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Nothing compared to being the Mudblood Slytherin girl. Too evil for another house, too dirty for the one I called home.
Hermione becomes the first Muggle-born student in Slytherin House.
Ecdysis: the process of shedding old skin.
(Slytherin Hermione, No Voldemort-AU, Slow burn Dramione, Morally Grey Hermione Granger)
Chapter 20: Fifth Year - Private Moments
“Go on.” He crossed his legs, getting comfortable as he sat facing me. “I’m not afraid of you.” I frowned, knowing Draco wouldn’t agree to something so personal if he wasn’t confident in the outcome. Was he really as good at Occlumency as he thought he was? Finding my wand beneath my school bag, I prepared to cast a Legilimency spell. Nervous because I’d never done it before, and though it was a silly thought, I wondered if there was a chance I’d get stuck in there, forced to live in his rotten brain forever. Brushing off the thought, I pointed my wand at his temple, half expecting him to flinch. He didn’t. Interrupting me when I began to cast the spell. “Look into my eyes,” he ordered. “It won’t work otherwise.” I hesitated, annoyed that he was giving me tips, but he was right. I repositioned my wand, looking into his eyes this time. He stared back, grey eyes shielded but his stare deliberate. We were half a foot apart, and it felt suffocating, staring at him face to face like this. I mouthed the spell first, testing it against my tongue, adjusting my wrist until I was happy with how I was holding the wand. Then, with as much confidence as I could muster, I cast, “Legilimens.”














