To bewitch the mind
A/N: ok I warn you that this chapter is going to be a bit weird because if I had done it the way I was gonna then it would be one hell of a short story so I changed it but be warned again this will probably be a weird chapter and also the signs are the same as the last chapter!
Prophesy dreams
Hermione ran into the room and slammed the door behind her, and as she did so the door itself began to fade and then to disappear completely. Hermione though did not see this because she was blinded by her tears. In her wishes for the room of requirement she wanted a place where no one would hear her pain and some where she could relax.
Looking around through her teary eyes she saw that the room consisted of a bed and a window with a view of the mountains just behind Hogwarts. This view she found relaxing and took deep calming breathes. After about four of these deep calming breathes she open her mouth and screamed all her pain out.
Thirty seconds later Hermione finally stopped and felt so much better for getting all her frustration out. With one last dry sob she flung herself onto the bed for a rest and realized that she was still really hungry. The encounter with Malfoy drove her hunger away but now it was back with full measure and her stomach started to growl.
"I wish that I could have something to eat . . . maybe chocolate?" Hermione asked aloud.
Hermione jumped as right before her eyes appeared a house elf carrying a tray full of Honeydukes chocolate. The elf bowed low and then stood up. Hermione gave a squeal and gave the house elf a hug.
"Oh! Dobby! It's nice to see you again! Why did you come here?" Hermione asked as she let go of the stunned elf.
"Well Miss you see when someone is in here and asks for food the voice of the room who answers your wishes tells us what you want and who you are. Once I heard your name I offered at once to come and give you your food. But why miss have you been crying?" Dobby asked with concern. As he gazed at her with a serious face.
"Nothing Dobby! It is fine I am just being silly! I just need some time to think! You can go back to the kitchens now Dobby! I'm fine really but thank you anyway" Hermione gave him another big hug and shooed him away. So Dobby gave her a toothy smile and vanished into thin air.
With Dobby gone Hermione dropped her smile and began to feel seriously hurt from all the things that had happened that day. Malfoy had hurt her but she didn't know why. He had spent most of the school years calling her that name. But now it had hurt her more than ever. Was it because he hadn't called her that name in over a year or because of something deeper down. Because she knew now. Her parents couldn't hide it any longer and they had told her the truth. It made sense really because Hermione wasn't a very common name was it? Was it because of what they had told her that made Malfoy's words sting even more the fact that he couldn't recognize her for what she was? Hermione didn't know.
But she knew that a big part of her pain came from Harry and Ron. They hadn't checked to see if she was alright. Didn't they care anymore? Then there was Dean as well. He was in coma! This just helped to build up her misery. And now she was really depressed. Just thinking about how Harry and Ron would rather go outside and muck around in the snow than see if she was alright brought tears to her eyes.
With another howl of misery Hermione again lay back on the bed to sleep feeling the tears trickling down underneath her eyelids and on to her cheeks sliding down onto the bed. Hermione fell asleep to quickly for it to be natural after crying but then again the room did try to help to fill your needs and maybe the room helped her to sleep. But asleep she fell.
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Draco couldn't stop laughing all the way to his common room. The look on her face was priceless and for once in a long time he had enjoyed it. The taunting and the name calling had woken something up in him. The part that had enjoyed it. Draco was glad it was now back. As he reached the wall concealing the Slytherin common room Draco had a nasty idea (well for others anyway) he was going to find Potty, Weasel and the Mudblood and taunt them, mock them and try and curse them. The things that he hadn't done in a long while. He didn't why he wanted to do it but all he knew was that it felt good.
So Draco ran quickly to his own room and grabbed his cloak and scarf and gloves an made his way outside chuckling evilly on the way.(A/N: sorry for the abrupt personality change but I felt that he should be more in character so more evil :D) After about five minutes walk he reached the front doors and pushed them wide open to find tons of snow and like Pansy said everyone in the entire school skating on the lake, having snow ball fights, making models in the snow and snow angels. With the word angels something stirred in Draco's memory. HE remembered the tattoo and Pansy and was brought back to earth with a sudden jolt.
Which in fact was a snowball being thrown at him. He turned around and gave whoever it was his most bone chilling stare. The person who had thrown it was a stupid first year but when Draco stared at him he quickly gulped and scampered out of sight. Draco laughed his evil laugh again before setting out to find his groupies.
Ten minutes walking later he found Crabbe and Goyle hanging a kid up by his feet and burying his head in the snow. With a quick Oi! From Draco they quickly walked over to him to see what he wanted. Draco motioned with his hand that they should come closer and they did. After a couple of minutes whispering they drew apart all wearing identical evil grins on their faces and laughing so hard they started to cry but the tears just froze in their eyes. A quick nod of agreement then they went there separate ways to form the plan. Each anticipating it as if Christmas had come early.
