Disclaimer: Harry Potter and his world belongs to wonderful, fabulous and creative J.K. Rowling. Anything else belongs to me, basically the OC Abigail Serpent.
Author's Notes: Hey, surprise, surprise! I'm updating at last! I usually update once a week but as reviews have been flooding in, I decided to update faster. However, I have many deadlines for essays, etc next week, so my next chapter will not be up so soon methinks! In case you guys didn't know yet, I'm at university and I have TONS of work and exams are approaching, yikes!
Before I comment on this chapter, I have been criticised a few times about my writing which is sometimes scrappy, I admit and I now have a beta-reader who has helped me with this chapter and hopefully will help me with the next ones. I am also going through some previous chapters and re-writing some small bits as I admit, the grammar is sometimes quite bad and I will also get rid of typos. Do not worry, the storyline will not change! This is only for future readers who might be put off by my writing.
Special thanks to chas3r who is my beta-reader!
Thank you all soooo much for reviewing! Last time I checked I had 283 reviews, yay and I hope to get many more! I personally thanked everybody at the end of the chapter but read the chapter first or it will be spoiled for you!
Ok, so this is chapter 31 and Abby's POV. I know some of you have complained about her being a central character but she is important to the story and spices up other characters lives. However this is Abigail's before last chapter whereas Hermione and Draco have more to come.
So many of you thought that Hermione and Draco would get caught. Well read on to find out, I'll comment about it at the end.
Enjoy!
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Chapter 31
Abigail slowly opened up her eyes as she heard noises beside her. As she awakened gradually, pain filled her head and the room began spinning around her again. Where am I? she thought, looking around the red and gold decorated room and suddenly recognised Hermione's room. Sitting up, she groaned as the pounding ache in her head became intolerable.
"Here, take these," someone said beside her, giving her some pills with a glass of water. Without hesitation, Abigail took the medicine and felt much better in seconds. She looked up to find Harry, sitting next to her on the bed, holding a bottle of aspirin.
"Morning," he greeted her smiling.
"What are you doing here?" Abigail asked confused, putting the glass down on the bedside table.
"I brought you here with Ron, remember? And then I stayed to watch over you," he explained, looking at her curiously.
"Oh yeah," she managed to say. She felt so sick and tired and she felt embarrassed that Harry was there.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked with concern. "How are you feeling?"
"Like shit," Abby admitted, snuggling back under the covers, as if to hide from him. "My head hurts and I feel really sick."
"I'm not surprised," he answered, sitting back down in the chair nearby. He fell silent for a couple of seconds watching Abigail as she closed her eyes pretending to fall asleep again. In fact, she was dreading the questions that Harry would ultimately ask.
"Do you remember what happened?" he asked honestly, shifting uncomfortably in his chair.
Silence.
Abigail slowly opened her eyes again, staring up at the ceiling. "Yes."
"Everything?"
"Most of it."
Silence fell once more upon the room and Abby could hear Harry's heavy breathing.
"I'm sorry," she murmured, turning her head to face him. "I didn't mean those things I said, I had no control over my thoughts, it was –"
But Abigail couldn't finish her sentence as tears started rolling down her cheeks. The truth was that Abigail meant what she had said; she had meant what she had done. For the past couple of days, acting as a true Pureblood was like a necessity or rather it was comforting. Thoughts about wizard blood and wealth and power had suddenly invaded her as Salazar Slytherin's thoughts had overwhelmed her and they had made her act differently until last night. When Abigail was exorcised, she seemed to wake up from a dream and only then did she realise how wrong those thoughts were and how awful her actions had been.
"I'd better get you some breakfast," Harry said quickly, standing up. "You need to eat something."
"I should probably have a shower," Abigail laughed softly, wiping her tears away.
He nodded and then left the room without a word. She got out of bed and realised that she was still wearing her clothes from last night, which consisted of black trousers and a black T-shirt. She had worn them especially for the meeting. Looking around the room, Abigail couldn't find her wand and then remembered that Malfoy had it.
