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it's been two months since i updated sorry i've been so busy with my a levels but merry christmas! i want to finish this before 2018 so it won't have taken me literally four years to finish this :/ anyway.

recap: blaise has just told hermione about the unbreakable vow

Chapter 17: The Silence

There was an awful silence that followed the conversation.

It was like watching through a screen, watching- waiting for everything to come crashing down. Blaise had told Hermione everything. About the party, about Pansy... everything.

And at that moment, he knew that it was all over.

'W-what?' said Hermione, shaking her head slightly. 'I- I don't-'

'Hermione...' Draco said softly.

'Draco, be quiet. Blaise, what do you mean, he did the Unbreakable Vow? He didn't. He couldn't.' She said sharply.

Blaise shrugged. There was a glint of amusement in his eye. 'Ask him.'

Hermione turned to face him. 'It's far too advanced. You're telling me you did the Unbreakable Vow? You didn't. Did you?' She demanded.

'Hermione, I was drunk-'

'Don't mess me about, Malfoy.' She said through gritted teeth. There was a slightly steely tone to her voice. 'Did you, or didn't you?'

He couldn't bear to look at her. He tried to hold her hand, but she slapped his hand away as if she'd been stung. 'Don't TOUCH me, Draco!' she said hysterically. 'You don't get to do that anymore!'

There was a very pregnant pause. Hermione took a shaky breath before she spoke again. He could tell that she was close to tears.

'Draco Malfoy,' Hermione said quietly. 'Is it true?'

He closed his eyes. He knew in this moment, that this was the end. He couldn't do anything now to prevent everything from coming out- and why shouldn't he, anyway? It was doomed from the start.

Draco nodded. 'It's true. I'm sorry.'

'Don't ever come near me again.' She whispered. The tears in her eyes spilled over, and in that moment Draco wanted nothing more than to wipe them away, but he couldn't. 'Merlin, I swear... I swear if you ever come near me again...'

She gave him one last glare and swept away in cold fury.

Blaise followed suit. He winked at Draco and walked away at a steady pace.

It was all over.