Chapter 9: Unexpected Notions, Actions and Emotions
Disclaimer: Not this again! But then maybe it's a necessity so once again people, no matter how annoying it may sound, I SO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER! There! That should settle that!
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What do you think about story parallel to this one, only this time Draco is the slave and its entirely his story unlike this, it has Hermione's. Here's the briefing of that fic:
Predicaments of the ordinary pureblood or The Mudblood and his pureblood pauper
There are some things that Draco Malfoy can't buy and one of those things is freedom, freedom from his relentless mistress, Hermione Granger. If he hadn't let the mudblood save her in the first place none of this would happen, there was no breach in law 17: Once another witch or wizard saves your life a bond is created and with that bond comes along the wish of the savior. Now he was indebted to her forever and his father can't even save him, pureblood shame, it's what they call it, his father turned his back on him, disowned him as a son, leaving him alone to his new mistress, Hermione Granger, without money, power and a wand and what's worse she demands him to be clean and pure to serve him always, which means, no sex forever well except the mudblood but then again, she wouldn't allow it. TOLD ENTIRELY IN DRACO'S POV or so I think……..
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WARNING: This chapter contains a bit of rape, you've been warned so please no harsh insults about that…Thankz! Oh and yeah, promises are meant to be broken, right? I loved the notion I had about the cigarette I wrote in on Chapter 7, I used it again, I guess it'll be appearing more than twice, sorry about that and thanks.
Hermione's POV
I stood still for a moment, several thoughts swirled my head all drunk with euphoria. Just seconds ago I thought how life ended as it is, unfair and sad but just moments ago something happened that changed the entire perspective.
The entire perspective of having my life tumbled down just turned into a perspective of having a real escape from this manor!
Oh my God! This is so not true!
How did he do it?
Several questions flowed into my mind, yet they all seem absurd for nothing compares to having your man stand right before you as if waiting for you to run away with him and that's just what I'm about to do.
The ring Harry gave me started to grow warm and I knew exactly what that meant….I'm in love and happy once again. Finally, a shade of light from the array of dark days I experienced.
Everything was all too good and nothing can be better….
"Oh Harry!" I said flinging my arms to grab him in a tight embrace
This was all too good to be true, it was all too much but then again it's not that I don't want it, finally Harry decided to come and rescue me, I knew one day he would but I didn't know it would be today.
I hugged Harry tighter and buried my face in his chest, sobbing.
"Oh Harry! Wherever have you been? I hope nothing happened to you, you just don't know how much I miss you! I think about you every second in this madhouse and finally, you showed up!"
I was sputtering nonsense words and it was all the effect of the euphoric feeling I have of having him so close to me, as if a hundred years had been robbed from us, it was all to surreal yet everything came back to me in reality.
Harry was home, he was here with me.
Harry reacted weirdly, he didn't hug me back but I didn't care, he was here, I'm holding him, my heart pounding loudly beneath the ripped shirt.
Oh god! I can't believe this is finally happening, I missed him so much, my heart beats madly for him.
I cried a river oh his shoulder, I missed him so and he was here finally, nothing could be more perfect.
Harry did nothing, he stood nonchalant, surprised in fact by my sudden actions…
I didn't care, he's probably too surprised to say anything anyway
"Oh Harry! You don't know…you just don't know, I am so happy to see you, I'm so glad! You make me so elated—"
I was cut off by his response, finally! I thought he didn't miss me after days of being apart, after days of thinking that we wouldn't be together again. He wrapped his arms around my waist and held me tighter…
But he didn't say anything, which was weird, isn't he supposed to say how much he missed me or just something to assure me that he still loves me.
He held my almost naked body tighter, pressing my body next to his.
"I've missed you…"he said whispering on my ear making several strands of my neck hair stand up
His voice sounded weird, it wasn't like his usually sweet and gentle voice, instead it was something that sounded rash and harsh, not to mention gruff yet something was familiar with it too, but I pushed the thought away, we were in each others arms, what more could a girl want?
I pulled him tighter and just to make sure everything was real, I pulled back and gazed at his green eyes and he smirked…
Smirked? Why in hell?
I touched his cheek and he touched mine and then all of sudden, it happened, I kissed him like I never kissed him before, a kiss of longing and passion.
His response was not what I expected, I expected a long kiss, a passionate kiss from the man I've been robbed from, I expected him to run his fingers through my hair and whisper words in my ear, words of assurance that this was all real.
All the things Harry used to do when we made out, what I had not expected was for him to push me down on the couch I had been sitting a while ago. Pushing me and crushing my lips with his own, his rough hands traveled through my flat stomach, gnawing it with his fingers.
Has Voldemort turned Harry this rough? No, it can't be, Harry isn't like this abducted or not.
Something told me I should be panicking, so I did…
"Harry, Stop"
He didn't instead, he forced an entry into my mouth when he kissed me.
This can't be, Harry would never do this but yet…no!
"Please Harry!"
Warning bells clanged on my ears when he reached for the bra I wore and unclasped it, I started to squirm beneath him but I couldn't as much do that because his knees were weighing my legs down and his right hand was holding my hands over my head.
No! This couldn't be, I stopped squirming and thought rationally, no it should be Harry who else could it be, Malfoy is upstairs where I left him with his tortured penis, then this should be Harry…….
