Elemental Love

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It took Hermione almost an hour to tell her tale. Just as she finished telling it the two death eaters felt the rippling sensation on their skin that meant they were about to change back. They got up.

"Er, listen, we need a little time to digest this. We might come see you tomorrow." Anthony said and with that both death eaters dashed out of the room. Lucius pulled a portkey out of his pocket and moments later they were whisked away.

Voldemort was waiting for them.

"About time. So I take it you discovered what has happened to the mudblood?" Lucius and Anthony bowed.

"Indeed we have sir. It is most interesting."

"Do tell." So Lucius told him the tale. When he was finished Voldemort looked thoughtful. "Take this information to the daily prophet. It may make her angry and unstable when she realizes that her secret is out."

"But sir there is one more thing," Lucius told him angrily about his son being mated with Hermione.

"Also most interesting. Give me some time to think of what to do with this information. In the meantime leave me."

Hermione hugged a sleeping Draco tightly to her. Draco had found it nessacary to sleep in the same bed ever since they had bonded and even though she didn't sleep Hermione didn't mind. She too felt the need to be next to him. Hermione moved slowly out of the bed so as not to disturb her mate. She dressed in her usual black and silver dress and boots and for once she put her crown on. She felt like being a bit daring. She had made up with her two best friends. Finding herself hungry Hermione wandered down to the great hall to find it already full. Strange for it being so early on a Saturday. As she entered every head snapped to her and immediately there were people all around her.

"Hermione is it true you are an elf?"

"And royalty?"

"Your mate is Malfoy? Gross!"

Hermione backed away. She was handed a copy of the Daily Prophet. She looked at the front page and nearly fainted. The headline was: HERMIONE GRANGER; ELVEN ROYALTY Hermione walked right up to Harry and Ron and slapped them forcefully across the faces.

"HOW COULD YOU?! I TRUSTED YOU WITH MY SECRETS AND YOU GAVE THEM AWAY WHY?!" Harry and Ron(Who had no idea what she was talking about as they had just arrived and didn't get the Prophet anyway) looked hurt.

"We would never give away your secrets what are you talking about?"

"DON'T PLAY STUPID WITH ME I KNOW BETTER. I BET YOU'VE BEEN HAVING A GOOD LAUGH. I NEEDED TO KEEP WHAT I WAS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD AND NOW EVERYONE KNOWS. I SHOULD NEVER HAVE EVEN HAD YOU COME AND VISIT ME LAST NIGHT!"

"Mione we didn't come and visit you. We were on our way to see you when Dean and Ginny knocked us out for some reason and by the time we came around it was too late for visiting. Honestly we have no idea what you are talking about. Ask Dean and Ginny they can tell you."

Hermione whipped around and headed towards Dean and Ginny who were sitting next to each other reading the prophet. Harry and Ron were hot on her heels.

"Ginny, Dean, did you knock Harry and Ron out yesterday?" Ginny and Dean both looked perplexed.

"No two ravenclaws knocked us out and we woke up in a closet about an hour later."

"When was that?"

"We were knocked out at about four in the afternoon." A suspicion struck Hermione.

"Show me which two Ravenclaws." So began a long chain of questioning. Every person seemed to have a similar story. Finally Hermione got bored with it and her theory was fully developed and she could back it up. She wasn't happy with it but it was clear.

"I don't know why I didn't notice some of this earlier. Harry come here." Harry obliged. "Bend over." He gave her a questioning look but did as she asked. Hermione searched his head and there it was, just above his right ear, a tiny patch of hair was missing. She examined Ron and Dean and Ginny and she was positive. "SHIT!"

"What?" Harry and Ron asked. They had never heard Hermione curse before.

"I was tricked with polyjuice potion. Two death eaters must have been hanging around for quite some time considering all the people we questioned. All of them were knocke out and woke up just over and hour later. I spent nearly and hour telling my story to you two or two people who had taken on your appearence and then they made an excuse and ran out. It makes sense." Harry and Ron looked horrified.

"But what was your secret?"

"Come on. I had better tell you this before you read it in the daily prophet. The death eaters must have taken the story to the prophet. A good newspaper would never have believed them but the prophet will believe anything." She took them back to her rooms where Draco had finally woken up. Hermione hurried over to him and kissed him deeply.

"Not that I didn't enjoy it, but what was that for?"

"I needed the comfort. Draco, we have a problem."