Draco Potter?

Chapter 8: Revelations

The next morning Hermione was sitting in the Common Room and waited for Harry and Ron. After about half an hour they arrived.

"I'm starving", Ron said "Let's go downstairs."

Harry rolled his eyes. Hermione giggled. She stood up and they went to the Great Hall. When they arrived, Hermione glanced at the Slytherin table. No sign of Draco. She was almost disappointed. Almost. They reached the Gryffindor table and sat down. Ron immediately began eating. Hermione looked at Harry. He seemed distracted.

"What's wrong?", she asked worried.

"What?", he replied "Oh, nothing. I had this really weird dream last night and I can't stop thinking about it"

"What was it about?"

"Malfoys father. He said that Malfoy was actually my twin. It was really vague. I think Voldemort was in it too. Somewhere."

Hermione's jaw dropped "I had that dream somewhere in the summer".

Ron choked in his toast. When he could speak again, he said "I had that dream last night too".

"This can't be a coincidence..." Harry said.

Then the doors opened and Malfoy walked in. He didn't look anything like the old Malfoy. He glanced at Hermione and almost ran to the Slytherin table. He sat as far away as he could, with his back to them.

Harry gasped. Ron blinked. "Is that who I think it is?" Ron managed to say.

"Finally", Hermione said "I've been trying to show you since the first week!"

"What are you talking about?", Harry asked, not believing his eyes "He looked like the white-blond Malfoy we know and hate every day since yesterday".

"Something is seriously wrong", Hermione whispered.

After their last class, which seemed a lifetime, the trio quickly walked to Dumbledore's office. He was the only one that might be able to explain everything. They had been talking about Draco most of the day and Harry needed an explanation. Ron and especially Hermione were curious too, but they're not the ones related to Draco. They stopped in front of the stone gargoyle. With their Draco obsession, they had forgotten that they didn't know the password.

"Professor Dumbledore!" Harry yelled. No answer. "Pro--!"

"Will you please stop yelling? I'm here", a calm voice behind them said.

The turned around and faced Dumbledore.

"Why didn't you tell me Malfoy was my brother!", Harry blurted out angrily.

Dumbledore didn't look surprised at all. "So he told you? Let's go to my office". He walked up to the stone gargoyle and whispered the password. It came to life and got out of the way, revealing the staircase. They walked upstairs in silence.

They went in and Dumbledore closed the door. Dumbledore sat down behind his desk. He conjured three chairs and the trio sat down too.

"I'm guessing you three had a dream about Lucius Malfoy", Dumbledore said knowingly.

Harry, Ron and Hermione nodded.

"And after that you saw a very different Draco Malfoy that looked almost the same as Harry".

They nodded again. "How did you know?" Harry had to ask.

"Because the same thing happened to me" Dumbledore replied.

"How could I have a brother?" Harry asked.

"You always did. You just forgot. So did I and everyone else that knew you and Mr. Malfoy were twins. Before you ask how: According to professor Snape Malfoys mother cast a Fidelius Charm so no one would find out. Right after Voldemort killed your parents, the Malfoys went to your house and sort of kidnapped Draco. He survived the attack too. A few minutes after they left, you were rescued by Hagrid. Do you have any more questions?"

Hermione couldn't help but ask "Why would Draco's father tell us?"

The others were still processing the information.

"We can only guess, Ms. Granger. It could just be an accident. Or at least the first time."

"It could be a distraction", Ron said.

Everyone stared at him. "What?", he said sounding offended.

"You're probably right... Now if you don't mind, I have an important meeting in a few minutes, so I have to throw you out". Dumbledore stood up and opened the door.

"Thank you professor", Harry said and they left.

Hermione was the only one still in her bed. All her roommates were already in the Common Room or having breakfast. She really didn't feel like getting up. Usually she looked forward to her classes, unless they were with the Slytherins, but she was so tired. She had been tossing and turning all night. She kept thinking about Malfoy.

Finally, with a lot of difficulty, she stood up. She took a really cold shower, got dressed and picked up her bag. She went down to the Common Room. She didn't see Harry or Ron anywhere, they were probably already having breakfast. Deep in thought, she walked to the Great Hall.

When she was almost there, she saw Draco. Her heart jumped. He looked at her, startled. They stopped for a moment and before Hermione could say anything, he quickly went back to the dungeons. She hated that she was sad about it.

Hermione walked back to the Common Room. She wasn't hungry anymore. Sometimes she got so sick of emotions. She didn't want to like Draco, but she did. Why can't those feelings just go away? To make it worse, she just remembered that her first class was Potions, the one class she was forced to sit next to Draco. She never hated Snape more than she did now.

She arrived at the portrait of the Fat Lady. She spoke the password and went inside. The Common Room was empty, except for a few second and seventh years. Most people were downstairs. Hermione sat down in her favorite chair by the fire. She stared at the fire. She liked fire.

After a while Ginny walked in and joined her. "Hi Hermione. Where were you at breakfast?"

"What?", Hermione snapped out of her thoughts. "Oh, hi Ginny. I was just here. Not hungry."

"Ok, what's wrong?" Ginny asked.

"Nothing", Hermione lied.

"Don't lie. I can see something is wrong". Ginny gasped "It's a guy isn't it?"

Hermione was amazed and slightly annoyed by how Ginny just knew some things. She almost always sensed when something was wrong. Hermione knew she had to tell the truth.

"Yes. I hate admitting it, but I really like this guy and I'm not supposed to like him", Hermione said carefully.

"I knew it!" Ginny exclaimed and quietly added "I know how you feel..."

"Harry?" Hermione sounded surprised. Ginny blushed and looked at her knees. "But I thought you said--"

"Hi Hermione, hi Ginny", they heard from behind them. Hermione turned around. It were Harry and Ron. She hoped they didn't overhear their conversation for Ginny's sake.

"Hi", she and Ginny said at the same time.

"Where were you at breakfast?", Ron asked Hermione.

"I wasn't hungry", she replied.

"I have to go. Bye", Ginny said and left.

"Bye", Harry said dreamily and Hermione saw him staring at Ginny as she left. Hermione smiled to herself.

"So, how are you?" she asked Harry.

He teared his eyes away from Ginny "Oh, fine. As fine as anyone can be who just found out his third worst enemy is his twin can be anyway".

The bell rang. Hermione groaned. She do anything to stay here. Except skip class. I hate being responsible and actually caring about school, she thought. They went to the dungeons. The second bell rang exactly when they arrived. Snape was waiting outside of the classroom.

"10 points from Gryffindor for being late", he snarled.

None of them had the energy to protest. They quietly sat down. Harry glared at Draco. Hermione sat as far away from Draco as she could, which wasn't very far because of them sharing a table.

Draco glanced at her. It was the most awkward and silent hour of both of their lives. It drove him insane. He just wanted to hold her and kiss her, always. He hated that. He couldn't stand how much he liked her. Little did he know, that Hermione felt exactly the same.

Disclaimer: See chapter 1-6

Authors Note: Thank you so much for all your sweet reviews.

Sahrious: Lucius told Snape and when Dumbledore told Snape both of them already knew. I'll explain more in future chapters.

where-my-heart-resides: thanks so much for saying I have talent and I'm sorry about your brain thing. I have to admit I wasn't as dedicaded to this story after the fifth chapter, but I am now, thanks to everyone who reviewed (including you)I'm really sorry that I let all of you down, but I will keep updating from now on.