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Chapter 16: I Won't Break

'God, ifyou exist, save me...please,' thought the poor helpless girl. She was tied to the bed and just waiting for something to happen. She had been there for what seemed like forever in her mind, and the only thing that kept her stable was the thought of the boy she loved with pale, pale hair that smelled of vanilla musk and chocolate.

Roll me on your frozen fields

"Heh heh, how's my little Gryffindor pet today, hm?Blaise leered.

"Can't you just leave me alone? Why do you hate me so?" she whispered in a voice as clear as she could make it.

Break my bones to watch them heal

"All I wanted was to see if mudbloods taste differently than purebloods. Is that so much to ask? But no, you wouldn't even give me the time of day, and then what's worse is you turned to that blood traitor, Malfoy, and I, we, had to watch. If you would have just taken me and if Malfoy had just been satisfied with Pansy, none of this would have happened. But let's stop talking about what if'sshall we? Let's return to the situation at hand." He stopped the pacing he had started somewhere in the middle of his pacing. "You no longer have a choice as to whether or not you will obey me. You are mine now... well actually to be honest you are Voldemort's. He claimed first dibs, but once he's done, you're mine." He stalked out of the room, and Hermione lost consciousness once again.

Drown me in your thirsty veins

Back at Hogwarts, Harry, Ron, and Draco were putting together the most in-depth plan Harry had ever developed... meaning he had actually thought about it for once.Harry was truly scared for once; it wasn't himself in trouble, it was Hermione. One of the people he treasured most because she was his friend, and he would not let Voldemort hurt her.

Where I'll watch and I'll wait

"Draco, I'm relying on you to find her. We're pretty sure he took her to your mansion, so you would know the enemy territory best. Where do you think they'd take her?" Harry said.

"Either to the dungeons or the South-West Wing," Draco replied.

And pray for the rain

Okay, Ron and I will cause a distraction in the northern corner of the house while you try to get to her as fast as possible," he decided. "We'll try not to get killed."

"Good, 'cause Hermione would take it on me if you were killed, and I really don't want to know how creative she can be when she's royally pissed." They joined a collective, understanding laugh, but it was half-hearted because of the subject matter.

Curl like smoke and breathe again

"If you don't save her, and we do die, I swear right now I will haunt your ass, Malfoy," Ron swore completely serious.

"My ass won't be alive if she isn't. I can tell you that much," he said.

"Good, then we don't have a problem, eh?"

Down your throat inside your ribs

"What's the easiest way in?" Harry asked.

Through your spine in every nerve

"Servant's Quarters, especially since if I tell them to, the house elves can't say anything to my father," Draco said with all confidence.

Where I watch and I wait and yield to the hurt

"What's the way we'll, Ron and I'll, have to take once we're in?"

And if you don't believe

"Take the first left, then follow that corridor until you reach a fork marked with a statue of the Malfoy family crest, then turn right. When you reach the portrait of my mother, open it like you would a sliding door. That hallway will be pitch dark, but don't light your wands because the wards on the house will tell my father if there's any unauthorized magic, so run your hand along the left wall and follow the corridors it will lead you to. When you come to another dead-ended hallway with a portrait covering it. Push it open and sneak out of it quietly because the North Wing is my father's. Once you are there, wreak whatever havoc you can, and try to avoid getting caught, though if you get a chance to kill someone take it. It's no less what they'd do for you. Now repeat that back to me."Harry did, with only a few mistakes, and Draco corrected them. Soon they determined they were ready.

The sun will rise

"So how will we get out of Hogwarts?" Draco asked, which resulted in loud, sudden laughter from Harry and Ron.

Stand alone and greet

"Would you believe it? I had almost forgotten he was new to our scemes?" Ron laughed.

Underneath your waves

"No, worries, Malfoy. We've got that covered since third year!" Harry grinned. "You remember that time in Hogsmeade when you kept getting pegged by snowballs, seemingly out of nowhere?" He waited for Draco to nod. "That was me under an Invisibility Cloak." He waited for this to sink in.

Where you watch and wait

"Oh," was all he said.

And pray for the day

"So no that everyone knows the plan, let's go get the map and cloak and get out of here," Harry decided.

Seven moons and seven suns

"...Map?"

Heaven waits for those who run

"You'll see."

Down your winter and

"What are you thinking about, Mudblood?" asked Blaise.

Underneath your waves

"The people I love," she replied calmly.

Where you watch and wait

"What's the point of that? They won't be coming for you," he said.

And pray for the day

"It isn't a question of whether or not they'll come, cause they will. It's a question of if they'll make it," she said quite evenly. "They would die trying or die of guilt if they don't free me. If you had true friends you'd know that." That earned her a slap from Blaise.

And if you don't believe

"Don't presume you know whether or not I have friends, filthy Mudblood! They just aren't idiots like your's!" To his further upset, she didn't make a sound when he hit her, and she didn't even cry. 'She really does believe they'll come,' he thought in wonder. "Why do you think they'll come for you so strongly?" he whispered.

The sun will rise

"What else do I have to believe in?" she whispered just as quietly. "I know them in my heart and head. Ron will be so furious that he will blame Draco, but Harry will calm him and tell him that together they have a chance and that Draco could help them. Dumbledore will say they need to stay. They won't listen, and they'll find a way. They always find a way." She smiled then, and the motion seemed foreign to her. What did it mean to be happy? It seemed an eternity since she was the young school girl walking and laughing with her friends.

Stand alone and greet

He watched her then, as she fell asleep. He had been told not to touch her, and he wouldn't. Well, okay, that slap didn't count. He was lost inside his own head. Why wasn't she breaking? Why did she still fiercely believe in them. It had been two days, and no one had come for her. What kept her sane?

The coming night

A sharp pain in his arm interrupted his thoughts. His master was calling. His thoughts about her would have to wait until later because Voldemort sure as hell wouldn't. He left the room without a second thought to the mudblood on the bed.

In the last remaining light


A/N-This is technically one of the longest chapters I've written. It's longer than a few with only one song and most of the words attributed to the actual story. I'm rather proud of myself. lol. Read, review, scream at me for taking so long, just let me know if you like the chapter afterwards.