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Broomsticks
"Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Mr. Draco Malfoy… My slave!" Two loud gasps followed this statement- lavender and parvati. "Why Hermione? You sneaky thing you! All these years and not a peep? You could at least have told us you know. "Pansy gasped and looked at Hermione accusingly while Ginny and Millicent burst out laughing. Hermione turned towards the two girls irritatedly "would you two talk in English so everybody can understand? What are you on about? What should I have told you?" "That you fancy Malfoy of course! Why else would you make him your slave?" "And put a repelling charm on him to boot?" Lavender butted in. "what utter nonsense! Making Malfoy my slave is only revenge for 6 years of torture. And not having sex with Pansy could only be an added part of the charm!" she snapped. "Whatever you say Herms" they said in a clearly disbelieving tone. And then the parting shot "Surely you knew that the only way the celibacy charm works is if you choose to put it into action!" which left a very confused Hermione Granger.
She turned to Draco and asked "Is that what you meant back there?" to which he just smirked infuriatingly. Harry came to the point "How long is he going to be your slave Mione?" "Oh a month from the moment I put the spell on him" "But Mione, why didn't you discuss this with us" Ron asked. "Because I didn't think of it myself until I came upon him and seriously Ron, since when do I discuss everything I do with you?" turning to Draco "Come on Malfoy, got to get you to the hospital wing, or Madam Pomfrey will have my head." "I know the way Granger," he informed her coldly. "Nevertheless, do as I say."
It was a strange procession to the hospital wing, with Ron and hermione bickering about how irresponsible she'd been "you should be one to talk!" she muttered furiously under her breath. Malfoy was complaining loudly to anyone who cared to listen about how tough it was to be so charming that people went to the extent of making u their slave. Hermione gave one look up and was flabbergasted. People were leaning down the balustrade all looking amused, horrified or disgusted. Turning around she said" shut up, Malfoy!" "I did suspect, of course that the mudblood had the hots f-" to his chagrin and everybody else's amusement his mouth clamped shut right in mid-sentence. "That's much better." She smirked. "I see your point now" Ron grinned. Privately, everyone agreed, except of course Pansy Parkinson.
In the hospital wing, Madam pomfrey treated hermione for gashes on her arm and chest caused by the flight. Draco had to stay under observation for two days. Harry was pretty miffed about the flight. "I wanted to talk to you about that hermione. How come you agreed to go on his broom so quickly when I had to convince you for months? And to think of all the protection I used too!" everybody was laughing by the time he finished Draco almost fell off his bed laughing. Padma patil and some of the other student s that'd trailed behind her looked pretty gleeful. "Wait, hermione, do you mean you went on Harry's broom only after months of cajoling and you agreed to Malfoy after only 10 minutes?" "And she made me use protection too!" Harry protested loudly. "Ron, help me out here! My reputations shot to pieces!" Ron who'd been looking on with mild amusement looked at hermione with a decided twinkle in his eyes. "You had a go on Harry's BROOM?" and after you fed me that crap about me being your best friend but you weren't ready for it yet?" Ron exclaimed, his grim face belied by the twinkle in his eyes. Hermione, who was too tired to think properly, retorted, "What are u on about Ron? You were my first!" and immediately clamped her hand over her mouth looking horrified. Ginny was on her knees laughing so hard she was also pulling Zabini down with her. Harry had a dawning look of realization on his face and Millie still looked clueless. "Malfoy! You were there. Tell them what happened!" she barked out. "Well, you were reluctant at first, but when I started, you flung your arms around me almost strangling me in your enthusiasm. I had to cajole you into easing your grip on me. In fact, my exact words were 'Hermione, pet, come on, let loose just a little bit or I'll die due to lack of air and the broom will go straight down '. Of course, that only served you to tighten your grip on me and my broom, tighter!" he related, closing his eyes as though in ecstasy.
"Why you conniving, 2 timing, reputation shredding bast-." Ron pulled her away before she could do any damage. "Come on, Hermione, he's not worth it!" she went out the hospital wing still spitting and clawing like an angry cat. Harry turned furiously on Malfoy. "That wasn't true, was it? You just wanted to get back at her!" "I only finished something that you started. Besides, who told you it wasn't true? I didn't see her deny it." "You wait Malfoy! I'll get you back for this come on Ginny, don't want to catch anything contagious." "Whatever pothead, now get out of my face."
