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Chapter 19. Discoveries.

Tuesday was a very long day;
Hermione felt every one of her classmates looking at her with pity, since the
Headmaster announced the impossibility to go to the funerals of the victims of London�s massacre. She
really was looking forward to the gardening group, there she could relax a
little and be near Draco for a while.

Hermione couldn�t wait to see
Malfoy, he seemed worried at breakfast and was eying her oddly, also he didn�t
seem too happy with the potions master, and he had looked at the head table a
couple of times with an unfriendly face. Hermione wanted to talk with him and
tell him about professor Snape, she was sure that Draco would follow the
professor to the light side and she would do everything she could for that to happen.

Ron accompanied them to the
greenhouse, he and Harry were talking about Quidditch again and Hermione for
the first time felt grateful for it, they arrived to the greenhouse with the
rest of the group and waited for Neville to open the door and let them in. They
were going to work in pairs now, and Harry was sure he and Hermione would be
together, but then Seamus arrived and asked Harry if he could work with him,
Harry was thinking how to say no, when Malfoy approached them and greeted
Hermione.

�Granger.�

�Hi Malfoy.�

�Stay away from her Malfoy!�
said Ron, who was still with them, he took a step to be between his friend and
the Slytherin, Harry tried to do the same, but the bushy haired girl pushed him
aside and threw both of her friends an exasperated look, which Ron didn�t
notice. �You are about the last person Hermione wants to have near her right
now!�

Malfoy arched an eyebrow but
didn�t say anything; Hermione sighed in annoyance and pulled Ron away from the
Slytherin.

�Actually Ron, I don�t mind if
he approaches me, we still have work to do together.�

�What? Well, yes but he has no
reason to approach you outside the library!�

�Who are you to say that?�

�Herm. We have to be careful
remember?� Harry tried, eying Malfoy warily; the boy had not opened his mouth
but was watching him with eyes too cold for his liking. Hermione turned to
Harry and snapped at him.

�I think I know how to be
careful Harry, besides, it wouldn�t do for us to start fighting again. It would
be detrimental for the Unity in the school!�

Harry and Ron stared at her
openmouthed, Ron almost immediately retorted, he wasn�t about letting her near
a Death Eater�s son.

�Look �Mione, you know that
things are getting dangerous, and we know where Malfoy�s loyalties lie, he�s
not going anywhere near you!�

Hermione�s eyes looked
murderous, Harry actually took a step away from the glaring couple, Malfoy felt
a sudden urge to laugh at the sight, but he was pretty aware that everybody was
watching them, no doubt thinking that it was one of the usual spats between
Granger and Weasley; Hermione suddenly hissed angrily at the red-head.

�What do you know about his
loyalties? You are just as prejudiced as any pureblood! And towards your own
kind! And if things are getting dangerous we should be the ones to put on an
example and make a difference!�

The three boys were momentarily
too stunned by her words to react,when she turned to Malfoy and, taking hold of
his right arm, proceeded to drag him to the now open entrance to the
greenhouse.

�Come on Malfoy! I think you can
show your support to the victims of London�s
attack by working with me today!�

The blond didn�t have time to
utter one single word; he just let himself to be dragged to the potted plants
of the gardening group, while Harry and Ron watched him and Hermione
openmouthed.

�What the fuck?� Ron managed to
whisper after a while; Ginny was instantly by his side.

�Ronald Weasley! What did you do
now?!�

�I didn�t do anything! I just�!
I don�t know what happened!�

Harry left the siblings arguing
and hurried up to follow Hermione, the rest of the group followed him inside
the greenhouse.

They were making fertilizer and
Draco was doing everything he could to not have any contact with the hideous
substance, he complained loudly about the whole gardening thing and scowled at
the plants. Hermione berated him all the time and both of them did their best
to appear as if they were working together against their better judgment. From
time to time Draco would relax a little, and if no one was looking, he even
would help with the making of the fertilizer with his wand, and Hermione would
smile to him. For the first half an hour they had to watch out for Ginny and
Harry, because they were inclined to approach them every 10 minutes to see if
everything was alright. Malfoy grew annoyed and threatened them with hexing
their poor excuses of plants if they didn�t leave him alone, the Gryffindors
were affronted by this but Hermione shot them a murderous glance and they
finally left the couple alone.

By the end of the �lesson� Draco
was struggling for not seem worried when he asked Hermione if they could meet
later, she nodded and mouthed tonight before Ginny appeared at her side and
both girls gave polite goodbyes to Malfoy, who got out of the greenhouse before
Potter had any chance to approach him.

