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Chapter 11

Slowly much to Draco's dismay December 13 rolled around. That morning at breakfast he had received a letter that told him to go to the the Forbidden Forest at 7 pm. At 6:30, Draco quietly left his dorm and headed out to meet his father. When he arrived it was 6:50 and his father was already there.

"Grab this Draco, hurry, we can not waste any more time. Tonight, you are going to make me a proud father." Draco grabbed the necklace and without another word he felt the tug at his navel. With a thud he landed on the floor. Draco kept thinking that the place looked familiar and then he realized that he was at his own manor. "This way Draco." He followed his father through the hall to the dungeons. "Wait here." Lucius walked into the room at the end of the hall leaving Draco there to think. He needed to reorganize his thoughts in case Voldemort decided to probe his mind. He could not let him see Hermione or let him know the way he felt about her. He needed to hide the conversations with Dumbledore and Snape. After he gathered all these thought he pushed them to the back of his mind and put a wall around them. "Draco the Dark Lord is waiting. Follow me."

The room was dark. There were about 50 deatheaters surrounding, Voldemort. His father walked him right up to the Lord and knelt. Draco was about to but his father stood and walked away. Draco looked up to the Dark Lord.

"Young mister Malfoy, is it your wish to become a faithful servant of I, the Dark Lord?"

"Yes, My Lord. It is my wish."

"Please kneel." Draco did this and kept his head down. "Please hold out your right fore arm. Do you wish to serve I until your dying day, to follow what I believe at all times,to hate, torture, and kill all the people that are below you?"

"Yes, My Lord. It is my wish."

"Then let the ceremony commence." Voldemort then extended his hand and touched Draco's fore arm. All was quiet but Draco felt something enter his mind and he held his barrier even tighter. Then before he knew it Voldemort was out of his mind and his fore arm was burning with an intense amount of pain. Draco did not cry out nor did he flinch. Then Voldemort lifted his hand from Draco's burnt flesh. "It is finished. Mister Malfoy, you are know a faithful servant of I, The Dark Lord. I will contact you later with your first mission. You may leave" Draco stood up, and walked out the door. He went up the stairs that led to the dining room and walked to the hall he and his father had entered. Draco was about to grab the necklace that had brought him there when he saw his mother in the sitting room. He walked over to her and noticed her tears.

"Mother, what is wrong?" He asked and she looked at him. He could see the fear in her eyes.

"Draco, dear. I worry for you. This is not the life I wished for you to have. But if this is what you want I will support you. Please Draco promise me. Promise me that you know what you are doing, And that you will not get hurt." Draco just looked at her. He could not tell her what he was doing this for. The fear she held was so noticeable. "Promise me, Draco."

"I promise mother."

"Then you must go son. Go before anyone notices that you are missing." Draco gave her a small sad smile and grabbed the necklace. He felt the tug and then he landed in the forest.

The next few weeks went by uneventfully. He and Hermione were dating but keeping it on the low down. He was scared that if his father found out he would kill him and Hermione. On December 20, the day before break Dumbledore secretly made him an official member of the order. That is when Draco found out that Hermione already was a member and had been for two years. Also, much to Draco's surprise Blaise, was a member. When Dumbledore, told him this he just smiled and said you are not the only Slytherin, who wants to help. Dumbledore reassured him that no one would find out about him being a member.

Hermione and Draco were both going home for Christmas break. On the 21st they walked down to the train station. They walked to the heads compartment and sat down.

"Draco I will give you, your Christmas present when we get back from break."

"Well then I will give yours to you now." He pulled out a box wrapped in silver and gold with a small red-green bow on top. Slowly unwrapping it. She came to a velvet box. Opening it, she saw a beautiful bracelet. It was a silver charm bracelet. The charms that were currently on it was a castle, a dragon, a snake, a lion, and a phoenix.

"Will you help me put it on?" Draco put it around her wrist and clasped it. He looked at her and smiled. "Draco, I love it. It is beautiful. Thank you." She smiled at him. He nodded and kissed her softly.

"Hermione, do you want to spend time with Potter and Weasley?" She looked at him sort of amazed that he asked her that.

"Um. . . Draco, I would but I will see them over break."

"I know, I was just wondering." She smiled and stood up. He followed her example.

"I do and you should spend time with your friends. I will see you when we get back." She walked out the door. She then proceeded to the back of the train were she was sure to find her friends.

"Hermione!" Ginny stood up and hugged her tightly. "Long time no see." She said pulling away.

"Well I have been busy. I am so sorry. But I am here now so lets talk." She looked around the compartment and saw Luna sitting next to Ron and his arm around her. Harry was sitting next to the window and Ginny went and sat next to him. She sat down by the door and smiled at her friends. Everyone except for Ginny looked at her in a strange way.

"So exactly what are you doing here?" Ron said coldly. Ginny kicked him in the leg and Luna swatted him on the head. "Sorry." He said glaring at her.

"Hermione, sorry that we have not talked in awhile you just always seem to be in you dorm room and Malfoy, would not let us see you." Harry stated and continued to look out the window. "But who cares you are here now right? Did you hear there is a new member in the order?" This caught her attention.

"Oh, do you know who?" She asked. He turned at looked right at her and just shook his head. She could tell he really did not know.

"I also hear that there is a new deatheater. He was admitted, December 13th." Hermione's heart fell she looked at her bracelet and tears slowly formed. She knew it was Draco. She started thinking. 'Maybe Draco is the new member of the order. That would make sense. He could be a spy.' This cheered her up and she slightly smiled. She knew he did not want to be a deatheater. 'Stupid girl,' she thought. 'You know it was not his choice.'

"Do you know when the new order member was admitted?"

"Yeah, December 20th. Why do you ask?"

"No reason. I was just wondering."

"Hey do you think maybe Dumbledore got another spy?" Ginny asked this and everyone looked at her except for Hermione who was thinking the same thing. "It was just a question."

"No Gin, I think that it is possible." Everyone turned to look at Hermione. "Think about it. Dumbledore does not just let anyone in. They usually have a reason. We are all connected to the cause. Therefore, Dumbledore might have wanted someone new. We all know that Voldemort is starting to suspect Snape. So maybe Dumbledore got some new blood. Someone not easily associated with Dumbledore."

"That does make sense. But who?" Harry asked. He had a serious look plastered on his face.

"Probably a seventh year." Luna said. "It would make sense. Anyone from school really. They are close to you Harry. Voldemort would like that." Everyone nodded in agreement and the train came to a stop. Everyone got off and said there goodbyes.

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