Disclaimer: i dont own anythin but the character Rachel in this chapter.
Jelly: Hey ppls! Sorry i havent updated in ages, i went away for tha 2 week holiday and had no electricity. Umm just so you all know, Pansy had owled the malfoys and told them about Hermione and Draco for revenge. He threatened to kill them, and Dumbledor is only protecting them in this chapter.
HooverChick1408: Yes dumbledor was standing there watching them, but then he walked off - snape never saw him. Thats why he sent them toDumbledor'soffice thinking they would be punished for it.
Anyways, enjoy this chapter and please review!
Chapter 5
With that last remark Snape left to tell the head master about the recent events.
"Oh no, now what? We are sure to be kicked out of Hogwarts." Said Hermione sadly. Draco stood up and lightly put her on the ground.
"Don't worry, put your shirt back on and we'll go see the headmaster. And besides he won't expel us, he likes you any way, and I'll write to you if I get expelled." Said Draco reassuringly. Hermione smiled, he always knew how to make her happy.
"Ok, lets go we don't want Snape coming back thinking we aren't coming. Besides, detention for another 3 months wont be too bad with you." She said smiling slyly. She then added, "It's just the seeing the headmaster bit that's worrying me." Said Hermione looking a little worriedly at Draco. The two slowly made their way to Hermione's dormitory for her to get changed back into Gryfindor robes, and then they made their way to the head master's office. Finally they reached the gargoyle at the front of the head masters office.
"Oh, we don't have the password." Said Hermione realizing.
"Hey, that's a good thing we don't have to see the head master now and we won't get expelled." Said Draco thinking all their troubles were over. What he didn't know was, that he was very wrong. Who should come up to them, than none other then Filch the caretaker. Unfortunately he over heard their conversation andhe walked up to them.
"Oh, isn't it weird that you are in a huge problem, I'd be glad to help you." He said smiling evilly. Hermione and Draco had no idea what he was on about, but soon their questions were answered. "Slobberworm." Said Filch and the gargoyle moved revealing a staircase leading up to professor Dumbledore's office. Hermione gasped.
"You really are a horrible man, I can't see how you can live with yourself." Said Hermione angrily. He looked at her in anger.
"I'd watch your tongue if I were you, wouldn't want to get into more trouble now would we?" he said, and with that he walked off, "Come on Mrs. Norris." He called back tohis cat. The cat meowed an unfriendly meow and walked off with her master.
"They are horrible. Absolutely HORRIBLE." Hermione couldn't help yelling. Draco gave her a reassuring hug.
"Come on before we get into even more trouble." He said leading her towards the staircase and to the head masters office. They finally reached the door and Draco had enough courage, which Hermione was surprised at, to hold his hand up and knock on the heavy steal door. But to their surprise it wasn't Dumbledor that opened the door… it was Snape. He gave them a mean look, then Draco took Hermione's hand and led her into the room. They got to the head masters desk and waited for him to address them.
"Sit, please..." he began, they both sat down on the sofa next to them. "It has come to my attention that the two of you are in love, and I don't hold any thing against you, but please, I must ask you both of two little favors." Said Professor Dumbledor. Draco and Hermione looked at each other totally lost for words, then Draco finally spoke up.
"Anything professor we'd be happy to help." Said Draco, squeezing Hermione's hand to comfort her.
"Yes professor anything." She finally said. Dumbledor smiled at the two of them.
"Great, now the first one is that even though students in Hogwarts are allowed to date, I must ask you not to use locations in Hogwarts as places to… lets just say, have fun in." he said smiling at them. As Professor Dumbledor asked them of the first favor they both blushed a deep red.
"Headmaster, you can't just let them go without a punishment." Said Snape rather cruelly. The head master turned his head toward Snape and a hint of anger showed as he spoke.
"I'm quite aware of that Severus, and I am getting to that bit now." Said Dumbledore. He turned his attention back to Draco and Hermione, and his face softened again, "Well, the second favor, and don't take this the wrong way... i'm going to send the both of you to Durmstrang School of Witch Craft and Wizardry for 2 years. It's for your own safety and the reasons for this decision I cannot say." Before Draco or Hermione could object, their bags were packed and waiting for them at the front door entrance to Hogwarts.
"But Professor, please, I don't mean any disrespect but I don't understand why you would want to send us to Durmstrang. It's a bad school, its even said that Lord Voldemort himself is in each of the students. And that Voldemort used to go to that school, it's of pure evil." Said Hermione panicking and searching for an excuse. (a/n: in this story voldemort went to durmstrang, not hogwarts).
