Hermione's POV
I knew what Draco told me was true. No doubt about it. But, I wasn't about to let him out that easily. Perhaps we would negotiate, as he put it, while he was still in the cell. I flicked my wand casually, and my robes draped around me, my hair washed, and my body clean. Malfoy's face looked a little saddened by my change of clothes, but whatever. I looked at him and said,
"Fine. I s'pose you're right. But the second I let you out, I don't want to be disarmed and put back in there. So you have to give me your word that from now on, we're on the same side." I offered my right hand through the bars, and he sneered back.
"Whatever, Granger." And then he grasped my hand. We shook for a good five seconds, before I pulled back.
"If I let you go… you had better not do anything risky. Or else you're in a world of pain, Malfoy." He rolled his eyes.
"Just let me out, Granger." He drawled.
"You forgot the magic word…" I played back.
"Let me out please, Granger." I smiled,
"Alhambra!" I muttered, and the cage fluttered open. "Now, before I give you your wand, I want you to know, that if you dare try to hex me, you might end up being a ferret forever." He winced when I said ferret, but only to sneer back,
"Better for me to be ferret, than to drink from a dog bowl." I rolled my eyes, he was so impossible! I finally handed him his wand. He took it without a simple word of thanks. "Now can we negotiate?" He sneered sarcastically.
"Yes, so, how do we get out of here?" I asked.
"Well, we can't apparate, because He put all these enchantments in the dungeons, so we have to get out of the dungeons. But, we're gonna end up on right in the middle of the fort if we walk out, and Death Eaters will be everywhere. So, I don't know what to do." I sighed. Damn him, why did he have to be so useless.
"Well, what do you suppose we do right now?" I asked.
"I don't know, Granger. I just told you that." I sighed once more.
"Well, I'm walking out right now, because it's quite useless just hanging out in here!" I finally turned around and began walking.
Draco's POV
Granger was constantly threatening me and making deals with me not to use magic on her. This stupid girl actually thought that I would hex her. HAHAHA! I wouldn't dare, she's not an enemy of mine. When she turned around and began stalking off in the wrong direction I almost laughed.
"Oi, Granger! Try going the other way! That way is a dead end!" She turned around and flushed a pink shade. It was so cute… NO! Not cute! Said a bigger voice. I shook my head, and watched her brush past me once more in the other direction. It wasn't long until I heard her gasp. She started muttering spells, before she yelled "Expecto Patronum!" And then I heard her footsteps trail on. Where was she going? I finally got up and followed her. The long dark hallway seemed more dreary than usual. The ground was hard and had grimy gray water on the ground. I continued following her sounds from in front of me trying to catch up. "Granger!" I yelled, "Wait up, I'm coming with you." I heard small muttering sounds from in front of me, but nothing more. Damn! Why wouldn't this girl stop?
Hermione's POV
I began to run. I was going to get out of this place if it was the last thing I do. I heard Malfoy yell that he was coming with me, and I gasped and said 'crap' and began sprinting. The hall was long and dark, but I had to get out. I had spent perhaps one day in a cell much too small for me. I had a leash around my neck and wore rags. My enemy saw me naked. And now I had to leave. I couldn't take much more. I had to get out.
Finally the hallway ended. There was a steel door right in front of me. It was less than half a foot from the tip of my nose. I slowly reached for the handle. My hand got closer and closer with every millisecond. I suddenly heard Malfoy's voice, "Wait! Don't open that door! Stop now!" He yelled for me. No. I thought to myself. It's now or never. And with that, the door flew open.
I was greeted with warm light, and for a moment I believed that I was outside. But I was sadly mistaken. It was a room that had a single fire place, and the fire was raging. There were a few candles. The room was black. The ground was black, the walls were black, and the ceiling was black. There was a black velvet rug, a black sofa, a black chair. There was a black table, with black dishes on top. There were men dressed in black cloaks. One of them looked up at me when I entered.
