Chapter 2
She was Hermione granger,known brightest witch of her age
And what did that cost her
Sitting at a table in Malfoy manor discussing her potential future as if it were some gamble.
I want what's mine his voice echoed in her mind over and over. What did he mean want what's mine.As far as anyone knows he has everything his galleons could buy.
He just stared at her with a blank expression. Hermione's eyes darted around the room avoiding his eyes. It gave her the first time to really take in the room. Dark grey walls with few windows to bring in light trapping in the darkness, keeping out the light.
She had questions, many of them for a fact. Where was lucious and narcissa? Did Harry know where she was, who she was with? How did I even get here...physically at that?
She brought her eyes back to him.
"How did I even get here" her voice slowly rising with each word. She didn't have to play nice, why sit here and make it seem like she's scared. But was she though? Yes. Would she tell him?No of course not.
"I thought we established that granger" his voice like a purr, and that only made her more mad.
"We didn't establish anything, you expect with a few measly details that I'll come to terms with this" she gestured between themselves.
"You don't have to come to terms with anything, this is happening rather you like it or not, I don't have a choice" his face froze after saying it eyes turning from gray to black. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Poppy" he called and a house elf popped in. The same one the brought her here but she only would've recognize her cause of her name.
"Yes master draco?" The elf squeaked
"Take granger to her room"
Her room like she's a houseguest
"What- No we're not done here you haven't told me anything!" There she couldn't keep her voice down.
"Well I say we are" he drawled and turned back to the elf "Poppy now"
"Yes master draco" the elf turned to her holding out a hand. "Misses comes with me to go to her room, yes?"
She turns and glares daggers at Draco
"We're not done, don't with this don't think for one second I'm easily letting this happen"
"Always a pleasure having a conversation with you granger"
Hermione got up from her chair and pushed it back loudly.
And when she takes the elf's hand she's apparated outside a door in a corridor she hasn't seen yet
The elf let's go of here hand and Walks to the door pausing just before opening it to look back at Hermione.
"Master draco has given misses a room for her stay, poppy shows her everything misses needs" The elf spoke sweetly and hermione gives her a soft smile back. Just because she's mad a draco for whatever this is doesn't mean she can take it out of them.
"Where exactly are we, why did we apparate?" She tried to level her voice as to not sound angry at the sweet elf.
"Master draco told poppy to apperate misses instead of walking her around the manor"
"Oh-" That little....
The elf turned back and opened the door to reveal a master bedroom. Hermiones mouth gaped open, the room was beautiful. Poppy must have seen her expression cause she asked "is this not okay miss?"
"I- no it's not that I- I guess I just wasn't expecting it" she stammered. Taking in the room she found a fireplace and small sitting area on the left. Straight across was a big canopy bed with so many pillows that looked so soft. The room looked about the same size as the common room but still so different. A light blue shade of periwinkle painted the walls and the room filled with bright tones and hints of gold. Nothing she would've expected to come from the manor.
"Wow" she whispered so low she didn't think the elf would hear.
"Master draco said for us to prepare the room for misses. That there will be an important guest staying and the room has to be perfect"
That was enough to sink her back down to reality. She wasn't in some fairytale book with the perfect princess room. She let herself get lost in to room she forgot what even cause her to be here in the first place.
"Poppy shows misses around, yes?"
Before Hermione could decline and tell her that she just wanted to be alone for now the elf was walking over to the small sitting area.
"Misses has books to read and a comfortable place by the fire" the elf smiled up at her and walked over to the door on the left wall. She opened the door and with a snap of her fingers the light illuminated what was the bathroom.
It was hermiones turn to gape again. The room filled with white floors and walls with subtle shimmers of gold. A big tub in the middle of the room and to the side a big vanity. But before she got lost in the room the elf turned back and was walking to the bed.
"Misses has her very own bed to rest in" and she was back to walking about the room. The elf stopped just short of another door and turned back to Hermione
"Mister draco had us stock the closet with clothes but poppy didn't know misses size. Can I get misses measurements to charm the clothes?"
His name came in the room like a thick fog to remind her this isn't supposed to be a nice time. She only nodded to the elf, and figured the faster she allows the elf to do whatever she needed. The faster she could be alone to finally sort out her thoughts.
With a wave of her hand the elf took her measurements with a floating tape measure and floated it into the closet. The elf snapped her finger and all the clothes appeared to change.
A whole closet for her
Poppy turned back to her and walked out of the closet. Hermione was in a daze, and she needed to be alone to think.
"That should be everything" the elf gazed to the clock Hermione didn't even notice above the fireplace. "It's getting late misses should rest, yes? Is misses hungry?"
"No I- I'm not hungry I think I'll just go to bed" she lied
"Okay if misses needs anything just call out for poppy!"
Poppy walked to the door and only then the thought struck her
Her wand
Where was her wand. She patted around herself but didn't feel anything.
"Wait-" Hermione spoke almost shouted so poppy would stop.
"Yes?" The elf looked almost shocked at her tone.
"Where is my wand, do you know where it is" she spoke once she collected herself.
"Poppy does not know miss but I can ask mister draco for you?"
"No it's fine I'll talk to him myself but thank you poppy"
"Okay" the elf swayed from one foot to another almost not knowing if she can leave. "Miss should really get some rest"
"I will" she lied again " Thank you poppy". The elf smiled and walked out the open door out her room. Hermione closed the door and turned her back against it letting out a deep sigh
She had to find a way out.