Dark Lady
Chapter 5 –Training
By gracie5412


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A/N – I'm not going to be able to post a second chapter with this one right now as I'm supposed to be out at the moment and I'm very late. I rushed this one off as soon as I got home from school so sorry if the spelling is bad. Chapter 6 should be up near the end of the week and if not definitely at the weekend. Sorry guys but I'll try my best.


Draco was perched on the edge of a desk in Hermione's large office room. She was stood in the middle, wand in hand practising the spell he had just shown her how to do. They had been working non-stop for the past twelve hours and luckily, they were going quite quickly as they found she only needed to be shown once before she could do the spell perfectly for most. But of course some of the more complex ones were taking a little time. Finally they came to the last spell Draco would teach her. He was, of course worried to do this one. For starters he had only just learnt it himself and didn't want to make any mistakes and show weakness in front of anyone, let only his new ruler. There was also the doubt in his mind that if he did teach her this she would know all the spells he did and more, meaning that she would of course be better than him. She would have ultimate power. To him she would be unstoppable. Was he ready for that? He had been Voldemort's heir and if it hadn't been for that stupid spell it would have been him stood where she was and someone else doing the lackey work he was now set to do. He had, of course, been told plans of such a spell as the power transfer one that Hermione had gone through. But he hadn't really paid it much thought. Not really thinking there would be the chance to use it. He believed Voldemort would have won he never thought he would be defeated in battle. Well, not until that gormless had brought Hermione to the Riddle House and had shattered all illusions of him ever taking power. But, he told himself, there was nothing he could do, he had sworn an allegiance to the leader of the death eaters, whoever it may be, and he was not willing to break it. As breaking it would mean a terrible painful death that no man or woman would ever wish to go through.

"Malfoy! Some time today would actually be useful! We have a meeting soon and I can't be gone for too long else precious Pothead and the weasel clan with worry. I've already got Potter on my case I don't need to be making up more excuses that could go wrong. You know how he meddles he's bound to find out if I lie too much!"

"I-I'm sorry Mistress I got distracted, please I beg for my forgiveness." Draco pleaded in a slimy voice.

"Shut up Malfoy and get on with it. Just twenty minutes or the death eaters will be hanging around and it's you they can be angry with."

Draco quickly picked up his wand and demonstrated how to do the last spell a few times before standing back and letting her have a go. It took less time than either of them had expected. So they had time to have a glass of Butterbeer before going to the meeting. Hermione walked across the room and stood with her back to Draco. She closed her eyes and listened to his footsteps picturing exactly where he was in the room. She thought of the spell she would use and tighten her grip on her wand. She felt the power surge through it and ache to come out. Quickly she spun on her heel pointing to where Malfoy was.

"Legilimens!"

Flashed of pictures went through her mind and she focused on one of them.

It was Draco and Voldemort sat in the office room they were in now.

"Now Malfoy, you have been a good loyal servant to me. You have a much better understanding of the dark arts than Wormtail. That is why I'm asking you my boy to become my heir. If the unimaginable my happen I believe you shall best run this house and it's followers."

Draco was finally able to clear his mind and the picture left Hermione's head. She gave him a smirk that could compete with his own as he looked to the floor sheepishly.

"Well. Looks like someone's been cheated of a title hey?" she taunted. "You must feel so jealous. I was always the one to get top grades in Hogwarts, I was the smart one, the one the teachers liked. You were jealous then too. That's why you always teased me; you couldn't handle anyone being better than you. It's the same now only if you call me Mudblood I'll kill you this time." She watched as his fist clenched and his breathing became shallow. She gave a short hard laugh and walked over to him.

"Look at me Malfoy. Look at the person who makes you second best." She whispered as she placed to fingers under his chin and pushed his head up. He finally met her eyes held her gaze for a few seconds before looking away. "Of course you are a very good wizard, one of the best I know and I do not doubt your loyalty, this is why I shall be leaving you to run things while I'm away. I will give you orders by owl of course. But I'm sure you'll be the best to get them done." she walked towards the door leaving Draco stood alone. He picked up a near by chair and threw it against the wall. Hearing the sound of shattering wood soothed him a little so he quickly walked to catch his Mistress up.

"Everyone shut it!" Hermione yelled as she walked into the meeting room and sat at the head of the table. The room hushed and all attention turned to her. "Right. Now I've been thinking and I've just remembered something of great importance to us. In the war the Order members were taught not to use the Unforgivables so instead Dumbledore made a new spell that we could use. It was a spell that made the person under its power fall into a coma. Now the only way to wake this person up is to use the reverse spell. They were intending to wait until the Dementors returned to Azkaban and let them all be kissed one at a time." She explained to them all. "Now obviously that means we must make sure the Dementors all stay on our side. It also means that if we can find where the bodies are being kept and the right spell that we will have all the brave men and women that we lost back with us ready to fight again."

"Do you have any idea where they are being held Mistress?"

"I'm pretty sure it'll be in the Ministry. All the doors there are spell-proof so it would make sense. There are only two keys that can open the door. Unfortunately the two people who have them have their identities hidden from everyone."

"So how do we get them out?"

"Well there will be some people in the order that know who has the keys and where they are so I'll try and find out who does and get it out of them. Right now piss off I've got stuff to do. But make sure you're all here for the ceremony!"

After several 'pops' everyone had disapperated and the room was empty, save for Hermione and Draco.

"Well I best go before Pothead and Weasel worry their ickle heads off about me." Hermione mocked before disapperating.

She arrived in her room at Grimmauld Place. Just in time to hear a knock at her door. She quickly put up the spell to change her appearance before opening the door. Ginny and Harry walked in.

"Where the hell have you been?" Harry demanded.

"Out." Hermione snapped back.

"Out?"

"Yeh out." Hermione repeated rolling her eyes.

"Where?" Ginny asked with worried creases forming around her eyes.

"Just around. I went to a party and fell asleep at a friends house."

"Who?"

"Just someone I went to primary school with I bumped into them in London and we hung out for the day." Hermione quickly lied.

"Oh." Harry sighed. "Yeh ok."

"Listen guys I've been through a lot I just want to go out and act like none of this exists for a while. I need to take my mind off it all for a bit. Then I can think about it when I can deal with it all. You know what I mean?" Hermione explained trying to keep her face looking upset and sincere.

"Yeh Hermione of course we do. But remember if you need to talk or if you're having a hard time we're here you know. Ok?" Ginny said and hugged Hermione giving her an encouraging smile before she and Harry walked from the room. Harry stopped at the doorway and turned around.

"Oh by the way Herms there's a ceremony being held tomorrow for you. You're getting a medal for bravery. Isn't that great?"

"B-but tomorrow's Saturday!" Hermione gasped.

"Yeh so?" Ginny asked.

"Oh no reason." Hermione smiled an innocent smile before shutting the door. "Oh shit!" she groaned.

Hermione sighed and flopped back onto her bed, her head sinking into the pillows. She pointed her wand at the door and locked it before getting rid of the spell she had put upon herself. It had been a long tiring day. She closed her eyes and started thinking of a plan to capture the key holder. And of course trying to figure out how she would be at two places at once.