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Chapter 11—Please Believe Me

From chapter 10:

"What is that?" She cried. Hermione grabbed his arm and became wide-eyed.

"It's not what you think!" Draco said, panicking.

"Not what I think! I know what that is Malfoy!" She yelled.

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Draco was sitting on his bed, thinking of the incident a few hours earlier. Hermione had run out of the common room in tears and still didn't come back. He heard a knock on his door and hoping it was Hermione, he opened it but it wasn't. It was Ali, looking very angry.

"What is the deal Draco?" She actually yelled. Her face was flushed and she looked scary. Draco had never seen Ali angry before and he hoped to never see it again. Without waiting for a response, she grabbed his arm. She yanked up his sleeve and saw the Dark Mark. She literally threw his arm back down, making it fly backwards.

"Ali, look--." Draco tried to explain be she cut him off.

"IT'S TRUE!" She screamed. Draco took a step back. He saw her eyes brimming with tears, threatening to fall.

"Ali, listen--." He tried again but it didn't work.

"WHY? WHY?" She shouted at him. She burst out crying. Draco went to comfort her but she slapped him away. (Not too hard and only this arm)

"Get away!" She told him and ran out of the room. Draco groaned and fell back onto his bed. His life was ruined for now. Hermione and Ali were mad at him and he figured Ginny, Harry and Ron would be too once they found out and they were just starting to tolerate him. (Well, Harry anyway)

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Draco stayed in the common room all night, waiting for Hermione to come so he could talk to her, but she never came. Finally he heard the portrait door open but it wasn't Hermione. It was Ginny.

"As much as I hate to be here, I must tell you that Hermione is staying in our dorm for a couple of days." She said extremely coldly and walked out, leaving a disappointed Draco on the couch. He slowly trudged up the stairs and went to bed, but didn't fall asleep.

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Hermione sat in the dorm with Ginny and Ali, who was allowed to stay for a while. It was 2 in the morning but they were still awake. At 1 Hermione had gone into her room and gotten some clothes and things she needed because she wanted to stay in the Gryffindor tower for a while to avoid Draco and she knew he would be asleep at 1.

"I still can't believe him. Even after he said he wasn't going to be one." Hermione sniffed and wiped a tear away.

"I know 'Mione, but maybe it wasn't his fault, maybe his dad forced him into it." Ali suggested, as much as she didn't want to admit it, she didn't think what she said was true.

"How can you force someone into that?" Ginny answered.

"You're right." Ali admitted. She was really mad at Draco and didn't want to talk to him either.

"Let's just go to bed." Hermione said and lay down on the unused bed in the dorm. Ali did the same on the other unused bed. It took about an hour for all of them to fall asleep but they did.

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8:00 came too early for the girls liking. It felt like they just fell asleep, which they pretty much did. Slowly they got up and ready and walked to the Great Hall. They all completely ignored Draco and walked to the Gryffindor table. Draco was hoping that at least Ali would sit by him at breakfast but his hopes were crushed. He watched them shovel down their food and walk out of the hall. He finished his meal and went to the Heads room. He wanted to talk to Hermione but he knew she wouldn't be there. He got inside the common room and went on his stairs but paused in the middle. He heard laughter from Hermione's room. He jumped down his stairs and ran up to the ones leading to Hermione's hall. He walked down the hall and paused in front of the door. He carefully knocked and the laughter died down.

"Come in." Hermione sounded unsure. He slowly opened the door but when Hermione saw him, her expression darkened.

"Get out." She ordered.

"Can I just talk to you, please, 'Mione?" He pleaded.

"Fine but don't call me 'Mione anymore." She said coldly. Ginny and Ali walked out of her room. Draco walked over and stood next to where she sat.

"Well, sit down." She said, pointed to the bed. "What to you want to explain, you are a Death Eater and I don't want anything to do with you." She snapped.

"Hermione, please, let me explain. I met my father in Hogmeade on Saturday and--." He started but Hermione cut him off again.

"Oh, so now you lied to me? You told me you had a potion to do!" Her eyes were brimming with tears.

"Look, I didn't want you to find out, because you would tell me not to go but my father would seriously kill me if I didn't go!" He was trying to be patient with her, but it was becoming hard.

"Just continue." She looked out the window.

"Okay, he asked me to be a Death Eater and I said no—." Hermione's mouth opened to protest but be put his hand up. "—let me finish—and he wouldn't take no for an answer. He gave me a galleon and I stupidly took it but it turned out to be a portkey. It took me to a field where he was with other Death Eaters, except my father. He grabbed my arm before I could get away and put it on my arm. I passed out from the pain, so I was helpless." He told her. Hermione stayed quiet and kept looking outside at the lake. Draco continued.

"Dumbledore said there's a way I can get it off..." He trailed his sentence. Hermione still looked outside but said something.

"Liar." She whispered.

"What?" Draco cried. "Why would I make it up?" Hermione finally turned to face him.

"I'm a mudblood! V-Voldemort hates mudbloods! You are in his inner circle and want to bring me too him, so he can torture and kill me for being a muggle-born!" She yelled at him. He was surprised at two things...1) She called herself a mudblood and 2) She said the Dark Lords name.

"That's not true, Hermione!" He pleaded with her.

"I don't want anything to do with you!" She yelled, trying to ignore the tears threatening to fall.

"Hermione! You know I love you and I would never do this to you!" Hermione was so silent Draco thought she was petrified.

"Her-Hermione?" He tried.

"You love me?" She squeaked.

"Yeah." Draco said softly and then walked out. Hermione took a pillow and screamed into it, but Draco heard. He opened the portrait and saw Ali and Ginny sitting by it. They didn't say anything, but they didn't glare at him either. Draco kept walking, he didn't know where he was going, he just kept walking. He ended up going to the Quidditch field, getting his broom from the Slytherin locker room and flying laps around the field. It always relieved the stress, but this time it didn't work as well. He wanted Hermione to believe him. It was so hard, telling the truth and having no one believe you. Sure, Ali and Ginny didn't glare at him, but what good is that. He got to the ground and walked to the Slytherin locker rooms. He pushed opened the door and saw Ali sitting there with her green, black and silver robes on.

"What are you doing here?" He asked gently.

"I'm sorry, Draco." Ali looked at the floor. "I believe your story." She added softly.

"How?" Draco replied blankly.

"I know you, and I think it's true." She looked up to face him and Draco saw here eyes were fresh with tears.

"Thank you, Ali." She ran up and gave him a hug.

"How do I get Hermione to believe me?" He whimpered.

"I think she does, but she doesn't want to admit it. Give her time." Ali looked up at his sad face. He nodded, hoping she would believe him soon.

"I miss her." His voice cracked, but he didn't cry, he was just mad.

"I know, but I'll get her bounce back. Don't worry." Ali smiled at him before she walked out. Draco locked up him broom and walked slowly back up to the castle, thinking all the way.

Authors note—sorry this took so long but I had injured my arm and it hurt to type so it took a while! Thanks for reviews!