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Living in Darkness	By : Thedarkunicorn Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 6954 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 19: The Silver Lining

-Two Weeks Later-

Draco looked down at his hands watching the blood dripping off slowly.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. At least his mother was safe now...

Draco looked up. He was in Paris... on that same roof... The Eiffel Tower was once again illuminated brilliantly. There was just no Hermione...

He closed his eyes again. It was almost as if he could feel her... her presence right before him... her soft skin pressed against his... she was so close... but he couldn't reach her...

He wondered if she would remember him. He hadn't laid eyes on her since he had come back. He recalled how it took a few minutes for the potion to fully restore his memory... he hoped it had worked for her...

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It had been two weeks since Bill's attack and he was already back to full health. Harry sat alone in his room at Grimmauld Place, the darkness dangerously clouding his mind.

Ginny had been gone for two whole weeks...

They hadn't heard anything and it was taking all his restraint to stop from going to the castle in Romania they had just learned about to find her...

Hermione was right... they had to be using her as bait... if he showed up, they would surly kill her... if she was even still alive...

The numbness Harry felt was overwhelming. It was his fault this had happened... his eyes were red and tired and stung him so painfully that when he tried to close them, he immediately pulled them back open. He couldn't escape his reality... not even for a moment.

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Hermione sat in an unused room at Grimmauld Place Sirius had once told her was his mother's parlor. There was a piano hidden under several inches of dust that she had suddenly taken notice of.

She sat in an old, moth eaten chair across the room from it. All she could do was stare at it. There was something she just couldn't place...

Her thoughts turned to Harry. He hadn't left the house since Ginny was declared missing. The horcrux search was at a standstill and she felt useless. She rose from her chair, deciding she needed some fresh air.

She knocked softly on Harry's door and opened it. He didn't even look up at her as she told him she would be back tomorrow.

The sight of him was enough to bring tears to her eyes... just days before their wedding was scheduled...

She closed the door and left Grimmauld Place quietly. She pulled her cloak and hood tightly around her shoulders and began to walk down the street with no particular direction in mind.

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Blaise punched his door, his knuckles bruising quickly.

"What do I have to do to get information out of you, Ginny?" Blaise stared at her heatedly. Ginny was on her hands and knees, blood dripping out of her nose as she tried desperately to catch her breath. Blaise had been putting her under the Crucio curse for the last two weeks, slowly trying to break her down so she would tell him what he wanted to know.

"You will never get the location from me, Zabini," Ginny spat, her fiery red hair falling into her face. Her head ached so painfully...

Blaise gritted his teeth as he left the room, slamming the door.

Ginny leaned back against the wall and closed her eyes. She wasn't sure how much longer she could take this. She closed her eyes and black hazy smoke overtook her as she collapsed to the floor.

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Draco looked around. It looked just like it did the first time he had been here. There were boxes and other various things that were waiting to be sorted out.

He walked into her bedroom and sat down. He glanced over at the bedside table... he wondered if she had even taken the potion...

He spread his hand out onto the covers... it didn't even look like she slept here...

He would give anything to just see her face... He just wanted to touch her... To be reminded of why he did this...

Draco froze as he heard the door click. He pulled his invisibility cloak tightly around his shoulders and stood up to walk into the living room.

He felt his heart wrench tightly in his chest as he saw her...

She moved slowly, her steps quiet and steady as she walked to the windows. She reached out a delicate hand and opened them slightly so the cool breeze sent soft waves through her hair.

Draco felt frozen to the spot as he watched crystal tears streak her face. Soft pellets of rain began to fall softly outside as she gazed at nothing in particular.

Draco wanted desperately to know what upset her... he was doing everything in his power to prevent her unhappiness, only to see her painful tears turn to sobs.

If only she remembered him...but he had no way of knowing... he felt his blood pulsing through his body as it turned to ice, trying desperately to awaken his mind to reality...

His mark was burning blacker than smoke, but he didn't notice it. He was so enthralled with her nearness that he lost control of his senses...

He took silent steps toward her...

He wanted to tell her he was here... he wanted to tell her he missed her... he wanted to tell her he was sorry.

But most of all he wanted to touch her. Just once... long enough to get him through however long it would take for him to rectify his mistakes...

Draco was right behind her... he could almost feel her heartbeat he was so close... he pressed his hand to her hip, startling her.

She stopped breathing, but didn't move. Without thinking, Draco pulled her back into his arms, her delicate body falling easily into his grasp. He entangled his right arm around her waist, holding her close, while his left reached up slowly and wiped the tears from her face delicately. He could see her reflection in the window. Her eyes were wide and her breathing scarce and he realized she was scared.

"Shhh, don't be scared," he whispered into her ear. He was waiting for any sign that she may recognize his whisper, but it never came. His heart sank as he realized she didn't remember...

"Close you eyes," he whispered gently, waiting for her to comply. He watched her slowly close them in the reflection and pulled his cloak off.