But Harry isn't this harsh and fast, in fact Harry liked to take things slow…
When he looked up to my pitiful face, I gazed at his eyes and that's when I realized this was not Harry, his green eyes didn't hold the tenderness Harry has in him, it was pure coldness mixed with hunger….This is not Harry…
"STOP!"
"Shut up!" he barked
Tears started to brim in my eyes, just when I thought Harry came to save me it turns out that an impostor was just playing to be him, whoever he is, I could never forgive him. I closed my eyes, there was no use fighting him…he was way too strong and what could I do without my wand and pinned against his heavy body.
Oh hell! My ring felt uncontrollably hot right now but I can' think about that, not right now…….
"Please stop…." I pleaded
"I told you to shut up, didn't I?" he snarled as he fumbled with his belt, tears slowly slid from my eyes
What's the use of crying out for help, Malfoy would probably just sit down and watch the show even if I called him out, he wouldn't care and he would certainly won't give a damn and Annie? Annie is probably several floors up, she wouldn't hear me…
Tears continued to drop from my eyes and when I opened them, I saw Harry's bare chest, the chest that served as a refuge to me in times of depression and anger but now I only saw it as a block of hatred.
I couldn't picture this out, it was just like Harry and I making love, Harry and I never made love before, no it's not that, it's just like Harry raping me, I can't have that! Even if he was strong perhaps I could fend him off, maybe I could, there's no harm in trying…
I squirmed against him and tried to free myself from his grasp what I got instead was a hard slap on the face; I swore blood trickled from my mouth, I looked at my assailant who was in the form of Harry, imploringly.
"Stop moving!" he barked
Suddenly it registered, his voice was very familiar it was……..
He crushed his lips against mine, bruising them and forcing an entry, instead of giving access, I clamped them tight and I got a second blow from his hand, my mouth bled more right now.
"Open your mouth, bitch!"
Hell I won't!
I looked at him defiantly and glared at him.
There was no way he was ordering me, his hold on my hands got tighter and I squirmed.
His hand traveled to my unclasped bra and pushed one of the cups aside and touched.
No!
"STOP!"
I couldn't fend him anymore this was all too much!
"STOP IT!"
I closed my eyes as I shrieked; I swore the whole manor heard that. Suddenly I felt the weight being lifted from me, when I opened my eyes, I saw a shirtless Malfoy punching the impostor's lights out.
Thank God!
I got up and fumbled with my clothes (which included clasping the bra), just when Malfoy was about to give him a second blow, I quickly blocked it with my own body and received his full blow. Now, I certainly looked like a mess.
Blood trickled on my neck, blood that came from my bruised lips.
Oh hell and I thought I was saved!
"Fuck!" he swore "What the hell do you think you're doing mudblood, get out of my way and let me finish this guy, whoever he is!"
Suddenly something rushed into my mind, Was Malfoy actually saving me?
I had no time to think about that, he was about to murder that guy alive! Without even knowing who he really is, he might have raped me, well sort of but it can't hurt to know who he really is…
I rushed to Malfoy and held his hands with defiance but he pushed me out of the way and rushed to the impostor Harry who was sprawled on the floor, blood gushing from his face.
"Malfoy stop! You'll hurt him!"
He gave me a glare that clearly said, "You really are nuts! This guy tried to hurt you and you have the nerve to stop me from castrating him!"
He let out a sigh of annoyance and explained, "Granger, if you hadn't noticed this man tried to rape you, do you honestly want to see this man alive!"
I looked at him squarely in the eyes and said, "Yes"
He looked at me blankly and said, "What kind of asinine thought is that!"
"Nothing, I just want him alive long enough to see who he really is!" I said
I can't believe I just said that, oh well the man deserved it anyway!
I looked over to the impostor who was already knocked out, blood was still gushing from his face, his demeanor certainly looked like Harry's and it hurts me to see him that way, even if he's just an impostor….I can't afford to see Harry hurt, bruised and defeated….
"Besides he could die from blood loss" I suggested hopefully
He snorted and said, "God, you are the lamest person I have ever encountered!"
I forced a weak smile and regarded the unconscious body beside us
"Looks like he fainted" I whispered
Malfoy snorted….again
I looked at him apprehensively, worried about what he was thinking. Why would he laugh at a situation like this?
It just proves how barbaric he can get, beating up people for the sake of it but then again, he saved me….
"Obviously he is out cold, Granger! Do you think I give girly punches like you?"
I looked at him and fumed, "I do not give girly punches!"
No hell freaking guy should make fun of my punches, saved or not! Besides, wasn't I the one who almost knocked him out in third year? Or perhaps he needs another hit in the balls?
Just to prove my point
"Oh? Then tell me why you were shrieking instead of fending this man off?"
"I…I…" I bended my head feeling defeated "I couldn't fight him off, he is way too strong!"
He smirked and said, "See? I told you weren't all the headstrong and defiant Granger they said you were, you couldn't even fend off a scrawny man like Potter!"
My head swirled at his words, "He is not Harry! And Harry is not scrawny!"
Oh God! Am I every bit defensive? But who cares? It's Harry we are talking about here!
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah!"
"Christ, Granger! I can't believe you are still defending that son of a bitch boyfriend of yours!"
