They don't know about the things we do
They don't know about the "I love you"'s (I love you)
But I bet you if they only knew (if they only knew)
They would just be jealous of us (they would just be jealous of us),
They don't know about the up all nights
They don't know I've waited all my life
Just to find a love that feels this right (feels so right)
Baby they don't know about, they don't know about us
Vengeance is a promise that will be served.
The words rippled through her mind as the ministry bombarded them with an ongoing interrogation.
"Professor, did you see the other death eater on the map?" Harry asked when Macnair refused to spill.
"Minerva, Potter and yes. It was Rookwood." McGonagall answered at 5 in the morning as they sat in her crowded office.
"You two are to return to your dorms and classes are cancelled for the day as the ministry conducts a search throughout the school and as the investigation continues. Students are to stay in their commons until further notice." McGonagall said to Hermione and Draco. "I trust you can inform the prefects in each house?"
"Good job Hermione. You did a good job giving chase on the death eater and successfully trapping him." Kingsley spoke kindly to Hermione as they stood to leave. "And Mr. Malfoy that was quick wand work." he added.
They nodded their thanks and retreated to inform the prefects. After 20 minutes, Hermione was exhausted and made her way back to their commons after talking to the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff prefects.
Draco wasn't there yet so she decided to shower before flopping onto his bed.
She closed her eyes and thought of Macnair's hateful gaze scowl at her. How did they keep getting in? Hogwarts was one of the most highly protected places and they seemed to be able to get in without a problem.
She felt Draco slip in and his arms wrap around her.
"That was too close." he murmured hiding his face in her hair. "That...I can't believe it."
"We did it though. We finally got one of them." Hermione replied. "But I just wish I knew how they kept getting in."
"The vanishing cabinet was destroyed in the fire." Draco recalled in a distant voice.
"There could be other entrances. The Honeydukes one, the Whomping Willow, ta blocked one and three Filch know about." Hermione recited frustrated. "It's unlikely that-"
"Sleep Hermione. You think way too much. It's been a long night. Get some sleep." Draco yawned and curled into her.
Vengeance is a promise that will be served.
The investigation in the castle continued on until Monday when McGonagall insisted the classes resume. That didn't stop the ministry from bustling around still looking into the case and aurors patrolling the halls with the heads, prefects and teachers.
It was now Friday and Hermione sat attentively in Arithmancy as professor Vector instructed them on some new sequences and gave them a whole chapter of revision for a test the next class.
Classes were cancelled for the afternoon as the Valentine's ball was tonight. Hermione wrinkled her nose in disgust after lunch as she stayed behind to set up the Great Hall. Trelawney was flitting around merrily as she seemed to be taking charge of the decor. Hermione laughed as she made her way to Draco on the other side of the hall and waved her wand as a dozen glittered and jeweled hearts fluttered onto him. With another wave they settled themselves on the table.
Draco looked shocked to see them shower over him and then shock turned to immense dislike towards Trelawney.
He turned to see her laughing and a glint appeared in his eye as he turned towards Trelawney and spoke to her more politely than she would have managed.
To her horror, Trelawney made her way over to Hermione and grasped her hand in a dazed expression.
"My dear….I see great things in your short but considerable future. I see failure and…..oh my….a downturn of events during the N.E.W.T.'s. Yes….it's foretold." she said in a mystical voice as she stared intently at Hermione. Hermione felt anger bubble as she spotted Draco chortling behind Trelawney.
As Trelawney whisked away to decorate the head table with pink lace, Hermione turned on Draco and scowled.
"You prat, what was that for?" she demanded her hands on her hips.
"That old fraud showered me in the most disgusting pink decor I've ever seen and instead of support I get laughter from you? Ah my little lion, I seeked revenge." Draco grinned.
"Well, the joke's on you. If she predicts my failure during N.E.W.T.'s I will just have to study harder...No time for any….distractions." Hermione sighed dramatically. "Afterall, it was foretold…" she smiled to herself as she retreated to the Gryffindor commons to get ready.