The thought of Malfoy angered her. She couldn't believe all the things he had done to her while she was possessed. She walked out of the room finally and down to the bathroom when she heard a noise. Peering inside the bathroom, she gasped at the sight before her.
Malfoy and Hermione, both half-naked and dripping wet, were passionately kissing. Seeing Abigail in the doorway, Hermione pulled away and hurriedly tried to cover herself up.
"This isn't what you think," she squeaked, whilst Malfoy smirked at her.
"It's okay, she knows about us," Malfoy told Hermione, casually slipping on a shirt.
"Merlin, Hermione! Are you insane?" Abby exclaimed in shock, closing the door hurriedly behind her. "What if Harry had caught you? I don't believe this!"
"Give her a break," Malfoy retorted, seeing Hermione distressed. "You should be thanking her, not screaming at her. She saved your life yesterday in case you don't remember!"
Abigail turned red in the face at his words. "I wasn't talking to you!"
Malfoy barely flinched at her words. He was obviously expecting her to be mad at him.
"So," she continued, looking at the scene before her. "Did you stage this Malfoy? Did you expect Harry to come through this door instead of me?"
She glared at him, crossing her arms over her chest. "Is that the best plan you could think of to break up Dumbledore's Trio?" she sneered, venom in her voice.
"What?" Hermione exclaimed in surprise as Draco's eyes narrowed to two silver slits.
"Let's go," he said quickly, leading Hermione out of the bathroom.
As soon as Abigail shut the door behind them, she heard Hermione's angry voice shout at an equally angry Malfoy and smiled. Good, that should teach him!
She then quickly turned the hot water on in the shower, drowning out their voices.
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Clutching the towel wrapped around her, Abigail went back up to Hermione's room to change. She couldn't hear any noise and guessed that the two Head students had finally gone to class. Harry was already in the room waiting for her; apparently he had decided to skip classes. On the bedside table lay a plate with muffins and jam as well as a mug of hot chocolate.
"Wow, thanks Harry!" she exclaimed, seeing her breakfast.
She noticed fresh clothes on the bed, laid out for her and her wand next to them.
He smiled back at her. "How do you feel?"
"Much better, thanks," she said hugging her wand and casting a few healing spells on herself.
"Um – I'd better let you get changed," he suddenly realised, heading for the door.
"No, its okay. You can stay," she told him, reaching for a muffin. "Just turn around and don't look."
He did so and Abigail got changed quickly, wondering what to say to him. It was so awkward to see him so concerned for her after what she had told him. She felt so guilty but at the same time it gave her a warm feeling to know that he had taken care of her. Finally dressed, she felt comfortably better. Her headache had definitely gone and so had the sickness. But the tension between her and Harry still hanged in the air.
She stepped up to him and put a hand on his back. "It's okay, I'm dressed now."
Harry turned around and looked attentively at Abigail's outfit. She was wearing an old pair of jeans with cuts in all the right places and a red strappy top. Abigail wondered what the hell Hermione was thinking when she chose the outfit but noticed it looked nice with her tanned skin.
"Listen Harry," she began, keeping her hand on his shoulder. "I wanted to apologise again for what happened. I'm sorry I hurt you and I want to thank you for helping me. You really didn't have to do all this."
He smiled back at her and his shiny green eyes made Abigail's insides melt. She suddenly realised, for the first time, how much he had changed since she had properly met him this year. He wasn't skinny anymore but looked stronger.
He looks happy, confident and still really good-looking! And to think it could have all crumbled down this morning if he had caught Hermione with Malfoy!
Mentally slapping herself for staring at his body so obviously, Abigail felt his hands on her hips, pulling her closer to him.
Okay, maybe now he's too confident...
"I was worried about you. I nearly apparated to the Death Eater's meeting to save you," he admitted, his eyes looking intently at her. "I don't know what I would have done if something had happened to you."
Hearing his words, Abigail felt her face flush and suddenly found her feet very interesting. She didn't expect him to be so forward with her but what happened next surprised her even more. Harry cupped her face with his hand and Abigail's eyes were inevitably drawn into his own. He brushed his lips softly over her own, before kissing her lightly on the lips.
