh tone.
He lowered his head to her ear and whispered.
"You will always be mine, I better not see you with that prat anymore, what's his name...oh yes Blaise is it"
This had hurt her even more. She had a late night encounter with Blaise, who was only trying to hurt her and she was trying to set free. But then Josh came and 'saved' her from him. By save she meant, only he himself can hurt her and no one else. 'Why wont he come when my father's around?' she asked herself.
"I wasn't with him, he attacked me. Just like you attacked me yesterday." She said through gritted teeth.
Then the living room suddenly opened and he heard her father screaming her name and calling her.
He quickly got his things and went over to her one last time.
"Remember this" and he threw her a rose. But not any type of rose. It was a pitch black rose.
*End Flashback*
There she stood, starring at the object that lay so gently on her bed.
It was the black rose.
Yeh this chapter included a lot of "new" things and hopefully you're not completely lost but don't worry a few more chapters and you'll understand the whole thing and trust me, its got a great plot building up. Its not only romance drama, actually it's not romance yet but it will be soon. For all you romance lovers, it's probably going to happen soon.But for now enjoy the drama of Hermione's and Draco's life.
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS CHAPTER. I KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T UNDERSTAND SOME OF THEM BUT THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF LONG TWISTING STORIES, ISNT IT?
ANYWAY, PLEASE GUYS, WRITE ME COMMENTS
GOOD-BAD, I DON'T CARE, (well obviously I DO care and want to hear the good one's but all I'm saying is if you have anything bad to say, I still want to hear it) I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK OF THIS. I stopped writing because no one was writing to me or saying anything which made me think it was bad or just the fact that you guys don't like it.
But those who did write to me, I appreciate it and my inspiration comes from you guys thanks so much!!!!
3
~marina
