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Chapter 8

By the fourteenth of February, Danielle was depressed. 'How I hate this holiday', she thought. She was walking up the stairs when she noticed a sign posted near the doors of the Great Hall. Three girls stood in front of it twittering madly about what they were going to wear and whom they were going to ask. Danielle walked closer and read the sign. There was to be a Valentine's Day dance. She rolled her eyes and made her way to Defense against the dark Arts. Of course she was five minutes late. Professor Snape was discussing the unforgivable curses and various other jinxes. She was about to take a seat when he said, "so nice of you to join us Miss Malfoy. There's a seat up front next to Mr. Potter."

Danielle picked up her bag and made her way to the front, thinking 'What did I do to him?'

She passed her brother, who slipped a note into her hand. She sat next to Harry and went to pull out her book. "I don't believe you need that miss Malfoy. Please step up to the front of the class, we are going to have a demonstration of an Unforgivable curse."

Danielle got up and walked to the front of class. Hermione's hand shot up and Snape called on her. "Yes Miss Granger, volunteering are we?"

"Well no, but we aren't supposed to use the Unforgivable curses."

"Just for today we are. So what is one of the Unforgivable curses?"

Someone shouted, "the killing curse."

"True, but I don't believe that miss Malfoy would like to die right now. Another one, Mr. Potter."

"The Imperius curse."

"Demonstrate the curse for us Mr. Potter. That's what Miss Malfoy is up here for."

Harry stood up and pointed his wand at Danielle. "Imperio."

Danielle felt the spell hit her; it was like all her senses had dulled. She heard Harry give her a command. She almost obeyed, but fell to her knees instead as she shook off the spell. She stood up after a minute and professor Snape said, "Well it looks like you are more accomplished than I thought miss Malfoy."

She almost pulled out her wand. "If you do, it better be a good spell miss Malfoy."

Danielle dropped her hand and waited for him to ask for the next spell. However, the end of class was singled and Snape gave out the homework assignment. She made her way back to her desk and gathered her stuff. She was making her way out of the classroom when someone grabbed her arm. She turned and saw Harry. "Why is Snape mad at you?"

"I don't know Harry, maybe he's feeling down about not having someone to spend Valentine's Day with."

Harry and her laughed. "I'm just glad he wasn't that interested in me."

"Glad I could help Harry."

He took her arm and pulled her into an empty classroom. "Are you going to the dance tonight?"

"I wasn't planning on going, why are you going?"
"If you'd go with me."

"Why Harry are you asking me to go with you to the dance?"

Danielle smiled at the flustered look on his face. He nodded his head and she said, "Then I guess I'll go with you."

She kissed his cheek and left the room. She made her way to her room and opened her trunk. She found her green satin dress near the bottom and took it out. She dressed and piled her pale blond hair on top of her head in an arrangement of artful curls. This left her upper back and shoulders bare. She looked in the mirror one last time and made her way to the Great Hall. She found Ron and Hermione standing near the staircase in deep conversation. The doors were opened and everyone filed in. Danielle found a table in the back and sat watching the various couples start to dance.

Harry walked in and saw her sitting at one of the tables with her back slightly turned towards the doors. He made is way over to her and pulled out the chair next to her. She looked over and smiled at him. "I think Ron and Hermione make a lovely couple."

"If only they'd realize that themselves then things could go back to normal."

Danielle laughed and said, "Will you walk with me?"

"Sure."

She got up and he followed her out of the castle and down towards the lake. He noticed a small dragon tattoo on her right shoulder blade and decided to ask her about it. She took his arm and leaned into him. "I didn't know you had a tattoo?"

She looked at him with a frown, and then said, "Oh, I got that on my fifteenth birthday, Draco helped with the choice. He has one too; the only way I would get one, was if he got one too."

"Draco has a tattoo?"

"Yes he does. I have another one that I got because I wanted it, that and it made mum mad. She's waiting for me to come home one night covered with them and have way too many piercings."

"Where's your other tattoo?"

"On my lower back, did you wish to see Harry?"

Harry looked down at the ground and Danielle assumed he was blushing a furious shade of red. She laughed and he changed the topic. "I didn't know you had any piercings."

"I have six in my ears total. Um, I have a belly button piercing and my tongue is pierced."

Harry raised his eyebrow and said, "I didn't know that was possible."

"I believe a lot of Muggle girls are in the habit of piercing various parts of their bodies."

"But I've never seen them. You don't wear the one on your tongue do you?"

"Occasionally. I am today."

"Are you wearing the one in your belly button?"

"No, it would spoil the line of my dress."

Harry glanced at her dress and looked away. "Does Mrs. Malfoy know?"

"Only about the ones in my ears."

Danielle turned to face Harry and put her arms around his neck. He pushed up his glasses and she gave him a chaste peck on the cheek. She laid her cheek against his and he put his arms around her waist. Just then Draco materialized out of the bushes. "I am only going to say this once, let go of my sister Potter."

Danielle turned to face Draco and glared at him. Before she could say anything four Death Eaters emerged from the forest. They grabbed Danielle and Harry and disappeared into the night.

Danielle opened her eyes to darkness and noticed she was tied to a chair. She mentally cursed herself for not being alert. The door opened and someone came into the room. They kneeled next to her and whispered in her ear. "Draco is being praised for his work in capturing Harry Potter. Now I want you to listen carefully, I will only say this once. Potter is in the room four doors down from yours. I am to escort you to Severus, where upon he will escort you to the Dark Lord. There is a table in the hallway, fall into it, when Severus bends down grab his keys and run to Potter's room. Let him go and let Severus take you to the Dark Lord. Do you understand?"

"But won't that put Draco in danger?"

"Unless you wish to see Potter die, I suggest you do as I say."

"But you despise Harry."

"We need someone new in power I am willing to help Potter in any way possible to defeat the Dark Lord. Then we will establish someone else who can take over."

He unbound her hands and helped her to her feet. He hugged her roughly and said, "I love you Danielle. Forgive Draco, he's sorely misguided."

Danielle nodded her head and walked with him out of the room. She saw Snape standing near the middle of the hallway; he came walking towards them and pulled Danielle forward. She saw the table and mentally counted the rooms she passed. She tripped and fell into the table, knocking over the vase that was on it. Snape bent down to help her up and she grabbed his keys. She shoved him and ran towards the room on the right. She unlocked the door and went inside, tripping and falling into Harry. He was sitting on the floor with his hands chained to the wall.

She could see his vague outline in the light from the hallway. "Harry it's Danielle."

She unlocked his hands and said, "Harry, you have to leave. I want you to walk out of here and go. Don't look back, just go."

"But…"

"No Harry, he means to kill you. Please just go."

She took off her necklace that her brother had given her and put a protection and an invisibility charm on it, before slipping it around his neck. She kissed him roughly and whispered, "Until we meet again Harry."

She got up and left, making her way out to the hallway, where Snape grabbed her arm and took her down the hall. He opened a door for her and shoved her inside. She noticed no one in the room except the Dark Lord. He raised his wand and said, "Crucio."