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Chapter 22 Curo
For
the next two days Draco never let Hermione's side. He knew he
should
be looking for the reversal spell for the Mens Mentis Curo
but
Hermione was too important to him. Dumbledore worked feverously,
but
to no avail. Around three am that Tuesday Draco lay asleep in an
arm
char next to Hermione's bed. Hermione suddenly shot up like a
rocket.
"Ron,
stop please Ron save me! I know you're in there," Hermione
pleaded
her arms flailing about.
Draco
instantly woke and grabbed Hermione and held her down in an
effort
to keep her from hurting her self.
"Hermione, it's all right, you're safe, I'm here," He said softly.
After a few moments Hermione where she was and who was holding her.
"Draco," She asked.
"Yes, love it's me," He said in a soft calming voice.
She looked over his shoulder to see Ron lying unconscious.
"Draco, that's not Ron, Blaise is some how controlling him, he is making him do all those bad things!" She said hurriedly.
"I know," he said softly.
"No, Blaise is a Death Eater, he is using Ron to get to me," She huffed.
"I know," he said again.
"No you don't, Ron's going to get hurt because of me. Blaise is controlling him and Voldemort is controlling Blaise," She said in an angry tone.
"Love, I know. I know Blaise is controlling Ron. I know Blaise is a Death Eater. So do Harry, Ginny, Madam Pomfrey and Dumbledore." He said in that same calm soft tone.
"Wait everyone knows? How? How long have I been out?" Hermione asked.
"Well you have been out for just over two days. I know because when I found you and woke you. You said Ron; please don't let him hurt me. Draco proceeded to tell he the remainder of the story.
"So let me get this straight. Ron is being led by the Mens Mentis Curo spell; there is no reversal spell that you know of. Harry, Ginny Madam Pomfrey and Dumbledore know about it, but no one can find any information about it?" She said with her face scrunched up in confusion.
"In a nutshell, yes." Draco said.
"Well we better get a move on, we need to cure Ron and stop Blaise." She said attempting to get up.
"Whoa, not so fast there, you will have not told me exactly what happened to you." He said in protest.
Hermione signed, she was hoping Draco would not ask that. She took a deep breath and told him the entire story.
Draco sat back in the chair, "If I was only a few minutes earlier I would have been able to stop him, none of this would have happened." He said sadly.
"Draco, don't think like that, if you had been just a minute later, he would have … ra… raped me." She said with a small cry.
He took Hermione in his arms and they both fell asleep until a cough woke them,
Draco and Hermione woke up a little stiff and looked around, Harry, Ginny, Madam Pomfrey and Dumbledore stood at the edge of the bed they were sharing.
"Miss. Granger I presume you know who did this to you?" Dumbledore asked.
Hermione nodded, "Blaise Zabini."
Harry turned bright red and turned to run after Zabini.
"Wait!" Hermione yelled after him.
"Zabini, mustn't know that we know about Ron and Voldemort. For that matter, we must go on like nothing happened. I need to act afraid of him, and everyone else must act as if they know nothing." She said.
"No Hermione, he hurt you and I am going to make him pay," Draco said with a wild look in his eye.
"And I am going to be there cheering him on!" Harry said matter-of-factly.
"Now I believe Miss Granger here is correct." Dumbledore said as Harry and Draco faces dropped.
"But Headmaster…" Harry began.
"No butts, Now miss Granger is free to go. Breakfast begins in 30 minutes I assume you are ready for your classes Miss Granger?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes Sir," She replied.
The quartet made there way to the Heads Common Room for Hermione to change. 25 Minutes later they were eating Breakfast at the Gryffindor table.
"Mudblood," A voice behind her said.
"Sod off Zabni," Draco said trying to keep his anger in check.
"Now Malfoy, I am just trying to have a word with your girl here,"
"Well, she doesn't want to speak to you," Draco spat.
"Draco it's okay," Hermione said as she stood and walked to the edge of the Great Hall with Blaise.
"Good little Mudblood, if you tell anyone, what happened. I will kill you," He said darkly.
"I'm not stupid, I don't want anyone to know," She inwardly shuttered, being this close to her attacked was to much she turned to leave and he grabbed her wrist and spun her around quickly grabbed her breast without anyone seeing.
"You will be mine Mudblood." He hissed into her ear.
Visibly upset Hermione ran out of the Great Hall and all the way to the Heads Dorms. She threw her self on the couch and cried. A few moments passed before the 3 people she loved burst into the room flocking her.
"What did he say?"
"What did he do?"
"Did he hurt you?"
Were some of the questions she was being asked. She could not bring her self to answer.
"Hey guys, would you mind if Hermione and a few moments alone, to talk" Ginny asked. "I'll make sure she gets to class on time.
Harry and Draco left the Common room reluctantly.
Ginny turned to Hermione, "Okay Hermione I want to know what happened," Ginny demanded.
"Gin, I don't want to talk about it.
"I'm not some pushover, I'm not leaving until you tell me," Ginny said standing her ground.
Hermione sighed, "Fine I'll tell you," As she told Ginny exactly what happened.
Ginny was fuming by the time Hermione finished. "That bastard, don't worry Hermione we will figure out a way to stop him and help Ron." Ginny and Hermione talked until it was time to leave for class.
Over the next two days the quartet and Dumbledore worked tirelessly attempting to find the reversal spell.
After a long night of fruitless research Draco and Hermione were relaxing in the common room. They were going over every small detail they could think of.
Hermione was brainstorming.
Lucius
Night
he died
Mens
Mentis Curo
Voldemort
Blaise
Ron
Lucius
Night
he died
Mens
Mentis Curo
Voldemort
Blaise
Ron
Lucius, Night, Curse, Lucius, Night, Curse.