The rest of the day went by
without further problems, if you didn�t count the fact that Hermione wasn�t too
friendly with Ron. Harry did his best to overlook them, but he couldn�t help to
notice that Hermione was very distant and that she almost didn�t talk with
anyone the entire day, he supposed the girl was very worried over her mother
and still depressed from the loss of her dad, and he dismissed her strange
behavior as her way of dealing with stress. However there was one thing that he
wanted to ask her and he waited until after dinner to do it, when they were
returning to Gryffindor tower and Ron had gone away to do prefect duty.

�Hey �Mione, I have been meaning
to ask you. Do you know where the Marauder�s map is? I was looking for it
yesterday when you went missing and I couldn�t find it in my trunk.�

Hermione blushed slightly, she
knew where the map was, she had left it in the secret room at the dungeons and
she didn�t want to give it to Harry just yet. What if he decided to check it at
night?

�Oh, I�m so sorry Harry! I
really am! I took it yesterday because I didn�t want to be found and well... I
was so upset that I don�t know where I left it�

She finished with a little
voice, Harry remained silent for a whole minute and she got herself ready for
the anger that was sure to come.

�You... lost it? Hermione you
lost the map?!�

Hermione blushed and lowered her
head, she knew that Harry would be mad, but she prayed to the gods that he
accepted her lie and didn�t try to find the map.

�I�m sorry Harry, I know that it
meant too much for you...�

�No Hermione! I don�t think you
have any idea of what it means!�

Harry stomped along the hall,
leaving Hermione alone, he was so angry that it didn�t occur to him that the
girl couldn�t possibly have time, nor did she had the sense, to go to
Gryffindor tower, take the map and then disappear before he and Ron went
looking for her. Hermione looked at his outraged form walking away and sighed
in relief, Harry was very angry now, but eventually he would forgive her;
besides, she intended to retrieve the map eventually.

�Forgive me Harry, I�ll
return it, I swear I�ll give it to you, just not now.�

And she continued walking;
already thinking in how she was going to tell Malfoy the truth about professor
Snape.

Malfoy was biting his nails
nervously in the secret room while he pretended to be reading a book about Rare
Healing Potions, it was already 11:00 and Granger hadn�t arrived yet. He was so
stupid! He should have asked her to meet somewhere else and not at night! His
mind insisted in reminding him of all the hidden passages and rooms that
existed in the dungeons where his godfather could very well hid an unsuspecting
student. Then he�ll berate himself again for being so foolish and let his guard
down around his uncle, he shouldn�t have gone to ask stupid questions to the
man in the first place! Now Severus had realized that something had transpired
between Malfoy and Granger and he was the last person Draco had wanted to
notice it!

The sound of footsteps inside
the room took him out of his mental scolding and he stood up hurriedly to meet
the girl that was approaching him.

�Hi Draco, sorry to be late. I
couldn�t get out of the tower sooner; everyone seems to have a lot of homework
lately.�

Malfoy couldn�t have cared less
about the Gryffindors� habits to do homework; he approached the girl and took
her by the arms, taking a good look at her to make sure that she was unharmed.
Hermione lifted an eyebrow at his odd behavior.

�Something�s wrong Draco?� She
asked nervously, Malfoy looked directly into her eyes and she shuddered
inwardly, she could tell he was worried.

�Are you ok? Did you see
anything strange on your way here?�

�I�m fine Malfoy, I�ve been
really careful; I even hid from some portraits.�

Draco scowled, thinking about
the portraits that were in his uncle�s private chambers, and released the girl
with a sigh.

�Listen Hermione, you have to be
very careful from now on, especially around Snape, he�� Draco bitted his lip
nervously, suddenly unsure about how to tell her that his uncle could be one of
her parents� murderers. The bright smile that appeared in Hermione�s face took
him completely by surprise.

�Oh, yes! I�m glad that you
mentioned professor Snape. I have something to tell you.�

Malfoy lifted an eyebrow
suspiciously.