Abigail kissed him back softly as her hand made its way from his shoulder to his neck. He answered her request and they were soon kissing passionately, forgetting everything that had happened these past few days. Feeling his hand slip under her top, Abigail stopped him.
"Harry, so much has happened to me recently that I don't think I can cope with anymore pain," she breathed out, her pleading eyes locking with his.
"I understand," he murmured, stroking her hair. "I'd never hurt you Abby."
His words caused her to smile and soon she was kissing him hungrily again. Her hands ran through his hair as he kissed her cheeks, then her neck, causing her to moan. Gradually stepping backwards, they made their way to the bed. She continued to kiss Harry feverishly as she started unbuttoning his shirt.
But he stopped her.
"Abby, we're in Hermione's room!" he exclaimed, smiling brightly.
"Oh yeah - right," she answered, laughing softly.
"Besides, you should be resting," he teased her, sitting her down on the bed. "Come on, you haven't even finished your breakfast yet."
Abigail pouted, not disguising her disappointment but quickly laid down on the bed next to Harry, smiling as she drank her hot chocolate. All tension between them seemed to have disappeared and they both looked a lot happier.
It was finally lunchtime and Abigail heard Hermione walk in the common room, calling out her name. Emerging from the bedroom with Harry, Hermione told her that Dumbledore had just returned and wanted to see her. Picking up her Slytherin robes, she wrapped them tightly around her.
"Don't worry," Harry soothed her. "I'll be right here waiting with some lunch when you get back."
She smiled at him and kissed him softly, surprising Hermione, before she left. Walking down the corridor, she realised her hands were shaking like leaves. She still clearly remembered her last meeting with Dumbledore, or at least she thought it was him. Professor Snape greeted her at the bottom of the stairs. Muttering the password, the phoenix statue revealed the staircase leading to Dumbledore's office. Knocking on the door, Abigail entered cautiously and noticed the Headmaster was patiently waiting for her.
"Ah, Miss Serpent, please come in," he greeted her warmly, offering her a seat. "How are you feeling? I understand Miss Granger with her friends' help was successful in making the potion."
Abigail's eyes opened wide in disbelief. "You knew?"
"I helped them find the potion, Miss Serpent," Dumbledore answered, his eyes twinkling mischievously. "I am sorry I could not prevent Mr Zabini's plan but I had been purposely drawn away from Hogwarts at the time. Yet you still haven't answered my question, how are you feeling?"
"I feel much better thank you," she answered honestly. "I think I just need some rest."
"And I have already warned your professors of your absence for today and tomorrow. I hope you will be able to attend classes after that," he demanded, offering her a sherbet lemon, which Abigail, surprised, took willingly.
"Um – yes of course," she said, still completely shocked to see how different the real Dumbledore was from the fake. How did she not realise that it wasn't him she was talking to a couple of months ago?
"Tell me, Abigail," he suddenly asked reading her mind. "Do you have any information concerning the person who impersonated me?"
"Yes I do. Voldemort himself told me that he sent a Death Eater to replace you temporarily to meet me," she explained, trying to recall what she had heard the previous night. "He said that he wanted me to know the truth about my grandmother. He wanted me to become like her."
"Yes, unfortunately your grandmother found a way to help others without losing her powers and chose to help Lord Voldemort," Dumbledore informed her, looking intently at Abigail through his half-moon spectacles.
"So it is true,"she whispered quietly. "I wasn't able to ask my mother before she died."
"Yes, unfortunately your grandmother did some terrible things in the past which caused your family to exile abroad and today your family name is no longer trusted among the Ministry."
She looked up at him in surprise. Now she knew why her parents had left England and weren't allowed in the country.
"I am terribly sorry to bother you with all this but I must warn you," he stated seriously. "The Ministry, of course, has heard of your mother's recent death and is very concerned with you being the new Serpent leader. They fear that you might follow your grandmother's path."
"But why?"she exclaimed confused.
"Because you are in Slytherin, my dear," he answered in the same calm voice.
"Oh."
"I wouldn't worry about the Ministry of Magic, but I thought it best that you are now aware of the situation," he concluded, smiling warmly.
