Calming Flames

Questions

Draco unties Hermione and walks her back up to the castle. Pansy lagging behind, she was looking down at her wand. "Pansy," Draco pauses and turns around to face her,"I expect you will take care of Lavender, and you will not say a word about this to anyone. Correct?"

"Yes." Pansy whispers.

"Good."

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Hermione was wrapping his arm tight. Her nerves were haywire thanks to Lavender. She notices that her skin was paler than normal and rushes to the hospital wing detaching herself from Draco.

"How'd this happen again?" Madame Pomfrey looks over at her face, touching her cheeks.

"I don't know, I woke up and I felt odd..." Hermione looked down as she lied.

"Really? Normally this would happen after somebody was hit with a curse..." Pomfrey looks puzzling at Hermione.

Hermione's eyes widened and she felt her head ache. "Actually, I fell fine... It's probably just a dream." She smiles and walks out of the room.

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Draco was looming at the Gryffindor portrait, the Fat Lady telling him off until she gave up and fell asleep, Hermione was walking back to the commons when Draco popped up and grabbed her hands. He pulled her up the astronomy stairs and sat her down so he was looking into her eyes.

"We need a plan... I fear we will be blamed for... Lavender..." He says in a hushed tone.

"Plan? What do you mean? Pansy's wand did the curse... And it's not all that hard to see the last spell someone used." She says racking her brain for the spell.

"Your right! It wasn't my wand..." His face lit up. "But what if she casts a spell before the professors find out!"

"Damn... I do have a spell to help us..." She looks over to him. "It's similar to Obliviate but it replaces a memory and puts a new one in its place..." She smiles and looks over at the stars.

"Then we just need to take her wand..."

"Well she's sleeping now... And your in Slytherin..." Hermione glances over an smirks.

"What! N-no... What if... If she wasn't... Uhm... Ya know... Dressed?" Draco stuttered to get the words out.

"Would that matter? You just need to get her wand... Is it going to be a problem? I could do it if your scared..." Hermione looks down at him.

Draco hugs her and kisses her goodbye.

"Lemon Drops." Hermione states and the portrait slowly opened.

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'Walk in... Grab the wand... Walk to my dorm... And sleep' Draco plotted as he walked silently up to the girls' dorm door.

"Alohamora" and he heard the lock click. The door creaked open and he glances over at Pansy's bed side table.

Her wand was sitting atop some parchment and I a hurry to leave he grabs it all.

As he bolts out of the dorm he opens the rolled parchment.

Draco: Alive
Mudblood: Alive
Potter: Alive
Weasel: Alive
Lavender: Dead

Draco's heart pounded as he saw the short list. He was first, maybe he was next.

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More cliffhangers I know but it's gonna be worth it! Once again I beg you all to share and vote for this please, I'm working so hard for this and I feel it's getting really good!

~Firepaw