Everyone Has A Dark Side

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Chapter 4: The Malfoy's

Hermione followed Draco down a dark alley off to the right of Gringotts. It widened into a twisting path between the strangest and most sinister shops Hermione had ever seen.

A store selling poisons had a large display of painful remedies outside its door. A large shop called Borgins and Burkes had a window full of dusty objects. The whole place reminded Hermione forcefully of the way Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, the HQ of the Order of the Phoenix, had looked like when she first arrived there. A necklace displayed on a bloodstained velvet cushion was labeled with Caution! Cursed, has claimed twelve lives to date. A note by a sliver bowl in formed Hermione that it would poison all those who ate out of it except its owner. A store selling potion ingredients sold many things Hermione had never heard of and some of which she was sure were illegal.

The Black Dragon, which looked easily as sinister as the adjacent store selling jinxed books, was located on a corner. Outside it hung a sign with a picture of a large black dragon merrily burning innocent muggles to ash.

Draco led her across the street towards it, but before they reached the pub, the door opened, and two girls spilled out. Pansy Parkinson took one look at Hermione and shrieked at Draco, "What the hell are you doing with that mudblood scum, Draco!" The other girl, Blaise Zabini just glared stonily at Draco.

"Pansy, chill! Just listen for a second. This is Julia Lavinier. You know who the Laviniers were, don't you? The Ministry's only just told Hermione who here real parents were," Draco said quickly. " It's okay, she's one of us," her said, shooting meaningful looks at the two Slytherin girls.

Pansy gasped, but Blaise smirked at Draco and said, "Let's say for a second I believe you. She's still a Gryffindor!" Blaise spat out, " What do you think you're doing?!"

"Malfoy, I mean Draco is going to introduce me to his parents, who were, I think, good friends with my parents. I would like to find out a bit about my family, and they might be able to tell me some. Why do you hate me so much? You a barely know me from school."

Blaise gave a high pitched laugh "Why we hat you? Well you are best friends with Prince Potter, who almost destroyed the Dark Lord, you're friendly with the people in that secretive Order of the Phoenix, who are constantly trying to land all our parents in Azkaban, and you're in Gryffindor."

"How could a Gryffindor and a Slytherin ever be anything but enemies?" Pansy asked quietly.

"I always though I knew who I was, but it turned out I was wrong. I still don't know who I am or where I belong. Perhaps I'm not the girl you thought I was either," said Hermione, taking the others by surprise.

"I was always taught who to be. Decent, perfect, like any Gryffindor. But, maybe that's not who I really am. My parents were on the Dark Side. If they were still alive, would I be in Slytherin, best friends with you all? The Ministry isn't all that honorable either, look how they withheld knowledge from me. I'm sixteen! And it wasn't them who told me; it was my muggle, foster-parents. It's been a confusing week and I don't want to fight with you. I just want to know were I belong." She finished quietly.

The three Slytherins stared at her. They had fully expected her to be angry, not to express her confusion. Was it possible she didn't know which side she wanted to be on?

"Draco, you were going to ask your parents to explain a bit about my family to me," Hermione said, pointing toward the Black Dragon.

Pansy and Blaise both glanced oddly at Hermione before walking out of sight among the milling witches and wizards.

"You know," Draco told her as he lead her into the Black Dragon, " You aren't really the girl I thought you'd be. I expected you to deny having any connections to the Dark Side or Death Eaters. It sounds to me as if you aren't sure which side you're on. That doesn't sound like the Hermione I know."

"Well, I'm not Hermione Granger any more, am I?" she said silkily, "I am a Lavinier now."

The Black Dragon was very different form it's surroundings. While it was dark and dusty, it was not very sinister. On the contrary, it was packed with witches and wizards talking animatedly. Hermione was reminded of the pub called the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade.

Draco led her over to a table at which sat a tall blond woman and a blond man with a pale, pointed face. Lucius Malfoy looked up at Draco as he approached. "Father, can I introduce you to someone I met?" said Draco smoothly, "This is Julia Lavinier," he said, beckoning Hermione forward.

Both adults gaped, but Lucius said quickly, "Draco, that's the mudblood muggle girl who is Potter and Weasley's friend."

"Hermione lived with muggles, but she is a pureblood Lavinier. The Ministry just told hr this week. They had given her to a muggle family after the Aurors killed her parents," Draco drawled.

"That's impossible, Charles and Jennifer's Daughter died, " snarled Mr. Malfoy.

"Lucius, dear, look at the girl. She resembles Jennifer so much. Why didn't I see it before?" breathed Narcissa Malfoy, laying a calming hand on her husbands arm.

"I suppose she does. So, you are Julia Lavinier now? We used to be good friends with your parents," said Lucius to Hermione.

"Um, Mr. Malfoy, could you call me Hermione Lavinier. I'm not used to the name Julia. But please, would you tell me a little about my parents. I know nothing of them except their names." Said Hermione carefully. Lucius was a Death Eater, so Hermione was quiet and very polite.

"You want to know more about your family? Well, your father, Charles, was one of my good friends at Hogwarts, and your mother was two years younger than we were. Both your parents were in Slytherin," he continued, confirming one of Hermione's suspicions. I suppose you know by now that your family was on the Dark Side?" asked Lucius. Hermione nodded. " Well, that's who they were. Do you want to ask anything?"

"Well, did my parents go to school at about the same time as the Potters and their gang?" asked Hermione.

"Yes, we all knew them quite well."

" Did you all get along?"

"We were worst enemies, much like Draco and that Potter boy are now," said Mr. Malfoy indifferently. "Well, if that's all, it's nice to meet you, Hermione Lavinier. We were, as I've said, good friends with your parents. Perhaps you can get to know Draco or visit our manor in the holidays if it gets boring living with muggles, " said Lucius kindly. He exchanged a look with his wife.

"Hermione, dear, I doubt you know this, but we are your godparents. That means that if you want a wizarding family, we'd be happy to take you in, " Narcissa said quickly.

"You mean you're my guardians?" Hermione exclaimed, unsure what to think. She had been uncomfortable around her parents since they had revealed the trutht. She was angry they hadn't told her sooner and felt like a stranger there. Would she, could she, fit in with the Malfoys?

Both adults nodded. Draco looked very surprised, "Well, I'll certainly think about it. Thank you! So much has happened in the last week, though, that I'm a little overwhelmed, but I'll defiantly think about that. I'd better meet my parents in Diagon Alley though." She smiled happily at them all before leaving the Black Dragon slowly, pondering all she had been told.

N/A: There that took long enough. Coming up: Soon Hermione returns to Hogwarts, but she might meet Draco again before that, I haven't really decided. I hope I can think of some good ideas. They all seem to have been taken already though, and I don't want to copy anyone. sigh I need ideas! You're welcome to suggest things in your reviews or email me. Thanx y'all. Hey, I'm Southern, okay?

Alianne