Author's Notes: Chapter 28, I don't believe it! You know what else I don't believe… 198 reviews! Aaargh! Thank you thank you thank you thank you! You guys rock!

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MissDitzy: You'll soon find out what Slytherin in the arm means!

ReginicSade87: Thank you so much for loving my OC, coz I know she's taking a lot of space in the story right now!

Dacheese: oops, sorry! I'm glad you pointed that out and I changed it.

LadySerpent: Yep Abby can do wandless magic but for the moment that only means apparating and talking in people's minds. For the rest she needs that wand!

Roguish muse: I'm glad you liked the sad scene, its hard to write and you'll soon find out about Abby…

Lynster89: Thanks for the tips and prepare some tissues coz it won't end well, unfortunately no one saves her!

May: I'm glad you understood that Abby isn't forced into becoming a Death-Eater, for the rest read on!

Spicysuga: A lot of you would prefer Harry or Draco to save Abby but I did warn you that she'll eventually pay for humiliating Voldemort. And you're right, its definitely too much angst and drama for her so let's hope she turnes out all right!

Dracocrazyem: You correctly guessed what happens next! Simply brilliant! The ficis set after OotP, obviously with spoilers. Otherwise, yeah Harry and co are in 7th year, Abby and Gin in 6th. Voldemort hasn't taken over but has definitely dented people's hopes as he attacked Hogwarts the previous year. Abby doesn't become a Death-Eater that's why she doesn't have the Dark Mark (that's just too cruel), read on to find out whats actually happened…

GoddessDragonofRa: I understand that there's too much Abby in the story but she'll be cut down very shortly, actually she doesn't have a last chapter and the story is really focused on Draco and Hermione as I've always said. Glad you enjoy how dark the fic is getting, trust me its gonna get worse!

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Ok, a few explanations are needed at this point I think. First of all, many of you thought that Abigail was forcefully initiated to be a Death-Eater, but in fact it's something else… don't you think Voldemort would have been there if it were the case? Also this chapter switches to Harry's point of view for a moment.

Also, about Abigail, most of you are probably annoyed about her as the story kinda revolves around her at this point. But don't worry because after the next two chapters, Abby isn't so important! This fiction has and will stay a dark romance between Draco and Hermione.

This chapter is dedicated to Kuroi Tsuki Jyurian for reading and reviewing this fanfiction! Once again, thank you!

Now onto the 28th chapter…

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Chapter 28

Draco sat in the library, studying. He tried to concentrate on his work, but his mind inevitably kept wondering off, thinking about past events. Yesterday he had found out from the Dark Lord himself that Selena Serpent had died and therefore Abigail had become the new Serpent leader. Her magical knowledge was very important to Voldemort and he intended to put his plan in action as soon as possible. It unnerved Draco that he had given the mission to Blaise and not even told him about it and that once more, he had been told not to interfere in the matter.

Draco hated being told what to do, but until Blaise's plan was unfolded, there was nothing he could possibly do to find out more. He briefly entertained the idea of warning Abigail that something was about to happen, but then again, why should he care? After all, she knew perfectly well how to take care of herself. However, it still nagged him to know that she was in danger and judging by the way she had looked since she had returned to Hogwarts, he wondered if she'd be able to take care of herself this time.

Packing up his books, Draco decided to return to his room and maybe spend some time with Hermione. They had seen each other only a couple of times in the past two weeks since they were both busy with Head duties and such. He knew perfectly well that he was playing a dangerous game being with her, but in this case, he didn't care. Now for the first time in his life, he was doing what he truly wanted; he wasn't following anybody else's orders. He had taken his life into his own hands, risking everything, but it was worth it. Hermione made him feel something he hadn't felt for a very long time; she made him feel alive.

Thinking about the Gryffindor girl, he walked out of the library, running up the stairs to his dorm. Without warning, he jerked forward, nearly tripping up on the stairs when a sudden pain burst through his head. He grabbed the stone wall with his hand, willing himself to stay upright, whilst reaching for his head at the same time, trying to force out the intolerable throbbing.

Someone was screaming inside his mind!

"Draco!" He recognised Abigail's voice at once. "Draco?"

She seemed scared and in danger and Draco figured that whatever plan Blaise had in mind for her, he had just put it into action. As quickly as the voice had appeared, it ceased. Breathing deeply, Draco picked up his bag and continued his way up. Upon reaching his dorm, however, Abigail's cries shrieked in his head again only this time they were more desperate and violent.

"Draco!" she screamed in his mind. "I know you can hear me! The room of requirement, help me!"

