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Chapter 6: The Wizard's oath

The next morning she went up to Harry in the Common Room and made him promise not to tell anyone who it was.

He of course nodded. "So does that mean I can talk to you now he knows that I know?" he asked.

Hermione shook her head. "I won't be taking any chances." She said trying to read his reaction.

"I understand." He said.

"This means you can't tell even the others and definitely not Dumbledore."

Harry looked a bit hesitant but when he saw the frightened look on her face he agreed.

Hermione looked at him in relief. "Thank you." She said.

"No problem. You really think I would let you get hurt?"

She shook her head, thanked him again, and ran into a study room locking herself in with a more powerful locking charm.

'I heard you make him promise not to tell.' Lucius said.

'Yes master I did.' She said.

'I don't trust him. I want him to do a wizards oath not to tell anyone.' He said ruthlessly.

Hermione gasped. 'I can't do that to him!' she wailed putting as much emotion as she could into a thought.

'YOU WILL DO IT OR BE PUNISHED!' he screamed nastily.

She whimpered in fear and he laughed.

'But–' she protested.

Lucius growled dangerously. 'THAT'S IT! CRUCIO!' He snarled.

Hermione cast a silencing charm on the door just in time before she collapsed in a mass of pain. She screamed in agony as the curse went through her. Finally Lucius lifted the curse. Hermione fought the tears threatening to fall.

'Now do as you are told!' Lucius snarled.

'As you wish my Lord' she said.

She stood up and went to go find Harry again.

Harry looked up as Hermione entered the empty classroom he was practicing spells in.

He noticed Hermione looked distraught.

"Hermione what's wrong?" he asked.

She walked over to him and said "We need to talk. Room of Requirement maybe?" she asked.

"Sure. I don't mind." He said.

They got up and started to make their way to the seventh floor where Barnabas the Barmy was located.

When they got there Hermione started pacing.

I need a place to talk to Harry without anyone disturbing us. She said this three times and faced the blank wall that now had a door.

She opened the door for Harry and slipped inside after him.

The room was not that big but it looked cozy with two chairs like the ones in the Gryffindor Common room. It also had a warm fire next to them. There was a huge Gryffindor banner hanging over the fire. She grinned slightly at the banner but it fell of instantly. There were two drinks on a small table between the chairs.

The two friends went over to the chairs and sat down.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?"

Hermione looked at him. "He wants you to make a wizards oath not to tell anyone who he is. Please don't be angry at me. I didn't really have a choice." She insisted.

"It's okay. I am not mad at you at all. Even if it was you who wanted me to do it I wouldn't be mad. So how do I do the oath?" he asked.

"Raise your wand, say your name, and then say you swear on your life and your magic to never repeat what Hermione Jasmine Granger said her Master's name was." Hermione said.

"I, Harry James Potter, swear on my life and my magic that I will not repeat what Hermione Jasmine Granger said her Master's name was." He said.

There was a flare of magic that they both felt.

"I am so sorry I had to do that." Hermione said looking at the floor.

"It's okay. If this means you would be safe then it's fine." He said lifting her chin with a finger to look into her eyes. Hermione smiled a wobbly smile.

"I'm glad that you understand but we should get going." Hermione said.

"Let's go." Said Harry.

They walked back to the Common room together in silence.

When they got there Harry walked over to Ron & Ginny while Hermione went in the study room to think.

As she opened the door she stopped cold when she saw someone already there.

It was the Dark Lord.

"Come in and shut the door please." He said pleasantly.

When she closed the door he waved his wand and she heard what sounded like a thousand locks clicking. She immediately knelt before him.

Harry was chatting with his friends near the study room Hermione went in. Suddenly he heard what sounded like a bunch of locks clicking coming from Hermione's door. That can't be right. The door only has one lock! Something doesn't feel right here.

He turned to his friends. "I think I heard something coming from Hermione's door. Let's go and check on her." He said

They walked to the door and he took out his wand. They heard a lock click open. Ginny turned the handle but the door wouldn't budge. "There seems to be more locks but this door only has one keyhole! What do we do?" she whispered.

"Someone make a lot of noise and maybe Peeves will come. Remember how Dobby and Winky fought about you Harry and he encouraged them? We can tell him there are people fighting or something in there. He will want to make them angrier and maybe he can tell us who is in there." said Ron.

"Ron you're a genius!" Harry cried.