"He is not a son of a bitch! You are!"
He drew near and said dangerously, "Are you calling my mother a bitch, Granger?"
I looked at him warily and said, "No uhm…-you shouldn't have said that about Harry!"
He smirked and said, "I can say whatever I want to say about that pencil dick of a boyfriend you have!"
"Harry does not have a pencil dick!"
"What makes you so sure, Granger? Have you seen it?"
"No!"
He laughed and that's where I lost it, I don't care if he saved me, he still is infuriating.
"How the hell would you know what a pencil dick is, Malfoy? Or are you insinuating you have one!"
He stopped laughing and drew near….dangerously near…
"Why ask, Granger? Do you want to see it and compare? Be my guest…"
I flushed and said, "No…keep it to yourself thanks!"
He roared with laughter and I retorted, "Why do you bring Harry up so much when we talk? Are you jealous!"
He stopped at my abrupt question and said as he drew away from me…thank god!
"Jealous of that weenie? Oh god hell no!"
"Well stop insulting him then!"
"And why should I?"
Oh God! We are going at it again, whenever are we going to grow up? This has got to stop one day, I'm growing weary of it already. I couldn't think of anything else to throw back at him, so I kept my mouth shut and gladly so did he.
"We should clean you up" he said looking at my bloody lips then he called the little elf named Scarlette, who came scuttling toward him…
"Yes Master?" the elf squeaked
"Bring the mudblood a wet towel for her to wipe that bloody face off" he commanded without any please or anything, you shouldn't count on Malfoy for decent manners.
The elf left quickly, leaving me alone with Malfoy again…
"What did he do to you, anyway?" he asked nodding towards the unconscious figure right before us
Concerned? It was time for me to return his scorn…It is PAYBACK TIME Malfoy!
"Worried, Malfoy?"
"Hell no! Your anguished screams startled the hell out of me"
"Then, why ask?"
"Shut up"
I got him….
The elf came back with a cream colored towel; Malfoy threw it to me and ordered for me to clean up. The elf left after Malfoy ordered her to do so
I wiped my mouth and so far, I noticed only a little bruise was left, probably Malfoy's work. But it was still freshly cut; blood was still dripping from it.
Malfoy sat down on the couch and let out a sigh, he stroked his hair and furrowed his brows, then he regarded me with interest and said, "Are you sure you don't want me to finish him off?"
I blew up and dropped the towel without noticing, God why does he have to be so shallow! Couldn't he see I'm not as barbaric as he is?
"OF COURSE I'M SURE, YOU BASTARD! God Malfoy, why do you have to be so barbaric!"
"Hey! I'm the one who saved you, didn't I? I deserve a little thank you too you know…"
"Yeah but thanks to your punch, I have a scar on my mouth which will probably lessen the possibilities of eating!"
Oh yeah was I over reacting!
"Now that's not my fault! Who jumped in and said 'No Malfoy, you'll hurt him'" he said in an imitated girly tone.
That tone murdered the hell out of my personality! I do not act like that!
"Well…?"
He looked at me as if waiting for an answer when I didn't give it he said, "Is chivalry dead, Granger? Or are you simply suggesting that it is"
Okay now he was convincing me……
I blushed, yeah it was true he did save me, I suppose he deserves a little credit for his trouble, after all it is not everyday you encounter Malfoy working up his ass to save a mudblood, maybe this is just one of those days or probably the only day, so he pretty much deserves a credit.
"I….I…-"
"Yes?"
I glared at him, " Okay! I'm sorry I was being too hard on you and yes, THANK YOU! Happy?" I said
He smirked and said, "Well, a little kiss wouldn't hurt you know, for my trouble…"
His statement sent shivers down my spine, his voice was deep and gentle….almost serious, and then I realized he was laughing…
Since when did Malfoy ever get serious! But his voice convinced me, it was as if he was imploring me…Oh hell no!
I whacked him with the cushion pillow, laughing too! I didn't really care about his statement anymore, I was just laughing my head off how could he pull out jokes on serious moments? Sure, Malfoy may be cold and sadistic but there are inevitable times wherein I find him warm and humorous, there are times only it's not always.
Malfoys were sent to this world to bring out the cold and dread in everyone, in simpler words there are rare times when you see them laughing because basically they are just cold people…
It can be weird you know, just a few moments ago we were fighting over petty little things, now we seem to be getting along….
His attraction to me may be mere lust but I really can't bring myself to care right now.
I continued to whack him with the pillow while he was shielding himself with his hands, suddenly he caught my arm and pinned both of my hands down. The next thing I knew, he was on top of me.
I stopped chuckling and looked up at him.
I looked at him warily, gazing at his grey eyes. Thinking about what just happened seconds ago with that impostor Harry made me regard Malfoy warily, I didn't want it to occur ever again…
Oh no! Am I in trouble…
He looked at me and said, "I'm serious you know…"
My heart was beating at top speed, he did look serious and I knew when I was with him, he wouldn't go off to the limitations I set up, so maybe it is okay…but then I can't be so sure
He is my enemy after all
His finger trailed on my cheeks then to the bruise he left, I shivered and it traveled to the darned shirt he destroyed hours ago, he parted the shirt, placed a hand on my cheek and looked back at me….
"I want you, Hermione…."
