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This is why I can't stand you	By : LovelessHope Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 5438 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Hogwarts was in shambles. Even the most powerful magic would take at least a year to repair the damage brought upon by the war. Hermione and Harry had moved into a small home together in Hogsmeade village to rebuild their lives and start a small potions business while Hogwarts was being rebuilt. The other survivors did similar in order to lick their wounds and repair their lives, Luna and Neville worked with Professor Sprout to create a Botany Shop, Draco moved into a small mansion on the east side of Hogsmeade medicating with alcohol, Ginny lived with her parents and George running Zonko's Joke Shop in Fred's name, and Ron was living by himself in his self proclaimed bachelor pad where he milked his fame to bring home his fair share of intoxicated witches. Everyone was dealing differently.
Hermione thought once the war was over the trio would be even closer having survived such a traumatic event and of course, that she and Ron would be an inseperable couple like Ginny and Harry. Although Ginny lived away from Harry and Hermione's home they saw each other quite a bit. Hermione was incredibly angry that every time she so much as went to Madam Puddifoots for some tea, there was Ron trying to take home another girl. After their kiss in the Chamber of Secrets they had spent about 3 weeks pretty much glued to each other then one day Ron came over to the Potion shop and told Hermione that he no longer had any interest in dating her. She was just too much like a sister to him, and he mentioned how often she nagged. Hermione tried to keep a straight face as he left but the moment the door was shut behind him, she noticed her eye beginning to twitch.
After that day Hermione almost never left her home. She was so heartbroken she could barely run her share of the shop. Three months after the split however, as Hermione was labling the potions in her shop she came across a peculiar ingredient that she didn't remember ordering. Toad's eye. It was only used in revenge potions. It had a dark energy to it, that made even Professor McGonagall listen when Professor Trelawny had warned about it's aura because of it's effects when used in a potion. Toad's eye wasn't an actual eye from a toad, but a plant that grew around tombstones when someone died before their time. It was widely acknowledged as an omen of bad things to come. Hermione was shocked that she had found such a rare but deadly ingredient in her shop. She left it be until the end of her shift that day, but she couldn't get the plant out of her mind, it was like a bug bite she couldn't quite reach to scratch and before she closed up shop, against her better judgement she slipped it in her pocket and headed home.
When she arrived, She found Harry at the table eating his dinner. She sat down next to him and put the toad's eye on the table. Harry almost choked on his food upon seeing it.
"Hermione, where did you get that?" he coughed
"I found it in the shop, I figured you had ordered it or something"
"Bloody hell Hermione, you can't order something like that, no one sells it"
"Well how did it get in the shop?"
Harry and Hermione shared a long look. Harry sighed before he spoke again
"Hermione, how are you doing?"
"What?" Hermione said with confusion
"How are you doing... You know with the Ron stuff, I know I don't talk about it a lot but I want to check in on you"
"I am doing fine" Hermione said trying to control the twitch in her eye that happened every time she heard Ron's name
"Hermione" Harry said in a serious voice "Toad's eye doesn't just happen to appear somewhere, it is a bad omen. I don't know much about it... In fact the only person who I've ever seen use it, well attempt but fail to use it, was Draco. But you need to get rid of that thing, It will drive you crazy. We don't need to analyze how it got in our shop, we just need to get rid of it"
"You said Draco knows about it?"
"Hermione, I don't know what you're thinking but if it involves Draco it's a bad idea. He is an absolute wreck. You need to get rid of that plant and move on with your life. You're my best friend, I don't want that thing to hurt you"
Hermione sighed then put the toad's eye in her pocket "I will get rid of it in the morning when I go to work, if it's as bad as you say I would rather put it in a trash can that is protected by magic, the ones we have here just won't do"
"Okay" Harry said "But I'm being serious Hermione. Get rid of it"
Hermione gave Harry the most reassuring look she could muster then got up and went to her room. When she got there she pulled the toad's eye back out of her pocket and stared at it. Her mind wandered to Draco and how he knew about what this plant does. She knew it would be a bad idea to go and see him, especially since word around town is that he never spent much time sober, but there had to be a reason this bizarre plant showed up at her shop.
Then without warning the back of Hermione's head felt as though it was on fire and her mind saw nothing but literal red. She couldn't think and she could barely breath. It was like she was possessed by an outside force and on the red background that had become her mind she saw the word "Revenge" melt through the red in deep black letters. The word revenge seemed to echo across the walls. The word seemed to hit her in the face and spread through her body in a heat that could compete with hell for it's unforgiving burn. The red exploded into an epiphany of what she should do. There was a clear picture of herself handing Ron a potion. It was rich purple in color and her mind's eye panned down to the floor where the tag had clearly been ripped from the potion describing what it was. The tag read "Death by drowning". Then just as fast as it started the burning stopped and Hermione knew exactly what she needed to do. And the first thing was to see Draco.

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Hermione told Harry she wasn't feeling well the next morning and was going to take some time to rest. He said he hoped she felt better soon and not to worry about the shop. Ginny would be there to see him today and surely she would help out if things got to busy. Hermione waited an hour after Harry left then readied herself and started the journey to Draco's Humble Home.
