Hermione Granger /Other Character
Chapter two
"Hermione?" said a distant voice.
"Mmm . . . "
"Hermione dear, wake up"
She opened her eyes slightly and asked, "Where am I?"
"At Hogwarts my dear," said Mme.Pomfrey. You've been out for a couple of hours. You need to stay here tonight. How are you feeling?"
"Dizzy," she answered truthfully.
"That's normal dear. Drink this before going back to sleep."
Hermione sat down, leaning back on the headboard. She looked around confused, she didn't remember how she got here in the first place. The only thing she remembered was her parents... In her room... Wait.
"W-what happened?"
"Don't you remember?" asked the healer.
"Mum . . . Dad . . . " she mumbled, thinking hard. "Dead?"
"I'm truly sorry my dear. It's a horrible thing," she said, giving her a cup with some medicine. "Take this dear, and you need to rest. I'll wake you up every hour to make you take it. Tomorrow I presume you'll be able to get out of bed. If not, you will stay here until you feel better."
Hermione woke up the next day, feeling weak. She sat down slowly, and drank some water that Mme.Pomfrey left her on the night stand.
"Hello my love."
Hermione jumped six feat in the air. She had not noticed someone was sitting beside her.
"Draco? What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I heard what happened. And I wanted to make sure you were all right," he smiled and bent down to kiss her. "I am truly sorry, if I could have put an end to it, I promise you that I would. It was out of my reach. There is nothing I could have done."
"I know Draco," she said simply. "How did you get here anyway?"
"Well, it is easy really. All you need to know is how to open doors and if you know how to walk, it is always helpful."
"You're so full of it Malfoy," hissed Hermione. "You know what I mean."
"I had a long talk with the Head Mistress. I told her everything she needed to know about us. I did not press into the details however. It took me at least three hours to convince her. It was long and painful, but it was worth it. And now, I find myself wandless just for you. Oh, and I have that thing following me everywhere." He pointed down at an elf who looked terrified to be with him.
"Dobby!" gasped Hermione. "Why didn't you tell me you were here?"
Dobby was shaking and looked as if he was about to die. When Hermione talked to him however, he looked more at his ease.
"He thinks I would hit him if he talked, even though I told him I would not do such a thing, especially in front of you."
"Dobby, don't worry about mean old Malfoy here. He knows you're a friend of mine."
"Yeah, like that ever stopped me," he muttered under his breath.
"That you miss!" squeaked the elf. "Dobby was afraid of his old master, but miss saved the day!"
"I'm glade I could save the day," she smiled then turned to Malfoy and said: "Fallow me, I have an idea."
Hermione bought him to the Head Mistress' office. He came to a halt as soon as he realized where she was bringing him.
"Are you completely insane? Oh I forgot that you are a Mudblood," he said.
Hermione ignored his last comment and said, "Don't get mad at me for wanting to spend more time with my boyfriend."
"How much time are we talking about here?"
"A month, maybe more. Now what I need you to do is to shut up. Nod if you must, but don't say a word or you'll blow it."
"She'll never let me stay here all that time and you know it. I'm a Death Eater, Granger, a Death Eater."
"Could you please stop reminding me? I hate thinking about that!" she snapped. "Anyway, it's worth a try. Can't hurt can it?"
"Easy for you to say."
She knocked on the door, deciding she was not continuing this worthless conversation. A vague "Come in" emerged from the room.
"Miss Granger, shouldn't you be in the hospital wing?" asked Mc Gonigall.
Hermione looked around the room, noticing Dumbledor's portrait was hung among all the previous Head Master's and Head Mistress' of Hogwarts.
"Professor, I've been wondering if Draco could spend the summer here with me."
"Here? At Hogwarts? I'm sorry Miss.Granger, but I am no fool. Never in my life I would trust a Death Eater. Even a wondless Death Eater. I think I was generous enough to let him stay an hour."
"Professor, I know exactly why you don't want to let him stay. But I must ask you something before we leave. Do you know how I felt when I found out? For three years we have been dating, for three years he has been lying to me, telling me he wouldn't go through with it. But he did! I was both furious and heartbroken when I found out. I decided I should leave him. It was the obvious choice," said Hermione, glancing now and then at Dumbledor's portrait. "A month went by, then I started receiving letters, flowers, chocolate. I thought it was Voldermort's plan to get him close to me. I let him send me all these things for nearly five months. Then I gave him the oppretunaty to come and see me, so we could talk. I then realized he truly cared for me. He explained to me that it was either going trough it or die-"
"Miss Granger, you know perfectly well-"
"I know Dumbledor offered him safety!" she pressed on. "Living in hiding isn't something he wanted to do. And I don't blame him, seeing how Sirius was. Anyway, as I was saying, it was either that or death or going into hiding while trying not to get killed. Draco had his mother's safety at heart, so he chose to be brand by the Dark Mark. It's only then I realized he did the right thing that I would have done the same thing in his position and I couldn't be mad at him for that. Why do you think he didn't kill Dumbledor? He is no killer, Professor.
"All I'm asking you is to let him stay for a month, a week if you want. My parents just died, can you give me at least a week? I need him with me."
