* Draco's Angel *

* Chapter 12: A Dream Come True *

* By Cyber Gal *

"Now you must pay," Lucius said raising his wand. "Avada-"

"Noooooooooo!" came the voice of a girl.

"Avada Kedavra!" Lucius screamed. But instead of Draco falling towards the ground, the body of an innocent girl fell with a thud. Draco watched the scene pass by in slow motion. It didn't make any sense. Hermione was on the floor. Why was she on the floor, Draco asked himself. She's not moving.

Suddenly the air became still. Draco could feel magic all around him. And then, coming from out of nowhere, a white swirl of magic came flying over towards Hermione, almost as if it was returning something, like it was returning her sole. Draco had never seen anything like this before. In fact, the magic had only been used once before. For the second time, the Avada Kedavra curse had been blocked by something much stronger. Some much more powerful, and that thing was love.

As the cursed was blocked, the green light swerved around and hit Lucius Malfoy, sending him flying backwards into the wall behind him. And then, from out of no where, Snape and Ron revealed themselves. Seeing Harry, Ron made a large dive and tackled him to the floor, pinning him down tightly, knocking him out cold. Just as Snape was about to finish off Voldemort, the door opened revealing none other then an exact look-alike of Professor Snape.

"Nobody move," The other Snape replied holding his wand up and grinning evilly.

"Holy shit," the other Snape mumbled looking confused. "You look just like-"

"Yes Professor. I look just like you," The other one said laughing a deep and evil laugh. "Come here Snape." The other Snape walked forward slowly. "Alright everyone, close your eyes. Do it Draco or I'll kill your little girlfriend." The three did as they were told. When Draco opened his eyes he found the two Snape's standing next to each other, completely identical and almost impossible to tell apart.

"Shit," Draco muttered. "Which one is which?"

"I don't know. You know him better. You pick!" Ron replied confused.

"Thanks a lot Weasley. You're a big help," Draco muttered sarcastically.

"Draco it's me. He's the imposter. Please, you know me." The first Snape pleaded.

"Draco he's lying. You know it's me," The other one demanded staring him in the eye. The first Snape laughed.

"Can't you see that's he's lying?" the first Snape started to say but then fell flat as the word 'stupefy' left Draco's lips.

"Malfoy!" Ron yelled. "Are you sure you picked the right one?"

"Definitely," Draco replied. "In all my years of knowing Snape I've never heard him laugh so I must be right."

"Well boys, I think you better get to know your professor a little bit better," came the voice of a woman. Draco and Ron spun around quickly and in the place where Snape had been standing, now stood a young woman with mid length blond hair. "Accio wands," the woman yelled as the boys wands went flying from their hands. "Boys, boys, boys. What am I going to do with you now? It's such a pity that you couldn't tell your own Potions Master apart from me. Well, then again, I have known him for a very long time and it was easy for me to play his part."

"You know Snape?" Draco asked confused. She looked very familiar. He knew he had seen her some place before. The woman smiled back.

"Yes, I have known Snape for a very long time. Oh, silly me. How rude I am. I forgot to introduce myself to the two of you. The name's Maria Silver," the woman said twirling a piece of her blond hair. "You see boys, I used to attend Hogwarts at the same time Professor Snape did. Severus was a very lonely child, no one at Hogwarts understood him. But I took my time to get to know him, to help him break out of his shell. And amazingly, he was the best boyfriend I ever had. We were perfect for each other. We were young, both great at magic, and very interested in the Dark Arts. We both had joined sides with Lord Voldemort. At first it was great, we were living the high life. But then after a while, Snape started drifting from me. As Voldemort became harder and harder on us Death Eaters, Snape just couldn't take it. He dropped out, and became a teacher! A teacher! My Severus, who could have been a great Death Eater, became a teacher at Hogwarts! Of course, I followed him. I would do anything for my Severus. And you would think he would let me come with him, let me live with him and we could start over again. Do you want to know what he did? He left me at his doorstop in the pouring rain, alone with no money and no where to go. He left me there and said it was over. That's it. That's all he said and I have never heard from him since. After everything I have done for him, all the time we spent together, he just left me there. I knew there was some reason why he did it. He wouldn't just leave me alone. There must have been some one else. To me, it was like my life was over. I didn't want to live any more. And I was about to kill myself, when Lord Voldemort found me again. And I went with him, and he gave me everything I could want. Just a few months ago, he told me that he had a big job for me to do. A job involving Hogwarts and that if I did it, I could have my revenge on Snape. And you see boys, that is why I'm here today."

"That's where I saw you! You were that substitute for Professor Snape!" Draco yelled piecing everything together.

"Yes you're right. What a clever boy," Maria replied fingering her wand. "Too bad I have to kill you. So say your prayers boy. Avada-"

"Stupefy!" came another voice and before Maria Silver could react, she fell flat on the ground.

"Hermione!" Draco yelled running towards her, arms outreached. "We thought you were dead."

"Well, close to it," Hermione replied running into Draco's arms. She kissed him deeply, not wanting to ever let him go. She just wanted to stay that way forever.

"Yuck! Ew, gross!" Ron muttered.

Hermione broke the kiss a smiled at Ron. She was so glad to be alive, so glad to see everybody. Hermione knew she was very lucky, she had been given a second chance. And she wasn't going to waste it.

"Well I hate to interrupt your snog session but don't you think we better get out of here. Like soon before the rest of the Death eaters come up here wondering what's going on.

"Wait a minute," Draco said looking around the room. "Where's Voldemort? And my father?"

"Dammit," Ron muttered. "They must have gotten away."

