Hermione stood waiting impatiently for Harry to leave his office, flicking her hair back and rolling her eyes whilst glancing at her watch. She had been waiting for fifteen minutes already and was just about to go and knock on the door when she saw the handle turning. She hesitated for a second before moving back and sitting down casually on a couple of chairs which were positioned outside of Harry's office.
Harry emerged from his office, clutching a deep red folder to his chest. The way he looked around shiftily made her clear her throat. Harry gave a start before turning quickly, his hand falling to his pocket. Hermione frowned slightly.
"What are you doing Harry?" He shrugged then, as though thinking quickly, replied,
"I've got to take this up to…Smith." Hermione's eyes narrowed as she sighed heavily.
"Ok. Hurry up then. I'll wait in the Atrium." She moved away and moved to the stairs, moving down them and into the brightly lit Atrium, sitting at the edge of the fountain, trailing her fingers in the cool water.
Harry waited until she had gone before turning away and moving up the stairs to where he knew Draco would be leaving the building, his heart thumping loudly in his chest. He climbed three sets of stairs until he reached a dimly lit corridor. He leant easily against the wall, still clutching the folder to his chest. The door opened at the end of the corridor, silhouetting a tall, lean muscled figure. Draco moved quickly along the corridor, pulling his cloak around his shoulders quickly, fastening it at his throat. He jumped as Harry stepped away from the wall, causing Harry to smile apologetically.
"Sorry." Draco shrugged, looking impatient. He glanced around before nodding curtly to Harry.
"Thank you Harry. I won't…forget it. I'll repay you some day." Harry nodded, gazing at the blonde before him. Draco's mouth twitched slightly as he fought to control his own emotions. Harry suddenly reached his hand out to the blonde's face, tracing his fingers lightly down the other's cheek. Draco's eyes closed as he sighed heavily. He caught Harry's hand in his own, taking it slowly away from his face.
"Not here…not now, Potter." He dropped Harry's hand and moved slowly past him and away down the corridor. Harry closed his eyes, emotion warring in his chest. He turned quickly as he heard the door at the end of the corridor closing. Draco had gone, looking back over his shoulder for a second, then dismissing Harry as nothing more than a weakness he had to overcome if he wished to join his Lord again. He moved swiftly down the stairs towards the Atrium, narrowing his eyes and a sneer contorting his features as he saw Hermione sat by the fountain, staring dazedly into space. Draco ignored her, feeling that it would be best if he didn't annoy any of Harry's friends as that would annoy Harry. He crossed the room quickly, reaching one of the fires just as Harry burst into the Atrium from the lift. Draco turned, raising an eyebrow as Harry made his way over to him. He opened his mouth to speak, then noticed Hermione, still gazing dreamily into the softly water of the fountain. He glanced grimly at Draco, and then moved towards Hermione. He nudged her, rolling his eyes as she jumped slightly nearly falling into the cold water.
"Harry…I need to speak to you. It's about…" She trailed off having seen Draco still stood by the fireplace watching them.
"What do you want Malfoy? Come to gloat that you got off?" Draco shrugged.
"Nah…no point. I knew I'd get off anyway. It doesn't exactly take a genius to make up a sob story." Here he threw a particularly nasty glance at Harry, whose eyes became wide in realisation. Draco smirked, giving a snort of disdain.
"Stupid people will believe anything." Here he threw some of the green floo powder into the flames, laughing coolly as the realisation hit them both. He stepped into the flames, murmuring the name of some place before he disappeared. Hermione turned to look at Harry, her face white with anger.
"Harry…how could he lie in the interview? He was given veritaser…you didn't?" Harry glanced down at the ground, unable to meet her eye. Hermione swallowed, shaking her head.
"Harry…how could you? You've betrayed everyone! You've allowed one of Voldemort's highest ranking people out free instead of him being kept here where he could do no damage!" Harry glanced up at her, a desperate look masking his features.
"Hermione…please. Let me explain!" Hermione shook her head.
"No, Harry. You've done enough damage already. I'm going to someone who can sort this out." She turned on her heel, heading for the door leading up to the offices. Harry called out to her, but was ignored. He pulled the pot of floo powder quickly to him, throwing a handful into the fire. He didn't know where he was going; he just knew he had to flee.
Harry glanced around uneasily as he made his way through the dark wood. He had his hand gripped tightly around his wand in case of attack. The trees branches shifted slightly in a low breeze and tendrils of fog wove their way around his feet, causing him to stumble over an occasional fallen branch which lay across the path he was following. Bats and other nocturnal creatures flew around the night time haven, sending their ultrasound across the tree exposed area.
A flash of light made him throw himself to the soggy, leaf strewn ground. A dark, cloaked figure began to move stealthily through the wood. A hissed name caused him to raise his head slightly. Hermione stood in front of him, her lips pursed and a frown across her face. Harry climbed slowly to his feet.
"I couldn't do it. You've been too good a friend through the course of the years at Hogwarts. I'm going to make you a deal. You sort it out. You get him back into custody and into Azkaban and I won't mention this to anyone. If you don't, then I tell the Minister." Harry paused a second, before nodding.
"Don't tell anyone what I've gone to do. I'm going to have to go to His quarters I suppose. I don't know anymore if he even has a daughter." Hermione gave him a puzzled look.
"Who? Draco?" Harry nodded. She shook her head uneasily.
"Go, Harry." Harry nodded, pulling his own cloak more securely around him.
"Hermione…if I get caught…tell everyone…I'm sorry." Hermione nodded, suddenly regretting what it was she had told him to do.
"I will." Harry sighed and gathered his thoughts to him, concentrating on the place he wished to be before disappearing with a resounding crack. Hermione whispered, sadly,
"Goodbye Harry. And I'm sorry…" She turned, slowly fading back into the blackness of the woods, her form getting taller and bulking out as the polyjuice potion wore off.
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