The stairs to Draco's door were black stone and covered in moss, Hermione watched her step as she trailed to his front door. It was once a beautiful house, but months of neglect had left it mossy and covered in vines. Hermione felt her stomach drop as she contemplated this being a very bad idea. However right as she was about to turn around the door swung open. To her horror, the pale face of Draco Malfoy appeared in front of her with deep red circles around his eyes and before Hermione even had a chance to explain herself the hoarse voice of Draco Malfoy spoke.
"It's been a while since I've heard footstops on the stairs outside. I am surprised to see of all the people who could pay me a visit it would be you Granger" Draco's face twisted "What do you want?"
Hermione seemed to have lost her words and just stammered "Ummm... uhhh" Draco's face and frail frame implied that it wasn't just the house he neglected
"Come on spit it out. I don't want your company unless it's dire"
Hermione just swallowed then said "Toad's Eye" And reached in her pocket and pulled out the plant
Draco seemed to jump ten feet in the air away from her
"Hermione, where on Earth did you get that? Do you even know what that does to people?" His eyes were wide and bloodshot, making Hermione tremble inside
"I- Uh it was found in my shop"
"Oh your little potions shop you created with Saint Potter? Why do you even have that vile thing. Doesn't your shop only sell viles of unicorns and rainbows"
"Our potions shop is a sofisticated array of different potions, mainly healing ones" Hermione asserted regaining her voice "I just found this the other day when labeling potions"
"Well at least McGonagall doesn't have your tongue anymore. Come in. It's starting to drizzle outside, I don't know why you have that thing but you need to know the consequences of it"
"That's actually what I came to talk to you about...But why are you just offering to tell me? Don't you want something in return? You're Draco Malfoy, you always want something"
"I'm sure you can pay me back for my knowledge later, but for now just think of this as a gift from me to you" Draco smirked and motioned for Hermione to enter.
Hermione gulped, but dead set on finding answers she entered Draco's house. Draco pulled up a chair for her in front of a dull fire in his beautiful but dusty living room. Hermione sat down and Draco sat across from her and held out his hand for her to put the toads eye in.
"So" Draco began "You said you just found this thing right?"
"Yes" Hermione said starting to feel annoyance creep into her voice
"Don't get snippy with me, Granger" Draco snapped then continued "The myth is that Toad's eye only grows around tombstones signify that someone died before there time, and it is mainly looked upon as an omen of death's revenge, or in lahmens terms bad, sometimes deadly karma to the persecuter of that person's death. However, while this holds some truth to it, it's not the whole truth. Toads eye only really means revenge, not just revenge from the grave. Although that is the most common appearance of it. Toads eye means that there is anger and betrayal in the area that it grows. This could be anything from a death to a breakup"
Hermione felt her eye begin to twitch again. Draco kept talking
"If you found this growing in your shop, then either you or Harry have felt an extreme betrayal. The only real way to know which one felt it from an outsider perspective is well... did either of you have a vision of revenge?"
Hermione's eyes widened and she tried to look away before Draco saw the look of concern and fear on her face.
Draco smirked "So it was you who had the vision huh? What caused it... Let me guess... Was it Ron banging anyone he could outrun, or perhaps it's that mommy and daddy forgot about poor Hermione"
Hermione felt her face swell and she fought back tears as Draco mocked her "I'm not here for you to make fun of me" Hermione said through the contractions of sadness in her throat. She swallowed hard "I only came here for answers... so thank you" She started to get up.
"Petrificus Totalus!" Draco shouted his wand pointed at her. Hermione felt her entire body stiffen to stone and she knew she couldn't move, even speak.
Draco pushed her immobile body back down "I'm not finished Granger. You come to my house looking for answers... Well then you're gonna get them. And you're not leaving until I say you're leaving"
Draco cleared his throat then began speaking again "You have to be pretty fucked up to have something like this grow around you. So you're no better than me and don't you forget that. I'm sorry your ginger rat decided that he wanted something other than your tight little ass" He smiled unnervingly as he looked Hermione up and down " But you're my kind of fucked up now. So I would suggest that you either stay as far away from me as possible... Or close... very close" He leaned to Hermione's level and lightly touched her face "Anyways I think I will unfreeze you now. It's your choice to leave, but just know, I'm the only person who knows how to use this plant... And let me tell you as much as Toad's eye is a plant, it's also a curse. It won't leave you alone until you do it's bidding. So if you want to know how to rid yourself of this curse. Stay where you are, but just know, if you do choose to let me help you I will be expecting a favor in return"
"Release" Draco said with a wave of his wand and Hermione felt a relief wash over her body like none other. Her bones didn't feel like they were made of cement anymore and she felt her chest expand when she breathed. She looked at Draco
"I need time to think" And she headed towards the door
"Fine by me" Draco called after her "But just know, the longer you wait for my help, the worse the curse becomes"
Hermione rolled her eyes. She could surely fight this by herself.
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