Epilouge: Mercury And Emerald.
10 years later:
The world had been plunged into darkness.
A new rule had begun, that of Queen Maledicta and her husband, Draco Malfoy.
They had exterminated all the Muggles, allowing their followers to slaughter them like cattle. The Mudbloods had their wands confiscated and were treated like slaves, to be disposed of as their owner wished. The pure-blood wizards and witches who supported Lord Voldemort were dealt well with and given large holdings of land and slaves. All the others that dared to oppose him were killed, slowly and painfully as a 'traitor to his noble cause' deserved. Everybody, Mudblood and pure-blood alike had been branded with the Dark Mark so that they would owe allegiance to Lord Voldemort and be forced to obey him whether they willed it or not.
Albus Dumbledore had been assassinated by a Hogwarts student from Slytherin and the Boy Who Lived, the hope of the wizard world, had been slain. He had been the first casualty to their new rule. They had sent his dead body back to Hogwarts and it was reported that his face had looked very peaceful as if he died without fear. His friends and family were taken alive and no report of them ever came. They were missing, presumed dead. The Weasly family had been destroyed as an example to the wizarding community of how ruthless Maledicta was and the world knew that while Draco might issue orders, Maledicta was the one who glorified in death and destruction. She had killed her father soon after ascending to power so that she could rule alone but seemed to be genuinely fond of Draco, or at least as fond as a person like her could get. She and Draco showed no sign of aging and seemed to be immortal. It looked as if the wizarding community would have to endure their tyranny forever.
Draco had changed a lot from the boy he used to be. The changes showed in the arrogant way he walked, in the defiant way he tilted his chin, in the worship in his eyes that shone whenever he saw his consort, Maledicta. Indeed, he had forgotten about almost everything that had happened before they took the throne. Almost, but not quite everything. For sometimes, just sometimes, he would wake up in the middle of the night and remember a pair of emerald green eyes that had looked *right* at him with a mixture of sorrow, fear and some emotion he had never seen before. It was then he would remember the words that the mouth of that boy had shaped, not quite uttering them for fear of Maledicta who stood right next to Draco, guarding him. They were three simple words, three words unspoken, three words that were 'I love you'.
He didn't like those dreams for somehow, he knew that the boy with the green eyes wouldn't approve of the things Draco had done, that the boy wouldn't approve of him. And that hurt. It hurt almost as badly as the idea that he had hurt the green-eyed boy, hurt him by betraying him. Draco always, upon waking tried to push the memories away from him. He did many exotic things to free him from the memory that haunted him but nothing worked.
It didn't matter what he did for he could never escape the memory of those fresh green eyes.
Never.
And that was just the way Harry wanted it.
Authors Note: I'm sorry to all you people that liked this series but this is the final chapter unless I make Draco go back in time and then save Harry so something like that and I don't think I will. Draco was not acting of his free will, Maledicta had bewitched him when she looked into his eyes so it wasn't really his decision to betray Harry or to go on those killing sprees mentioned. I will continue my Mercury and Gold series which is straight but write short slash stories okay? Now for the thanks section.
Satans Mistress: Sorry but no can do. And yeah, I do thing I'm crazy and I'm about to check in a mental institute but not because of this story. * rolls eyes and mutters about insulting friends*
Kathy: Duh! You read it when you came over to my house, remember! Thanks for being so supportive, you're a true friend. And so what if i like draco in silk!
Executee: You really get to the point, don't you? Well, I'll have short slash stories but not any more series, I'm already working on *counts fingers* 4 different ones, two of which aren't even mine.
May: Well, I did do a part five and an epilouge but I realize that you may not be exactly happy about that.....
Dawn: Thanks so much for reviewing all my stories, I appreciate it more than I can say!
...: Well, since harry is dead, i guess that I don't need to worry about who is the dominant one *grin* thanks for reviewing.
Sapphire: WHAT an awesome name! Sorry but I can't do NC-17, I'm only 14 years old but I was planning on getting my friend Satans Mistress to write it for me but then changed my mind since i LIKE A TORN Draco better.
Hype: yeah, I also thought that it would be fun to have Draco torn between those two but it got a bit more serious when each of them represented different endings, basically Maledicta/Hermione was an angst ending ( which is obvious from the epilouge) and harry would be a fluff ending if I could write fluff but I can't so I couldn't let them end up together.
Artemis: Did you pick that name because of the Greek Goddess of hunting or because of Artemis from Sailor Moon? Just a thought. I'm glad that you like my story but I'm guessing that's because you're a slash-shipper but thanks for mentioning my story.
Authormichals: I'm sorry that this fic ended but glad that you thought it was interesting. Well, now you know what happens but I'm sure that you're offended that Harry died but that's the way the cookie crumbles. If it helps, I'm also sorry for poor Harry.
Gracias. *pout* I like Hermione but I agree, Draco and Harry are the best couple ever!
Nekio Rei: Umm, actually I don't really like Ron all that much which is why he hardly ever appears in my fics. And about continuing it .......*looks VERY guilty* I think you get the idea.
Oh no!!: Weel, you got your wish I suppose. The Maledicta girl won and Harry lost but now I'm so upset I don't when I'll get the next part of Mercury And Gold out since I didn't want Harry to die.
Beth: Thanks, I'm glad that you liked it.
Amo Draconem: So you wouldn't read my Mercury And Gold series until I had the next part of this fic up, huh? Well, now you don't really have a choice anymore and please accept my sincerest apologies for that. If it helps, I might just make Poison into a series. *crosses heart as promise signal*
Invisigoth: *makes puppy dog eyes right back at him* well, I'll write slash but no more long, time consuming series unless someone is willing to co-write with me.
LuciusMCassius: Much as I appreciate your reviews, I don't quite get why you think slash makes it more interesting. It is harder to write because then Draco is torn between Maledicta, harry and Hermione but why more interesting? ( Although I gotta confess that I like slash stories a lot better than most het stories.)
Tessie: You like both! Awesome, that means that at least one person won't get mad that I finished this series! *breathes a sigh of relief.*
Julianna Priest: First of all, I'm glad that you like my stories enough to put them on your favorites list and secondly, thanks for your support. One of the reasons that this story ended like this was it was on zero favorite lists and mercury And Gold were on 10!! That means that this story isn't anywhere near half as good as the het version.
RatheraMutemwiva: I agree 100% with you, slash angst pulls at your heart strings like crazy. You're biased? *Pout* guess I can't take your review seriously then since it's the slash you like, not just my story!! Just kidding! If you didn't like my story, you wouldn't bother reviewing it !
Sandrine: Actually, Draco/Harry has been done pretty often as well. I'm not a bit worried about the story line because I've got a plot-line that is definitely original and loads more ideas to spare!
Harmony River: Okay, is it just me or was that comment about my story a kind of after thought? It was more like you were praising the slash than my story! Can't blame you though, I love slash myself!
Xelith Metallium: My first ever slash supporter! YAY! Hallelujah! Thanks a thousand times over for reviewing my story positively, if it had been a negative review I don't know if I would have continued it no matter how many positive reviews I got. Thanks so much.