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Smells like Amortencia	By : LovelessHope Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 18518 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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The minutes seemed to pass like hours and Hermione sat on Draco's bed shaking. Her mind raced with a million different thoughts and tears stung in her eyes. After Draco had left it was like her numbed mind got flooded with all the emotions she had too much pride to let him see, at least as much as she could help it.
She knew she needed to get up, needed to leave, but every time she tried, forcing herself into a standing position, she quickly recoiled on the bed like a wounded animal. She didn't know how to get out, this house was a bloody maze, and she definitely didn't want to run into Draco again.
He had said something about breakfast and if that was in any way indicative of where he was, Hermione knew she needed to stay the hell away from the kitchen. But first and foremost she had to get up. A part of her, still woozy from the potion and shaken up from the earlier encounter just wanted to crawl into Draco's bed, pull the covers over herself and wait for him to find her and hurt her. That was the part of her that was exhausted, and ready to resign all motor function. She hadn't slept in days apart from being drugged, she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her, then this? Hermione was surprised she hadn't just given up earlier.
However the small part of her that screamed at her to survive echoed through her head, and once again she tried to stand. Upon standing she smelled something and it made it's way through her body like a poison. Was that... Bacon? Hermione felt her mouth water and her stomach growl as she looked at the clock on Draco's wall to see that Merlin, it was almost noon! And she hadn't eaten anything since lunch the previous day.
This is when Hermione's body went into survival mode and her primal brain told her to get out as quickly as possible and find food. And with that she took off, not quite a run but far faster than just walking but when she got to the stairs, she took each step as lightly as she could, trying not to make any sound. If she was quiet she might just slide past Draco.
Her stealthiness seemed to be working and as she got to the bottom of the stairs she saw what she was looking for. The front door, her ticket to freedom. At this point she abandoned all notions of stealth and ran to it, about to fling it open when she heard the familiar voice that stopped her in her tracks.
"Going somewhere?" The sly voice of Draco Malfoy rung out, and Hermione slowly turned to face him, chills running down her spine
"Yes, I have to go" Hermione said reaching for the door
"But I made you breakfast" Draco said walking from the kitchen towards her
"I know, thank you, but I need to leave now-
"Hmm I thought you might be hard to persuade" Before Hermione even knew what was happening Draco pointed his wand at her and calmly said "Petrificus Totalus"
All of Hermione's muscles stopped and she was frozen like a statue in front of Draco, for him to do with her what he pleased. He smiled and strided up behind her, picking her small body up easily and began walking back towards the kitchen.
Hermione was in a complete state of panic but couldn't move, her heart was racing like crazy and if her bladder was still working she would have peed her panties.
Draco walked over to his kitchen table and sat Hermione in a chair, adjusting her body so that she was sitting correctly.
"I want to unfreeze you, pet" Draco mused "But I need to know you won't try to escape... Blink twice if you unstand"
Hermione rapidly blinked her eyes and Draco pulled his wand back out saying "Release". Hermione took a deep breath as the warmth of her blood rushed back to her muscles. She had never been petrified before and it was literally like her muscles were turned to stone, cold, lifeless stone.
While she was breathing heavily relishing in the life returning to her body, Draco walked back to the kitchen and returned placing a plate of food in front of the witch. It contained Toast, Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, fruit, it was completely full of breakfast items, which all smelled amazing, but Hermione just looked at it, sitting motionless.
"Aren't you hungry?" Draco said in an almost demanding way
"I- Um- Still getting over being cursed"
"You need to eat"
"Draco, I appreciate that you made me this meal-
"Eat, Hermione, dammit, would you just fucking eat?" Draco said, his loud voice echoing off the wide, thin walls.
Hermione, scared to anger him further quickly started rapidly shoving the food into her mouth. And gods, it was good. It felt like she hadn't eaten in weeks and she loved the feeling of the food hitting her stomach.
"Do you like it?"
