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Post by Suzi on Aug 3, 2005 15:29:21 GMT -5
oh I see. I love reading too
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Post by Samantha on Aug 3, 2005 16:25:12 GMT -5
Because my spirit's were lifted by your great reviews i've finished chapter 6! (That and i've had nothing else to do!)
Chapter 6 - Taken
Draco couldn’t sleep. Half sue to physical pain, half due to emotional pain. Watching Hermione sleeping made him feel worse than ever. He wanted nothing more than to be with her but he couldn’t put her through the pain and grief of trying to save him. He knew that somewhere deep inside of him he was just being selfish, he didn’t want to die but he couldn’t live knowing the face Hermione would always be in pain.
“You don’t know anything,” Hermione murmured, making Draco jump. Her eyes were closed meaning that she was dreaming. Draco couldn’t help but wonder what she was dreaming about, was she dreaming about him, Harry, Ron or someone else altogether? His thoughts drifted from Hermione to Harry and Ron, where were they and why weren’t they trying to rescue their best friend?
At The Burrow
“Where’s Hermione? Why hasn’t she answered our owls? Has something happened to her?” Ron panicked as he walked up and down in his bedroom, never in his life had he been so worried, not even when Harry was in trouble but then he always knew Harry would be all right. With Hermione it was a completely different story, anything could have happened to her.
“She’s probably just gone on vacation Ron ok? Stop worrying” Harry lied, he was trying to calm his best friend down but he knew it wasn’t helping. Harry knew that something bad had happened to Hermione and he was just as worried as Ron he just didn’t show it as much, “If we tell you’re mum, she might be able to help us”
“No” Ron answered quickly, “No, we can’t tell my mum, you know what she’s like, she’ll try to get involved, no we have to do this alone, it’s the only way” Ron grimaced as he looked at Harry, he hated this not knowing, how where they supposed to help Hermione if they didn’t even know where she was?
“Do what alone Ronald?” A voice drifted into the room as the youngest Weasley entered the room. Ginny gave Harry a sideward glance and a small smile before settling herself on Ron’s bed, “Well, do what Ron, you can’t not tell me now”
Harry looked towards Ron, wondering whether it was OK to tell Ginny or not, after all she had helped them a lot in the past and they would need all the help that they could get. Ron shook his head slowly to Harry; meaning that he didn’t think it was a good idea. Ignoring Ron’s answer Harry turned towards Ginny.
“Hermione’s gone missing, she hasn’t answered any of our letters and we can’t get through to her, we’re really worried about her, we’re trying to think of a plan to help her but we can’t think of anything right now” Harry said amazed that he had managed to get it all out without breaking down or having a panic attack. Seeing Ron out of the corner of his eye he looked at him in the eyes, “I had to” he said simply before waiting for Ginny’s reply.
Ginny looked from Ron and then towards Harry then towards Ron again, “Why wouldn’t you let him tell me? I know Hermione just as well as you two do, look the only way you’re going to be able to know if Hermione has been kidnapped or whatever is to go to her house and I suggest taking our brooms, it’s the quickest and easiest”
Ron gave Harry a look that told him he was already planning ways to get even with him but Harry didn’t care, he just wanted to help Hermione as quickly as possible, “I’m in” he said with a smile at Ginny before turning towards Ron expectantly, “Ron? You in or out?”
Ron gave him a dumbfounded look, “I’m in, why wouldn’t I be?” Ron asked confused but Harry just shrugged. Ginny rolled her eyes at the boys as she stood up and left the room to get her broom. Harry and Ron grabbed theirs and made their way outside to meet Ginny, they were on their way to save Hermione, at last.[/i]
The Malfoys
Hermione had awoken but neither Draco nor Hermione had said a word to each other, Draco could see where Hermione had been crying and he hated it. He had caused her that pain, how could he hurt her like that? All he wanted was her to be happy and he was making her cry, he was a bad person.
“Draco dear, I brought you some breakfast” Narcissa Malfoy entered the room carrying a tray full of food, too much for one person but too little for two, “I added some food for the girl as well, in case she’s hungry, she hasn’t eaten in days, or so I’ve heard” she smiled at Draco as she placed the tray in front of him, she didn’t speak of what she had heard the night before, as always.
Draco half smiled at his mum as she turned and left the room. He hated the way she always acted oblivious to his pain but he knew she couldn’t care for him, she wasn’t allowed. Looking over at Hermione he offered her the food, he wasn’t hungry, and he couldn’t eat at the moment anyway. Hermione looked at him, watching him carefully before making her way over to the tray and taking some food.
“Thank you” she said simple walking back to where she was before. Hermione ate the food slowly and quietly, she felt wrong to be eating while Draco didn’t. As much as she hated him for what he did last night she still hated seeing him in pain the way he was, she was finding it hard just sitting there but she could do nothing else.
“Hermione we need to talk” Draco looked towards Hermione, he couldn’t bare it any longer, he needed to sort things out with Hermione, he needed her to understand what he was saying. Hermione looked at Draco with a sad look in her eyes but Draco didn’t look away as much as he wanted to, he didn’t. “I meant what I said last night” he said knowing that she probably wouldn’t listen to him anymore but he hoped she would.
“I meant what I said but not because I hate you and don’t want to be with you, not because I don’t want to die because I would die for you Hermione, I would die saving you and I know I would” Draco half smiled as he closed his eyes for a moment, it was much easier saying this in his head, “I meant what I said because I love you and I –”
“You w…what?” Hermione couldn’t believe her ears, did Draco just say that he loved her? Is that what he said or was her ears playing tricks on her? Looking into Draco’s eyes she knew before he even answered that he had indeed said that and he did indeed mean it as well.
“I…I love you Hermione” Draco smiled at Hermione as he saw for the first time that morning joy in her eyes, excitement in her voice and tears of happiness slide down her face, “I would do anything for you Hermione, you know that don’t you?”
“I love you too Draco” Hermione smiled back at Draco as the tears continued to fall down her cheeks, these weren’t sad tears though, these were tears of pure happiness, someone loved her, he loved her, he loved her back. “I know Draco, I know and I understand that we could never be together, it just wouldn’t work, I wish it would, I really do”
“So do I” Draco answered, just watching her brought a smile to his face, he wanted to move over to her and hug her and tell her everything would be ok but he couldn’t. He couldn’t move and it would be wrong to hug her, if he was found again it would be over for probably both of them, he couldn’t deal with that.
A moment later Lucius walked into the room, he didn’t even look at Draco, he went straight towards Hermione and picked her up. Only then did he turn towards his son, “As you obviously can’t be trusted to look after a stupid mudblood, she’ll be leaving now, say you’re goodbye’s, for you’ll never see each other again” There was venom in Lucius’ voice as he gripped his hand in Hermione’s shoulder making her squirm under his strength.
Draco could find no words to say, whatever happened he wouldn’t let his father or Voldemort or anyone kill Hermione, no matter what happened he would do his best to save her, he had to save her. Hermione looked at Draco saying goodbye in her eyes and Draco understood that she knew it was unwise to speak. Within seconds Lucius moved Hermione away and started pulling her out of the door.
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Post by Suzi on Aug 3, 2005 16:47:23 GMT -5
Oooo fantastic as always. I can't wait to hear what happens next.
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