A/N: This is the last chapter... thank you to all of those who have reviewed. Enjoy!
Chapter 25
Hermione's point of view
A month later the tremor hit Hogwarts so hard that I and everyone else fell to the floor. People cried in panic as everyone got up and looked at the gaping hole in the side of the classroom, Death Eaters flew into the room and a torrent of spells spilled out of their mouths freezing everyone in place. I watched in horror as they killed Professor Flitwick, his still form crumpled and his blank eyes were frozen in terror as he breathed his last breath. Screams were born but died almost instantly as they tore through the castle. I prayed that nobody else was hurt... or killed. Suddenly, my body was propelled forward by an unseen force.
We were all taken to the great hall where we were made to stand in 3 different groups. I recognised what was happening almost immediately. We were being sorted into how "dirty" our blood was. I spotted Draco wearing dark robes standing with his wand pointed at the group I was sure to be in. His silver eyes met mine across the room, I shuddered at the lack of emotion. My Draco was gone.
When we were all silent and sorted we were greeted with the presence of Voldemort. His snake eyes roamed the crowd until they rested on me, involuntarily my heart accelerated. He would recognise me surely he would, he would kill Draco as well if he found out who I was. Screams sounded as I fell to the floor, blood bubbling up from a cut that had formed on my chest. The pain hit a second later.
His cold cackle resounded through the room as the world swam. He knew. He knew that Draco had lied and he knew who I really was. Collin Creevey tried to help me but with a flash of green light he was stopped from helping anyone ever again. I tried to catch his body, not wanting to hear that sickening thud but as I reached out I felt a further slice of my skin. I screamed. No one moved. They just looked forward ignoring me, they didn't want to risk the same fate of Collin.
Slowly, with much effort, I managed to stand up and look Voldemort in the eyes and smiled. No matter how much he hurt me I would not be broken. I was Hermione Granger the brightest witch of my age and I would stand tall to the end.
"Draco come here." Everyone but Slytherins cowered from the force of his demand. He made his way over detaching Pansy's ring clad hand from his own until he stood before Voldemort.
"Yes Master."
"Kill her." It was so noticeable, the breaking of his calm. It almost broke my heart when he made his way over to me, the crowd separating why too easily. His eyes conveyed the apology that I knew he was to weak to say aloud. I inclined my head and cast a silent spell, a spell that I had been working on for weeks. I smiled as Draco raised his wand.
"Avada Kedavra." The light enveloped me as I laughed, the spell worked. I laughed at the look on Voldemort's face when he realised I had stopped death, I had beaten him.
"Again." Again and again Draco tried to kill me but no further light came out of his wand- he only had the heart to kill me once. His smile matched my own as I waltzed up to Voldemort. Just at that moment Harry apparated into the hall and shouted;
"Avada Kedavra." Voldemort had crumpled to the floor and so had all of his Death Eaters. They cried out in pain as their dark marks disappeared. Draco smiled at me and then seized me in his arms and kissed me. He laughed and the sound was like music to my ears. But the Death Eaters started to rebel.
"STOP!"
Draco's point of view
A burst of light pierced the air as it shot out of Hermione's chest. The light touched the rebelling wizards and witches. Surprisingly they all stopped and looked at something that I could not see. I turned round to see Hermione in the air, an ethereal creature. Her eyes were beams of white light and her hair was pure white as well. Wind whistled loudly as her voice sounded around the room.
"Stop this fighting, just stop. We are all equal and I beg you to see that, we all have a power that we can use for the greater good. We are all the same, no matter our lineage we are all gifted with magic. We can live harmoniously in a world where muggles and wizards live together. It is possible that we can live in peace, not scared of being hunted. One day you will be able to live the lives you see. You can be free, all of you."
She floated to the ground and I caught her in my arms, her eyes dulled and she smiled at me her brown eyes twinkling. She had fulfilled her prophecy. Death Eaters robes turned pure white and they smiled and spoke to Hogwarts students of a world they had seen, a world of goodness.
"What did you show them?"
"What they wanted." She kissed me her warm chapped lips moved on mine and I realized that I found her, the girl I had dreamed about since I was little, the girl who I would die for, the girl I would fight for and the girl I would live for.
Six years later
I watched as Paige played with Daniel, their blond hair gleaming in the dying sun. I felt familiar arms wrap around my waist.
"Draco, you are late."
"Sorry my love, being the Minister Of Magic does take up a lot of my time."
"I know." He pulled me into his arms roughly, kissing me with the longing and passion that had been pent up due to our weeks apart.
"I've missed you." I didn't say anything else as I watched our children play and as I wrapped myself around him. The world had been a peaceful place ever since the war had stopped. And I knew deep down in my heart that this peace would not be disturbed. The peace would be kept until the very last man, woman and child died.
The End