A/N: Hey, I can't believe this story is almost finished. I think I'll give it one or two more chapters after this one and then it's finished! Wow. Also, I have a small favor to ask. If you have time, could you check out my website? It's a Harry Potter website. The address is www.geocities.com/harrypottermagic32/hogwarts. Thanks!
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Susan's PoV:
My life turned back to somewhat normal, or at least as normal as it could have been for someone in my circumstances. The months passed and the end of seventh year was rapidly approaching. Chaos reigned, as students hurried to study for end of the year tests and prepare for graduation.
I studied hard for those tests. I wanted to get good grades. And I did. But I was so confused. I was graduating in about a month, and I had no idea what I was going to do after school. I had talked to Draco about it, but I was still confused as ever.
"What do you like?" he had asked me. "What are your interests? Your talents? Look for a job that interests you." That was his advice.
"Do you know what you're doing?" I asked him.
"He shrugged one shoulder and smiled slyly. "I have my ideas," he told me.
Hmm, what did that mean? But I decided to listen to his advice. What were my interests? And what was I good at? Well, I definately don't want to go into anything that has to do with Potions. Professor Snape had pretty much paralzyed me for the rest of my life from anything that has to do with Potions.
And Defense Against The Dark Arts wasn't a big favorite of mine either. I mean, we've had so many teachers and it all got so confusing. And I'm kind of scared of anything that has to do with the Dark Arts and You-Know-Who. Oh, all right, Voldemort. Even though Harry Potter and his friends had "gotten rid" of him in our fifth year (I'm still not quite sure of all the details on that, it was all very hush-hush) I'm still rather frightened.
Of course, Charms was always a possibility. I'd always enjoyed that class, it was rather interesting. And, after all, we had had Charms with the Slytherins. That made it better for me. And that was also where I met Draco.
But my real love was Herbology. I loved everything about it. Working with those plants, and being outside in the greenhouses was always refreshing. But what kind of job could I find that has to do with Herbology?
I decided to just give up on the matter for a little while. But a little while turned into a month, and before I knew it, it was graduation day and I still didn't know where my life was headed. Still, I stood up tall and proud and accepted my magical diploma and sat back down.
There was a big ball afterward in the Great Hall. All our parents went home, and we were left to dance the night away, our last night in Hogwarts. Tomorrow morning we would leave one last time on the Hogwarts Express.
I turned to Draco at the dance. He smiled at me. "Hey, how's it going?"
I sighed. "I'm still so confused. I don't know what I'm going to do with my life." As I had asked him a month earlier, I asked him again, "What are you planning to do?"
He smiled coyly and said, "There's one thing I know I definately want in my life," And with that, he got down on his knee.
"Susan Lynn Bones," He stared deep into my eyes. I couldn't pull my gaze away from his face, I was entranced. "Will you marry me?"
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Draco's PoV:
The end of our school year was coming up, and everyone was busy, preparing for graduation and studying for tests. I did pretty well on most of mine. Surprisingly, my highest score was on my Muggle Studies test. Not surprisingly, my lowest was on Potions. Professor Snape had started to despise me ever since my fifth year, and I'd never been very gifted at Potions in the first place.
I could see Susan was worried about where her life was going. She kept asking me what she should do with her life. I told her, "Do somthing that interests you."
She also asked what I was planning to do. My response was always, "I have a few ideas," and I never gave her any more information than that.
Well, it was true, I did have a few ideas. I thought I'd look in the newspaper and just see what was available, and my mother said she could probably find something for me. I'd also like to travel. What job I was going to get wasn't that big of a deal to me. I wasn't like I needed the money. We were rich, and when my father died, he had left me his whole fortune. He left my mother nothing. Of course, I gave her everything she needed and tons of spending money, so she's fine.
But there was one thing I was certain of. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Susan. I loved her, really and truly from the bottom of my soul. And I knew to spend the rest of my life with her we should be married.