Oh my God! He just said my name and he said it without hostility, it sounded nice coming from him. For the first time, I heard something beautiful from him…
Just saying that made me forget about the events that occurred earlier and it didn't matter because right now, I couldn't help but want Malfoy too….
I just stared at him then when everything was right……
He bent down to claim my lips and kiss me.
I did not restrain, in fact I responded, I didn't know how that happened it just did.
He stroked my hair and kissed me hard but I wasn't complaining, in fact I was giving in for the first time.
For the first time, I really didn't care if it was Malfoy or not.
All I cared about was about the moment, nothing should break it because if something does, I wouldn't be able to kiss him again.
And there I was a few seconds ago, thinking about Harry yet now, not even Harry crossed my mind and the ring felt utterly cold because of that.
I didn't care, I kissed Malfoy back and my hands traveled to his back while his landed on my flat stomach caressing it with his callused fingers. I stroked his platinum hair and kissed him back wanting him more than I usually do.
He began kissing my neck with his hands traveling to my bra, and then suddenly something stirred just inside of the room…
"Screw this" he muttered
A rejection?
I looked at him blankly, and then I realized that the impostor Harry started to stir already…
No, it was not rejection just an untimely interruption…
Malfoy got up and I stood up and fixed my clothes…
What just happened? If I can recall I was having an intimate making out session with Malfoy and I did not dare restrain…
My eyes traveled to the naked top back of Malfoy and I realized he was bending down to the figure he just nearly killed a while ago. When the figure sat up, I realized it was….
"Blaise!" Malfoy said in surprise
I choked "Blaise?"
So that was Blaise….groping me… I looked at my assailant and saw his messy blond hair falling to his face with blood dripping from his nose and when his brown eyes darted towards me; it was clearly filled with lewd malice.
The idea couldn't get any worse, I've just been violated by one of the sickest minds in Slytherin and I thought he was Harry.
Damn! I should have seen that! I knew well that Blaise was disguising as Harry to fool Harry's relatives but then I didn't think of that when all euphoric feelings came rushing into me as I saw 'Harry' running into me….
"Blaise? What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were on a mission…" Malfoy asked helping him up
"Oh sure I was, I was being the faggot boyfriend of that maid of yours and damn! Their house was a madhouse; Potter had this son of a bitch cousin that kept torturing me, hell if it wasn't for the dark lord that hell of a pig would have been dead right now…"
So…they were buddy-buddy right now, aren't they? Can't Malfoy recall Blaise's assaults? Then again, who am I to him anyway, I'm just his maid…..
Slytherins….SCREW them, they are all the same! Bastards and bitches!
They are all united under the vileness of a single person named Voldemort…
Not to mention most of them look ugly, as if taken by disease…well with the exception of one anyway….
OH god! Did I just say that!
Ah well, Malfoy is still a dunderhead…
Oh god! I've got to stop this!
"Well Blaise, what gives? What the hell are you doing here?" Malfoy demanded
And here I was thinking Malfoy was all buddy-buddy, obviously Malfoy is rude to basically anybody…
And that includes his biased friends
"Tell you later" Blaise said nodding at my direction; I obviously know what that means, Blaise doesn't want me to overhear something I might consider important…
"Can't have hot lips here overhearing our discussion"
Hot lips? Get real, you fag! So what the hell is this faggot doing here? Obviously he isn't here for tea, something must have happened back in Harry's lair that's why he was sent and that's why Lucius left, ah hell! But damn it gave me hope….
So what if I can't overhear their conversation, it doesn't mean I won't eavesdrop... Or does Blaise's sudden flight here confirm Harry's death….nah! He would gladly say that in front of me, then again I can't be so sure…maybe he is indeed here to confirm that…….
I scowled at him and interrupted their brewing conversation, "Don't mind me, Malfoy but I have some business to do…"
Malfoy looked at me blankly and I swept up right past him and gave Blaise a hard slap on the face….
Thank God Malfoy didn't dare stop me or he would have gotten one too!
Blaise looked up and said, "Hey what the fuck? Hey sweet lips I thought we were getting along a while ago….."
"Get along my arse, Zambini, if you lay one more finger on me, I swear I'll cut that finger off and I'll have your penis castrated! And tormented that is for sure" I taunted
"You've got to get used to that, Blaise" Malfoy said in exasperation "She can do all those"
"Ah…I bet I could get used to that especially since I'm staying here for about 3 days or 2…"
"WHAT!" Malfoy and I said in unison
"You cannot stay! And you are not going to stay" I said defiantly
What more could happen after tonight! I bet he'll come to my bed overnight and rape me right there and then! Oh hell!
"Hey, you are just the maid around here, mudblood…he is your employer" he said nodding toward Malfoy "he should be the one making the decisions…"
"Shut up you bast—"
"You still can't stay, Blaise" Malfoy said calmly
Oh thank God you are agreeing with me for once, I looked at his silver orbs in silent gratification but none was returned to me…
So what happened a while ago seemed like nothing to him, eh? Thank God it is! It just proved he only wants his maid for lust not love, not that I needed his love anyway….
"Now why would you that, Draco? We are buddies right?"
"We are, Blaise but you can't neglect your duties as a deatheater….you must go back and fulfill it besides, who will be taking Potter's place if you are here….."
