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Late Night Wandering	By : snowblind12 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 34930 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
Disclaimer: This story is based off the books and characters that belong to JKR. JKR owns Harry Potter books and universe. While this twisted tale is mine, the characters belong to her. I make no money or profit off this story.

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Thanks for reading and reviewing. A reviewer commented about Snape in the last chapter. Yeah, he was super creepy and extra pervy, but don't worry, there aren't any Snape molesting Hermione moments in this story. Draco is the only one who lays hands on Hermione.
Thursday Afternoon
Hermione and Neville arrived in the potions classroom to find Draco and Professor Snape sitting at his desk. Hermione felt Neville stiffen at her side and turned to him, offering a reassuring smile.
Professor Snape stood, "Ahh, Miss Granger. I see you found someone to come to the dungeons with you. I was going to come retrieve you if you didn't show."
Hermione smiled, "yes, Neville was kind enough to walk down with me."
Snape gave Neville a disapproving glance, "Yes, how helpful to have such a.. capable wizard by your side."
Hermione could hear Neville's breathing quicken. "He's going to study while Draco and I work on our potion."
Professor Snape started to walk towards the door. "That is...acceptable. Draco, come next door to my study when you are done and I'll escort you back to Slytherin."
Professor Snape turned towards Hermione and nodded his head, "Miss Granger, please send for me if you are in need...of anything."
Hermione thought there was something odd in the way Professor Snape was looking at her, but she couldn't place it. The Professor then looked towards Neville and didn't say anything as he left.
Hermione and Draco made a new brewing schedule and narrowed down the recipes they were going to attempt. They didn't trust that Blaise had been keeping up with the current potion in the classroom, so they dumped it and started it fresh. By 4:30 their hands and arms were tired from slicing and chopping.
Hermione was pleased with their progress and smiled at Draco, "It's like a fresh start. And, with only one cauldron, it will be easier to keep our notes organized."
He smiled back. "Yeah, I just hope we can figure this thing out. It would be such an accomplishment."
Draco took hold of her hand under the table and held it. Hermione gave him a small smile.
"Hermione, are..are you guys about finished? I need to go the library before dinner and..."
Hermione turned toward Neville and smiled at him. She had practically forgotten he was even there. "Sure, Neville. All done, thanks."
Hermione started to stand but Draco still had her hand. He held it firmly. She looked at his face to see he looked angry but he wasn't looking at her. He was looking at Neville. His face livid. This confused her. "Draco? Everything ok?"
His face immediately relaxed and he smiled at her, as if nothing was wrong at all. It struck Hermione as very strange and she tried to think of what Neville had done or said that would make Draco mad. The way his face morphed from anger to a friendly smile was bewildering.
After they packed up their bags, Hermione and Neville walked Draco to Professor Snape's study and then the two of them went to the library. Dinner wasn't until 6, so they had some time. Once in the library, Hermione wanted to see what she could find out about clarifying potion. She knew there was nothing about it in her potions book, so she assumed it was either a NEWT level potion or higher.
She finally found it mentioned in a book of potent and addictive potions. "Clarifying potion, while very effective, is also very addictive. It includes ingredients that are illegal in the muggle world and highly restricted in the magical world. One such ingredient being from the coca plant, is a stimulant which gives a euphoric feeling. When this stimulant is used in small amounts, with the proper co-ingredients, including powdered dragon claw and armadillo bile, and is stirred and mixed properly, it brings great clarity of thought. This clarity of thought, while extremely useful and advantageous, can lead to repeated use of the potion, ultimately leading to addiction and dependence. For this reason, it's use should limited and used in only extraordinary circumstances. Side effects can include decisiveness, rapid speech, headache, dilated pupils, and a sense of wellbeing or euphoria."
Hermione sat back in her chair. It was surprising the Professor had given this potion to her. It definitely helped her and she was grateful, but she was surprised all the same, given it was restricted. She also noticed the article mentioned nothing about the rebound effects Professor Snape had mentioned and she had experienced. She was hesitant now as to whether she should use the potion again. She really felt it would help her figure out whatever it was she was missing. It might be worth the risk if the potion could help her concentrate and focus enough to figure out or remember more details about the times she felt "off" and/or her panties disappeared. This in turn might help her figure out when she was attacked and by whom. While she was sure Blaise was the main culprit, she couldn't shake the feeling that others were involved. She began to feel guilty as she remembered her priority list. If she used the potion again, it should be to help Harry or to work on the project potion. Clearly, she couldn't use it very often, and using it for the purpose of the greater good would be more responsible. All this debate of proper usage was moot anyway because she didn't know how to make the potion and doubted Professor Snape would let her take it again.
It was almost 6pm, so Hermione and Neville packed up their bags and headed to the Great Hall.
