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A/N: Here's chapter 11. Enjoy! And remember to review. I love to hear your opinions!!

The Bitter End

Chapter 11: The Initiation

The day's came and went. Months flew by and now everyone was getting ready for Christmas vacation. Hermione's game was working so far. Ron would keep manipulating her and Draco looked like he would kill whenever he saw her all over Harry. When she walked into her room a hand caught her by the wrist.

"Ahh! Oh Draco! Don't scare me like that," Hermione screamed.

"What are you doing?" Draco asked coldly.

"Walking in my room," Hermione answered briskly.

"I mean with Potter," Draco said with venom.

"I love him," said Hermione.

"No you don't," Draco snapped.

"Yes. I. Do," said Hermione.

"I can see it in your eyes," Draco said as though reading her.

"Well what can you see?" Hermione asked.

"I see that you love someone else," Draco replied.

"Who?" Hermione whispered.

"Someone..." said Draco. "Why are you doing this?"

"Because I want to," Hermione replied. "Maybe if we were still friends this wouldn't be happening."

"We can't," said Draco.

"Why?" Hermione asked now staring into his eyes.

"Because, I- we just can't," Draco said as though losing himself.

"Would this help," Hermione said and then kissed him.

"Mmm," Draco replied holding her closer. Hermione felt the heat rise up again but then Draco pushed her off.

"We can't," he said darkly and left the room.

Hermione felt heartbroken again. Why wouldn't he just take her already? What was he waiting for? What was he afraid of? Those were the questions Hermione wanted the answers for. She was going to get them one way or another.

As all the students were leaving for vacation Hermione was bidding her good- byes with Harry. She spotted Draco watching them, so she gave Harry a nice long kiss on the lips. When they parted lips Harry looked surprised and Draco looked as though he die then and there. Then she was gone. She was leaving Hogwarts to see her parents. Hopefully after vacation her questions will be answered.

Draco's PoV:

Draco avoided Hermione as much as he can. He missed talking to her. He missed hearing her voice. He missed her beauty. He missed her. But something was different. She was no longer single. She was now with Potter. He would feel the anger rise up whenever he saw Potter, or saw the two together. In reality, they were the perfect couple. The hero and the heroine. But they didn't look happy together. And that he was grateful for. He liked Hermione. Maybe he loved her, but he couldn't. Problem was, he never felt love for anybody before. He was a Malfoy. A Malfoy could never love. Draco was trained to go by that rule for his whole life. Now he was infatuated, and out of all people it had to be Hermione. But he avoided their friendship from becoming more. He didn't want to but he had to.

Now it was his time for vacation. He was going back to Malfoy Manor, a place he called home. As he waited to leave he saw her. Hermione was standing there with Potter. She spotted him then kissed Potter as if no one were there. He felt the anger inside again. She was playing her 'game' and Draco didn't like it at all. One thing then came into his mind... Only time would tell. He finally left Hogwarts. His heart felt the loss, not of leaving Hogwarts, but Hermione. Then the cold side came over him as though preventing him to have feelings for anyone or anything. As he arrived to the Manor a house-elf greeted him.

"Master Malfoy, welcome back," said the house-elf.

Draco just nodded and gave the house-elf his things. Once inside Draco sighed. He was home. The Manor was huge. Just the entrance was the size of a ballroom. As he began to walk up the stone stairs to his room a cold voice spoke.

"Welcome back," said the very familiar voice. When Draco turned his eyes widened. There he was. Lucius Malfoy was right before him.

"Father! You've broken out," Draco exclaimed.

"Yes, and now I'm here to take you to Him," said Lucius.

Draco was happy to see his father, but once he said where he was taking him he felt his heart stop.

"Now?" Draco asked.

"The Dark Lord is in need of more recruits," Lucius nodded. "Hopefully you've remembered all I've taught you."

"I do," said Draco. Then he thought of Hermione with Potter. Feeling his anger rise up he said, "Then I'm ready."

Lucius grinned and they got ready for what was to come. He pulled out a match and handed it to Draco. It was their portkey. They arrived instantly to the Riddle Manor. As they walked up the stairs going straight to the door where Lord Voldemort was, Draco began to have second thoughts. "Too late for that," Draco thought. There they were, all the Death Eaters. Apparently, many have broken out of Azkaban. There was Dolohov, Rookwood, Crabbe, Goyle, Lestrange, and many, many more. Then there he was, the leader of them all...Lord Voldemort. His body looked weak and frail, but Draco could feel the power Voldemort had.

"Ah Lucius, you've brought him," Voldemort's cold voice spoke and Draco felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand.

"Yes, my Lord, he is ready," Lucius said bowing.

"Very well. Wormtail get him ready," said Voldemort.

"Yes, Master," Peter Pettigrew said running out of the room. He then came back with a male muggle, who was tied up around the wrists and ankles and was being gagged.

