Working for Malfoy

Chapter 52: Something He Didn't Know

My body was shaking and I was glued to the floor. When I was finally able to move, I stepped forward to use a simple spell before I was stopped in my tracks. He had used a spell to prevent me from moving at all.

All I could do was stand there and watch as he pinned Aviana up against the wall. He began by pulling at her shirt but soon became frustrated when she wouldn't let him take it off her. He then used wandless magic to burn part of it so he could get it off of her easier.

"I would have messed with the mudblood, but I don't want my bloodline tainted by filthy blood." He sneered.

Aviana squirmed and tried pushing him off but was stopped when he pinned her arms above her head with his left hand and put his right knee between her legs to restrict her movement even more. I tried to scream but soon found that he put a silencing charm on me as well.

I just watched helplessly as the monster of a man began working his way down her neck.

"DRACO!" She screamed when she got enough air in her lungs. "DRACO!"

Her voice was filled with fear and her eyes were wide and terrified. I heard an explosion outside the door but didn't see any debri fly past me. The door never came off its hinges.

I felt the effects of the spell holding me in place begin to wear off. I could now move my head and upper body but my legs were still stuck. My voice came back just as a secret door in the floor burst open and Draco jumped out. He looked right at me before turning to look at the situation behind him.

He seemed to be frozen in place for a moment until he snapped out of it and made an arc before slamming into the man's side, causing him to stumble and hit the other wall. Aviana stumbled into her brother and wrapped her arms around him, burying her face in his shirt.

"INCARCEROUS!" Draco screamed. Lucius was bound in ropes.

Draco wrapped his arms around Aviana and started whispering to her as he conjured up a hoodie and slipped it on over her head. Aviana was shaking in fear and shock.

Draco then looked at me before speaking. "Hermione, take my wand and unlock the door."

I did as he said and got the door unlocked as he picked up his sister and carried her out of the room. I closed the door behind us to see Narcissa with tears falling down her face.

"Mother, take Hermione's hand. SHe is going to bring you to our house." Draco stated.

Slowly, Narcissa approached me and took my hand. I threw a look at Draco before apparating back to the house. When our feet hit the ground, Narcissa dropped my hand and walked into the living room. I was about to head upstairs to the room so I wouldn't collapse but was stopped when Draco appeared with Aviana in hand and a bag over his shoulder.

"Hermione, cast a patronus and inform Kingsey of the events that have just occured." He said before taking Aviana up the stairs and to one of the spare bedrooms.

I did as he said and cast a patronus with shaky hands. I barely got out the message and sent off my otter before Draco appeared to my right.

I turned and looked at him as my eyes began to pool with tears. "I'm sorry." I whispered as my legs gave out, unable to hold my weight anymore. Before I hit the ground, I felt Draco's arms wrap around me. He picked me up and carried me upstairs to our bedroom, setting me down on the bed before sitting right next to me.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." I apologized over and over again as he tried to calm me down. When I was finally taking deep breaths and stopped apologizing, he looked me in the eyes with a soft expression before speaking.

"Tell me what happened."

I looked away as I felt memories from five years ago start to resurface. I took a deep breath and opened my mouth to speak when I got choked up.

He rubbed my back and pulled me close. "It's ok. Take your time." He said.

I took a deep breath. "I tried to help her. I really did, but I couldn't. I was frozen in place. I couldn't yell for help or use a spell to stop him." A tear slipped down my cheek and I wiped it away. "He pinned her and burned her shirt. I just had to watch."

Like I did nothing to stop him all those years ago.

"Did he touch her anywhere?" Draco asked, keeping his voice calm.

I shook my head. "He was doing stuff to her neck, but he never actually touched her anywhere. He just wanted to see her."

I wish that's all he wanted from me.

I took a deep shaky breath and moved away from him. I crossed my arms over my chest and pulled my knees up to try to discreetly cover myself some more. It didn't work.

"Hermione? Is there something you need to tell me?" He asked, his voice laced with concern.

He leaned forward to touch me but I leaned away. He pulled his hand back with a sad expression. "Hermione?"

I looked away and stared at the floor.

"Hermione, I want you to answer me truthfully. Ok?" He asked. I just flicked my eyes to look at him so he knew I was listening. "Did he mess with you when he was messing with Aviana?"

I shook my head no. "He said that he didn't want to taint his bloodline by messing with a mudblood." I started crying.

"Did he ever mess with you?"

I didn't answer.

"Hermione, answer me. Please."

I turned my body away from him and tried to keep the tears from coming but it didn't work.

"When he was still around and we still lived at the manor. I could hear him yelling at your mom whenever you would leave.I don't think he ever hit her because he didn't want you to heal her. One day-" I choked as I tried to keep talking.

"It's ok Hermione. Take your time." He soothed.

"One d-d-day, he w-was especially m-mad." I stuttered before taking a breath.. "I was in my room reading when he came in and forced me against the wall. He didn't say anything. I was too in shock to fight back. Anyone would say that I let it happen. I promise, I begged him to stop but he didn't listen. He told me that I was leaving until he finished. He said that I was too good to let go just once. He finished 3 times before telling me that I was useless and nothing more than a toy to be messed with and thrown away when I was broken and not fun to play with anymore."

I risked a glance at Draco to see him fuming.

"How many times has he done this?" He asked, his voice deathly low.

"Once." I answered after a moment's hesitation.

"Are you telling me the truth, Hermione?" He looked at me.

"Yes." I whispered.

Without another word, he snatched his wand off of the nightstand and apparated away before I could say anything.After looking around the room, I felt tears fill my eyes once more.

I lay down on the bed and curled up in a ball as the tears fell. A few minutes later, I fell asleep, too tired and emotionally drained to think of anything but to escape reality for a little while.