"I had you looking in the wrong section! How could I be so stupid?!" Hermione asked as she rushed over to the boys as soon as she got back to the castle, dropping the oversized book on the table the moment she found them "I checked this out WEEKS ago for a bit of light reading"
"This... is light?" Ron asked in shock. Draco had to agree, the bloody book was larger than his father's Ancient Runes encyclopedia
Hermione glared at him a moment before flipping through the pages "There! See? Here it is... Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone."
"The what?"
"Honestly, don't you two read?" Draco took a bit of offense to that, seeing as he had heard his father and Aunt talking about it in passing before, but kept his mouth shut so as not to make Ron feel any worse than he already was "The Philosopher's Stone is a legendary substance with astonishing powers. It can transform any metal into pure gold, and produce the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal."
"Immortal?" Draco asked in shock
"It means you'll never die"
"I Know What It Means"
"SHH" Ron reminded them. Draco and Hermione looked at the redhead "What? It's the library, I don't you'd want to be kicked out of here, would you Mione?"
The girl rolled her eyes before going back to reading "The only stone currently in existence belongs to Mr. Nicholas Flamel, the noted alchemist who, last year, celebrated his 665th birthday. THAT'S what Fluffy's guarding on the third floor... THAT'S what's under the trap door... the Philosopher's Stone"
"Granger... did you spend the entire hols looking for this?"
"You didn't?" Hermione asked in shock
"I didn't" Ron admitted "I took some time to rest. But Draco did though... he even snuck out at night to search here in the-"
Draco quickly covered the redhead's mouth "We're not alone anymore... not so loud" he whispered. Once Ron nodded in agreement, he removed his hand and sighed "Ron's right though... I did. I guess I'm just surprised you actually took time during your break to look into information for something you're not involved in"
"Draco... I may not be as involved myself, but YOU are, and as your friend... it's my duty to help you wherever I can"
"I don't know what to say"
"Maybe thanks?" she suggested with a small smile
"I'm sorry"
Well... that shocked both Hermione AND Ron "What for?" she asked
"For belittling you, and... and calling you that vulgar name... I shouldn't have done that... you didn't deserve it. If anything, I'm a git for treating you so bad... I should have apologized for it earlier... I'm sorry... Hermione"
Hermione's jaw was dropped "I-I uh... to be honest, I'm kinda confused... didn't you already apologize to me before?"
"But I never specified WHY I was apologizing, I just... I never imagined I'd be able to call both a Weasley AND a muggleborn my best friends, but... here we are, and as one of my two best friends... there's something I think you should know"
"Mate, why don't we go somewhere else?" Ron suggested "like you said... we're not alone anymore"
Draco nodded "Right. Common then, follow me"
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"Draco... where's the mirror?" Ron asked as they entered the empty corridor
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Saving Harry Malfoy - A Dramione Fanfic
FanfictionWhat if the Death Eaters got to baby Harry before Dumbledore? What if Bellatrix knew he was a Horcrux? What if he actually grew up knowing everything about magic and blood purity... because he was adopted by the Malfoys?! --- I had once mentioned t...
