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Late Night Wandering	By : snowblind12 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 34930 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Was able to get this written and posted quickly. I hope it makes up for the delay of the last chapter. Thanks again for reading and reviewing.
Late Tuesday Night
There was commotion and noise and Hermione was awakened just as she had fallen asleep. She and Lavender looked at each other as they threw on their robes and slippers. Pavarti was still asleep, as she could sleep through anything. They dashed to the common room. Hermione was shocked at the vision before her. Harry was being taken away by Aurors. Dumbledore looked shaken and was arguing with the Aurors that there was clearly a mistake. Professor McGonigall was almost in tears.
Hermione and Lavender ran down the steps, Lavender rushing to Ron, who's face was red as he said, "Harry, we'll get this straight. Whatever this is, we all know you're innocent," his voice breaking.
Hermione was stunned and held Ginny who had dashed to her side. She broke from Ginny and ran up to Harry, just before the Aurors pulled him through the portrait. He looked at her, panic on his face. "Harry," was all she managed to say before he was gone.
Hermione turned back to her friends, who were all in tears. She looked at Dumbledore. "Professor, what happened?"
He let out a breath, "He's been accused of attacking a witch."
"What?" She asked in shock, a feeling of dread washing over her. "I..I don't believe it!"
Dumbledore had turned to leave. He looked back towards her, "Neither do I, Miss Granger. Neither do I."
The Gryffindors all stared at the portrait door after Dumbledore walked through it into the castle. Ginny turned to McGonigall. "Professor, please! Tell us what happened."
Professor McGonigall looked at the stunned faces of the Gryffindors. She sighed heavily. "All I can tell you is there is evidence against him...significant evidence, that he attacked and raped a student tonight. They are taking him to Dumbledore's office now for preliminary questioning and unless he tells them something that makes them change their minds, he'll be taken to Azkaban where he will stay until the Aurors finish their investigation and either release him or charge him."
Ginny collapsed in sobs on the sofa. Hermione and Ron sat on either side of her, Ron holding her hand and Hermione rubbing her back.
Professor McGonigall straightened up and said resolutely, "Miss Weasley, I do not for one minute think Mr. Potter is guilty of these charges. Professor Dumbledore will get to the bottom of this. Mark my words." She then said in a softer tone, "Try to get some sleep. Tomorrow will be...well, it wont be easy dealing with the backlash as this gets out." With that she turned and left Gryffindor tower.
Hermione wanted to speak with Ron and Ginny alone. "Um guys? Do you mind giving me some time wit Ginny?" She looked around at Neville, Seamus, Dean and Lavender. The boys nodded and started up the stairs, talking amongst themselves. Hermione spoke to their retreating backs. "Guys, don't say anything about this to anyone. Not until Dumbledore or someone else makes it public knowledge." The three of them turned back to her and nodded.
Hermione grabbed Ron's hand when he started to stand. "Ron, you stay." Lavendar looked put out so Hermione smiled softly at her. "You can stay as well, Lavendar. I don't mean to exclude you."
Ron smiled softly at Hermione, clearly appreciating the gesture toward lavender. Lavendar walked around the sofa and sat on the other side of Ron.
Hermione looked them each in the eye. "Listen, we all love Harry. And I find it very hard to believe he would attack or rape anyone. It goes against everything I know about him...But, there was a witness who saw him obliviate a witch after walking out of a classroom with her after curfew a couple weeks ago. The witch later confirmed with Madam Pomfrey she was no longer a virgin."
"Hermione, this is Harry!" Ron exclaimed.
"Ron, I know! Just hear me out." She took a calming breath and continued. "The witness didn't come forward because he wouldn't do so without the witch's consent and the witness didn't think he would be believed anyway because it was Harry Potter." She leaned back on the sofa and rubbed her eyes. "So, this attack isn't the first I've heard against him and he did have all those panties."
Ron looked at Hermione with disgust. "I can't believe you, Hermione. How could you even think he could be guilty."
Hermione responded defensively. "I don't want it to be true, Ron! I don't want to think it's even possible! But the truth is, it is! But, it's also possible he's been framed, and frankly that's where I'm leaning. I have to believe in him, because he's my friend and I love him and would want him to believe me and fight for me if the tables were turned."
Ginny nodded at Hermione. "We need to know what evidence they have against him and who was attacked."
Hermione stared into the fire. "McGonigall is right. Dumbledore will not let this go. He believes in Harry and will fight for him. We need to help Dumbledore. We need to ask him what we can do to help."
Hermione turned to Ginny. "That means we can't do anything that would make Dumbledore not trust us." Ginny looked at Hermione in understanding. They would not be telling the Aurors about the recording of Snape, at least not until the mess with Harry was cleared up.
Ron looked at Hermione, confused by her comment. "Why would we do anything that would make Dumbledore not trust us?"
