Author's Note: Well, I've got the plot all fixed until chapter eleven. Right now this is the half year point so look forward to at least three or four chapters until the end of the story. Currently it's a Draco & Hermione Romance, but then it could change before the end. Everyone gets a couple in up-coming chapters.

Harry Potter & The Perils of Hermione Granger

by D/H Shipper
 
 

Chapter 9
Kidnapping, Friendship, and Lost Hope
 

'Draco,

The plan is set for tonight at midnight. Pansy Parkinson and yourself will sneak into the Gryffindor Common Room, in which the
password is 'swooping owl'. Bring Potter and Weasley (Ron) to us at our secret location, in which I believe you will know. This will obviously lure Lydinas back to our side, as well as that Potter boy - who we can turn in no time. Now about the Parkinson Marriage, relax about it for now. It is not of any interest.

-Lucius'
 

Draco put down his letter. Pansy flirted with him by batting her eyelashes. "Draco, did you hear about the plan?"

"Just recently. I don't want to have anything to do with it." Draco muttered, looking elsewhere besides the annoying bruenette
in front of him.

"Well it's our orders. Listen this is what we do...."

**

Draco Malfoy sat down in the desk in his dormitory to write a letter. Not to Lucius but to Hermione. 'I have to warn her. So she can save them, and I don't want her to get caught.'

Draco took out his quill and started to scrawl on a piece of parchment.
 

'Hermione,

Take caution. At midnight tonight, your two best friends will be gone. Be alert, and save them. I don't want anyone to get hurt,
especially you. Watch your back.

-D.'
 

Draco folded the letter and wrapped it shut with a piece of ribbon that he had stolen from Pansy. 'She won't miss it, she has millions of them in her room. I just happened to find this in one of her Dark Arts books.'

Once the letter had been sealed, he took it downstairs to the owlry, where his own owl hooted cheerfully and soared out the window towards Hermione Granger's bedroom window.

**

Hermione Granger finished reading the warning that she believed was from Draco Malfoy, her boyfriend. She didn't have any thoughts of mentioning it to Harry and Ron, in fear that they would turn their backs on her and speak of her betraying Gryffindor. 'What a load of rubbish.' Hermione thought as she threw the piece of parchment into the fire, where the piece of parchment burst into flames.

Harry and Ron were playing chess, but she'd have to keep an eye on them discreetly. Even though they were best friends, Hermione couldn't help feeling distant between that second or third year and now. She could hear what they were saying, and currently it was about her.

"Checkmate!" Ron declared and grinned. "Sorry Harry, but it appears I've beaten you again." Harry chuckled and nodded his head.

"You know no one can compare with you, Ron." Harry complimented, and pushed the board aside. "Well what I was concerned about-"

"More of the Harry Potter perils." Ron said, groaning slightly. "I can't wait." He said sarcastically.

"Well Hermione's been disappearing more recently." Harry commented. "I don't want to think that she's um.. turned evil again, but could it be true? What do you think, Ron?" Harry leaned one elbow onto the table.

"I highly doubt that. For one, if she was evil she would have returned to You-Know-Who and used some of her powers. Anyway she hasn't done anything suspicious. Lay off, Harry. She's fine! Maybe it's all the extra load of homework she's been getting in advanced classes. Maybe it could be that Polyjuice Potions experiment in Potions yesterday. I don't know how anyone could be so calm about being Malfoy.."

"Thanks Ron. She seemed cool about it, but what makes me wonder is why they were beating each other's heads of yesterday in the Potions class." Harry pondered, looking at Hermione who was greatly involved in a book- or so they thought she was.

"Isn't it obvious?" Ginny approached the two older boys.

"Go away, Ginny. Now isn't the time for riddles." Ron said irritatedly.

"No wait, Gin. What about Hermione?" Harry asked, kicking Ron under the table to silence.

"Well isn't it obvious? Hermione likes Malfoy- even if he some Slytherin scum. You should talk to her, because maybe I could be wrong." Ginny walked away to meet with some of her friends.

"No way!" Ron exclaimed. "I highly doubt that!"

"We never know. Ron, I'm going in.." Harry stood up and sat down next to Hermione on the couch. He glanced at the book, which was only on page one.

"I heard that." Hermione said mutely.

"Oops.." Harry said sheepishly.

"Look I don't want it getting out, but I sort of still do like Malfoy. Okay?" Hermione sighed as he gave her a look. "Harry,
Don't give me that look. I never liked Cho, but I never admitted it. So please just agree with me. It's not like we're going out!" Harry nodded his head. 'You're lying!' She scolded herself. 'So what?' She argued. 'He'd kill me if he found out.' "Harry, I'm sort of busy.."

"Don't give me that, Herm. You've only opened your book to page one!" Harry retorted.

"Go play chess with Ron, I'm busy in the Advanced Care of Magical Creatures Homework that I'm working on." Hermione ordered, becoming her bossy self once more.

**

The clock's bell rang signifying midnight. Hermione Granger, who was half-asleep in the Common Room, dashed upstairs - stumbling occasionally, and burst through the open door. Ron Weasley was tied up and gagged. He was slung over the Death Eater's shoulder.

"Hold it right there!" The Death Eater ignored her, and flew out the window. Another Death Eater stood in the corner, gagging Harry whose hands were flying all over the place. "I said hold it!" She pushed her palms open, sending the Death Eater crashing into the wall. Hermione ran over to the Death Eater and pulled down their hood. "Pansy?!" Hermione shrieked. The bruenette scowled at her, and wriggled around in her body bind.