"Thank you, Professor," Abigail said getting up and then left his office.
She was glad that he had warned her but thought nothing of it. What could the Ministry possibly do to me now? she thought as she walked the stairs back to the Head dorm. She avoided as many students as she could, walking quickly and keeping her head down. Reaching the portrait, she said the password and walked in. She found Hermione sitting on the couch, reading Hogwarts: A History.
"Hey," she greeted the Head girl. "Where's Harry?"
"I don't know," she replied, barely lifting her head out of the book.
Abigail noticed a plate of food on the coffee table for her and sat down next to Hermione to eat.
"Is Malfoy here?" she asked uninterested.
"I hope not," Hermione muttered angrily, causing Abby to feel guilty.
"Oh," she began, biting her lower lip. "Um – Hermione, I was lying this morning. Malfoy really does care about you. I'm really sorry I said those things, but you guys weren't careful enough. If Harry had walked in instead of me, I don't even want to imagine the disaster it would create!"
"Disaster?" Hermione gulped nervously.
"Well, isn't it obvious?" she stated, deadly serious. "Harry and Ron must never find out. If they ever did, that would be the end of you three and then we've definitely lost the war."
Hermione fell silent, not knowing what to say.
"Their hate for Malfoy blinds them! They could never understand that you two actually love each other," she continued, picking up her sandwich.
"I don't love Draco," Hermione said quickly, looking away uneasily.
"Yeah whatever," she laughed softly, seeing how embarrassed Hermione was now that she was caught.
"So, how are you feeling?" she asked softly, turning to face Abigail.
"A lot better," Abby answered, chewing her sandwich. "Thanks for everything, you know. I'm sorry I was harsh with you this morning. Being possessed seriously screwed with my mind so don't take it seriously if I act like a bitch for the next few days. Really, I don't know how I could ever repay you guys!"
"That's okay. Although, you know, I did have to tell Harry, Ron and Ginny that we were related," Hermione admitted to her.
Her words caused Abigail to choke on her food. "Really!" she finally exclaimed surprised. "What did they say?"
"Well they were quite shocked to start with but now they're fine about it," she explained, putting her book down.
Abigail continued to eat as silence fell upon the room. She started thinking about what she would do tomorrow as she had the day off.
"It's my birthday tomorrow!" she suddenly realised out of the blue. She had completely forgotten about it with everything that had happened recently.
"Really? Maybe we should do something," Hermione said excitedly, already planning an event.
"Yeah right," she answered sarcastically. "In case you didn't notice, Slytherins aren't supposed to mix with Gryffindors."
"Well you're dating one!" Hermione teased, raising an inquiring eyebrow.
Abigail smirked back at her. "Yeah, just don't tell anyone," she warned.
"I knew the outfit would work!" Hermione whispered triumphantly as Abigail's mouth opened wide and she finally threw a pillow at her.
"I don't believe it! You actually planned this? That's so devious, especially from Hermione Know-it-all Granger!" she laughed out loud.
"God, imagine what your family would say if they knew that you're dating Harry Potter," Hermione blurted out, still laughing.
Abigail's face fell at the mention of her family. "Actually, I'm not talking to my father at the moment," she admitted, turning back to her dessert, chocolate pudding.
Not until he grows brains! she thought angrily to herself. Before Hermione could answer, Ginny burst through the common room door, looking excited and shocked at the same time.
"Abby!" she squeaked excitedly, bouncing around.
"Ginny!" Abigail exclaimed, jumping to her feet to hug her friend.
"How are you feeling?" the young Weasley asked.
"I'd be better if everyone stopped asking me that," she replied amused by Ginny's strange behaviour. She was jumping up and down, probably unable to keep the new piece of gossip she had heard.
"Ginny, sit down and tell us what you've heard from the gossip queens," Hermione stated annoyed, pointing to the armchair.
"It's about Abigail," Ginny finally admitted, sitting on the edge on her seat. "Merlin, I don't know how to tell you guys this!"
