The Way

Chapter 3: Gifts and Curses

She was in the kitchen making supper when she heard a whine coming from behind her. She turned to se a little girl with light brown hair and gorgeous green eyes in a highchair reaching for something past her. 'She looks like someone I know,' she thought. 'Who is she?' Hermione turned to see a plate of food cut up into small pieces. Assuming the toddler wanted the food, she gave it to her.

"Tanks, mummy," the child smiled up at her. 'She's mine,' Hermione thought.

"Your welcome," Hermione replied as she turned back to the supper on the stove.

Next thing she heard was the lock on the door jiggling. "Draco's home!" she thought. Two minutes later, she felt someone's hands around her waist and lips on her neck. He picked her up and turned her around so that their lips met in a much waited-for kiss.

Hermione then awoke to the sun illuminating the entire dorm.

"That was one of the most wonderful dreams I've had in a long time and this is a perfect morning to show for it.," she thought. She could hardly even remember the dream, but she knew it was good.

She dressed in bright colors under her school robes to show her good mood, even though no one would see them. Whistling, she skipped all the way down to the Great Hall, where she sat between Ron and Harry. She chirped hello and went on nibbling at the toast and eggs, humming a pleasant tune.

"She's so happy, I love her this way. She doesn't even realize that she's sitting by the guy that's been a jerk to her for the past two weeks," Harry thought.

(She is the one), but I have a purpose,
(she is the one), and I have to fight this,
(she is the one), a villian I can't knock down.

"Mya, there's something I need to talk to you about. Can we go to the common room?"

"Sure thing, Harry…HARRY?" she yelled. She quickly jumped to her feet and ran out of the Great Hall. She stumbled up the many flights of stairs until she was safe and sound in her sunny dorm.

"Damnit! Nothing was supposed to go wrong today! Arg, he ruins everything," she thought out loud.

Just then, there was a light knock on the door. Thinking it was Ron, she muttered a "come in".

"Mya, there's something we need to talk about."

"Harry! I don't want to talk to you. You ruined my life. I was so happy with you and then you had to go and turn into a jerk. What's wrong with you? Can't you tell I don't want to talk to you?"

"Mya, it's about that. Look, I'm really sorry, but you need to listen to my explaination."

"There is no explaination good enough, Harry! I can't even think of any excuse to forgive you and run back to you. Don't you see? We're over."

"I don't expect you to run back, hell, I'll even understand if you won't even except me as a friend. All I ask is that you listen to what I've got to say and at least consider my apology."

"Fine"

"First of all, I want to say I love you Mya, and I would never do or say those things to you. The only reason you think I did is because of Malfoy. He charmed me with a spell that works similar to the polyjuice potion, turning the user into any person they wish. The only way you or anyone else didn't suspect it is because it is a highly-advanced spell. It's also Dark magic, a spell that Voldemort himself probably invented. Anyways, he tried to perform the spell on me, but, seeing as he had my wand, the only way to stop him was a physical fight. After a great many punches and a broken nose on my part, Crabbe and Goyle joined in and knocked me out. While I was unconscious, he must have performed the spell. By the time I awoke, he was in my body and I was in his."

I see your face with every punch I take,

and every bone I break, it's all for you.

And my worst pains are words I cannot say,

still I will always fight on for you.

"So he said all those horrible things to me and you, in Malfoy's body, comforted me?" she asked, leaving out the kiss.

"Precisely," Harry confirmed.

"So what was his plan? I mean, did he go through all that work just to have fun in your body like some sick kind of puppet master? And why didn't you fight it once it was place on you?"

"As you well know, Voldemort needs an heir, he's not quite immortal yet. Malfoy supposedly wanted to impregnate you and give Voldemort his heir. Fortunately, you don't easily fall for tricks to get you in bed, or he would have succeeded."

"And…"

"And…oh, the spell is mostly used by the Death Eaters to seek information by becoming someone like the Minister of Magic. If the Minister were to fight against it, all the people the Death Eater saw as the Minister would be hurt or killed, depending on how hard the spell was fought against. So I didn't fight against it to save you and everyone else Malfoy saw as me. It's all confusing but it happened. That man has a sick and twisted mind.

"Why me? I mean, there's plenty of other girls that he could have gotten into bed. Why me?"

"He said something about a prophecy but I think it's because you the prettiest girl in Hogwarts and the hardest to get, therefore, he could go to great lengths to please his master."

"So the spell was so strong, it took two weeks to wear off?"

"Yup."

"Oh."

(She is the one), all that I wanted,

(she is the one), and I will be haunted,

(she is the one), this gift is my curse for now.

"So we're dealing with a powerful and evil wizard."

"You think he's going to do something else?" Hermione asked, a paniced look on her face.

"Of course, he's not going to give up that easily, and the heir is probably only a piece of his plan. He most likely has a big plan to try to take over the world or something like that. Afterall, every Death Eater is power-hungry just like their master."

I see your face with every punch I take,

and every bone I break, it's all for you.

And my worst pains are words I cannot say,

Still I will always fight on for you. Fight on for you ...

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