Under the Darkness | Dramione | English Version

IX

Draco laughed and opened his arms to accentuate his presence.
« We thought you would never come back. »
« And here I am Higgs, you missed me, admit it. »
« Hope it, Malfoy. »
« I see that Blaise has managed to get you back on your feet. »
« True Travers, there is no better healer. »
« What kept you away for so long? »
« I was stung by a Billywig, the allergic reaction was more unexpected than usual. »
« How do we divide? »
« Higgs and Scott to the north, Travers and Malfoy to the west, me and Morris to the south, Cook and Bailey to the east. »
« Tonight we go to Red Shine? »
« Of course. »
« Gladly. »
« You too Malfoy? It's been a long time since you have honoured us with your company. »
« Precisely for this. »
***
Hermione opened the chamber door and went out in search of something to relieve his thirst.
Halfway up the stairs he noticed a second figure, female, sitting on the sofa next to Blaise, her heart accelerated and understood the mistake made she hurried to go back, she was almost hidden when the woman saw her and jumped up screaming.
« Who are you?! »
The healer noticed her and understood the disaster that was about to happen.
« Nora- »
« Who is Blaise?! Are you cheating on me?! »
« No! No love. »
« Who is her?! » Zabini sighed.
« You must promise me that you will not tell anyone Nora or I will be dead. »
« Blaise, what have you gotten yourself into?! »
« Don't shout, please. I'll explain everything but you have to promise me. »
The noble looked at him scared and the man gently holded her hands looking into her eyes.
« Please, Nora, trust me. »
« I want to know everything. »
« And I will tell you everything. »
He said nodding and then looking up at the curl.
« Come down. »
Hermione stiffened but turned and went down trying not to give weight to the bewildered look of the other.
« I think no introduction is needed. »
« Blaise why is she here? Are you crazy?! Where did you meet her? »
« He was at Draco's house. »
« Malfoy's? »
By the tone of voice with which the noble woman pronounced that surname Hermione understood that there shouldn't be a good relationship between the two.
« She was in the dungeon, the first time I saw her he was beating her, when I went to Malfoy Manor because Draco was sick I took advantage to treat her and I decided to take her away from there. I didn't want you to know so as not to put you in danger. »
« I'm going to leave. »
They both looked at her and she smiled slightly.
« Blaise is helping me escape. I wouldn't be alive if it weren't for him. »
« Blaise has a big heart, I wouldn't have done the same. »
The healer smiled looking at his partner.
« Leave, as soon as possible. »
« I will. Now I leave you alone. »
She went back up the stairs and locked herself in her room, she had to leave as soon as possible, with or without a wand.
« You are mad Blaise. »
« I couldn't leave her there Nora, he was destroying her. She was in such a bad shape. »
« How are you helping her? »
« Nora... »
« I want to know Blaise. »
« I'm looking for a wand. »
« Oh Merlin! »
« I can't just let her go. »
« She's a wanted Blaise! Do you see the danger you're in?! »
« I know! I know Nora! I'm risking my life but it's worth it to save a person, she's a human being and I'll help her. »
The woman silenced herself and softened her eyes.
« Sorry, I'm just worried. »
« I know what I'm doing. It'll be fine. »
« Just try to solve it quickly. »
« Sure Nora. »
***
After spending the afternoon under the white canopy in the garden of the Manor, when the temperature began to drop she decided to go back, maybe she would take a hot bath.
She closed the bedroom door behind her and was surprised to see on the bed a coat and a small, narrow and long box; he had been of speech, not that she had doubts but she was amazed by the speed with which Blaise had managed to find it. Now she could leave.
She thought back to the bathroom and found herself uncertain, those objects seemed to yell at her to leave. She calmed her heartbeat and sat on the mattress with the intention of trying her new wand, it was very light, very elaborate, full of engravings and decorations. She was enchanted to stare at her, with her mind crowded with memories of Hogwarts and war.

Screams in the distance, not so far away, now they seemed already very close, directly in the ears. She rose quickly with her heart in her throat and looked around, from the right were coming along with the cries many people, terrified fugitives; there was a raking. She too began to run scared. From an alley appeared a guard who grabbed the woman next to her stopping her escape. The stream reached her, engulfed her and seemed to try to suffocate her, this time they would take her.
She had a dizziness, when was the last time she touched food? She slowed down, someone gave her a shoulder and in the shock the wand slipped out of her sweaty hand. Panic. She paused dangerously in the middle of that race for life regardless of the people who hit her, searched for that piece of wood on the ground, between a thousand feet moving crazy. She had to find it, she could not lose her wand. The fugitives continued to strike and ran in the opposite direction to her slow path. Someone grabbed her and dragged her out of the crowd.
« It's gone. »
« No... no! »
« You've lost it, it's useless, so they'll take you. »
She calmed down as despair devoured her quickly.
« Promise me you won't be back on the street now. »
Hermione nodded absent-minded, but the unknown woman trusted her, sat her down on the ground and disappeared into the fray.
The screams continued for a long time, boys separated from girls, children separated from mothers, taken far away who knows where; no one knew it, there was talk of the presence of some torture camps but no one wanted to believe it and no one had the evidence.
When the silence finally returned Hermione got up with trembling legs and leaned out of the alley where the woman had left her; on the road there were still lifeless bodies.
She lost her wand, she was dead.

He knocked louder, maybe she was in the bathroom. The woman emerged from her thoughts, hurried to put the wand on the bed and opened the door.
« Here you go, everything all right? »
« Yes, forgive me I was- »
Blaise looked at her and invited her to continue, but she did not.
« Thank you, really Blaise. »
« Don't worry. »
« I would like to do something... to pay you back. »
« Survive, only this. »
« I'll do it Blaise. »
« Can I take you somewhere tonight, do you have a place to hide? »
« You don't need Zabini, I will disappear. »
« Okay. »
The Slytherin looked at the wand on the bed.
« Have you tried it? »
« Not yet. »
« Try it. »
Hermione smiled and shook her right hand, pointed it at a pen holder on the desk and pronounced the spell.
« Orchideus. »
A small bouquet of flowers appeared in the glass cylinder and the girl smiled happy, she was really happy.
« I would say that it works. »
« Yes, it works. »
In the evening, after eating, the healer looked for her and found her in the garden staring at the starry sky.
« All right, Granger? »
« Yes. »
He looked at her smiling, he noticed that she was holding the wand, this time she would not lose it so easily.
« I owe you my life Zabini. »
« Keep it close Hermione, things can only improve, give them only time. »
She tried something else to say but found no words to express the gratitude she was feeling towards the man next to her, in that silence was Blaise who started to talk.
« I want to give you some advice. If you get caught, here in England, ask to see Draco. I know it sounds crazy but trust me. »
Hermione simply nodded in response.
« Thank you again. »
« You're welcome, again. »
They smiled and without saying more Hermione disappeared.