Hermione just shrugged and replied, "Good. We're all on the same page."
Lavendar stood, pulling Ron up with her. "C'mon. We all need to get to bed. Tomorrow we'll focus on this, but we'll be no help to Harry if we are too tired to think straight."
Ginny shook her head. "I'll never get to sleep."
"Well, we have to try." Hermione stood and held her hand out to Ginny, pulling her up.
Wednesday morning the quartet walked into the Great Hall, not knowing what to expect. Would there be another big announcement? Would classes be cancelled again? They were surprised to find nothing out of the ordinary. Professor Dumbledore was jovially smiling and laughing with the professors at the Head Table. Hermione felt anger rise at the sight of Professor Snape sitting amongst them.
"Ok, something isn't right. Why is Dumbledore acting like nothing has happened?" Ron whispered to Hermione. Everyone at the Gryffindor table was looking normal and Seamus, Neville and Dean were just talking quietly amongst themselves and eating. It seemed everything was just like any other morning.
"I don't know, Ron. It's odd Dumbledore is behaving this way and hasn't made an announcement." Just then Dumbledore stood and started to walk out of the Great Hall, cutting a glance at Ron and then her as he left.
Hermione turned to Ron. "C'mon Ron."
Ron looked at her confused. "I haven't eaten yet!"
"Ron, come on! You can eat later!" Hermione demanded, impatiently.
Ginny stood, "I'm going with you."
Lavender started to stand, and then stopped, admitting to herself it was not her place to be overly involved. "You guys go on. Let me know what I can do."
Hermione smiled at her. "We'll fill you in, Lav. See you soon." She took Ron's hand and led him and Ginny out of the Great Hall.
Draco was glued to the events unfolding at the Gryffindor table. He was perturbed his witch hadn't even glanced his direction in the Great Hall, but he also noticed Potter was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps Hermione was to distracted by events unfolding. He grinned internally. Potter had clearly been arrested. He looked up at the Head Table and was confused by Dumbledore and McGonigall's demeanors. He thought for sure they would both be crying in their porridge over the arrest of "the chosen one." It didn't make sense that they were so unbothered. He watched Dumbledore stride merrily out of the Great Hall.
He looked back at the Gryffindor table and felt his anger start to rise at the sight before him. Hermione was holding Ron's hand, walking out of the Great Hall! What the fuck! He had just gotten rid of Harry. Was he going to have to deal with Ron as well?
"Where are we going?" Ron asked. Hermione pulling him out of the Great Hall.
She replied impatiently. "To see Dumbledore. Didn't you see the look he gave us?"
Ron gave her a confused look and Hermione rolled her eyes. When they arrived at the Headmaster's tower, the stairs appeared for them right away. They didn't have to provide a password.
Dumbledore was sitting at his desk as they walked in. Three chairs were already placed in front of Dumbledore's desk. He gestured for them to sit.
Ginny couldn't wait. "Professor, please! What's going on? Where is Harry?"
Dumbledore looked grave. "He is at the ministry, being held in the Auror office. I was able to convince them it would be very unsafe for Harry in Azkaban given Voldemort's possible dealings with the dementors."
Ginny's voice was shaky. "Professor, I know he didn't attack anyone! I just know it!"
Dumbledore looked at her, sadly. "Unfortunately, Miss Weasley, neither yours, mine or anyone else's belief in Harry is enough to get him out of this mess."
Hermione cut to the heart of the meeting. "What can we do, Professor? Whatever you need, we'll help."
He smiled at her. "Well, firstly..Did any of you see Harry last evening between 7pm and 8:30 pm?"
The three Gryffindors looked at each other and then back at the Professor. Hermione shook her head. "No, sir."
Dumbledore leaned back in his chair. "Mr. Weasley, where were you last evening between 7 and 8:30?"
Ron's ears turned pink. "I was with Lavendar." He paused and then mumbled quickly. "In the room of requirement." Hermione and Ginny both turned and looked at him, realizing what he and Lavender had probably been doing.
Professor Dumbledore wasn't fazed. He thought for a minute. "I'll need to check with Seamus, Neville and Dean. Perhaps one of them will recall him being in his dorm."
Ginny spoke up, quietly and hesitantly. "Actually, Professor, I looked for him at around 6:45 and then again at around 7:45." She swallowed. "He wasn't in his room either time."
He looked at her, his disappointment obvious. "I see."
He looked at the three of them, one at a time, in the eyes before continuing.
"I can not stall telling the student body much longer. The Board of Governors is being informed this morning what has happened." He continued. "It is my belief that Harry has been framed. I am hopeful that by acting normal and not giving anything away, the culprit will show his hand...perhaps out of frustration."
Ron interjected. "He was probably framed by Malfoy!"
"Why do you say that, Mr Weasley?"