Once Pettigrew took the gag off of the man he started to yell.

"Please let me go! Please! I'll do anything you want," the male pleaded but the other's laughed.

"Alexa," said Voldemort and a female walked up and stood next to Draco. With her mask on Draco couldn't identify her but he made aquaintances anyway.

"Draco and Alexa," said Voldemort. "In order to join us, you must punish this man with all your might. I have a feeling you're both very powerful and I would like to see this power."

"Yes, Master," said Alexa.

"Yes, my Lord," Draco replied with all his might. He felt sorry for the man, but he had to do what he had to do. Draco walked up to the pleading man.

"Please! Have mercy!" the man screamed.

Draco then pulled out his wand. "What's that? Please don't do anything to me," the man looked horrified.

"Go ahead Draco. Show him he's got nothing to be afraid of," said Bellatrix Lestrange and the others laughed.

Draco thought of all the bad things in his life. Then Hermione popped up. He was glad to have a mask on because he felt himself grin. Then he thought of her and Potter. The anger was back and it was at full blast. "Do it," his mind told him. "Just do it already." He extended his arm and pointed his wand at the man who was now beginning to sob.

"Crucio!" Draco said feeling the darkness rise. The man screamed loudly in pain. Draco felt the power intensify in him. Hate now in his blood raised the power in his curse. The man then began to shake violently, he was still screaming now with his eyes rolled to the back of his head. Draco then thought, "He wants to see my powers, I'll show him my powers." He raised the power once more making the man bleed through the mouth and nose. His convulsions stopped as he fainted from the pain. Draco felt himself smile as he pulled the curse.

"Avada Kedavra!" Alexa yelled and a jet green light came from her wand killing the man instantly.

"Very impressive," said Voldemort.

"Thank you my Lord," both Draco and Alexa replied.

"Come here you two," said Voldemort now walking to his throne.

Draco, Alexa and everyone else followed with excitement in their voices. As Draco walked up to Voldemort he looked around at the Death Eaters again all but one were excited. Draco wondered who that one person was. As he brought his attention back Voldemort had a grin on his face. "Welcome to the Inner Circle," he said. "You will be very loyal with me, if not you will face the concequences. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my Lord. I will obey and be loyal with you," Draco said kneeling down to him.

"I will be very loyal with you, my Lord," Alexa said kneeling down.

"Very well. Now we have one more step," Voldemort said and Pettigrew came out with a burning stick with the Dark Mark etched on its surface.

"Take out your arm," Voldemort commanded. Draco then pulled up the sleeve of his robe.

"This will only sting for a minute," Voldemort smirked and the others chuckled.

"Crucio!" Voldemort said and then came out a red light from his wand. Draco felt pain ushering all over him but he didn't show any signs of weakness. Then Pettigrew put the stick on his right forearm. Feeling pain once more but not showing it. This was it, he was now a Death Eater.

Draco watched as Alexa was having the Dark Mark burned into her skin. She too never showed any signs of pain. "She must be strong," Draco thought watching her.

"Now you are one of us," said Voldemort. "This meeting is now over, you may go now."

Draco nodded and left the room with a Death Eater accompanying him while his father talked personally with the Dark Lord.

"Are you sure about this Draco?" the Death Eater asked taking off his mask reveling it was Severus Snape.

"I'm sure," Draco grunted still feeling the pain in him.

"Do you even know what you're getting yourself into," Severus hissed.

"I know. If I didn't do you think I would be here?" Draco snapped.

"Draco, you're father would've brought you here whether you liked it or not," said Severus.

Draco didn't reply because he knew he was right about that. Then he began to wonder. Did he know what he was getting into? Would he gone to the light instead? Is this who he wants to become? Then the last thing that always popped into his mind came again. Would he ever tell Hermione? As he thought earlier, only time would tell.

A/N: Ok that's the end of that chapter. I hope you all liked it. I'm sorry I took a while to update but this was a hard chapter to write, please forgive me. Also as you see I've introduced a new character. She will be very important to the plot as the story goes. You will find out more about her as I keep writing. Now time to thank my wonderful reviewers... suy-taliban, thanks, I'm glad you liked it. spychick989, thanks, and I agree. Lisa, I'm glad you liked the twist. Herm-n-Draco, thanks. dramaqueen72, I'm glad you loved it, I hope you liked this chapter. oreo69not96, I hope you liked the update. american-devil909, thanks, sorry to keep you waiting, also with my other story, it sounds a lot like this one because when I first wrote this story it was horrible, I didn't like it at all, so i wrote No Ordinary Love to replace it, but my friend gave me inspiration for this story and I rewritten it with new ideas, as for NOL I have a few more ideas to keep that one going so keep an eye on that. Anyways, Thank You all again!! Love ya!!