"Ah well, I guess they wouldn't notice I'm gone anyway….I had to get away from that sick cousin of Potter, he was torturing me!" he whined like a little girl
"Fag" I muttered
He heard it
"Bitch"
I glowered at him
Malfoy regarded him with interest and said, "Blaise, when you said that his cousin was torturing you, in what means of torture do you mean?"
"Well, there's this awkward glances he gives me—"
"Maybe he noticed your different moves that he clearly noticed you weren't Harry" I interrupted
Blaise snorted and said, "Yeah right! And do you suppose these glances were not filled with desire, talking about fags mudblood kindly spot one if you do because clearly your boyfriend is one certified fag with a seal! "
Malfoy roared with laughter and I reddened with fury
"HARRY IS NOT A FAG!"
I'm playing defensive again but this time I had a reason…
"Oh? So can you explain then why his cousin ended up on top of me one night breathing madly, I did all I could do to withstand the urge of turning him into an overlarge dingbat!"
"Shut up!"
Now that he mentioned it, Harry did say something weird about Dudley how he seems to act weirdly around him when he returned from 6th year….
"Harry is not a fag, Dudley is!"
"RIIIIIIGHHHHTTT! We'll so believe that if we want to!" Blaise retorted
It surprised me how much in contrast Blaise's attitude was to what he was doing to me a while ago…
"Now, excuse me both of you, I have to get my things ready, I believe I'll be staying in the east wing as always, right Draco? I hope Pansy didn't wet the sheets"
Malfoy snorted and I chuckled, "Your girlfriend actually wets the sheets? What is she? A 4 year old not potty-trained idiot?" I asked
Malfoy smiled and said, "She does not wet the sheets, Blaise…she drools on them. Honestly, she killed Palace with a heart attack by doing that and by the way Blaise, you still can't stay and mudblood; I have far better tastes than the likes of Pansy"
Which means I'm better than Pansy, right Malfoy?
Blaise looked bemusedly at Malfoy, and then suggested the impossible "Why can't I stay? Are you spending some time with this new maid of yours? Seeing an attraction in her or perhaps more? Something that goes in line with affection?"
"You'll have to take that back, Blaise" Malfoy said, it didn't actually hold any anger or fury, in fact it was calm but the effect it had on Blaise was wondrous.
Maybe Slytherins did fear Malfoy because he was such a clout.
No wonder he paraded the halls with his usual cronies.
"Whatever Draco, but I still have to stay"
"There has to be a reason for that"
"Well, check this if you demand so. The Dark Lord asked me to stay for at least 2 days, your father was the one who sent me the letter this morning and so he had to leave himself because the Dark Lord asked for his presence….something I have to tell you when we are alone. I came here because I had a message to deliver that was too important to be intercepted or be carried around by owls and since I do not trust the barriers of this house too well, I did not dare Apparate, so I traveled on foot. So, is this enough? Or need I say more?"
There was definitely something happening in the lair, what else could have sent Blaise here that was too important to be carried around by owls…?
That alone gave me a shimmer or hope.
Harry was indeed alive.
I looked at Malfoy and I saw the pain constricted in his face, now where did that come from? Isn't he happy he is finally hearing from his Lord? The look in his face suggested that he wasn't at all happy with the present condition.
"Fine, you can stay but you'll have to stay in the west wing—"
"What! I always stay in the east wing because-"
"It is the nearest to my room. There will be no late night drinking, Blaise…Sorry. The room is occupied for someone else and besides, I already had a door constructed just this afternoon for it to connect to my room"
Wonder who would be occupying that room?
"Fine, so where do I get to stay again?"
Malfoy smirked and pulled out something from his pocket and then I realized that it was the stupid bell, he rang it thrice! Damn, I'm not going to answer to that!
Suddenly with every clang of the bell, the sound grows louder and more strident and it started to hurt my ears, what kind of sicko object is this?
"Malfoy, what?" I said covering my ears
Blaise laughed and said, "Pretty nifty, didn't know you transfigured that into a bell"
"Couldn't find any other use for it other than annoying my former maid, but this time I made it exclusively for the mudblood, which means, the strident rings of this bell is nothing to us but something to her…"
Kind of like a dog's whistle.
"Damn Malfoy you are so childish!" I said
"So what? I can have fun can't I?"
Yeah but you're fun comes with blood and gore
"You can't have fun when it involves me in the situation!"
He raised his brows and said, "Just to remind you of your place, mudblood you are still my maid and I do want you to escort Blaise to his room"
My eyeballs almost fell from its sockets…NO HELL FREAKING WAY! After what Blaise did to me a while ago, does he expect me to show some courtesy to this dingbat and show to him to the room?
If he orders me to kick his arse then hell that is something I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO DO!
God! I do not even know where the west wing room is!
"You are so not going to let me do that"
"Yes you are and Palace is going to accompany you and afterwards, you can meet me in the parlor after Blaise is through talking to me….."
Fine! At least Annie is coming…..
"Palace!" Malfoy barked
I rolled my eyes and sarcastically said, "Do you honestly believe she'll hear you in this large house?"
"God Mudblood!" Blaise retorted "And I thought you were smart, of course he doesn't expect her to hear him, and he used the sonorous charm and God! I thought you were smart!"