Back in the boy's dorm, Ron was having trouble-persuading Hermione to go to her dorm. "I cant, Ron! I absolutely cant! I share it with lavender and parv. They'll absolutely butcher me." Outside in the common room, parvati and lavender were having a conference with their 'juicy news reporters club-gryffies ' "fresh meat, girls, none other than our own miss bookworm! We must go about this as a tiger would an elephant, corner her, and then go for the jugular. Use any means necessary. Meeting in the astronomy tower in an hour. Romilda, go inform the others." Inside, "did you hear them? Elephant Indeed! Please Ron, you have to let me sleep in your dorm! Just a couple of nights, until all this dies down." she beseeched. Just then, Neville came in, "Hermione, good you're here .I was looking for you. Whatever you do, don't go to your dorm now all the girls are outside your dorm and they're heading here now. I've put an impenetrable charm on our door, but it's not going to hold for long." That' spurred her into action. Placing a few well-placed hexes on the door, she came back "that should hold them for a while, only guys can come in now." She sighed. 'Look, if we can get you to your dorm without anyone noticing, then you can stay there, put impenetrable charms or something. Look Neville, go find Harry before he comes in and tell him-."He whispered something in his ear and Neville sped off. "Now, hermione, here's what you have to do…"
A few minutes later, Harry stormed into the dorm . Once inside, he whispered, "you sure about this hermione?" She nodded. Then, raising his voice, "what do you mean she's not here? She left with you, didn't she? She's going to be butchered!" " I'm not her bloody keeper!" Ron shouted back. "When she's in trouble, we bloody well are!' Harry shouted back getting fully into the spirit now. "Well that's news to me!" "Screw you! I'm going to check in the library. I suggest you look for her too. Your fault she got away in the first place." " She's not some bird in a cage to escape." all this while, hermione had been rummaging in Harry's trunk for his invisibility cloak. She held it up. "Alright then, I'm going to the library" Harry said gruffly. "I'll go look in the astronomy tower." Ron replied. Outside, parvati was saying, "if anybody can find her, its those two, lav, go after Ron, I'll follow Harry.
"Give me 15 minutes, guys, that's enough for me to get back." Hermione whispered. "You'll get 30. Be careful." Ron said and the two boys stormed out muttering darkly. 5 minutes later, the girls outside the dorm had also left. Hermione put on the cloak and slipped outside. Getting to her bed safely, she pulled her curtains closed and put charms on them. Thankfully, Ginny had managed to slip in some food."
Soon, everybody gave up the chase and retired to bed. Slowly hermione also drifted off into sleep. Back in the hospital wing, Malfoy was reaching the end of his tether. "Young men these days! Don't know what they're up to. Lost indeed! Here Mr Malfoy, drink this. Are u sure you're feeling all right? No bruises anywhere that you aren't showing me?" Madam Pomfrey asked as she forced the vile potion down his throat. " Right then, you go to sleep, you'll be needing plenty of sleep" as soon as she was out of sight, Draco took up the three vial of potion left by his bedside, and crept out of the wing.
Making his way quickly to the slytherin common room he reached the portrait of Salazar slytherin. "Moldywart" he whispered urgently. "I'm sorry Mr Malfoy, you're not granted admission into the common room anymore." " Why the hell not?" "I'm not in a position to tell you. I suggest you ask your head of house." Cursing he made his way to Snapes office. But changed his mind mid way and went in the direction of the kitchen. Hopefully, his old house elf dobby would be able to help him. He'd be screwed if he were going back to the hospital ward!
He 'd rather go back to the forest. Down in the kitchens, fortunately dobby and a few other elves were up. As soon as dobby saw him he went up to him and hugged him enthusiastically. "Master draco I so happy to see you, I heard about you getting lost, I hope you are alright." Malfoy explained his predicament to dobby in a few words. Not surprisingly dobby was too pleased to help. "Wait here master Draco" he said and disappeared in a snap of his fingers.
Hermione was woken rudely by something insistently poking in her back. Opening her eyes she saw that it was dobby "Miss Hermione has to come quickly" he said dragging her out of her bed. Still disoriented Hermione gave a small shriek as she disappeared in a snap of fingers only to arrive in the kitchens a second later. "What was so important that you had you had to drag me out of bed in the middle of the nigh-." She saw Malfoy looking like death. "What are you doing here? You should be in the hospital wing." "Spare me the nagging Granger. Apparently I'm not allowed into my common room because I'm your slave. So, as my master, find me a place to sleep, because I'd rather jump out of the window than spend another minute with that woman." he spat out. "That's too bad .I guess you'll just have to bunk here. I'll learn somehow to cope with the thought of you sleeping here even if it tears my heart up." she retorted. "Miss hermione, it states in the slaves association rulebook that you have to provide proper shelter, food, clothing, and bedding for your slave. That means that Mr Malfoy should be allowed to sleep on a proper bed." Dobby stated. "He's not that kind of a slave, Dobby," she told him yawning. "Miss Hermione, it also states that a person shall abide by the rules if he is to be a slave for more than 24 hours. So Mr Malfoy and you should follow the rules." Too tired to argue, she said, "Oh very well then, follow me Malfoy" and trudged her way back to the gryffindor common room, Malfoy in tow. Once inside, she bewitched a corner of the common room where no one ever went into an invisible room and transfigured a bed and covers for him. Not to be outdone, he added an adjoining bathroom and smirked at his handiwork. "Look here Malfoy, I want you to be up by 6 in the morning. We are going straight to Dumbledore to sort out this mess and after that you have to go to the library and research this infernal curse. Don't be late Malfoy."
She went back into her bed and was soon asleep. So was Malfoy in his makeshift bedroom. But not so dobby, he was being clapped on the back by the other house elves while looking very pleased with himself indeed. "What a very nice pair master Malfoy and miss Hermione made! Very nice indeed."
A/N: so, that's the end of the second chappie. Hope y'all liked it all ideas, flames, constructive criticism and applauds welcomed. Infact, any review at all is! Please review.