Previous Chapter: Professor Snape also didn't know what Professor Dumbledore meant but he was, too, puzzled. He just stayed still hoping that Professor Dumbledore could give some more hints but Professor Dumbledore just walked away.

When Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape had left, Hermione and Draco danced.Even though they didn't know what Professor Dumbledore meant which was mystery to them, they just danced and they were happy. And the Christmas Ball ended at two o'clock.

15. Will join good side for You.

After the Christmas Ball, the Hogwarts was at a peace again. Most of students became friends after the Ball. Hermione and Draco also found out about what Professor meant at the Ball. The Dark Lord was getting stronger and Harry was taking private lessons again. Hermione was worried about Draco. Hermione thought that the Lord Voldermort would call Draco to join him but to her surprise, he hadn't called Draco, yet. Hermione read more medical books because she knew that the war would begin very soon which would be there last chance to defeat the Lord Voldermort or defeated by the Lord Voldermort. She wanted make herself useful when the war begins. On the other hand, Draco was worried. When he found out that Harry was taking private lessons from Professor Dumbledore, he thought the Lord Voldermort would call him but he had not which made him wonder why he had not.

It had been two months after the Christmas Ball. Every body was terrified when they found out about the Lord Voldermort was getting stronger and some parents had stopped sending their children to Hogwarts. There were more murders and more people were on the Dark side. Hermione and Draco were on the good side, of course, but they didn't know what would happen to them. It was a long day, and Hermione and Draco were at the lake side again. They visited the lake whenever they felt tiredor worried about something, and they both tried to encourage each other. It was a breezy day, and Hermione and Draco were sitting on the cold ground. All they could hear was the sound of nature which made them feelso calm. But as it was only February, the air was still very cold.

"Draco, you aren't scared, are you?" Hermione asked.

"No, I am not..." Draco lied. He was scared, and it is too obvious to scared of someone, especially like the Lord Voldermort. He is supposed to be on the Dark Lord's side but he is not and if the Dark Lord finds out that, he was sure a dead meat. But he didn't want to join him because he didn't want to lose Hermione which he can say that the best thing had ever happened to him.

"You are scared..." Hermione said softly. "And it is not wrong to scared of something or someone... everyone scares of something..."

Draco looked at Hermione sadly."Yes, I am... But I am not going to join him, I don't want to become like my father who has no heart to share with someone, I don't want to be heartless..." Draco said in a low voice but the anger was rising inside him. "You know that I am doing this for you, right?" Draco asked.

Hermione was shocked at this. She didn't know how to reply for this question even thought she knew he loved her.

"I want to be with you and if I join the Lord Voldermort, I know that I can't be with you... You will always be my side, right?" Draco asked.

"Of course... and indeed, you are the one who brought methehappiness after all, I will be alwaysonyourside..." Hermione said smiling at Draco and Draco wrapped her with his arm. They stayed still, enjoying their moments and felt the cold breeze hitting their faces which made them shiver.

"Why don't we go back to castle? It's getting dark and cold..." Hermione suggested.

"Okay..." but when they were about to go back, they saw an owl flying towards them, which Hermione and Draco recognised immediately.

"Oh no..." Hermione almost whispered. It was the owl from Draco's father. Hermione looked at Draco who looked almost terrified.

The owl landed near them and stared at them. Draco took the letter from the owl and read it.

To Draco.

I want you to come home immediately.

Your father.

"What it says?" Hermione asked and her voice was shaking.

"My father want me to come home." Draco said sighing.

"Don't go... You know what that means, don't you? Don't go... I am sure the Lord Voldermort is up to something and I think he knows, that you don't want to be his side, I just can feel it..." Hermione said.

"But Hermione... Sooner or later I will have to face it... If it is, why don't I face it earlier?" Draco said looking at Hermione who was about to cry.

"But you may not come back..." Hermione said and she could feel that the tears were falling down to her face. She felt her face was cold whenever the cold breeze hit her face sharply.

"Don't be such a crybaby... You know I will come back for you and I will always stay beside you..." Draco said trying to smile.

