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Aria smiled the entire way up and out of the Department of Mysteries. Her attitude and depression from that morning had completely done a full turn around and she now felt the lightest and happiest she had ever been (besides the times she spent making love to Lucius of course). She had the truth of their love, although she still had to do a bit of research, and she still also had to go see Hermione and Harry who were going to help her with Lucius' trial. She had a good feeling that things would work out. With a love as strong and powerful as her and Lucius shared, it couldn't not work out.

Aria didn't even bother to go back to her desk and work. Too much had happened that morning for her mind to go back to normal mode and instead she took one of the large fireplaces in the atrium of the Ministry and Floo powdered, back to the Manor, not caring in the slightest that she was ditching work. The Manor seemed to embrace her return, as she was now the sole owner and heir of the famous property, and she sent out a silent wave of love and adoration for the building, letting it know it was taken care of and loved, and that its true master would be home soon.

She immediately went up to the library. Lucius' library was so vast and impressive, she knew she would find what she needed in there, although part of her did wonder if only perhaps Hogwarts would have had a better selection. Although she didn't exactly feel like a "creature" herself, she knew she would have to look in the Magical Creatures section of the library. Veelas were considered more than just human so she knew that she couldn't just look in the muggle, witch or wizard history sections. As she scanned her eyes over the section of books in the Malfoy library pertaining to magical creatures, her eyes fell on a large grey book which title read, "Ancient Magical Creatures." Aria instantly thought of the amazing images she had seen of her and Lucius in the Chamber of Love back at the Department of Mysteries. Their love had seemed to span time and she knew their bond was an ancient and powerful type of love. This book would be a good place to start; hopefully there would be a section about Veelas.

Aria opened up the thick book and was happy to find her intuition was right. There was a rather large section about Veelas towards the back of the book. Her eyes grew wide as she took in the text and her heart beat fast as she smiled and reveled in what the text revealed to her.

Veela

Veelas are ancient magical beings, typically female, although occasionally male, who are often identifiable by their white-blonde hair and often times glowing and luminescent skin, and most notably, their surpassing beauty. Veelas are so beautiful in fact, that they are often known to be able to hypnotize others, just by their beauty alone. Veelas have their own type of magic, which does not require a wand, which makes them one of the most powerful types of beings. Their hair also contains magical properties and is suitable for use within a wand, as its core. Veelas are reported to be an even older and more ancient species than witches and wizards.

Native to Bulgaria, Veelas are mostly discovered in parts of Europe such as France, Scotland, Ireland and Norway being major locations for Veelas to live and thrive. There are almost no full blooded Veelas in the world anymore, as over the millennia, Veelas have mated with witches and wizards. Most beings with Veela blood will have the magical powers from their witch or wizard parent and the beauty and charm from their Veela parent. However, there are still some very powerful and prominent Veela families in Bulgaria and France. One such famous Veela family, the Delacours, rose to fame when a young Fleur Delacour, garnered notoriety when she competed in the Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1994.

Aria stopped reading for a minute and laughed aloud to herself as she just realized she had overlooked such an important detail her whole life. Fleur Delacour! Of course, she knew of the Triwizard Tournament and Fleur Delacour. She had admired the witch her whole life, and it suddenly dawned on her that they shared a last name, although Aria's was spelled out and not combined like Fleur's was. How could she have overlooked that her whole life?! Perhaps because she hadn't been searching for Veela history as she was now, and although there could be many De La Cours, or Delacours, she couldn't help but think that they might be related somehow as they both clearly possessed Veela blood. Shaking her head at herself, she went back to reading the text in the book.

Besides having their own type of magic, Veelas are also very in-tune and sensitive to other forms of ancient magic such as sacred spaces; examples of which are human-erected standing stones, healing springs, sacred trees, forests, etc. They will also discover their magic is most powerful on the days of the year that coincide with the Pagan days of importance such as the winter, fall and summer solstices, Samhain, Yule, etc. At these places, or on these days, Veelas will find their powers magnified and their hair and skin will often glow intensely if these heightened powers are used.

One of the most studied and admired aspects of Veelas are their emotional connections and bonds they can form, especially with other Veelas. Males are rare in the Veela species and so it is very extraordinary to see a couple in which both a male and female partner contain Veela blood. It is believed that Veelas are one of the only creatures on Earth that truly are able to have a soulmate.

