The first thing I felt was pain. It crushed me and almost made me forget...almost. The look on Draco's face as Bellatrix tortured me, then the way my heart broke as she stepped aside to let Draco finish me....

"I told you to stay away!" he screamed hysterically as he raised his wand, "I warned you!"

"Dra- Draco...Draco please," I gurgled blood as I spoke while trying to breathe. He wouldn't, he couldn't raise his wand against me! They hadn't corrupted him; I was RIGHT there!!! RIGHT there the whole year as I helped him find who he truly was...Not a Death Eater! He's a Malfoy, not a servant to a Half-Human pathetic excuse for a Lord!

"Crucio..." he said weakly only making sparks fly from the end of his wand, he didn't mean it. I could hear the crackling laughter from Bellatrix as she set fire to the Gamekeepers Hut and soon smoke filled the air. As eyes stung from the smoke Bellatrix remained as happy as ever as she skipped deliriously to Draco to whisper in his ear...

"Do it!" she shrieked and pushed him forward making him stumble. "Lie! Then kill her! Your lucky I'm even letting you close to her!"

I focused on Draco as he drew near me. Everything seemed so dark...there was no sun and there was no other light than from the billowing fire Bella created casting an evil glow upon even Draco.

I saw his knees as he collapsed to the grassy space next to me. His hands cupped my face and he moved me to look at him. I saw his eyes flicker into tears, "I'm so sorry...I don't know what else to do! Tell me..." he pleaded.

"Please don't kill me..." I coughed which stung my throat. He moved me onto his lap and caressed the side of my face lovingly.

"Draco!" Snape barked from next to me, "Take her along if you must, but let's keep moving!" he drawled.

Snape gave one last look at me then grasped his robe and turned away swiftly leading the group away from the school.

"Anapaneo," Draco whispered a spell so I could breathe easier and the relief was instant, though my body still ached from Bellatrix's curse, which I will never forgive her for. Draco had raised his wand at me yet I could easily forgive him. Why? Well that's easy, I love him. He'd never said it to me before and I've never said it to him before either but that didn't change a thing and if Draco points his wand at me an utters a so-called "Unforgivable Curse" I'm still going to love him like how the girlfriend for some reason stays with the abusive boyfriend. Once again the only thing I want is to save Draco Malfoy and I failed 'so' miserably that he's the one saving me! I'm beyond pathetic in my tries to save him but for Draco I'd keep trying!

Nothing will stop me