Hermes' Secret

Chapter 5- hospital wing visit

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'Omg, Hermes, we thought that you'd been kidnapped' Pansy sniffled, hugging Hermione tightly with an overexaggerated sniff.

'No, Pansy,' Blaise chuckled 'We didn't. You did' Pansy simply scowled at him.

'Who told you I was here?' Hermione interrupted their more than regular lover's spat.

'It was Draco' Theo replied, frowning, 'though I'm not sure why he was here in the first place'

Hermione hummed distractedly, a smile creeping onto her face. So Draco hadn't told his friends about their evening encounter?

'Did you see him come in?' Blaise asked.

'No' Hermione replied a bit too quickly before explaining 'I had a lie in this morning' She didn't know why she didn't want to tell her friends about Draco's harried appearance in the hospital wing that morning, but she simply felt like it had to stay between her and Draco. A couple's secret, but more like a couple of friends that a romantic couple. She didn't even like the boy, anyway.

'You? A lie in?' Theo frowned. Hermione was saved an answer by the appearance of Draco.

'Draco!' she called, latching onto the change of topic. He was holding the daily newspaper and looked panicked 'Did something happen?'

He didn't answer, only sat at the edge of the bed and placed the newspaper on Hermione's lap with the headline facing up.

Hermione's mouth went dry.

Prophecy Girl Disappears by Rita Skeeter

Hermione Granger, the well-known author of many school textbooks, has recently disappeared without a trace, during the summer holidays.

Questions were asked about her when she failed to show up on the 1st of September at the Beaxbatons Academy in France where she has studied for the past six years. We have come to know that, before the girl vanished, an unknown prophecy was made consisting of the girl. It predicted that hardship awaits the girl by the hands of a vindictive group of ex-Death Eaters. It is advising the magical community to check up on their ex-Death Eaters. For more information, go to page 3...

'She really has done it this time' Pansy shook her head.

'Wow, mate. You really are obsessed' Blaise laughed, ignoring Pansy's comment and earning himself a half-hearted hit on the head.

'Oh shut. Up. A girl has been abducted' Pansy scolded.

'Look here' Theo said 'It says that former Death Eaters are suspected'

They all looked at each other nervously.

Draco cleared his throat and stood up. 'We should speak to Dumbledore'

'No!' Hermione almost shouted. The three of them looked questioningly at her.

'I mean...I don't think so' she said with less conviction 'We don't even know whether he knows much about this or not. He's probably digging into this matter right now and anyway, look at the journalist. Rita Skeeter wrote this. It's probably only partially true'

'She's got a point there, mate' Theo nodded 'There isn't any point troubling him now'

'But...' Draco started, thinking of something to say.

'Come on, mate' Blaise encouraged.

'All right, but one more of these accusations and I'm off' Draco said sternly.