It is thought that very powerful Veelas will often have one mate, a soulmate, throughout their life. It is also interesting to note that it is believed Veelas live multiple lives and although it is exceptionally rare, there is a possibility they will find their true soulmate in more than one of their lives. Only the most powerful Veelas will experience this; in fact, it is so rare and unthinkable that it is believed that there is possibly only one Veela couple throughout the ages that are truly bonded soulmates. These two soulmates, if they exist, are thought to be the first instance of true love in the universe; and their love is what created true love for all other living things. There have been some records of stories and prophesies throughout the centuries of such a couple existing, although historians have never actually gotten proof of such a love of two soulmates. If a love such as that does exist through the ages, the power of the couple and their union would be limitless.

Veelas truly are one of the more mystical beings on this Earth and are a species that should be revered not only for their power, but for their embodiment of love, the most powerful magic of all.

Aria came to the end of the passage about the Veelas and found her heart beating fast again. She couldn't quite believe it, but she was pretty sure her and Lucius were the soulmate couple that the book talked about. It was the only thing that truly made sense when she combined it with the images, she had seen of them in the Chamber of Love. She remembered the images of them clearly in different times, such as the Renaissance or as millennia old druids in front of the standing stones, and it had to be the answer.

So, they were the profound couple. The love of all loves. Their love had created love for all living beings. The weight of that knowledge was heavy upon Aria's shoulders in that moment, as if she had the greatest responsibility in the universe, and she wished so badly she could share this with Lucius. What would he make of this? Would he also believe that they were the prophesized and almost unreal first couple of true love? Was this life one of their lucky lifetimes where they found each other? Would they always find each other throughout time? She hoped, but she wasn't too sure, as that is not what the images from the Chamber of Love had showed her. She had a feeling they only found each other in certain lives. That thought made her heart break into a million pieces at the thought of other lifetimes where they hadn't found each other. What became of them in those lifetimes? She needed Lucius so badly in this moment and she realized she desparately needed to speak to Harry and Hermione. She had found out as much as she could at the moment about her and Lucius, but now it was time to save his life; and thus, saving his life would save hers as well.

Aria was able to send one of Lucius' owls urgently over to the Ministry to ask Hermione to come over to her flat later that evening and to please invite Harry to come as well. Hermione had told her to contact her later, but Aria didn't want to have the meeting at the Ministry. Too many people, too many chances of people listening. As much as it pained Aria to leave the Manor for a little bit, she knew her flat was the most neutral place to have the meeting. Hermione and Harry might have felt odd and uncomfortable if they were to have met at the Manor, especially Hermione, as Aria knew that she didn't have the best history and memories with Malfoy Manor.

After making sure everything was safe and secure at the Manor, she used Floo Powder to travel back to her small London flat. She realized she hadn't been back to her own space in so long. Lucius was right, she then realized, whether he got out of prison or not, she really should move out and into the Manor officially. It felt right, more than right, it felt vital. There was no reason to stay, she didn't desire to have her own space anymore. She wanted Lucius, only him, all of the time. After this was all over, whether it ended good or bad, Aria would move into the Manor. The thought of it thrilled her; never in her wildest dreams did she think that she would be living in one of the most historical and culturally significant wizarding Manors of all time.

At around 6 o'clock in the evening, Aria heard a faint knock at her door and opened it to the warm smiles of Hermione and of Harry Potter. Aria grew rather starstruck again at the sight of Harry; it wasn't every day you welcomed the world's most famous wizard into your home.

"Hermione! Mr. Potter! Please come in," Aria said as she opened the door wide for them and motioned with her hand for them to make themselves comfortable.

"Harry, please," Harry said politely with a smile as he stepped into Aria's flat.

Aria smiled and was slightly flushed, being a bit nervous to be in the presence of such famous and great wizards, but she motioned for them to make themselves comfortable at her petit dining room table as she went to the kitchen to get them some refreshments.

"Would you guys like any tea? Or maybe perhaps something stronger? Anything to eat?"

"Tea for me please," said Hermione politely.

"Tea sounds great," agreed Harry.

Aria quickly put a kettle on to boil and set out a nice plate full of tea cookies and biscuits. As for herself she poured a rather large glass of red wine, as she had a feeling she would need it for the coming conversation. Hermione and Harry chatted sociably amongst themselves while Aria prepared the refreshments, but as soon as Aria brought over the tray of tea and snacks, Harry and Hermione instantly became quiet, in a polite and reserved way however, almost as if inviting her to start out the conversation on her own terms.