He said it with a duh tone…
Sorry but I didn't notice the increase of his voice!
So with all this magical things, what the hell does he need the bell for!
"I wish you would shut up for once in your life!" I said
Blaise opened his mouth to retort but Annie arrived and intervened with the situation…
"Yes, Master Malfoy?" she said in her casual attire of nun clothes
Hey! Mine was better!
"Bring these two dolts to the west wing and escort Blaise back to the parlor after you change the mudblood's clothes…and oh pick something presentable not something that is in accordance with your taste"
Annie looked as if she was slapped on the face; I actually pity her then she said, "Come with me both of you…"
"Uhm, how about using apparition so it would be easier?" I suggested
She glared at me then I quickly said, "Just a suggestion!"
She went up using the left staircase
I followed her then so suddenly then impish idiot caught up with me and hissed "I'm not done with you, mudblood"
"And if you do that, I'll make sure every part of you is castrated!" I hissed back
He just smirked and said nothing…
WHAT IS IT WITH SLYTHERINS AND SMIRKING ANYWAY? Is it a universal code or something! Freakish idiots!
"You better watch out. Mudblood cause I'll be living somewhere near you and who knows what tendencies there will be and now you won't have Potter to save you…"
"But I still have Malfoy!"
I cupped my mouth and he immediately stopped and there was a glint in his eye that made me wary of pure suspicion…
"What did you say?" he asked menacingly
I looked at him, dropped my hands and said, "Nothing, you shut up!"
"Oh mudblood, clearly I heard something slip from your mouth—"
"I swear Blaise, if you won't stop talking, this fist will conveniently find its way to your mouth" I threatened
He opened his mouth to say something smart but decided against it, so we continued walking until we reached a room I've never been too before.
Hey! I was here for a short notice besides the manor was big!
Annie led the door open and I saw a very enormous room with a lavish king-sized bed.
"Master Zambini, your quarters await you…"Annie said bowing down
What is it with her and formality?
"This is where you shall be staying for 2 days"
Blaise nodded and said, "Right and oh mudblood, see you around!"
Then he closed the door but before he did, he gave the ickiest most gruesome wink anyone can ever give.
I rolled my eyes and said, "What now?"
Annie stared at me and huffed, "We best get you some clothes"
I nodded and followed her to the comfort room I was in a while ago…
She fumbled something that was in the cabinet while I stared at my gold ring. It was in a blue hue in the form of a sapphire gemstone and I didn't know what the hell that means, I still have more to discover about the ring…
"Ms. Granger" Annie addressed me formally, I looked up and saw her handing me out clothes
"Yes?"
What the hell was this formality again? I thought we were friends
"Would you be so kind to tell me what happened a while ago? In the acceptance hall?"
So that was what it was called…
"Uhm well, Harry ah...er...Blaise came in disguised as Harry and sort of took advantage of me…"
"And I'm glad he did, you dimwit!" she muttered
"What was that!" I said suddenly taken aback, I clearly heard that though I'm not really sure what it meant.
"Nothing…You should change your clothes or Mr. Malfoy will have my head for sure"
I looked at her skeptically and took the clothes and went into one of the stalls of the bathroom….
I checked the clothes out, not exactly my type but they'll do fine, if I was to put a say in this, I'd say Annie didn't pick them out herself…
It was simple and innocent, the way I wanted it. A sleeveless cream button down shirt and a white skirt that went below the knees with two pockets.
Now I know why Malfoy thinks I'm a nun and why the mirror thinks I'm close enough to a choirgirl…
"You still love him, do you?" Annie asked
"Yes" I said out of pure instincts, I knew who she was referring to "I still love him, Annie and I'm just hoping he is okay"
"Well, I'll let out a little secret, your boyfriend; Harry Potter is still alive…"
I stared at my reflection and suddenly asked, "Why do you think so?"
"Draco would never kill him, even if he did want to…"
"And why is that?"
"He would have no other threat against you, why else?"
"I see…"
I fumbled with my hair, it was getting warm so I grabbed the white colored ribbon which was tied to one of the door stalls and tied it around my hair to form a bun. Pretty nifty
I saw Annie gave a disapproving look but I ignored her, I've e got to keep my hair up!
"Ms. Granger—"
"Hermione" I quickly suggested
She ignored me and continued talking, "May I ask, why is it if you love Potter so much, you answer to my master's caresses with your own?"
Her question startled me that I yanked the ribbon that I tied to my hair and thus beginning to tie it again…
"Uhm…well…That's really none of your business you know" I said successfully tying my hair into a bun, finally!
"Well to you it is not, but it is something I am rather concerned in because after all, the young master is still in my care even if you are his personal maid"
Was she turning against me now? God this maid can be so super eccentric! But to cut her questions short, I have to answer her damn ill-witted interrogations.
"Well, you see you will sort of feel like that when you miss a certain someone, when you miss his loving touch and kisses, you sort of yearn for those kind of attention and your master happened to give it to me, I kind of confused him for someone I really love because something he gave to me was something I sorely miss from Harry, his caresses and everything, they were far different from Harry's but still it reminded me of him, I don't know but I don't think it would happen again…"
"But he is your enemy" she said pointedly, I swore I could have hit her for pointing that out…
I went out of the stall and looked at her squarely in the eye and said, "Well yeah, but love can make you do stupid things"
"So, are you insinuating that you have feelings for Mr. Malfoy?" she inquired raising a black brow.
