The Coffee Shop

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Hermione had found a garden in 5th year that not many knew about so she claimed it as a castle of her own. Rich liked it there too. It was just outside the castle grounds, they should be just fine.

"Hey can we drop this whole baby thing?" Hermione said resting her head on his shoulder

"Hell no, prices have gone up" Rich grinned

"It's freaking me out, Scorpius said something to me too." Hermione sighed

She was serious, the whole baby nonsense was freaking her out. The garden she had found was covered in white roses, Rich laughed out of no where and Hermione met eyes with him

"What?" Hermione asked

"This feels very...alice in wonderland, shouldn't the roses be red?" Rich grinned

"Better?" She said changing the roses colour with wandless magic

"Better." He teased

He sighed

"What now?" Hermione laughed

"Why didn't you tell me you'd been in a war or that your world consisted of magic and spells..." He asked

"Would you have believed me?" She tiled her head

"No."

"That's why"

There were rustling in the bushes but she couldn't tell where from, whispers then caught Rich's eye. Hermione steadied her breathing and zoned it picking up exactly where it was coming from, she hushed Rich's request to leave.

"Quiet Rich.." Hermione whispered

The rustling continued and they both have never been so still

"We need Malfoy, leave the girl" A raspy giggle was what Hermione heard

"Hermione? look- you're not breathing" Rich says

"Bellatrix.." She gasped

Flash backs filled her mind sending flashes of that night and the burning on her arm, it was so painful, and her screams...she's never screamed so loud before that night.

"Why not take the girl too?" a man spat

"The dark lord said so! My nephew must be punished!" Bellatrix snapped quietly

"Go through the back way, he's there-"

"Alone.." Hermione whispered finishing his sentence

Rich pulled her back, they were right there and she was about to run into them.

"Rich!" She whispered

"Don't be stupid" He said

"Scorpius!" She gasped

Hermione threw the hardest thing next to her and pulled Rich with her, they bolted for the castles grounds, once inside Hermione left Rich. She didn't have time to think about where he was, She needed to get to the other side of the castle. Hermione kept running, she was preparing herself to get him out before Draco.

She got to a set of stairs leading up to their room, it was getting late and dark enough to sneak around outside. Hermione was out of breath but pushed to get further, she could feel them getting closer, she had seconds. Hermione stopped running at the end of a hall connecting eyes with Draco.

He looked confused, she ran too him.

"Run!" She called out from the end of the hall

They were outside the hallway window, flying closer. Getting close enough she grabbed his hand and picked Scorpius up knowing he wouldn't run quick enough. They got half way down the hall and the window smashed.