"Well, I just want to thank you guys so much for coming over here tonight and hearing me out…especially you Harry…I know you don't really know me, but it means a lot," Aria started off.

"Of course," he said kindly, his very green eyes stared at her warmly, as if urging her to go on.

"Well, I just wanted you to know, before the trial tomorrow, that Lucius didn't do this for no reason….it was because of me. He was defending me," said Aria. Her equally as green eyes penetrating his, trying to make him see the truth in her words. She continued on.

"You see…on one of my first nights here in London, I was out with the new ambassadors, a group Paulo was in, and on my way home, he followed me….and…." Aria swallowed, feeling the rise of shame and embarrassment inside of her start to bubble up. Aria looked at Hermione in that moment for support. She knew Hermione already knew and she sought out Hermione's encouragement. Hermione looked back at her with warm, brown eyes and nodded her head in reassurance.

"He beat me, slapping and punching; he choked me…molested me…tried to rape me and almost succeeded…. if it wasn't for Lucius, that is. Lucius saved me," Aria said finally, as she looked back to Harry and took a long swig of her wine.

Harry looked at her with surprise written on his features, mixed with other emotions such as sympathy and understanding.

"Aria, I am so sorry that happened to you," Harry said first and foremost. "I want you to know that we don't take things like that lightly. And secondly, I must admit I am rather shocked that Lucius would do something to help another…I have never seen that side of him before. Was he with you that night?"

"No, he wasn't," Aria said as she shook her head. "I told Hermione this, but Lucius is a good man. I completely understand how that would be hard for you guys to see, I really do understand, but Lucius is the most extraordinary man. I would be lost without him and I know he would literally lay down his life for mine."

Harry listened to her as he took in all that she was saying, his eyes widening behind his glasses at her words of love for Lucius.

"You say he wasn't with you that night, then how did he know that you were in danger?" asked Harry.

After everything that Aria had found out about her and Lucius' bond and connection, she knew now that Lucius had known of her danger because of how tightly their souls were bound, and that they were almost one of the same being.

"Well that brings me to the next thing I wanted to tell you guys," Aria said as she looked from Harry to Hermione and took another large sip of wine. "Today at the Ministry, I found out some amazing things…"

"Oh boy," Hermione half laughed, and half sighed at the same time. "Aria you do realize how freaked out James was after you left the Department of Mysteries this morning?"

Aria grimaced at the trouble she had created for James, but she felt no regrets. She would do it all over again.

"Shit, I bet he's livid…I am sorry for going against the rules, but a magic I couldn't control, or resist, pulled me in and I had to find out my truth. Is he going to report me to the Minister of Magic?"

"No, he's not," smirked Hermione. "I think he still has a slight infatuation with you, even after all of the trouble you apparently got into this morning. Now tell us, what did you discover?"

Harry looked back and forth between the witches, one of his eyebrows raised in question, not too sure if he should be hearing about so much rule breaking. He was curious though and wanted to know as well what happened that morning. Harry would never report someone for breaking the rules if it was for a good reason though. He, himself, had done that all throughout his youth. He couldn't consciously report someone for doing what he would have done himself.

Aria couldn't help but smile and her eyes gleamed as she told Hermione and Harry about her adventures in the Department of Mysteries that morning. How the door to the Chamber of Love, that was usually locked for everyone else, magically opened at her touch. How she drank the Amortentia Potion. At that point Hermione had gasped and cut in.

"I can't believe you drank that! That potion is extremely dangerous and volatile," she exclaimed. "But I also can't believe how the potion affected you so differently. It is like the makeup of your body, your very DNA, changed the way the potion worked on you. It didn't cause you to have an infatuation, it caused you to see your truth. The truth about your love and your soul…Do you realize how big of a discovery this is for the Wizarding World. Aria this is a very big deal."

"Oh, please don't tell anyone Hermione!" Aria said as she reached out across the table and grabbed Hermione's hand, as she pleaded with her.

"Don't worry I won't, I promise. It is all just so fascinating. You are the first witch in an age to have been granted access to the Chamber of Love! Perhaps if I could study the effects of the potion on you myself we could discretely-"

"Hermione," Harry cut into Hermione's train of thought, "let Aria finish the story."

"Oh alright…go on then Aria, I'm sorry," Hermione said with a huff, to which Aria laughed slightly.

Aria continued on with the story, about how the potion seemed to take over her body and led her to the smaller chamber where she had seen the images of Lucius and herself throughout time, and the word "Veela" that had appeared to her over and over again. She let her story sink in before she told them about the book she had just found at Lucius' library. She had luckily had the forethought to bring it with her to show proof. She could tell Hermione and Harry were engrossed in her story, as they literally sat on the edges of their seats.

"After my experience in the Chamber of Love, I went to the library at the Manor and I found this book," Aria reached for the "Ancient Magical Creatures" book on the nearby coffee table. "Here," she said as she turned the pages to the section about Veelas. Aria pushed the book forward towards Hermione and Harry so they could read the section. While reading, Aria could hear Hermione's occasional intake of breath as she read more about Veelas. Harry on the other hand remained quiet as he read, as he took in the information.

"Aria, are you saying you believe you and Lucius are the Veela soulmates that this book speaks of?" asked Hermione.

Aria nodded her head up and down slowly, but with confidence. "I do. I know it to be one hundred percent true. With everything I have learned today in the Chamber of Love, and then when I found this, it all comes together and makes sense," Aria said. "And to answer Harry's question from earlier about how Lucius knew I was in danger that night, well, he told me he just 'had a feeling.' Lucius and I have had other instances of intense and unusual power as well, especially on important nights for magical folk such as Samhain…especially when our emotions are…strong," Aria said as she blushed. She wouldn't go into too many details about their passionate and life altering love making.

After a long while of silence, in which everyone was absorbing the information, Harry finally spoke.

"The power of true love is the most powerful magic on Earth. I know that firsthand. My own mother used the magic of true love to protect me when I was a baby against Voldemort," he said.

Aria nodded her head as she remembered learning about his history. "Yes, I remember the stories. It was so inspiring to me as a young student."

Harry smiled at her, and Aria appreciated how kind and humble of a man he was; that fame and glory had not gotten to him. She could see why he was Hermione's best friend. Harry continued on.

"Above all things I believe in love. As much as I can't imagine Lucius Malfoy having the capability of having love or emotions as deep as this, if you two truly are this rare Veela couple that only appears every few lifetimes, than his love for you would drive him to do just about anything, I imagine," pondered Harry. "Take that and put it with the fact that Paulo was an attempted rapist and physically hurt you, I would say Lucius had somewhat been acting within reason…although he should have let the Ministry and the Aurors handle it instead of mind-wiping him."

Aria was now the one on the edge of her seat as she listened to Harry work out what he was thinking. Her heart was beating fast and she almost cried tears of joy when she heard Harry vindicating Lucius in a way. She would never reveal that Lucius had also used the Cruciatus curse on Paulo, that was something she hoped would never come up. As much as she knew, the Ministry hadn't investigated his wand and its previous spells it had used, since he had owned up right away to using the Obliviate curse. She took that small blessing and thanked their lucky stars.

"So you don't think Lucius will have to go to Azkaban?!" Aria asked, her voice growing loud with nervous energy and hope.

Harry thought for a while and then looked into her green eyes with his own.

"No, I don't," he said finally. Aria's tears fell freely now, and she was sobbing with joy, but Harry continued on speaking. "But…I am not saying he won't be punished in one form or the other. And Aria, I must warn you of something else. Your revelation will have to be revealed to the Ministry. In order for me to help you and Lucius, I must tell them of what you two are. They have to know that Lucius did what he did for love, and that love drove him to protect you by any means necessary."

Aria thought about the repercussions of this; she knew her and Lucius would have to go public about their relationship eventually, and she had actually wanted that. But with the revelation that they were so much more than a normal couple made her nervous. There would be headlines about it for sure; not only because of Lucius' prominence in society, but also because of what they were. They were a centuries old myth come to life. The myth was no longer a myth though; what they were was real. Lovers throughout time that had been prophesied through the ages. They were quite special indeed. Aria thought about it, but eventually nodded her head. Anything to get Lucius out of his current situation. As Harry had said, their love would drive her to do anything.

Hermione had been quiet for a while, but she breathed out another long sigh. "Gosh I can't believe the Malfoy family is part Veela…I feel so dumb, I should have known. If their blond hair and good looks weren't enough, the fact that they are a centuries and generations old wizarding family; it all makes sense."

Harry smirked at Hermione's frustration and turned back to Aria. "She's always mad when she isn't able to figure out or discover a big mystery first," laughed Harry.

Hermione laughed at his comment but jokingly slapped him on the arm. "Alright Harry, enough teasing."

Aria laughed briefly but her mind then thought about Lucius, still in the Ministry prison and she became serious yet again. "Harry, can I ask for your help one more time? Can you help me get in to see Lucius tonight? I must tell him everything that happened to me today. Please I am begging you!"

Harry looked at her for a good long while as he contemplated her request. The desperation and longing in Aria's eyes must have convinced him. Finally, he sighed out and relented. "Yes, I suppose, but no more than fifteen minutes! That is all the time I will have to properly distract the guards I am guessing."

"Oh Harry! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Aria said as she got up from her chair and went over to him and kissed him on the cheek, to which Harry blushed practically scarlet.

"Oh of course, yes, I, no problem, um.." Harry stuttered, clearly taken off guard by Aria's kiss on the cheek.

Hermione simply rolled her eyes. "Oh dear, Harry do stop."

"What?!" said Harry defensively. "It must be the Veela charm working on me," he joked.

Aria joined in on the laughter between the three of them, although her mind was working in overdrive. She would have only about 15 minutes to be with Lucius tonight, and for now that was enough.

It was around 10 o'clock by the time Harry had arranged to sneak Aria into the prison of the Ministry. Aria had worn a long navy-blue wizarding cloak with a hood, mainly to hide most of her face and of course, her bright blond hair. The Ministry was rather dark and empty when they arrived, and they appeared to be the only two people wandering the halls at this hour. That made Aria feel better about the situation. Harry led them into one of the lifts which took them down a few floors; Aria realized that the Ministry Prison was rather close to the Department of Mysteries; she had been so close to Lucius that morning and hadn't even realized it. Part of her wondered if he could magically feel what had happened to her earlier; she hoped he did.

As the lift opened, Harry told her to wait around a dark and hidden corner as he talked to the security who guarded the door. The plan was to tell the security guards he had some official Auror business that had to be conducted after work hours to ensure its secrecy. As head Auror, and of course being Harry Potter, they both knew the guards would follow his every instruction. As he distracted them, he would utter an unlocking charm on the main door into where the cells were, as well as Lucius' specific door. Only the Aurors and the guards had the knowledge of each specific charm to unlock the doors.

The plan worked rather seamlessly. As Aria watched from her vantage point in the dark, she saw Harry speaking with the guards and lead them away, most likely towards the offices, and right before he left with them, she saw him remove his wand discreetly and flick it toward the main door to the prison cells. That was her sign that it was safe to go. When she was sure she was alone she quickly went through the main door and down the hallway that clearly led to the cells. They weren't typical prison cells with bars, but more like small private rooms that one would see at a doctor's office, or more like an insane asylum, thought Aria. She looked through each tiny window trying to see Lucius, until she finally saw his platinum blond head laying down on the small bed in his cell.

Lucius heard his door open and he sat upright so quickly, it startled Aria. It took both of their eyes to adjust, as it was extremely dark in his cell, but as soon as Aria pulled her hood down off her head, and her bright blond hair was revealed, Lucius gasped and immediately strode over to Aria and embraced her so tightly it took the breath out of her in the most amazing of ways. They clung to each other as they never had before, both of them crying tears of happiness and love.

"My girl, my girl, my love," Lucius kept saying over and over as he embraced her tighter and buried his face in her hair, breathing in her scent.

Aria did much the same as she cried into his black robes, the same robes he wore that morning. He still smelled just as amazing; even more amazingly so, since Aria had no idea if she would ever smell those scents again.

"Lucius!" she cried just before she kissed him so passionately that they both sunk to the floor in a heap of robes and limbs. "I don't have much time my love, but I wanted to tell you what happened to me this morning; you have to know."

"I saw it my love. I saw everything through you!" he exclaimed as he grabbed her face between his hands.

"You saw what I saw? In the Chamber of Love? The images of us through time and that we are in fact Veelas?"

"Yes! I saw everything," he explained further. "I was just sitting here in my cell thinking of you, and all of a sudden I felt like my body wasn't mine anymore and I then I saw the most amazing images. Of us. So, it is true then; we are soulmates. I knew it from the moment I first laid my eyes upon you," he said tenderly as he kissed her again.

"Yes, my love, but it's more than that," she said as she took out from her robes the book, she had showed Harry and Hermione. "Here read this," she said as she turned the pages to the section about the Veelas as she then used a Lumos spell to light her wand so he could read.