"Well they could be back any minute. So let's get going," Hermione added reaching for her wand and waking Snape up. Draco looked around the room again. It seemed like for now, for the time being, everything was over. The danger had stopped and maybe, for the first time, Draco would be able to return to his normal life.

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It was about noontime as Draco led Hermione out onto the Hogwarts grounds. It was a beautiful Sunday morning as the two sat on one of the benches facing the lake. Everything was so peaceful, so calm.

"Well Draco," Hermione said sitting down close to him as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "What's going to happen next?"

"Hmmm," Draco replied glancing at the lake, not caring much about anything except for her. "I don't really know. In fact, I'm totally clueless about the future."

"When your father hit me with that spell, I felt like I was flying, I could see myself flying upwards and then all of a sudden I could feel a warmness all over me. And then the warmness stopped and I could feel something filling up inside me and I saw a white light. The next thing I knew I was back in your father's study with this searing headache. I was given a second chance and I don't want to waste it. It's like this is my second life, and I want to be with you Draco. I know that if we're together everything will be okay. We just have to stick together. You and me," Hermione said picking up his hand and holding it tightly.

"I believe that everyone in this world has their right match and that some people find the person that's right for them, but then again, some don't," Draco answered. "I'm lucky because I found you. I believe that we were made to be together."

"Exactly. We've made it through so much and when I'm with you, I feel stronger. We don't need to hide the fact that we're together. Now I don't really care what other people think," Hermione replied pulling him closer to her. Draco leaned in closer and kissed her on the lips, softly. Hermione found it actually funny that the strongest and toughest of all men could have such a light and gentle touch.

"Oh, I almost forgot," Hermione said. "I never gave you your Christmas present."

"You didn't need to get me anything," Draco replied.

"No really. I want to. Close your eyes," Hermione answered reaching into her pocket. "Now open them." Draco did as he was told. "Here," Hermione said handing him a picture of a house. "Well I know that it's nothing compared to your mansion but well, I was wondering. Would you like to come and live with me?"

"Wow," Draco replied. "Thanks Hermione. I mean really thank you. I would love to."

"Great!" I'm sure my parents will love you."

"Did I ever tell you were beautiful?" Draco asked.

"Yes all the time," Hermione laughed. "You're not so bad yourself. I love you Draco. I always will."

"I love you too," he whispered back. The bright sun gleamed down on Hermione's face making her look more beautiful then ever. Before Draco had never realized how much she meant to him and the thought of loosing her scared him more then anything. There she was, standing right in front of him. The love of his life, forever and ever, and even more, his angel.

The End

**PLEASE READ**

Well guys, it's finally over. I mean really, it's over. So since it's the final chapter why don't you leave me a long review okay? D/Hr snuggly moments! Don't get mad at me. It was the end. I had to throw in some fluff. Anyway…no, I did not kill Hermione. I wouldn't do that to you. And Snape wasn't the bad guy either. It was Maria Silver, his old girlfriend, who was the evil one. And what about Harry? Well…has Harry finally given into the Dark Side? You'll see in the sequel. I didn't really include much about him in this chapter. But the four did bring Harry back with them to Hogwarts so for all you Harry lovers, he's in good hands. As for Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy, well they escaped and we'll here some more from them in the sequel. I hope you all enjoyed this series. It was a lot of fun hearing from you guys and I love getting reviews. Thank you so much to those wonderful people who review my story!

**THE SEQUEL**

Ok, there is definitely going to be a sequel. It's called Draco's Angel II: Amor Aeturna. Interested in it? Well here's a little preview.
In a world where there are no rules and you are free to do whatever you wish, what could possibly go wrong? Yup, you guessed it. Everything. In the summer after the gangs sixth year at Hogwarts, Draco and Hermione have returned to their normal lives. That is everything was going fine until Draco came upon an old family possession that leads our heroes on an adventure that'll change their lives forever. A small box that is a key to the survival of the human race, both magical folk and muggles. And if in the wrong hands, a box that could be the end of the world. In the sequel to Draco's Angel, join Draco and friends on their latest adventure of mystery, danger, and action. The gang will be put to the true test of friendships and in this New World, nothing is what it seems. You will meet a handful of new character including past generations of Malfoy's. Ever wonder how the Malfoy's got to be evil? A story of friendships, relationships, and love like you've never seen.

Alright, did you like that? Does it make you want to read the story? Well the sequel should be out in about a week or a little longer. There's one thing you should remember, the little box that Voldemort was talking about in Chapter 11. Keep that in mind. It plays a big part in the sequel. That's all for now. Onto the Thanks Section.

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Hmmm…that would be interesting, very interesting…) Mistaria26, Calliope (sorry the last chapter was a little short. But how was this one? It's a lot longer. Hehe. Hermione inspires you? That's cool. I'm like Hermione too. My hand is always up in class. I barely ever study but I just seem to know the answers…) magical*little*me (well Ron was the first to be put in leather only cause it kind of fit in with the story but I'll get Draco in some too!) Kirst (oh thanks you. Your so nice. I try to incluse some humor in this too so it's not all sad and depressing.) silverarrows*** (your on ff.net now? That's cool. Ok I'll try to have some Sirius in the last chapter. Most likely he will be.) Jenny Maxwell (" Ron and leather pants... whoa mama ya better call the fire dept. 'cuz sumone IS ON FIRE!!" He he I like that. But just wait until I get Draco in some leather! Now there's a sight to see!) Arime Setta, Atalanta Zora (oh I'm glad you like my story and I try to make it get better and better!) 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