Previously

"Draco" she hissed. She was looking at the wall behind me. I turned and look to see my father staring furiously at me.

Chapter 3

Draco POV

"Draco" my father growled "get upstairs now". I gently put Hermione down so she wouldn't get hurt. I walked up stairs only to find my mother and father looking furious. Bellatrix was standing next to them. She was laughing her insane laugh. Then I realised Voldemort himself was standing next to Bellatrix. Voldemort walked right up to me and grab me around the neck.

"What is this" he hissed "Lucius, your son appears to not stand up to your expectations". My father looked worried and in regret.

"I'm sorry my lord" my father begged "he can do better, he will be your loyal servant, he wants it truly, don't you Draco? How can I reply? What I wanted was to save Hermione. I didn't want it at all.

"Yes" I whisper "I do" I let the lie slip through my lips.

"One day soon you will prove it Draco"

Hermione POV

After we got caught Draco never visited me again. I was getting weak and closer to death rapidly. I had gone nearly 2 months without any food (I still had a jug Draco had given me and rainwater would fill it. I knew I was going to die any day now. I would sometimes hear his voice from upstairs and hope he would come but he never did. I was too weak to move or stand up I just sat in the cold and wet all day, every day.

On day I heard loud banging, screaming and shouting. I heard the cellar door lock and footsteps.

"Help" I said as loudly as I could "please help" I didn't care who it was. I needed help.

"Did you hear something" I heard someone say. I recognised the voice.

"Help" I say more loudly this time "I'm over here".

"Luna, I think someone else is in here" I hear the voice again. Two people come around the corner.

At first I didn't recognise either of them. They looked so beat up.

"Hermione" said the man "it's us Neville and Luna. God Hermione you look so ill. We have food if-

"Neville they took the food away. We have nothing" said Luna. They both lean in and start hugging me. I start to sob.

"Neville, Luna I'm so happy you're here.!" I sobbed

"Shh it's ok Hermione we are going to get you out of here" said Neville. Again I heard the loud metal banging and clashing.

Draco POV

She could be dead right now and it would all my fault. Everyday I thought about her. My father hadn't talked to me since he caught us. I couldn't stop thinking about what Voldemort said "one day you will prove it" what did that mean?

Hermione POV

"GET YOURSELFS UP HEAR NOW" I heard a stranger voice say.

"do you think he is talking to us?" Luna asked.

"Probably" I said "I can't walk though"

"We will help its ok" said Neville. I put my arms around both of them and they supported me around the waist. As soon as I stood up I felt nauseous.

"Hermione are you ok" asked Luna

"Ye I'm fine. Just keep going." I said. They carried me to the stairs and lifted me up them.

"There they are" said Bellatrix insanely. As we got there we saw Mr and Mrs Malfoy and loads of death eaters and Voldemort himself standing there smiling and Draco sat on an armchair at the side, looking away.

"You will die today" Voldemort hissed "I will chose some loyal death eaters to kill each of you. Miss Granger will die first. Draco please come forward"

Draco gasped when he saw my half dead body. He stood up and walked over to me

"Now Draco I would like you to perform the Cruciatus curse on miss granger". Draco looked at me write in the eyes and mouthed "I'm so sorry"

"crucio" he whispered. I started to scream. It was nothing like I have felt before. I fell to the floor. I thought that was it I was just going to die there and then but it stopped and I just lay there half alive.

"now Draco I would like you to perform the killing curse on miss granger.