She felt so good in his arms... her hair so soft against his skin...

It was now that Draco finally realized his mark was burning painfully... he sighed inwardly... bloody brilliant...

He looked at her sad face in the reflection once more... but he had time for this...

He turned her around quickly in his arms and pressed his lips gently to hers. He could taste her shock, but surprisingly her lips parted slightly, allowing Draco to deepen the kiss. His tongue entwined with hers and she kissed him back. She pulled him closer like it was the most natural thing and kissed him with more passion that she had felt in her whole life...

Just as Draco pulled out of the kiss he regretfully touched his portkey before she had a chance to open her eyes.

Hermione stood staring in front of her...

She was breathing heavily and fresh tears threatened to fall as she tried to grasp what had just happened... She looked down at the ground and saw a silvery cloak lying at her feet.

An invisibility cloak...

She picked it up and held it to her chest... why did what just happened seem so familiar... why wasn't she freaking out... why did it feel so right...

She fell to her knees, the tears streaking her face as she tried to understand... it was like there was something there that she just couldn't wrap her mind around...

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Draco found himself in the Dark Lord's meeting chambers shortly after leaving Hermione. He looked up and was astonished to see that Death Eater's formed a circle around him and the Dark Lord.

Draco looked up at him, waiting to be addressed. There was something about this that was very discomforting to him.

"Nice of you to join us Draco... We were hoping you could take care of a little problem we have been introduced to... Blaise, bring her out."

Draco turned to follow the Dark Lord's gaze and saw Blaise come out dragging Ginny Weasley with him.

If Draco was shocked to see her, he didn't show it. The truth was though, he couldn't believe that they had her... he couldn't even fathom how she had got here.

Blaise threw her down next to Draco and looked up to the Dark Lord. She scrambled in the floor to sit up, but didn't dare go anywhere.

"We have been unable to get any information from her... we were hoping you could... and if not kill her."

The Dark Lord looked at Draco severely saying quietly, "Do not disappoint me."

Draco looked over to Blaise, his eyes clearly full of hate for his best mate...

What felt like several long minutes to Draco was actually only a few seconds.

He stared at her lying helplessly in the floor. She looked like she had been tortured repeatedly... flecks of blood were dried to her skin and several superficial abrasions marred her body. Draco swallowed hard and took a deep breath... he didn't have any other choice...

He approached her slowly until he was right over her. The second he made eye contact with her, he grabbed her and quickly touched his portkey in his cloak.

He felt the ground come up hard as he supported Ginny's weight. They both collapsed on the hard concrete in the middle of the London sidewalk.

"Malfoy," she gasped, "What did you just do?"

Ginny was looking at him wildly while he pulled her up to her feet.

"They are going to follow us... Is there anywhere we can go..." He looked at her quickly. She seemed to be struggling to determine whether or not to trust him.

"Weasley! They will be here in moments and if we are still here, we are both dead..." Ginny seemed to think fast and grabbed his wand from his hand.

Draco first thought she was going to attack him until she shouted, "Expecto Patromun."

A silvery rabbit shot out of the wand and disappeared.

"Come on," she said, "Let's move..." She handed Draco back his wand and looked at him wearily before he pulled her into a dark alley. As soon as they fell into the shadows, Draco saw several Death Eaters' apparate into the area...

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Hermione pushed open the door to the kitchen at Grimmauld Place and saw Harry sitting with Ron at the kitchen table.

"Where have you been," Ron asked, looking up at her. Hermione shook her head to dismiss the question as Harry looked up immediately alert. He seemed to be reading something.

"It's Ginny... she's sent me a patronus message," Harry said, obviously reading a message she couldn't see.

"Hermione... I need a piece of paper, quick," Harry shouted.

She quickly transfigured the mug on the table to a piece of paper and looked over Harry's shoulder to see what he was writing. She gasped as she saw what it said...

"Harry... what are you doing... You're telling Malfoy where we are..." Harry sent the message away with his patronus and stood up so fast he knocked his chair over as he rushed into the living room.

"Harry," Hermione said loudly following him and finally getting his attention.

"He is with Ginny... she said he saved her life and they could die if he couldn't get them back to here... she is too weak to apparate on her own..." Harry was pacing around the living room waiting for the door to open.

"Malfoy," Hermione whispered her face twisting in confusion, trying to make any sense out of this mess.

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Malfoy stared at her when she pulled a piece of paper out of thin air and thrust it into his hands.

"Read this and apparate there immediately..."

Draco looked at the piece of paper. It read:

Draco Malfoy,

The Order of the Phoenix is located at number 12 Grimmauld Place, London.

Harry Potter

Ginny looked at him expectantly.

"Do you know where that is... You need to know where it is to apparate us there..." she said, her hope diminishing quickly.

Draco shook his head.

"It doesn't matter..." he said, picking her up from her sitting position against the wall.