Ginny was already doing her own makeup when she arrived and was absolutely horrified to see bags under Hermione's eyes.
"You work way too hard Mione." Ginny shook her head as she did Hermione's hair.
Within an hour she was ready. Her hair was up in soft waves and she had light makeup on. Her dress was lilac, strapless and tight in the chest. It had an empire waist and came down in soft chiffon but was layered at her knee. She took a deep breath as she returned to her dorm and walked in.
Draco looked smart in his emerald dress robes that were made finely and fit his body and he looked so sexy. She felt herself blush as his eyes roamed her body up and down.
"I'll have to thank the little Weasley for having enough revenge towards Parkinson to make you go all out." Draco said thoughtfully. "Bloody hell Hermione you look amazing."
"And you would look even more sexy with one of those pretty hearts in your hair." Hermione laughed as Draco swept her towards him.
He nipped her ear gently and she bit back a moan. His hands were warm even through the fabric of her dress. "More sexy? Are you implying I'm sexy in general?" he asked trailing kisses up her neck to her jaw.
"No." Hermione breathed gripping his shoulders. He continued to kiss everywhere except her mouth and this time she did moan. He bit down on the side of her neck and she inhaled sharply. "Yes." she sighed and she felt his lips turn upwards on her jaw as they finally settled themselves on her lips.
His hands lifted her so she was sitting on top of a table and he pressed himself in between the space of her legs.
His kisses were more demanding as they pressed harder against her mouth. Hermione's tongue entered his mouth and roamed as his teeth grazed her lower lip.
She felt his very hard body against her as his hands began making slow circles on her back. Her hands messed up his hair. She couldn't seem to get enough of him. She pulled on his dress robes crushing him to her and he gave a throaty moan as they broke apart panting.
"We're going to be late." Hermione gasped hopping down from the table.
"Now I should blame Weasley for making you too sexy." Draco sighed as they exited the common room.
They entered the Great Hall and the ball seemed to have already started. The teachers seemed to deep in conversation to yell at the crazy students or instruct the heads on giving the first dance.
"I wonder what they're talking about." Hermione said out loud as they made their way to Blaise and Theo who were drinking butterbeer at a table.
Everyone seemed to be watching them as they made their way down. She tried not to take notice of the amount of girls glaring at her or the amount of disgust on some fellow Gryffindor students.
"Say Hermione, is that a hickey on your neck?" Theo asked in mock amazement.
Hermione's hand flew to her neck where indeed there was just a small mark. She hastily waved her wand to place a concealment charm to hide it. Blaise's laughter rang in the air as Hermione flamed scarlet. Draco was blushing slightly too but seemed otherwise calm.
"Courtesy of Mr. Malfoy?" Blaise asked between gasps of air.
Hermione scowled. "Why don't I give you a good hex? Courtesy of Miss. Granger."
Blaise reddened and Theo howled with laughter. Draco joined in laughing with Theo. He punched Blaise lightly.
"I wouldn't antagonize her. She's not one to bother." he suggested to Blaise who recomposed himself. Blaise muttered something incoherent and Hermione felt herself beam in victory. Draco wrapped an arm around her waist and held her close.
"I can't believe I didn't cover it up sooner. Oh Merlin I hope no one saw."
Draco chuckled and kissed her temple.
"I'm going to go say hi to Ginny and Neville." Hermione told Draco. He nodded and she headed towards a table in the corner where Ginny and Neville were talking casually with Hannah Abbott and Terry Boot. Ginny and Neville had decided to go as friends since Harry wasn't here and neither wanted dates.
Hannah stopped talking and looked at Hermione with disdain. "Terry I'm rather thirsty. Shall we get a drink?" she asked and walked off without waiting for Terry. He sighed and followed her.
"Don't mind them Hermione. Hannah fought in the battle you know?" Neville said sympathetically.
"You're not mad?" Hermione asked in disbelief.
