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Chapter 14 Minds, Truths Revealed, and the Article

After we brewed the potion in silence, my thoughts kept wandering to what had happened in the kitchen earlier. That sauce, the kiss, why in the bloody hell did I hesitate. I remember kissing her softly but for only a second, I pulled back, but why? I looked up at the ceiling and sighed, now how many times over the course of almost two months have I been in this position? I sat and let my thoughts torture me. Replaying the scene in my mind over and over again, I barely noticed that she had appeared in my doorway.

She walked over to the bed and I pushed over. She sat down on the edge her back towards me. She just sat there in silence, her presence over taking mine. The tension was thick, suffocating me, if only I could do something. I turned onto my side, grabbed her hips, and scooted her closer to me. She then laid down right next to me.

"Is that better?" I asked looking at her lying form that was only inches away from me.

"Do you mind if I ask you a question?" She said softly gazing up at me. She inched a little closer. Her eyes were glittering with happiness. Her long hair was fanned out behind her.

"Go ahead," I replied. I wanted to touch her hair so badly, just to feel it in my hands, but I snapped my head back to attention. I remembered the mission.

"I wanted to say thank you for the bracelet it's beautiful. What I wanted to ask you…" She stopped talking. I lifted my hand and began slowly stroking her hair, her body relaxed instantly. She looked up at me, her eyes saying that she would talk about it later. I didn't feel like talking anyways. All I wanted to do was lie here, in silence, with her. Silence was all that was needed. She grabbed my hand and began caressing it. Thoughts soon raced through my mind. Why did I like this so much, just her lying here next to me, our eyes resting upon each other. She smiled softly at me, and I smiled back. That's when it happened, the necklace burned against my skin. I showed no emotion, but I didn't get up to leave, I just sat there and continued stroking her hair.

'Malfoy!' Bellowed a high-pitched voice inside my head. 'Where are you?'

"I am in the company of the mudblood, I can't leave." I thought back.

'Make your excuses.' He replied coldly.

"But my Lord, she is lying here next to me in bed, I can't possibly leave. She will get suspicious and start adding two and two together. I'm so close that I can practically taste it." I replied, still gazing at her. Soon her eyes fluttered shut.

'Oh really?' He asked. The tone in his voice changed to amusement. 'Well I will excuse you this time, when you get time to pull away come here as soon as possible.'

"Of course my Lord." I replied. With that said he left my mind.

The last picture on the back of my eyelids was Malfoy smiling down at me. Darkness swallowed me, it felt as though I was falling. I wanted to wake up but my eyes wouldn't let me. I hurtled to the ground, silent screams were echoing throughout my mind. The ground came into view and I was still falling fast. I was just feet from impact but I slowly floated to the ground, as if in slow motion. As soon as my feet touched the ground torches became lit along the walls of a stone corridor.

The corridor seemed endless as I looked ahead, but I began making my way down it anyways. I passed a couple of doors, none were opened, but I moved on. I had a feeling that I would find an open door somewhere. I noticed that each door was a different color and a different shape and size. I walked for what seemed like a half an hour. Finally I came to a door that was open, bright light was spilling into the stone corridor. I went to the open threshold and stepped across it. Merlin was sitting in a lone chair in dark stone room. His long white beard touched the ground and he was wearing deep blue robes. His long gray hair was tied back with a blue ribbon. There was a fireplace roaring in a grate, it was extremely warm but I didn't say anything. It was apparent that he was waiting for something. I walked over to him, I didn't know if he could see me or not. He turned his eyes to me and instantly conjured up a chair.

"It's finally nice to meet you, Miss Granger." He replied his green eyes twinkling.

"It's nice to meet you too, Merlin." I replied smiling.

"I bet you are wondering why we are here, or even, what exactly this place might be." He said nodding his head slowly. "Toffee?" He asked conjuring up a large bowl on a small table.

"How did you know…?" I replied in disbelief.

"That toffee is your favorite candy?" He finished. "Well Miss Granger we are currently in my place of residence in your mind."

"Really?" I replied in disbelief looking around the room.

"Since you allowed me into your mind, you also gave me permission to wander your mind at my own leisure. But do not be alarmed Miss Granger, you only allow me to see what you want me to see. Some doors I cannot open, some doors do stick but open eventually, and some doors only you can open. There are also other doors that neither one of us can open until we are truly ready to open them."

