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Merlin led Hermione to the third level of the facility. They walked down the long hallway to the end where the cellblock resided and when they entered the aisle Hermione could see that everyone was still asleep.
With her in tow Merlin walked to Draco's cell and called over a guard for him to open it. The door opened silently and Merlin grabbed Hermione's arm, pulling her gently into the little room similar to the one she used to reside in.
Merlin suddenly kicked the bed, causing Draco to stand up suddenly with his body in a fighting posture. His steely eyes flickered between Hermione and Merlin until he woke up completely and his body relaxed.
Draco stood silently. Hermione was dressed much differently than she had been when she had left here, and the fact that she was with this new man must have meant she had a new handler. He was wondering just what was going on when he saw Hermione's hands make a subtle gesture.
Many years as a spy had helped him to keep any emotions in check, so he stood there looking rather bored until Hermione spoke. When she did he let his eyebrows raise slightly in surprise.
"Merlin I don't want a visit with him. Ginny yes, but Malfoy?" Her voice was filled with venom as she spoke.
"What is wrong my dear? This one not a friend of yours? You both looked so cozy when you first arrived." Merlin purred.
She snorted softly. "That was when I was in the same place as him. I sympathized, but now?" Hermione's lips curled into a cruel smile. "Now fate couldn't have been so kind."
Merlin gave her a surprised look. "Oh, I would have thought you witches and wizards would stick together."
"I would want to be with him just about as much as I would want to be with Malcolm." Hermione crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Merlin.
"Well this is rather interesting I must say." Merlin said chewing over this new and interesting situation.
"Doesn't surprise me that a mudblood bitch like you would turn to the enemy." Draco glared at Merlin. "Filthy muggle." He spat out.
"Shut it Ferret." Hermione growled. "I think you might want to watch your step."
"You disgust me." Draco growled back.
Merlin held up his hand and Hermione and Draco clapped their mouths shut looking at the man. "What exactly is a mudblood?" He inquired looking at Draco.
Draco stared at the man refusing to answer, so Hermione ground out between her teeth. "Ferret here is what you call a pureblood wizard. The prodigy of two wizards, whereas I'm born from a muggle, that is non magical, family. His kind believe my kind to be of dirty blood, hence the name mudblood."
Merlin looked thoughtful as he took in the new information. "And why do you call him Ferret?"
Hermione chuckled evilly. "Oh that has to do with a little incident where he was turned into a ferret. Suited him rather well, in fact I would say it had been an improvement."
"I see your teeth never really got any better since my spell, did they mudblood?" Draco snarled.
Hermione growled and stepped forward hauling her hand back and slapping him soundly on his cheek. His head turned to the side and he turned back to look at her with a hatred clearly written on his face.
"So would it please you to be able to cast a spell on him my dear?" Merlin asked behind her.
"Oh yes, it would very much." She growled without looking back.
Draco could see the slight flicker in her eyes and knew she would not go easy on him. He understood though and jerked his head and acted in a disgusted manner to her. 'Do what you must' he was letting her know.
"Then why don't you do so my dear. I'm sure you are itching to use your wand now that you have it back." Hermione turned and gave Merlin a seductive smile.
"I think it would be a very nice treat indeed."
"You must have done much to her to incur this sort of wrath." Merlin stated while looking at Draco.
"She is just a mudblood whore that will fuck the enemy to get what she wants." He growled.
"Be my guest my dear." He stated.
Hermione focused and lifted her wand, her hand steady and her face a mask of hatred. "This is for every time you called me mudblood. Crucio!"
The effect was immediate and Draco hit the ground. Tears flooded his eyes as the pain from the curse hit him tenfold. She must have really been channeling the hurt he had caused her in the past, because the curse hurt like a bitch. He heard his own voice echoing off the walls as he screamed from the feeling ripping through his body.
Hermione held the curse for just over a minute and then released him from the torment. Her heart was ripping in two for hurting her friend, but he understood it was something that needed to be done. They were a lot alike in many ways Hermione thought to herself. Once long ago Hermione had suffered the curse for Harry, but that was long ago and not something she could dwell on now.
Movement could be seen walking down the aisle and Hermione nearly cried when she saw Sirius bounding towards them. The guard that led the dog looked straight at her and into her soul, and she saw a kindred spirit. There was no amount of polyjuice potion that he could take now that could hide him from her. Remus and herself had grown close over the years and it warmed her heart to know that he was here with them.
Soon, hopefully, Harry would be here as well and then Hermione would feel whole again. Hermione knelt down and pet Sirius when he approached her and she turned to look at Merlin. He was looking down at Draco, who was twitching from the effects of the Cruciatus curse that had been thrown at him.
"Fascinating." Was all he could say before looking up at Hermione. "My dear, you must be exhausted. I gathered you out of your bed too early and now I have troubled you with all of this. Besides I want you wide awake when we discuss the details of your future with Crane Industries."
He stood up and took her hand to lead her out of the cell. She refused to look back at Draco, even though every bit of her wanted to. Sirius pressed against her side as they walked down the hallway and back to their room.
When they reached the doorway Merlin reminded Hermione of his peace offering and she smiled and thanked him before turning to enter the room. She heard the familiar click as he locked the door and when she heard the footsteps receding Hermione moved and headed up the stairs.
Sirius bounded into the bedroom and jumped onto the bed while Hermione closed the door to the room and leaned against the door. She felt herself slide down onto the floor and the tears spilled and wouldn't stop. When she felt the hand pressing against her cheek, her tear filled eyes looked up into Sirius's face.
"Oh love." He sighed and pulled her into a hug. The two of them sat on the floor, Sirius rocking Hermione gently and cooing softly to her while she cried.