Her clear blue eyes unmoving which meant this conversation was way serious than I thought it was…
"Not even close, Annie. I don't have any feelings for Malfoy I mean look at us, we are still not even in first name basis, we despise each other not even close to that, every time we see each other there is a sort of passion that makes us want to kill each other, he hates me, I hate him and that's it, nothing can spark from hatred, Annie"
"Then why did you suddenly say Love can make you do stupid things?"
"I was referring to Harry, because I'm so crazy about his touch a part of me confused Malfoy for him and I guess that's why there are times, Malfoy and I get along"
"But you do not love him?"
"I do not"
She muttered something I didn't quite catch but it sounded like 'Poor young master" but I can't be so sure…
"I'm revealing so much of myself don't you think? Now, why don't you tell me, why you happened to be in this dreadful place, scrubbing floors like a cinder girl if you are indeed a pureblood?"
Annie looked at me warily as if it wasn't a subject she didn't want me to lead her into…
"Well, if you don't want to talk about it, I'll just—"
"No wait! Actually, I think it is about time I told you what really happened here"
She grabbed two chairs and motioned for me to sit down…
"You see, Hermione my father used to be a deatheater, he was just in it for the power and wealth, so that he can provide for us, at that time he got fired from the company he was working on because they say he was old and useless and we were a struggling family facing a financial problem and with a family of 10 people who would live? That's why my father went to the dark side to provide for us and for nothing else, my father loved power and wealth and that is what led to his downfall ten years ago, he was even the dark lord's right hand but when it all went out of hand, he panicked he didn't want to see people killed he didn't know that as a deatheater this entails him to do a lot of killing and be involved in several bloodsheds. So, when the dark lord ordered him to kill one faithful heir to the order, he refused and the dark lord got angry."
"The dark lord charged into our house took all of our belongings and emblazoned them and our land was long lost, my father didn't mind, we stayed together my other brothers dies along with the accident but my father remained steadfast but the dark lord sensed his weakness which turned out to be me, the youngest daughter of Arwaine and Agatha Palace. Before the Dark Lord cast the spell, my father placed a charm on me that couldn't make the dark lord or any of his fellow deatheaters kill me, the dark lord got angry and killed my father instead and sent me here, enslaved to the Malfoy's."
"I am not granted of my freedom unless, Master Malfoy becomes the new deatheater and if he decides so, Lord Voldemort made the pact himself, he said that in replacement for 'his loss' Draco must become a deatheater and then I can be free..."
"So why can't the Malfoys' hurt you in any way?"
"Narcissa and Lucius couldn't because they are both deatheaters while Draco can't hurt me because if he hurts me, there will be no longer be any debt or any freedom to be granted which means, he immediately becomes an eligible deatheater and I'm wondering if he wants that or not…"
So that's why, power can indeed destroy people, Annie's story moved me…It just proved how vile Voldemort and his followers are…
"You know, I don't really mind being here that's why I don't want Master Malfoy to become a deatheater"
"And why is that?" I inquired carelessly
"I don't want him to turn out like my father"
"What power hungry and wasted?" I said a little to rash
"No, deprived of his loved one, Master Malfoy might crave for power but he can't find it in his heart to kill another human being and he might just turn out the way my father ended up"
"What makes you think Malfoy would never harm any other person, physically?"
"What makes you think Potter is still alive?"
"Uhm, well…You said that he did that because he'll have no other threat!"
"Believe me, Hermione he wouldn't hurt a soul, Draco has a gentler side in him that he doesn't show too often, he wouldn't dare touch Potter for the world"
"That may be true but that won't stop him from telling Voldemort to do so"
"That might be true but we'll never know, Draco is a very unpredictable man"
"You can say that again!" I said then I laughed
She laughed too…Sometimes it pays to have a pal in this place…
"Oh" she started breaking the laughter "Before I go, this is something I found in one of your pockets, you might want to keep it for uhm...er sentimental value"
She handed out a violet colored envelope and then it hit me….Harry's invitation!
The one that was mailed in the house, I quickly accepted it from her and gave her a quick big bear hug…
"Oh Annie, Thank you so much! I do not know what to say!"
"Say that you'll keep your mind on Potter and lay your hands of my master"
"Excuse me?"
"Uhm nothing, enjoy the treat I gave you and oh, just wait here, I'll have to escort Mr. Zambini to the parlor…"
I was so happy I forgot about eavesdropping on Malfoy and Blaise's conversation…
I opened the envelope and saw the inscriptions….
Dear Hermione,
Tomorrow is our 2nd year anniversary, if you wouldn't mind I would like to invite you for dinner at the newly opened restaurant in Valescent Avenue, Please be there by 7:00 PM sharp…
Love,
Harry Potter
I clearly remembered that day, I was staying somewhere in Privet Drive but not exactly in there, and I was spending 3 weeks there looking for a job that might suit me well, Harry was doing the same. Due to the preoccupations, we didn't see each other that often and the letter seem like the most profound excuse for that and that's why I gladly accepted…
Little did I know that the letter wasn't meant for an evening of romance but rather an evening of torment and an evening that would part me from Harry forever..