"I can see how happy he makes you. Anyone in their right minds who even considered looking would see that." Neville shrugged. "In D.A he was a lot nicer. I see a change. And we don't have to be best buds you know? I do trust you." Neville looked sincere and Hermione felt herself hug him tight.
"Thanks Neville." Hermione whispered. "Gin you look beautiful. I'm sorry Harry couldn't be here."
"So do you Mione." Ginny smiled at her. "And it's busy at the ministry. I understand. Besides, Neville's great." she smiled at Neville. He blushed red and turned away.
"Excuse me, but may I invite you to dance?" an eighth year from Ravenclaw asked politely. She smiled and nodded taking his hand and stepping onto the dance floor.
"I'm Andrew Barkley. I've heard all about the super war heroine Hermione Granger." he said casually as they swept around the dance floor.
Hermione blushed. "Thank you but I'm really not all that. Having a good time so far?" she asked.
"Just lovely. My girlfriend broke up with me so I came alone. My friends are all with their ladies so I'm flying solo." he shrugged.
"Oh I'm so sorry." she said politely.
He shook his head. "I don't really care. Not that close." he said smiling. They continued to dance and they talked about the coming N.E.W.T.'s and the attacks and the curricular. He was very keen on intellect she noted.
His hands were low on her back, on the bottom brim. She felt highly uncomfortable and stepped back slightly as they continued their conversation.
"May I cut in?" a familiar voice asked although his eyes shone it as a statement.
Andrew smiled at her before sweeping away. Draco stepped in glaring after him.
"He didn't do anything." Hermione smiled lightly pecking him on the cheek.
"You didn't see his eyes roam, or his hands." Draco sounded bitter.
Hermione drew out her wand and removed the concealment charm on her neck briefly before replacing it. "Maybe I should have let him see that."
"I think you should have." Draco sounded a great deal happier as he pulled her close. They swayed from side to side. Unlike Andrew who was polite enough, was way too jerky in his dancing and was none too subtle about his intentions although ever polite, Draco danced with Hermione like an equal. He didn't jerk, he lead but was ever the gentlemen and held her like….like an anchor.
"I guess I can't blame him entirely." Draco sighed. "You look stunningly beautiful." he whispered huskily into her ear.
She turned red. "Then I can't blame the girls eyeing you." she grinned.
"I only have eyes for you." he murmured before kissing her soundly for everyone to see. Her cheeks burned but she didn't pull away.
They didn't know about us.
As they took a walk around the lake the next day, hand in hand, Hermione couldn't help but notice all the Slytherin's glowering at Draco. Draco glared back but continued on, otherwise unbothered.
"You really must have low standards." Flint sneered. "Fraternizing around with a mudblood. Lost all your dignity have you?"
"10 points for language. I have my dignity thank you Flint but you should go find yours elsewhere." Draco retorted fire in his grey eyes. Flint scowled but retreated with his friends.
"You really don't care? Your house hates you." Hermione asked quietly.
"I couldn't care less. I prefer them hating me for the right reasons rather than liking me for the wrong." he said looking deeply into her eyes. She felt a warm rush and squeezed his hand.
"What about you? How are they treating you in the lion's den?" he asked.
"Ginny and Neville are supportive. Dean and Seamus seem offended, the quidditch team was furious but I think Ginny spoke to them, Parvati and Lavender keep asking me if I've slept with you and how you are in bed and the rest of the house-well they don't say much but glare. D.A members seem polite enough." she shrugged.
"It must be harder on you, you cared about your house members." he said softly.
"My friends are accepting it and my house will soon enough." she assured.
"You don't always have to be so strong." he whispered when they found a large oak to settle under. "Not in front of me."
Hermione looked out at the lake, at all her house members chatting in the stands and flying around. She felt a pang of rejection as she remember Hannah's disgusted look.
She didn't say anything and just leaned against Draco. Draco sighed. "You never have to hide okay? You don't have to always be strong."
She nodded and hugged him close. She kissed him passionately biting on his lip, allowing her to enter his mouth.
