Draco and Hermione - Between the living and the grave

12. Let Them Die

Chapter 12

Everything was in place when Narcissa walked into the room and studied the surroundings around her. Everything had to be perfect, and in the right place if this ritual would have any chance of working to her advantage at all.

She turned, outstretching her arm and nodding as Draco led Hermione into the room, one hand clasping her lower back and his other holding her arm. She was dressed in a silver night dress which sat gently over her bump and finished at her feet, inches away from the floor. Draco was wearing a green night dress which belonged to his father.

"You must lay on the bed beside each other and take each others hands, make sure you have a tight grasp on them. You must also look at each other and not look away during this ritual. It is vital!' Narcissa spoke as both Draco and Hermione nodded, making their way over to the bed and following the instructions they had been given.

Narcissa then turned back around and nodded once more as more people entered the room. Professor Snape as Head of Slytherin house, Professor McGonagall as Head of Gryffindor House, Molly and Arthur Weasley to represent Ginny and Bellatrix Lestrange... for Draco.

"I cannot believe you are doing this Cissy, let them die, the mudblood has already died once a second time will not hurt,' Bellatrix hissed angrily as Narcissa zipped up to her sister and snarled.

"We may not be very well liked, we may have done wrong but even you know dear sister, we do NOT kill our blood. And after this is done Miss Granger will be our blood and that baby will be the most powerful witch or wizard to walk this earth so don't you dare contradict my decision in doing this,' her voice was low, angry and bitter, and Bellatrix shivered at the threatening tone she was being spoken to, nodding slowly before bowing down in front of her sister as a sign or respect.

"I'm sorry,' She simply whispered.

Narcissa nodded her head before turning to everyone else situated round the room. "Bella go and take Miss Grangers hand,' she spoke as Bellatrix's eyes widened in disgust but she followed her sisters orders whist Narcissa walked over and took Draco's hand.

"Molly and Arthur, could you two please stand in the middle of the room and Professor McGonagall and Snape at the head of the bed, for you two will be the main witnesses for the ritual,'

With everyone taking the places, Narcissa nodded, closing her eyes as she then begun speaking a language not even Hermione recognized, assuming it was before time and before the time of books, either that or she hadn't read the right book to recognize it.

It was strange, she could feel tingles engulfing her body, keeping her eyes tightly on Draco's she began to feel light, and feather like and then as she watched the man that she would be forever bound to she noticed a green glow illuminating his body and most likely her own, all the voices she could hear around the room from professor McGonagall, Snape, Molly, Arthur and the worst thoughts from Bellatrix all faded into one, only two voices she could hear as loud and clearly as day, Draco's... and; her baby.

No sooner had the ritual begun it was over, Bellatrix got to her feet cursing wildly at the thought of having to hold a 'mudbloods' hand, wiping her hand up and down her dress before turning around and widening her eyes in shock at the transformation before her.

Hermione's hair was turning silver as her body glowed intensely along with Draco's, but her hair didn't stay silver, it returned back to brown, but wasn't as bushy, just slightly curly. Looking across at Narcissa she shook her head as her sister nodded, confirming what Bellatrix couldn't believe.

The spell had worked, Draco and Hermione were bound, forever and Hermione Granger, once born and grown as a muggle-born witch, was now a pure-blood but not just any pure-blood, a Malfoy, for a binding cannot be broken, and to the Malfoys, is the first step to marriage.

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Hermione awoke a few hours later with her head pounding as she could once again hear the voices, and once voice she heard made her gasp as a hand clasped over her mouth as she slowly craned her head and saw the blonde headed boy staring back at her.

Tears instantly sprung to her eyes as Draco closed the gap between them on the bed, touching his nose against hers and looking deeply into her eyes.

"Your a Malfoy now, Voldermort wont hurt you, he doesn't even know your here... get rid of those tears Granger,' he told her firmly as Hermione closed her eyes and took a deep before opening her eyes again and looking at Draco.

"Malfoy,' she whispered as he stared into her deep brown orbs. "Dont ever, speak to me like that again,' she whispered with a sneer as Draco graced that evil smirk she had secretly loved all those years.

"Yes, definitely Malfoy blood!' he returned as she grinned herself before he closed the gap, pressing his lips against her plush pink lips.

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"My Lord, we have not seen or heard from Draco and with Lucius in Azkaban I fear he is rebelling and may never return, I think he and Miss Granger are together, hiding,' Narcissa was kneeling in front of Voldermort, with Bellatrix next to her sister also bowing down. "We beg you, I beg you especiall, please spare my only child, please,'

Voldermort hissed, he didn't like being told what to do, but with Lucius and Narcissa along with Bellatrix being his most loyal of death eaters, he was in a bind. "Get up,' he spoke as both Narcissa and Bellatrix rose quickly to their feet.

Voldermort bought one hand up under Narcissa's chin and lifted her head so she was looking at him. "Is it true, the mudblood is no longer but is rather, a pure-blood?'

Narcissa nodded. "Yes my lord, it is true,'

"And I sense a change to this house, a binding of two souls which means Miss Granger is no longer, but is now family which means, ahhh yes, the baby is also blood of yours. My dear I worry that this child to be born not serve me, even if Miss Granger is now pure-blood and not a mudblood,'

"No my lord,' Narcissa quickly spoke. "We are arranging an agreement that will state otherwise,' Narcissa was lying but she could not let the dark lord know that she was protecting her son, his new love and their unborn child.

"Very well, if you hear from Draco convince him and Miss Granger to come forward and join us as this baby will not survive if they do not join me.' and with that he was gone.

A/N So, voldermort is worried this baby that is coming will be his downfall. What do you guys think of that. And how will Hermione feel when she finds out Voldermort has threatened her child's life? Ooooooooh you will have to keep reading to find out.

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