So the very next day I owled my mother with my request. She was delighted, but told me to make sure I was really doing the right thing, and that I was sure about it. I told her I had never been any more sure of anything in my life, and she gave me her blessing.
I knew this was right. Susan wouldn't have to worry about supporting herself or making money, and we'd be happy. Everything should be perfect, like in a fairy tale.
And I knew Susan wanted a job. But she didn't know what to do. I had that figured out for her as well. I'd talked to Dumbledore, and we had a little something figured out.
One weekend I travelled into Hogsmeade to buy her a ring. I searched all the finest jewelery stores, and finally found the perfect one. Sure, it was expensive, but anything for Susan. It was a diamond in the center of a gold band, but then on either side of it were two small aqua colored stones. I wasn't sure exactly what they were, but they were gorgeous.
The next Tuesday we graduated. It was a very solemn ceremony, and many people were upset about leaving Hogwarts. I, for one, wasn't. The past three years had not been exactly the greatest years of my life, and I wanted to get out and be free.
My mother came to the ceremony, and afterwards I went to say hello to her. She knew what I was about to do, so she wished me luck. I thanked her, and then headed towards the graduation party.
I waited for the right time. Finally, we were pretty much alone in a secluded corner, away from the dance floor. I turned to Susan and opened my mouth. "Hey, how's it going?" I asked.
Smooth. What a great thing to say. "How's it going?" Where did that come from?!
But she just looked at me sadly and said that she still didn't know what she was going to do with her life, and she again asked me what I had planned. Now was finally the time to tell her.
"There's one thing I definately know I want in my life," I smiled at her. I wanted to do this right, so I got down on one knee and fished the ring case out of my pocket. "Susan Lynn Bones," I said, staring deep into her eyes, "Will you marry me?"
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A/N: Hee hee, what fun! Anyway, I think that I will have one more chapter after this, no wait maybe two. Also, I'm thinking of creating a prequel. It would be about Draco's transformation. After all, I've realized that Draco has changed drastically from his forth year self and there's really no explanation of it. So I was thinking of doing one from Draco's point of view in his fifth year. Tell me what you think of that idea! Review, please!
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Susan's PoV:
My life turned back to somewhat normal, or at least as normal as it could have been for someone in my circumstances. The months passed and the end of seventh year was rapidly approaching. Chaos reigned, as students hurried to study for end of the year tests and prepare for graduation.
I studied hard for those tests. I wanted to get good grades. And I did. But I was so confused. I was graduating in about a month, and I had no idea what I was going to do after school. I had talked to Draco about it, but I was still confused as ever.
"What do you like?" he had asked me. "What are your interests? Your talents? Look for a job that interests you." That was his advice.
"Do you know what you're doing?" I asked him.
"He shrugged one shoulder and smiled slyly. "I have my ideas," he told me.
Hmm, what did that mean? But I decided to listen to his advice. What were my interests? And what was I good at? Well, I definately don't want to go into anything that has to do with Potions. Professor Snape had pretty much paralzyed me for the rest of my life from anything that has to do with Potions.
And Defense Against The Dark Arts wasn't a big favorite of mine either. I mean, we've had so many teachers and it all got so confusing. And I'm kind of scared of anything that has to do with the Dark Arts and You-Know-Who. Oh, all right, Voldemort. Even though Harry Potter and his friends had "gotten rid" of him in our fifth year (I'm still not quite sure of all the details on that, it was all very hush-hush) I'm still rather frightened.
Of course, Charms was always a possibility. I'd always enjoyed that class, it was rather interesting. And, after all, we had had Charms with the Slytherins. That made it better for me. And that was also where I met Draco.
But my real love was Herbology. I loved everything about it. Working with those plants, and being outside in the greenhouses was always refreshing. But what kind of job could I find that has to do with Herbology?
I decided to just give up on the matter for a little while. But a little while turned into a month, and before I knew it, it was graduation day and I still didn't know where my life was headed. Still, I stood up tall and proud and accepted my magical diploma and sat back down.