�About Severus Snape?�

�Yes, I know that he�s your
uncle, he�s a powerful wizard and I want you to know how much he�s helping our
side in this war��

�Stop! Listen Hermione I don�t
know who had told you that, but I guarantee you that there�s no way my uncle is
giving any help to the light side. And you should keep as far away as you can
from him!�

�But Draco, professor Dumbledore
trusts him!�

�Then the old man is a bloody
idiot!� Malfoy sighed and took the girl�s hands, looking directly into her
eyes. �Hermione, listen. My uncle is not trustworthy. Please, just stay away
from him.�

�Why are you so worried Draco?
Professor Snape will fight at our side, I can assure you��

�No Hermione, he�s not fighting
for the light! He�s a Death Eater!�

There, he had said it; he had
betrayed his godfather with that sentence. And he was utterly shocked when he
didn�t get the answer he was expecting, granted he wasn�t really sure of what
Granger would say or do when she knew where Snape�s loyalties laid, but smile
merrily at him had been definitely out of the question.

�I know.�

That was even more unexpected;
Draco narrowed his eyes at her.

�You� knew?�

�Yes, that�s what I�m trying to
tell you, professor Snape is a spy for Dumbledore.�

Malfoy groaned and took a deep
breath, not quite believing her.

�That�s not very convincing
Granger. He could be spying for the Dark Lord and fooling Dumbledore
completely!�

�Oh, for God�s sake! You�re just
like Harry! He�s always saying the same thing!�

�Well at least the bloody
boy-who-lived has some sense! Hermione I know my uncle, he�s the only man in my
entire family that truly deserves to be respected, but I know that he can be a
conniving bastard!�

�Draco, I know that professor
Snape is not the most cheerful person in the school, he�s a dark wizard, but he
had given valuable information to our side.�

�He could have done it on the
Dark Lord�s orders! He�s smart Hermione, and you have no proof that he has
changed loyalties, not even one thing that could tell you that he doesn�t want
to be rid of the muggles and muggleborns!�

�Well, actually he saved my
mother.�

�What?�

�My mother, she�s alive, and
some other people that barely survived the attack on London. Professor Snape took them to a safe
place.�

Draco was speechless for a
second and looked at her in confusion; she smiled at him and took his hand.

�Come, I�ll explain everything
to you.�

They sat on the cushions and
Hermione told him everything about professor Snape�s spying duties and how was
the recent attack to London, she told him a lot about Harry�s special lessons
and the little she knew about the reasons for Snape to betray the Dark Lord,
when she finished Draco was deep in thought, visibly weighting the
possibilities and the advantages that his godfather could achieve by such a
move, his scowl growing deeper while he reached a conclusion.

�So, your mother is alive.�

�Yes, she�s in bad shape, and
professor Dumbledore told me that they didn�t know if she would survive, but I
know she would, she�s a very strong woman.�

�Well, at least that�s good
news.�

�Yes, I really want to see her
as soon as possible. Draco, about professor Snape, well, you understand what
this means?�

Malfoy�s eyes hardened a little,
his scowl still in place.

�It means that I�ve been
worrying about nothing! The bloody bastard!�

Hermione lifted her eyebrows at
him.

�Pardon?�

�Nothing, forget it.�

He offered her a smile and
pulled her into his arms for a kiss, Hermione surrendered easily and felt
Draco�s hand entangling on her hair, his hand already searching a way into her
blouse, the kiss broke and Malfoy breathed on her lips.

�I�m glad your mother is alive.�

�I have to thank professor Snape
properly, I�m very grateful for it.�

�Forget about him for a moment�
Draco started to trail kisses along her chin and neck, then he sucked at the
junction with her shoulder. �Need you. It has been a stressful day.�

�Malfoy, we shouldn�t��

Draco sucked at the same spot
possessively, he had been worrying over her for an ungodly long amount of time
and he wasn�t in the mood to accept a rejection.

�Forget about it. We won�t take
a lot of time. Let me have you.�

He licked the red mark he had
done in her skin and started to get rid of the clothes, Hermione surrendered
and soon enough she was lost in the wonderful things his hands were doing.

It was pretty late when Hermione
returned to Gryffindor tower, Draco insisted on going with her and he left her
in front of the portrait, she was very amused of the way he was acting, it felt
very odd to think that he worried about her well being, but it pleased her none
the least. She knew that Malfoy was possessive but she hadn�t thought that it
would include her somehow.

Hermione gave the password to a
sleepy portrait and entered silently the common room. She almost died of a
heart attack when Harry jumped in front of her and grabbed her by the arms with
the most worried face she had seen him in a long time.

�Hermione! Where were you? Did
you see Ron? I�ve been worried sick about you!�

�Jesus Harry! Stop it! You
scared me!�

��Mione, where did you go?�

Harry was worried, and when
Harry was worried he was very stubborn, Hermione sighed and tried to put him at
ease.