"There will be no complaints tolerated, you are to both proceed downstairs and pickup your belongings, and a waiting coach is at the front gate of the entrance to Hogwarts. Good luck to the both of you, and just bare something in mind… this is for the best and you will learn something out of it, so pay attention." Dumbledor finished, he then shooed them out of his office. "I hope they will be alright, even though this is for their safety. So what if Lucious Malfoy doesn't want them to be together, they were meant to be." Dumbledor thought to himself.
Meanwhile, the two were making their way down the staircase; Snape was already at the bottom. Before he walked off he shouted back to Hermione,
"Too bad your friends won't even know where you are going, you're both prohibited from telling anyone about what's going on. Say goodbye to the dream team." And with that he laughed an evil laugh and walked off. It was almost as if he knew what was going to happen to them.
"I bet he is loving this." Said Hermione about to burst into tears.
"Come on lets go, Durmstrang isn't as bad as people say it is, I used to go there and the people there are really nice." Said Draco, he hugged her and tried to reassure her.
"Ok, I trust you Draco, just don't leave me alone. Ok?" She asked looking at him seriously.
"I won't, I promise." Said Draco. They slowly made their way to the front gate after picking up their belongings at the front door. They then climbed into the carriage together and cuddled closely, as it was a cold night. The trip took a long time and soon they both drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.
Little did they know, as they were in the carriage asleep, some one had watched them making their way out of Hogwarts with their belongings. He thought they were running away together. He then went to his common room and spread the news. Before any one could say "What?" the news was all around the school.
"I knew we shouldn't have let her stay with him, now look what he has done."Ronsaid angrily to Harry who nodded in agreement.
"What I can't believe is that Hermione actually chose Malfoy over us." Said Harry and then they made their way to their next classes and thought nothing more of it.
At that exact same moment Draco and Hermione had awoken from their sleep. The driver then told them that there was another hour till they would reach their destination. He then magically appeared food into the carriage to fill them up for the rest of the journey.
"Hey Draco?" asked Hermione. He looked at her and smiled.
"Yeah?" He answered.
"What do you suppose Dumbledore is making us go to Durmstrang for?" asked Hermione. Draco looked outside the window at the landscape.
"I don't know Hermione, I really don't know."
They finally reached Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at 6:30am and were greeted by a couple of first years. They were curious to see who was in the carriage.
"Ready?" Draco asked Hermione. Hermione looked at him, an expression mixed with worry, nervousness, he could tell shewasscared.
"Don't worry, it will be fine I promise." Said Draco trying once again to reassure her.
"Ok, I'm ready!" she said building up her courage. They stepped out of the carriage, no sooner had they done that when the whole school came out and gathered around the carriage to see who they were. Somewhere in the crowd, was someone who Draco had loved 4 years ago, when he used to go to Durmstrang. That someone was Rachel. Draco was forced to go to Hogwarts in the middle of his first year and had to leave Rachel. Before he left people had thought they were inseparable because of how much they loved each other. Draco spotted her as soon as he got out of the carriage.
"Rachel!" he ran up to her and hugged her tightly.
"I haven't seen you for years. How have you been?" she asked excitedly, admiring how much he had changed.
"I've been great, how have you been? Wow you look more beautiful than ever!" he said eyeing her.
"Why thank you Draco." She replied.Asthey were chatting, Hermione watched from the carriage tears building in her eyes.
She then over heard someone next to her say to her friends, "Wow, the old couple are back together, now nothing can separate them."
Hermione couldn't take it any more, she ran through the crowd and around the corner, she had seen every thing and shedidn't want to see Draco Malfoy ever again. Draco had finally realized that Hermione never followed him out of the carriage, he looked around for her, but all he saw was her coat flying around the corner of the building.
"I have to go." He said , suddenly letting go of Rachel.
"What's wrong? Did I do something?" Rachel asked worriedly. Draco looked at her then smiled.
"No, you never do anything wrong. I have to go see a teacher that's all."he said.
"Oh, ok. I'll seeyou aroud." She said smiling.
"Yep, definately. Bye." he saidthen ran off to find Hermione.
Jelly: Soo? How was it? Its a long one again! YAY:)
Please review coz i reali wana know wat u guys think of it! Bye for now!