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Half an hour later and they all met up again to finalize their plan. With another quick word they all set off together in search of their victims. But it was hard since everyone was covered in snow and they all looked alike. Draco cursed and his breath and found the easy solution: A location spell. He muttered a few words and then found a light to guide him to Pothead
Finally they saw him and Ron and quickened their pace so the fun could start. When they were in hearing range Malfoy called loudly.
"Hey! Scar head and Weasel!" His voice echoed around the grounds and all heads turned in his direction. Harry and Ron turned around and turned back with a look of deep disgust.
"Oh, it's The Ferret" Harry said in a dull voice to Ron " and what would you be wanting Ferret Boy" Harry asked.
"Oh it's something which I can do for you . . . where's the Mudblood? She should really be here to see this." Malfoy drawled with a bit of surprised mixed in.
"Call her that again Malfoy and I will curse you into the next century. And I don't know where she is. I haven't seen her since . . . oh my God . . . Ron we didn't see if she was alright.!" Harry suddenly became anxious about finding their best friend.
"Ooops! She is going to feel soooooo hurt we have to make it up to her. Especially after what I said" Ron said as they both began to speed off in the other direction. " All this snow drove it out of our minds, I feel so guilty!"
As they left Draco standing there he began to follow just to see what all the fuss was about. It sounded to him as if they had had a huge fight and Granger had got hurt and Weasel had said something terrible and they didn't see her. Well she looked alright to him when he saw her in the morning. He sped up his pace as they disappeared from view through the doors.
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He had followed them right the way up to Gryffindor Tower and was waiting for them to come back out again with Granger. He stood their bored and longingly thinking of the mayhem he could of caused if he hadn't of mentioned her. Draco was then thinking of going back when the portrait door opened and out came Harry and Ron and . . . no Granger! Harry and Ron were talking together and Draco caught some of the words.
"Where do you think she is?"
"I don't know, but I'm worried because I fight with her a lot and you don't she will hate me more . . . I hope she hasn't done anything stupid!"
"Don't worry Ron we just need a way to . . . the Marauders Map! Why didn't we think of this before?"
"Brilliant lets get it quickly!"
So they ran back into the tower after being let in by the unhappy Fat Lady. She had barely closed when they wee racing back out again panting slightly from the run.
"O . . . K . . . Where's . . . Her . . . mione?" Ron asked through big breaths.
"I have to open it first Ron!" Harry muttered some words Draco couldn't hear and touched the parchment with his wand. A look of concentration was on his face. Then suddenly . . . "Ha! I've found her but it's a room that shouldn't be there! Where is it?"
"Lets have a look!" Ron stared intently at the parchment then a look of triumph came on his face. "Harry! She's in the room of Requirement! That's why the room looked strange and not supposed to be there. But why there?" Ron said as afterthought to himself. Harry began to move but Ron dragged him back. "No Harry! We need to plan what we have to say first! OK where shall we start"
Draco didn't hear anymore as he crept away. He was going to surprise Granger. He knew where the room was as he had caught Harry coming from there in the 5th year. Once he was out of hearing range he started to sprint down the halls until he came to the corridor. He went in front of the wall and thought to himself I need to find Granger. I need to find Granger. He swept passed the wall two or three times before a handle appeared. With a quick burst of laughter at his own success he calmed down and quietly opened the door. As he opened it the full way he saw Granger asleep on the bed. And he had to stop he couldn't say why but that urge for solitude was back now stronger than ever as if it had been buried.
He wanted it to come out and felt his heart pang as he crept further into the room. Not knowing why he turned around and shut the door as quietly as he as could and put a proper charm on the door so it couldn't be opened or found. He didn't know what he was feeling but he felt that he just wanted to stay there alone with her and just to watch over her. A chair appeared behind him and he sat down and watched.
A/N: Ok I know that his mood changes are weird but you will find out in the end I promise but for the moment it might take awhile to get there. I will say this though: it's all very mysterious. I have decided that there will be 20-25 chapters so it will be pretty long but anyway thanks to all those who reviewed I feel loved and those people are: Elven ice angel: thanks I will take your advise and if I didn't say it before I Envy You but love your story!
Pupulupk: thank you for reviewing most of my chapters! And by the way I love your story and you better update soon!
hazel-leaf: Thank you for reviewing and I will try to update sooner! I am sorry o say this but I will be going on holiday soon for three weeks so I will only post one more chapter before I leave and I will not be able to review your wonderful stories. I will carry on thinking about new plots and things but again I an so sorry!!!!!!!!!! Luv water demon xXx
A/N: ok I warn you that this chapter is going to be a bit weird because if I had done it the way I was gonna then it would be one hell of a short story so I changed it but be warned again this will probably be a weird chapter and also the signs are the same as the last chapter!
