𝑀𝒶 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒 𝒷𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑒

𝒯𝓌𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓎-𝓈𝒾𝓍

Hermione was in the studio practicing when the door opened, she smiled thinking it was Draco but her smile fell to a frown when none other than Tracy Davis and Millicent Bulstrode

She tried to ignore them but their snide comments were ruining her concentration

"Do you want the studio Davis?" Hermione asked annoyed, crossing her arms and glaring at the witch

"How dare you speak to me?" Tracy sneered, she looked at Hermione and scoffed "do you truly think you have what it takes to get into GRBDA? You're nothing but a mudblood"

Hermione winced, her forearm started burning

"Walk away Davis" Hermione ordered

"I think we need to teach this mudblood some manners, don't you Mille?" Davis asked, Millicent Bulstrode smirked and nodded

Hermione's pain in her arm started to become unbearable, she was getting scared now, Hermione backed away from both witches and tried to walk to the door

"No you don't" Millicent smirked, Hermione felt her legs being pulled out from under her and she was being dragged towards both witches

"N-No please" Hermione begged them as she tried to free herself

Tracy knelt over her

"Shall we see what Bellatrix Lestrange did?"

"No! Please!" Hermione begged her

Flashes of Malfoy Manor passed through her mind, the deranged crackle of Bellatrix, the stench of her blood, the screams of Harry and Ron, her screaming while Bellatrix used the Cruciatus curse

"Let's see what happens when a pureblood touches it"

Hermione felt a wave of indescribable pain flood her veins, she screamed out while her arm felt as if it was being carved again

She kicked and screamed while Tracy and Millicent laughed above her

"PLEASE!" Hermione begged

"Itty bitty mudblood, begging for help, pathetic" Bellatrix spat

"S-STOP!" Hermione screamed

The door opened and Draco ran in with Theo and Blaise

Theo and Blaise pulled Tracy and Millicent off while Draco checked on Hermione

"Granger!"

Hermione flinched away from his touch, he took a deep breath

"Granger" he whispered softly, Hermione sobbed and turned to him, she looked into his grey eyes and he slowly pulled her into his chest

Her arm was burning and still bleeding, Theo and Blaise kicked the two girls out and stood by the door

"You're okay" Draco whispered into her hair, she gripped his shirt tightly while the pain somewhat subsided

"Summon my wand" Draco told Blaise, Blaise nodded and pulled out his wand, a second later Draco's wand clattered beside Draco

"Hold onto me" Draco whispered, he waved his wand at the slur and Hermione sobbed with the uncomfortable sensation, she kicked her feet and grabbed Draco shirt tighter

After a moment Hermione gasped with relief, she slowly brought her arm to her body and saw that the scar had closed

"How?—"

"It was Black magic, I spend most of my house arrest trying to find a way to contradict the curse" Draco explained

"Why?" She asked him

He didn't answer

"Okay now that you two are done, can we go?" Theo asked

Hermione shook her head, Draco helped her up and she summoned her pants

"Let's go" she whispered, she grabbed her bag

The four of them walked to the eighth year dorms, Hermione was silent the whole walk

Her arm felt lighter, she turned to Draco who was talking with Theo, her mind was in override, she was so confused and she hated it, she hated not having the answer to the unasked question

They entered the dorm

"Thank you" she told them, they told her not to overthink it, she turned to Draco who was looking at her

"Thank you Malfoy" she whispered, and without overthinking it, she pecked his cheek before leaving the three boys alone

"Well—" Theo began

"Don't say anything" Draco ordered, his cheeks pinking up slightly, her soft kiss still lingered on his cheek

"Is the Draco Malfoy blushing? Never thought that I would see Mr. Dark and Broody blush" Blaise smirked

"I'll kill you both" Draco threatened

"Old threats Draco, you can't touch us" Theo smirked, tapping the cuff on his wrist

"I'll kill you muggle way" Draco said

"Ah, Granger's already rubbing off on you"

"Soon that won't be the only think she'll be rubbing"

Draco blushed even more

"I hate you both" Draco sneered

"You love us, don't lie" Theo smirked

Draco glanced back to the door where Hermione had entered

"Let's go"

"Sure you don't back to go to your girlfriend?"

"Out!"

Hermione laid in her bed, staring intensely at the ceiling

She swore mentally and grabbed her pillow, only to regret it when she smelled his expensive cologne

"Damn it" she muttered into the pillow, removing the pillow and hugging it to her chest

She was confused, so confused as to what her heart was saying

"We're just friends" she told herself, even though for some reason she didn't believe it