Surprisingly, a door appeared. Harry had no such luck last time he tried to see what Malfoy was up to. Harry and Ron opened the door, and peeked in just in time to hear "and I'll try to remember anything that anyone else told me about these Horcrux-"

"HERMIONE!" Ron and Harry screamed at once.

Hermione's jaw dropped. "Guys, l ook, I can explain, you see, Malfoy-"

"IS MALFOY! AND YOU ARE TELLING HIM THE ORDER'S DEEPEST SECRETS! HE ALMOST KILLED DUMBLEDORE!"

"Almost," Hermione said quietly.

"Yeah! Almost! And he would've done it too, if Snape hadn't come along and done it!"

"Harry, you don't know know what really happened."

"Oh really! So, Malfoy here was just about to finish off one of the only people I have left, I don't have parents, no Godfather, nobody! Dumbledore was the only one, and he was going to do it!"

"It wasn't his fault!" Hermione cried, tears forming in her eyes. She went on to explain what had really happened, with the Imperius curse, Brainwashing, etc., with occasional- no, make that frequent- interruptions and interjections from Ron and Harry.

"He was only allowed back in school once Headmaster Splinkett and everyone else finally believed him, and THAT was only after he had been questioned 3 times with Veritaserum! They, believed him, why can't you?"

A hesitation

"Fine. We still don't get why you have to be so friendly though, it's not like he did anything to deserve nice treatment!" Ron huffed.

"Ron, he was dying...I couldn't just leave him there! He hadn't eaten for weeks practically, and nobody would take him. He's lucky he was even allowed here, even though the students (she glared at Harry and Ron) are being terrible to him, even his old friends!"

"Ron...she's right. You can't just leave someone to die, even if they are a traitor..."

"HARRY!" Hermione scolded.

"UGH fine...if he wants to redeem himself or whatever...so be it. But Malfoy, you better NEVER get in our way. We are GOING to kill Voldemort, and that is final. We don't need any side-switching, disloyal, traitorous stuff going on, got it?"

"Fine, Potter...you just better not get in my way," Draco lazily said.

With that, Harry and Ron left in a huff, Ron giving Hermione and Draco an extra glare before walking out the door.

"Well, that went rather well, I thought..." Hermione weakly stated.

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"You've done well, Lucius, very well," a voice hissed. "Does he have any idea?"

"No, Master," a cold voice responded.

"Good, good...At this pace, I'll be immortal in no time."

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(The next day for you non-creative types)

Hermione woke with a small smile on her face. Last night had gone so well...She and Draco had talked for another hour after Harry and Ron left, then, well, then, he kissed her! She couldn't believe it...It was definitely a leg-popper (reference from The Princess Diaries...er yeah.). Anyway. She got out of bed, took a shower, used a drying spell to dry her unruly hair, then got dressed in some plain black robes and school garb. She walked down to breakfast.

"Hi, Harry, Ron!"

"SOMEONE'S in a chipper mood..." Ron bitterly said.

"Oh hush up, Ron, just because you're upset doesn't mean I can't be happy, you know," she angrily replied.

Ron responded by stuffing more food into his mouth.

Boys! Sometimes I just can't-

But oh, she could.

At that moment, Draco walked through the door of the Great Hall. Hermione felt herself smile, then quickly caught herself, seated herself to where she couldN'T see him, and began to eat (like a lady, mind you).

Potions Class

"Sit down, class, open your books to page two-hundred twenty two," Professor Slughorn said.

"Today, we will be working on a potion that lets one person see another's memory, even one that has been modified or erased, for up to ten minutes at a time per dose taken. We will be making two doses, one for each partner. Partners are as follows: Crabbe, Potter; Zabini, Longebottom; Finnigan, Parkinson; Weasley, Goyle... " and so on, until Granger, Malfoy was heard. Hermione's heart fluttered for a split second. She's going to get to see a memory of Draco's! Oh, but act disgusted!

When Draco heard Granger, Malfoy, his first thought was YES, she's the only person who is nice to me right now, at least, in private...gotta act disgusted.

After the students were finished moving to their partners table (Obviously the Gryffindors moved to the Slytherin tables), one person went to get the ingredients and the other went to get a cauldron, flasks, knives, etc.

Once all of the potions were completed (Some, like Neville's, were saved only because of the Slytherin partner), Slughorn's voice could be heard again.

"Now, you will draw two flasks full of the potion. Whoever drinks it first will hold the other partner's hand, then think of a time in the other person's life that you would like to witness for ten minutes. Remember, the memory you wish to see may have been modified, but you can still see it. Go."

Ladling of potion could be heard, then sudden argument over who would drink it first.

"You first!" Hermione smiled.

"Ladies always first!" Malfoy retorted.

"Ugh...fine," Hermione responded, of course pleased that she could go first. She gulped down the potion, which strangely tasted like hot chocolate with maybe...corn...in it. Then she grabbed Malfoy's hand and thought: I want to see when Draco's father disowned him...

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Draco could be seen petrified and being dragged in the air by Snape's wand. You could see a expression of fear perfectly still on his motionless face. Snape walked up to Malfoy Manor. He barged in, yelled "LUCIUS" and impatiently waited for Lucius to come get his unworthy son.

"Severus, what can I do for- Ah, Draco. So nice of you to drop by. CRUCIO!" It seemed Lucius already knew that his son had failed his mission. "HOW DARE YOU TRY TO FIGHT THE CURSE! YOU ARE THE DARK LORD'S SERVANT!'

Draco, though motionless, was in writhing pain.

"Thank you, Severus, you are no longer needed. Drop him."

Draco dropped down to the ground with a thud, and Snape walked out the door. "Ennervate," Lucius muttered. Suddenly, Draco started writhing and desperately crawling and screaming in agony. Lucius stopped the curse. "Come with me." He grabbed Draco's shoulder forcefully and with a pop they were gone.

They reappeared in what seemed to be an underground lair. "He has arrived, Master."

"Gooooood, bring him here..."

"Master, he has failed and disobeyed your orders, should he not be killed?"

"BRING HIM HERE. LUCIUSSSSSSSS!"

Lucius grabbed Draco's shoulder and pulled him towards Voldemort. "BOW!" he yelled at Draco.

"Never!"

Lucius kneed him in the stomach and he doubled over.

"Yesssssssssss, what to do with you...I know..."

Soon, they had put Draco to sleep and were casting spells on his eyes and ears to record everything he saw and heard, and to relay the messages directly back to Voldemort.

"Thisssss should work well...we will soon know what we are up againssssssst.." Voldemort hissed. "Modify his memory from when he arrived in my sight."

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"Oh Merlin," Hermione whispered. "PROFESSOR SLUGHORN?"

Draco just sat in his seat with his mouth half open. THEY DID WHAT? How dare they! "CAN WE GO TO THE INFIRMARY, PROFESSOR SLUGHORN? NOW?"

"Why, what's the matter. Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Granger?"

"Uh, urgent, er, medical, emergency..." hermione stuttered.

"Uh, yeah, gotta go...now!"

With that, the two teenagers ran out the door, with Hermione leading Draco, as his eyes were closed.

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