His hands automatically grabbed his head in agony as he listened to the terrified voice inside. However, he shook his head at her words.

I can't help you this time. You're on your own now.

Although her desperate screams were chilling to the bone, Draco ignored them as best as he could and stepped into the common room, calling out for Hermione.

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Harry looked across to the empty seat in front of him, then turned to look at Ron, who was wolfing down the rest of his chips before reaching out for his pumpkin juice.

"Where's Hermione?" he asked worried. "Didn't she say she was coming down to dinner?"

"Dunno," Ron answered. "She said she was going to see that Serpent girl. She should be back now."

Harry scowled at his words. As long as Abigail was a Slytherin, Ron would never trust her. Eating up the last of his food, Harry tried not to worry about Hermione. As he meant to stand up, an incredible pain suddenly shot through his head instead, causing him to sit back down hard, listening in agony to the terrified voice screaming inside his head.

"Harry!"

Holding his head, Harry knocked over his pumpkin juice and opened his eyes slowly, wondering what the hell had just happened to him.

"Harry, mate, are you okay?" Ron asked quietly, worry in his eyes. "Is it... your scar?"

Harry looked up at him, shaking his head. Most of the Gryffindors had stopped eating now and were staring at Harry with fear. Seeing him in pain holding his head was never a good sign.

"I'm fine," he said quickly, suddenly looking around him wondering where the voice had come from.

"I think - I think I heard someone scream my name inside my head," he continued in a whisper.

Ron looked back at him with wide eyes. "What? What do you mean?"

Harry didn't answer him as his mind kicked back into gear and he suddenly recognised the voice inside his head.

"Abigail," he exclaimed, jumping up to his feet. "It's Abigail and she's in danger!"

Leaving the dinner table, he ran out of the hall to the Gryffindor common room in search of the Marauder's Map.

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"Hermione?"

Draco knocked at her door but got no answer. He stepped in anyway and was surprised to find an empty room. Hadn't they both agreed to meet tonight as none of them had Head duties to do? Looking around her room, he suddenly caught sight of a letter on her bed. Recognising Pansy's handwriting, he took a closer look and saw that Abigail had supposedly sent it.

"What the hell?" he thought out loud but suddenly realised what this meant. Wherever Abigail was, Hermione was surely with her.

"Shit!"

Running out of Hermione's room, Draco knew exactly where to find them both - the Room of Requirement.

As he reached the magical room and slipped inside, he was surprised that it was so dimly lit and that so many Slytherins were gathered inside. He instantly spotted Hermione between Crabbe and Goyle and couldn't help but watch her surprised expression as several Slytherins bowed down on one knee as they saw him.

Didn't they know better than to bow down to him at Hogwarts? And how come no one had told him about Zabini's plan when so many of them had been involved in it?

"Where's Zabini?" Draco ordered with his usual cold demeanour.

Instantly, Blaise got up and stepped by his side.

"We're waiting for the spell to work on Abigail," he explained quietly as the others muttered among themselves, impatiently looking at the far corner. Draco was surprised to see a bed with Abigail lying unconscious on it.

"I know that, but why is she here?" Draco inquired, pointing to Hermione.

Blaise smirked at his words in contempt. "We thought that her presence might help Abigail change her mind about joining us."

"How so?" Draco asked, venom in his voice. Blaise had obviously been keeping things from him.

"They're related Malfoy," Blaise remarked loudly. "The filthy Mudblood is somehow linked to the Serpent family, which explains why Abigail has been protecting her all this time."

Draco felt himself go numb as the revelation hit him. Related? It was that simple! They were related! How did I not think of it before?

"Let her go," he ordered, his voice devoid of emotion. "She has no more use here and I will personally see to it that she does not warn her Gryffindor friends."

Blaise nodded his head in agreement but before he could move, a gasp was heard from the bed. Stepping closer, Draco watched closely as Abigail's limp body turned rigid. As soon as her bonds were undone, she sat up straight on the bed, her long jet-black hair falling into her face. Many Slytherins stepped away in fright not knowing what to expect but Draco stood still, staring intently as Abigail lifted her head, her hair parting away from her face and her eyes opening slowly.

They were entirely black.

Several Slytherins, Hermione included, gasped loudly at the sight.

So she's possessed, Draco thought to himself, remembering his DADA classes. Complete black eyes could only mean that a dark spirit had possessed her body. Voldemort's plan is quite cunning after all. Now he can probably make her tell him everything she knows about magic.

However, understanding the seriousness of the situation, Draco snapped out of his thoughts.

