Captured and Forced
Chapter 3
Hogwarts
Ginny came down to the common room from the girl's dormitory to see Ron and Harry in front of the fire.
"Harry, have you seen Hermione?" asked Ginny.
Harry replied, "I haven't seen her all day."
"She went running away crying from me yesterday," said Ron.
She questioned, "What did you do?"
He said, "I cheated on Hermione with Lavender."
Harry screamed, "She loved you and you stab her in the back!"
Ginny smacked him across the face and said, "You're the reason she is missing."
"I'm sorry," said Ron.
Harry grabbed him by his collar and screamed, "Tell that to Hermione! She might've been taken captive by Voldemort and if she is you're a dead man! If she is he might kill her and I can't lose her!"
Ginny said, "I checked everywhere already today and I know she never came in last night and definitely wasn't in any classes."
Malfoy Manor
Hermione awoke to hear a cane hit the wall.
Draco screamed, "I don't want to be with that mudblood! I hate her!"
"You'll do as our Lord says," said Lucius.
He said, "She won't do anything because she hates me. I am not a rapist, Father."
She heard someone hit the floor hard. Hermione gasped knowing that it was Draco. A tear dripped from her eye knowing that he got the same treatment she did by her step dad.
Lucius said, "If you don't Voldemort will attack you and that filth."
"Fine, Father," said Draco.
His father walked away with a smirk on his face. Draco grimaced and walked into his room. He slammed his door shut and Hermione shivered. Draco screamed, then, lay down on his bed. He looked over at Hermione.
She took a scrap of fabric and poured water on it. Hermione put it quickly to his forehead. Draco pushed her arm away.
Hermione said, "I'm sorry for what happened."
"Don't feel bad for me," said Draco.
"I'm not going to hex you until you're better so it is fair," said Hermione.
He said firmly, "No, today."
She said, "Fine, but I was just trying to be civil."
Why is she being so civil with me? She thinks I am weak. That won't last very long.
Why does he always have to be so rude? I am not trying to make him feel weak.
She said, "I heard you."
He said, "So?"
Hermione said, "You protected me. Only Ron and Harry used to do that and now I guess it is only going to be Harry."
"Don't let it get to your head, Granger," said Draco, "not that I care, but why won't he anymore?"
She said, "He cheated on me with one of my best friends."
She lay back down and looked out the window. She started to cry remembering what happened the day before. She pulled the blanket over her head and continued to cry but not before Draco saw a hand print on her arm.
He pulled down the blanket and looked at her arm. He touched it and she said, "Ow" then pulled back.
He said, "What happened?"
She said, "Nothing."
He said, "That is not anything now tell me."
She yelled, "No, now leave me alone. I can deal with it on my own."
He pulled her over towards him and said, "I deserve to know if we're going to have to be together whether we like it or not."
Hermione said, "My step dad, but I am not telling you what else he does."
Draco said, "Ok, so when do you want to duel?"
She said, "Now."
Draco got up and Hermione go up. She wiped her eyes, then, they walked down the hallway. They walked into a large room through the last door on the right. She walked into the room and gawked at how big it was.
Draco said, "Walk over there and I'll stand over here."
When she got over there and raised her wand he said, "Ready?"
"Yes," answered Hermione.
He threw a spell at her and she said, "Stupefy."
Then she said, "Expelliarmus."
He then levitated her and threw her against a wall. Their spells went back and forth until Hermione became unconscious.
Draco summoned his house elf and she said, "Yes, Master Draco?"
Draco said, "Bring her down to our personal med-witch wing."
His house elf said, "Okay, Master Draco."
It brought her downstairs by apparating. Kimmy laid her down on a bed and told one of the witches of what happened. They took a look at her and Draco came down a few minutes later.
Draco questioned, "Is she going to be okay?"
The witch said, "She just has a minor concussion and some bruising, but she'll wake up soon. You can bring her up to her room if you wish."
He said, "Okay."
He picked her up and apparated to his room. After he put her on the bed he left to go downstairs. He went past his mom on the way there. His mom was walking to his room, then, she entered.
Draco turned around when he heard a crash. Hermione groaned as she fell off the bed and hit her head again. Draco then heard screaming from Hermione and he apparated into his room to see his mom using the cruciatus curse on Hermione.
Draco screamed, "Mom, stop! If you keep doing that I won't be able to fulfill my mission. If I don't the mudblood and I will be killed."
"She'll contaminate our pure blood," said Narcissa, "she is filth."
He said, "No, she is a person like everyone else. We are the real filth, the monsters that kill innocent people who show us no harm to us."
His mom said, "It appears that she is disrupting your mind. She must die."
Draco said, "I need her to become a death eater. That is all I need her for and nothing more."
Narcissa stopped and walked out of the room fuming. Draco just walked over to the other side of the bed and offered her his hand to pull her up. She pushed him away and sat on the bed looking out the window at a place she may never touch again.
She said, "You're all monsters and the only thing on your minds are fulfilling what you're told by a person who is a mudblood himself."
Draco said, "Shut up and listen for a second."
"No, I refuse," said Hermione.
Draco said, "Fine, don't listen, but I am going to tell you anyway. I want my life and you do too. I am only going along with this for that reason. I'm not going to serve that evil creature. I was taught to follow him, but I don't like what he does. I would rather be someone else."
Hermione said, "Yeah, but we would still have to do this anyway."
He said, "Tell me about the real Hermione on the inside. The person I never gave a chance."
"Only if you do too," said Hermione.
He said, "Ok."
Hermione said, "Well, I guess I really am I book worm and I get good grades to get a good job. Also because it is what my parents expect. I try to hide even from Harry and Ron. That is why I spend most of my time reading. It gets my mind off of the problems I have to face and I don't feel like talking about quiditch all the time. I am smart, I love to read, I can be rebellious, I'm independent, I love to help people anyway I can, and I am in love with Ron."
Draco said, "Anymore?"
Hermione said, "Not really."
Draco said, "Okay. I'll start by saying I am not what you all think I am. I just act the way I do so I don't get beat by my father. He expects the best from me and has to have me all tough so I can be a death eater. I am very talented, I like to read as well but not when people are around, I hate Pansy Parkinson; I would rather be with the order rather than on Voldemort's side. I am a nice person when I feel like it, I have the ability to love and care, and I am a good flyer."
"What do you want to be?" asked Hermione.
He said, "Either a quiditch player or an auror."
She said, "I don't like flying much so I wouldn't be that, but I want to be an auror as well."
"This is an interesting conversation," said Draco, "I am going to go get some food. Anything you want?"
She said, "Some spaghetti."
"Interesting," said Draco.
Hermione asked, "What?"
He said, "I like Italian food too so I love spaghetti. I'll come back with some. Do you want some butterbeer?"
Hermione said, "Yes, Draco."
He said, "I guess I'll be right back."