"Hello, miss." He said, standing up. He walked to me and extended an arm. I was speechless. "May ask who you are, and what you are doing in here." His hand was still extended, wanting to be shaken. I froze, where was I? I didn't want to answer this man. I knew that he was a Death Eater, no doubt about it. I shook my head at his question. "I may not ask who you are and what you are doing here, but why? I must know. I have yet to even see a woman of your beauty enter our chamber." Suddenly there were many of the Death Eaters walking towards me. I began to back up, in fear. I was shaking my head side-to-side, wishing they would back off.
One grabbed my waist and yanked me towards him. He pulled down his hood and smashed his mouth onto mine. He tried to stick his tongue in, but I kept my mouth clenched closed. He decided not to ask, but to bite my lip instead. I let out a cry of pain, and then he snaked his tongue into my mouth during his opportunity. I tried to pull away, I did. But it was useless. I heard someone say from behind me,
"Let her go, Avery." The Death Eater, Avery looked up, and then he smirked.
"Look at the littlest Malfoy. That idiotic Malfoy family, continuously betraying the Dark Lord. What do you think you're doing in here? This room is a privilege to those who are faithful to him. Shouldn't you be in the dungeons, Malfoy?"
"Well, Avery, I should be in the dungeons, you're right. But you see, my prisoner escaped. And if you would kindly return her to me, then I could get back into my place and leave you fools alone."
"This- this girl is your prisoner? I did not know, excuse me for not noticing. I didn't think prisoners were to wear robes, carry wands, or be out of their cell at all." Avery looked back down at me and said, "I'm so sorry that you have to spend your time with that brat. Perhaps you would like to stay in here, and be our prisoner?" He asked. I shook my head, No way. I'd probably end up being some freaky shag slave with these weirdos. I think I can learn to deal with Malfoy, thank you very much. "You know" he said to me, "I wish you speak up, girl, I don't deal with ignorance like that." He pushed me to the nearest black wall, and I heard Malfoy yelling something, but I was kinda in the middle of being choked and snogged at the same time. He grasped me around the neck, and hoisted me up, so that he was shoving his tongue into my mouth once more. I heard Malfoy yelling for him to let me go, and I heard the other Death Eaters cheering. His tongue snaked his way through my mouth and up into my throat. It was disgusting. I couldn't breathe; I thought maybe I would die right there with Avery's tongue inside my mouth.
Then Avery's body was yanked off of me, and I feel to the ground. But I stood up, wand out, as quick as I could. I saw Malfoy over Avery threatening him
"…Don't you dare do that to her ever again. You are despicable! She's a Mudblood! If you were smart enough you would know that, you disgusting fool. Do you understand me!" I stood up and joined Malfoy,
"If you ever stick your tongue in my mouth again, I'll make sure that your bloody tongue will never find its way into anyones mouth again. You know why? Because your tongue will be in jar in my bedroom." Avery smirked.
"So, Mudblood Bitch, you think you can do magic, prove it."
"Oh I can and I will," I carefully pointed my wand at his throat, and gathered all my rage from him snogging me, from Malfoy doing all those terrible things, from Anthony's death… and then I began to mutter the worst curse I could think of. "Avada Ke—"
"Hermione! No!" Malfoy exclaimed, and then I realized that he said my name, not Granger, not Mudblood. He said Hermione. I looked at him, and muttered,
"Fine." Then I racked my brain for the best spell I could think of. Not the Cruciatus Curse, something more creative… Then I smiled remembering the Half-Blood Prince. "Sectumsempra!" I said. Avery began gushing out blood. It was disgusting. Malfoy looked horrified; he was probably remembering how Harry did that to him last year. Then I turned to the rest of the Death Eaters, who were watching Avery in terror. "As for the rest of you… Expelliarmus! About seven wands flew to my hand, I handed them to Malfoy. Stupefy! I yelled, and 4 of them immediately fell to the ground in shock, and the other three were quite dizzy and then they fell over as well.