Destined to Love
Summary: The last thing they remember is fighting with each other during the war, how the hell did they end up years into the future? And why exactly are they here?
Starring: Draco/Hermione, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Luna, Blaise/Lavender
A/N:
Thank you Murgy31! My lovely beta! :D
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Chapter 20:
Assignments
The emotions everyone felt could not be described easily. There was a mix of fear, dread, dismay, panic, anxious, nerves…everything was felt. The order was gathered at the Potter Household. Tonks, Lupin, all the Weasleys, Draco, Hermione, McGonagall, Hagrid, Kingsley, Mad Eye, Aberforth Dumbledore and Albus Dumbledore, amongst others.
Ginny had put James to bed and all the other children were placed in the nursery, which had extra protection wards around it.
"Ok, spill Potter," Draco insisted as they were all seated around the dining room table.
"Ok, Voldemort and his death eaters have attacked," Harry stated.
A bunch of: "where?" "What?" "How" were shouted out.
"Silence," Dumbledore said softly and everyone was quiet. "Now we are sure it was him because a member of the order saw him. He attacked in Cardiff, a small village there. The dark mark was visible. He attacked. My spy is there and he has confirmed that Voldemort has risen again."
Panic flooded the room.
"The third war is upon us. This will be the final war," Dumbledore said. "As members of the order, I require you all to stay here or at Malfoy Manor if that is ok?"
"Yes of course," Hermione answered. Draco just nodded. He felt Dumbledore's eyes on him, like he knew something about them…
"Anyone with a child must stay here because the wards I have put around the nursery are too strong to move," Dumbledore added.
"Professor, you haven't told us what we're doing though," Hermione asked. "I mean…"
"I understand. Our plan of attack has not been sorted yet. I will work on it and tomorrow morning I will answer any questions. For the rest of tonight, I wish you to rest for it will be a long day come sunrise."
"Fred, Angelina, George, Katie, Tonks, Remus, Percy, Audrey, Fleur, Bill, Charlie, Arthur and Molly you will be staying here." Dumbledore said. "Everyone else at the Malfoy Manor, and everyone to be here by 8am in the morning."
Everyone nodded. Back at the Manor, Hermione and Draco showed everyone their rooms before heading to their own.
Hermione fell into Draco's arms, "We have to live through this again!"
"I know," Draco stroked her hair. "We'll get through this."
"I…I don't know why…I shouldn't…but I feel…scared."
"It's normal to feel scared."
"No it's not. This is not our time, this is not our war. We left our war and for the last three months we've been living life happily, who knows what's happening in the past and…"
Draco kissed her softly, "We will fight this war, we will win and we will work out how to get back."
"What if we forget each other when we get back?"
"We won't," Draco promised. "We won't."
They changed and got into bed, they just laid in each other's arms trying to sleep.
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Back in the past…about 5 minutes after Hermione and Draco left…
"Where the fuck is she?" Ron shouted.
"How am I meant to know?" Ginny demanded. "I'm worried too!"
Harry sighed, "Relax. We'll ask Dumbledore, see if he knows."
Harry was panicking but he refused to show it. Hermione had to be here. She was with Malfoy, he had paired them together, and now neither could be found.
"Professor!" Harry ran up to Dumbledore.
"Harry?" Dumbledore looked at him.
"Sir, Hermione and Malfoy…I can't find them."
"They must be around Harry."
"I think the death eaters have taken them. I'm going to have to start the attack now, get the death eaters out of hiding."
"No," Dumbledore said. "I saw her, I think by the whomping willow."
Relief flooded Harry, "What about Malfoy?"
"Dumbledore!" Narcissa was screaming. "I can't find him! I CAN'T FIND MY SON!"
"Mrs Malfoy he is by the chestnut tree," Dumbledore smiled.
Neither saw him flick his wand in his pocket and the bodies of Hermione and Draco returned but neither were conscious. Dumbledore knew it was not time yet.
Harry told Ginny and Ron, who ran to the Whomping Willow where Hermione was lying, unconscious.
"Oh…" Ginny started.
"She's breathing, just unconscious," Harry declared.
"Looks like she fainted," Dumbledore had appeared beside them. "One of you stay with her and put a protection spell up until she…wakes."
"Is Malfoy the same?" Harry asked.
Dumbledore nodded, "His parents are with him. The war is about to start. Someone stay with her."
"Gin," Harry looked at her. "Stay with her."
Dumbledore left. Ron went to find Luna, to see if she was ok.
Harry sat with Ginny and Hermione.
"After this war I promise everyone will know how much I love you," Harry whispered.
Ginny shushed him, "Someone might hear. Harry I love you too but it is not safe. I'll stay here, the protection is up."
Harry nodded, he wanted to kiss her but he couldn't, he couldn't risk her life. He left them.
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Back to the future…
Draco and Hermione were up at six and by 7.30 everyone was up. They flooed to Harry's house.
"Ok, seems Voldemort plans to attack everywhere in the next few days," Dumbledore announced at eight.