His lips began making their way to her collarbone. She ran her hands up and down his back. When he reached her mouth again, he crushed his lips against hers.
His arms wrapped around her securely and she placed her hands on top of his. In his arms she had never felt safer.
The teachers seemed to see no reason to let them slack off of school work despite the weather improving. Draco was back on with hard core quidditch practice and their workload seemed to reach an all new climax.
"This much homework should be made illegal." Ginny muttered as they sat in front of the fire. "Poor Neville collapsed with exhaustion when he stayed up till 2:30 last night finishing his Charms essay. He's in the hospital ward now."
"It's not that much. It's only the amount of research that needs to be done before the actual homework." Hermione responded. She yawned and checked her watch. "I should get going." she said packing up. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Don't stay up too late." Ginny grinned as she blushed and returned to her dorm.
When she entered Draco had his back to her and was facing the fire.
She set her bag down and sat down next to him. He had a letter in his hands.
His eyes were blank as they stared into the fire.
"Draco? Are you alright?" she asked tentatively. "Is it another threat? Maybe we should save it for Harry."
"It's from my father." he said still looking at the flickering fire.
"What did he say?" she asked beginning to get worried.
"He read the papers. He's threatening to disown me. And he's threatening to put out an arranged marriage if I don't….break things off with you." he gulped finally looking at her with despair.
"But-how? He's in Azkaban. He can't put out an arranged marriage! And he's most certainly in no position to disown you." Hermione said disgruntled.
"He can Hermione. All he has to do is contact the family financial advisor and as long as he's alive, he's legible to change the inheritance of the Malfoy money after he dies. I don't have a huge problem starting from scratch and making money to create a living but an arranged marriage that would just screw up everything." he said running a hand through his hair. "All he has to do is propose the pureblood arranged marriage deal to another family and if they accept and sign, then I have no choice. It's all old ritual."
At this Hermione was speechless. "But...but you're legally an adult in the wizarding world! Surely your parents can't still choose who you marry?" she asked astonished.
"They can Mya. Until I'm 20 in the pureblood tradition they can plan arranged marriages without another option. After that they can only make suggestions." Draco said sounding tired.
"I'll talk to Harry about this, see what he says and I'll go to the library and research some ways to prevent this kind of pureblood rubbish-no offence-and find a loophole." Hermione said sounding more determined than she felt.
Draco's face broke into an amused smile. He began laughing and holding his stomach.
"What?! What? What's so funny? Really Draco this is no time to laugh." Hermione said looking at him with annoyance.
"Hermione your motto is truly-when in doubt go to the library." Draco laughed.
"Ron said the same thing. Harry told me." she blushed. Then a sudden, horrible thought occurred to her. What if the arranged marriage was his only escape?
"Unless...maybe you want to go through with the arranged marriage? I mean it would save you a lot of work and you'd get your inheritance and you wouldn't get disowned because I know, it's your father and despite everything at the end of the day, he is your father and I love you but I don't want to make this a difficult choice for you. I'll understand, it's your father and I want whatever's best for you and-" she said in a rush.
His face turned serious then and he seemed to consider this for a while.
Hermione felt her heart begin to shatter. She loved Draco right? Enough to let him go? Enough to give him the best possible future even if it was with another woman?
"Hermione I don't know how to say this to you." he finally said sounding wary.
Hermione felt her heart rate increase as her palms began to shake. "I've never met anyone like you. I treated you like shit from the time we first met till just this year. I insulted you constantly and I bullied you without remorse. And then, you found it within your heart to notice me in our 8th year. You saw some sort of miraculous change and you...you were kind to me despite everything. You slowly became my first real friend. You looked past our history and you saw that I wanted to change and you believed me." Draco said shaking his head as if still trying to convince himself.
"Then under that tree, when I first kissed you, I never thought I could love someone so quickly. And I do, I love you and I would do anything to protect you. You're willing to risk your life to be with me and, I've never met anyone remotely brave or kind enough to do that and even consider getting to know me. Then our relationship, honestly Mya it is the best thing to have ever happened to me. And now, now you're telling me you're willing to let this go just to give me a future with money a useless father and to be rid of his threats? How am I even supposed to respond to that?" he asked looking at her.