Hermione glanced sharply out the window. One figure flew away from Hogwarts, but Hermione was just thankful to at least have one of her best friends saved from the Death Eaters. She undid Harry's binds and ungagged him. He spat the extra saliva onto the floor and rushed at Pansy. Hermione held him back by his waist. "Why Pansy?"

"Our Master wants you back, Granger." Pansy sneered. "It won't be long until you're back with us, Death Eaters." Draco Malfoy stepped out of the shadows. "You disgust me, Malfoy! You were supposed to help out, but instead you hid. You're a shame to the Death Eater name."

"Let's get Dumbledore in here quick." Harry said, glaring at Draco who glared back at him.

Luckily for them, Albus Dumbledore burst into the room surprised at what he saw. Hermione glancing nervously between the two boys who were about to start a fight. Pansy binded in the corner, and Ron Weasley missing from the room with the lamp knocked over and the curtains slashed. "What happened?"

"Malfoy and Pansy tried to kidnap Ron and I. They got Ron, whoever was the third Death Eater and Hermione came up here and saved me." Harry said in a rush. Pansy gritted her teeth as if the pain was intensifying with every passing moment.

"May I ask Mr. Malfoy that the three of you come to my office?" Fred and George Weasley appeared at the door. They always came at the wrong times, or so Harry had noticed. "Fred, George take Ms. Parkinson to the infirmatory. Tell Madame Pomfrey that she is not to leave the Hospital Wing for any reason." They nodded and Albus waved his wand.

"I hate you, Malfoy."

"I hate you, Potter."

"Shut up!" Hermione said exasperatedly, and hurried after Professor Dumbledore. Harry shrugged his shoulders and followed. Draco stared out the window wistfully, and ran after Harry.

**

"Mr. Malfoy may I ask what you were doing in the Gryffindor Dormitories at this time of night?" Albus Dumbledore asked, his stare came down upon Draco through his half-moon glasses. Professor McGonagall yawned but stared at him severly. Professor Snape looked cross because it was one o'clock in the morning.

"I was supposed to help kidnap Potter and Weasley from their dormitory that night, but I didn't want to." Draco said indignatly, keeping his gaze on his feet and not daring to look into the eyes of Harry, Professor McGongall, Professor Snape, Headmaster Dumbledore, or even Hermione.

"Why not may I ask?"

"You-know-who wanted to capture them not only to turn Harry to the Dark Side, but to get Hermione back." Draco answered stiffly. He glanced up to Hermione was resting on Harry's shoulder.

"Why Hermione?" Professor McGonagall asked, yawning.

"Hermione is the legendary Dark Lordess." Draco said, he could feel the stares upon him. "You-Know-Who figured that if he had Hermione back, then he could regain power."

"Are you a Death Eater, Mr. Malfoy?" Professor Snape asked, and to his horror Draco lifted up his left sleeve and sighed. There on his pale skin, was the Death Eater's mark. Professor McGongall gasped. The wise sage, Dumbledore nodded his head. "Why Draco?"

"My father made me." Draco blamed it all on his father, but if it weren't for his father he would have never met Hermione Granger, the girl of his dreams. The meeting progressed and Harry and Hermione were dismissed to go to sleep. Draco was let out at approximately three o'clock in the morning.

**

"Harry where are you going?" Hermione asked as Harry pulled on his robes. He put his wand into his robes. "Don't tell me you're going to face Voldemort!" Hermione cried suddenly realizing the determined nature of her best friend. "You can't! I won't let you!" Hermione shrieked and grabbed his wrist. "Promise me, Harry that you won't!"

"I have to! Ron needs me!" Harry protested. "Hermione! Let go of me!"

"If you're going then I'll stay with you, Harry. There is no way that you're going without me!" Harry glared at her. "I don't care what you say or think, Harry James Potter!"

"You're the one that Voldemort wants!" Harry exclaimed, pushing her lightly onto the couch. "I've got to go!"

"You'll have to go through me!" Harry grinned and scooped her up and threw her over his shoulder and ran to the Broomshed, through the crowds of students in the hallway who were staring at Harry Potter carrying one of his best friends on his shoulder, who was furiously beating him and screeching. Draco Malfoy caught the site and followed Harry and Hermione.

Now it was an odd sight for anyone to see. Harry grinning like he'd won a trophy and running through the halls of Hogwarts with a girl on his back. Hermione beating Harry's back, and laughing. Not to mention a Slytherin running behind Harry and shouting out "Potter! Get back here!"

If the Polyjuice Potions Lesson was enough, the antics at Hogwarts just got worse.

**

"Harry wait! Put me down, God dammit! Put me down!" Harry gently bent down and dropped her on the grass. "Don't tell me you're going to go!"

"He's going." Draco said mutely. "I'm going to go with him. I know where he's hiding and all the works. You're staying, Hermione."

"No way!" Hermione argued. "I'm going!"

"Hermione, You're the one he wants." Draco reminded her.

"Well can any one of you do this?" She pointed at a garbage bin at the far corner of the Quidditch Fields and green light emitted from her index finger's tip and one moment later, the garbage bin exploded and flew five feet in the air.

"Wow." They breathed together in unison.

"You see. I'm a big girl now. I can take care of myself." Hermione grinned and playfully stuck out a tongue. She blew her index finger like it was a gun and smiled. The open broomshed shone in the morning light. "So let's go!"
 
 
 

Author's Note: :D Sorry for all the updates. I kinda want to finish this story and have it done and over with. Next chapter is Christmas! *whoo hoo!* Christmas in July! :D Please review.

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