"Do you already know about me and Harry?" Abigail asked with worry, finishing her ice-cream. It was truly terrifying how gossip spread like fire in Hogwarts. If Harry had told anyone, then it was probable that the whole school knew by now.
"No, but tell me about that!" she said, her eyes sparkling with interest.
"Ginny!" Hermione shouted exasperated.
"Okay, okay, so as I said it concerns Abigail and I hope it's only a rumour," Ginny said dramatically, as Abigail listened to her carefully, sipping her pumpkin juice.
"Trust me; I'm ready for anything today, so shoot!" she reassured her.
Still unsure, Ginny continued to tell her story. "Okay, so basically I was eating lunch in the hall when I overheard Parvati and Lavender talking about the latest gossip. Apparently they overheard Pansy talking to Millicent who said that Abigail was stealing all the men from her."
"What is she talking about?" Hermione asked turning to face Abigail who shrugged, still drinking her juice, perfectly unaware of what Ginny was talking about. Maybe Pansy had found out that Malfoy and her had kissed, after she'd been possessed.
"Abby," Ginny finally concluded. "Pansy was upset because apparently you slept with Blaise the night before last."
Her words caused Abigail to suddenly spit her pumpkin juice out across the coffee table.
"WHAT?" she exclaimed angrily, standing up quickly, towering over Ginny. "No, that's not true! There's no way in hell that I would sleep with –"
But she stopped all of a sudden and sat back down, speechless. Ginny, completely caught off guard, looked positively scared of Abby's reaction whilst Hermione was now looking very intently at her.
"Oh no!" Abigail finally managed to say grabbing her head in her hands, as she gradually recalled the night she had spent with Blaise. "Oh shit! How could I forget? Oh Merlin, this is so bad, Harry's going to kill me!"
She got up again quickly, grabbing her cloak. "Ginny, who's heard the rumour so far?" she asked quickly, pocketing her wand.
"Um – the whole school," she answered, sharing a nervous look with Hermione. "Abby, um – you slept with Blaise?"
"I was fucking possessed!" she retorted angrily and disgusted with herself. "I had no control at all over what I was doing and unfortunately, being possessed by Salazar Slytherin apparently makes you want to sleep with Slytherins! It was like I was trapped in my own body, not really realising what was going on. I've got to explain this to Harry!"
She ran out of the common room, racing down the stairs, in search of the Gryffindor boy. He was the only good thing that had happened to her in weeks and Voldemort and his stupid Death Eaters had possibly ruined it for her.
Half an hour later, she spotted Harry, outside in the cold, sitting on a bench next to the snow covered Quidditch field. It was nearly February and possibly the coldest time of the year in England but she didn't care. Looking down at the footsteps Harry had previously made in the snow, she followed them to the bench, praying that he hadn't heard about Blaise. As she reached the field, Harry continued to stare out in front of him.
"Harry, what are you doing out here?" she asked with concern. "Come back inside before you catch a cold."
She wanted to pull him up and take him back but his words stopped her.
"Is it true what they say?" he questioned clearly, finally looking up into her scared eyes.
"What did you hear?" she asked back nervously. She couldn't admit it to him; she was too scared to lose him.
"I don't know, Abigail," he stated sarcastically. "Why don't you tell me?"
Abigail gulped nervously before sitting down next to Harry as he continued to stare out at the Quidditch field.
"Yes it's true," she answered quietly. "Ginny just told me that the whole school knew about it as well."
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked coldly, turning to face her.
"I'd honestly forgotten what had happened with Blaise," she explained, looking back into his angry eyes.
"You forgot?" he exclaimed in disbelief.
"Harry, I didn't want it to happen! I had no control over what I was doing, it wasn't me! I tried to forget all of it as quickly as possible," she retorted, hoping he would understand. He didn't say anything in return. He looked out ahead at the pitch, shivering slightly from the cold. Abigail looked at him in despair. This couldn't be happening, it wasn't her fault!
"Harry, don't let this get to you. It didn't mean anything, I was possessed for Merlin's sake! Trust me, I hate Blaise and one day I'll get him back for what he did to me! Please, can't you forget about this like I did - please?"
