Chapter 11

Hermione woke up to find herself beside Draco on a couch in their common room.

She checked her watch and found out it was already 11 am. She rubbed her eyes and gently prodded Draco awake.

"Draco, c'mon. It's already 11 pm. Its time to get up." She told him.

"5 more minutes." He whispered groggily.

Hermione sighed. She decided to take a shower first then try waking him again. By the time she finished it was already quarter to 12.

She headed to her room to get a nice book when she noticed Hedwig waiting by her bed, carrying a letter.

Dear Hermione,

Do you want to hang out today? Me, Ron and Ginny are planning to go to Hogsmeade. Do you want to come? We'll be waiting for you around 8 at the gryffindor tower.

See you soon,

Harry

She headed down in the common room to find Draco still there. She came up to him and tried to wake him up again. He didn't respond to anything she tried, suddenly, she got an idea.

She bent down and kissed him. He stirred immediately and said,

"Now that's a good way to wake me up." He said groggily.

She giggled and headed out to the portrait hole. Suddenly the time sinked in and she ran the rest of the way.

"Where are you going?" he asked, suddenly wide awake.

"Gryffindor tower. It's just something I gotta do. See you later." She replied and left.

Hermione arrived at Gryffindor tower to find it in chaos. The usually warm fireplace was cold and looked unused. The cozy armchairs were turned up and lay broken on the floor. Everything was a mess. The students were all down in the common room. Some of them were crying hysterically, some were silently weeping and some were even rocking themselves back and forth, eyes wide. The teachers were there with the Gryffindors while Dumbledore was talking to Ginny who was simply shaking. Hermione walked over to them.

"Professor, what happened?"

"They've got Harry! And took Ron as well!" Ginny shouted with tears in her eyes.

"What?!?" Hermione could feel tears start to fall.

"Voldemort attacked. By the looks of it, around 10a.m. apparently, with the help of Miss Parkinson. They got in the Gryffindor tower and kidnapped Harry and Ron. The whole house tried to stop them but there were atleast 2 dozens of Death eaters. Were lucky no one is dead."

"Where are Harry and Ron?" she was afraid to ask.

"they're gone." He replied sadly.

"Were going to get them back! Im going to find them!"

"The order will do anything it can to find and rescue them. Don't doubt that. I just ask you to stay in the castle because they might come after you next. Some of the 6th years said they heard the death eaters whisper your name. Apparently they were looking for you."

Hermione sobbed hysterically.

'If I hadn't been late, Harry, Ron, Ginny and I would be in Hogsmeade having the time of our lives!' she thought. She kept blaming herself and broke down to tears once more.

Draco POV

Draco got up and went for a nice cold shower. By the time he got out he found a black owl waiting inside his room. He headed for the owl. He quickly read the letter and gasped.

Draco,

We have successfully infiltrated the Gryffindor tower with the help of Miss Parkinson. We did not find Granger there. Bring her to us. The Dark Lord is waiting. Do not screw this up. He is pleased that we have captured both Weasley and Potter but we need Granger. Thanks to you, she and her little red headed friend will become... I will not go on further. Be as swift as possible. The dark Lord is waiting. If you fulfill this task you will become a death eater! Such a great reward! Remember, be swift.

Signed,

Lucius Malfoy

"Bloody hell..." Draco said under his breath.

He went down the common room to find Hermione crying hysterically with the youngest Weasley child.

When she spotted him she got up and hugged him. He patted her back and tried to make her feel better. He couldn't take seeing her like this. She was having a melt down.

"Draco! T-th-they t-t-took H-Ha-Harry and R-Ron! You have to h-help me –f-find them!" She cried. She had never felt so awful in her life.

Draco didn't know what to do. He looked down on his letter and sighed.

He held the letter to Hermione and sat down on one of the couches. He heard her sniffle and let Ginny read the letter as well. They looked at him and both said,

"Show Dumbledore!" they screamed.

After a little persuation they headed to the headmasters office. Draco explained it all to Dumbledore. He explained that his father most likely brought Harry and Ron to 'the graveyard' and is waiting for Hermione. He didn't know what he'd do to them but he knew that he wouldn't kill Harry until he had Hermione.

"There is one other thing..." he whispered.

"What is it?" the headmaster asked.

Draco looked at the direction of the girls who were crying hysterically. Dumbledore nodded and let Hermione and Ginny wait outside.

"He needs Hermione. He heard another prophecy. My father gave him the information. I heard him discussing it with my mother and some seer some time ago."

"Did you hear the whole prophecy?"

"No. I walked in as the seer made her prophecy. The prophecy said, 'the boy who lived, with his friendship is great, but if the ones he holds dear, are used as bait, And they are placed at the right side of the Man who was destroyed yet lives, the dark lord will finally win.' I don't know if it's the whole prophecy. I just heard it by accident." Draco mumbled.

"What happens if Voldemort will not prevail?" Dumbledore asked.

"The prophecy said, 'if this the dark lord cannot prosper, he will use the girl to trick the dragon who slumbers. She and he will never make it through, and if the dragon does live, he will have nothing to give; his one true love will die, because of the curse that I bestow. The young girl will not live happily as long as the dark lord chants with me, this immortal words I know, 'Dragón sin la tierra o la muerte.'"

(Authors Note: translated 'Dragón sin la tierra o la muerte is Dragon with no Earth (Hermione's name means earth in Latin or something. I'm not sure) or death. I'm not sure about the translation but that's what its supposed to mean.)

"What will happen to Hermione?" Dumbledore asked.

"She will die after the war; Voldemort will place a curse on her. I suspect the Seer already chanted with the dark Lord a long time ago. The only way she'll survive is if the Dragon leaves her alone..." Draco trailed off.

"But who is Hermione's Dragon?" Dumbledore asked.

Draco shrugged.

"But why is the whole spell in Spanish while the first word is Latin?" Dumbledore asked curiously.

Suddenly, Dumbledore finally realized that Draco's name meant Draconis or dragon. He told Draco to alert him if anything else happened and Draco left the office.

Draco went out of the headmasters' office, thoughts pouring into his head. He found himself walking near the forbidden forest. He heard something move in the bushes next to him. Draco took out his wand and pointed it at something and muttered,

"Lumos."