Welcome To The Dark Side

How could he do this to her? Wasn't she a good girlfriend? Tears ran down her cheeks as she sat with her back against a tree by the lake thinking about all the times he told her he loved her. Then there was her friend, Ginny, Just thinking about her made her mad. Why couldn't she find her own, not taken, boyfriend? A year and a half. A fucking year and a half! Why did he do this? What did she do wrong? These are the questions she asked herself as she remembered the night before.

Flashback:

Hermione was on her way up to tell Harry the good news. Dumbledore had just told her that she was in the running for Head Girl next year. She couldn't be happier. She even decided that after this good news she would give her body to her boyfriend, Harry, that night. Hermione reached the Fat Lady and said the password, "Changes Happen" and ran through up the stairs to the boys dormitories. She was just about to open the door when she heard some muffled groaning. She stood there wondering if someone was hurt or one of the guys forgot the proper silencing charm. Making a decision she decided to check in and see. Quietly she opened the door and tried to find where the sound was coming from. She was surprised to find it was coming from Harry's bed. She was about to ask what was wrong when she hears him sigh. "I Love You." Suddenly she couldn't move.

"I Love you too Harry." Oh God! That was Ginny, Her best friend. "What are you going to do about Hermione?" She listened closer.

"I'll tell her tomorrow. I love you Ginny, I always have." Hermione didn't know she gasped until she heard Harry ask who was there. Slowly she reached out and moved the curtains back and the couple gasped.

"Harry don't bother telling me tomorrow, I've heard enough. And just to let you know I came up here to tell you that I love you and thanks for believing me. I might get Head Girl." She started to cry and turned her back to him.

"Hermione, I'm sor…" Harry started.

"No don't bother. Hope you're happy together." She finished and ran out of the room down to the lake where she just sat.

Present:

And there she sat, no longer crying. Just sitting for one whole day. She'd have to go back sometime. Slowly she stood and whipped her eyes, then began to make her way back to the castle.

As she entered she noticed the clock read 6:00. Dinner had just started. She took in a heavy breath to calm her mind and body as best she could and stepped into the Great Hall. Suddenly it felt as though all eyes had turned to look at her. Slowly she sat down at the very edge of her table closest to the door and began to gather food, even though she didn't eat it. She just moved it around her plate. She never noticed the silver/blue and emerald green eyes staring at her.

Dinner finished and she really didn't feel like going back to the common room with everyone else, so she headed towards the one place she could always feel alone and safe. The library. She got pushed, bumped and shoved all the way down to her secure place. She was almost there when she slammed into someone and fell to the floor, flat on her back. "Watch where you're going mudblood!" she heard from a familiar voice. She pulled he knees under her and stood, eyes looking at her shoes.

"Sorry." She whispered and continued into the library.

Entering she took a deep breath and smelt the familiar smell of old parchment. She walked over to the back corner of the room and sat at the empty table. Reaching over she grabbed a book and began to read. Books could never hurt her, the way Harry had. The room was nearly empty, as always, when she heard 3 familiar voices. She hid further into the shadows as she watched and listened. "Harry she has to be here where else would she be?"

"Ron, you didn't see the hurt in her eyes that I caused. When she caught me and Ginny her eyes showed her entire soul was broken." Harry replied.

"Well still, she should have seen it coming. You've been seeing each other secretly for like, 7 months." Hermione had to cover her mouth to silence her gasp. How could she have been so stupid? Her heart had just broken again.

"Ron, shhh! People could hear and tell her." Ginny whispered loudly.

"Well she's not here. Let's go look down by the lake." Harry suggested, then grabbed Ginny's hand and walked out.

Hermione would have cried if she had any tears or energy left for her to, but she had neither. And to think she was going to give him her virginity! Her innocence! How wrong she was. She continued reading gently flipping another page in her fingers. This story was happy. The fairy tale of Cinderella. As the story went along she began to wonder if she would ever find her prince. Finishing the story she got up from the table and left for her room.

Draco Malfoy had been in the library that night and heard everything. No wonder she didn't yell back at him. It was really pathetic to see such a powerful witch crumble like that. Even the dark side wanted her. Wait! That was it! He would convince her that the dark arts could help her and pull her to his side. But how? He could gain her trust and show her the power she could possess if she wanted to. Draco decided he would leave anonymous letters and see how she responded to them. Once he was sure she would go through with it he would reveal himself to her. He would give her one day to see if she got better, if not, she was his.