Her words caused him to laugh dryly, which stung her badly.
"Harry, I'm so sorry," she breathed out, trying to catch his gaze. "Please, believe me when I say I never wanted all of this. I understand that you're angry, I am too! But don't let Blaise destroy everything, please!"
Her pleading eyes caused him to look back at her. The anger had disappeared from his eyes but his gaze was still cold and different from anything she had seen before.
"I don't know Abby," he answered honestly. "I need some time to think about this."
She looked back at him, suddenly speechless from his distant stare. "I don't know what else to say."
"I think you should go now," he said quietly, turning his eyes away from hers.
Nodding her head in agreement, Abigail left quickly, making her way through the snow again, fighting back her tears. As she reached the castle doors, she bumped into the last person she wanted to see.
"Malfoy!" she spat out. "Go away, I really can't deal with you right now."
Seeing her red eyes and frown, he smirked back at her.
"Come out of your hiding place at last?" he sneered at her, still standing in front of her.
"I'm not hiding," she instantly bit back. "I'm recovering you idiot! And once I do, I'll hex your miserable Slytherin arse to oblivion! I can't believe you didn't save me when I called for you; I thought we were friends. But I guess that changed the day you became Voldemort's second in command!"
Malfoy chuckled to himself. "Well I thought you were very friendly with me these past two days."
Catching the meaning behind his words, Abigail went red in the face. She meant to hit him in the face, but he quickly caught her hand before she could, pulling her closer to him.
"Do you have any idea how much trouble you got me in with Hermione this morning?" he asked her loudly.
"You deserved it!" she retorted angrily.
Noticing Harry in the distance, Malfoy smirked once more. "Oh revenge is sweet," he drawled, pulling her closer to him. "Lover Boy is on his way."
She quickly turned to head to see Harry coming towards them. "Now how are you going to explain to him why you're so close to me?" Malfoy commented mockingly.
"Ha! Ha!" Abigail said unamused. "I'll tell him the truth, that you're annoying me!"
"And do you really think he'll believe that?" Malfoy continued, his lean body pressing against hers. "Hasn't he heard that you slept with Blaise recently? What do you think he'll make of this?"
"Malfoy, let me go," she fought against his grip, realising the seriousness of the situation. "I didn't go so far this morning. This isn't a game, you know!"
"I know but revenge isn't so interesting anymore," he said waving her comment away. "There's something else that I want."
"What is it?" she said quickly, looking over her shoulder. If Harry caught her now with Malfoy, there was no way he would ever forgive her.
"I believe there are still a few things you need to tell me," he said seriously, his steel grey eyes boring into her own.
"If you're talking about the prophecy then forget it," she whispered loudly. "I know now how you repay people for helping you!"
"He's almost here," he chanted slyly, smirking as Abigail tried to break free.
"All right, all right," she quickly gave in, seeing Harry coming closer. It was a miracle he hadn't spotted them yet. "I'll tell you what you want tomorrow."
"Promise?"
"You're such a git! You know that, right?"
"Promise?"
"Yes."
"Good girl," he drawled in her ear, before letting her go.
Abigail sped off into the castle, angrily making her way back to the Head common room. She hated how Malfoy used her for his own purposes, she felt like a puppet in his hands. However, his urgent request to know more about the prophecy concerning him could only mean one thing; war was about to begin and Malfoy needed to decide quickly where his loyalties lay.
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Uh oh, the war is coming! Well you'd say its about time as there aren't that many chapters left!
I decided Harry wouldn't find out about H/D romance. It fits in better with the story as the last chapter will show…
Next chapter: Don't want to give away much but Draco finds out about prophecy from Abigail and he spends some extra time with Hermione before war preparations begin!
THANKS FOR READING AND REVIEWING!
Now I need to thank all those who reviewed including people who I missed last time:
Wuthie: Hey, I posted quickly this time! Hope you liked the story and thought that the whole counter-curse plot was fully explained in the previous chapter.
Teresa-is-the-best: Your review made me laugh out loud in a public library! I admit I got some weird stares, hope you got to read the rest!
