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Chapter 21

February 14th. Valentine's Day. A day for love and compassion.

What a horrid day! That was the only thought going through Hermione and Draco's head.

Hermione hid away in the library. All the couples were in random places throughout the school or outside.

She sighed, having tired of the book she had just started. Slowly, she stood, making her way to the shelves again. She replaced the book and walked to the back of the library. Her finger ran of book after book, trying to find an interesting title. She came upon a big, thick book entitled The Daily Prophet Over the Years.

Hermione pulled the book from its place and returned to her table, located near the middle of the library. She leafed through this page and that until a picture caught her eye. Her hands stopped moving, and she settled into her seat.

Tracing the picture with her finger, it dawned upon her of who it was. It was her biological mother. The picture was from at least 10 years old, maybe more. Hermione's eyes found the title of the article. Daniels Twins Disappear. She covered her mouth as a silent gasp escaped.

She scanned the article, finding it weirder and weirder as she read.

Just yesterday, the two young Daniels Twins, Selene and Helen, disappeared. The two girls were just seven years old. They both have black curly hair and pale skin. Selene has crystal blue eyes sprinkled with black specks. She also has the black outline of a crescent moon on the back of her neck. Helen has light brown eyes that appear to have "bits of the sun splashed throughout them." Casper and Lana Daniels hope the girls return home soon.

On the other hand, I think there is a plot to the disappearance. Unnamed sources overheard the two speaking of a plan involving the Dark Lord and Harry Potter. There was something about sending them off to become friends with the boy and then prying through their minds in the future to find his weakness. I'll have to find more though.

By: Diana Skeeter

Hermione flipped the page, hoping to see a follow up article. All she found was a death notice.

R.I.P Diana Skeeter. She's appeared to have died of natural causes late last night in her home. She is survived by her daughter, Rita, and husband, Dave. The Daily Prophet shall miss her dearly.

She heard someone tutting behind her. So, she turned, regretting it quickly.

"You're helping me destroy you, Hermione."

"What?" she stared, bewildered by what Jake had said.

"You're digging where you ought not to."

"I'm not digging. I just found this. What are you talking about?" she shut the book.

"Well, I may as well tell you now." He pulled out the chair across from her and made himself comfy. "You see, I'm just a distraction. Casper and Lana know that Ginny could care less about why she was adopted and now her parents want her back. But you, you'd smell a plot boiling and try to figure it out because that's who you are. So, I had to distract… give you something to think about other than reality. Now, though, you've gotten too far because I slipped. I can't let you get away with it or I'll happen to die of 'natural causes' very soon."

"Well… I… wait, what do you plan to do?"

"Well, first, I want you. Then, I'll kill you but of course, everyone will think you committed suicide, especially with this lovely note you wrote." He laid parchment on the table. Hermione scanned it and shivered. She stood, going to return the book to its place, hoping he wouldn't be there when she returned.

Instead, he followed her. Once the book was back in place, she could feel his body against hers, and she whimpered. He moved her hair and kissed her neck.

Draco opened this big library doors and made his way in. It was empty, as he had presumed. As he got to the middle, where he usually sat, he noticed two chairs pulled out of a table, a backpack, and some papers on the table.

He stepped closer. It was Hermione backpack, her writing on the paper. Who was with her? Then, he noticed the top most paper. His eyes widened when he found that it said she was killing herself.

He started walking through the library, trying to see if she was up, looking for a book or something, hoping she wasn't lying dead in one of the aisles.

Suddenly, he heard someone crying and recognized it to be Hermione. He followed the sound to the back of the library and turned in time to see Hermione crying while some guy kissed her neck and felt his way up her shirt.

"WHAT THE HELL?" he screeched. The guy raised his head, unaffected.

"We're busy, Malfoy, go away."

Draco looked at Hermione. Her eyes pleaded for his help. "No."

"Yes."

"Or what?" he stepped closer.

"I make you." Jake also took a step towards Draco.

Hermione squished herself against the bookshelf and cried a bit harder. If Jake killed Draco, no one could help her.

Draco swung at Jake, hitting his jaw. Jake laughed slightly although it had hurt like hell. He went to hit Draco but was blocked and thrown to the ground.

Jake looked at Hermione. "This isn't over, doll face. I'll be back." He disappeared.

Hermione fell to her knees. Draco picked her up and carried her away to their common room, only stopping to pick up the suicide note so no one else would find it.

He sat on the couch and pulled Hermione onto his lap. She hugged his suffocatingly and cried. He waited patiently, stroking her hair and whispering, "It'll be okay," in her ear.

An hour later, her tears slowed but still spilled non-stop. "I'm sorry, Draco. I'm so, so sorry. I love you. I didn't want to break up with you, but he said he would hurt you if I didn't. I couldn't have stood to see you hurt. I'm sorry. I love you. Please, please forgive me. Please…"

"It's okay, Hermione, I forgive, okay? I forgive you."

Author's note: Mmkay, it's short but good, right? Gimme lots of reviews pretty, pretty please.

How old do you all propose Andy should be? Please take into account how he acts.

Love you all,

Heather