Saved by Malfoy*

Chapter 7

Draco's P.O.V

Blaise and I talked for a bit before he invited Theo over. It wasn't long before he came, and they started drinking again.

“Is that… Granger?” Theo asked, walking up to the sleeping witch.

“Yes, but don't touch - ”

He touched her cheek, making her eyes fly open. She saw his face and screamed. Theo stumbled back as she curled in a ball and screamed.

The other two watched as I sat next to her.

“Someone put up a silencing charm!” I shouted over her screams.

Once the room was safe, I pulled Hermione's head up to see me. The second her terrified eyes saw my face she flew into my arms and silenced. She was trembling immensely and she hid her face in my neck. I put my arms around her waist and tried to calm her.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" She repeated quickly.

Her nails were digging into my side and her breathing was uneven.

“It's okay, Hermione,” I stated. “You didn't do anything wrong. It's okay."

She relaxed a bit, but her breathing was still rough.

“Calm down, you're safe. Theo wasn't gonna hurt you,” I muttered.

She tensed when Theo put a hand on her back.

“Sorry, Granger, I didn't mean to scare you,” he apologized.

“It's fine, I'm fine,” she replied quickly. "I just - I just need to..."

She took a couple minutes to calm down. To my relief, she slowly released me and sat on the cot.

Hermione's P.O.V

"I - I really am sorry... for freaking out," I mumbled quietly.

"It's fine," Draco and Theo said at the same time.

I nodded a little.

“Wait… I thought you died?” Theo asked.

“Why would you think that?”

“Most people do because you didn't start a rebellion. Everyone thinks Weasley killed you,” Theo replied.

“It's very hard to create a rebellion when you're in a cage,” I muttered.

“Where were you?” Theo pushed.

“364, I would have bloody started a - ”

“Don't say that word,” Draco cut in.

“Shove it,” I muttered, surprised at myself.

“Shove it where?” He smirked.

I lightly whacked him, instantly cringing at my action. He stood up, making me flinch.

“Sheesh, you act like I'm gonna hit you every two seconds,” he stated, shaking his head. “I'm gonna get some breakfast.”

“Sorry it's hard to forget being tortured every five seconds,” I said sarcastically.

He left the room.

“What exactly happened? How did you get here?” Theo continued.

“Well… I'd had enough torture, so I escaped and got sold,” I explained lazily.

“No, like, what happened to you? No one’s ever escaped from 394,” Blaise clarified.

“I was tortured like everyone else…. I was the reason they started branding us. Well, I guess I escaped and ran a whole block before I was captured and sold,” I explained.