Disclaimer- Still not owning the people. Just playing with them. I own more vitamin water though! And tissue! And...well, my brother isn't back with soup yet, but soon to be soup.

Hey girl you know you drive me crazy
One look puts the rhythm in my hand
Still I'll never understand why you hang around
I see what's going down
Cover up with makeup in the mirror
Tell yourself it's never gonna happen again
You cry alone and then he swears he loves you

Do you feel like a man when you push her around
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground
Well I'll tell you my friend one day this world's going to end
As your lies crumble down, a new life she has foundA pebble in the water makes a ripple effect
Every action in this world will bear a consequence
If you wade around forever you will surely drown
I see what's going down

I see the way you go and say you're right again
Say you're right again
Heed my lecture

Face down in the dirt, she says "This doesn't hurt" she says "I've finally had enough."

-x-x-x-

"Come on, that's more than enough," Theo said, trying to pull her away from the room. She pulled away from him, shaking her head.

"Theo, come on, you know as well as I do that we can't leave until Ron gets here. I need money."

"I have money!" Theo exclaimed, exasperated.

"Yes, well I think I've already made the point that I don't want to be living off your money for the rest of my life. Theo, please."

"We'll talk to McGonagall about it," Theo suggested, and Hermione paled.

"N-no, she can't-"

"Were you planning on not telling her?" Theo asked, raising an eyebrow.

Hermione looked down. "Well, she doesn't really need to know.."she muttered.

Theo sighed. "We'll talk to McGonagall without telling her the reason, okay?" He suggested.

She sighed, and nodded. "We'll just tell them that Ron and I separated, and he tried to take all the money." She spoke quietly, like it was mostly directed at herself, then grabbed her bag. "Come on, let's go."

She led Theo out into the living room, where Draco and Blaise already were, and nodded at them. They stood up, but suddenly there was the sound of the doorknob rattling..Ron was home.

"Go, hide," She hissed, pushing them towards the closet. Theo pushed against her, grabbing her wrists.

"No, I'm staying out here," He said.

"He'll be angrier if he knows you three are here," She said quietly. He hesitated, but nodded, and she closed the door just as Ron walked into the room.

He gaped at her for a moment, taking in her new appearance, then took a step forward. "Mione, where the hell have you been?" He asked angrily.

She took a small step backwards, but crossed her arms defiantly. "That's none of your business, Weasley," She said. If Ron had taken the time to listen, there would have been a small snicker heard from in the closet, coming from Draco. He just stepped forward, throwing his fist forward, and she ducked under it. He hit the wall instead, breaking a hole in it, and she scrambled away.

"Ron, we're going to talk about this like adults," She said, then gasped as she hit the table, knocking a vase over. She turned around to clean it up with a quick apology, then frowned, stopping. "Ron, there's ingredients in here.." She murmured. "Rosemary, wolfsbane, eye of newt...Ron, these are-" She was cut off by him grabbing her by the arm, yanking her to her feet. He pushed her against the wall, pressing his arm against her neck.

"Alright, Hermione. I suggest you behave from now on," He said, his other hand roaming down her side, across her stomach. "You aren't leaving again."

That was more than Theo could take. He burst the door to the closet open, and was yanked Ron away from Hermione before either of them had time to react. He punched Ron in the face, then grabbed Hermione's bag, gesturing for her to come to him, to apparate, but she shook her head as Ron got up.

"Hermione, what the fuck is this?" He asked, looking at Theo.

"That-he-I," She stammered, then just looked down.

Ron didn't waste a moment in moving towards her again, but Theo grabbed him by the arm. "Stay away from her," He practically growled, and the two began fighting. Ron punched him in the jaw, but Theo's first hit got Ron in the nose, and there was a crunching sound heard. Ron staggered back, holding his nose, then jumped forward, tackling Theo to the ground.

Hermione moved forward, but Draco and Blaise grabbed her arms.

"Granger, just stop, we have to get you back to the manor," Draco said in her ear, and she pushed him away.

"No, stop, you don't understand!" She exclaimed, then tried to pull Ron away from Theo. Ron just shoved her back, and she hit the wall, but it didn't stop her. She whipped out her wand, pointing it at him.

"Petrificus Totalus!" She exclaimed. Ron went rigid, and Theo quickly pushed the redheaded boy off him, kicking him in the side. Before Hermione could move, he'd grabbed her bag, then her arm, pulling her against him, and they disappeared with a pop. Draco and Blaise followed immediately, but Hermione was still struggling when they got to the manor.

"Theo, stop, let me go we have to go back!" She exclaimed frantically.

"Hermione, calm down, we aren't going back," He said, grabbing her shoulders to stop her movement.

She just pulled away again. "No, you don't understand!" She said again.

"Hermione, come on, we've got to go get your stuff put away," He said, hoping that the action would pull her back to reality.

"NO!" She said forcefully, stomping her foot.

Draco put his hand on her arm. "Granger, tell me what's wrong," He said softly.

"It's Harry and Ginny," She said, her voice sounding slightly strained, since she was holding back tears.

"What about them?" Blaise asked, his face hardening. "They're on his side, remember?"

"No," She shook her head. "Those ingredients I found, they were for a mind control potion," She said, brushing away the tears as they fell down her face.

The three took a moment to take that information in, then Theo sighed, and pulled Hermione into his arms. "Are you sure?" He asked softly, holding her tighter as she started to pull away.

After a moment, she leaned against him, her arms going around his waist. "Yes," She said quietly. "Harry and Ginny haven't known what they were doing this entire time! We have to go back and help them."

Theo looked over Hermione's head at Draco and Blaise, and they nodded.

"We'll go talk to the Weasleys," Blaise said. "You two just stay here. If they decide that they need confirmation from you, we'll apparate back for you, okay?" He asked softly.

Hermione hesitated, thinking it over, then shook her head. "I want to come with."

"Hermione, we'll be fine, you need to just go sit down," Draco said, frowning.

"They'll hex you two as soon as you step foot in there," Hermione replied, pulling away from Theo. "They'll stay calm if I'm with you."

Draco frowned, but nodded. "I suppose that's the best course of action..."He looked at Theo, who shook his head.

"Absolutely not," He said. "What if the little Weasel boy went there to whine to his mummy?"

"He wouldn't have," She tried to reason with him. "Because if he went there to whine, Molly would want the full story...He can't give that to her without being disowned."

"But what about Potter and the girl?" He asked.

"I told you, they're under Ron's control," She sighed. "Theo..I'm going whether you like it or not. Please come with," She said pleadingly.

Theo frowned, but nodded, then pulled her against his chest again gently, putting his arms around her. "Where are we going?" He asked, and she quickly told him about Grimmauld place.

He nodded, then felt her arms move around his waist as he apparated them both there, followed by Draco and Blaise.

"Well," Blaise said, once they were there and the building appeared. "Here goes nothing."

(A/N- Okay, I realize this chapter was kinda sucky, but I'm really not feeling to good. I'll try harder on the next chapter, I guess I'm just kinda slacking off. Anyway, a hint of Hermione X Theo here starting..Themione? Mionedore? Hermione..Theodore..Mionedore! Yes, that's what I shall call it! Sounds like a dinosaur..I'll stick with HXT. There. Yep. Anyway, review, it makes my sniffles and migraines and ickyness go away. Hey, what do you know, I haven't had a migraine in an hour! Which means I can start on the next chapter!

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