"Why don't we tell to Professor Dumbledore?" Hermione said.

"Well..." Draco wasn't sure of Hermione's idea. "If we tell... Don't you think he will just..." Draco said.

"If we can't trust Professor Dumbledore now, we can't fight against the Lord Voldermort..." Hermione said.

"You are right... Then we must go now... I must go home soon, before my father suspects anything..." and just with that Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and ran toward the castle then, to the Professor Dumbledore's office.

Hermione was running behind Draco, which made her feel very nervous. Even though she had been with Draco for four months now, she felt something very new every day. Draco just makes her nervous whenever she is with him. She was thinking too deeply which made her ran through Draco when Draco stopped in front of Professor Dumbledore's Office.

"Oh... Sorry, are you okay?" Draco asked.

"Oh... I am fine..." Hermione replied shyly.

"We are here to see Professor Dumbledore..." Draco said to a woman who was in a painting.

"Sorry, but Professor Dumbledore is busy right now..." the woman replied.

"But this is urgent, so please... can you at least try to tell Professor Dumbledore?" Hermione said calmly.

"Okay..." the woman said not even trying to argue with Hermione.

"Wow... you were great..." Draco said smiling at Hermione.

"Thanks..." Hermione said.

After for a moment Professor Dumbledore and Harry came out of his office.

"Potter?" Draco was shocked.

"You wanted see me?" Professor Dumbledore asked kindly but Harry didn't look happy at all.

"Yes..." Draco and Hermione said together.

"Very well then, come into my office... and Harry... You can join us..." Professor Dumbledore said to Harry who was about to leave. Hermione and Draco were shocked at this.

"But Professor this is very..." Draco started but was eventually interrupted by Professor Dumbledore.

"If it is something to do with the Lord Voldermort, Harry has right to know..." and that shut Draco up. 'How did he know?' Draco thought.

Three of them followed Professor Dumbledore quietly to his office.

"Now... What is it?" Professor Dumbledore asked sitting in the chair.

"Umm..." suddenly Draco felt not like talking at all, actually he was lost in words. 'Whydoes he have to be here, NOW?' Draco thought glaring at Harry. Draco was screaming inside of him.

"Draco?..." Hermione said.

"Ummm... I am a Death Eater..." Draco said in a low voice and when he looked up, Harry was pointing his wand at him and he looked as if he was going to shot an unforgivable curse at him. 'Iknewthiswould happen..." Draco thought very lazily.

"Harry, please..." Hermione said.

"Harry, put your wand down..." Professor Dumbledore said.

"You are a Death Eater? I am going to..."

"HARRY!" Hermione shouted, but when Professor Dumbledore waved his wand towards Harry, Harry's wand flew to Professor Dumbledore.

"Harry, you should learn to control yourself..." Professor Dumbledore advised

"But Professor, he is Death Ea--"

"I know... and Mr.Malfoy, please continue..." Professor Dumbledore said.

"Ummm..." Draco couldn't find the proper word to explain everything since he had been hiding it for so long.

"Would you please hurry before my anger rise again..." Harry said trying to calm himself.

"Would you please just shut your mouth for a second? This isn't easy for me, too..." Draco shouted at Harry. Harry was shocked.

"Now... It seems like everything is settled so what happened?" Professor asked once again.

"I don't have time for this, Hermione... explain everything to Professor Dumbledore, I have to go..." then Draco went out of Professor Dumbledore's office. Hermione followed Draco.

"Draco!" Hermione called out which made Draco stop. "You will come back right?" Hermione asked.

"You know I will..." Draco said smiling at Hermione. 'Or maybe not...' he thought looking at Hermione's face, and trying to remember her face which could bethe last time for him to see because he wasn't sure whether he couldcome back or not.

"I will be waiting for you..." Hermione said.

"But maybe it will take a bit longer, so don't wait for me..." Draco said which made Hermione felt that he would never come back.

"No... Promise me you would come back... I will be waiting for you..." Hermione said hugging Draco tightly.

"I will... I promise" Draco hugged Hermione back and apparated to his house. Hermione was just standing there all alone and she felt lonely.

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