"Everybody out!" he bellowed, grabbing Blaise to make sure he would untie Granger and let her go. The Slytherins all left at lightning speed and as soon as the door closed behind him, Draco turned to face Abigail. Her eyes had unexpectedly changed back to normal and she contemplated him for some time before finally standing up.

"Who are you?" Draco inquired, watching her every move.

Lifting up her left arm, Abigail looked at the engraved 'SLYTHERIN' in the skin and smirked.

"Salazar Slytherin," he replied, keeping his cool demeanour. She picked up her cloak, dumped in a pile at the foot of the bed and put her arms through the sleeves, leaving the garment seductively fall off her shoulders. Slowly, she stepped closer to Draco and he instantly noticed something different about her, in the way she walked, in her stance. Knowing very well that her wand was probably inside her cloak, he watched tensely, ready for anything as she started to circle him.

Her movements were slow but powerful and commanded respect.

"He is indeed inside of me. His magic, his mind and his power overwhelm me and yet, I am still the girl you knew - a Serpent."

Her voice was empowering but also soft and comforting at the same time. She stepped closer, walking up from behind him and Draco could feel the warmth of her body as she leaned into his back. Her hands snaked up along his arms, stopping as they reached his broad shoulders and she whispered in his ear, enchanting him with her voice. "I am surprised to see you here, Dragon. If you had wanted to save me, you would have been here in time."

Draco tried to stiffen against her touch but her simple presence overwhelmed him with all kind of emotions. He wanted to ask her why she had called him 'Dragon', but instead all he could think about was the way she felt against him and how he wanted to hear the sound of her voice again.

"I was told not to save you," he admitted against his will. "I merely came to see what had happened."

He breathed hard, fighting against the urge to tell her about his intention to save Hermione. As Abigail stepped around to face him, he stared at the flames suddenly dancing in her eyes. He couldn't seem to look away, as a flood of emotions rushed over him and he felt irresistibly attracted to her. She put both her hands on his chest; her nails digging slightly into his skin as she stared deeply into his silver eyes. Draco couldn't help but close his eyes as uncontrollable pleasure shot through through his body from her touch.

"I can show you things that you never thought were even possible," she murmured in his ear, intoxicating him with greed for power. "I can teach you more than anybody else. I can make your wildest dreams become true."

She pulled away slowly, looking back into his blazing silver eyes. "Tell me, do you like this new girl, my Dragon?"

Before he could answer, he felt her hand dangerously slither down to his crotch whilst a malicious smile formed on her lips. "Trust me, I have evolved in more ways than one."

Draco couldn't think straight anymore. Her voice cleared away all the questions which had previously filled his mind. All he knew, was that he wanted her, here and now. As lust flashed through his eyes, he suddenly grasped the back of her head with his hand and he kissed her hard. She kissed him back, her mouth hot and hard, until the door abruptly bolted open and a very pissed off Harry Potter appeared, followed by Hermione.

"Get away from her!" Potter spat out, his eyes glaring dangerously at him.

Before Draco could retaliate, he felt Abigail push herself away from him and slowly step up towards Potter.

"You're a little late, don't you think?" she remarked slyly, her empowering voice suddenly losing all softness. Her demanding presence seemed to have the same effect on Potter, as he watched her intently, remaining silent.

"How brave of you to think you could confront my Slytherins all by yourself," she mocked him, holding his gaze.

"I wanted to save you."

"From what? Remembering who I truly am?"

"Abigail, what happened to you?" Potter asked quietly, trying to hide his emotions.

"I don't need you anymore," she answered flatly, causing Draco to smirk. "You may leave now little boy."

Noticing his confused face, Abigail laughed in his face. "Don't you understand, you fool? A Slytherin would never mess with a Gryffindor, I was merely playing with you," she explained cruelly, relishing the pain she was causing him.

"I don't believe you," he answered back, defying her. This only caused Abigail to smirk.

"I don't know how I could be any clearer. You were only a toy among my expert hands. I manipulated you because you are and always will be my enemy. And what a poor enemy, I should say!" she added maliciously, her voice becoming darker and harsher. "You were nothing but a miserable boy strangled into self-pity before I found you. Without me the audacity within you to confront me now would not exist and without me your confidence will quickly die out, because without me, you are NOTHING!"

"Stop it!" Granger let out from the doorway, watching Potter's body shaking with rage, his fists clenched. However, she quickly shut up as Abigail's cold eyes bore into her own. Turning to face Potter again, Abigail watched the effects her words had on him, amused.