There was a big ball afterward in the Great Hall. All our parents went home, and we were left to dance the night away, our last night in Hogwarts. Tomorrow morning we would leave one last time on the Hogwarts Express.
I turned to Draco at the dance. He smiled at me. "Hey, how's it going?"
I sighed. "I'm still so confused. I don't know what I'm going to do with my life." As I had asked him a month earlier, I asked him again, "What are you planning to do?"
He smiled coyly and said, "There's one thing I know I definately want in my life," And with that, he got down on his knee.
"Susan Lynn Bones," He stared deep into my eyes. I couldn't pull my gaze away from his face, I was entranced. "Will you marry me?"
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Draco's PoV:
The end of our school year was coming up, and everyone was busy, preparing for graduation and studying for tests. I did pretty well on most of mine. Surprisingly, my highest score was on my Muggle Studies test. Not surprisingly, my lowest was on Potions. Professor Snape had started to despise me ever since my fifth year, and I'd never been very gifted at Potions in the first place.
I could see Susan was worried about where her life was going. She kept asking me what she should do with her life. I told her, "Do somthing that interests you."
She also asked what I was planning to do. My response was always, "I have a few ideas," and I never gave her any more information than that.
Well, it was true, I did have a few ideas. I thought I'd look in the newspaper and just see what was available, and my mother said she could probably find something for me. I'd also like to travel. What job I was going to get wasn't that big of a deal to me. I wasn't like I needed the money. We were rich, and when my father died, he had left me his whole fortune. He left my mother nothing. Of course, I gave her everything she needed and tons of spending money, so she's fine.
But there was one thing I was certain of. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Susan. I loved her, really and truly from the bottom of my soul. And I knew to spend the rest of my life with her we should be married.
So the very next day I owled my mother with my request. She was delighted, but told me to make sure I was really doing the right thing, and that I was sure about it. I told her I had never been any more sure of anything in my life, and she gave me her blessing.
I knew this was right. Susan wouldn't have to worry about supporting herself or making money, and we'd be happy. Everything should be perfect, like in a fairy tale.
And I knew Susan wanted a job. But she didn't know what to do. I had that figured out for her as well. I'd talked to Dumbledore, and we had a little something figured out.
One weekend I travelled into Hogsmeade to buy her a ring. I searched all the finest jewelery stores, and finally found the perfect one. Sure, it was expensive, but anything for Susan. It was a diamond in the center of a gold band, but then on either side of it were two small aqua colored stones. I wasn't sure exactly what they were, but they were gorgeous.
The next Tuesday we graduated. It was a very solemn ceremony, and many people were upset about leaving Hogwarts. I, for one, wasn't. The past three years had not been exactly the greatest years of my life, and I wanted to get out and be free.
My mother came to the ceremony, and afterwards I went to say hello to her. She knew what I was about to do, so she wished me luck. I thanked her, and then headed towards the graduation party.
I waited for the right time. Finally, we were pretty much alone in a secluded corner, away from the dance floor. I turned to Susan and opened my mouth. "Hey, how's it going?" I asked.
Smooth. What a great thing to say. "How's it going?" Where did that come from?!
But she just looked at me sadly and said that she still didn't know what she was going to do with her life, and she again asked me what I had planned. Now was finally the time to tell her.
"There's one thing I definately know I want in my life," I smiled at her. I wanted to do this right, so I got down on one knee and fished the ring case out of my pocket. "Susan Lynn Bones," I said, staring deep into her eyes, "Will you marry me?"
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A/N: Hee hee, what fun! Anyway, I think that I will have one more chapter after this, no wait maybe two. Also, I'm thinking of creating a prequel. It would be about Draco's transformation. After all, I've realized that Draco has changed drastically from his forth year self and there's really no explanation of it. So I was thinking of doing one from Draco's point of view in his fifth year. Tell me what you think of that idea! Review, please!