The Way Things Were - Part 5

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"So Harry , have you found anything out yet ?"
"No ... I'm still working on it."
"Do you want any help ?"
"No thanks Hermione. This is something I'd like to do on my own."
"Alright then."
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"Um ... Madame , where did the book Omens and Opaques go ?"
"Sorry , Mr. Potter , but we had it removed ."
"WHAT ?!"
"I'm sorry. Perhaps you had better leave ..."
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That day , Hermione was working with Draco in potions , and she noticed
him looking at her , strangely.
"What ?"
"Nothing."
"I-"
"So . How's Potter ?"
"Why ?"
"Aren't I allowed to care ?"
"No. You don't care about Harry."
"How do you know ?"
"Hmmm , lets see , you have only had what ... 6 years of hating him ?"
"Minor technicality ."
"You are so -." But she was cut off.
All of a sudden Draco had leaned over and kissed her.
She pulled away , looked him in the eye , slapped him , hard , and ran over
to talk to Harry.

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"Oh my God. Are we seeing what we think we are seeing ?"
"God help us all ..."
Then Ron burst into laughter. Draco glared at him. He had just , for some
reason , kissed Hermione , and wasn't in the mood to be laughed out.
"Shut up , weasel. You too , Potty. At least I had the courage."
"And at least she had the brains !" Harry quipped.
Draco was confused.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean ?"
"Honestly , if you were any slower , you'd be going back wards. Don't you
get anything ? And least she had the brains ? To pull away ? To slap you ?
Are you purposely this slow ?"
Draco just glared at him.
(Duh duh duh - A sub plot ! I am a shipper of D/H ).
"Oh shut up Potty . At least I took the chance. Where as ... you and that
Ravenclaw seeker ... Oh , but she is still in love with Diggory , isn't she ?"
Harry lunged at him. He wrestled Draco to the floor , fighting until Snape
pulled them apart. Draco had an obviously broken nose , which was ouring
blood , and Harry had a black eye , and from the way he was wheezing , a
few broken ribs .Ron held Harry back as he once again tried to rush at
Draco. Snape stood between the two boys.
"100 points from Gryffindor . Mr. Malfoy , go up to the Hospital Wing. Mr.
Potter , on to your next class."
Everyone started yelling at Snape , but he sent them all on their way. In
Charms , Harry was having a lot of trouble breathing. Something was
pressing into his lungs , he could feel it. But he said nothing. Then , the
world started spinning around him. The last thing he heard was Hermione
calling his name , before everything went black."

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( This is what harry's dreaming , in case you don't figure that out )

"Lily ! Take Harry and run ! It's him ! I'll hold him off !"
"No ! I can't !"
"You must ! You must save yourself !"
"James ! If It were only us -"
"I know Lily !"
"I would stay with you !"
"I know ! Take him ! I love you Lily !"
"I love you too James !"
Lily saw his head hit the floor , she didn't hear the curse , but she saw the
results . Next thing she knew , she was standing right in front of Voldemort.
"Please ! Don't take my baby !"
"Get away -."
"Please ! Don't ! Not Harry , not my baby !"
"Step aside you silly girl ..."
"No ! Not Harry ! Take me ! Just don't take him !"
"Very well !"
"No !!!"
"Avada Kedavra !"
Lily fell to the ground , her arms wrapped around the tiny bundle. And some
twenty feet away , James stirred ...
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