They arrived at dinner to find Harry, Ginny, Ron and Lavender all sitting together. Hermione and Neville joined them. Hermione watched her friends and her heart filled with love for them as she looked around the table. Her list drove home the fact that they were what was important. Harry defeating Voldemort...her helping him, as well as her friends get through this war unscathed... That was what was the most important! She felt the pull of being watched and caught Malfoy staring at her again. He gave her a small smile and a wave as she looked at him. Pansy Parkinson and Daphne Greengrass both saw it and gave Draco a strange look, then looked at her and started whispering to each other. Draco just kept watching her, seemingly oblivious to the slytherins starting to notice. It was very odd, and if she was honest, just a bit creepy the way he was watching her. She gave him a small smile and turned back to her friends.
Friday
Friday found Hermione wanting to spend time with Harry, Ron and Ginny. They spent their day in Gryffindor tower doing classwork. Hermione was disappointed in herself because she realized her work had been sub par the past couple weeks. She looked over her notes and felt they were sloppy and not as detailed as they should have been. Her charms essay she had completed a few nights before was unacceptable and she would have to redo it. Thank goodness classes had been cancelled for three days so she hadn't handed it in yet.
She thought back to the clarifying potion and couldn't help but to wonder if it was still helping her somehow. She had that brief rebound period of feeling off and being unable to concentrate in Professor Snape's study. But, when she woke up from her nap the day before, as well as last night and today, she still felt more aware and clear of thought than she had before taking the clarifying potion.
She remembered she wanted to look at a calendar and try to figure out the dates her underwear had disappeared. She pulled out her planner and looked over the past few weeks. Perhaps she should start with figuring out the days she had episodes of feeling off. She wrote down the dates as well as she could remember and then she added the days she had underwear disappear. She was stunned to realize she actually had her underwear disappear 5 times, not 4. But Harry only had 4 pair. Where was the 5th pair? While she wasn't 100% sure her dates were all correct, she felt fairly confident they were.
She took calming breaths and remembered.. her panties had disappeared three times before she started working on the potion with Blaise and twice since. Underwear disappearing coincided with the three times she had been following Draco a few weeks ago and twice on nights she had been in the room of requirement and had felt off... There had been other nights she had felt off in the room of requirement as well but had not lost panties and there had been the other night when leaving the library and then yesterday in Snape's study. The room of requirement episodes had been explained by the potions ingredients not being cleaned properly. Yesterday's episode was the rebound effect of the clarifying potion. But why did every single episode, no matter the cause and no matter when they were or where they were, leave her feeling the exact same way? Shouldn't there be differences? Maybe something was wrong with her? Maybe it wasn't the potions ingredients or the rebound effect..What if she was sick? What if she had a brain tumor? What if her 'episodes' were unrelated to the underwear? No, she didn't believe that. They had to be related. Perhaps she should visit Madam Pomfrey again though..just to be sure.
Hermione went down to the common room to find Tonks talking to Ginny and Harry. Tonks smiled at her. Ginny turned to Hermione, "Tonks brought me back my sneak-o-scope."
"Yeah, it's been wiped of the recording, but the ministry made a copy first. So, you can have it back." Tonks then looked at Hermione. "Hermione, you got a minute?"
Hermione was quite pleased to talk with Tonks. They put on their cloaks and headed outside to the lake where they would have privacy. Tonks asked Hermione a lot of the same questions she had already answered.
"What's going to happen to Blaise, Tonks?" Hermione finally asked.
"Well, that all depends. He confessed to the attacks against Trixie and against Susan Bones, and insists he didn't attack anyone else. But, between you and me, there are other witches who have come forward suspecting they may have been attacked, and he's denying them all. We think he's only admitting guilt for Trixie and Susan because we have proof of one and you as a witness to the other two."
Hermione started to tear up. "Tonks can I tell you something as a friend and not an Auror?"
Tonks's expression became one of concern and then sadness. "Oh no, don't tell me."
Hermione wiped the tears on her cheeks. "Madam Pomfrey checked me and I'm not a virgin, Tonks." She took a breath and exhaled to help her maintain her composure, "I've been raped and I don't know by how many, but I think I've figured out when." Hermione proceeded to share all her notes about her "episodes" and when she lost underwear.
Tonks listened to Hermione and asked many questions. She then gave Hermione a long and hard look. "Hermione, I think you're right to go see Madam Pomfrey, but I don't think you have a brain tumor. I think you've been obliviated many more times than you realize. Your 'episodes' as you call them, sound like the after effects of obliviation and I wouldn't be too sure my cousin isn't a guilty party as well." She continued. "I'm sorry Hermione, but I don't think you were reacting to unclean surfaces in that lab. I think my evil little cousin.."
Hermione interrupted her. "But, he likes me. He asked me to go to Hogsmead this weekend." Hermione went on to explain all the conversations she and Draco had about everything and his confession about his feelings for her.
"Hermione, I could be wrong. But, what if I'm right? We are talking about Draco Malfoy!"
Hermione started to feel uneasy. She wanted to defend Draco. But, was she being naive? And if she was... Her mind started to race. Had Harry and Ron been right? Could Draco be involved in all this? She was with him far more than Blaise. But, Draco had been nothing but kind to her...attentive and sweet...but, if she was completely honest, just a touch odd as well. The thing with Neville and then at dinner last night. And those nights she was trying to follow him...what if he caught her spying on him but she doesn't know because he obliviated her... She began to feel sick to her stomach.