"These people," Harry said. "Will evacuate small children and announce Voldemort's return. They are Hermione, Kingsley, Anna, Moody, Luna, Lavender, Arthur, Aberforth, Diggle, Jack, Ernie, Patil Twins and Tonks. You will go to sections I have assigned to you. Muggles will automatically be evacuated under the threat of terrorism, namely a bomb threat. Wizards and witches will be evacuated separately. Anyone who wishes to fight, who is of age can fight. Blaise Zabini has allowed any potential fighters to meet at his place. Everyone else is to be sent to Hogwarts, Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, Durmstrang Institute or The Salem Witches Institute. Port keys have been set up. You will be informed where to send your evacuees."
"What about the rest of us?" Draco held onto Hermione's hand tightly.
"Anyone who I haven't mentioned will have other duties. Most of you will help me work out our plan of attack, set up portkeys or another task I or Professor Dumbledore assign you."
Draco nodded.
"Those who I have said to go, get your maps from the kitchen table. They each have a name and instructions on it. You will be going in pairs," Harry informed.
Draco turned to Hermione, "Be careful."
"You too," Hermione whispered.
Draco kissed her softly before letting her go. Hermione headed to the kitchen and saw she was partnered with Lavender, they were going to a few boroughs in East London. The evacuations did take a while and each family were assigned to different places. Magically portkeys appeared as soon as the family agreed to leave. Fighters were flooed to Zabini's household.
Draco meanwhile was helping Harry.
"Death Eaters, they will be fuelled and read to fight," Harry said, "A full on attack."
"I know but they'll be smarter then before. They will have planned better."
"I agree," Harry said. "According to Snape, Voldemort will have a train of fifteen death eaters protecting him."
Draco nodded, "Where will he attack?"
"Here?" Harry offered.
"Too risky," Dumbledore joined the two.
"Godric's Hollow is too risky," Draco said more to himself then anyone else. "He'll attack somewhere muggle, so he can take a few muggles out as well…somewhere populated with…"
"City Centre," Harry whispered. "Somewhere like Trafalgar Square…"
Draco nodded, "Looks like we have a possible location."
"How many death eaters still left?" Harry asked.
"Hundreds, they all fled," Dumbledore answered.
"We'll have enough people to fight," Draco added.
"And how many will die this time?" Harry thought bitterly. "How many will die before I can win? Will I even win this time!"
"Harry…" Dumbledore began.
"If I had beaten him last time, I'd win, no more lives would be lost..."
"Harry…" Dumbledore said again.
"It's all my fault, why didn't I…"
"SHUT UP POTTER!" Draco yelled. "Get a grip on yourself! Enough with the self pity! Just get on with it. Win this time and end it!"
Harry remained silent. He knew Draco was right. Of course he was right.
"Now that that is out of the way," Dumbledore said. "We should go to the Zabini's and see how many and who have volunteered."
Harry nodded. After talking to everyone else who had stayed behind, him and Draco left to go to Zabini's place. They flooed there and were shocked at the number that were present. Blaise, Ron, Fred and George were there keeping track of who has come from where etc. There were a few under age wizards who had to be sent away, Percy and Charlie were put in charge of this.
"Look you're underage, you have to go back," Draco told the young witch before him who sulked. "Percy, take this one to Manchester, I think."
Percy nodded.
Draco sighed, this was getting annoying. A lot of these people weren't capable of fighting, some were elderly and Harry refused to let them fight.
"There's been an attack," Molly came through the floo network.
Everyone turned to her.
"What kind of attack?" Ron asked stupidly.
"Death Eaters," Harry answered. "Where? Who's hurt and how many?"
"I don't know how many death eaters there were but I know that the portkeys have stopped going to Hermione and Lavender," Molly whispered the last part.
Draco felt his heart crumble, "Where…where did you send her?" He turned to Harry.
"East London," Harry answered slowly.
Draco grabbed his wand and was ready to apparate when Harry stopped him.
"We go as a team," Harry told him. "Molly stay here and keep tabs. Get one of the others to help. Ron, Fred, George, Blaise, we'll go with Draco."
Blaise nodded silently. His wife was out there. All he could think about was her screaming. He felt his blood boil, ready to kill.
Draco was feeling exactly the same but a part of him had hope that Hermione would have survived.
They apparated as a group to the location where the last port key had been summoned. The street was empty. They ran into the next one which was also empty. They searched frantically for the women.
"Oh fuck," Ron said looking down at one part of the pavement in the corner of the next street.
"What?" Draco demanded running up to him.
He looked down at the spot Ron was looking at. Red. Blood. He felt dizzy. Harry stood over the blood and cast an incantation, Hermione's name appeared. It was her blood and there was a lot of it.
"Mia…" Draco whispered, trying to hold back the tears. He looked around at the area they were standing in, windows had been shattered, glass was everywhere. There had been a battle here.
"Maybe she's ok," Ron offered.
"DO YOU SEE THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD HERE?" Draco shouted.
Ron shut up.
"I shouldn't have let her go," Draco muttered. "I shouldn't have…"
"Lavender's blood isn't here and nor are bodies," Blaise said thoughtfully. "There's a chance."
"Ok, let's get back to mine," Harry said. "Then we'll send out Moody and Remus, they both are better at this."
Draco didn't argue, he had lost hope. He had lost Hermione. He had just found someone to live for and it was taken away from him. He didn't even know who apparated him back. It was all a blur. In a few minutes his life had been turned upside down again.
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