Knight in Shining Armer

Chapter 1:Hermione's Secret

Hermione Granger thought that her life was perfect, she had the grades, the looks, and most of all, she had her friends, Harry, Ginny, and her boyfriend Ron. It wasn't untill Ron started drinking that she realized her life wasn't perfect anymore. After the first couple of times he hit her, she thought that he'd quite drinking because of how he acted. When he didn't stop she thought that she should tell Harry but before she could, Ron told her that he'd kill her if she did, then he started beating her when he wasn't drunk. If she had a bruse somewhere where anyone could see she'd just cover it with make-up. After awhile her smile became fake and she started lieing to her friends. She'd tell them she had a lot of work(A/N:school work)to do so she didn't go see them at Diagon Alley anymore, and if she needed to go she went on the days that they didn't.

One day while Hermione was at Diagon Alley shoping she wasn't looking at where she was headed so she ran into someone and fell.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" The person yelled and looked down at her with with angry eyes.

"I... I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to." Hermione said back with a trembling voice. At first she thought that he was goin to hit her but as she looked up at his face she saw his grey blue eyes go soft.

"No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you." He replied and asked for her name.

"My name's Hermione Granger. What's your's?" She rplied.

"I don't think I should say, you'll probably just run away."

"No I won't."

"Fine. My name's Draco Malfoy." Draco answered and half expected her to scream but instead she said,

"Oh my god, Draco! I didn't reconize you." (A/N: they changed since the end of 6th year.)

"Your not going to scream and run?" He asked as he took her arm and pulled her up. As he pulled her arm she yelped as a sharp pain ran through her arm, he had grabbed her arm where there was a bruse.

"I'm sorry did I hurt you?" Draco asked looking at her with concern.

"No, I just um... hit my arm against a counter." Hermione lied. Somehow Draco seemed toknew she was lieing so he pulled up her sleeve and saw the huge black and blue bruse.

"This did not happen by hitting a counter, so tell me what really happened."

"Nothing, I told you that I hit it on a counter." She said not looking in his eyes and turned on her heel to walk away but he grabbed her and turned her around.

"Who's hurting you?"

"No one, I told you..."

"You told me a lie. I know what a bruse looks like when someone beats you." He said forcefully.

Draco thought that she was about to give up when she looked down, but she was only looking at her watch.

"Ohmygod! I have to go." Hermione said with fear in her voice.

"Why? Who's waiting? Who has you so scared?"

"No one and it's getting late so please let me go so I can get home." She pleaded.

"Fine." He said and let her go. Draco Malfoy let her go for two reasons: One-she was very frightened and Two-because he wanted to find out who was hurting her so he followed her.

When Hermione got home she saw that Rons car was already there so when she walked in he yelled,

"You're late! Hurry and make my dinner, then I'll show you what happens when you're late." She already knew what happened but she made his dinner and waited for him to finish. 'One of these days I should poison his food and kill him to be free,' but she knew she wouldn't because she couldn't kill people. When he got finished eating he came up behind her and snaked his arm around her waist and turned her to face him.

"W...What are you doing?" Asked a very shocked and scared Hermione.

"I'm showing you want happens when you're late." He answered in a sly voice and started to drag her up the stairs.

"Ron no! What are you doing?" She yelled and started to strugle.

"Come on Hermione, baby. I know you want to." Laughed Ron still dragging her up the stairs.

"Ron, please, don't."

"Fine, I'll just beat you like always." With that he stopped and kicked her down the stairs. As she was rolling down the stairs she heard and felt one of her ribs break and screamed in pain.

Draco's POV

I couldn't believe my eyes and ears. I saw Ron Weasleydrag Hermione up the stairs half way untill he kicked her down them. She must have got hurt really bad because she screamed out in pain. Before I knew what I was doing I was in their house and punched Weasley in the jaw and knocked him out before going to see if Hermione was okay.

Hermione's POV

As I rolled off of the stairs I saw someone run in and punch Ron. At first I had no idea who it was but right before I blacked out I saw him. It was Draco Malfoy.

Normal POV

By the time Draco got to Hermione she had already blacked out so he, very carefully, picked her up and thought about where he should take her. He thought about how she didn't want to tell him about Ron so he realized that she didn't want anyone to know so he couldn't take her somewhere where she would have to explain what happened, so he took her to the first place that came to mind, Malfoy Manor.