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Moonlight Sonata	By : TerraBloodstar Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 24744 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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The roar that woke her that morning shook the Burrow, unrivaled in its downright fury. Eyes snapping open, Hermione shot out of bed, quickly throwing on her clothes for the day in order to rush downstairs.
�HERMIONE!� Stopping dead in her tracks at the sight of Ron almost purple in the face with rage, she was left confused, until he threw a copy of the Daily Prophet towards her. �HAVE YOU GONE DAFT?!�
�Ronald Weasley!� Molly�s snap ended any further tirade on his part, but she looked as upset as he did angry - with no choice but to find out what this was all about, and with a sense of impending doom looming over her, Hermione picked up the paper.
There, on the front page, was a massive picture of the scene in the restaurant the day before - along with others taken before she had noticed the photographer. Above, in large bold-faced type, the headline read �Unlikely Arrangement: Marriage Law snares former enemies� followed by an article questioning the intentions of the Malfoy family and Hermione�s own safety.
�How dare they?!� Hermione exploded suddenly, the Prophet sent flying into the fire - only to land on the face of one of the twins coming through the Floo Network. �How DARE they insinuate something so horrible!�
�I take it you saw the paper.� Eriko commented, said paper now clenched in her fist as she glared at Ron, who looked ready to explode with rage once more. �Molly Flooed us when she read the paper. We were waiting for it - we�d already read the news. Fred and George weren�t very happy about it, either - but they, at least, trust you as we do.�
�TRUST HER!?� That settled it - Ron snapped. �TRUST HER?! SHE�S GETTING MARRIED TO A DEATH EATER! A BLOODY MURDERER! HE�S AN EVIL GIT AND SHE�S GOING TO MARRY HIM ANYWAY!!! AND SHE NEVER EVEN THOUGHT TO TELL ANY OF US WHAT WAS GOING ON!�
�Shut UP, Ronald.� The short snap from Hermione caught him off guard, but before he could start back in on his rant, she stalked towards him, finger outstretched. �You have no right to judge anyone. You wouldn�t understand that people can change even if that change bit you in the ass - like now. I�ve changed, Ronald - my family is dead. All I have left are the Satoshi, and I don�t want to leave Britain and the friends I thought I had. The Malfoys have extended their support, they have asked me to join their family, and I�ve been meeting with them for the past two weeks!�
�That doesn�t mean anything, Hermione! They�re filthy liars, all of them, and I won�t let you get yourself killed!�
�Get myself killed?� Her voice had grown deathly quiet, stepping forward to grab the front of his shirt, pulling him down until his nose nearly touched hers. �I spent the past four years of my life cramming in everything Akiko and Eriko learned from the time they could walk, plus what they were learning at the time. I can channel magic - pure, untainted magic - through my own body without a wand to lessen the strain! I have learned more magic of a higher class than any of our friends! Get myself KILLED? Hardly, Ronald.�
��Hermione�� Molly�s quiet voice drew her away from the shocked redhead, and towards the woman who looked so confused. ��why them, Hermione? Why not someone else?�
�They asked first, Molly. And now that I�m getting to know them, they really are not as evil as I once imagined. They were doing what they thought was right, and they�ve since realized that nothing could have been more wrong.� A faint sigh, looking away. ��In the end, Narcissa saved Harry�s life�and Lucius saved mine.�
Everyone in the room turned to stare, shocked by something they had never been told. Something Hermione had kept quiet about ever since that final battle.
�Dolohov came for me in the middle of it all - he wanted to finish what he started in our fifth year, and he attacked. He found me because I was trying to drag Draco�s unconscious body to safety - he�d stepped in the way of one of the stunners sent at me�� Taking a breath, she glared over at Ron. ��Dolohov had me pinned to the ground, his wand to my throat. Lucius knocked him away and killed him. If it weren�t for Lucius Malfoy, I wouldn�t even be alive. I think the least I owe him is to give his son a chance.�
�She�s right.� The group turned to find Akiko standing with both Weasley twins behind her, having just come out of the fireplace. To Ron�s horror, both of his brothers were nodding in agreement, having heard the story. �Besides, Hermione�s no idiot, Ron. She knows how to take care of herself - she knows how to read people. If she says they mean her no harm, it�s true. Not that you�d know anything about that.�
�What the hell is that supposed to mean?!� Ron snarled, only to find himself facing the twin that intimidated the entire family - and she was not happy.
�Hermione waited for you for years, Ronald. She waited, caring about you without ever questioning why. And the first time she came home from Mahoutsukai, it was to find you married to someone else.� The snarl was soft, but the room had gone so silent it had the same effect as the loudest shout. �But what you have never realized, what Hermione never had the heart to admit -�
A knock at the door cut off her seething rage, and the darkened tendrils emanating from her body disappeared instantly in that moment of distraction. Confused, Molly turned to answer the door, to find Narcissa Malfoy herself on the doorstep, Draco coming up the drive from behind her. Narcissa looked upset - Draco was blatantly furious.
�We�ve come to speak to Hermione, Mrs. Weasley.� Narcissa murmured, blinking in surprise as the woman stepped aside to allow them both to enter. Her son followed as she stepped inside, the door closing behind them. �Hermione?�
��Narcissa�� Draco stayed back by the door as his mother rushed forward to the girl, and as he did he noticed how tired and weak she looked. The shadows under her eyes had deepened since the day before, the source plain to see in the battle stance the twins had taken against the Weasel. The fire rushed green a moment, and Draco was left with the joy of seeing Potter and the former-Weasel stepping out, a paper clenched in the woman�s hand.
