Scars: A Dramione Veela Story

Chapter 25

Draco's pov.

I'm in the common room reading and decide to get myself a snack when I feel scared. Well not me, Hermione. I ignore it just as I had ignored the pain in my chest hours before. Hermione is strong she can take care of herself. But then it gets worse. I almost double over in pain. I rush for the portrait hole. I have to reach her in time. I sprint through the corridors to the Gryffindor common room. But I am about to knock when I hear a muffled scream. Hermione. I run following her sent till it leads me to a tapestry. I pull it back. Rage engulfs me. Cormac on top of my mate trying to...to..to get with her. I throw him off and against the wall. Then I gently kneel down beside her. She is still afraid but mostly angry now and grateful. She has tears running down her face and is still sobbing. I pick her up bridal style and walk back to our common room.

We I reach the room I go to lie her on a couch but she won't stop clutching my shirt. So I sit down with her on my lap. This is how it was with veela's and their mates. They feel safe and protected with each other. I hold her to me for a long time. My shirt is drench in her tears. I feel so guilty when I look at her unhappy and hurt. My veela side thrashing around in self hate and torment.

"It's not your fault." She says finally. I look down at her tear filled eyes.

"I could have run faster," I say dejectedly.

"No stop blaming yourself, I'll be alright." She says pulling away. I kiss her on the forehead and let her go. I sit watching the fire for a while. I can't sleep, I feel incomplete. Now that I had felt what it was like to hold her I needed her to feel complete. Reaching into the back of my mind I know she feels incomplete as well. I hear the light footsteps come down the stairs and look up. It's her. She shifts her weight from side to side looking down.

"Can't sleep?" I say gently. She nods her head still looking down.

"Can I....um...sleep with you?" She asks finally looking at me.

"Of course." She walks over and I sit up a little bit. She plops down on my lap and snuggles closer to me. I wrap my arms around her and close my eyes falling into a very deep sleep.

I sharp knocking on our portrait hole wakes me. I gently lift Hermione off me and onto the couch before opening it.

"Weasley, what are you doing here?" I ask suspicious.

"I didn't find Hermione at breakfast." She says. I didn't realize we had slept in we only have a few minutes before the start of class.

"It's fine I'll get her up." I say closing the portrait. I run around grabbing our bags and getting dressed. I slightly shake Hermione. She moans as an answer. I shake her again this time she sits up.

"What?" She says angrily.

"If you sleep another second we'll be late for class." She looks at the time and sprints up to her room.

The last bell rings as we sit down in transfiguration. I sit beside Blaise and she beside Potter so no one would suspect anything.

"Hey mate, haven't seen you in a while." He says clapping a hand on my back.

"Ya." I say copying the notes from the blackboard.

"We should go out to the village tonight." He says leaning back in his chair.

"Sure," I say watching Hermione laugh at something scar head said.