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The Detention, The Cover, The Meeting, The Facts

He looked over at his clock and saw it was 7:45 pm, 15 minuets before they were expected at the potions classroom for detention. He pushed he blonde hair out of his faced and thought, 'Well, I guess now is as good as any time to tell her.' He calmly crossed through their shared bathroom and knocked on her door.

"You can come in Draco, it's unlocked." He swiftly entered the room and sat down next to her on her bed. He swallowed before continuing bracing himself for her reaction. "Hermione, I'm terribly sorry as to what happened in the past few days. I've just had so much going on and I didn't know how to deal with it all. Today was just an act; I needed somewhere to be tonight because some of the other Slytherin's wanted to meet with me to discuss my mother." He looked down at the floor, his Slytherin attitude laid in ruins inside of him. Before he could say anything further she flung herself at him and pulled him into a hug even he couldn't get out of. "Oh Draco, of course I forgive you. I'm sorry for meddling but I really did need to know what was wrong. And as for tonight you better find some way to make it up to me. After all this is one night of studying lost." She changed her tone of voice to a false air of seriousness to state the last few words. Once Draco was free from her embrace he lowered his lips until they connected with hers only for a few seconds. "I do believe that will make it up to you." The trademark Slytherin smirk appeared back onto his face as he looked down a totally confused and dumbfounded Hermione.

"I...but...you evil little..." he put his finger to her lips to silence her. It was known to both very clearly now that they might have something more then just a small friendship between them. "We need to go down to Snape's. Go first as it's already 7:56. I will be down shortly after." As she heard the time she jumped off her bed and dashed out the door not wanting to be late. She only hoped that they would not be doing anything too complicated as she had far too much already on her mind.

"Well it would seem I haven't lost my touch," the proud Slytherin snickered aloud. He lifted himself from her bed and following suit made his way down to the dungeons only hoping he wouldn't be too late.

He entered the dungeon only to find Hermione standing near Snape's desk with a faint tint of pink on her cheeks, no doubt left from her reaction to his little 'make-up' kiss, and Snape glaring at him showing that he was late. "You're late Mr. Malfoy. Take care that it doesn't happen again." Snape spit out the words as though they were on fire. "Today you and Ms. Granger will be cleaning the potions classroom by hand without magic." He took both their wands and locked them behind a magic cabinet. "It will open only when the room is clean. When it opens you both will be free to go." With that he turned and left heading towards his private studies hoping he would have a classroom left when he returned in the morning.

A few hours into the detention Draco was reaching up to grab a potion vial when he heard Hermione gasp from behind him. Within a few seconds after her gasp a searing pain raced through his arm. He dropped down off the step ladder he had been on and fell to the floor. He grasped his arm holding as tight as possible; his eyes shown pure agony. Hermione kept her distance waiting for an explanation.

"Her...Hermione I didn't want it...I didn't want it...forced to get it...would be killed...friends threatened to be killed...don't want to loose you again...help me please..." He couldn't speak in full sentences, he could only manage to get out various words for the pain was too intense. Hermione dashed over to him and dropped to the floor near him. By now tears were streaking down his face escaping through the corners of his tightly shut eyes. "Draco, there is nothing I can do what does this mean?" She pulled him near to her and brushed the tears off his face. "A... a summoning...must for me please...say I'm sick...no one can know...too disgraceful." And with that he slowly strode over to the fire and flooed to great the Dark Lord.

As she watched him leave all she could think of was one phrase of words he said 'don't want to loose you again.' She didn't know if he meant to say it, or if he was unaware he actually told her but now she knew for a fact that he cared for her as more then just a friend.

He arrived once again in the Malfoy basement this, time there was also twenty other deatheaters present. Once he entered the circle surrounding the Dark Lord the pain in his arm disappeared completely. "Greeting my fellow followers, I have called you to introduce our youngest deatheater to join our ranks, Draco Malfoy." As Voldemort finished speaking silence filled the room. Draco could tell even though all eyes were hidden by black hoods all eyes were on him.

"We now have the dementors on our side leaving the cells of Azkaban completely unguarded. With this new assent we can expect to attack the school of Hogwarts sometime in the spring. That is all I wish to tell you for today now be gone." The Dark Lord looked around the group, his eyes meeting each follower. Only one follower was stupid enough to speak after being dismissed he was killed instantly. Draco heard his screams just as he flood back to Hogwarts, back to his room.

Hermione was just finishing up as McGonagall stormed into the room muttering under her breath. Hermione could only catch small phrases such as 'How long can he keep them here?... Honestly it's 1 in the morning...' Only then did Hermione realize how long she'd been here. "Ms. Granger you are free to leav...Where is Mr. Malfoy?" "He got violently ill and dashed back to our chambers. I said I would finish up the rest and retrieve his wand when down." Professor McGonagall then unlocked the cabinet handed Hermione her wand and stated, "Ms. Granger I will accompany you back to your dorm as it is late and I would like to check on Mr. Malfoy's condition."

Both teacher and student made their way the head chambers. Hermione followed McGonagall in as she made her way to the bathroom. She knocked on the door three times and said "Mr. Malfoy would you mind opening the door." She paused waiting for him to let her in while Hermione stood in the background wondering what was going on. "Um I'd rather not get up Professor. The door is open you may let yourself in." McGonagall opened the door and upon seeing the sight of Draco sitting in the corner near the toilet and the faint smell of sickness in the air quickly said, "I'm sorry Mr. Malfoy I just wanted to check on your condition. I shall see you tomorrow. Good night." She left as quickly as she had come and Hermione entered the bathroom, not repulsed by the smell.

"Draco what happened at the meeting?" She looked down at him only concern in her eyes. He looked up and said, "He killed someone for speaking...The Dark Lord killed a man for merely speaking..." He turned back to the toilet and vomited some more. His stomach kept heaving even after all its continents had been emptied. "Oh Draco, I'm so sorry you had to witness that, Is there anything I can do?" She sat down near him and gently rubbed his back not aware of how awkward this scene really was. "No, nothing, but that's not all, an attack is planned this spring on the school. Something has to be done..." Upon ending this sentence his head disappeared once more by the toilet and his stomach continued to heave. Hermione just sat there in shock. What can be done she thought, what can be done...

A/N: I'm really sorry I haven't updated in awhile but I just got a new laptop and had to move all files over and other related things. I promise to update more frequently in the future.

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