�Get away from her!� Ginny yelled, but was silenced by a low growl from Eriko. �What�s wrong with you, Eriko?! These people are evil!�
��Not you too�� Hermione�s tone was weary with sorrow and disappointment, and to the surprise of everyone in the room, she turned and walked upstairs. Draco frowned at this - Hermione was never one to walk away from a battle. Something was very wrong, and he had the feeling it had something to do with the reactions of the Weasels.
�Hermione?� Akiko called, moving to follow only to be stopped by her sister�s arm, as the darkness began to seep from her again.
�All of you�sit the fuck down, right now.� Eriko snarled. �NOW! I�m not going to deal with this anymore. Every fucking one of you, sit down, or so help me, I will rip you apart with my bare hands and string you up from your intestines!�
The threat had all of them in the seating around the room immediately after it was made, Eriko the only one left standing - and she had taken a position that would allow her to watch and glare at all of them at once. Only Draco did not move from his stance near the door. She ignored that fact, focusing instead on the Weasels and Potter.
�How dare you do this to her? You call yourselves her family?� The fury in her voice could not be mistaken, her form trembling with the strength of it. �How dare you rip her apart like this?! Would you rather it be a pureblood who she did not believe had changed?! If she denies one contract, she must accept the next presented to her! No, the paper didn�t mention that little tidbit, I�ve been researching it between meetings with the ministry. I found out last night and owled Hermione to warn her. I wake up to the news and have to not only shut up my twin, but my husband and brother in law. Then, when I come to make sure everything�s alright here, I find my best friend under attack from someone who claims to care about her! THEN, of all people, of all FUCKING people, you had to show up just as upset, Ginny. Forget your fucking pasts already, or you�re going to lose her, you pricks!�
That said, she took a breath to continue her tirade, falling silent as she saw Hermione coming downstairs with her suitcase - headed for the door. Draco stepped from the shadows then, reaching out to touch her arm.
�Where are you going?�
��home.�
�What home, Hermione?� The use of her given name almost set her friends off again, but one death glare from Eriko kept them all silent, leaving them to watch the scene unfolding before them. ��you lived here, didn�t you?�
�Yes�I was staying here until I found my own place��
�So where are you going?�
��to the only family I have left. Mamoru Satoshi promised that if I should ever need it, the Satoshi estates are my home. I have nothing left for me here that I will not see every summer there�� Her voice was so dead it frightened him, his gaze snapping to the Weasleys and Potter only to find that Potter looked as though he were angry with the Weasleys as well. ��I�m sorry I can�t give you your chance�but I can�t take this kind of pain anymore��
With no other choice open to him, Draco did something that shocked everyone in the room - even his mother. He wrapped his arms around Hermione and pulled her into his arms, closing his eyes as he pressed his cheek against the top of her head.
�GET OFF OF HER YOU BASTARD!� Ron roared, the scene too much for him to take. The following moments left most of his family wondering just how it had happened - Eriko rounded on him, and without wand or fist, knocked him flat on his ass. Akiko, who could see exactly what had happened, and Hermione, who could sense it, knew she had used her energy to form a tendril that would cause physical damage, and quite basically bitch-smacked him with it. Needless to say, the others kept quiet, which allowed them to witness their friend collapsing into the arms of a former enemy - crying, and clinging to him as though for comfort.
��Hermione�� Ginny whispered, finally realizing just what the accusations were doing to her emotions. The whisper was met with Draco�s eyes opening into a fiery glare, one which faded as he saw the apology in her eyes.
��you�re coming home with us for a few days, Hermione�once Hot Head over there has cooled down, you can return if it�s what you want.� Draco murmured, giving the entire group a look that just dared them to oppose the idea.
��take good care of her.� To his shock, Harry was the only one to respond, and it was in a manner that caught Draco totally off guard. He nodded slightly to the dark-haired boy, grabbing Hermione�s suitcase as his mother stood and headed outside. Following, he Apparated to Malfoy Manor with Hermione held against him with one arm, guiding her inside and to one of the guest rooms. There, he set down her suitcase, and lead her over to the bed, easing her to lay down. The emotional overload too much for the already grieving woman, she made no complaint, even when he slid off her shoes and tucked her in.
��go to sleep, Hermione�� He murmured, watching as she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. Only when he was sure she slept did he slip out of the room - returning in a few minutes with one of the muggle books he had bought the previous day. Sitting in the chair by the window, he read, refusing to leave her side until she woke.

Author�s Note:

So, the MRI was fun. Minus the fact that they had to stick me three times to get the I.V. done right so they could inject me with the dye�which did -not- hurt, I think my boyfriend might have been mildly allergic (they were also scanning his lungs, so they might have used more dye, which would coincide with the burning, like you said, Morgana.) but I still told him he was evil for scaring me like that. Actually, I didn�t mind the process at all (minus the multiple stickings, like I said before) - I love enclosed spaces, so I had no problems with that part, and with the earplugs they gave me, I pretty much napped through most of it. I�d have had this done sooner, but I had laundry to do and a baby to play with, and of course the MRI itself - and I has no net at my mom�s place, so it had to wait til I got back home. But it is now completed~! ::Happydance.:: Enjoy, everyone! Thanks for the support, keep those reviews coming (my ego doesn�t get fed very often, lmao).
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