Draco's POV
I sat down on the black sofa of the parlor and let several thoughts enter my head.
I closed my eyes and breathed in, took one of the slender sticks I had on my pocket and took a long drag.
Blue smoke encircled me; it has been quite a time since I used this one.
The sedative cigarette, one of those the mudblood is most against about.
I chuckled as thoughts of her angelic face entered my mind. The soft feel of her skin, the fullness of her lips and the elaborate curves the peak of her breasts had, the way her hips swayed when she walked…
Damn! It was all too much, I shouldn't be thinking of her…
But the thing that strikes me most about her is her bright smile, the way it glows…the way she stays happy despite the fact that she's really sad deep down inside.
The glow of her smile seems to light up a portion of my dark life but I didn't like it one bit because somehow when she does that, a portion of myself is wrenched out from my body…
Damn I hated her! I hated her all right but I couldn't help thinking that the person I hate the most has been the only one who can provide ample attention and light into the darkness of my enigma.
I took another drag and forced her out of my head, but somehow she pops out just like crazy…
Random thoughts swirled into my head, thoughts I wished I could block yet I couldn't.
Not in a million years.
I was staring at the lush green carpet, a dark region of it covered the floor, a rumor said that if someone unworthy or disloyal would dare step on that portion he or she would dissolve into the darkness, never to be seen again. It was an inane biased rumor, more likely to attract customers to buy the product but still we can never be so sure…
It was cushioning my bare feet, I just love how it feels against my skin, so lush and soft and full…very much like the mudblood's skin, so very much alike… tempting and sensuous, yet untouchable…
I loved the conspiracy I had of seducing her only to wish that I wouldn't fall into a predicament of falling in love, which would be most impossible since I forgot how love had felt for the past 19 years of my life.
Maybe something as big and emotional like that would bring back the spark of my dim and destroyed life, but something immense as that emotion is what I call excess baggage, it isn't to be toyed with for it can be dangerous, so I'm better left this way unloved and with no one to love.
It's a selfish notion, I know but whoever said Malfoys' weren't selfish, it's our nature to be so…
I suddenly felt cold all over but I didn't care, I was almost naked, only my black slacks covered the rest of my body and the absence of the slick look of my hair made me feel weird, but I didn't care, I brushed off a few strands away from my face..
I took another drag and blew a blue circle as a cold wind swept over me…
I felt colder than I already was, with my still moist body and disturbed mind, who wouldn't?
I walked over to the window and was about to close it when someone entered the parlor…
When I turned around to see who it was, I almost jumped
DAMN! I must get used to that…
"Master Malfoy?"
"What is it now, Palace?" I said taking another drag
Annie looked at me quizzically and started towards the window…
"Why is this open? And why aren't the curtains closed?" she asked
"How in hell would I know Palace?"
She gulped and closed the window herself, I hated my mother's notion about keeping curtains closed, and it's stupid and unnecessary.
"You know you should quit that cigar—"
"So, now you're berating me too?"
She looked at me warily and said, "No! I—"
"Bullshit, Palace! I don't want to hear those excuses again, you're not my mother so don't act like one, you don't care for me so don't pretend that you do and lastly I don't like you so will you stop tailing me? You're as worse as Parkinson" I said taking the last drag
Her lower lip quivered and tears stung her eyes, not this again. I'm not going to pity her…
"It's that girl isn't it!"
That did it! Enraged, I threw the cigarette butt on her feet and shouted,
"Christ! Don't even start with that! All that shit is bull, now will you get out of here! You're disturbing me…"
She nodded and frantically wiped her wet cheeks with her hands and went for the door…
But before she could leave…
"Palace, tell Blaise and Granger, I'll be waiting for them here but don't take them here together"
She nodded stiffly and went off and I took another cigarette, it lit itself when my mouth reached it's filter, and I took another drag.
I need more calming than I thought.
I hated it when she talked about the mudblood, I seem to have a sudden outburst when she does…
Because something in her words stung on me, some of her words proved a point.
And I hated to admit that.
She noticed
I noticed
Did the mudblood notice?
Hopefully not!
This is getting rather difficult, I never lived in a house wherein everything seemed like bullshit to me, I can't describe how this is taking me, that's why I had to let her go but then my idiot of a mother wouldn't let me.
There was a knock on the double doors that indicated Blaise's arrival, but I ignored it. In fact I didn't hear it, I was so immersed with my thoughts.
This is all her fault!
And it's also your fault, Hermione!
Why did you even have to come and step in to my life!
Only to make it worse…
Or yet, even better….
"Goddamn you Hermione, Is this lust or like I feel?" I shouted
A thud on the door disturbed my thoughts, I shifted my head to the door's direction…not to find Blaise, but Hermione who was very much shocked and appalled…
She stared at me and I just sated at her
I guess she heard
Better have some explaining to do
Shit!
That's not supposed to end there, but I had no other choice, it was getting outrageously long! So I'm sorry if Draco's POV is a bit shorter than Hermione's, I'll make it longer in the next one, and I'm so sorry for the lapse…….I really am, I've been busy with school and all……Thanks in advance, leave a little review please! And oh before I forget, do notice the signs I give out, the sort of symbols because they play a pivotal part in the story…..Thanks….