Bitter Ends
Katrina was frozen. The warm body in her grip slowly turned a spiteful grey, veins hardened by settling cold blood.
Her eyes were cemented on the corpse's eyes; his still fixed on hers.
Her hands were around his arctic waist; his on her warmed knee.
Her luscious hair was flowing onto his numbed face; his becoming dull and lifeless.
She sat there, breathless, gazing upon the body, fear and shock engulfed her body. Suddenly, a bright white light flashed, glazing over Katrina's sore dry eyes, and the pair were apparated back to Hogwarts, were hundreds of students were joining them from the skies.
The sound of laughter and excitable chatter was masked by a thick sheet of emptiness in Katrina's ears, as any sounds that weren't the possible beat of the Slytherins heart was banished.
The laughter turned to shrieks, and chatter turned to sickened cries.
"Oh Fuck"
"NO!"
"Shit" Seamus ran over through the circle of students around the couple on the floor, and grabbed Katrina's stiff head and pulled her in her arms, " Katrina, what- are you okay? Oh shit" he cursed, looking at the greying body. She didn't reply, her face paralyzed by the shock, her dry eyes shaking so fast over the body she couldn't see anymore.
Luna, Cho and Lavender ran over, but Luna stopped, covering her gawping mouth with her pale hands, and shocked tears ran in-between the spaces of her faces.
Cho and Lavender ran over to Katrina, Lavender stunned by the painful image and crying, Cho bit back the tears, checking Katrina's face and asking her the first questions that raced through her mind, but got no response. The Gryffindor sounded like she was choking, her caramel colour draining from under her skin, making her as white as a ghost.
Blaise ripped through the crowd, angry tears flooding down his cheeks. He fell hard on his knees and grabbed Draco's t shirt, his tears coating Draco's dry silver eyes. Pansy stood by the front of the circle, her arms close by her side, with her hands turning into tight fists. She grinded her teeth, forcing her mouth closed, but the tears still fell from her strained purple eyes, with her eyebrows tight and angry.
"Move, I said GET OUT THE WAY!" Professor McGonagall screamed, waving her wand fiercely in the air.
"What on Earth- O- oh M-my Gods" she dropped her wand, and pressed her ageing hands to her shaken lips.
She took off her throw-over and placed it on Katrina's frigid shoulders. The Gryffindor couldn't see, breathe, feel or hear; she could see the people crowding her through gunged eyes, but she didn't register any of it. She could hear cries and gasps but didn't listen. She could feel fingers and hands on her for comfort but it didn't help her; it didn't bring Draco back.
"Call Madam Pomfrey NOW" The Headmistress called, but she was already summoned by the students. She rushed through the crowd, holding her red dress and apron tight in one hand and magical medical equipment in the other.
"OUT OF MY WAY" she called, swinging her dress to one side and sitting down next to the Slytherin. She put a purple stone like object in her ear, and pressed her ear down on Draco's chest. Silence fell.
"Is he breathing?" Professor McGonagall whispered, as Madame Pomfrey rose slowly from the young man's chest, her blue eyes unable to blink, her mouth parted.
"We need to move him" she said, and quickly tried to part Draco from Katrina's tight grip.
"NOOO, NO LEAVE HIM!" she screamed, her tears burning her eyes, her fingertips numb by the pressure applied to Draco's cold skin. Other Professor were called, who tried to restrain Katrina.
"NO, GET OFF, GET OFF ME!" she yelled, kicking and scratching any available skin from the Professors, while the last of Draco was carried away into Hogwarts.