"Well said, Hermione," said Dumbledor's portrait.
The new headmistress however was not at her ease with this situation.
"Hermione, let us supposed he was to stay, would you keep an eye on him? Could you promise not to let him out of your sight?"
"I swear!"
"Very well, he may stay. I will have Dobby following you every day. He will be reporting to me any suspicious behavior. At night, however, I will send another house elf." Said professor
McGonagall "You will have to give me your wand miss Granger." she added and turned to Malfoy with a disgusted look. "I'm warning you Malfoy, do not be foolish or else I will personally send you to Azcaban. Count yourself lucky that I trust Hermione with my life. Naturally, I will have to such you Malfoy, anything suspicious, I will keep from you."
Malfoy turned out his pockets without a word, looking briefly at Hermione, mumbling things under his breath.
"What is this?" asked Menivra as she took a small bottle that was written: Advil for Migraines.
"Muggle remedies for migraines," he said simply.
She opened the bottle and showed it to Hermione. "Would you be so kind? I have no idea what Advil is, or what they are supposed to look like."
Hermione took a pill out. However, it was no Advil. She merely smiled and said, "It's Advil all right."
"Is there anyway he could have poison them?" asked the Head Mistress.
"No, it's impossible."
"Very well, out, both of you. Oh Miss Granger, Malfoy here can't be in the presence of any teacher. No one for that matter except you and the house elf. The password is: Fire Whisky. Good day to you."
As they reached the fat lady, they both said the password and walked inside.
Malfoy sank into the nearest armchair, in front of the fireplace and Hermione sat on him, kissing him furiously.
When they finally broke apart, Hermione asked, "So, what have you been up to?"
"Nothing you need to know my love," he smirked. "Just been missing you."
He went to kiss her again but she moved away, walking to the fire place, she brushed a couple of tears away.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Draco . . . Do you love me?" she asked, breathless.
"Of course I do."
"Don't lie. I won't get mad."
Draco got up and took Hermione in his arms and whispered: "I am not lying. I love you with all my heart and you better know it by now. I would do anything for you."
"Enough to come fight on our side?" she asked before she could stop herself.
"Sure, if you want me dead that is."
"Draco! You know you can get all the safety you would need! Not necessarily go in hiding! We could be together for good. We could grow old and have kids. Don't you want that?"
"Do you know why I love you Hermione? It's because you are so pure of heart. You saw the good side of me when no body could. You never gave up on me." he said. "Well, that and your good looks . . . I am joking! You are the brightest witch of our age, you know . . . I thought I hated you for that but I did not I admired you. All this to say you are the better side of me. I am not good my love, I am evil and that is why you love me. I think we should keep our relationship this way. We both knew from the start we would not be together for the rest of our lives. It is simply impossible."
Hermione said nothing. She was lost in her thoughts, thinking that maybe she didn't love him after all. The only thing that she could see was Voldo's face, but why? She did not know. She cared deeply for Draco, but she felt something for Voldo that she never felt before.
"Why did you ask me if I loved you?"
"No reason."
"There is someone else, isn't there?" he asked, trying to look calm.
"No, there isn't, well I think . . . " she said. "I love you Draco doesn't get me wrong. But I've met a boy four years ago. We became rather close, like brother and sister. And only yesterday, he told me he loved me more then that. But he made me realize that he only liked me because I'm every thing his not."
"Voldo?"
Hermione looked at him, wide-eyed. "What?" she asked.
"His name is Voldo isn't it? I heard you dreaming about him in the hospital wing."
"Yeah, it's him."
"Do you love him?"
"He's the brother I never had. I love him yes, but as a brother. You are the one that I love, Draco, no one else will be able to take your place. But you and I both know it wont last much longer. The battle could be days away, and we will be fighting against each other."
Both said nothing, and there was nothing to be said. They sat in the same armchair, and both lost in their thoughts.
A few hours later, Hermione asked in a silent sob, "Who did it?" Tears slide down her cheeks.
"Grayback and Snape."
"But. Why?"
"They meant to kill you, but luckily you weren't home. They want to make Harry as weak as they can make him. No not physically, but mentally."
The rest of the night was spent in silence, until both of them fell asleep.
The Next morning, Dobby arrived with a plate of food, looking happy to be able to serve them.
"Good morning Miss!" squeaked the elf. "Dobby took you breakfast and Dobby brought it up for you!"
"Thanks Dobby!" said Hermione cheerfully. "You didn't have to you know."
"Dobby was more than happy to do it. No trouble at all Miss! I promise."
Hermione smiled down at him and turned to Draco and said, "Good morning. Slept well?"
"You could say that," he muttered. "However, I was stuck under you and couldn't move a muscle. I was dying under your fat ass."
"Good for you."
He laughed and gave her a good morning kiss.
"So, what do you want to do after we eat?" asked Hermione.
"Do you know what I snuck in?"
"In that bottle of Advil of yours?"
"Why yes, but do you know what else?"
"Weed?" she asked hopefully.
"Nope. But a friend of mine told me where I could find some Extasie."