�Look Harry I�m fine, I just
went to� well I wanted to clear my mind and� well�

�You didn�t go looking for the
map did you?�

Hermione hadn�t thought of that,
but it seemed a perfect excuse at the moment.

�Well, I was trying to find it
but I don�t remember all the passages I used and��

�Oh Hermione!�

Harry hugged her and she sighed
in relief, she asked herself how Harry had known that she was missing.

�You don�t have to worry about
it �Mione. I�m sorry I made you feel bad.�

�It�s ok Harry, but how did you
know I wasn�t here?�

�Ginny went to our room to
lecture me and Ron on proper ways of talking with a girl, and how we should be
more sensitive and things like that, then she went straight to remember us all
the bad things that had happened and all the stress you have suffered lately.
In short, she managed to make us feel like shit and she insisted that we
apologized immediately, so she went to your room and didn�t find you there, we
didn�t find you in the entire tower and we started to look for you in the rest
of the castle. I returned just a few minutes before you came in, and I convinced
Ginny to go to sleep, Ron�s still outside, I suppose he�s about to come too.�

Hermione paled slightly,
realizing that she and Draco could have encountered any of her Gryffindor
friends, at that moment the portrait entrance opened and Ron appeared.

��Mione! Are you ok?�

�Hi Ron.�

�Hermione don�t scare us like
that!�

�Listen guys, I really
appreciate that you worry about me but I can take care of myself.�

�We know it �Mione� said Harry
�but we are on our nerves these days, and we don�t want anything to happen.�

�Well, we all have been a bit
stressed lately.�

They hugged each other as
reconciliation and after being sure that Hermione was fine they went to their
dormitories to sleep.

The rest of the week went by without
incident; the trio was back to be inseparable and things in the school seemed
back to normal. Hermione thought that it fit a strange pattern, the Death
Eaters gave a big strike, put everybody in a panic rush and then do nothing for
days, letting the people ease themselves for a while, only to attack again and
spread terror that would last a little longer It was really stressful and have
everyone jumping at every minor thing, no one could know where the next attack
would be or how. Snape had told them that it was all part of You-Know-Who�s
strategy, the Dark Lord wanted to debilitate his enemies by fear, and he was
doing a good job.

In an effort to forget the war
and the deaths, the students were concentrating fully on their school work. The
inter-houses� projects were almost excellent and the extracurricular groups
were a big success. Harry and Ron were glued to Hermione, they didn�t leave her
alone and it was annoying her, Malfoy even had the nerve to call them her
bodyguards at the DA session. Hermione wasn�t very happy for it, but Ron seemed
to take it as a compliment because he did everything he could to prove Malfoy�s
words true, Harry just smiled at his friend but did nothing to put him under
control and Hermione was exasperated.

Unfortunately for her, Ron
started to insinuate himself again, and she didn�t know what to tell him to
make him understand that she only wanted him as friend, she was starting to get
desperate and tried to be detached and cold with the red-head, but the boy
seemed oblivious of her attempts to drive him away. As the days passed by she
opted for simply ignore him and try to get away from her friends whenever
possible, that resulted in more night encounters with Malfoy, although
sometimes all the couple did was talk and snuggle together for a while.

Hermione was a little confused
over Malfoy�s behavior, he was acting like they were a formal couple and while
she liked very much the change, she was afraid to get used to it, she wasn�t
really sure of Malfoy�s feelings, neither of them had really talked about that
and she had been fearful to bring up the subject, it had been so nice to feel
that he cared that she didn�t want to ruin it. She feared the moment when
reality finally struck him and he rejected her, she knew that she shouldn�t be
letting herself get lost in the fantasy they both had created, but she wanted
so much to be with him that she had decided to enjoy it while she could; she
would deal with the loss when it came.

Another thing that was amusing
her was the fact that Draco had taken upon himself to remind her that Harry was
an immature boy, and she often caught him glaring at her dark haired friend
whenever he was too close to her, she was reluctant to think that Malfoy was
jealous of Harry, it was pretty obvious to her that the golden Gryffindor boy only
saw her as kind of a sister, Ron was the one who constantly harassed her, but
Draco seemed to think of Weasley�s advances as minor inconveniences. Hermione
soon realized that Malfoy thought too little of Ron to take him as a serious
danger, Harry on the other hand, Draco saw as real competition, which made
Hermione feel oddly proud of her friend, but when she asked Malfoy straight
away if he was jealous the blond totally denied it, making the whole thing more
amusing.