Hermione couldn't speak. Was she ready to let him go? To give him this easier future? Her head said yes, that it was for the best. Her heart said no, selfish or not, she was keeping this man.
"You're right. Things would be much easier if we broke things off. You never seize to amaze me with your selflessness and bravery. I've never known love until I met you. And things would be so easy if this was over now." Draco whispered.
Hermione felt her world as it shattered into glass on the floor. Tears pricked at the corners of her eyes but she refused to let them out.
"But I'm not willing to give up on us even if I have to fight tooth and nail for us. I won't give up on us." he murmured wiping the tears that trailed down her face. She was crying hard as he pulled her in close. She cried into his robes and he stroked her hair murmuring things into her ear.
"I'll find a damn loophole Draco." Hermione said through sobs.
"I'm never going to love anyone as much as I love you Hermione. And just remember that some damned contract isn't going to change that." he whispered kissing her passionately on the lips.
She wanted this man and she was going to fight for this. For them.
Hermione found it rather difficult to focus during Potions the next day as she wrote out the homework Slughorn was ranting on about. Pairs were made and she was working hard beside Neville when she spotted Pansy goggling at Draco as she ran a hand up his arm. Hermione felt anger ripple through her as she threw some unicorn hairs viciously into the cauldron as she stirred angrily. The girl just never knew when to give up even after Draco yelled at her, resulting in Slughorn taking 10 points from Slytherin.
"Will you stop groping me Parkinson?! I have a girlfriend in case your thick head forgot!" he yelled splattering frog intestines all over the floor.
"My boy calm down." Slughorn gasped walking over. "Clean this up, both of you."
As the bell rang for the end of the day Hermione exited the classroom talking to Neville about splitting up the essay between the two of them.
She made her way to the library to finish up some homework and to get a good look into the disownment and arranged marriage case.
Draco joined her after dinner and quidditch practice at 7:30 to do his homework and then they flipped through thick books ranging from "A History of Pureblood Marriages." to "The Technicalities of Arranged Pureblood Marriages" and "Legibilities of Azkaban Prisoners."
"I wrote to Harry. He's rather busy so I expect him to respond soon." Hermione said as they exited the library loaded with books.
"We'll find something." Draco assured noticing Hermione's stressed face.
"I know we will. We have to." Hermione replied flopping on the couch.
"I'm exhausted." Draco groaned removing his robes. He leaned down and kissed her hard. He slowly pushed her on her back and supported his weight with his arms as he continued to kiss her. She moaned as she felt his very hard body. Her hands were running up and down his chest and slipped under his shirt.
He groaned and his forehead fell on hers. As he breathed heavily and began kissing her neck. He gave a throaty growl has he ripped off her robes revealing a thin cotton shirt and jeans. His eyes roamed her up and down as he began kissing her with a new vigor.
Her hands struggled to lift off his Slytherin casual t-shirt. He raised his arms to help her remove his shirt and he instantly returned to rubbing her stomach all the while making his way up. His legs were entangled with hers as his tongue began a challenging dance with hers.
Her hands undid his belt and tossed it behind the couch. She used her toes to push off his slacks to reveal green boxers. His shirt was nearly torn as he tore it off.
He panted as he began attacking her jeans and successfully ridding them.
They were breathing hard as they looked intently at one another.
His grey eyes were a shade darker with all the intimacy as he nipped her ear lightly.
Her hands brushed the bulge in his boxers and he seemed to lose it and began trailing kisses on her neck with fever.
A voice suddenly boomed in the air loudly and clearly but panicked.
"All students are to make their way to the great hall immediately. Repeat, all students to the great hall now." Flitwick's urgent tone squeaked.
"What now?" Draco groaned brushing his lips against her temple. They reluctantly got more presentable and headed down to the Great Hall where students looked terrified as they bustled in. Sprout and Sinistra were standing at the doors looking around and ushering kids in.
