The Slytherin princess

Chapter 64 // Beach House

Hermione's POV

"I don't want to stay in a house with the dark lord for three whole weeks"

It's Christmas, Draco and I were walking through Malfoy Manor's gates. Even though I didn't want to stay there, I had to, 'Dark Lord's orders'

"me neither frankly"

I took a deep breath as I pushed open the doors, everything looked exactly the same, dark and depressing

"come join us in the dining room children" I heard Narcissa call

as I walked closer I saw she had bags under her eyes, her makeup wasn't done as usual and her posture seemed- less straight. she was a lot less Narcissa

Me and Draco took our seats next to each other, I felt him take my hand under the table in a comforting manner

"there are some important matters to discuss now that you are all here" the Dark Lord announced, "as you all know Ms. Zabini is an Atropos, Hermione, have you found out where the order is staying at the moment?"

Grimmauld Place, but hiding that is key

"no my lord"

"and you are not hiding anything?" I felt sweat creeping down my brow, I have to be believable

"of course not, I know where they will be on Christmas day, at the Weasley's house" I had to give him something

"The Weasley's house? Do we know where that is?" he asked the rest of the cult around the huge table

"I know my lord, if you want I could go there on Christmas night?" Bellatrix suggested

"try and get the boy, if you cannot, make sure they know who is in control. That is it for today"

*

"are you ok?"

I just got back from the dining hall, he had tried getting into my mind because he doesn't believe me, I kept him at bay, only letting him see what I wanted to let him see.

My whole body was aching

"I am now, don't worry about me" I winced as the pain came in a sharp jolt

"you don't seem ok love"

I rolled my eyes, putting on my fakest smile "I'm fine"

"you know you cant lie to me 'Mione, come on, let's go somewhere" he held out his hand to help me up off his bed

"where are we going?" I took his hand and let him guide me to my room

"just change into the outfit I left on your bed" he closed the door on me

With many excited questions running through my mind, I picked up the outfit on my mattress and changed quickly

A long leather coat, black knee-high heels, a short pencil skirt, a high collar top, and golden necklaces

"stunning as usual darling"

I turned to see Draco leaning against the doorframe, wearing his usual suit

"so... where are we going?"

"to a place"

"that tells me zero" I stood in front of him

"that's the point, hold on"

I clutched his hand, the a familiar sensation of whizzing through a thin tube overwhelming me

Eventually, it stopped, I felt cool wind bypass me and the smell of saltwater fill my nose

the smell of salty water and warm wind in my ears reached my senses immediately

I saw a figure in the distance

"HERMIONE?" the man called out

I opened my eyes, instantly forgetting what I just saw as I realized where we were-

A beach, one with blue water, a house fit for a malfoy (obviously), and dolphins were bouncing above the water every so often

"is this?"

"it is"

"This is unbelievable Draco" He really found the beach he had been talking about

"I promised you I would find it, and I'm a man of my word"

I kissed him and turned to walk toward the cottage, now this wasn't one of those cottages you'd find if you searched cottage on that muggle goggle thing, it was more of a beach house-mansion, very fancy, not a surprise, you cant take the richness out of a Malfoy

"This... is... stunning"

It had loads of windows, as in LOADS, like the outside walls were just glass.

There was an outside lounge, dining table, and a large plot of fake grass. There were four bedrooms; two kids' rooms, a guest room, and the master bedroom. a huge kitchen, two bathrooms, an indoor dining room, an office, a living room, and an extra dressing room

"it's not as big as our Manors, but you have to start somewhere right?"

"I agree"