I'm baaaack. Did you all miss me? Anyhow, let's get to the point. Here we after that night and this is where Hermione finds out about the Death Eaters. What will her reaction be? And what will happen next? Read on and find out

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Hermione's POV

I just had the most wonderful night of my life. Draco surprised me by taking me out to dinner, while Harry and Ginny looked after Elizabeth. We came home to find Harry and Ginny lying on their bed, asleep, the baby monitor next to their bed. I headed to my room and found Elizabeth sleeping peacefully. I smiled at her, as Draco came up behind me

"We could use this time alone," he whispered in my ear

I bit my lower lip, trying to resist

"We're alone now and Lizzie isn't gonna wake up for another few hours"

"Oh very well"

I turned around and kissed him, as he led me towards the bed

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I woke up and left Draco in the bed, before getting dressed and heading downstairs, where Ginny was, drinking a cup of coffee

"Morning," I said cheerfully

"Morning," she yawned, "How was it?"

"It was very good. How about you?"

"Your bloody child wouldn't stop screaming until an hour before you came home"

"Anything happen while we were out?"

"You'll have to ask Harry or Draco"

At that moment, Draco entered the kitchen, so I rounded on him

"What has happened that you know that I don't?"

"Uh…um…oh…something…you know…hehe"

I glared at him, hands on my hips. He looked scared

"Okay, Harry told me that the Death Eaters have escaped from Azkaban and that the Dementors have joined their side. But yell at Harry, he told me," he added

"Yell at who?" asked Harry, entering the kitchen and heading over to the stove

"When did the Death Eaters escape?" I asked

"Um…yesterday"

"So why wasn't I told?"

"You'd be upset at dinner and thinking about it too much, so I didn't tell you," said Draco, "I wanted you to enjoy the night out"

"Draco!"

"Yes?"

"Never mind. Just wanted to yell your name out loud"

"Oh okay"

"Now the entire wizarding world is gonna be thrown into turmoil again, now that the Dementors and Death Eaters are out and about," said Harry

"This is just like when Voldemort was around," said Draco, "And we can't let it happen"

"Well, what can we do now?" said Harry, "Ron's turned against us, Snape is now free from Azkaban and the Death Eaters are on the rise again"

"Yeah, only this time, it's my father as the leader"

"How do you know?" I asked

"He was right in Voldemort's inner circle. Apart from Snape and Bellatrix, Lucius was one of the few Voldemort could actually trust"

"Now this is perfect," said Ginny, "Lucius is leading the Death Eaters and Ron's going to be his little bum buddy, right?"

"Yeah, something like that," said Draco, nodding

That's when Fred and George came waltzing into the kitchen and sitting down

"Howdy everyone," said Fred

"Thought we'd drop by"

"Since our shop's a little burnt out"

"So we're gonna get hold of Ron and torch his undies"

"Until his ears turn red"

"Riiight," said Draco, "I have a straitjacket upstairs if one of you want to try it on"

"What size?" asked Fred

"Because Fred wants to show off to Angelina Johnson"

"Yeah, and George's upset because he's got no one"

"You're going out with Angelina?" Ginny asked Fred

"Ever since the Yule Ball. Anything else you want to ask or can we leave my love life alone?"

"Nah, this is getting interesting," grinned Draco, "Let's continue"

"Okaaay, now we're getting out of focus," said Harry, "Let's go back to reality"

"Yeah, cuz the dream world is so boring," said Draco in a sarcastic tone, "Reality is so much fun, yay"

"Child," Ginny muttered

"Yeah I've got one and she's the jewel of my life. Or something like that. The gem in my eye, I don't know. I was never good at that sort of thing"

"Okay, I'm just gonna ignore all of that and continue on," said Harry

"We could try and figure out where the Death Eaters are," I suggested, "And take them out from there"

"I don't know where the Death Eaters are, but I'm guessing they would be back at Malfoy Manor, because I can't think of any other place they would go," said Harry, "Unless anyone else has any ideas?"

He looked around at us, focusing on Draco more, just in case. Draco shrugged

"Beats me"

There came a knock on the door. Confused, Harry got up and left, wand in hand, leaving the kitchen and heading into the hallway. I heard the door open and something heavily fell to the ground. I jumped up along with everyone else and raced into the hallway, where Harry was kneeling next to a body sprawled on the ground

"Who is it?" I asked

Draco stepped closer and knelt down, before falling flat on his butt

"It's Blaise Zabini"

End POV

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Draco's POV

I couldn't believe it. My best friend was here lying in the hallway of Harry's house, unconscious and looking a little thin. I inched closer

"Okay, how did he know we were here?" asked Harry

"I have no idea," I said, "But his step-dad is a Death Eater. Maybe he could tell us something"

"When he wakes up that is," said Harry, "But we have to move him"

I nodded and lifted Blaise up. Luckily for me, he had lost weight, so he was easy to carry upstairs. I took him to one of the spare rooms and dropped him unceremoniously on the bed. I headed to the door and looked back

"What the hell happened to you?"

I left the room and headed downstairs, where everyone was gathering in the kitchen again

"Well, that's unexpected," said Ginny, "But maybe it could give us an edge"

"Did Blaise join the Death Eaters?" Harry asked me

I shook my head

"No, he was going to, but then disappeared or something like that. I haven't seen him since sixth grade"

"Even so, you said his step-dad's in the Death Eaters. So there's a chance we could learn something"

"Well, you know I was at school during my time as a Death Eater," I said, "And I didn't hang out with any of them"

"What about when you went back early during the final battle?" asked Hermione

"I dressed up in robes and a mask. Everyone else was wearing a mask, so it was a little difficult to identify everyone"

"He doesn't have the Dark Mark, does he?" asked Ginny

"No, not as far as I know"

"Well, isn't this an interesting little pot of luck we've got," said Harry, "A former 'possible' Death Eater falls onto our doorstep"

"When he wakes up, let me talk to him," I said, "He knows me better"

Harry nodded

"We need to find out what he knows"

"I'll keep an eye on him," I said

I got up from the table and left the kitchen, heading upstairs to my room, where I found Elizabeth kicking her blanket. I smiled and picked her up, just as Hermione came into the room

"She's awake," I said

Hermione nodded and padded over to the bed, lying down on her back

"What do you think of Blaise?" she asked

I walked over and laid next to her, with Elizabeth between us

"He was a good friend," I answered, "He was my only best friend. We grew up together. We're kinda like brothers in a way, because we're so close and know each other so well"

Hermione nodded and rolled over, before rubbing Elizabeth's stomach

"She likes it when I do that," she explained

I nodded. I felt sleepiness coming over me and I closed my eyes, falling into deep sleep

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