"So is there a reason why I am here at this point in time, I have never been sucked into my own mind before." I replied, still slightly blown away by the whole situation.

"That, Miss Granger, I cannot tell you." He replied. "You must ask Dumbledore. I do remember when I had chosen him. He didn't have any help at all poor lad, he had to figure everything out on his own. How he did it I do not know, but he soon figured it out, and we had plenty of time then. But for you Miss Granger, we have no time at all, none at all. Since you do have the resources, ask Dumbledore, please do not try to figure it out on your own, we do not have the time for that."

I nodded my head showing that I did understand everything.

"Before you go, I would like you to meet someone." He waved his wand and a silver arrow shot out of it. We waited in silence. I ate a piece of toffee while we waited. He was humming softly, his eyes dancing in and out of focus. Soon a young woman entered the room. Her long brown flowed to the small of her back. She had deep brown, almond shaped eyes, and petite features to match her petite frame. Her skin was light brown. She looked out of place in a pair of muggle jeans and a tee shirt, which looked oddly familiar.

"I would like for you to meet Asis." Merlin said gesturing towards her. "Hermione, Asis, Asis, Hermione."

Her eyes glittered with excitement as she came across the room and gave me a hug. I had to admit, she was very beautiful.

"So you're my owner?" She asked, smiling.

"Yes," I replied breathlessly. "You're so beautiful."

"Well they don't call me the lust wand for nothing." She said giggling. "And thank you for the compliment, you don't look so bad yourself."

"You're beginning to stir my dear." Merlin called out.

"I promise to take you to your sister today," She smiled widely at these words. Darkness began swirling around me

"Remember talk to Dumbledore, we don't have that much time." Merlin's voice echoed in my head.

I woke up to find someone lying in bed next to me. Sunlight was streaming through the windows. For a minute I was in a state of confusion, but then I felt Malfoy's intense heat, he had an arm round my waist and was still asleep. I snuggled up closer to him and I wrapped an arm around him and closed my eyes once more.

For the last half an hour I watched Granger's chest move up and down in a steady rhythm. She was sleeping so peacefully. A small smiled played across her lips, she must be dreaming about something good. I woke up to find her arm draped around me, she was breathing deeply into my chest. I needed to talk to my father about last night, about what happened at the meeting. That was the last thing on my mind; here was Granger, in my bed, in her house. Everything just seemed out of place. Last night, I couldn't shake the thought of her on my lips. Of course I thought of it in the past, what sane man wouldn't, but having it happen in reality was a different story.

She flickered one sleepy eye in my direction. She yawned and then stretched out her legs, which bumped into mine. She smiled up at me.

"So how did we sleep?" She asked covering her mouth.

"Good," I replied covering mine, but to stifle a yawn.

"Do you want me to make you some breakfast?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Why are you covering your mouth?" I asked curiously.

"Morning breath," She replied. I could tell she was smiling because her eyes lit up like they always do when she smiles.

She got up off the bed and went to the bathroom. I decided to get dressed, I needed to pay my father a visit, but after I apparate to the dark Lord first. I ate the breakfast of toast and oatmeal. I told Hermione that I needed to go to the university library to research work for my other class. She told me that it was okay; she wanted to visit Potter anyway. I disapparated to my house.

I walked through the entrance hall.

"It's good to see Mr. Malfoy back." One of the house elves said, it took my coat.

"Where are my parents?" I asked.

"They are in the parlor sir." The house elf replied.

"Do not tell them that I have arrived, I want to surprise them." I said smiling. Coming over unannounced was a very un-Malfoy like way of doing things. I knew my father would get all in a huff. So I decided to walk the long way instead of apparating like I usually do. I don't know why, but I felt like walking. So I walked and thought about the plans, and walked some more.

I arrived at the parlor about twenty minutes later, since it was al the way in the east wing of the manor. The door was cracked open slightly and I could hear voices.

"Pick it up." I heard my father's voice drawl. It sounded like he was amused.

"N-N-No." My mother's voice replied softly. It sounded like she was struggling.

"Pick it up!" My father spat.

"N-No." She replied with more strength in her voice.

"PICK IT UP!" He bellowed.

