Hunted: Resurgence

Hey everyone I am really sorry about the long wait on this chapter. I have three other stories I am doing. Even though it's been awhile since I've updated them as well. I have a busy and hectic life. I'm in college but my semester is coming to a close so hopefully I will be updating more often. I am currently taking the summer semester off so updates are going to be more regular. Also I have a part time job that has been giving me a lot of hours that it's taking me away from writing.

Chapter 4 Bad Dreams

Hermione was in a bed in the Leaky Cauldron later that day. She came back from The Fountain with Malfoy not long ago. She started to realize that he was different. He's obviously changed from when he was a young teenager to now. But that's not what she noticed. He wants to know what happened to her but he's taking a different approach to it than everyone else. Everyone is so outright in wanting to know. But then there was Malfoy who is taking it slowly and saying that he will accept whatever he can get from her within time.

She sighed as she remembers the relationship that she had with him before her disappearance. It changed a lot as she remembered that they no longer had hate in their eyes for each other. It was actually the opposite as they had lust instead. It was the end of their sixth year when they ran into each other and Malfoy went in kissing her deeply but quick. She was surprised.

It was during the summer holidays when she contemplated her feelings for the blond haired Slytherin. She wasn't sure what to think at all. Her head was wrapped around the past and what he's done to her. But she was wondering if she should keep everything in the past and just move forward with her life. So that's what she decided to do. She let go of the past.

She met Draco Malfoy on the first day back and they talked about the kiss from their sixth year. They both decided together to forget the past and to just look to the future. They also decided to let the other person have a chance. It was through that chance that they kissed again and decided to get together secretly. The relationship proved to be a lot different than they thought. They discovered that they cared deeply for each other.

But when she came back from the Badlands she was hoping it was possible to get back together with Draco Malfoy. That things; could go back to normal but her time in the pocket dimension changed her. She was hoping that Malfoy could go back to his act to the way he was before she left. But still maintain anything that they have.

Finally she dozed off and fell asleep with her head in the pillows totally engulfed. Her breathing became deep and shallow. She fell into a deep sleep as dreams started to overtake her mind.

Hermione Granger was outside of Hogwarts castle with her two best friends Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. She has a book out at the current moment. People say that she's a bookworm and that all she ever does is study or do homework. That people say that she doesn't know how to have fun. She tells them that she does know how to have fun but they just retort back and mutter "yeah right".

Their seventh year started earlier that month and it wasn't long until they got homework. She went into it right away while off on the side her two friends Harry and Ron were slacking off as usual. They always seem to put things to the last minute. She doesn't like how they procrastinate all the time and she has to save them. But she does not want to do that this year.

She took a look off her book for a moment to see a certain Slytherin off on the side Draco Malfoy with some of his friends from his house. He was with Crabbe, Goyle, Nott and Zabini. Malfoy seemed to entertaining his friends somehow as they were chortling and laughing at whatever he was saying. He just seems to be a rich, pampered boy who wouldn't give the time of day to mortal borns or as he refers to mudbloods.

People were outside all around enjoying the last beautiful nights of September before it turns into cold and creepy October. The current day has the sun out shining its rays on the grounds with very little wind. It was in no other words a gorgeous day to be outside to be doing whatever you wanted.

But with Hermione's case it meant having one of her books out reading it and doing homework. She was trying to do something productive of her time being outside and to get work done. At the current moment Harry and Ron were playing exploding snap. They had already gone through two games, Harry winning one and Ron winning one. But at the end of the second game both of them got up.

"We're going in Hermione." said Harry to her

"Okay." said Hermione not paying attention to them

Both of them shrugged and then left her going inside the castle. Ron was holding onto the set of exploding snap in his hands. They took a glance at their best friend on the grounds on the school then looked back at the school knowing not to bother her.

Hermione stayed where she was as she looked inside her book reading it by line and taking everything. As time wore on more people left the lake going inside the castle as curfew was looming closer. But Hermione didn't pay any attention as she was so engrossed in her book.

A figure came out of nowhere in the distance as it looked right at her by the lake with her head in the book and her homework to the side. She was so deep that she didn't notice the figure at all as it loomed closer to her. But she then noticed a shadow above and behind her. She knew it was there because of the moonlight.

She turned around thinking it would be one of her friends Harry Potter or Ron Weasley. But it wasn't either of them. She wanted to scream as she saw who it was. She could believe what she saw but a hand went in covering her mouth before she could release her scream. It grabbed hold of her as she started struggling trying to get away from them. But they were to powerful, overtaking her. She kept wiggling trying to break free as she noticed a portal appear out of nowhere.

It got a firmer grip on her as she was still struggling. It walked through the portal with her leaving the school bringing Hermione with them.

The dream changed from the day she got taken to a dream of a memory of recent of her time in the Badlands.

"Come on Hermione you need to push yourself harder," said Rhine someone of a higher ranking.

Hermione kept on punching a punching bag in front of her giving it all she's got and the muscle behind it. She then started on taking swipes at the bag with her arms and wrists.

"Good, good," said Rhine as he was walking around the bag watching her at every angle.

Hermione went back giving the bag a one, two punch then started at the swipes again. She then brought her leg up to the side hitting the bag with her foot. She brought it back as she punched the bag and then again with her foot. She kept doing the same sequence.

"Harder," said Rhine to her as she finally punched with a lot of force almost knocking the bag off its hinges. "That's enough for today. Also Adair would like to see you Hermione."

"Thanks Rhine." said Hermione as she took off the gloves on her hands and put them to the side as she grabbed a water bottle.

She looked at him once where she saw his off shear blonde hair hang in front of his blue eyes of light. Whenever she was with him, he would remind her of her boyfriend Draco Malfoy. Rhine was cocky, intelligent and thinks of people below him are scum. But there's a soft side to him that he never shows. So he offsets it by pushing other people to their limits.

She went to the side to a set of doors going through getting to a hall. The place was still as beautiful as ever. It seemed as though the white marble floors became even more, white while the gold carpeting in the halls became brighter and looked more gold. She stopped outside a door by a portrait of a man in a wig and wearing an old world outfit.

She opened the door and went in where she saw Adair sitting behind a desk with a man sitting across him. She stepped forward and cleared her throat to indicate that she's there. Adair looked up at her.

"You wanted to see me," said Hermione to him

"Yes Hermione this is Goddard he was brought in to make you officially one of us," told Adair

"One . . . one of you," squeaked Hermione to him not sure what to think

"He's the one who officiates the ceremony. I'm going to be there as well. There's no need to worry," exclaimed Adair

"When . . . when will this be happening?" Hermione faltered with her words

"Three days," answered Adair

"Three days." Hermione repeated

Hermione got up from her bed as she put her head in her hands. She always seems to dream about her time in the Badlands. She discovered the one thing that they were keeping secret from everyone. Ever since she discovered it she's been trying to find a way out and to fight. It seemed to be the only way to save herself.

She sighed as she put her head back on the pillow but kept her eyes open trying to resist the urge to fall asleep. She doesn't want the dreams to creep up on her. All she knows is she needs to be ready for the biggest fight for her life and it's going to come sooner than she thinks.