To bewitch the mind

A/N: I have realized too late that the last chapter title had nothing to do with the chapter and I am so sorry about this! It will never happen again so . . . this chapter is called Nightmare and the other chapter is called Heartbreak! Also I have just remembered that Draco miraculously has his burns mended and I found that confusing. Madam Pomfrey fixed him when he was sleeping. So here is the next chapter and the first bit is Hermione dream while she is sleeping!

Nightmare

"What are you talking about?" She screamed "You can't be serious about that can you?"

"I'm so sorry love but its true, believe me I would have told you early but you know how hard it is. Nothing seemed like a good time. Please don't be too mad"

She had tears in her eyes and angrily turned away so the other woman wouldn't see her cry even though she had so often before. In an attempted to stop she screamed loudly to get her frustration out. After ten seconds she stopped and felt better but still had to say some more things.

"So all those years I could have been saved from the torment could have been saved from being petrified but no! I went through all that, when I didn't have to? Why . . . why was I . . . you know?"

"You were a mistake and they couldn't handle it I'm so sorry darling but I was there for you always and I will be long after this."

"So . . . so I'm a . . . A Pureblood? Not a Mudblood?" She said in somewhat of a hopeful voice.

"Yes that's right. Now you know will you in turn forgive me? I know it was the wrong time but these things happen and I still love you! Hermione my daughter"

"Yes, ok I forgive you mum!" They embraced still crying. Everything faded away into blackness and something else started.

She was in complete darkness with voices coming up at her from all sides and she was turning desperately round in circles to see who it was.

"Mudblood! Filthy little Mudblood! Pureblood as if. You don't belong here go back muggle! Mudblood! Pureblood! Muggle!

All these things were being said and Hermione couldn't see who was doing it, in desperation she put her hands over her head and shouted "Stop! Stop! Be quiet!" When this didn't work and the voices got louder she started to whimper with perspiration dripping down her forehead. A new voice joined the group.

"Hermione! Hermione!" To Hermione it sounded as if someone was trying to wake her up and she felt glad as the nightmares slipped behind. But she felt too tired to wake up so went into a deep sleep not knowing who was there but no nightmares started and she slept peacefully.

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Draco sat there just watching her. In her dreams though she started murmuring though he couldn't hear what she was saying so he lent forward and out of all the mumbling he made out some words but they seemed to be nothing just part of a dream. But he was still intrigued and stayed leaning forward waiting to see if she said anything else. She then did.

"Saved of torment . . . petrified . . ." Draco sat there confused she could have been saved from what torment? Petrified? What did that mean? Draco started to listen again as more words came out.

"Pureblood . . . not Mudblood" Draco sat up straight. What was she talking about? She wasn't a pureblood she was a Mudblood! But she seemed to think the other way in her dream.

Hermione then began to sweat and shake as if she was having a nightmare and call out softly saying "Stop! Stop! Be quiet!" and move her hands in front of her face as if trying to swat something away. Draco was not sure what to do and sat there as still as stone. What would she say if she saw him there? Probably scream the castle down. Hermione in the meanwhile was still trying to get something away from her face and looking frightened so Draco called out softly to her.

"Hermione! Hermione!" He gently shook and she fell quiet and carried on sleeping. With a sigh of relief Draco stood up and then wondered where Potty and Weasel were. Answering his thought a Marauders Map appeared and he saw that the room of requirement that he was in was not on the third floor but no where in the castle. Huh! He thought to himself maybe I do have hidden power to get the room to where no body would find them. He looked at the map and saw that Harry and Ron were heading for Dumbledore's office and with a panic thought new how strange it would be that the room of requirement had disappeared along with the people inside it.

So he went to the door to open it and found that it wasn't there. "I want to go back now. Let me out!" When nothing had happened he kicked the wall where the door was supposed to be. Nothing happened except that he had a sore foot. He sat down in a huff and thought and wished that he could get out of the room. Still nothing happened so he screamed at the door to return and still nothing happened but. Draco spun around quickly just in time to see her stirring and thought quickly I need something to hide me. Sure enough an invisibility cloak appeared and hurriedly he put it on.

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Hermione woke up thinking she heard someone yell. She thought she was being stupid but woke up anyway. She stretched and yawned and looked at her surroundings and remembered with a smile that she was alone and was happy about that. Because it was somewhere no one could find her or so she thought.

She decided that she was calm enough now to leave but thought that she would like some chocolate before she left. She remembered that she hadn't eaten her chocolate before and looked around for it. She found that she had been lying on it and that it was all soft and gooey. She sighed took out her wand and tapped the chocolate and it returned back to its original state.

About five minutes later when she had finished her chocolate she screwed up the wrapper and heard a sneeze! She screamed and fell off the bed. She heard laughter! That wasn't right. There was supposed to be no one there. Suspicion crept over Hermione and she held out her wand. Being really quiet she tried locate the noise and finally heard the soft breathing of someone trying not to be heard. Once she knew where the person was standing she raised her wand and shouted "Pertrificus Tot-" but was cut off as something hurled itself at her she fell back with a yell with the thing landing on top of her. As they landed on the ground the wind was knocked out of her but she managed to hit whoever it was. The person though managed to grab Hermione's hand and then the other one and hold them in one of his hands. Hermione struggled and struggled but could not reach her wand which was lying on the floor beside her.

She was scared now because she was pinned down by someone she couldn't see and was defenseless. Hermione thought of the only thing left to do and that was to scream so she opened her mouth and started to scream but was cut off when a wad of cloth was stuffed in her mouth. With the sudden amount of cloth in her mouth she started to choke. The person on top of her realized that and pulled it out of her mouth. A bit to hard and Hermione was able to see who it was as the clock slipped off.

"Malfoy? What the hell are you doing here? Get off me now or I will make you pay" She said angrily. To her surprise he laughed.

"Well how would you do that I wonder?" He said in a mocking voice " Turn me to stone with your eyes? I think not, I on the other hand have my wand right here!" He showed his wand which he held in the other hand.

"Malfoy get off or I will scream" She said.

"Yeah and how will anyone hear you? You've put a silencing charm on the room. I forget just then but now I've remembered. Scream all you want but I will get annoyed very quickly if you do"

Hermione gulped feeling quite scared. But Draco the feeling to be nasty was returning and he couldn't help it his smirk was back in place and he was ready to taunt again.

"What's the matter Mudblood? Scared?" He laughed evilly.

"Don't call me that Malfoy!" She screamed back at him.

"Why does it hurt you feelings?" He asked still looking mean.

"No because . . . because . . ."

"Because you can't find a reason" he finished.

"No because it's not true!

They just stayed there as Hermione's last sentence hung in the air before them. Draco stunned from the new news relaxed his grip on her but that was a big mistake.

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A/N: I thought I would leave it there and this will be the last chapter for a couple of weeks three or four to be more exact! Please review! Luv water demon xXx