The next day came way to fast. Students were packing their bags to head home for the holiday, while I was attempting to prepare my self for what I was about to do tonight. There was a light knock on my door and Hermione slowly opened the door and came in.
" What?" I asked her. Sitting on my bed.
She slowly walked over and sat down next to me, " I'm sorry for the way I acted. I thought things over . . . and I think you're right, I don't completely understand." She took in a deep breath. " But I am begging you not to do this." Tears started falling from her eyes and she placed her hand on top of mine. " Please don't."
For the first time in my life I watched someone cry for me. " I told you. I don't have a choice."
" You can go to Professor Dumbledore." She said, " Come on, I will go with you. You can explain to him and he will believe you." The planned sounded good, but that wouldn't protect me from my father.
I shook my head, " Hermione you need to stop. I am going to tell you again. I don't have a choice. I don't understand why you care so much about what I am doing."
" I am like this because I have feelings for you Draco. I got to know you over the last couple of months. I know your not as bad as everyone thinks you are. But I know you don't feel that way about me . . . just let me help you." I felt her hand squeeze mine.
" I don't know what you expect from me. We do not have a future, you are a mudblood and I am a pureblood. They don't mix." I stood up from the bed, pulling my hand out of hers. " What you need to do is forget about this." I said pointing at both of us, " And think more about you and Brian." Though I hated putting Hermione and Brian in the same sentence, it needed to be said. This girl was expecting things I could not give her, at least Brian could love her. I don't think I was capable of loving, or maybe what I was feeling was just that. What we had seemed selfish and it was putting her in danger. If my father found out, he would more then likely kill her. I didn't want to ever have to see her hurt or worse. What she needed was someone she could be safe with, someone who could protect her. But who am I trying to fool, I couldn't trust anyone with such a precious job. " If you say you know me so well, then tonight it won't make a difference when I back because I will still be the same person."
She stared at me, " Please don't"
" Will it stop you from coming to me?" I asked. I never felt so relieved then when I saw her shake her head. She would be here to help me, even though I will probably push her away, she will still be here. " You going with Brian?"
She shook her head, " I need to be here, for someone more important." My stomach jumped, I was more important then Brian, my ego got the better of me and I smirked. She smiled back. We sat in the common room for the rest of the day, just waiting for the time that I would have to leave. When the clock stuck 7:00pm, I stood up. Tears were freely falling from her face. She gave me a big hug and kissed me, it was like she was trying to tell me how she felt, it was . . . passionate. I backed away and reached for the floo powder, throwing it in the fire place I said loudly where I was going. I twirled in the green flames for a few moments before stepping out into my living room. I slowly walked across the room and into the main hallway, making my way through several corridors. I stopped at a long tapestry, pushing to the side I reached for the door it was hiding. The door opened to a long winding staircase leading to the torture cambers. I hated going down here. I made my way through more doors until coming to the last one. The door opened to a large room filled with people. They all wore black cloaks and masks covering their faces.
" Ahh just in time." I heard my fathers voice. I turned around and saw him walk in through the door. " This is the night I have been waiting for. Tonight you make me proud." He made it sound like I never achieved anything. I stayed silent. Moments later the Dark Lord himself came in, and everyone went quite. He walked right up to me.
" So you have come to join our circle?" His voice pierced through my ears.
" Yes my lord." I said.
He nodded his head, " I have been waiting. Your father is one of my most loyal followers. I expect nothing less from you."
" I will do my best." I said.
He narrowed his eyes, " My, my we have lots of little secrets." I quickly cleared my head of all thoughts. " Well then, lets get this over with." My mind blanks out from there. I didn't want to be able to remember any of this. Sad to say, I needed to find a happy place. I vaguely remember a searing pain in my left arm. They must have been carving the mark. As I stood there everything problem I ever had suddenly became clear, I now understood my feelings for Hermione. She was one of the most valuable things I had. I just hoped it wasn't too late. What if she was lying to me before, what if she never comes near me again. My train of thought came to a stop when I was shaken violently.
" You're all done now." My father said, putting his hand on my shoulder. He gripped my shoulder and smirked. He then handed me a black cloak and mask. I put them on and stood next to my father.
" We have big plans." Voldermont said, " This time we will win." I didn't know what he was talking about. Plans? What plans? However I never found out, he went into talking about loyalty and trust and then he killed some guy. When the meeting was over, I walked quickly up the stairs, not wanting to talk to my father or anyone else. I needed to get away from this, maybe I would talk to Dumbledore after all.
A/N: So there it is, I know a lot of you really didn't want to see him get the Dark Mark but I decided to go for it. I started the story without really having a plot and now I'm trying to come up with something good. Bare with me people I am doing my best!
sxcting: Thank you for all you wonderful reviews, I love them. I was planning on letting Hermione go home with Brian, but I decided against it, I figured it would be better to let them be together.
Hidden-Me-05: I am so glad ci liked it, it is very encouraging to here that my story interested her in Fan Fic.
To the rest of you: Glad to hear you all like it. I didn't expect this chapter to be out this fast. I hope you all like it. Please don't hate me because he got the Dark Mark, I just have lots of plans for the future. Please review! I love seeing reviews, I check them every morning before I go to school and then when I get home. Anyway I will work on the next chapter and try to get it out as soon as possible. The next chapter will have a lot to do with how they feel about each other. Kisses.