Chapter Nine- The Decision

"How much of that did you hear?" Draco demanded, sounding slightly nervous.

"Enought to make me want to help you out," Kim answered.

Draco glared at her almost speechless. "Why do you want to help me out?" he asked.

"Why? I'll tell you why. Fifteen years ago, Harry Potter survived Voldemort. With only a small scar. Harry Potter's parents knew they were destined for death and fled for cover. Not only did Peter Pettigrew sell out his parents, but my father did as well! Peter Pettigrew got away from it all, but my father didn't. He was sentenced to that hell-hole Azkaban for 10 years. When he got out, the Dark Lord wasn't strong enough to carry on. So my father did his waiting. He waited until the day he could once again join Lord Voldemort, and help carry a plan to destroy Harry Potter!" Kim informed Draco.

"Oh...uh...well, my father only wants me to do it. Besides, a one-person team is much better," Draco said hesitantly.

"Well, if you insist. I guess we won't be seeing much of each other anymore. Seeing as your father doesn't approve of that either," Kim said, slightly disappointed. She walked up the girls' dormitory stairs and disappeared.

Draco slumped back into an armchair and sighed. He felt a big part of him just flow right out of him. He really messed up big time, and he knew it.

Before Draco had the chance to send an owl to his father, Lucius Malfoy showed up at Hogwarts. He pulled Draco aside as he spotted him in the hall.

"Father, what are you doing here?" Draco asked, somewhat confused.

"You must hurry with your decision, boy. We haven't got time to waste! Have you thought of it?" Lucius demanded with anger in his voice.

Draco thought back to what happened in the common room the night before.

"I have, father. And I wish to request the help of Snape's niece, Kim. Father, her dad was a fellow, you know, DE," Draco said softly.

Lucius stood up straight. He looked into his son's eyes for a moment before speaking again.
"Very well. If you don't excel with her, get rid of her. And remember what I said about any possible relationship. If you don't get rid of her, I will," Lucius said sternly, before walking away.

That night at dinner, Draco didn't show up. Kim, Crabbe, and Goyle all shrugged it off. The doors to the Great Great hall opened only minutes before dinner was over. Draco ran in and over to the Slytherin table. He pulled Kim by the arm and dragged her out of the Hall.

"What the hell is going on, Draco?" she screamed.

"I need your help," Draco admitted.

"With your mission, I suppose?" Kim said with sarcasm.

"Yes. Will you help me?" he asked nicely.

"I can't refuse this offer," she said.

"Great. We have work to do," Draco said urgently.

That night, Draco and Kim were not to be disturbed in the common room. Pansy Parkinson glared at Kim every possible chance she got. She was jealous that her precious Draco was spending more time with the new girl.

"Why can't you take a break for a few minutes?" Pansy argued.

"Look, I've got loads of work to do for something important!" Draco argued back.

"Why does she get to help?" Pansy asked.

"Because I'm involved with it, you brainless twit," Kim spat out.

Working from many parchments of paper, into the early hours of the morning, the two fell asleep in armchairs; Draco resting his head on Kim's shoulder. They woke up from the sound of a teachers voice.

"Wake up. Mr. Malfoy, you had better wake up this moment!" the voice demanded.

Draco jumped and opened his eyes. It was professor Snape. He was looking quite angry.

"Professor Snape! I- we can explain e-everything," Draco said, looking at the mess of papers in front of him.

"Oh shut up. I'm curious as to why you and my niece are...together, like this. And not in your own dorms," Snape said towering over his students.

"Uncle, we were just studying. Nothing happened, honestly," Kim said.

Snape, who seemed to loosen up right at that moment, smiled.

"Alright then. I'll trust you. But if I find you two doing this again, there will be a consequence," Snape said, mainly looking at Draco on the word consequence.

FF-Note: Alright, so it wasn't the best chapter I've written. But from here on, things are going to get ugly. Things are going to be happen at every possible second, your going to wonder how you never saw it coming. I hope your enjoying this...and I hope to see more replies:)