"How humiliating," she exclaimed as she continued to mock him. "And to think you believed everything I told you, that I actually understood you and cared about you." Abigail laughed loudly at her own words. She had successfully manipulated Potter's feelings and made him look like a complete idiot. Draco watched the entire scene carefully, noticing Potter's anger mount within him as Abigail's harsh words struck him and a smile crept on the Slytherin's face.

"I have more important things to do now than waste my time on you," she suddenly told him. Stepping aside, she headed for the door where Granger stood.

"Abby, what's going on?" she pleaded, although she did not dare touch her.

Abigail froze at her words.

"Out of my way - Mudblood."

The shock on Hermione's face caught Draco's attention and she slowly stepped aside to let Abigail go.

A short silence followed after she had left.

Draco meant to leave as well but all of a sudden, an enraged Potter lunged towards him and caught off guard, Draco received a blow to his jaw, making him stumble backwards.

"You fucking piece of –" Potter shouted to him, punching him again.

"Harry!" Hermione screamed, trying to stop him.

"Stay out of this!" he warned her, his anger filled eyes turning to her.

Recovering from the blow, Draco took advantage of Potter's second of distraction to knee him hard in the stomach and punch him back in the face. Then grabbing his throat, Draco pinned him up against the wall.

"Stop it!" Hermione screamed from behind him. She tried pulling his arm away from Harry, but Draco pushed her out of his way and whipped out his wand, brandishing it to his arch enemy's chest. He'd be damned if he let Saint Potter get away with what he'd done. Through the bloody face, two loathing green eyes stared back into Draco's cold steel ones. He was surprised to no longer see fear in the Gryffindor's eyes.

"What the fuck did you do to her?" Potter demanded, blood trickling from his mouth.

Draco smirked back at him. "She finally opened her eyes to the real world," he drawled, tightening his grip around Potter's throat.

"Get your hands off me - Death Eater," he growled, his voice low and dangerous. Draco was nearly taken aback by his words and tightened his grasp on his wand. However, he felt a hand touch his arm. Turning his head to see who it was, he came face to face with Hermione who gently pulled his hand away.

"Let him go Draco," she pleaded, fear in her eyes.

The effect her plea had on him was unimaginable. The fear and sadness in Hermione's eyes froze Draco on the spot. He couldn't stand seeing her like that, especially knowing it was his fault. The Slytherin Prince instantly retracted his wand and slowly let go of Potter who fell to the ground. Hermione instantly bent down to her best friend's side, examining the wounds on his face.

At that precise moment, all anger, hate and revenge left Draco's mind and jealousy quickly crept in. He couldn't bear to watch Hermione fawn all over the speckled git and preferred to leave.

"Don't mess with me again, Potter," he said icily over his shoulder before leaving.

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"What the hell happened to you?" Blaise inquired, as soon as he saw Draco's face.

Draco had just entered the Slytherin common room and noticed Blaise sitting comfortably in a leather armchair, Abigail in his lap.

"I fell," Draco replied sarcastically, throwing himself down on the opposite couch. Although his eyes were closed, he could distinctly feel Abigail's presence and knew she had left Zabini's lap to approach him.

"Did Wonder Boy give you a hard time?" she asked softly, captivating his attention as she sat down beside him gracefully.

"Abigail told me about Potter," Blaise interrupted, anger in his voice. "Do you want me to take care of him?"

"No," Draco decided, shaking his head. "There's no time. He's probably gone to see Dumbledore now. Fortunately our Lord made sure the old fool is absent from Hogwarts tonight, trying to prevent new massacres. When did he ask you to bring Abigail?"

"Tomorrow night, everything is planned."

This isn't good! Draco thought to himself. With Abigail's powers, Voldemort will be unstoppable! This was definitely not part of his own plans but he couldn't think of any way to gain more time. Draco nodded and turned to see Abigail staring back at him intently. Her dark eyes bored into his own and he felt as though he was being hypnotised. Before he knew it, she was in his lap, whispering to him with her empowering soft voice again.

"I told you she was good," Blaise grinned, noticing the smile creeping up on Draco's face. "Don't get too close Malfoy, remember who she belongs to."

At his words, Abigail stopped talking and turned to face him. "Jealous, are you?"

Before Blaise could answer, she faced Draco again and added viciously. "Don't worry Dragon, he's just hoping somebody someday will do him like I did."

Stroking her finger slowly along his cheek, she got up and made her way up the guy's dorm, summoning Blaise after her with her hand.

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Draco walked into the Head's common room and sat down on the sofa, sighing loudly. He had left the Slytherin common room as quickly as he could. Abigail was seriously messing with his mind and he had decided to stay as far away as possible from her until tomorrow night. Blaise, on the other hand, seemed to thoroughly enjoy the change and had quickly fallen into her mind games.

