Chapter 32

Hermione wished she could move. They must have thought she was asleep. In reality, her body seemed to be on sleep mode but her brain and ears weren't. She had heard the whole exchange between the three Malfoy's in the room.

Before she had heard what they were saying, though, she had gone into yet another vision.

She was in Hogwarts. She was running. The battle was on. But they were on different sides of it. He had missed the chance, had to do it. Yet he hadn't.

Draco had lowered his wand while it had been pointed at Dumbledore. Harry had told her this. He had told her this. Draco had recognised them when the snatchers had brought them but didn't tell them who they were. Harry knew this. She knew this.

Hermione didn't know what to do except to run. There were battles going on around her but she needed to get to the second floor corridor. She had promised to meet him.

He had told her that there was a safe hiding place behind a portrait of a sunset with the silhouettes of a man and a woman with three boys and three girls and a babe in arms.

Hermione thought it was a lot like Tallulah's family before certain members had died. Well, they were all dead now. The past was the past. She suspected she would likely never see Titus and Tallulah again. Though, Draco's father had not seemed best pleased about seeing her in his Manor.

Hermione reached the portrait and said the password, 'hope and forgiveness' and rushed inside. Only to find her worst nightmare come true. There in front of her was Titus Malfoy with Lucius Malfoy sitting and looking smug. Down on the floor, each tied to a different side of a pole coming out of the floor was Draco and Tallulah.

Lucius immobilised Hermione when she tried to run and help them and laughed a vicious laugh.

"Draco led us here." He said in a malicious and eerie voice. "Your little boyfriend. Doesn't love you so much now does he? You're not long for this world, Mudblood. I swore I would get you after you Potter and Weasley left the Manor."

Draco went to say something to Hermione but was cut off by his father, "Hermione it's not true I never-"

"Silence, boy!" Lucius yelled and a gag appeared in Draco's mouth.

Hermione felt her wound on her head heal and sighed in content.

"Please get better, Granger." She heard him whispered in her ear. His breath tickled her ear and she felt chills go down her spine. She knew it was wrong for her to fall for him. He was Draco Freakin Malfoy for crying out loud! He was the biggest bully in Hogwarts, he tortured first years and made them cry! His father was a death eater! Heck, he was a Death Eater!

But Hermione found that she no longer cared about this. She cared about him. She wanted him to see her awake again. She wanted to see him again once she was awake. She wanted to tell him that she really liked him too. She wanted to tell him that one day she would be able to say she loved him because she knew that one day she would.

Hermione was determined for this to happen. She wouldn't let her friends, Harry and Ron, stop her or get in the way of this. She wouldn't let Draco's family (more specifically his father) stand in the way of it. Because she knew she liked Draco Malfoy.

The very same, Draco albino ferret Malfoy. Draco bully Malfoy. Draco prejudice (or not so) Malfoy. Draco insufferable Malfoy. Draco Death Eater Malfoy. Draco misunderstood Malfoy. Draco Malfoy. She wanted Draco Malfoy. And damn did she want him now.

SlytherdorGirl4life - sorry for another short chapter! These seem to be getting shorter and shorter every time. Oops :(