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Chapter 12

Hermione's POV:

Draco Malfoy is now on my hit list. His father not only sees me as a mudblood but now he sees me as a stupid one too! Whatever. Harry and Ron owled me too. Guess what they said? Yeah. 'We're sorry, Hermione, but we just can't understand you being friends with Malfoy. We'll try to be civil but if he starts anything…' I didn't bother reading anymore. I get it. I'm going back to school! My mom and dad are helping me pack. AKA they're doing it while I yell over a letter. Gotta love family. I sent an owl back to Draco, Harry, and Ron and went to help out my parents.

" Everything's packed. We're ready to go!" My dad handed my bags to me.

" Don't sound too excited to throw me out, dad." He smiled at me.

" I would never." And then he pushed me out the door of my room. " Bye, Hermione!"

" Dad!" I laughed.

Aww, finally a place with books. I'm home! (By the way, journey back sucked.) I walked inside Hogwarts and started walking to my rooms. Looking around the place everything is…the same. But something is different. I don't know. I've been in the Muggle world for too long. Here we are.

" Miss Granger, so wonderful to see you." Holy shit! " Hermione, it's just me!"

" Draco Malfoy!" I joined him on the couch. Come to think of it…" What is your middle name?"

" Not going there." He stood from the couch.

" Tell me!" Now uses super cute look…

" The whole puppy dog eyes do not work on me. I told you, I invented it." He smiled.

" And I improved it. Now tell me!" He walked to his bedroom and I followed.

" How about this. You have to earn it." He said sitting on his bed.

" I have to earn to know your middle name?" He nodded, looked around and back to me.

" Did you get my letter?" What's with the sudden switch of conversations?

" Yes. You made me out to be a stupid whore." Smile all gone.

" The only way he sees people with your blood."

" People with me blood, Draco?"

" I'm not trying to be mean!" He stood again and walked to me. " Can I have a hug? The cuddle bunny misses you." Rolling my eyes, I hugged him.

" It's only been 3 days." I said letting go.

" It seemed like an eternity." We laughed. " Sorry, I had to."

" Had to what?" We turned to see Ron and Harry walking in.

" Who invited you in my room?" Draco sneered at them.

" We came to see Hermione. She happened to be in this room. Problem solved." Harry said as he walked to me with Ron by his side.

" Oh, will you all stop it! Harry, Ron- Draco is not a Death Eater and Draco- Harry and Ron are not star craved heroes." And that's all she wrote! They all stared at me. At least they're not talking.

" You're not a Death Eater?" Ron asked. So much for silence.

" I don't believe it. Prove it to us." Harry said. Draco walked up to him and they locked eyes. For a second I thought they were either going to punch each other or kiss. But Draco pulled his shirt sleeve of his left arm up and lifted it to Harry's face.

" Good enough for you?" Harry said nothing.

" You could've put a charm on it."

" No, he can't." Harry said quietly. " So, you're not a Death Eater now. You could be soon."

" And just because you don't have the Mark doesn't mean you're not his follower." Ron piped in. Draco sighed and turned to me.

" I guess I can tell them. Since they're your friends." I smiled and with that Harry and Ron were told of all that happened so far this year. " Anything else you want to know? Oh, yes. I'm deadly afraid of Hermione's dad. There, everything is clear." Draco said with his arms crossed. He doesn't look too happy.

" So, now your dad thinks you're trying to trick us. We're not thick!" Harry said. Well, unless you count Ron…

" That's just the way it is. Now can I leave and go eat?" Draco pushed past us and walked out. Oh, no you don't.

" HEY!" I ran after him with Harry and Ron behind me. What is this? Am I the new Voldemort? I HAVE FOLLOWERS! "Ron, go get me some water."

" I'm not your slave!" It was worth a try. I guess I need more faithful followers. Anyways… We followed Draco into the owlery and hid. What is this? I mean he said he was going to eat. He seemed to be talking to someone.

" Yes, father. Our plan is going as we hoped." His father is here?

" They all believe you?"

" Yes."

" Priceless. This has been the best idea you've ever had. I was doubting you when you told me this summer but you've really come a long way." Since summer? Can't be. That would mean he's…

" It's been fun getting the Mudblood to the breaking point. True when she gets angry being at her receiving end of the wand wasn't great but our Lord will be pleased. We're so close, Father."

" How close? And what's this play I've been hearing?"

" Play?"

" With the mudblood, Draco."

" My plans for her are simply for fun. After the Dark Lord has defeated Potter I wanted to ask to use her as my special…play thing."

" Keep up the good work, my son. I must be off."

" Bye, Father." And the conversation ended there. It can't be. I just…no.

" Hermione?" I went out of hiding, pushing Ron and Harry to stay and faced Malfoy.

" What?"

" Heard it all?"

" Yes, I did. Oh, and when Voldemort 'wins' I'll be sure to be a good toy to play with." He sighed.

" Done yelling? We've got to get to Dumbledore." He took out a piece of parchment and wrote on it. After he sent an owl he grabbed Ron and Harry out of their hiding spots and ran out. We followed. No, we sprinted.

" So what's this all about, Malfoy?" I yelled at him.

" Back to last names, are we? Well, what you've heard had partial truth. I was going to use you to get to Potter but it changed. I just don't have to tell my Father that."

" Why are we going to Dumbledore then?" Ron said. " And why are we running?" Draco stopped and we all hit into him.

" I don't know." Draco said thoughtfully. We started walking. " Well, I've been going to Dumbledore about everything my Father tells me. I'm kind of a second Snape."

