A Permanent Thin Line

Wow This emotional ride just keeps pulling forth as it works its way up its first hill.

This is all Ms.Rowlings. Loving my beta as I strech her thin so I can try and get these up as quick as possible for you. Now pn hold tight heres a big one for you!

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Hermione reached out to knock on the wooden door.

“Come in Hermione.” called Dumbledore.

Pushing the door open Hermione was greeted with a sweet smell of vanilla and chocolate. Hermione headed forward to the Headmaster whom from behind his desk was waving his hand to a seat in front of him. Hermione smiled softly and took the seat gestured to, now realizing where the smell was coming from. There was a cup of hot cocoa with whipped cream sitting in front of him and one sitting in front of where she was now seated.

“As you could have guessed that is for you, a special treat I made from scratch.” he offered

Taking the cup in both her hands she took in the warmth it spread up her arms then blowing on it she took a sip. Instantly her rattled nerves disappeared, her brain cleared and pulse slowed. She felt like she could think perfectly again.

Smiling a true smile up at him she spoke “You must give me the recipe. Thank you”

“No problem, it’s brilliant for the harder days and today has most definitely been one my dear” He sighed and then continued “I’ll try not to keep you too long tonight but I do have something very serious to ask of you and I need you to be able to think quickly on it.” He said taking another sip out of his own mug.

“Ask away” she replied sitting up in her seat and holding her cup tight.

He put his cup down “Hermione what would you say if we could get another one of our people into the dark lord’s circle but someone who he would hang off of every word they spoke?” Dumbledore asked.

“I’d say I’d like to meet the man and lets get him started, could you imagine the advantages we could have?” she agreed. Then wondering if that was to fast an answer

Laughing at her quick answer he continued “Now what if I said It was a her and she was you?” He questioned now looking right into her eyes.

“I’d say, I don’t know what’s in your cup but it’s sure not in mine.” Hermione came back with.

Laughing Dumbledore sighed “I’m being serious Hermione. I have found you an opening but the rest of the work will be up to you and your partner.”

“Partner?” she couldn’t help but question. She knew it had to be Snape but she couldn’t help but question the statement.

“Not that I don’t trust the Order Hermione. I am a very careful about the information I give, most is on a need to know basis to help keep things tight, as you must understand.” He stopped to see if she approved of his methods.

She nodded slowly so he continued “If you agree to this I promise to do everything I can to keep you safe, but you be a part of things, I dare not speak. Some things you have already seen parts of, sadly. I realize this is asking quite a lot but the plan I have set out is almost perfect. If you agree to help me then I will tell you everything. If not that’s fine also but I expect no questions. Plus you must never tell anyone else including Harry no mater what your answer is.” He said sounding more worn out.

Hermione’s brain went into action immediately thinking of all the pros and cons. It was evident on her face the war she was having with herself deciding, but the answer was always there and she knew it. Her thoughts simply came to this ‘If Dumbledore was asking it was because it was the only way. He would never send one of us in just as a maybe.’

Filling her lungs with air Hermione began to speak. “Yes” was all she said but all the air in her lungs came out with it.

The head master spoke now “This will be physically and mentally challenging my dear are you sure. There is no way out of this if you accept” he questioned her again.

Thinking once more but only for seconds Hermione spoke “My heart says I’m strong enough to handle this and everything to go with it.” she agreed.

“You most defiantly are my dear. Thank you and I’m sorry it ever came to this” he said grimly his age started to show more now his eyes tired, his hair more gray then silver, and more wrinkles then Hermione could remember and he seemed thinner now.

Dumbledore walked over to the door of his office and swung it open revealing a calm looking Draco robs unbutton to show his dress pants and white dress shirt with his sleeves rolled to his shoulders, leaning on the door frame “This Hermione is your newest partner”

Turning her head to see Snape at the door she tipped the chair she was sitting over in shock.

“He can’t be my new partner he’s a Death Eater!” she accused

“Yes he is” Dumbledore said as if it where an every day fact.

Stumbling up from where she’d fallen to the floor she continued to yell “He was also there tha..that night” she stuttered over her words backing away from him.

“Yes I know” Dumbledore spoke again cheerfully

“Seriously what is in that cup old man! You’ve lost your marbles!” Hermione said in disbelief feeling like she was the only sane person in the room.

“If this is how she’s going to act, Voldemort will eat her alive.” Draco said looking overly smug pushing off the door frame.

Hermione gave Draco a look that could have killed.

“There you go now you’re getting it Granger” Draco chuckled at her then walked in and sat in the other chair beside hers.

The Head master walked over to his own chair and sat back down.

“Hermione if you would please stop acting like an animal caught in a trap? Pick up your chair and please sit down” Dumbledore asked in an amused tone.

Draco started laughing at her and that’s all she could take from the ferret for the day. She walked right over to him stood in front of him as he sat and pushed his chair backwards toppling both the chair and him with a big crash.

Smirking she bent down to pick up her own chair only to be side kicked in the knee and knocked to the floor with a big “Ouff!”

Snapping her head to look directly at Draco she could hear the Headmaster in the back ground warning “That’s enough from you two.”

Hermione ignored him though and lunged at Draco who was obviously ready for the fight. Hermione punched him in the chest as he grabbed her hair. She swung her legs over his waist trying to get the advantage on his taller frame making her way on top she scratched him across the cheek as he pulled her hair harder. “Bitch!” He cursed up at her.

Draco noticed she was going in for another punch this time for his face. Grabbing her arms he took leverage and swung her off ripping her school robe open in the process, than climbed on top of her holding her hands down above her head and her body down with his. He sat up smirking.

She desperately tried to get her hands free. “Let go of me you coward!” She screamed.

Something flashed in his eyes and in that very second he was pushing harder down on her. Draco screamed back “I’m a coward! I’m not the one who let my friend walk back into a den of angry Death Eaters! No! I’m the one who snuck away too get you help Granger! I’m the one who had to kill your friend to save him from far more worst things! I’m the one who was punished all night long with crucio for killing him without permission by Voldemort!” He screamed now pushing all his weight back into her. “I’m no coward!” He hissed.

Hermione stop struggling as every one of his statement hit her like a rock. With her school robes pulled open and her hair now fallen completely off her shoulder it was allowing her dark red scar to show brightly on her ivory skin. She stared up at Draco watching his eyes follow her Scar slowly from her ear down her neck over her collar bone and down below her blouse, and then stared back into her eyes.

They stayed there for a long moment reading each others eyes both showing sadness and anger. Her brown ones and his gray one had both seen more then most people could even imagine accepting in any life time.

“If you two have had quite enough of getting out your emotional frustration I would like to move on to the other important issues” Dumbledore interrupted.

Hermione and Draco turned their heads in unison to the Headmaster that was completely forgotten during their emotional battle of frustrations.

Draco let go of Hermione’s wrist pushed on his knees and was up in one swift movement, carefully stepping his leg over Hermione. He put one hand through his hair to fix it and rolled back up his sleeves brushed off his robes then sat back down.

Once Draco was off of her she sat up and rubbed her wrist which where going to be bruised for sure by morning and then she started smirking at the fact Draco would at least have a nice scratch on his face. Then standing she button her robes back closed and pulled her hair over her right shoulder. Picked up her chair and sat down.

Grabbing her mug she took a long sip then sighing she spoke “What’s first then?”


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