Dramione, A Hogwarts Story

Chapter 6: Defence Against The Dark Arts

I waved goodbye to Draco as he head to Herbology while I made my way to Transfiguration. As I walked down the corridor people's head tun to face me. I didn't care, I never had. Even when people made fun off my teeth, or that I was bossy or a 'know-it-all'. I just walked past them. I slipped into the room and took my usual sit next to Harry.

Ronald sat far away from us, next to Dean and Neville. Students flooded in gossiping about me, Neville stood up and walked towards us. "Hey Hermione" he looked sick.

"Hey Neville" answered Harry as I waved "You okay Neville?"

"Erm, yeah. Thanks. I just wanted to say"- he dropped into a whisper-"That I'm on your side. Ron won't leave us alone. He passed a line"

"Thanks mate!"

"Yeah, thanks Neville" I thanked him and he run off to his seat next to Dean. He waved at us from his seat and the class began. We were learning Summoning Charms. Harry was pretty useless but I kept zooming things across the class earning glares from Ronald. Once the bell rang I rushed off to our next class; Defence Against The Dark Arts.

I broke into a run when I saw Draco and hugged him. He hugged me back and greeted me. I looked into his cold grey eyes which now seemed warmer than fire. They felt perfect, like home. He looked into my eyes.

3rd POV

Hermione and Draco looked into each others eye's like their life's depend on it. Unaware of all the dropped jaws around them. They were in their own little world. The bell rand again indicating that the 2nd period had started. The walked into the class hand-in-hand and sat at the back.

For the first time ever Hermione Granger and Draco Mafloy sat together in class. Next to Hermione sat Harry, Blaise Zabini sat next to Draco. He had always been civil around Hermione. At least he had never called her a mud blood to her face. She smiled at him and he gave her a nod.

"Morning" croaked Professor Moody limped down the stairs.

"Morning" replied the class in unison. Moody's magical eye zoomed across the classroom as he scribbled something on the board.

"Granger! Malfoy!" he suddenly crooked turning on his heel to face them. "Stop touching hands! And you Weasley" he added turning to Ron "Stop glaring at them!" While Ron and Hermione turned deep shades of purple Draco had a victory look in his eyes which immediately got wiped of when Moody took at his wand.

"Today, class, we will be learning unforgivable curses" he announced, most of the class shivered at the though but Harry looked around confused. "Who can tell me any unforgivable curses?" Hermione's hand shot right up.

"The first one is the Imperio Curse." Hermione asked as Moody picked her.

"Correct" Moody took out a spider, making Ron flinch, and place it on the table 'Engorgio' he whispered making the spider double it's size. He pointed his wand again and whispered something. The spider started flying.

"It will do anything I ask it to" he explained as the class laughed. "Could make it tap dance-" the spider started to dance, feeding the laughs like gasoline to wildfire "-or jump out the window, drown..." the laugh died out.

"That curse was used a lot during the dark days. It caused the ministry a lot of trouble... They said Voldemort forced them through the curse..."

His face turned to the horrified class. "Anyone know any other curses?" He asked. Hermione's hand shot up again but so did Neville. Mad-eye moody placed his finger on Neville. "Crusiatios curse" He mumbled looking down.

"Correct, that is how we figured out which ones were lying and which ones were telling the truth" he turned to the spider. "Crucio" he said. The spider started to twitch and turn. Neville flinched and turned away. "STOP!" Declared Hermione, everyone starred at her. She never shouted at teachers. "Can you tell it's bothering him?" She asked.

"Oh- sorry..." he trailed off
"Longbottom, Neville Longbottom" replied Neville.
"Sorry Longbottom"

He turned to the spider who had stopped twitching and opened his moth. "And the last curse, the killing curse." He pointed his wand at the spider. A bolt of green light shot out of the wand and the spider dropped dead "No way out, no remedy. Once you say the words your victim is dead. The only known survivor is sitting right here." The class went silent and starred at Harry. Both of Moody's eyes where starring at Harry.

"Anyways." Moody broke the silence. "Okay, today we are going to learn how to control the curses. How to fight through them." Whispers of excitement filled the room. Students looked at each other with fear in their faces. With a flick of his wand all the tables and chair piled up to the side of the class.

"Okay, okay! First will be Hannah Abbott" he read the name from the list. Nervously she walked up to the empty space in the class that Moody had created. The rest of the students watch from the end of the class.

"Imperio" He cast. Student after student went up to the space and all of them did as Moody told them too. Neville did amazing things that be would have never been able to do normally. He did cartwheels across the classroom.

"Hermione Granger" the laughter in the class from Goyle's spilts died as she shuffled across the room. "Imperio" casted Moody. Each and every muscle in Draco's body clenched in fear. Was Hermione going to be okay?? Hermione felt as all her worries lifted. Her mind was empty. Nothing could worry her.

"Jump on the table Hermione" whispered a very persuasive voice in her head. It was comforting, it was soft. It was perfect. Hermione was about to do so but then she thought "Why?"

"Jump on the table Hermione" whispered the soft voice again when it found out that Hermione hadn't obeyed it's orders.

"No!" Yelled Hermione in her head. She fought back the urge to jump on the table. It was as though she was hexing the person. She was hexing it meaning that it couldn't hurt her or tell her what to do.

"Hermione. Do it. Jump on it!" The voice said stronger. It seemed angry and it had a warming tone and it wasn't going to give up. "I said. Jump!" It repeated.

"And I said no!!" Hermione made her idea clear. She stubbornly sat down and her worries came back.

"Congratulations Miss Granger!" Moody barked as Hermione stood up. "You are the very first person to fight off the curse!" Hermione walked to the back of back of the class and Draco rushed into her arms hugging her.

The rest of the class went. One by one. Went it was Draco's turn Hermione clenched her fist's until Draco was safely next to her. Before the bell rang Moody gave a congratulations speech. "Many many fully grown and magically developed witches and wizards cannot fight through that course. Yet today we don't only have 1 witch or wizard but we have 3 witches and wizards who fully fought through that curse! Big round of applause for Miss Granger, Malfoy and Potter." Hermione blushed and look down while Aron flared at Draco.

"They didn't only fight though it once. They fought through it 3 times each!" The bell rang many bags shuffling and many whispers followed the loud bell.