Prophesy dreams
Hermione ran into the room and slammed the door behind her, and as she did so the door itself began to fade and then to disappear completely. Hermione though did not see this because she was blinded by her tears. In her wishes for the room of requirement she wanted a place where no one would hear her pain and some where she could relax.
Looking around through her teary eyes she saw that the room consisted of a bed and a window with a view of the mountains just behind Hogwarts. This view she found relaxing and took deep calming breathes. After about four of these deep calming breathes she open her mouth and screamed all her pain out.
Thirty seconds later Hermione finally stopped and felt so much better for getting all her frustration out. With one last dry sob she flung herself onto the bed for a rest and realized that she was still really hungry. The encounter with Malfoy drove her hunger away but now it was back with full measure and her stomach started to growl.
"I wish that I could have something to eat . . . maybe chocolate?" Hermione asked aloud.
Hermione jumped as right before her eyes appeared a house elf carrying a tray full of Honeydukes chocolate. The elf bowed low and then stood up. Hermione gave a squeal and gave the house elf a hug.
"Oh! Dobby! It's nice to see you again! Why did you come here?" Hermione asked as she let go of the stunned elf.
"Well Miss you see when someone is in here and asks for food the voice of the room who answers your wishes tells us what you want and who you are. Once I heard your name I offered at once to come and give you your food. But why miss have you been crying?" Dobby asked with concern. As he gazed at her with a serious face.
"Nothing Dobby! It is fine I am just being silly! I just need some time to think! You can go back to the kitchens now Dobby! I'm fine really but thank you anyway" Hermione gave him another big hug and shooed him away. So Dobby gave her a toothy smile and vanished into thin air.
With Dobby gone Hermione dropped her smile and began to feel seriously hurt from all the things that had happened that day. Malfoy had hurt her but she didn't know why. He had spent most of the school years calling her that name. But now it had hurt her more than ever. Was it because he hadn't called her that name in over a year or because of something deeper down. Because she knew now. Her parents couldn't hide it any longer and they had told her the truth. It made sense really because Hermione wasn't a very common name was it? Was it because of what they had told her that made Malfoy's words sting even more the fact that he couldn't recognize her for what she was? Hermione didn't know.
But she knew that a big part of her pain came from Harry and Ron. They hadn't checked to see if she was alright. Didn't they care anymore? Then there was Dean as well. He was in coma! This just helped to build up her misery. And now she was really depressed. Just thinking about how Harry and Ron would rather go outside and muck around in the snow than see if she was alright brought tears to her eyes.
With another howl of misery Hermione again lay back on the bed to sleep feeling the tears trickling down underneath her eyelids and on to her cheeks sliding down onto the bed. Hermione fell asleep to quickly for it to be natural after crying but then again the room did try to help to fill your needs and maybe the room helped her to sleep. But asleep she fell.
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Draco couldn't stop laughing all the way to his common room. The look on her face was priceless and for once in a long time he had enjoyed it. The taunting and the name calling had woken something up in him. The part that had enjoyed it. Draco was glad it was now back. As he reached the wall concealing the Slytherin common room Draco had a nasty idea (well for others anyway) he was going to find Potty, Weasel and the Mudblood and taunt them, mock them and try and curse them. The things that he hadn't done in a long while. He didn't why he wanted to do it but all he knew was that it felt good.
So Draco ran quickly to his own room and grabbed his cloak and scarf and gloves an made his way outside chuckling evilly on the way.(A/N: sorry for the abrupt personality change but I felt that he should be more in character so more evil :D) After about five minutes walk he reached the front doors and pushed them wide open to find tons of snow and like Pansy said everyone in the entire school skating on the lake, having snow ball fights, making models in the snow and snow angels. With the word angels something stirred in Draco's memory. HE remembered the tattoo and Pansy and was brought back to earth with a sudden jolt.
Which in fact was a snowball being thrown at him. He turned around and gave whoever it was his most bone chilling stare. The person who had thrown it was a stupid first year but when Draco stared at him he quickly gulped and scampered out of sight. Draco laughed his evil laugh again before setting out to find his groupies.
Ten minutes walking later he found Crabbe and Goyle hanging a kid up by his feet and burying his head in the snow. With a quick Oi! From Draco they quickly walked over to him to see what he wanted. Draco motioned with his hand that they should come closer and they did. After a couple of minutes whispering they drew apart all wearing identical evil grins on their faces and laughing so hard they started to cry but the tears just froze in their eyes. A quick nod of agreement then they went there separate ways to form the plan. Each anticipating it as if Christmas had come early.
