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A Cure For Loneliness
Chapter One – Memories of the War
Draco lay awake in bed thinking about his past, remembering the end of the war. The events of that fateful evening flashed across the back of his mind, playing like a short film from his viewpoint.
The dark lord stood facing the chosen one Harry Potter, while chaos ensued all around them, spells flying in every which direction. The two began throwing spells at one another, while dodging the others spells and adding chaos to chaos. The order was fending off the death eater as best they could. Draco eyes cast upon Remus and his cousin Nymphadora briefly several death eaters closing in on them. Draco was torn he didn't want to disobey Severus, he'd said to stay hidden, but he just could sit there watching. "Crucio," screamed out his aunt Bella and Draco heard his cousin scream out in pain.
Before Draco knew what was happening he'd sprang to his feet and rush over to the scene, "Stupefy." He aunt lay on the ground and his cousin's screams had ceased. Draco jumped out of the way as a killing curse was throw at him and several death eater charged him. "Impedimentum," shouted a voice from somewhere near and a death eater went flying by him. "Reducto," he shouted shouting off another spell at the death eater and striking one. Suddenly he was lifted to him feet by his collar and he turned he fearful eyes upward. "Cru …Expellimarus." Two voices could be heard but the one voice was faster and a wand could be seen flying through the air. Draco was shocked the person who hoisted him to his feet was none other than Harry bloody Potter himself. Draco felt a pain in his abdomen as he was sent flying back and hit the ground with a thud.
He then saw the body lifted to the air and hanging by it ankles, he picked up his wand, "impedimentum." His voice was weak but the spell worked none the less and the death eater was sent flying into the tree. Harry gave him a quick smirk, before dodging another curse and running off to help his friends. "Pertrificus Totalus," shouted a familiar voice as Draco pulled himself up. Draco heard the loud thud of a body hitting the ground and turned to see Hermoine fighting off several death eaters. "Colloportus," he heard himself shouting and four of the six death eaters went soaring into trees. Hermione looked him in utter shock, but quickly regained her composure and allowed him to cover her back as more death eater closed in on them. "Colloportus," the shouted at the same time knocking several of the death eaters off their feet before Hermoine was hit with Crucio and Draco was hit with stupefy. Draco slipped into unconsciousness, but was awoken a send later by Severus Snape.
Draco looked around and saw Hermoine had passed out from the curciatus curse with a dementor closing in on her rapidly. Draco blinked, it wasn't just one dementor, now twenty had appeared on the scene and were closing in one the battlefield. Severus hoisted Draco up, steadying him and told him to run, before heading over to Hermoine, shouting of spells at Death eaters who tried to stop him. Draco wouldn't run, no he couldn't. He pulled out his wand and ran behind Severus covering his back and throwing spells and curses at any death eater that dare try to stop them. The dementor continued to appear on the scene and spread out bearing down on the order let and right. Several were heading for Severus and he right now and as they reached Hermoine, they were surrounded. Draco dropped down to Hermoine side and pointed his wand at her. "Ennervate." Hermoine eyes fluttered opened then went wide with fear. Severus stood wand pointed at the dementors, his face screwed in concentration. "Expecto Patronum," he shouted and a white wispy phoenix shot forth from his want scaring of the dementors and declaring Severus innocence all in one. Hermoine relaxed slightly but put panicked when she realized her wand was missing. Draco noticed this as Severus charged off his patronus chasing off dementors. "Accio, Hermoine's wand." Hermoine's wand flew into his hands as he helped he stand, and then handed her the wand. "Ready?" Hermoine nodded and lifted her wand concentrating. "Expecto Patronum," she shouted as the otter flew forth after the dementors. She and Draco charged back into battle, Hermoine fending off dementor and Draco throwing curses, jinxes, and spells at death eater.
Draco tried to concentrate on his own battle as his eyes darted around to Ron, Luna, McGonagall and Neville. The four were all battling close to one another and spell and curse alike were be throw between them and the death eater. "Impedimentum, Expellimarus, Curcio, Imperio, Reducto, Expecto Patronum, Incendio, Stupefy." The spells were never ending and more then once did someone from the order need to be revived. Draco looked over to see Kingsley Shacklebolt drop dead after being hit by the killing curse. He felt himself get nauseas and tried to push the image aside and focus on the battle. Draco shot off another few spells and charged forward on his newly cleared path until he saw none other than Potter, once again facing off against the dark lord. Dementors were closing in around them and everyone else was too preoccupied to help him. Draco started to muster up as many happy memories as he could, of birthday and bed time stories, his first kiss, and fights with Potter, good times, "Expecto Patronum."
A white wisp poured from his wand and took the form of a ferret, then charged on toward the dementors. Draco held his memories of Potter at the surface and directed his patronus around making the dementors flee. Suddenly however his concentration was broken by the two voices shouting, "Avada Kedavra." Draco watched as the green sparks flew at on another, just by passing each other and heading for their targets. "No," shouted Draco and suddenly Potter was in the air hanging by his ankle the spell just missing him soaring past him head and in a flash of light Lord Voldemort lay on the ground dead. However there was no time to celebrate, the death eaters were outrage and several killing curses were sent at the Gryffindor Golden Boy. Draco didn't know what he was thinking, but he pointed his wand at Harry in an instant and shouted, "Impedimentum." Harry was thrown threw the air, narrowly missed by the killing curses, landing in a heap on the ground on top of a few death eaters. Harry jumped to his feet and charged back into battle and Draco rushed to his side along with Ron, Ron Hermoine, Luna, and Neville to do battle along side him.
Things continued on for several more hours before the dementors had fled and all the remaining, still living death eaters had been rounded up. The next thing Draco remembered was waking up in St. Mungo's with Potter, Granger, Weasley and Snape by his bedside. He sat up and looked around a bit confused, but then he practically jumped on Potter, speaking as so fast he really had no idea what he said, apologizing again and again, before pulling Potter into a passionate kiss, which surprisingly, he returned with nearly as much passion. They finally broke the kiss and looked at each for a minute, then turned bright red as they turned and came face to face with their friends' totally disgusted faces. The three of their friends agreed they didn't need to see that and that was how it started. After that Harry and Draco started dated and eventually there friends and family (what family they had left) came to accept the relationship and warmed up to the two of them being together. Most expected it wouldn't be long before they married.
Draco sighed and looked at the picture of him and Harry on the nightstand. 'Near death experiences really are as eye opening as they say they are,' thought Draco sighing before he turned over on his side and drifted into sleep.
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