Slughorn, Hagrid and Vector were at the front door standing guard.
"What's going on?" Hermione asked Lara the Slytherin prefect who was entering nervously too.
"I don't know but I heard professor Slughorn say something happened in Hogsmeade." she said sounding terrified.
Draco and Hermione watched as aurors rushed around the castle ordering positions and people muttering charms of protection.
"Attention students!" McGonagall's voice echoed in the air. The commotion dropped to pin drop silence. "I need you all to be calm as there has been a murder in Hogsmeade. Aurors and teachers as well as the ministry have decided on placing a lock down. All students are to remain in the great hall. Heads will be in charge and prefets occasionally patrolling to switch with heads. No one enters or leaves." McGonagall instructed grimly magicking up some sleeping bags.
She and the teachers left the room locking them in with more protection spells.
"I want the Gryffindor prefects out on patrol and then we'll rotate after." Hermione said speaking to the sleepy Ginny and grumpy Dean.
Draco was already addressing the students and calming a few crying first years and telling them to sleep.
"Get some sleep Blaise. You and Lara have next shift." Hermione said to Blaise who looked highly peeved to be awake at this hour. He nodded sulkily and collapsed into a sleeping bag in the extreme corner of the Great Hall.
Hermione began quietly making rounds around the great hall and was exhausted when 2 o'clock came around. After the Slytherin's the Hufflepuff's had taken it and Hermione had just instructed the Ravenclaw's to take it.
"Padma, Terry, time for your patrol." Hermione said shaking them awake. She yawned and continued walking.
"Get some sleep. I'll wake you to continue later." a voice said softly in her ear. She turned to see Draco looking tired but he had his full attention on her.
"I'm fine." Hermione assured as she attempted to go around him. He grabbed her waist and pulled her against him.
"Mya you always look beautiful but you really look like you're going to drop dead." Draco chuckled rubbing his nose on her ear.
"You don't look any better." she grumbled. He laughed and kissed her jaw.
"Get some sleep." he whispered. She sighed reluctantly and kissed him softly.
"Oi! Get a room! Some people are trying to sleep! And what a great example your showing heads." Blaise whined throwing his pillow at them. Draco caught it before it hit Hermione's back and whipped it back at him.
"In case you haven't noticed Blaise we're in only one room." Draco reminded.
"So find a sleeping bag." he retorted haughtily. Hermione blushed in the dark and sent a silencing charm his way before crawling into the depths of her welcoming sleeping bag.
Hermione awoke to the sound of chatter and the clinking of plates. She looked around to see everyone eating in circles of friends and talking quietly. She looked around to see Draco eating a pancake beside her looking exhausted. Theo was talking to him quietly.
"You didn't wake me up!" Hermione accused whacking Draco with a pillow.
"You were so tired Mya. You needed rest." he said tucking hair behind her ear.
"And you need rest too!" she snapped getting up to take his half eaten pancake before shoving him into a sleeping bag and ordering him to sleep. He rolled his eyes but complied falling asleep within minutes.
She shoved the half eaten pancake into her mouth and scowled at the chortling Theo. She stood to see Blaise and Lara patrolling around.
"How long have you been patrolling?" she asked them as they walked by.
"Hours." Blaise muttered rubbing his forehead. Lara smacked his arm and he cursed.
"You git we've been patrolling for 10 minutes." Lara rolled her eyes. "We're good." she added to Hermione. Hermione nodded and continued walking.
"Are you alright?" Hermione asked passing Ginny who was reading a letter over with worry.
She looked up and smiled warily. "George just owled saying he was alright when the death happened. It was to a shop owner on his block. Mother's having a fit."
"I'm glad he's alright." she smiled gently before continuing her walk.
At noon, the teacher's filed in with McGonagall looking older than when she left.
"All students are to return to their dorms. Classes start tomorrow. And since we missed so much class time, Saturday will follow your Tuesday schedule." she announced. Many groans were heard around the room as the doors swung open.