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Half an hour later and they all met up again to finalize their plan. With another quick word they all set off together in search of their victims. But it was hard since everyone was covered in snow and they all looked alike. Draco cursed and his breath and found the easy solution: A location spell. He muttered a few words and then found a light to guide him to Pothead
Finally they saw him and Ron and quickened their pace so the fun could start. When they were in hearing range Malfoy called loudly.
"Hey! Scar head and Weasel!" His voice echoed around the grounds and all heads turned in his direction. Harry and Ron turned around and turned back with a look of deep disgust.
"Oh, it's The Ferret" Harry said in a dull voice to Ron " and what would you be wanting Ferret Boy" Harry asked.
"Oh it's something which I can do for you . . . where's the Mudblood? She should really be here to see this." Malfoy drawled with a bit of surprised mixed in.
"Call her that again Malfoy and I will curse you into the next century. And I don't know where she is. I haven't seen her since . . . oh my God . . . Ron we didn't see if she was alright.!" Harry suddenly became anxious about finding their best friend.
"Ooops! She is going to feel soooooo hurt we have to make it up to her. Especially after what I said" Ron said as they both began to speed off in the other direction. " All this snow drove it out of our minds, I feel so guilty!"
As they left Draco standing there he began to follow just to see what all the fuss was about. It sounded to him as if they had had a huge fight and Granger had got hurt and Weasel had said something terrible and they didn't see her. Well she looked alright to him when he saw her in the morning. He sped up his pace as they disappeared from view through the doors.
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He had followed them right the way up to Gryffindor Tower and was waiting for them to come back out again with Granger. He stood their bored and longingly thinking of the mayhem he could of caused if he hadn't of mentioned her. Draco was then thinking of going back when the portrait door opened and out came Harry and Ron and . . . no Granger! Harry and Ron were talking together and Draco caught some of the words.
"Where do you think she is?"
"I don't know, but I'm worried because I fight with her a lot and you don't she will hate me more . . . I hope she hasn't done anything stupid!"
"Don't worry Ron we just need a way to . . . the Marauders Map! Why didn't we think of this before?"
"Brilliant lets get it quickly!"
So they ran back into the tower after being let in by the unhappy Fat Lady. She had barely closed when they wee racing back out again panting slightly from the run.
"O . . . K . . . Where's . . . Her . . . mione?" Ron asked through big breaths.
"I have to open it first Ron!" Harry muttered some words Draco couldn't hear and touched the parchment with his wand. A look of concentration was on his face. Then suddenly . . . "Ha! I've found her but it's a room that shouldn't be there! Where is it?"
"Lets have a look!" Ron stared intently at the parchment then a look of triumph came on his face. "Harry! She's in the room of Requirement! That's why the room looked strange and not supposed to be there. But why there?" Ron said as afterthought to himself. Harry began to move but Ron dragged him back. "No Harry! We need to plan what we have to say first! OK where shall we start"
Draco didn't hear anymore as he crept away. He was going to surprise Granger. He knew where the room was as he had caught Harry coming from there in the 5th year. Once he was out of hearing range he started to sprint down the halls until he came to the corridor. He went in front of the wall and thought to himself I need to find Granger. I need to find Granger. He swept passed the wall two or three times before a handle appeared. With a quick burst of laughter at his own success he calmed down and quietly opened the door. As he opened it the full way he saw Granger asleep on the bed. And he had to stop he couldn't say why but that urge for solitude was back now stronger than ever as if it had been buried.
He wanted it to come out and felt his heart pang as he crept further into the room. Not knowing why he turned around and shut the door as quietly as he as could and put a proper charm on the door so it couldn't be opened or found. He didn't know what he was feeling but he felt that he just wanted to stay there alone with her and just to watch over her. A chair appeared behind him and he sat down and watched.
A/N: Ok I know that his mood changes are weird but you will find out in the end I promise but for the moment it might take awhile to get there. I will say this though: it's all very mysterious. I have decided that there will be 20-25 chapters so it will be pretty long but anyway thanks to all those who reviewed I feel loved and those people are: Elven ice angel: thanks I will take your advise and if I didn't say it before I Envy You but love your story!
Pupulupk: thank you for reviewing most of my chapters! And by the way I love your story and you better update soon!
hazel-leaf: Thank you for reviewing and I will try to update sooner! I am sorry o say this but I will be going on holiday soon for three weeks so I will only post one more chapter before I leave and I will not be able to review your wonderful stories. I will carry on thinking about new plots and things but again I an so sorry!!!!!!!!!! Luv water demon xXx