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Chapter 7

Hermione ran around the house calling out Draco's name like an excited school girl who was about to burst in complete exhilaration, paintings even told her to shut up, but she ignored them. She did exactly as she promised, she found the loophole to the curse, she knew she could, she knew that she would find the solution, she only failed in one thing, her mission, she was going to go for a second in a row.

Draco didn't have to be alone after all, all he needed to do was find a vampire to sire his loved one easy as that, but where would they find another vampire, not in Britain they weren't that easy to find. Maybe they could go to Transylvania and get the Simona woman to go and do it, but then she stopped in her tracks, 'why am I doing this for him out of all people, Draco Malfoy' she thought to herself; 'he's tried to kill me, he's bitten me and he's a deatheater, Hermione remember who you are! A spy 24 year of age and a muggle born. Things can't change.' she looked down at her toes that molded into the plush green carpet underneath her and looked outside it was getting darker, so it would be much easier to find him, she smiled to herself; "things do change." She muttered to herself; "Millie!" she called, and as usual the scared little house elf appeared straight away.

"Yes Madame?" she asked shaking underneath her tea towel, Hermione looked down at the house elf and knelt down.

"Millie I won't hurt you! I just want to know where I can find your master," she kneeled down on her knees and said; "I'm very sorry for the other days I was very stressed, I would never have hurt you if it had not been for Draco, do you understand that? I tried to help your people once." The house elf nodded, Hermione knew very well that she was too scared to shake her head, but she accepted it anyway there was no more that she could do in any case to make the house elf like her anymore. Hermione stood there for a while waiting for Millie to respond; "well?"

"Well what Madame?" Hermione just stared at the elf for a second trying to work out whether the little devil was playing around or being serious, but she was being serious.

Hermione rolled her eye; "Where is Mr. Malfoy? You know your master."

"I know who he is."

"Where is he!" Hermione's face turned slightly red jut staring down in anger at the elf.

Millie started shaking again and said; "getting ready for the party Madame in his room." Hermione began to walk past her when she covered her face and called out "please don't hurt me." Hermione looked around her and then down at the elf; 'what the hell' and left Millie standing there covering up her face.

Excited Hermione half ran to Draco room and knocked on the door, "Draco I found the loophole!" she called, banging on the door, she heard footsteps run towards the door but she still kept banging it in excitement and it swung open, Draco had a huge grin on his face that made him look the most handsome Hermione had ever seen him. Hermione's jumped a bit.

He grabbed hold of her and swung her round with joy; "I knew you would. you star, out of anyone I knew you would." He dropped her to the ground and put his hand on her shoulders and looked her in to her eye; "what's the loophole?"

"Get another vampire to sire her." Draco's grin fell and Hermione felt her heart go cold she failed again, but not only for her but for Draco as well, he lowered his arms and looked to the ground with sadness; "what's the matter?"

"I couldn't do that to her,"

Hermione could sense that his heart was breaking so she said; "She may want to be a vampire."

Draco looked at her and asked; "do you want to be a vampire? Never see the light of day again, never be able to have a family, be accepted? Would you?"

"No, but maybe she would."

Draco looked down on the floor, she didn't know how much she broke his heart in those few words, he felt like it cut through his heart like a knife; "no she doesn't."

"Oh, do you know who it is?" Hermione asked, she seemed slightly sad but did her best to cover it up.

Draco knew that it would be best to tell her or he knew that she would find out some other way, when it would be too late; "why do you think I find it hardest to bite you and I haven't killed you yet, because I would have, but I can't and I know when you leave the manor you will tell potter everything and I'll be executed. That night when you by the river I was prepared to stab you through the heart, I had killed o many more muggles before you, but I couldn't kill you. I'm sorry if I upset you."

Hermione stood there in shock their faces were but inches apart, and she was forced to stare into his steely grey eyes, that looked into her with such pain and love she felt her heart shatter for him. Their faces were merely centimeters apart and Hermione had a urge just to kiss the lights out of him when; "you better get ready for the party, I'm sorry yet again." Hermione stepped back and moved away from him as quick as possible.

She heard the door slam behind her and asked herself; "what the hell just happened?" out of the confusion she felt something like joy; 'I'm not happy he loves me.' She reassured herself; 'I'm flattered.' But she knew the feeling was mutual.

