Chapter 7

Harnessing the Power

"Draco! What… what?" Hermione gasped for running so fast and sudden.

When she caught her breath, she stopped to realize where she was. Then it struck her.

"Whoa Draco! I know you're a little excited for making the baby but I'm not ready yet!" Hermione exclaimed. To her surprise he rolled his eyes.

"No! Not that! But if you want to we could... but that's not the reason I dragged you up here! LOOK!" Draco pointed to her dresser. Hermione's mouth dropped.

Her whole bureau was alive with bright white light!

Hermione's hand flew up to cover her mouth as her eyes popped out of her head. Her heart pounding so hard against her chest Hermione was surprised that it didn't pound right out of her.

"What the hell is happening!" Hermione thought nervously. Then it dawned on her. It was the necklace that she had placed under her clothes before the Quidditch game!

"I was afraid to actually do anything to it so I just ran to get you so you could get a look at it - I thought that you would know what to do!" Draco explained quickly.

Hermione just stared at her dresser. She knew what to do she just didn't want to do it. Hermione sighed and took a deep breath and slowly walked over to the dresser and opened its drawer. Her fingers found its way to the source of the light as Hermione took out the necklace and stared at it for a second before quickly placing it down on the top of her dresser before backing away quickly.

They both studied it for a moment before Unicorn horn's light faded.

Hermione and Draco looked at each other at as they were both thinking the same thing.

"What the hell was that all about!"

"How did you know that the necklace was doing that!" Hermione asked.

"Well, I didn't until I came in here. I left in the middle of the game because I had to get something and then I see this light coming from your room and when I came here I was nearly blinded! So I ran and got you figuring that you would know what to do!" Draco replied.

"Do you think it's…?" Hermione started.

"Safe? But judging from the burst of light I'm not so sure," he answered.

After debating with herself for a moment, Hermione slowly approached the necklace to put it on because curiosity had gotten the better of her.

She fastened the necklace around her neck. Nothing happened. Then something clicked inside her head.

"Hold on… I'm remembering something… When… when... when a unicorn is feeling a strong emotion, happy or sad or angry, it's horn will pulse with power. The blaze of the horn will determine how strong the emotion is of its master," Hermione said slowly, squeezing her eyes shut and hand clasped around horn.

"Well…. When's the last time you have ever felt a 'strong emotion'?" asked Draco.

"Right now... During and after the Quidditch game," Hermione replied, eyes still shut and hand grasping the powerful horn.

"Hermione? Are you…Okay?" Draco asked slowly. It seemed that the outline of her figure was glowing a thin blue line and her eyelashes were covering up white light.

"Yes... why?" Hermione answered as she opened her eyes and Draco jumped back. Hermione's eyes were pure white! Completely and utterly white!

Then things started to fly around as if a tornado was upon them. Hermione's hair flew and twisted as things and white power started to swirl around her. Draco put his hands over his head and crouched down for protection. Then all at once, it stopped. There was no loud rushing of the wind, nothing flying around. Draco looked up to see that everything was normal, just it had been before the whirlwind. Draco gave Hermione the 'now what the hell did you just do!" look.

"I don't… I don't know," Hermione stammered, trying to find words to explain what just happened as she sunk to her knees. Draco studied her facer for a moment.

"How did you do that?" he asked.

"Do what?" Hermione asked back.

"Make your eyes turn all white and make your body glow?" Draco clarified.

"Ohh… I did? I don't know!" Hermione stuttered. This was all completely new to her.

"I just… tried to see what this thing can do..." she continued.

"Well obviously it can do a lot!" Draco exclaimed.

"I better read up on this before I hurt me or other things!" Hermione concluded as she took the necklace off and placed it on back her bureau.

"Yeah that would probably be the smartest thing to do!" Draco agreed.

"Oh so what! You think I'm going to hurt people with this?" Hermione asked, walking over to Draco with a slutty attitude.

"Maybe…But I might take that back if I get a kiss!" Draco teased.

Hermione pretended to be in shock.

"Oh, you dirty old man!" Hermione kidded.

"Who you callin' dirty?" Draco asked, laughing a little.

"YOU!" Hermione said as she pushed him gently backwards.

"HEY!" Draco said, chasing after her.

"AHHH!" Hermione screamed but laughed as he chased her.

Draco slipped and fell onto the wall.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Hermione laughed as she held her stomach and bent over.

"Are…you….okay?" Hermione gasped between breaths.

"Yeah..." Draco breathed as he got up and started to chase her again.

"OHH NO YOU DON'T! NOW IT'S MY TURN!" Hermione screamed as she turned the tables and chased him around the room.