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Chapter Four
Oh, how the memories flooded back. Cho and her emotions back then. The anger that swept over her, or the sadness. This very place was what helped her. It was like her therapy for controlling everything. Her place to meditate. Her spot. Her special place.
As Draco's footsteps came closer, each thud louder, Cho awoke from her sudden flash of memories. Everything was abruptly clearer. She could hear things sharper. Cho could hear the birds in the mountains that surrounded the lake and Hogwarts, she could hear Draco's rapid breathing. It was almost as if she could her the students walking and talking at Hogwarts. Of course that wasn't true. It was fall and school hadn't started yet at Hogwarts. Well, actually, Cho wasn't even sure if there would ever be another year at Hogwarts.
After Voldemort failed to take over and lost once and for all, nothing was ever the same. Cho heard that Voldemort and his fellow death eaters were taken down. Voldemort died and his followers were put in Azkabam prison for life, some receiving the Dementor's Kiss. How horrible it must have been. How they were all taken down by Harry Potter and his group of friends. Harry Potter.... Harry....
Close behind Cho was Draco. She knew he was there, but he was silent. Well, he was pretty silent the whole time. Not thinking it through first, Cho thoughtlessly blurted out quietly.
"What ever happened to Harry...?", said Cho. She wasn't even sure if he had heard her, but it was very quiet. Quiet enough, anyway.
"Harry? You mean Harry Potter?", asked Draco in return to her question. There was some astonishment in his voice. Cho could tell he knew something she didn't. Was it bad? Or good? She had no idea of knowing. Cho couldn't see him. Her back was facing him. She was staring out into the lake and beyond.
"Yes...", answered Cho. What else was she going to say?
"Don't you know?", replied Draco.
"Know what?", said Cho confusingly. How was she supposed to know. She hasn't kept in contact with most of her classmates for over 3 years!
"Harry... He-he died Cho. A long time ago. No one told you?", said Draco, his voice also in a whisper. He walked up next to Cho and looked out into the lake waiting for a response.
Cho didn't know what to say. It was all so sudden. She was too shocked to even cry. Cho felt like her heart had skipped a few beats and her stomach did a couple flips inside of her. One second she felt like puking. The next, she felt like she was going to fall. And fall she did. Cho didn't blink at all, her knees weakened and she fell on the ground. Just like how she did in front of Cedric's grave.
Draco tried to catch her, but missed. As Cho just sat there Draco began to worry. He didn't know what to do or say. He just stood there flabbergasted. Softly he kneeled down beside her and stared out into the lake of Hogwarts. As silence carried on, Draco could've sworn he saw a tentacle come up out of the water. The giant squid.
Quietly Draco put a warm arm around Cho as an attempt to bring her back to her senses. She sniffed and placed her head on his shoulder.
Cho didn't want to know how Harry died. She had already come to the conclusion that Voldemort had gotten to him. They probably had that huge battle that everyone in Hogwarts knew was going to happen someday and they probably both died. Unexpectedly, a tear slid down her face onto Draco's robe. Draco must have felt it since he looked over and saw that indeed, Cho was crying. More tears came out and onto Draco's robe. Soon there was a small puddle of Cho's tears sinking in Draco's robes. It wasn't about Harry anymore, it was about everything that made Cho cry. She hadn't cried like this in a long time. Draco held her tighter and while she continued to weep silently.
Suddenly she heard Draco talk.
"Cho, it'll be okay. It was bound to happen. Everyone dies at some point in time in their life. For Harry, it just came a little earlier. Maybe a part of Voldemort was in Harry and in order to have Voldemort die, Harry had to die too.", said Draco soothingly.
"I know...but it's just such a shock. Everything seems to be these days.", was all Cho could muster through her tears.
As they both sat there, beyond the lake there was a sunset. One of the most beautiful Cho had ever witnessed. It slowly descended making everything darker. Before their eyes, it was evening. The crescent moon above their heads shined throughout the Hogwarts Castle, giving Cho and Draco a fantastic view. They sat side by side for the rest of the night.
Happily ever after? ...you decide.
A/n: I'm truly sorry for the crappy ending. I just had no idea as to where this fic was headed so I ended it like this. As of right now, I'm writing like 2 fics at the same time. Hopefully my next one will be better. shrugs The world still goes round either way. And thanks for reviewing everyone, chochang0614 for being the first, xoni for actually saying something, xox glitter xox for putting in your opinion of d/c (which I like too, obviously), mystic of nile for encouraging me to continue, and slytherinchick for putting them exclamation points into your review (it brought up the mood). Thanks a bunch.