Draco touched the portkey so that he and Ginny vanished just as a Death Eater's came into the alleyway.

Draco felt Ginny's weight once again pull him down, but this time he held her up.

"There," she whispered... Draco looked ahead and saw the number 12 tacked onto the door.

He shifted her weight and pushed open the door.

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The moment the door handle moved Harry felt his heart stop beating.

The room was silent as all eyes in the room fell on Ginny... and Malfoy...

To have the golden trio staring at him was the last thing Draco expected when he entered the room. He took a few cautious steps forward to kick the door shut with his foot as he shifted Ginny in his arms. He set her feet on the floor, but held onto her as she swayed dangerously.

Hermione had lost her voice for the first time in her life and had no idea what to make of the situation.

"Harry..." Ginny said faintly. It was as if she had breathed life into him as she spoke. Harry rushed forward and pulled her out of Malfoy's arms, grasping her tightly in his own.

"Are you alright, Gin? Are you hurt, do you need to go to St. Mungo's?"

Ginny let out a small laugh as Harry carried her to the couch.

"I'm fine Harry, just very tired..." As soon as Harry set her down on the couch, she fell asleep.

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As Harry took Ginny into his grasp, Draco's gaze shifted up to find Hermione staring at him. She looked very nervous that he was there and shifted her gaze to Harry quickly.

Draco watched Ginny fall asleep and cursed silently. Now he was on his own...

He turned around to leave when Potter called after him.

Draco stopped without looking back.

"Malfoy... you're staying here," Harry said, approaching him.

Draco turned around sharply, glaring at Potter, but Hermione spoke before he had the chance.

"Please Malfoy, we need to know what happened to Ginny," Hermione said nervously. Draco felt his hand slip off the handle.

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Hermione sat stiffly in her chair as she watched Malfoy run his hand through his hair. Something about his sleek, black glove caught her attention. She couldn't help but watch him... he seemed so different... not like she remembered him at all... His eyes were dark... hiding any emotion he might be feeling from her prying eyes.

Harry sat right next to Ginny as he looked up at Malfoy.

"So do you mind telling us what the bloody hell happened Malfoy?" Harry asked, glaring at him.

Draco licked his lips as he looked dryly at Harry.

"So that's the thanks I get for saving your fianc�'s life," Draco drawled sarcastically. Hermione looked at him sharply.

"How do you know that?" she asked.

Draco looked over to her; she had caught him off guard.

"It's not like the bloody diamond on her finger isn't a dead giveaway," he said, looking away from her, slightly irritated he almost fucked up.

Harry was still staring at Draco expectantly when he glanced back his way.

"If you need to know what happened to her, then why don't you ask her," Draco said scowling at Harry dangerously.

Harry glanced back to Ginny and noticed she had indeed woken up.

"Harry... Malfoy saved my life. I swear to you, it isn't a trick... I was there for two weeks. The only person I ever saw was Blaise Zabini. They wanted to know where the camp was... but I never told him. I think they realized they weren't going to get any information from me... That's when I saw him... Vold... Voldemort. Harry he told Malfoy to get information from me or kill me... we were surrounded by Death Eater's. He approached me and somehow got us out of there... I don't know why, but he saved my life, Harry."

Harry slowly looked up at Malfoy with an unreadable expression.

"Malfoy, why would you betray your side to save Ginny..." Draco continued to stare at the ground until he unconsciously looked up at Hermione.

Before he could mask it, Hermione caught a strange, unfamiliar look in his eye...

Her breath caught in her throat as she saw him... there was definitely something there she couldn't place. He glanced away quickly and looked at Harry.

"You wouldn't understand Potter," Draco said.

Harry shook his head, "So you can't go back can you?" Draco let out a hollow laugh.

"Would you?" Draco said, truly realized how fucked he was.

"Look Malfoy. You're staying here until we get this figured out. You can help us, you have information we could use... and you'll be safe here."

Draco just glared at Harry before he looked over to Hermione.

"Hermione, I want you to keep an eye on him until further notice. Ron and I are going to take Ginny to St. Mungo's," Harry said matter-of-factly.

Hermione stared at him like he had lost his mind, but he paid her no attention as Ginny started to bicker about going to the hospital.

"Harry, I'm fine, I don't need to go..." Ginny mumbled as Harry picked her up.

"Hermione are you going to be alright?" Ron asked her.

Hermione made a "hurumph" sound as she crossed her arms and glared at Ron.

"We'll be back soon," Harry said, glancing at Malfoy, "Come on, Ron."

They filed out of Grimmauld Place as Hermione stared after them until the door was shut with a loud thud.

Malfoy watched her in amusement as she fumed in silent fury at being left alone with him.

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Review!!! This story will be done in the next few chapters! Hope you like it!

By the way, I do have this posted on Fanfiction.net... Roslyn is a character in my other story. My name is actually Amanda. hehe! okay, I'm off to buy a fense for my two German Shepherds in Weiden!!!

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