Chapter 10-

Hermione on the other hand was in her room face down on her bed, crying. Then it hit her. Why had she all of the sudden started liking Blaise so much, why couldn't she stop looking at him, and why couldn't she resist kissing him? These questions floated through her head over and over until she finally decided that Blaise set her up.

Hermione jumped off of her bed, straightened her robes and raced off to the library. She would find out how he got her to do it if it killed her.

CRASH

Hundreds of huge library books fell to the floor causing the librarian to immediately jump out of her chair and run to the disaster.

"What is going on over here?" she hissed when she saw Hermione on the floor under a pile of books.

"S-sorry, I guess I got more than I could hold."

"Well, that's okay I guess, just pick them up and be more careful. Okay?"

"Yeah, thanks."

A few minutes later, Hermione made it back to her desk and once again buried her head in another book.

"Hey, Damien!" Harry yelled from across the field.

"Yeah, what's up?" he asked as he flew towards the other boy.

"Can Ron and I talk to you?" he asked.

"What about?"

"Well, a lot has happened today and I thought that you might want to talk about it."

"Yeah." Ron said when he had finally caught up with them.

"I don't know what you guys are referring to. I am just fine."

"But--"

"Seriously guys, just drop it okay."

"Alright, we will leave you alone for now, but you have to know that this is not like her. She really likes you. Maybe you should talk to her before you jump to any conclusions." Harry said as the boys landed and headed for the showers.

"yeah, okay." Damien said, not really agreeing but saying it to get the others off of his back for a while.

"AHA!" Hermione yelled shooting up from her chair in triumph.

"SHHH!" came a hiss from the librarian.

Hermione's hand flew to her mouth. She then immediately began putting the books that she didn't need away. Soon, she was out of the library and running towards her common room with a single piece of paper in her hand.

"Dilectio Venenum" she repeated over and over in her head as she ran through the halls. When she arrived at the Common Room she yelled the password and climbed in. She ran up to her room and pulled out her wand. She read over the paper one last time before pointing the wand at herself and saying "Aperio." A few seconds later Hermione opened her eyes and found that she was watching herself sitting on the beach with Blaise. She was staring out at the ocean and he was pouring their drinks. Hermione walked forward and watched as Blaise pulled a vial out of his pocket and poured it into her glass. She then watched herself drink it without a thought.

She then closed her eyes again and found herself back in her room. "That bastard!" she hissed. "I'll kill him!"

"Who are you going to kill?" said a voice from her door.

Hermione spun around to see Ginny Weasley staring at her. "Ginny! You scared me! What are you doing here?"

"Well, Harry and Ron told me what happened and I thought that you might want some company. So, who are you going to kill?" she asked as she crossed the room and sat on the bed.

"Blaise Zambini!"

"Good, can I help?"

"Don't you want to know why I am going to kill him before you join up?"

"Oh yeah, why are you going to kill him?"

"Because he poisoned me!"

"he did?"

"Yeah, he gave me a potion called Dilectio Venenum! It is a love potion! Well, that's what it is called. It is actually closer to a lust potion if you ask me."

"What is it supposed to do?"

"Well, it is supposed to make the drinker feel a need to keep in constant contact with the person who makes it. It is also supposed to make the drinker think only about them."

"And that all happened to you?" Ginny asked eagerly.

"Yes, it was awful and I cheated on Damien."

"But that wasn't your fault, you were drugged. Right?"

"Yeah, but how am I ever going to get him to believe that?"

"You will, we will. Don't worry, Hermione. He loves you."

Hermione smiled at her friend. "Thanks. I love him too."

"I know you do, does he?"

"I don't think so."

"Well then you need to get down there and tell him right this second!" Ginny said, directing her toward the stairs.

"Wait, you mean he's down there?" Hermione asked.

Ginny nodded, "Go get him, talk to him."

"Okay, I'll do that."

"There's no need." Came a voice from the door.

Both girls turned to see Damien slowly pushing the door open.

"Damien?" Hermione gasped. "How long have you been standing there?"

"Long enough. Ginny can you leave us so that we can talk?"

Ginny nodded, gave Hermione a reassuring pat on the back, and left the room.

Hermione looked down at her feet and took a deep breath as Damien began speaking. "Is everything that you just said true?"

"Yes."

"Even all of the stuff about Blaise poisoning you?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I only have one more question."

Hermione nodded for him to continue. "When did Blaise have the opportunity to give you that potion?"

Hermione gulped before talking a deep breath and looking up to face him as she answered his question. "I went out with him."

"So you were cheating on me?" Damien asked anger flaring instantly.

"No, you don't understand!"

"Okay, then explain it to me." he hissed trying to control him fury.

"It is kind of a long story. Why don't you sit down." Hermione whispered.

He looked at her for a few seconds before agreeing to sit. He took a seat at her desk and waiting for her to tell him the story.

"Okay. Well, it all started one night when he confronted me in the corridor. He came up to me and told me that you aren't really Damien, but Draco Malfoy." Damien's eyes widened considerably at this but he didn't interrupt. "I told him that I already knew and didn't care. Yes," Hermione said after seeing his shocked face, "I knew that you were Draco. I have known for a very long time."

At this, Damien couldn't help interrupting. "How did you know."

"Wll, tons of things. First of all I will never forget that smirk, and no matter how much of your appearance that you change you will still look like a cuddly, white ferret to me."

"Very funny! Continue."

"Okay, well, after I told him that I didn't care he got really mad and decided that he was going to expose your secret to everyone." Hermione took a breath and continued. "I knew that you wouldn't want this to happen so I went to talk to him. I told him that I would do anything to stop him from telling everyone. He said that all I had to do was let him take me on a date. I thought that it would be harmless so I agreed. That is when he slipped the potion into my drink and you know pretty much everything form there on."

Damien sat there in silence for several minutes thinking. Finally he nodded. "Okay. Well, there is only one thing left."

"What's that?"

"How are we going to get Blaise back?"

Hermione looked up, shocked that Damien wasn't mad at all.

"Oh and I have one final question. Why didn't you just tell me from the beginning. I knew the day would come when my secret came out. Granted, that would have been earlier than I would have thought…"

"I don't know. I guess that I just didn't want you to go back to the old you. I like the new you. I love the new you."

"I love you too. I am not ever going back."

"Good. Now, about giving Blaise a taste of his own medicine…"

AN- I am soooo sorry that I haven't updated in like forever. I am trying…Thanks for being patient!