Chapter Four
Oh, how the memories flooded back. Cho and her emotions back then. The anger that swept over her, or the sadness. This very place was what helped her. It was like her therapy for controlling everything. Her place to meditate. Her spot. Her special place.
As Draco's footsteps came closer, each thud louder, Cho awoke from her sudden flash of memories. Everything was abruptly clearer. She could hear things sharper. Cho could hear the birds in the mountains that surrounded the lake and Hogwarts, she could hear Draco's rapid breathing. It was almost as if she could her the students walking and talking at Hogwarts. Of course that wasn't true. It was fall and school hadn't started yet at Hogwarts. Well, actually, Cho wasn't even sure if there would ever be another year at Hogwarts.
After Voldemort failed to take over and lost once and for all, nothing was ever the same. Cho heard that Voldemort and his fellow death eaters were taken down. Voldemort died and his followers were put in Azkabam prison for life, some receiving the Dementor's Kiss. How horrible it must have been. How they were all taken down by Harry Potter and his group of friends. Harry Potter.... Harry....
Close behind Cho was Draco. She knew he was there, but he was silent. Well, he was pretty silent the whole time. Not thinking it through first, Cho thoughtlessly blurted out quietly.
"What ever happened to Harry...?", said Cho. She wasn't even sure if he had heard her, but it was very quiet. Quiet enough, anyway.
"Harry? You mean Harry Potter?", asked Draco in return to her question. There was some astonishment in his voice. Cho could tell he knew something she didn't. Was it bad? Or good? She had no idea of knowing. Cho couldn't see him. Her back was facing him. She was staring out into the lake and beyond.
"Yes...", answered Cho. What else was she going to say?
"Don't you know?", replied Draco.
"Know what?", said Cho confusingly. How was she supposed to know. She hasn't kept in contact with most of her classmates for over 3 years!
"Harry... He-he died Cho. A long time ago. No one told you?", said Draco, his voice also in a whisper. He walked up next to Cho and looked out into the lake waiting for a response.
Cho didn't know what to say. It was all so sudden. She was too shocked to even cry. Cho felt like her heart had skipped a few beats and her stomach did a couple flips inside of her. One second she felt like puking. The next, she felt like she was going to fall. And fall she did. Cho didn't blink at all, her knees weakened and she fell on the ground. Just like how she did in front of Cedric's grave.
Draco tried to catch her, but missed. As Cho just sat there Draco began to worry. He didn't know what to do or say. He just stood there flabbergasted. Softly he kneeled down beside her and stared out into the lake of Hogwarts. As silence carried on, Draco could've sworn he saw a tentacle come up out of the water. The giant squid.
Quietly Draco put a warm arm around Cho as an attempt to bring her back to her senses. She sniffed and placed her head on his shoulder.
Cho didn't want to know how Harry died. She had already come to the conclusion that Voldemort had gotten to him. They probably had that huge battle that everyone in Hogwarts knew was going to happen someday and they probably both died. Unexpectedly, a tear slid down her face onto Draco's robe. Draco must have felt it since he looked over and saw that indeed, Cho was crying. More tears came out and onto Draco's robe. Soon there was a small puddle of Cho's tears sinking in Draco's robes. It wasn't about Harry anymore, it was about everything that made Cho cry. She hadn't cried like this in a long time. Draco held her tighter and while she continued to weep silently.
Suddenly she heard Draco talk.
"Cho, it'll be okay. It was bound to happen. Everyone dies at some point in time in their life. For Harry, it just came a little earlier. Maybe a part of Voldemort was in Harry and in order to have Voldemort die, Harry had to die too.", said Draco soothingly.
"I know...but it's just such a shock. Everything seems to be these days.", was all Cho could muster through her tears.
As they both sat there, beyond the lake there was a sunset. One of the most beautiful Cho had ever witnessed. It slowly descended making everything darker. Before their eyes, it was evening. The crescent moon above their heads shined throughout the Hogwarts Castle, giving Cho and Draco a fantastic view. They sat side by side for the rest of the night.
Happily ever after? ...you decide.
A/n: I'm truly sorry for the crappy ending. I just had no idea as to where this fic was headed so I ended it like this. As of right now, I'm writing like 2 fics at the same time. Hopefully my next one will be better. shrugs The world still goes round either way. And thanks for reviewing everyone, chochang0614 for being the first, xoni for actually saying something, xox glitter xox for putting in your opinion of d/c (which I like too, obviously), mystic of nile for encouraging me to continue, and slytherinchick for putting them exclamation points into your review (it brought up the mood). Thanks a bunch.