"No!" She said loudly. I heard a loud thud. It sounded like something had fallen to the floor. Curious I cracked open the door a little more to witness the scene. My mother was kneeling on the floor panting very heavily. Her chest rose and fell heavily. My father had a satisfied expression on his face. A mixture of awe, shock, and anger etched across his face. Her breaths were beginning to even out.

He began to clap very slowly. A flicker of fear passed across her face.

"Very good job, my most determined wife. It's about time too, I was getting bored of it all, really." He had the trademark Malfoy smirk across his face. "It's taken you about twenty years but good job, very good job."

"What have you done to me?" She replied softly, but with more strength.

"I thought you would have it figured out by my now, dear wife." He replied. He got up and began circling the fallen form that was my mother. I didn't know what was going on, but I didn't want to make my presence known.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?" She screamed. I was frozen, rooted to the spot. He kneeled down next to her and yanked her head back so that his lips were next to her ear.

"It's not what I have done to you, it's what you have done to yourself." He spat, and let her head go roughly. She looked at him with all the hate she could muster.

"Aww don't look at me like that, it just kills me." He replied sarcastically.

"Where is… where is…" She looked down at her left hand and fingered the platinum band speckled with diamonds on her ring finger, and she looked back up to him, tears in her eyes.

"Where is who, your beloved, the one you loved always?" He asked with a sneer on his face.

"You didn't," She looked up at him in shock, "My family didn't."

"Yes they did dear." He replied a smile creeping over his face. "Since you set eyes on Severus Snape almost twenty years ago the decision was made. The Malfoy's needed an heir, but there was no one left, and gods forbid if I would marry into my own family. After your third attempt of running away, your parents decided to marry you off, to me. They wouldn't let you marry a half blood. You didn't come quietly either, I knew you wouldn't, so your parents put you under the imperius curse and soon you were a Malfoy. You gave me a son three years later and now here you are, confused and awakened."

I didn't know what to do. I couldn't move, I couldn't breathe. My mother had been forced into marrying my father. My mother was in love with Severus Snape. Tears were falling silently down her face.

"I knew you would soon fight it off, you fiery temper told me that a long time ago." He took his place back in the lounge chair. "I know you were fighting it off every time you were around our son. I bet you believed that he was yours and Severus' son at the time, but no, he is ours."

She rose to her feet, her head held high. She wiped the tears from her face and turned around to face the door. She spotted me and we just stared at one another. I was still rooted at the spot, completely numb. My father rose to his feet, his wand out.

"Where do you think you are going?" He asked.

"I'm leaving," She replied, not taking her eyes off mine.

"You will not embarrass me, or the Malfoy name, you will not leave." He spat angrily.

She began walking away from him and he shot a spell from his wand. It was deflected easily it was as if my mother had a shield protecting her. He shot another spell and it was deflected easily once again. Every spell he shot was easily deflected. She mouthed the words "Go" and with that I apparated back to Granger's house. I was in shock and in confusion. I didn't know what to say, I didn't know what to think, all I knew was that I had to get out of here.

I apparated into the entrance hall, the house was deathly quiet. I decided that I would go to the kitchen, there always seemed to be someone in the kitchen, and sure enough, when I arrived, Severus was sitting at the table with the daily prophet open, drinking yet another steaming goblet. He looked mildly surprised to see me and motioned me to sit down.

"So how are we feeling today Miss Granger?" He asked, his dark eyes boring into mine.

"Fine," I replied smiling. "Since when did we have such formalities, Professor Snape?"

"Since you left and decided not to visit, Miss Granger." He replied.

"Did a certain potions master actually miss a certain Gryffindor student?" I asked playfully.

At that moment the kitchen door burst open. Ginny, Harry, Ron, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley took seats at the long wooden table. Ginny exclaimed in excitement, Harry gave me a tight hug. I looked towards Severus with apologetic eyes. He soon got up and left the table, carrying his copy of the prophet under his arm.

"So how's Malfoy?" Harry asked. As soon as he said the word Malfoy, my mind flew to last night. The sauce, the kiss, what in the bloody hell was I thinking.

"He's actually quite bearable," I replied looking at him. His eyes locked with mine.

"So no funny business?" Ron asked suspiciously.

