A/N: Here's another drabble/one-shot on another prompt my friend gave me. I'll leave you to guess what that prompt is. If there are any grammatical errors, then please do tell me so I can change it. Tell me what you think. Write a review. x
"No, Hermione!" He screamed. His voice laced with pain as he watched the curse hit her body and drop to the floor, convulsing in pain. His eyes went to the attacker, an eerie smile spread through her face as their eyes met. Her face was as pale as ever and her hair still unruly – her eyes dark as the dead of night.
Bellatrix. How he loathed her to the core. All those nights in the Malfoy Manor with no one to hear his screams each time the torture curse hit, all those nights she'd threaten him with the dark mark. He shuddered at the thought. "Come here, to join the party?" She said, slowly glancing at Hermione's body on the floor. Her voice, alone, was enough to get the hairs in the back of his neck to stand.
He took the brief window of opportunity – the fact that she was facing away – to take out his wand and shout, "Avada Kedavra!" Before she could even react, the spell hit her and her body fell to the floor with a thud.
He ran to Hermione's side and knelt. He took her hands and pressed them to his lips. Her hands were cold. He wrapped his hands around hers – the heat overpowering the cool from hers. "I'm here, Hemione," he breathed, his voice soothing. A small smile appeared on her face. "I'm here."
Tears formed in her eyes, and trickled down her flushed face. She could no longer feel the pain – she was numb. The floor was cold and hard on her back and a shiver ran through her. He let go of her hand to bring them up her face, wiping the tears away. He looked into her eyes – grey finding brown – as she blinked the tears away. "Don't leave me," she whispered, choking back a sob. Her breathing, ragged. "Stay with me."
He closed his eyes and suppressed the tears that were threatening to fall. He opened them and looked down on her. "Always," he said barely audible. He let go of her hand, and cradled her, pushing her closer to him - his warmth warming her. She lifted her hand and put it over his heart, feeling his steady heartbeat. His hand closed around her, holding her hand in place.
"Sleep now," he said softly as he rocked her back and forth. "Sleep now, my angel."
A small smile appeared on her face as she nuzzled closer to him, closed her eyes, and kept her hand over his heart. Slowly, he rocked her back and forth until he felt all the tensions leave her body. A sob escaped his lips and he lost a losing battle to his tears as the cascaded down his cheeks. But never did he stop rocking her back and forth. He pulled her closer to him. The hand over his heart fell limp as he let go to stroke her hair. He placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Goodnight, my angel."
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