Chapter Twelve
"Where are we going?" Belana asked.
"We're going to find Ron. I heard somebody talking about trouble at Trelawney Place and I think he's in trouble" Harry told her.
"We need to warn him about Malfoy" Hermoine said.
"What about him?"
"The green misty thing, if it's created by whom we think it is, it'll take over a body of someone the age of the person it wants dead" Hermoine informed her.
"And in this case, Voldemort wants me dead so we think it took over Malfoy"
"But since the host has control you think he's after Ron because he knows about Ron and Cadance" Belana said.
"You got it love" Harry kissed her cheek.
"So basically, Ron is as good as dead if we don't get there"
"And I think we may not be in time" Hermoine noted.
Harry, Hermoine and Belana observed the scene before them. Ron's body was sprawled on the ground surrounded by glass from the broken window. Cadance was limping towards him and Draco was following her out the door. Draco raised his wand.
"He's going to kill them!" Belana exclaimed.
Harry ran at Draco and tackled him to the ground. Hermoine and Belana ran towards Cadance and the unconscious Ron.
"Are you all right?" Belana asked.
"Ya, but Ron, he's not"
"He'll be all right" Hermoine assured her.
"You guys have to help Harry, Draco is too powerful, it's unnatural"
Harry and Draco were having a wrestling match in the dirt but Harry was obviously losing. Hermoine pulled out her wand and caste the spell that would hold Draco still but her power wasn't enough.
"Cadance, I need your help" Hermoine said. "You're the only conscious sixth year and Belana is only in her third year lessons"
"I don't have my wand"
"Here" Belana shoved hers into Cadance's hand.
"Help me up"
Belana helped Cadance stand and held her up. She helped her walk to Hermoine side and together they raised their wands. "Defense Holdalrio!"
The light from their wands formed a et of arms that grasped Draco's arms and legs. It held him place.
"Now Harry!" Belana yelled. "And hurry"
Harry pulled out his wand. He pointed it at Draco's chest. He shouted the spell and the magic tore through Draco's body. The mist of green rose up from his body and he fell to the ground. The mist exploded into sprinkles of blue light that awoke the unconscious.
"Ron!" Hermoine, Harry and Belana exclaimed together.
They ran to his side. "Are you all right?"
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You fell out of a three-story window" Hermoine told him.
"Ouch…am I dead?"
"No, you're fine" Harry assured him.
"What about Cadance and Malfoy? Where are they? Where is he, I'm going to kill him"
"Ron, it's all right" Belana told him. "Cadance is fine. She's right over there and Malfoy wasn't himself. That green mist thing took over his body and cause him to attack you guys"
Ron looked over at Cadance. She was talking to Draco but he couldn't hear them. Then she hugged him and kissed his cheek. Ron's face fell; she was still going to be with him even after all this. Draco put his arm around her and helped her over to them. They stopped in front of Ron and he let her go. She fell into his arms and kissed his lips.
"She's all yours Weasley, take care of her" Draco said.
"I will, I promise" Ron replied, his eyes showing every bit of emotion in him. He loved her.
Draco began to walk away silently. He was just happy to be alive, they could have killed him but didn't.
"Draco!" Ron called.
He turned around to see Ron and Harry coming to him.
"Look, you guys saved my life thanks but that doesn't mean anyt—
"Friends?" Harry and Ron stuck out their hands.
Draco was very hesitant. He slowly took their hands. "Friends? But I tried to kill you Weasley"
"We've been through a lot" Ron admitted.
"But we wouldn't have gotten this far without you constant torment" Harry finished. "Friends?"
He shook their hands. "Friends. Let's get rid of the Slytherin, Gryffindor hatred"
"I hate to break up this really adorable moment, but I'd love a doctor" Cadance said.
The guys laughed and walked over to her. Harry, since he was in the best condition, picked Cadance up and carried her off. In the shadows, a group of reporters had taken some pictures and notes.
When the daily prophet came out the next morning the shocking news had everyone talking. During breakfast at Hogwarts that morning Harry, Ron, Hermoine and Belana had so many questioned asked and they hadn't even read the paper yet. Hermoine grabbed a paper from Colin and began to read.
"The Beginning of a New"
"Did you see this?" Draco asked as he and Cadance ran over. "Front page wow…that's never happened to me before"
"You'll be on the front page a lot when you're friends with Harry" Ron assured him. "We're just about to read it. How are you feeling?"
"Much betters" Cadance replied.
"Have you read it yet?" Ron asked Draco.
"No, we just saw it and ran over here" he replied. "Read it"
"Yesterday afternoon in the small town of Hogsmeade a moment to go down in history took place. A furious battle seen from the trees by our reporters took place outside the home of a Hogwarts teacher. The Young Mr. Malfoy was seen, in an angry blaze, throwing the youngest of the Weasley children out a three-story window. Nothing could be seen inside the building except for the young girl limping out of the house. In a valiant act to save his friends Mr. Potter and friends rush onto the scene. Potter was able to extract the curse on Malfoy leaving him unconscious until a rain of blue sprinkle down on him and he awoke. A happy reunion for Potter and friends when Mr. Weasley came to and with a handshake Slytherins and Gryffindors were united once again for the first in his history"
"Wow" was all that could be said.