Hermione was kneeling in front of the Dark Lord when people started making a lot of noise outside of the door.

"Get up!" Lucius demanded.

She rose off the floor wondering what she had done to make him come here. Him coming here had to be a HUGE risk!

He opened his mouth to talk when Peeves flew in.

"When there's strife or when there's trouble,

Call on Peevesie he'll make double." He sang.

"Peeves get out of here!" Lucius barked.

"You haven't been fighting?" Peeves asked

Lucius pointed his wand at Peeves and yelled "Lanlock!"

His tongue was instantly glued to the roof of his mouth and he flew out gagging.

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Harry watched Peeves come out of the room and knew instantly his tongue had been glued. He muttered the counter curse and asked him who was in there with Hermione.

"Meany guy Lucius glued my tongue to the roof of my mouth." He said and flew off to make some trouble elsewhere.

Harry gasped when he heard the name Lucius. "We need to get in there NOW! She could be in danger!" he said agitatedly.

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As soon as Peeves was gone Lucius started talking. "Go stand in front of the far wall over there." He said pointing behind him.

She walked over to the other wall and turned around.

"I didn't appreciate it when you didn't obey me the first time I told you to make Potter do the Wizards Oath. I don't know what has gotten into you lately but if you don't stop this nonsense I would be more than happy to let my Death Eaters introduce you to the real meaning of pain."

Hermione tried not to show her fear but when he mentioned "Death Eaters" and "Pain" she couldn't help but shrink from him in fear.

He smirked as he saw her recoil. He looked her in the eyes and said "Know that I mean every word I say," With each word he took a step towards her and by the last word he was towering over her. She cowered in fear.

Suddenly he heard a bunch of locks start to unlock. He disillusioned himself and disappeared. He watched as more locks unlocked and the door flew open.

Harry, Ron, and Ginny flung open the door and the first thing the friends saw was Hermione shaking like a leaf and staring at something shimmering.

Ron and Ginny started going towards her when Harry stopped them. "No! I believe we have someone else to greet here first." They looked at him like he was crazy.

Suddenly the door swung shut with a BANG!

"I already know you are there. No reason to hide from me." He said not taking his eyes off the shimmering spot that was now moving.

Ron and Ginny looked in the direction Harry was staring and finally spotted the shimmering spot. They all took out their wands. "What did you do to her?" Ginny asked accusingly.

Ginny's voice seemed to bring Hermione back to Earth and she seemed to realize her friends were intending on fighting the Dark Lord. "No! Put your wands down! You're just going to get yourselves hurt!" she screamed.

Lucius changed his voice to sound different and his image changed. A deeper voice issued from his throat. "Yes put your wands away and I will let you go unharmed. Insist on fighting me and Hermione can take you all to the Hospital Wing in a matchbox." He hissed threateningly.

Harry snorted. "You don't scare me!" he said. Harry seemed to see the spell before it happened.

"Iaculo!" Lucius screamed. Harry dodged it easily.

'Densaugeo!' Harry screamed in his mind. Lucius deflected it and Harry pulled Ron & Ginny down just in time as it flew over their heads.

Lucius pointed his wand at Ginny and a hex flew at her. Harry pushed her out of the way and took the hit himself. Harry was blasted into a wall but curled into a ball avoiding the worst. He was on his feet in seconds.

'Furnunculus!' Ron yelled in his head. His aim was true and boils started to appear.

With a wave of his hand Lucius made them disappear. Harry knew what was going to happen seconds before. Harry moved over towards Ron. A green light flew at Ron and Harry pushed him out of the way missing death by inches.

That was too much for Hermione. She ran over and stood in front of her three friends. "No! Master please stop! I beg of you! I'll do anything just please don't hurt them!"

She turned around and told her friends to close their eyes. When they refused she waved her wand and their eyes closed tightly.

She turned back around. "You want to know why I don't act like I used to? It's because of this!"

She took out the locket he had given to her. "Yes. I know what it is and I can't believe you gave it to me when you knew what could happen!"

She tucked the locket back into her robes.

"I have been protecting it with all my heart and this is how you repay me?" she asked tears streaming down her cheeks.

He lowered his wand but she felt no relief. She knew he would call her soon.

He left the room and she sank to the floor. She pointed her wand at her friends so they could open their eyes. They looked at Hermione and all their anger faded into concern for their friend.

Harry was very curious as to what she was protecting for the Dark Lord but knew when he shouldn't push her.

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