I own nothing and I am not getting paid for my writing. Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling and 'Understanding (Wash It All Away)' belongs to Evanescence.
A/N: Everything in italics are lyrics. And there will be a lot of POV switching, sorry if you get confused /:
Understanding
"You hold the answers deep within your own mind. Consciously you've forgotten it. That's the way the human mind works. Whenever something is too unpleasant, too shameful for us to entertain, we reject it. We erase it from our memories, but the imprint is always there."
The pain that grips you
The fear that binds you
Releases life in me
In our mutual
Shame we hide our eyes
To blind them from the truth
That finds a way from who we are
Please don't be afraid
When the darkness fades away
The dawn will break the silence
Screaming in our hearts
He looked at her as he let out an inaudible sigh. Her beauty still amazed him to this day. He doesn't remember how they got together initially or even how it ended, but he knew the in between was the only importance – the only thing worth mentioning in his pitiful life. He saw her tears and his stomach turned. Another nightmare and he can't even comfort her. Another scary dream since he left her to deal with the pain on her own.
"Draco..."
Her voice cracked as she called out for him. He felt the tugging on his heart and knew he had to leave her again soon. She can't know he's here. He kissed away the tears falling down her cheeks in her dreamy state and whispered softly in her ear.
"Don't be afraid, Hermione. Wake up and embrace the light. I'll always be there in your dreams, but it's time to face another day."
My love for you still grows
This I do for you
Before I try to fight the truth my final time
"We're supposed to try and be real. And I feel alone, and we're not together. And that is real."
Can't wash it all away
Can't wish it all away
Can't cry it all away
Can't scratch it all away
Hermione opened her eyes, reluctantly letting her love's face slip out of her mind. She missed him. Her love for him grew more every day even though he wasn't here with her. She never gave up. No matter how many times she tried, she couldn't make the pain go away. She needed him to come back to her. This is a dream and this isn't real. He'll come back. He always comes back.
She thought about the last night she saw Draco. Their argument about Godric knows what becoming angrier and more serious each time one of them spoke. And then he was gone, he left her. She was alone and that was real.
Lying beside you
Listening to you breathe
The life that flows inside of you
Burns inside of me
Hold and speak to me
Of love without a sound
Tell me you will live through this
And I will die for you
As he lay beside his sleeping beauty, her breathing hard, he let his fingers trace along her smooth skin. The beating of her heart and the air she breathed burned him to the core. How could he have let her go? How could he have let anything come in between him and this angel? He held her in his arms and he could see the tears prickling her sleeping eyes. She could feel him there.
"Draco, please..."
"I love you, Hermione. You have to live through this and I'll do anything."
He kissed her forehead and left before she realized he was there.
Cast me not away
Say you'll be with me
For I know
I cannot bear it all alone
"You're not alone honey. Never... Never..."
She fell to her knees and let the tears fall freely down her face. It had been three months. Three months since her world ended. Three months since he left her. How dare he leave her? She needed him. She couldn't stand the loneliness she felt in his absence.
The grave was bare as she had not been here in those three months. She couldn't stand the feeling that she caused this. Her fault. He left that night because she angered him.
"You should have stayed, Draco. Please come back. I can't do this alone. I can't live all alone."
"You're not alone, honey. Never... Never..."
It was a whisper, but it filled her entire body with warmth. He was here.
Can't fight it all away
Can't hope it all away
Can't scream it all away
It just won't fade away, no
Hermione drew her wand on herself and uttered the curse that would make it all go away. The green light shone bright as she took her last breath.
She saw him and together they walked hand in hand toward the light.
"But the imprint is always there. Nothing is ever really forgotten."
"God, please don't leave me, because I'll die if you do."
Fin.
A/N: I know this was kind of short, but ehh... I didn't want to drag it out. Don't ask me how Draco died, I wanted to leave it open for the imagination. Oh, and if you haven't heard this song, I strongly suggest listening to it. It's extremely beautiful. The version I used is on the album 'Evanescence EP', I think the other version of this song has different lyrics. Please review, let me know your thoughts. (: