Chapter 11- The Battle That Feels Like the War

I never thought he would actually leave me behind. He did, but still it was shocking. I still remember them coming up to me and telling me what was going to happen. "Look Draco, Hermione, Ron, and I are going to go lead the battle and try to stop this war before it starts. We, however, cannot just leave you alone. If we did you probably would get yourself involved, so we are going to have someone guard you."

"Have you already decided who?"

"Fred and George, are currently fighting over it. Ron told them both to give it to someone else, but both said something about giving you a talk. And they cannot decide who. I think I will go ask if they figured it out."

I shut out the world as I watched Harry go away. He touched their shoulders and as he did I had a severe headache and saw something.

Red hair like fire as the danced along with black cinder. Two men, brothers fight back to back against the cinder. They are strong, but the cinder men out number them. They look at each other, at the face that they not only see in the mirror, but that they see from the person beside them. They both smile at each other, but the one with blue eyes protects the one with green. He takes the hit of a spell that kills, and falls down in silence, a smile on his face. When he lands a voice is all I hear in my ears. "Protect him, for he holds an important fate in his hands. Guide him to her when he is ready, for your sister Veela is ready."

The voice and vision lingered when the twin brothers stepped forward. I could see their eyes, one had blue eyes, the other green. You could barely tell the difference unless you looked hard enough for it. I pointed to the one with blue eyes. "Harry said that the two of you were fight over who gets to stay behind with me. Since you two cannot decide I pick you. My I know your name?"

"Fred, it's not really a pleasure meeting you, but it is nice to see you switched sides. Maybe the Malfoy's aren't really insane after all."

"Are you kidding me? They caged me up and awaken a curse that has been in my family since the time of Merlin. You think I wanted to be a Veela? I didn't I'd rather be out there trying to stop him, but my Mate told me to stay, so stay I must."

"Your mate? Who is that?"

"How about this Fred? I will tell both you and him if we all survive, so please keep us both safe, so that you can tease me about it later. All right?"

He shrugged his shoulders, and his brother left with Harry. I began to fear that this was the last time I was ever going to see him again, so I shouted. "Potter!" He looked back at me. "If you don't come back I make no promises about what I am going to do, but you will never know the truth. You better come back Potter!" Harry ran up to me grabbed me by the shoulders and kissed me. "I will come back for you Draco, and if I die, and that is a big IF, then you will be free to be with your mate. Until I die you are stuck with me Malfoy. I will see you later Draco."

I watched as he left. I whispered to myself, "Harry, I won't be free to be with my mate if you die because you are my mate. I will die when you die."

I knew that once the battle would start it would feel more like a war, and I was ready. That day felt like hell. I could feel the people dying, I could hear the screams, I felt every spell Harry was hit with, and it hurt not being able to save him. Fred would stop me whenever I got close to the door, and I would get angry at him, but I knew I had to stay put. When we heard that man's voice begging for Harry I froze. I knew that Harry would choose the route of sacrificing himself, so instead of rushing to the door I fell to my knees waiting for my death patiently.

"Aren't you going to stop him?"

"I can't."

"Yes, you can."

"Look, Fred, even if I could get out of this room, my mate begged me to stay. I cannot leave this place until he tells me to. But right now, he must be planning to die, so I must sit here and wait. I cannot move."

So, we waited, and waited… and waited, until we heard a scream. "That sounded like Ginny. She never screams, what could it be?"

It did not matter to me, and it was short lived before the battle started up again. Then after the ruckus, there was only silence as I waited for Harry to come in and save the world, my world.

It was one of my longest waits. I did not know how long it would take before I could not sit still anymore, but I knew he was alive. He had to be, after all I was still alive.

He entered the room a big smile on his face and dirt covering him. He ran to me practically causing me to fall, he kissed my lips again and I was the happiest I had ever been. It made me wonder why I ever hid my feelings in the first place. I was ready to tell him everything, but I was exhausted and before I could think about it I had fainted into his arms asleep. I told myself that when I awoke I would tell him everything… Hopefully.