Chapter 16

Flashback

She got up and limped. She could hear spells being cast and see clouds of smoke erupting from a wand every once in a while. She was about send a spell towards an unsuspecting death eater when, suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder.

She turned and gasped.

"Ah, Ms. Granger. We meet again."

End Flashback

Hermione was standing face-to-face with none other then Lucius Malfoy, otherwise known as Draco's Father.

"I see my son has taken a liking towards you." He said coldly staring at the battlefield.

Hermione followed his gaze to find Draco dueling with a death eater.

"You do know that some mistakes ought to be corrected. You of all people should know that since you are head girl and the heads are supposed to correct their mistakes. I am telling you to stay away from my son. Or suffer the consequences." He said coldly still staring at Draco.

Hermione suddenly relived all the hurt looks Draco made when they discussed his Father and she felt a spurge of energy and hate run through her veins. She was so intact with her emotions she got frightened and furious at the same time. She saw the hidden tears Draco made every time the topic came close to his so called father. She didn't expect what she was about to do. People may say it was out of pure instinct but she would never know the consequences that action may do.

"Never! I love your son and he loves me back! Not you or any other person can get in the way of that. Not you or even Voldemort himself!" She spat still surprised she said Voldemorts' name!

"I guess you chose the latter. Then I will have the honor to kill you. Now prepare to duel." He said coldly.

Hermione looked as if ready to kill and prepared herself.

Lucius bowed and Hermione only gave a curt nod. They both got up and she was about to cast a spell when,

"Crucio!" Lucius screamed.

Hermione ducked and it hit another tombstone. She got up and shouted,

"Stupefy!"

Lucius just dodged it.

"Crucio!"

Hermione had been hit.

She was on the ground screaming. She felt like daggers and every other device had been stabbing her. The pain was too great. She could feel tears run down her cheeks once more. She felt some of her own blood on her arms and legs as she whimpered on the floor. The pain was piercing through her body, her mind, her very soul. She felt as if she was burning and drowning at the same time. She felt as through she was being stabbed and being strangled. She couldn't stop it. She could feel cuts on her arms and legs but she had already shut her eyes tightly. She braved herself and opened them. Long cuts were made. Blood was streaming down her whole body. She felt as if her head was splitting in two. She could feel blood run down her face and her hair full of blood. Lucius stopped.

"Now. I will give you a choice. Stay away from my son or die. And if you chose death I will not be as kind to kill you with the killing curse but I will let you suffer. Since you are so keen with saying my Dark Lords name I see no other rightful death." He spat.

"Never!" she screamed.

She got up and readied herself for another hit of the cruciatus curse when, suddenly she heard a song something was singing. It was a phoenix song!

Fawkes flew over Hermione crying. She felt its hot tears instantly healing her and all her drained energy returning to her. It was the best feeling! She saw as her blood disappeared and the cuts were no longer there. She felt as if she never got hit in the first place. Her sprained ankle was no more as well. She got up and faced Malfoy once more a smirk plastered on her lips.

"Imperio!" he shouted.

Hermione ducked but it still hit her. Lucius had known how she would have reacted and aimed.

'Go to my son and kill him!'

'NO! Never!' she shouted inside but she felt like the cruciatus curse was being placed once more. She winced in pain.

'Yes you will! I would rather have him dead than with a mudblood like you! He is a disgrace to me!'

Hermione suddenly remembered Draco and the times she shared with him. The necklace, the ball, the time when he found out and the times he always loved her. She was freed from the spell.

"Never!" she shouted.

"The duel is still on Lucius Malfoy! Stupefy!" Hermione shouted and this time she was ready.

Lucius had tried to dodge it but Hermione had been moving her wand in a circular movement and this resulted it to become a spray of the stunning spell.

Lucius got hit and lay on the ground stunned.

Hermione took away his wand and tied him up. She got up and ran into the field again to find the others.

She came across a clearing where only two people seemed to be dueling. Hermione came for a closer look. She gasped.

It was Harry and Ron! They were dueling. Harry looked very pained to be dueling with Ron but Ron looked like he was mad! He was laughing so hard! Ron sent spells in every direction. Harry dodged them all. He just couldn't bring himself to curse Ron. Ron laughed at this.

"What's the matter Potter? Too honorable to fight your best friend? How weak! Hahahaha!" Ron laughed coldly.

"Ron! Think about this!" Harry shouted desperately.

"Hahahaha! Die Potter!" he screamed.

"Avada kedavra!" Ron shouted.

Harry dodged the curse quickly.

Hermione could feel tears running down her cheeks. She could not believe that this was happening.

"Hahahaha!" Ron laughed.

"Too scared to face the killing curse? You're not the boy who lived! You are the boy who is running scared! Hahahaha!" Ron laughed.

"Ron! Stop it!" Harry shouted.

"Ron! How could you?!?" Hermione screamed. She couldn't help it.

Ron suddenly saw Hermione and whispered a spell, smiling. Harry saw this and shouted,

"Ron! No! Run Hermione!"