"Really?" she asked, impressed. "I never tried it!"
"Not even with Voldo?"
"Ha."
And they ate.
"Let's go swim," suggested Hermione.
"Let us sniff a line first."
A/N: I know what you're thinking: That ain't Hermione Granger. You're prolly mad at me for making her do these things, and I don't blame you. I too, at first was scandalized by my Idea, but more I thought of it, more I thought it could be a good idea. I mean, Hermione has been going through a rough time and all she needed was something to help her cope with all that's been going on. At first I thought I should make her cut, but that was definitely a bad idea.
I know right now it's a bit flew. There's a lot going on. Voldo and Malfoy, Voldo and Malfoy. But I promise you that if you keep reading, It'll start making sense. Although, I should explain a couple of things to you first. Hermione will still be a miss know it all in school. But what she does on her free time, which doesn't need to be known by others, except for you readers. And Draco, how could he take drugs when he hates every thing to do with muggles of muggle born? Well it's simple enough. We all know that Malfoy has been through a tough time also, and Hermione was the one who introduced him to this magical thing.
"You read my mind!"
Draco crushed a pill with something hard and separated the powder in two perfect lines. Hermione took he's first, tears steaming down her cheeks as she singed it.
"Agr.! I'll never get used to it. It hurts so much!" she said as Draco took his turn. "Ah! And the taste! It's just so nasty!"
"Quit complaining, Granger and enjoy the ride." Snapped the boy.
That she did. She usually however only takes one/forth of the pill when she goes to class, but when it was simply for her own pleaser, she took half a pill or a hole one.
They then went swimming all after noon, having a blast.
"Malfoy, yer son of a-" snaped Hagrid, coming out of the forest. "Wha' yer doin' ter Hermione?"
"Hagrid! I've been meaning to tell you for ages! But I was afraid you would tell Harry and Ronald so I kept my mouth shut," said Hermione, talking really fast. "Draco and I have been dating for two years . . . Professor Mc.Gonigall let him stay all summer since I needed him with me . . . Because. Well . . . you know . . . my parents . . . death."
"Wha's Menivra playin' at, lettin' a Death Eater stay a Hogwarts?" asked the giant, then realizing what he had just heard. "Your mum n' dad are dead?"
"Yes, two days ago . . . Didn't you know?"
"No! I haven' seen no one since . . . " he looked at Malfoy, ready to kill him. "Since wha' happened at the end o' the year. Been visiting' - you know . . . I'm sorry Hermione, for yeh mum n' dad. Great people they were. Yea' great people."
"Thank's . . . I'm sorry, but I have to go. Malfoy can't hang around teachers."
"And tha's'a good thin'! shouldn' be here at all!" he muttered. "was nice seein' yeh Hermione, be careful? If he gives you any trouble, come tell me n' I'll take care o' him."
Hermione laughed slightly. She didn't realize how much trouble she was causing, having him here with her. But she needed him.
They went back to the griffindor common room to find Dobby waiting for them (they were being followed by Winky).
"Miss! Dobby's got loads of letters for you!"
"Thanks Dobby," she said, taking the letters out of his hand.
The first one was from none other than Ronald Weasley.
Dear Hermione,
I am truly sorry for you're lost. I wish I could be there with you. You must be feeling so lonely. Mum said you were better off alone, but could you please write to her and tell her that's not true. I really want to see you.
Ron
"Not good with words is he?" aked Draco who was reading over her shoulder. He only
received a shrug from Hermione as she open the next letter.
Dear Hermione,
How are you felling? I hope you are coping well with all this. I am truly sorry you had to go trough such a thing. But don't forget that I will always be here for you if you need to talk to someone, or hexe someone.
Take care, Hermione Granger.
Harry
The other letters from were Lupin, Tonx, Mrs and Mr.Weasley, Ginny and they were similar one another. Well, there's not much you can write in a letter when such a thing happened. She imagined someone would have written something like: PS Voldermort is attacking in 5 days, we need to get ready.
Hermione's heart stopped when she saw the hand writing of Voldo.
Dear Hermione, I was happy when this snowy owl came to my home. I supposed she wanted to make sure I would send you something. How could I not? I am sorry for your parents. Sadly, there's no words of re-comfort I could give you in such horrible times. I know exactly how you must be feeling, make no mistake of that.
I must tell you something however, drugs do not cure your pain. You will see later that it will only make it worst. I know I am the one who made you start, but you should stop now that you can. Do no end up like me. You have a big future in front of you. I don't want to see you mess it up. I know it's all rainbows right now, but it will cause you more problems than you can imagine.
You see, I didn't tell you the whole truth, when I did the unforgivable curse, I had done some coke. From that day on, I never touched the stuff... Until our fight. I do not blame you my love, it was a foolish thing to do. Melinda left me because of it, and I do not blame her either. I thought the best thing was to go to rehab, although I do not have the time. I will do my best to quit on my own.
I hope you won't stay mad at me forever. I'm sorry for everything, but I understand if you do not wish to speak to me again. Although I have to ask you to write me. Do not let me into shadow.
Take care Hermione Granger
I send you all my love and support
Voldo xxx