As Lucius read, Aria told him of her experience in the Hall of Prophesies, and that although there was no prophecy, she had found their complete truth in the Chamber of Love. Lucius finished reading the passage, and Aria could feel his hands slightly trembling.

"Aria, do you know what this means?" he said slowly as he tried to control his emotions and trembling body. "With you being able to open the Chamber of Love's door and with what this book says about our power being limitless…this is the power my body and mind has been after my entire life….not the Dark Lord's supposed power…but us…this power that is beyond any power. The power of our love. We are true soulmates; the first soulmates of all time. This is what I have been searching for throughout my life; throughout all of my lives…you."

"Yes, Lucius. It's always been us. Since the beginning of human-kind and of magic. We are one of the first magics of the universe."

They put their heads against one another's and just held onto each other tightly as they let the truth sink in between them. Aria felt again that sense of responsibility resting on her shoulders, but with Lucius here by her side she now wanted to embrace it instead of run from it. She could instantly feel when Lucius' emotions started rising again, right before he spoke.

"I am sorry in this lifetime I had to cut our time short…" he said his voice cracking. "Perhaps in another lifetime soon, I will find you again."

Aria knew he was talking about his return to Azkaban. She knew she must tell him of her plan.

"No Lucius, I am not letting you go. I am getting you out. Harry Potter is helping us…he is the reason I am here now too."

"What…?" he said, his voice heavy with confusion.

"I spoke with Hermione and Harry this evening…I told them everything. Of Paulo, and what he did, and that you did what you did to protect and avenge me. Harry understands. He said he knows how love can make one do anything, and that love is the most powerful magic."

Lucius didn't speak but she could feel his chest rising and falling rapidly. Aria continued on.

"He says you won't be going to Azkaban for what you did. There might be some punishment, but he says with my testimony, we will be able to have you go free. The only thing is, everyone will know about us; about our relationship…and now about what and who we are. It is going to be big news, I am afraid to say."

"I can't believe Potter wants to help me. And Aria, I didn't want you to have to be involved; I wanted to spare you of all this" said Lucius as he still absorbed everything Aria was saying to him.

"I made him understand who you are Lucius. I made him understand the power of our love and what we are. And I would never stop until you were free. I would do anything for you," Aria replied as she reached her hand out and laid it on his chest, feeling his rapidly beating heart. At her gentle touch she then felt it slow and go back to a steady rhythm.

"My brave, beautiful, amazing, brilliant girl," was all Lucius said as he leaned in and kissed her. Aria tasted more tears on his lips, and she drank them in, trying to absorb all of his emotion into her. "I can't believe you are mine; that this is my life…it is more than I could have dreamed of."

Aria said nothing but then replaced her hand over his heart with her head, and she felt instantly comforted by the sound of his heart. Lucius held onto her tightly the few remaining minutes they had left, never wanting to let her go. In fact, he was afraid to let her go; rarely did he feel afraid, but after tonight he almost couldn't bear to have her leave him now. He wanted her so badly too, but knew it wasn't the place or time, although as usual, he couldn't help the fact that his cock stood straight to attention at her touch and her embrace. He thought he would never have her again, but now with the knowledge he would be free again, he couldn't wait to return back to the Manor and make the sweetest most passionate love to her. He breathed out a great sigh of relief.

Before they knew it, the dark form of Harry appeared at Lucius' cell door and he whispered urgently into the dark space where the lovers huddled on the ground. Harry couldn't help but find the sight of the great and powerful Lucius Malfoy, huddled on the ground, holding onto someone for dear life out of love and passion, the oddest of sights.

"Aria we must go. We have two minutes until the guards will be back."

Aria nodded and turned quickly back to Lucius and kissed him fiercely, as she made her way to get up off the ground. Lucius held on to her as long as possible, their hands still grasping each other's tightly, while the rest of her body was already outside of the cell door.

"Tomorrow my love; just hold on a few more hours until tomorrow," she said to him with a comforting smile on her face.

Lucius' heart instantly lightened. "Tomorrow," he repeated with love and happiness. He finally released his grip on her hand. Just before the door to his cell closed, he quickly spoke. "Potter!"

Harry almost closed the door, but then opened it slightly, his head looking into the dark space. "Yes?"

"Thank you…thank you so much," said Lucius, with the most sincerity he had ever uttered to Harry.

Harry nodded in acknowledgement. "Love is everything," he said profoundly before closing the door to the cell.