As he lay back thinking, Hermione walked in and immediately tensed as she noticed him.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked straight away, his eyes fixed on her.

Hermione shifted uncomfortably at his question. "I don't know what you're talking about," she answered trying to walk away but Draco stood up instantly, blocking her way.

"Bullocks!" he said, his eyes flashing angrily at her. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Hermione responded in the same manner, her whole body shaking in anger.

"Me being related to Abigail does not concern you in any way," she snapped, pushing her way past him.

"It has everything to do with me!" he retorted coming after her. "You can't keep such information from me Hermione, I need to know!"

At his words, Hermione spinned around in fury, her eyes holding his angry gray stare. "What has it got to do with you? Why the hell do you even care?"

"So I can protect you!" he roared at her, causing her to step backwards. "Don't you realise that Voldemort will be coming straight for you when he knows?"

Hermione gave a dry laugh. "Like he wasn't already after me because I'm Harry's best friend!"

"Yes but before, harming you would have meant declaring war! A war he knew he couldn't win!" Draco retorted, angrier than ever. "Now, through you, he can get to Abigail! Do you even realise how dangerous he would become if he acquired her powers? He would flatten Dumbledore out and the rest of his enemies before they even saw it coming!"

"Well that doesn't make any difference now, does it?" Hermione said bitterly. "Now she'll just tell him everything she knows willingly thanks to your 'friends'! She's possessed, isn't she? She's possessed with some sort of twisted spirit which explains why she acted like such a bitch to Harry and why she was kissing you!"

Her words hit Draco like a smack across the face though he didn't show it.

"I didn't know about the curse. I didn't know what Blaise had planned," he tried to defend himself.

"Nor did you try to save her!" Hermione shouted at him, her anger taking over her thoughts. "You don't care about me getting hurt! You only care that through me, now Voldemort can acquire Abigail's powers instead of you! Admit it Draco, all you want from that girl are her powers, you never gave a fuck about her otherwise! And now you're angry because you realise you're screwed, because Voldemort will never share any of those powers with you! I mean, who the hell are you within the circle of Death Eaters, huh? You're probably so meaningless that you don't even know who replaced your Father! Is that why you didn't tell me Draco? And even if you knew, why the hell wouldn't you tell me? What's the big deal anyway about who's the next big, bad Death Eater? Why the fuck won't you tell me? I mean, it's not like I'll know the poor bastard! It's not like it's –"

But she suddenly stopped herself. Her fury had caused her to ramble on illogically, spilling out everything that was on her mind and eventually leading her to answer her own question. Her eyes quickly looked up to Draco searching for a confirmation, which was written all over his face. He looked back at her, not knowing what to say, as she struggled with her emotions.

"I mean – I mean, it's not like it's you, right?" she said softly, trying to smile as if it was all soome sort of a joke. "It can't be, right?"

Draco remained silent as the new piece of information finally seemed to sink into her.

"Oh God! Draco, tell me it's not true," she whispered, backing away from him.

"I didn't have a choice," he said in defeat.

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Hehehe! Think Hermione is gonna believe that last line! I think not….

For those of you who are wondering what happened to this chapter as I promised it would be super long, well it's been cut in half and the next one will still be Draco's POV! This chapter is therefore 'Possessed I' (one, not aye!) and will be followed by 'Possessed II'! So sorry about the cliffhanger but it had to be done.

For those of you still wondering, Abigail is possessed with Salazar Slytherin's spirit (eww, what a weird idea, huh? Don't ask…) IDid you notice the similarity with the little girl from the Ring? Long black hair, falling into herface,etc... Just thought it was fun to add!

Anyway now Abby's a super bitch, hates Mudbloods, loves Dark Magic, etc and will probably side by Voldemort, right? Well that's for you to think about…Oh and do any of you recognise from which song belongs her last line? Its from one of my favourite bands and I had been saving that line for a while!

Otherwise, poor Harry's been ripped to shreds… When I edited the chapter, even I was surprised by Abigail's nasty comments but hey, he tries to kick Malfoy's ass for it! I loved writing that short fight scene, I read so many in other fics that I thought I'd add it in.

Next chapter will be up at the latest saturday, Hermione has still a lot on her mind and it will come out and Draco brings Abigail to Voldemort… the final war is dangerously approaching!

PLEASE REVIEW! They make me smile like there's no tomorrow! No kidding! I love reading your comments whether good or bad!

Hathor xxx