Hermione swallowed "It's very good, Draco thank you"
Draco's sly smile returned "I didn't even use magic to make it" Then he paused, staring off into the distance before speaking again "When I was a young kid, my father was traveling a lot and my mother was often sick, but since she didn't like me using magic in the house when she was well she taught me some necessary survival skills, like how to cook"
"It's a good lesson" Hermione responded not entirely sure what to say back to him
"Can you cook Hermione?"
Hermione took a second, dumbfounded at how nonchalantly he was acting when less than an hour ago he had tried to... She didn't even want to think about what he would have done if he hadn't had a change of heart. Finally she spoke
"I can cook sort of, I am better at potions than in the kitchen... The cook in our house was always ro-
Draco pounded his fists on the table and looked directly at Hermione "Don't you ever fucking say his name in my house again, you understand?"
Hermione shook in her spot before Draco took a breath and quickly tried to undo what he had just said "I just mean, you and him are over right? That means there is no use in saying his name, not really"
Hermione and Draco didn't speak for what seemed like ages, then Hermione pushed her empty plate away from her
"I- I need to leave Draco"
"Well there's no one fucking stopping you is there sweetie?"
Hermione didn't know why but his words stung as they entered her ears. She knew she shouldn't have, but a part of her liked the fact that Draco, just minutes early had literally forced her not to leave, now it's like he didn't even want her. He wasn't even looking at her.
So she got up and starting walking towards the door, and was about to look back when she heard Draco's voice again, only this time he sounded like he was... crying?
"Hermione... don't leave-please"
Hermione turned around to see something almost more shocking than anything that had happened so far. Draco was crying, really crying. At this point she knew she had a choice, it was obvious Draco wasn't going to stop her, so she could leave, get away from this whole mess, never see him again, restart her pathetic little life, or she could comfort the crying boy. And while the answer to what she should do seemed obvious, against her better judgement Hermione walked over to Draco and pulled him into a hug.
Draco's body seemed to tense up upon impact but he melted into Hermione's arms after a few seconds and before they knew it they were on the floor hugging. Hermione then let the blonde boy go and scooted back a little
"Draco I will stay, I want to help you, but you need to tell me what's going on"
Draco took a breath, then paused like he knew how to speak but the words kept getting stuck in his throat. Finally he spoke
"It- it started with my parents. My father really. He wanted so much from me,and he was always comparing me to saint Potter it's like I had to be 8 different people at all times. Stern Draco, ambitious Draco, Kind Draco, competitive Draco. And I am so detached from the person who I really am, that all of these people who I created to appease my father fight for power at all times... And Power Hungry Draco always wins"
Hermione looked at him with pity but let him continue
The tears returned to his eyes but the words kept coming out of his mouth like a faucet "Hermione, you have no idea what being me is like. I am not a good person, Hermione, I am a bad person, a bad man. I have beaten people, sold people's souls to make a dollar...."
A lump in Draco's throat was forming and he tried desperately to stop himself from saying what he said next "I killed someone Hermione!" he sputtered, Hermione kicking back in shock, but he grabbed her and pulled her close to his face, the veins in his eyes popping out "Do you know what it's like to take a life Hermione, do you?"
Hermione quickly shook her head and tried to get away from him but his grasp on her tightened "Now my life's on the line! And I know I deserve it, that I'm going to hell, but I don't want to die! Not now, not ever... I am such a bad person! That's why Astoria left me! It's not like she was some saint either! She never ate, never! She would use hunger charms, I could feel her skeleton the night before the day that she left me! There has never been a single sane person in my life, please don't leave me Hermione, please!"
Draco started to breath and relax after a few minutes of having a tight hold on Hermione, and Hermione upon being released quickly stood up
"Look Draco, I want to help you I do. But I don't trust you, I will help you make your potion but that's it. You drugged me last night, you almost, well you tried to-RAPE ME DRACO, You tried to rape me!" Hermione fought back tears and ran to the door, looking back once more to see Draco rise to his feet and straighten his outfit, wiping the tears from his cheeks then with a cold glare said.
"See you tomorrow then, Hermione. 12 O'Clock. Sharp"
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