Chapter 5.
Hermione took a seat near the front of her transfiguration class as usual. She was almost a whole fifteen minutes early but she was brimming with excitement at the idea of being back at Hogwarts and transfiguration was her favourite subject by far. She got out her wand and quill and placed them neatly on her desk next to her ream of parchment.
"Potter got sick of you already?" A voice snarled from behind her. Hermione turned around to find Pansy, and Blaize standing there smirking at her.
"Don't tell me you're both taking transfiguration?" Hermione scoffed.
"Why don't you shut your mouth mudblood." Pansy spat. "Who's going to protect you now?" She cackled.
"Just leave me alone." Hermione said staring straight ahead. 'They won't really hurt me? Not here?' She thought . 'Who am I trying to convince of course they'll bloody hurt me!'
Further down the hall Draco heard Pansy's high pitched snarling.
"C'mon, beg to be left alone. Actually, get down on your hands and knees and beg. Why don't you kiss my feet whilst your down there mudblood? … on the dirt cold ground where you belong." Pansy cackled.
"Oh jeez Pansy I would love to but I wouldn't want to dirty your shoes with mudblood germs or anything." Hermione replied.
Draco felt his heart begin to race. What was she doing talking back? Damn Granger! He quickened his pace towards the classroom and regained his composure at the door before entering quietly. He tried to hide his anxiety at seeing the two Slytherin's around Hermione. Blaise turned around when he heard Draco enter.
"Aren't you going to save her Draco?" He sneered moving closer to him.
"Save the little mudblood I dare you." Blaise hissed
Hermione looked over at Draco, her distress apparent.
"Why would I care what you do to the ugly cow?" Draco snarled.
Inside his stomach was twisting.
Pansy's eyes lit up.
"Such a pity Draco." She said.
"I guess no-one can save her now." Blaise said grinning viciously at Hermione. Draco took a seat at the back of the room and looked away. It was killing him. Blaise drew out his wand and Hermione felt her stomach in her throat. She reached out for her wand but saw it dangling in Pansy's hand. Hermione began to pant heavily as she attempted to get out of her seat and run. With a flick of his wand Blaise sent her flying into the wall behind him. They all laughed hysterically as Hermione fell to the floor in a heap.
Draco may have become very good at hiding his emotions over the years but he could not stand to see her being thrown around like a rag doll. It made him sick to think he once enjoyed it so much.
"Get away from her!" He yelled and drew his wand.
"Why Draco? Does she matter to you?" Pansy snarled viciously.
Draco froze. But what could he say? It was too late to turn back now. Idiot! He thought.
"Yes! She matters to me so back the fuck off!" He yelled.
"We no longer listen to you Draco! We don't obey you anymore!" Blaise yelled as he made a move towards Draco.
"You are disgusting Draco! How could you care about a mudblood!?" Pansy screeched.
She pointed her wand at Hermione and began to toy with her.
Hermione was flung high into the air and then dropped onto the desk. She whimpered and tried to get up when Pansy came at her again. She was thrown against a wall and Pansy cackled.
Blaise cornered Draco.
"Come on, Save her..." He hissed.
"Stupefy!" Draco yelled and Pansy was thrown to the floor stunned.
Draco punched Blaise hard in the jaw and ran towards Hermione who lay crumpled on the floor, battered and bruised. Blaise was flung to the ground moaning.
"Hermione, Hermione are you okay?" Draco said as he leant down beside her his breathing ragged.
"Crucio!" Blaise yelled and Draco fell in a heap on the ground writhing in pain.
Blaise came and stood over Draco who was screaming in agony.
'This couldn't possibly Blaise?' Draco was having a hard time thinking straight but he knew that this could not possibly be him. Blaise may have been a Slytherin who couldn't care less about a mudblood. But he couldn't care less about the dark lord either.
"Blaise Zabini get away from the boy!" Professor McGonagall screamed as she ran into the room. Students were piling in behind her ready for transfiguration and instead finding the scene before them. Blaise continued to torture Draco who was no longer screaming in agony but had been knocked unconscious, his body still writhing.
The Professor drew her wand and stunned Blaise who fell to the floor.
A/N: I know this chpater was half the size it usually is but I needed to split in half for reasons you shall soon find out. What did you think? Believable enough?