Chapter Thirteen
"Hermione. I was wrong. I'm not the last one of my kind."
Her mind wasn't working. "What do you mean? There's another Sorti–r–m…" she said, breathing heavily.
Blaise looked at her for a long time. He knew what he was going to tell her would destroy her. "Yes," he whispered.
Hermione's eyes widened, her foggy mind trying to make sense of what was going on. "Who?" she muttered, her eyes locked with his. Suddenly, her brain woke up. Every sense in her body was alert. She knew what he was going to say.
"You."
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Hermione felt her heart skip a beat. She knew what it was he was going to say, but hearing it out loud made caused the full impact of his words to be more severe. She was a Sortiarm. She was the breed of magical being that was feared by all other magical beings. She would be admired by all, sought by all, hunted by all, hated by all. The realization of the reality she was facing hit Hermione fast and hard, and the tears returned. She found herself struggling to hold onto Blaise in their embrace. Her body shook, her mind spun, her knees buckled, and finally her body gave out. She fell to the ground with a sob, bringing Blaise down with her. He held her all the while, allowing her powers and the information to consume her and process through her mind.
"I can't be…" she choked. Blaise looked at her, confusion spreading across his face. "Blaise…my parents. I'm Muggle-born Blaise. It's not possible…" she said, tears steadily falling down her face. She didn't believe her own words, and neither did he.
"Hermione. I saw what you just did. I saw your eyes. There is no other explanation. No witch or wizard can perform that amount of damage without a wand and with non-verbal spells. You of all people know that. You can't deny it. The more you try to push it away, the more it consumes you. That's how it happened to the ancients. They were afraid of their own power, and tried to forget about it. They gave up magic. But the Sortiarmus is inevitable. You have to accept its power. It turned them evil, took over their bodies. It has a life of its own if you don't learn how to control it. I did the same thing you're trying to do now. I tried to deny it, hoping it would go away. It didn't. It got worse Hermione. I destroyed the entire house. I snapped and nearly killed my parents. But you don't have to go through that. You have friends and family that love you. And you have me. I've been there; I know what this is and what it feels like. I wont let it hurt you and I wont let it consume you. I –" Blaise stopped himself. Hermione, who had been staring at the ground, grasping his arms for support, finally looked up at him.
She looked at him questioningly. "What?" she whispered. "You what Blaise?"
"I love you," he muttered. Hermione's eyes met his. The most amazing and unusual sensation filled their bodies at that moment. Hermione felt like her body was completely out of her control. She looked at Blaise and her breath caught. His eyes were turning red. Little did she know, her eyes had faded back to blue.
She felt his hand on her cheek and was surprised at how warm it was. He pulled her face closer to his. Their eyes never broke contact. Their lips touched for a brief second and Hermione saw the sparks that appeared in between their lips. Blaise grinned. He pulled her a little closer and kissed her. Hermione felt her body shake. She slid her arms around his neck. Never had either of them experienced something that had so much passion thrown in. Both of them were completely oblivious to what was happening around them.
As soon as their lips had touched, the room had begun to shake. Books were thrown off the shelves, the pictures on the mantle fell down, the occurrences were very similar to when Blaise lost control, but they were both in control. However…they result didn't just affect that room.
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Draco was walking back from the Library. He hadn't been able to get Hermione out of his mind since the day he kissed her. There was just something about her that made her impossible not to think about. He knew the situation was complicated, and that he couldn't have her. But he was oddly content just having her as a friend. He ran his fingers through his hair and stared at his feet as he made his way back up to the Head Dorms. Suddenly, he felt the floor jolted. It wasn't just the floor though. It was the entire school. Draco heard screams and shouts erupt from all over the school. Everything began to shake.
It hit Draco that there was only one thing powerful enough to make the entirety of Hogwarts shake.
Blaise was back.
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He darted in between the falling stones and rubble, trying to make it back to the Head Common Rooms. Draco's heart was in his mouth; pounding so hard he thought it would burst. He had only one thought on his mind: he couldn't lose Hermione.
He reached the common room within two minutes. His entire body was shaking. He said the password to the screaming portrait and it swung open. The inside of the room was disastrous. It was a worse scene than it had been the first time around. Draco's eyes scanned the room, trying to locate Hermione. What he saw almost killed him.
They were kissing, but there was so much power, so much intensity in that kiss, that even Draco could feel it. He had never heard of anything like this happening before. But something clicked in his mind. There was something different about Hermione. The way she looked in Blaise's arms at that instant, he could tell something about her had changed.
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The two were completely oblivious to the occurrences around them. In fact, they felt at complete and total ease, for the first time in both of their lives, they felt peaceful. They knew nothing could touch them. Blaise's hand snaked down Hermione's arm and took hold of her hand. The touch sparked. Little did they know they had begun to glow. Neither of them felt their feet leave the ground.
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Draco's mouth dropped at the sight of the levitation. He was thinking, hard and fast, about what to do. But before he could do anything, the room trembled so greatly he was knocked to ground.
Draco looked up and felt his breath hitch. They had released each other, but the room continued to shake. They didn't seem to notice they were hovering five or six feet above the ground. But what made his mind spin was Hermione. She was changing. Her eyes…they were blue.
It cant be, thought Draco. He felt a hot tear slide down his face. She isn't one of them. I wont let her be. If I can't have her, no one can. Especially him. I'm not going to let this happen. Draco felt such anger and such hurt. He had never felt this way before. His face was wet with the silent tears that were trickling down his face.
He pulled out his wand.
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Queen of Serpents: Sortiarm. Lol. yea she is..interesting twist, don't ya think? There's more to Blaise though. There is some stuff coming up that not maybe everyone will like, but I have to write it lol.
Ben 'n' jerry: did you really? Awesome! Sortiarmus is the plural lol. as you can see though, putting the two of them together can be a bit dangerous. But for now, yea, she's with blaise.
u-r-only-my-shadow: thank you! them being Sortiarmus is part of it, but not the only reason they are attracted to each other. Note blaise liked Hermione before he knew, and she liked him before she knew about him too. But that does play a part. It's going to be explored more to come lol.
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