"No funny business, we're even working on a big potions project together. But I assume that Ginny told you this." I looked to her. "But I would really like for you guys to get to know him."

"That's like asking a vegetarian to eat meat, it won't happen." Harry replied.

"It's a possibility that a vegetarian would eat meat, so it's possible that you would get along with Malfoy." I replied turning to him once again. Disbelief and shock was masked onto his face.

"It's a possibility but a vegetarian chooses not to eat meat just like we chose not to become best mates with that pile of dung."

"Look Hermione, it is not going to happen, you are already spending too much time with him as is. Don't you remember all of the rotten things he has done to you?" Ron asked.

"Well that was all in the past, he's different now, everybody changes." I replied looking to Ginny for help. She kept silent.

"But he's a MALFOY, do you know what that means?" Ron argued.

"Look, I didn't come here to argue about Malfoy, I just came here to see the headmaster. Is he here?" I looked towards Mrs. Weasley who had made her way to the sink and was now skinning and cutting apples with her wand.

"No dear he isn't but he will be here for the meeting later."

"When is that?" I asked.

"Four o'clock." Ginny replied. Everyone turned to her. She turned her head away. It was a little after two so I still had a couple of hours before I talked to him.

I excused myself from the table. I decided that I would show Severus the proposal that Malfoy and I came up with and also ask him about the necklace that Malfoy had around his neck. For some reason the thought nagged me more and more each day.

I made my way to the second floor and made my way down the long corridor to Severus' room. (A/n: No action don't be alarmed… well maybe a little) I knocked softly on the door.

"Enter," Replied a silky voice.

I opened the door to see Severus putting on a shirt. He looked mildly surprised but not too surprised. I made my way over to his bed and sat down. He followed suit and sat right next to me. I turned to look at him and he was gazing at me drinking me in. He moved in and placed a soft kiss right on my neck. He soon began nuzzling and kissing it some more.

"Severus, I didn't come here for that." I said when he looked up at me in confusion. He looked a little disappointed.

"So what can I help you with?" He asked

"Well I was wondering, if you could look this over for me." I handed over the proposal. "I just wanted to make sure that all our calculations were correct before we tested."

He grabbed the proposal and began to read it, his face a mixture, of awe, fascination, excitement and happiness. I had never seen him like this before.

"Wow, this is amazing, do you know how big this really is? If this does work you will be celebrated far beyond your years." He said smiling at me. He looked at the proposal once more and glanced at all the calculations. He suggested a few ideas and I wrote them all down. I gave him my thanks.

"I have something else to ask you, it's about Lord Voldemort." He face stiffened his eyes closed and the smile he wore turned into a tight-lipped frown.

"Ok." He said letting out a breath and opening his eyes.

"I was wondering…" My voice trailed off, I didn't know how to ask him. I looked towards the desk that was littered with books and my eyes landed on the cover of the daily prophet. There was a picture of a boarded up shop. The front line blaring, OLLIVANDER GOES MISSING. I ran up to the desk and picked up the prophet.

"When was this posted?" I asked hurriedly looking towards him.

"This morning," He replied. I looked back down at the paper that was in my hand. I looked down at the picture. A witch was walking hurriedly past the shop. I began reading the article.

Last night Ministry officials were called to Ollivander's, a popular shop in Diagon Alley. The shop, which is known for the excellent quality of the wands made on location, was completely destroyed, and the owner is now missing. "It seems obvious that the criminals were looking for something, but nothing appears to be stolen," Reported a ministry official. As for the whereabouts of Mr. Ollivander himself, we may never know. The ministry warns everyone in the magical community to take proper security measures when traveling and shopping.

The article went on for several paragraphs about the "proper" safety measures and precautions. Thoughts zoomed through my head as I put the paper down on the desk. Is it a coincidence that the day that I am given Asis, Ollivander goes missing? What if this was on the Dark Lord's orders? Could he know about Merlin? What if he knew about my special abilities? What if he knew about me?

I looked back at the article once more. Nothing appeared to be stolen. What if the criminals had stolen something that the Ministry officials didn't know was there in the first place? My thoughts raced back to the back room in the cellar.

Don't worry about it, they couldn't find us if the entrance was painted neon orange and had a bright glowing sign that said 'thought wands are in here, Enter,' Asis said in the corner of my mind. I let out a breath of relief.

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