"Today is the night that we strike down the deatheaters and bring Hermione back home to us, I know for a fact that Malfoy has got her as a hostage in his manor and it is up to us the ministry to bring her back safe and sound. Every single person in this room has something to thank Hermione for, whether it be for saving their life or just help she has given us all, we have got to bring her back home;" Said Harry to a team of Aurors who looked up at him with concentration, and admiration; "the deatheaters are holding a Halloween ball at Malfoy manor tonight and deatheaters and even people from the ministry have been invited, this is out perfect time to strike and bring Malfoy to justice for the death of Alex Hamley and his incite to muggle hatred and kidnap of Hermione."

He took up his wand and tapped the board and a map of the manor emerged onto it; "Ron Parvarti I want you two to enter with the guests since I believe you have been invited so you will not be suspected, but I warn you in situations like these women are never checked for arms or wands so I think it would be best that Parvarti carries the weapons I think in this occasion wands will be fine, as for Seamus, you will have to come through the elf's entrance by the kitchens and make your way to the hall in costume and Luna, I want you on surveillance and inform us on who is coming and please Luna say what you actually see this time, Cho I want you to come with me and bring the rest of the Aurors with you but please what ever you do, do not pull out your weapons before midnight it could jeopardize everything. Are we understood!"

"YES!"

"Good now Ron and Parvarti go get ready and Neville you are coming with me, we need to speak to Davis. We will see you there."

"Harry what should I wear?" called Parvarti.

Harry rolled his eyes; 'women' "something pretty, black maybe." And he apperated away with Neville behind him.

"OH DEAR GOD!" Hermione Gasped for air as three elves were pulling on the strings to her corsets out of all things Draco had to buy her a Corsets to wear for the night, she'd properly faint half way through the night from lack of oxygen, all just for a tiny waist. "How shallow," She picked up the gown from the bed touching her newly formed waist line and told the elves that they could all leave; she needed time to reflect on what Draco had just said to her, He loved her, a muggleborn who he bullied in Hogwarts and the type of people he murdered when he left, it couldn't be possible, but then again it could explain a lot. She fastened the dress up and looked at the mirror and smiled, it was Crimson with gold trim Gryffindor colours, 'that was thoughtful.'

There was a quiet knock on the door and it opened slightly, with Millie pocking her head around it; "Madame, Master awaits you on the stairs."

"Thank you," Hermione muttered she looked in the mirror and sighed; "this I not going to be a good night." She took the biggest breath that he could manage in the dress and Hermione left the room. She was so nervous especially to see Draco, what would he think of her, what would he say to him; 'god I feel like a child' she walked down the stairs and saw Draco staring up at her, a flicker of a smile passed his face and he held out his hand.

"Happy Halloween." Hermione smiled and took it and they walked together into the hall where the festivities had already began, she looked all round her and saw such a range of people from all over the world and all type of creatures, she was extremely excited, there were dwarves, faeries, a veela surrounded by men, just so many and the atmosphere was fantastic. Hermione even thought she saw a banshee at the bar. "I have to leave you now to give my speech." Draco whispered into Hermione's ear, he kissed her hand and disappeared into the crowd.

She watched him go and took a breath; "I need a drink;" Hermione muttered and walked straight up to the bar with the banshee and sat down with her head laid on the counter.

"Not a great way to start your evening, you know." Hermione looked up at the woman and smiled sadly; "you wanna drink sweetheart?"

"Something strong," Hermione answered.

The woman smiled; "got just the thing, you might know it being a muggleborn."

Hermione looked at her strangely; "how did you know that?" 'Maybe everyone know who I am, good this is not good.'

"Simple you can sense someone's aurora and yours isn't all magical," she put a glass on the table with a white liquid inside; "it's called ouzo its Greek heard of it." Hermione nodded and gulped it all down; "ow that has got to burn!" she gasped; "that's the strongest drink on earth."

"I can hack it," she could barely say the drink felt like it was burning her insides out; "Can I ask you something?" the woman nodded; "are you a banshee?"

The woman smiled and nodded; "Yes I am well half anyway, how could you tell?"

Hermione pointed at her own skin; "tint of green."