"Never gives us a break do they? We just work work work." Theo huffed exiting with Blaise.
"Ernie? Can you and Hannah patrol until the Gryffindor's take theirs at the assigned time? Just to make sure students get back safely." Hermione asked.
He nodded and left just as McGonagall approached her.
"Thank you Miss. Granger and you Mr. Malfoy for keeping an eye on the students. And for your calm heads in this." McGonagall said to them.
"Who died?" Hermione asked worriedly.
"A shop owner of a small shop no one really payed attention to." she responded gruffly before shuffling off to scold peeves.
"What store professor?" Draco asked calling after her.
"Devlin's Daily Deeds." McGonagall replied grimly.
Draco looked at Hermione and Hermione was confused but he seemed very grave on the name of the shop.
"What's going on?" Hermione asked automatically.
"I'll tell you when we're back in our common room." he muttered as they winded through the crows. People seemed to part and stare at them as they passed. Hermione pointedly ignored them too eager to find out what was going on.
As they passed a group of grumbling Slytherin's, Pansy stuck out her foot trying to trip her. She pretended she didn't notice and gave a good kick to Pansy's ankle before "accidentally" falling into Draco. He caught her and looked around to see a howling Pansy, clutching her ankle and caught on.
"Oh Mya are you alright?" he asked as lovingly as he could, giving her a small wink. She grinned slightly.
"Perfect thanks to you love." Hermione said reaching up to peck his lips before continuing walking with Draco, hand in hand away from a ferociously angry Pansy.
"She deserved a good hex too." Draco laughed as they entered. "Well played my little lion." he said grabbing her around the waist so she fell on to his lap on the couch.
"I learn from the best." she smiled before he pulled her into a long kiss.
She pulled away much to his annoyance. "Why were you so grave at the name of the shop owner who was attacked?"
Draco cocked his head to the side. "Never miss a thing do you?" he chuckled. She pursed her lips waiting. He sighed. "For dark wizards who know about Devlin's Daily Deeds which is a contracting a financial company, who want to form a contract where there is no possible out see it ask "Devlin's Dark Devices and Deeds."" he explained with a dry throat.
"What's your theory?" she asked already dreading the answer.
"My father is aware of that company. He always uses it to bind house elves and such. I believe….I believe he's asked the family contractor from that store to begin making contracts for my disinheritance and to ensure the pureblood Malfoy line continues. But contracts that severe are very expensive and Lucius can't withdraw money from Azkaban." he said looking away. "And to do that, our contractor probably had to kill the owner to get the right contracts for the task."
Hermione grasped his hands tightly. "We can start researching again."
Draco smiled wryly and rubbed their noses together sending her heart on a rollercoaster. "I just need some distracting from all this, I can't possibly focus-"
Hermione grabbed his face and pressed her lips to his. His hands found her hair as he allowed her to push him onto his back as she crawled on top.
His lips were slow and seemed to want to take their time, very unlike all his usual kisses. She licked his lips and he allowed her access.
"Focus on me." she murmured and without any more words he plunged his tongue into her mouth.
She couldn't help thinking of how little time they had left. And how much Lucius would go to to keep Draco from her.
Hermione was returning from the library after a hard study session. N.E.W.T.'s were coming up faster than ever and she was working extra hard to create solid study notes. She had highlighted and underlined till her orange magical highlighter had run out. She then decided it was high time to return to her dorms.
It was 10 as she slowly made her trek back to her commons.
McGonagall's face was nothing short of someone on their deathbed every time Hermione had seen her in class or in the Great Hall. But that didn't stop her from the amounts of homework she piled on them.
She bid goodnight to Padma and Terry who were finishing up their patrol and walked into her commons.
Draco sat hunched in front of the fire holding a letter and looking very white.
"Draco? What's wrong?" she asked sitting down beside him. He slowly turned to face her.
"My father has found me a fiance." he said horror etched in every word.
Author's Note
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