Tonks and Hermione went to see Madam Pomfrey together. Hermione explained her symptoms she had been having. The inability to concentrate, the feeling of having lost time, the queasiness and the exhaustion. She also explained about her sub par homework which she just discovered and how her class notes were not to her usual standard. She did not mention the clarifying potion as she didn't want to get Professor Snape in trouble when he had been so helpful.
Madam Pomfrey listened to Hermione very carefully and then told her plainly, "you are describing classic obliviation symptoms, Miss Granger." Hermione felt like the walls were caving in around her. If she was obliviated after the library as well as all those times in the room of requirement, Draco had to be involved. And she had believed him! She had trusted him! She...she had liked him. She wanted Tonks and Harry and Ron to be wrong. There just had to be another explanation.
"I would like to run some diagnostic tests on you. It won't take long and it won't hurt, but you will need to..."
Just then the door to the infirmary opened and Professor Snape walked in. "I brought you this months potions." He said as he walked in and then paused at the sight of Tonks and Hermione sitting with Madam Pomfrey.
He gave a small bow. "Forgive me, I did not mean to interrupt."
Hermione gave him a small smile. Madam Pomfrey stood and rushed over to him. "Thank you, Severus. I'm almost completely out of calming drought." She took some of the potions from him and he followed her, helping her get them on the shelves. With a wave of his wand, all the potions organized themselves and were lined up perfectly. Madam Pomfrey smiled at him. "Wonderful, thank you."
"Certainly, Madam Pomfrey. Always happy to help." He looked toward Hermione and Tonks and then back to Madam Pomfrey. "Is everything alright?"
Madam Pomfrey was about to answer when Hermione interjected, "Professor, actually I would like you here. I, I." She paused because Tonks was staring at her and slightly shaking her head.
But it was too late. Snape walked over and replied, "I am at your disposal."
Madam Pomfrey took Hermione's invite as a go ahead to bring him up to speed on their conversation. He stared expressionless as Madam Pomfrey relayed all of Hermione's symptoms. He turned to Hermione. "There were other times you had these symptoms besides when you were in the lab with Draco?"
Hermione nodded. "Yes, sir. Three times before I started helping Draco and Blaise with the potion, as well as the other night after leaving the library and .." she paused.
Tonks jumped in and finished her sentence, "and again yesterday in your study." Tonks maintained eye contact with him, watching for a reaction, but Snape was talented at deception and his face gave nothing away.
He merely replied, "that was a reaction to a calming drought and mild clarifying potion I gave to Miss Granger to help her clear her mind of a hysterical state."
Hermione smiled at him. "And I remain grateful to you Professor. I think that potion is still helping me. I felt 'off' in your study and for a little while after, but when I woke up from taking a nap, my thoughts and concentration remained much clearer than they had been in weeks. I can't explain it. Is it possible the potion could still be affecting me?"
Madam Pomfrey looked from Hermione back to Snape. "Hmmm, I've never heard of a rebound from a calming drought or a clarifying potion." Her tone was not accusatory. It was academic, as if she were curious. "Of course, my experience with clarifying potion is minimal."
Professor Snape looked at Madam Pomfrey with a pleasant expression, "it is..my own personal recipe. It has less dangerous side effects than the versions that can be found for purchase." He then turned to Hermione, "I would be surprised to learn it is still helping you Miss Granger, but perhaps it has somehow cleared your brain of some of the residual effects from being obliviated."
"Well, let's not waste any more time." Madam Pomfrey gestured for Hermione to lay down. Hermione sighed as once again she found herself being examined by Madam Pomfrey. Madam Pomfrey whispered several spells, waving her wand in between and hovering her wand over Hermione's head. She stopped and looked at Hermione and then at Professor Snape. She shook her head.
"Hermione, it is just as a Tonks suspected. We will have to do some concentration exercises to determine the extent, but you are suffering from obliviation dysfunction."
Professor Snape stepped closer to Hermione, looking at her with concern as he responded. "Are you quite sure, Madam Pomfrey?"
She nodded her head yes, and responded, "quite sure, Professor." She shook her head. "She must have been obliviated at least 4 or 5 times within the past 2 weeks, possibly more." She noticed Hermione's panicked look. "Don't you worry my child, we will start treatment right away to minimize or prevent altogether any permanent ...side effects."
Hermione looked at a Professor Snape. "Malfoy!" She said the name with venom. She felt the anger rising within her and sat up on the side of the cot. She looked straight ahead, at nothing in particular. "I'm going to kill him. How could I be so stupid!" She wasn't sad, she wasn't even shocked, she was furious. It all fell into place. All of it. It had to be him, maybe Blaise and others as well, but he had to be involved. The nights she followed him, all those times in the room of requirement.. the library the other night. Even yesterday. Doubt crept into her mind as she looked at Professor Snape. She shook that off. No, he was a teacher. Even if he was Draco's Godfather, he would never harm a student. He would never harm her...she looked at him. Would he?
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