[HP] The pros and cons of home arrest #6

Chapter #6: Confusing thoughts.

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“W-What?” Asked Daphne Greengrass with a shocked expression.

“Shocking, I know right? Well, considering you’ve gone through more than half of your sentence, and now that it seems like you’re getting better, there’s a chance for you to lower your sentence, that’s amazing, right?” Asked Harry with a smile on his face.

The blonde woman knew she should be happy to hear that, getting her freedom back could be amazing but still, at the end of the day she was a Slytherin, and she was planning to make Harry Potter lose his mind but if she got her freedom back that’s not going to happen, and now she felt a little conflicted.

She hated to admit it but Harry Potter was a very interesting man, she has had a lot of men under her finger, they would do anything she asked them without questioning her and she took pride in that, it doesn’t matter if they were around her age or older, Daphne’s charm is so incredible that it’s hard for men to resist themselves from falling for her, and not only men act like that, women are included too.

She’s considered a natural beauty with her factions, her beauty has even been compared to the beauty of a forest nymph which is something impressive nymphs are considered the most beautiful women in the magical world, they’re more beautiful than veelas, or at least they're considered like that according to those who have seen them.

That’s why she hates the fact that this man, a commoner, yes, he’s a hero but at the end of the day he’s a commoner who grew up with muggles, someone like him shouldn’t be resisting her charms, he wasn’t worthy of resisting her, he should be begging her to continue with her sentence so he could spend more time with her, he should be wanting to spend the rest of his life with her, and yet, he was even happier than her right now.

“I-Is that so? Care to elaborate?” Asked the blonde woman with a skeptical look on her face but she was curious about what he had had to say.

“Oh, yes, let me—” Harry was about to say but suddenly, there was a knock on the main door of the house. “Oh, she must be here!” He said before he ran as fast as he could to open the door.

Daphne stared at him as he opened the door and her eyes widened, she knew who that new person was, and she didn’t know how to feel about it.

“Hermione…I’m glad you made it!” He said before he hugged his friend.

Daphne noticed something in the way he was looking at this woman who was clearly a known figure for Daphne, she was Hermione Granger, the know-it-all who always got the best marks in almost every subject during Hogwarts, she was responsible for making life hell for her and almost all the students in the school because no one could keep up with her, it wasn’t fair.

“When you sent me that message I couldn’t wait to come here as fast as I could,” she said with a smirk on her face. “Oh, so that’s where she is,” Hermione suddenly said as she entered without asking, Harry closed the door before he joined her.

Daphne couldn’t believe Harry Potter could invite someone like her into the ancient home of her family, this was a complete insult to her and her ancestors, but she knew she had no room to complain, she brought this upon herself and she had to live with the consequences of the actions she committed, so, she decided to swallow her pride and get on her feet before she bowed at Granger.

“Good evening Miss Granger,” Daphne said in the humblest tone possible.

“Well look at you, it’s hard to believe the stories Harry has told me about you, this isn’t the demon you promised me, Harry,” Hermione said jokingly. “It’s a pleasure to meet you too Miss Greengrass,” Hermione had a charming smile on her face right now and Daphne couldn’t help but blush a little.

This woman was completely different from the one she used to know during their schooldays, she was powerful, that’s something she couldn’t deny but she was emanating confidence and a certain familiarity that the blonde found quite interesting, not to mention that she looked stunning.

Daphne quickly shook her face when she realized the woman was extending her hand and she didn’t wait too long to share a handshake with the muggle-born witch.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you too…Please sit, don’t just stand there, I’m interested to know how can I reduce my sentence,” Daphne surprisingly said in a calmer tone and Hermione nodded, it didn’t take too long for the pair of friends to sit next to each other.

Daphne couldn’t help but see that they were so comfortable around each other, the way he was treating his friend was something she found herself quite envious of, they were so compatible and they looked good together, she and others always thought they were going to end up together but it seems like they were wrong unless they’re hiding it of course.

“Miss Greengrass…Do you know what I do for a living?” Hermione asked with a calm tone.

“No, sorry if I offend you but I have zero idea about what you do with your life,” Daphne couldn’t help but feel a little bad about saying those words with that tone but it was the truth and she has never been known to be a hypocrite.

“That’s okay, but this is something that has to do with lowering your sentence, so, I hope you don’t mind me explaining what I do,” Hermione said in a sincere tone and Daphne nodded.

“I don’t have anything to do and Mr. Potter is a little boring to have around so, you can talk to me about anything you want, at least my life would be less boring if you do that,” Daphne said with a soft smile on her face.

“What a charmer, now I see why a lot of your guardians have been separated from this job, sorry, but I’m taken,” Hermione giggled.

Daphne didn’t know why, but hearing that made her feel better, and she felt more comfortable being around the muggle-born witch now knowing she was with another person, she was prepared to open herself to the woman in case she needed to, Hermione wasn’t a threat to her plans to seduce Harry Potter, so, she was cool with her for now.

“Well, I study the minds of people…To be more precise, I’m studying the minds of magical criminals, I have a theory that people like you become like that just due to their upbringing but I think it also has to do with the way their magic affects their minds,” Hermione explained and Daphne was a little confused.

It didn’t make sense for Daphne to hear that because to admit what Hermione was saying made sense, would be admitting she was a failure from nature, a freak, something she and all those pureblood enthusiasts would never consider themselves to be, they were proud of their blood and they considered themselves to be the superior wizards and witches of this world.

“The ministry has never taken mental health seriously, but there has been some progress regarding that, or at least with people in situations like yours, I'm talking about wizards and witches serving home sentences due to their crimes being considered not so bad, you know?” Hermione asked with a calm tone before sighing.

She just like many other people was disappointed by the way the ministry handled certain crimes.

“So…You’re going to open my brain, study it, and tell the ministry I’m good now and that I can be free once gain?” Asked Daphne with a raised brow.

She didn’t know how to feel about getting her head opened, but if there was no other way, she was willing to do it because, at the end of the day, she knew her mother would love to see her free once again, she'll have to change her plans to destroy Potter but that was okay, so she wasn’t willing to do this for herself, this had more to do with her family or at least that’s the excuse she was using for her to participate in this.

“That would be easy, right? Sadly, it’s not a direct mind study like the one you’re thinking, it has more to do with you telling me everything about your life, your feelings, I want to know everything…After that, I’m authorized to tell the ministry if you’re ready to be back to civilian life or if you should be locked for more time,” Hermione said the last part creepily.

Daphne couldn’t help but gulp, she was risking everything, if her thoughts got exposed, she could get her sentence extended, the idea made her feel worried but there was a slight chance to be free, so, she didn’t know what to tell the other woman.