The Banshee laughed and held out her hand; "I like you, you're a smart one ain't ya? Well I'm Salima Johnson. 24 yrs old, half witch, half banshee and very proud of it."

"Hermione Granger. Muggleborn, 24 too" Hermione took it and smiled; "so you a good friend of Draco's?"

She nodded; "I have known him since I was little, we were best mates and my father and his mother were close too but his father never really liked me and called me dirty blooded most of the time, because of the banshee thing, ah well there Is always the bad sort right? How do you know Draco from Hogwarts?"

"Yep pretty much. So what do you do? You live in England? I've never seen you round diagon alley before."

"Well no, I work in Egypt with my husband and own a muggle and another wizard hotel in a place called Sharm El Sheik."

"You can't have children till your thirty right." Salima nodded; "I wouldn't mind, I don't want to have-"

"Hello girls;" Hermione could hardly bare to turn around, she knew who it was, "Salima! How have you been! How are the guys in Egypt and the hotels?"

"Draco! Come over here sweetheart," he leaned over the bar and kissed her on the cheek; "it's all fantastic, you should come and visit sometime, I know the muggles will get to you, but nice sea, sand, and sun,"

Hermione felt him twitch, not even his best friend knew he was a vampire; "I'll definitely consider. So I see you've met Miss Granger."

"Yes," she turned to Draco and said; "I like this one, keep her." She smiled at the both of them, Hermione felt herself go red, 'she has no idea' "better than Parkinson by a long mile.

"You know what? I came over to ask miss granger to dance because she does look beautiful doesn't she?"

Salima nodded; "go on it's a slow one." Hermione felt as if she was going to die of embarrassment on that very spot, she took Draco's hand and he led her to the dance floor and they swayed to the music Hermione looked around at all the couples around them and how comfortable they looked but she knew no one felt as safe as she did, Hermione didn't understand it but she felt comfortable too in Draco's arms, she felt safe in the arms of a vampire.

"I'm sorry if I offended you before."

She looked up at him; "you've offended me with a lot worse Draco Malfoy."

"So you're offended at me being in love with you?"

"No, never, to be honest I'm glad."

"Why?"

"I don't know."

They stopped swaying to the music and just looked at each other, there is a saying that when your with the one you love time stands still; 'that is so true' Draco reached down and touched her face, she shivered at his cold touch and put her warm hands on top; "I never said it the way I should have before so I'll say it now before you leave me, I love you Hermione Granger and I'm sorry." He leaned down and kissed her lips with the fiery passion that he had concealed in him since the moment he realized he loved her, the arguments they had everything. Hermione put her arms around his neck, making herself more comfortable, and that's when he realized that she loved him too.

They jumped apart as the clock hit 12 o'clock. Something didn't feel right she took a look around and to her surprise saw her colleges from the ministry pulling out their weapons. She pulled out her wand and said; "Draco you have got to get your self out of here," He held her face and leant in so their lips were almost touching; "Draco they will kill you, I Love you too." She kissed him, left him and ran to the bar; "Salima get out of here, Quick."

"What why?" but then her question was answered when she heard a few gasps in the crowd and shimmers of curses lit up the Manor's main hall yet again?

"Salima I'm so sorry, I hope we meet again Deportio!" and Salima was gone, the hall was in chaos people were running around screaming and Hermione ran right into the midst of it looking for Draco. "DRACO!" She found him and ran right toward him and grabbed his hand pulling him out of the crowd; "Come on we're going."

"No your not," Hermione turned around to stare at Harry holding a gun in his hand pointing it at them and in the other was his wand; "Hermione come over here, come on. The missions over."

Hermione held Draco's hand tighter and stood in front of him; "don't you dare touch him Harry, he has done nothing wrong."

"Hermione move." Harry ordered.

"No!" she pulled her wand out at pointed it at him.

"STUPLIFY!" Draco pushed Hermione to the ground and the curse hit him straight in the chest, he staggered a few steps and held his head in pain crying out in agony.

Hermione ran at Harry while he was looking at Draco not understanding how he couldn't have been out cold and knocked him to the ground, and straddling his waist started punching his face, she felt his nose break but carried on, she knew why, to save the love of her life and her worst enemy Draco Malfoy, by hurting her best friend Harry; until; "STUPLIFY!" and she was knocked out.

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