Ron shrugged, "Because he hates Harry. Because he is probably working for Voldemort to destroy Harry." He looked at Hermione. "Tell him, Hermione. Tell him what we all thought, including you, until he bewitched you!"
Hermione couldn't believe Ron had just said that. Her look made him cringe.
Professor Dumbledore looked at Hermione. "Miss Granger? Something you wish to share?"
She looked at the elderly professor before responding. "Ron, is bringing up something that I no longer believe to be true. There was a time I thought Draco had...had attacked me."
Professor Dumbledore's jaw dropped. "Miss Granger? Were you attacked?"
She thought before answering. "Professor, are you held under the same obligation as Madam Pomfrey to not share personal information about a student without that student's consent?"
Professor Dumbledore leaned forward. "You have my word, Miss Granger. I will not share anything you tell me that is of a personal nature, to anyone without your consent. Please tell me what you know. I can only help Harry if I have all the information."
Hermione contemplated for a minute. She didn't trust Dumbledore, but she did trust that he cared about Harry and she owed it to Harry to do anything she could to help him.
Hermione proceeded to tell Dumbledore everything. She told him she had confirmed she had been raped. She told him about her conversation with Tonks. She told him about all the times she thought she had been obliviated, including the nights she had been following Draco. She told him about working on the potion with Blaise and Draco and the several times in the room of requirement lab she had felt off, but went on to clarify she thought that was from the lab not being cleaned properly. She also told him that Draco had passed out as well and how they had gotten Snape to check out the potion after that happened. She told him about the night she thought she was attacked when leaving the library and about her possibly being obliviated in Snape's study and about the clarifying potion. She told him about Harry hitting Draco and then Harry's denying it. She reluctantly told him about her prior suspicions she had held against Draco but added that she believed him innocent. For good measure, she also shared Snape's sudden friendliness and interest towards her and all the times she had confided in him. In short, she left nothing out except her knowledge of the recording of Snape on the sneak-o-scope. That she couldn't tell him.
When she was finished, Dumbledore didn't say anything.
As Hermione ran through everything in her mind that she had just told Dumbledore, she secretly and internally, once again started to question her faith in Draco. She knew she believed him but she also knew there was an awful lot of circumstantial evidence against him. She was starting to get a headache.
"Miss Granger, thank you. Thank you for confiding all this to me." He spun his chair around and looked out the window. He was facing the window but said, "Is there anything else you three think I should know?"
The three of them looked at each other before responding that they couldn't think of anything. Dumbeldore turned his chair back towards them, but before he could speak, Ginny asked, hesitantly, "Professor, who is Harry accused of attacking?"
Dumbledore waited a second and then responded, "Romilda Vane."
Hermione asked, "Can you tell us any more, Professor? Please? We won't tell anyone outside of this room anything you tell us not to."
The professor contemplated and responded, "Since you placed your trust in me, Miss Granger, I will place my trust in the three of you." He sighed heavily and continued. "I can't tell you everything, but suffice it to say, she remembers him grabbing her and forcing potion into her mouth, she remembers being under the influence of the potion and most of the physical attack on her person. She even remembers him casting his unsuccessful obliviation charm on her before hiding under his cloak and running off." He paused before adding," they also tested his wand with priori incantatem and the most recent casts of his wand had been two obliviation charms as well as spells that corroborated her story. He had her undergarment in his bag and the antidote and the lust potion in his pocket."
Hermione, Ginny and Ron all exchanged worried glances. Hermione looked questioningly at the professor. "Why would he cast two obliviation charms?"
Professor Dumbledore smiled at Hermione. "That's an excellent question and it's the reason the Aurors aren't more convinced of his guilt. It seems Harry himself was obliviated. The Aurors think he might have accidently obliviated himself, or maybe even on purpose if he thought he was going to get caught. But, there is also the possibility that someone else used his wand. Maybe someone took polyjuice to look like him and carry out this attack." He then added, "it's all being looked into."
He smiled at the three of them. "Now, I have told you much more than I should have and the Aurors will not be pleased."
"We won't say a word, Professor." Ron declared. "Please tell us anything we can do to help."
Professor Dumbledore smiled. "Continue believing in and supporting your friend. He'll need you now more than ever. Also, keep your eyes and ears open." He looked at Hermione. "Miss Granger, if you remember anything else, please come to me. I'm going to look into Mr. Malfoy. What you have shared is worth exploring. I know you and he have become...close and I know you trust him. But, all possibilities need to be explored."
She smiled back at him. "Yes, of course, Professor." Hermione actually felt relieved she had confided in Dumbledore. He would find out if Draco was involved in any of this and she could stop secretly doubting him. Dumbledore would also do everything possible to help Harry. She might not agree with his handling of Snape, but right now she needed to trust him, so trust him she would.
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