" Second Snape?"

" A spy, Ronald." I rolled my eyes.

Draco's POV:

Ok, so I'm finally back at Hogwarts and I talked to Dumbledore. Everything's set. Hey, Hermione's here!

" Miss Granger, so wonderful to see you." She jumped. " Hermione, it's just me!"

" Draco Malfoy!" She sat on the couch with me. " What is your middle name?"

" Not going there." My middle name sucks. I stood from the couch and started walking to my room.

" Tell me!" What a little pouter!

" The whole puppy dog eyes do not work on me. I told you, I invented it." I smiled.

" And I improved it. Now tell me!" I walked into my bedroom and she followed.

" How about this. You have to earn it." I said sitting on my bed.

" I have to earn to know your middle name?" I nodded.

" Did you get my letter?"

" Yes. You made me out to be a stupid whore." Yikes.

" The only way he sees people with your blood." I said calmly.

" People with me blood, Draco?" No snappy! PLEASE!

" I'm not trying to be mean!" I stood again and walked to her. " Can I have a hug? The cuddle bunny misses you." HA! I got a hug. I feel special.

" It's only been 3 days." She said letting go.

" It seemed like an eternity." We laughed. " Sorry, I had to."

" Had to what?" We turned to see Hermione's other two parts of her triad walking in.

" Who invited you in my room?" What, now I have to burn this room too?

" We came to see Hermione. She happened to be in this room. Problem solved." Potter said as he walked to Hermione with Weasel boy by his side.

" Oh, will you all stop it! Harry, Ron- Draco is not a Death Eater and Draco- Harry and Ron are not star craved heroes." Wow.

" You're not a Death Eater?" What a stupid…never mind.

" I don't believe it. Prove it to us." Potter said. Oh, really? Fine, I'll show you. I walked up to him. I pulled my shirt sleeve of my left arm up and lifted it to Potter's face.

" Good enough for you?" He said nothing. Yeah, thought so, big shot. What now!

" You could've put a charm on it." Get the muggle gun.

" No, he can't." Potter said. " So, you're not a Death Eater now. You could be soon."

" And just because you don't have the Mark doesn't mean you're not his follower." Weasel piped in. I give up. I turned to Hermione.

" I guess I can tell them. Since they're your friends." She smiled and I told everything that happened this year. " Anything else you want to know? Oh, yes. I'm deadly afraid of Hermione's dad. There, everything is clear." I wish I wouldn't have said that. They better be happy.

" So, now your dad thinks you're trying to trick us. We're not thick!" Potter yelled. Oh no, Potter, not thick at all…

" That's just the way it is. Now can I leave and go eat?" I need to get out of here.

" HEY!" Hermione ran after me.

" Draco." Huh? My Father. Oh, shit! Run to owlery run to owlery…

" Father." I nodded.

" Is everything going at planned?" He hid in the shadows. How the hell did he get in here? Good security…NOT!

Hermione came in and her…friends hid. My Father didn't notice, thank Merlin.

" Yes, father. Our plan is going as we hoped." Great, now I'm going to have to explain everything to Hermione.

" They all believe you?"

" Yes."

" Priceless. This has been the best idea you've ever had. I was doubting you when you told me this summer but you've really come a long way." Oh, yeah, BIG explanation.

" It's been fun getting the Mudblood to the breaking point. True when she gets angry being at her receiving end of the wand wasn't great but our Lord will be pleased. We're so close, Father." Blah blah blah…

" How close? And what's this play I've been hearing?"

" Play?"

" With the mudblood, Draco." She's not play, you…Keep in check, Draco.

" My plans for her are simply for fun. After the Dark Lord has defeated Potter I wanted to ask to use her as my special…play thing." She's gunna kill me.

" Keep up the good work, my son. I must be off."

" Bye, Father." And he was gone.

" Hermione?" She went out of hiding.

" What?" Snappy!

" Heard it all?"

" Yes, I did. Oh, and when Voldemort 'wins' I'll be sure to be a good toy to play with." Where's her wand? Ok, it's still in her pocket.

" Done yelling? We've got to get to Dumbledore." I took out a piece of parchment and wrote to Snape. After that I grabbed her friends out of their hiding spots and ran out. They followed.

" So what's this all about, Malfoy?" Hermione yelled. That hurt.

" Back to last names, are we? Well, what you've heard had partial truth. I was going to use you to get to Potter but it changed. I just don't have to tell my Father that." He just didn't know I would come over for Christmas and second thought me. Which he should.

" Why are we going to Dumbledore then?" Weasley said. " And why are we running?" I stopped and everyone hit into me. Oww!

" I don't know." Why am I running? We started walking. " Well, I've been going to Dumbledore about everything my Father tells me. I'm kind of a second Snape." Shudders.

" Second Snape?"

" A spy, Ronald." Hermione said, rolling her eyes. Ronald…HA HA HA HA. Ok, I'm done. So, we went to Dumbledore…gave info….blah blah blah…went to dinner…ate the dinner… Ok, I know. I'm skipping things here. But everything after what happened was so BORING! Well, now Hermione Inc. is all in the common room doing homework. I'm not friends with Potter and Weasel but we're being civil…for Hermione, of course. The things I do for people. I am a saint.

Hey peeps! I'm gunna try somethin' new. I want about 10 reviews before I can update. Thanks to all my reviews from last chapter ( and the others). Much love! By the way...I read this to a friend first and she seemed confused on the explaination on Draco's part. If you do then just review your question and I'll try explaning again.