Evil Kingdom Rising

Draco recovered from his shock and moved to comfort Hermione. Voldemort stood and motioned for Narcissa and Blaise to take the couple to the back room. They jumped up and followed his order, followed by Ginny. Once they were gone, Voldemort spoke.
“Silence! Let this be a lesson to anyone who believes I have erred in blessing the union between Hermione and Draco. This show of power proves that she is the perfect bride for him. Hermione will not be held accountable for any deaths that she causes, for it is obvious that her power attacks only when she or someone close to her is in trouble. This dinner is over, and the meeting for tonight is cancelled. There will be a meeting tomorrow night to make up for it. I expect every body in this room to vanish in the next five minutes. Clean up that mess while your at it. Dismissed.”
Everyone in the room scrambled to get to the door so they could go past the wards to apparate. A small group of the lowest rank wrapped Pansy’s charred body in some servant’s rags and carried it out with them, leaving one man behind to wipe up the ashes. Voldemort turned and went in to the room where his family was.
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Meanwhile…
Once they got Draco and Hermione into the room Narcissa, Ginny and Blaise moved to the other side to give them some privacy. Hermione stopped crying and was finally able to talk to Draco.
“Hermione, you are ok. Nothing is going to happen to you. She’s dead and everything is all right.” Draco said.
“I’m a murderer. Oh Merlin I killed her.” Hermione said.
“You aren’t a murderer. She tried to kill me, and you stopped her. That is self-preservation, not murder. You are going to have to harden yourself and learn to accept the deaths you have to cause if you are going to survive this war. You are too weak Hermione, you have to force yourself to be strong.” Draco said.
Hermione was silent for a few moments, gathering her thoughts. They were still sitting this way when Voldemort came in.
“Miss Granger that was an excellent display of power. I can see that you are quite capable of defending yourself in emergencies, however for your safety you will have a guard. Now, we must train you so that your powers are controlled instead of instinctual.” Voldemort said, walking over to Hermione and patting her on the head. Hermione smiled.
“Thank you my Lord Voldemort. I do hope to be able to harden myself against the guilt of killing so that I can protect both myself and my family. When shall I begin to train and with whom, if I may ask?” Hermione replied. Draco looked at her in bewilderment, and Narcissa smiled encouragingly at her.
“Of course you may ask. Your training will begin the day after tomorrow. You have had a rough couple of days and I feel a day to relax and get settled is in order. Draco will train you as much as he can, then I will take over.” Voldemort said. Hermione nodded.
Draco asked for permission to withdraw, and took Hermione to her rooms. Blaise and Ginny also went to bed. Once Draco left Hermione took a long hot bubble back, braided her hair and fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.
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Hi guys. I know this is a really short chapter, but I ran out of time to work on it, since I’m writing mostly when I’m at work in the library. From now on events will move more quickly for Hermione, and there will be some twists and turns in the plot. Hopefully this will be finished before the semester ends. Read and review!