May: Thanks for your reviews, I'm glad you like Abby as much as Draco/hermione. I didn't make Abigail seem to messed up in this chapter but there are consequences to the whole possession thing. There is more Draco/Harry interaction later on, I promise!
Warky: Thanks for the many reviews! I dedicated chapter 30 to you in case you didn't notice. I'm so glad you like my OC Abigail because its so hard to introduce new characters normally. My X-men fic (which is a big pile of crap at the moment) also had an OC and everyone seemed to hate her! About a sequel, I've definitely been thinking about it but I'll ask the readers soon what they think! Hope you liked this chapter, I think you're the only reviewer who didn't mind if Harry didn't catch them!
Lynster 89: Lol, I love your reviews! Unfortunately they didn't get caught but Abby definitely got closer to Harry. Hope you enjoyed this chappie, more D/H interaction in the next one!
D.r.a.c.o.s.H.e.r.m.o.s.O: Hiya! Hope you liked this chapter, it had more Draco in it and the next one will definitely have more D/H romance! Sorry about updating but as I explained above, I have a lot of work, but I usually only update once a day. Unfortunately I can't write whenever I want, sniff!
Roguish muse: Glad you didn't want thel to get caught either! You said exactly what I wrote in my chapter which is cool! I dunno about the sequel yet but I'll tell you soon!
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MissDitzy: Hiya, sorry you were confused about the flashbacks but I liked the idea of Hermione simply waiting in the cold for Abby to return and remembering what happened during the day. I do that all the time when I go home after uni on the bus! Harry doesn't catch them but I hope you liked the drama when he found out about Blaise! Trust me, drama will keep increasing, its a dark fic after all…
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LadySerpent: Lol, hell would break loose if Harry caught them but hopefully he didn't. Unfortunately chaos will eventuall happen when the war begins… thanks for the review!
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Dracosgirl2515: Hiya, I started reading 'Relationships Change', I can't remember if I reviewed though. I really like it and will definitely continue to read! Lemon scenes coming up next chapter and I hope you're not too disappointed they didn't get caught this time.
Alenor: Thank you for reviewing! Hermione's mum is a squib and related to the Serpent family. Hope you liked this chappie!
Jtfanaddict: Hiya, thank you so much for you review! It was so nice! I can't believe Abigail is the best OC you've read about. The end isn't too cliché hopefully because this fic is a dark one after all. Hope you enjoyed this chappie!
Pippin1177: Hey! You've got a lot of questions which I can't answer without spoiling the rest of the story but most of them will be answered in chapter 33 hopefully! Hoped you liked this chapter as Harry and Abby finally got together though it doesn't seem so happy at the end!
Aurora L Black: Thank you for reviewing, sorry about the confusing flashbacks! Hope you enjoyed this chappie!
DCMMFAN: Hey, thanks for reviewing! What does DCMM stand for?
Malfoy'sAngel: Hiya, I'm so glad you liked the previous chapter. The flashbacks did seem a bit confusing but it was nice to see how Hermione managed to put the counter-curse together without summarising the whole thing in a single paragraph. Hope you understand why Harry didn't catch them yet, anyways enjoy the rest!
Sam: Thank you for the review! And I totally agree, Malfoy is rubbing off Hermione though I think it's also true the other way.
Girl88: I really enjoyed your review, it was really sweet! I'm glad you think my fanfic is original, I tried to make it different from everything else I've read though it does the classic plot of Hermione and Draco being Head girl and boy. All your questions will be answered in the next two chapters, hopefully!
Lane: Your review made my day! Thank you so much! And don't worry, I have every intention of finishing this fic and not leave too long intervals between each chapter.
Dracocrazyem: Hiya! I'm happy everyone agrees with Harry getting with Abigail! Thanks for also reading my one-shot, its quite depressing but I like dark short fanfictions too. I am thinking about writing a sequel to Dragon, Lion and Serpent but it will depend on if the readers want one or not!
A mega thanks also to lil-miz-greenday-911, hippie1212, kriCket xO, StarrySkyAtNight, rachel and abby!
I'm really pooped now, so I'd better get some sleep!
Hathor xxx