It came the day when Mrs. Granger
arrived at Hogwarts, none of the students were aware of this, except the golden
trio and Malfoy; Hermione insisted on helping with the accommodations for all
the patients that were going to be kept at Hogwarts, and she cringed when she
saw her mother, there was no hair over her head and most of her body was
covered in bandages, some of the wounds refused to heal and that was clearly
evident for some bloodied patches, she had a device over her nose that aided
her to breath and a IV with healing potion permanently attached to her arm.
Hermione was depressed when she returned to Gryffindor tower after seeing her
mother and helped to get her comfortable, she refused her friends company and
hid in her dormitory the rest of the afternoon.

She came to see Draco that
night, still depressed and with her eyes swollen from crying, Malfoy was
alarmed to see her in that state but refused to let her continue to commiserate
herself, instead he proposed they both go see her mother, she was surprised
that he wanted to accompany her but she accepted and they went to the room
destined to the new patients.

Malfoy felt sick as soon as they
entered, the antiseptic smell got quickly into his nerves, but he forced
himself to stay without complain, they walked the row of beds until reaching
the one of Hermione�s mother, the girl opened the white curtain that surrounded
the bed and Malfoy scowled at the sight. Hermione sat at her mother�s side and
Draco stood beside her, grabbing one of her shoulders in a supportive gesture,
the girl took her mother�s hand and started speaking.

�Good night mom, I�m here again.
I�m not going to take long but I want you to meet someone, he�s Draco.�

Hermione turned to the blond and
to her mother again as if she could see them.

�He�s�um�� she stopped in mid
sentence, not sure of how to address Malfoy, she didn�t want to make a mistake;
the boy saved her the trouble speaking for himself.

�I�m her boyfriend ma�am.�

Hermione froze upon hearing his
words, she wasn�t expecting that, she felt his hands on both her shoulders and
she automatically leaned on his body, feeling his warm behind her, she turned
upwards cautiously to see his eyes, and was appalled to see the sincerity in
them.

�Yes, yes he is.� She turned
again to her mother and smiled for the first time that day. �And he has helped
me very much mom.�

They remained at the bedside for
some minutes and then they exited quietly, careful to not disturb the rest of
the patients. At the entrance door however they were surprised to find Albus
Dumbledore waiting for them; the old man smiled knowingly at their shocked
faces.

�Well Miss Granger, Mr. Malfoy,
what a surprise. I hope you had a good visit.�

�Professor!� Hermione
instinctively pressed herself to Malfoy and the boy narrowed his eyes at the
headmaster.

�We had, thank you. We were
already leaving.�

�Ah, yes you were. I dare say
that you look very good together indeed, professor Snape was most surprised and
I had to see it for myself.�

�I bet he was.� Hissed Malfoy,
he still hadn�t come to terms with his godfather and it annoyed him that the
man had shared his suspicious with Dumbledore, but then he recalled the old
man�s behavior earlier in the term and he realized something. �And I bet that
you were expecting it all this time.�

Hermione turned to look at him
surprised, Dumbledore only laughed wholeheartedly.

�Well I can�t deny that I hoped
you two to get to a mutual comprehension, but really it seems that it has
become even better than that. Am I correct?�

Draco wanted to wipe the man�s
smile out of his face, the cunning bastard, besides him Hermione blushed and
shivered a little, he realized that she was expecting a negative on his part,
but he wasn�t going to hide anymore, he had decided that he would accept what
he felt and the world be damned.

�Yes. You�re right professor.�

Hermione�s hand tightened in
his; if possible the twinkle in Dumbledore�s eyes grew brighter.

�Ah, excellent! That�s really
good indeed, congratulations. But may I do a little request?� Malfoy arched an
eyebrow in askance and Dumbledore continued. �Don�t break the news to the
school yet my children.�

Hermione blinked surprised,
Malfoy scowled at being called child.

�Why not?�

�Please, just for safety, I�m
sure Mr. Malfoy that you know how dangerous the students can be. Until we can ensure
that you both won�t be in more danger than you already are, I think that your
relationship can remain secret for a while longer.�

Well, it seemed that the old man
was pretty aware of what was happening in his school, anyway, Malfoy was
planning to keep their secret a while longer too, so both students agreed and
they were free to go to their Houses, with Dumbledore smiling at their backs.
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