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Last Hope	By : ShiSaiyan Category: Harry Potter > General > General Views: 8935 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Last Hope
- 2-ch 2
- 3-ch 3
- 4-ch 4
- 5-ch 5
- 6-ch6
- 7-ch 7
- 8-ch 8
- 9-ch 9
- 10-10
- 11-11
- 12-12
- 13-13
- 14-14
- 15-15
- 16-16
- 17-17
- 12
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- 14
"Oh, Merlin, no," Niki whispered, her eyes as wide as the others' when Dragon walked into the Gryffindor Common Room with Hermione wrapped up in a cloak, shivering against his chest. Draco trailed, not far behind. The other Gryffindors in the room glanced at them and wisely melted from the room, not saying a word. "What happened?" Gryff and Harry demanded at once, rising to their feet. "Is she all right?" Phoenix asked. "Hermione?" said Ginny, worriedly. "'Mione, are you okay?" Ron asked. Niki said nothing, her face pale, her eyes full of guilt. Dragon didn't say a word, just walked past them and up the stairs to the girls' dormitory. Ginny and Niki followed, silently and all eyes swung to Draco. "What happened to Hermione, Malfoy?" Ron asked, his voice cold. Draco seemed to shrink into himself and he took a step back from the Gryffindors. "I- she- the dungeons- Flint," he stuttered, as if he'd suddenly lost the ability to speak. "Leave him alone for now," said Gryff, his green eyes sharp, his tone sharper. "Wait until Dragon comes back down. We'll get the whole story then." Draco sat on the floor near the fire and avoided the piercing gazes of the four Gryffindor men.

Dragon laid Hermione on her bed, very gently and knelt beside her. He brushed feather-light fingers over her already swelling cheek, noting the darkening bruises that spread from her temple, down her jaw line. She was watching him, silently and his silver eyes met her soft brown gaze for a moment before he stood and turned to face Niki and Ginny. At last, he spoke. "Take care of her. I'll be downstairs for a moment, then right outside the door." Every movement was tightly controlled as he strode out of the room and closed the door behind him.

Niki and Ginny rushed to Hermione's side. "Hermione, are you okay?" Ginny asked, anxiously. "What happened down there? Oh, Merlin, how could I have been so stupid! I never should have agreed to that crazy plan!" Niki said, miserably. "I'm okay, Niki, Ginny. I swear. I'll be fine," Hermione said, through chattering teeth. "What happened?" Ginny asked. Hermione hung her head. "I had a plan, Ginny, to get Dragon's attention. Niki was to tell Dragon that I went down to Slytherin House, alone and we were sure he'd come after me. I was just going to wait at the bottom of the stairs for him, but Crabbe and Goyle caught me the moment I stepped into the dungeons." Ginny gasped. "Hermione! You know better than that! You've heard the stories about what the Slytherins do to people who get caught down there!" "I know. Please, Ginny, don't tell anyone," Hermione said, looking up at the younger girl with tear filled eyes. "All right. Just promise you won't ever try anything like that again," Ginny said, with a long-suffering sigh. "Oh, don't worry. I don't think I'll be going near the dungeons again for a long time," Hermione promised. "You still haven't told us what happened after they caught you," said Niki, softly. Hermione looked away. "They dragged me into some kind of hidden maze, a place underneath the Slytherin Common Room. It was Crabbe, Goyle, Flint and Malfoy." At Draco's name Niki's eyes widened in horror and she waited, holding her breath. "They chained me to the floor and told me they punished Mudbloods who got caught in the dungeons. Draco tried to get them to stop, I think, but Flint just kept taking off my clothes. Someone hit me," she said, raising a trembling hand to her bruised face. "When I woke up, Flint was sitting on top of me, trying to get my underwear off. And then Dragon came. He used the cruxatious curse on Flint, Niki. I can still hear him screaming in my head." Hermione shivered and pulled the cloak tighter around her. She looked up at Niki and Ginny. "Do you know what the worst part is?" Both of them shook their heads and Hermione's next words were very quiet. "It didn't bother me, hearing him scream like that. I wanted him to hurt. I wanted him to pay. I still want it. What kind of person does that make me?" she asked, softly. "Human," said Niki, without hesitation. Ginny was nodding, her beautiful, tiny, fine-boned face set in stone as she agreed. Faced with the unwavering support of her friends, Hermione buried her face in her arms and cried.

"You left him down there?" asked Gryff. Dragon nodded, his mercury eyes reflecting the dancing flames of the fire. "Do you suppose he'll go to Dumbledore? Try to get Dragon in trouble for using the Unforgivable Curse?" asked Ron. Phoenix shook his head. "No. Then he'd have to tell why. Flint's a Slytherin but he's not a complete idiot." "Should we go to Dumbledore?" asked Harry. Gryff glanced at him. "No. Dumbledore has enough to worry about. We'll get our own revenge. Oliver will be back soon. When he hears everything, he'll be delighted to take on an old enemy for us. He's been waiting for a chance and a reason to go after Flint for years," said the older man. "What do we do about him?" asked Ron, nodding toward Draco. "He could have stopped all of this." Draco's eyes widened and he looked at Dragon. His older self was studying him with hard, cold eyes. "I tried. I swear, Flint wouldn't listen. I didn't want them to hurt her," Draco said. "I was just going for help when Dragon arrived." "Is that true, Dragon?" asked Gryff. Dragon's eyes became hooded. "He was running. He bumped into me. Could've been going felp,elp, or just trying to get away before help arrived." "Why should we believe you, Draco?" asked Phoenix. "Because I was there and I heard him," said a soft, tired female voice.

All eyes swung to the stairs, where Hermione was standing, Ginny and Niki on either side of her. She was dressed and clean, Hogwarts robes unclasped and hanging, open, from her shoulders. "Draco tried to get Flint to stop, but Flint wouldn't listen. I heard it all. Leave him be." "But he could have kept any of this from happening," Harry argued. "He could have, but then he would have blown his cover. Remember, we have to keep up the appearance that nothing has changed, at least until Lucius Malfoy arrives," Hermione said. The guys all stared at her, then looked back at Draco. "Get him out of here, Gryff. Let him go back and deal with Flint. That should be punishment enough," said Niki. Gryff looked to Hermione and she nodded. "Very well." Grabbing Draco firmly by the upper arm, he escorted the Slytherin from the room.
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