~Watching Diamond~
By:Lone Draco
Rating:R

Disclaimer: Do I REALLY hafta put one of these in every chapter?
Let's just say, if it was mine...oh the possibilities!

Author Note: Hello again to all my readers...Because you were
awesome and gave me reviews I have let Harry and Draco out
for a romp in the lilacs...but only for a chapter. My goal
is the same...75 reviews...come on...75...please!Like I said,
mean Draco ain't gone...neither is nice Draco...poor Drac, he's
having an identity crisis!

290: Please Review...erm...I mean, feel obliged to review at your
discretion!

With no further ado...

~Watching Diamond~
By:Lone Draco
Chapter 8~ Battles and the War


Harry blinked and wished to open his eyes to his bed, slowly he
raised the lids and found that he was still in the alien land.
It was almost exactly as the picture had shown, a tattered valley,
covered by a tumbling red sky. The wind bit into his face, it's
sharp edge causing him to shiver.

Suddenly something moved to his left and he turned to find the source.
A single figure stood on the ridge of a cliff, medium blonde
hair unclasped from its tie and blowing around a pale face.The
sharp stormy eyes watched him and he was once again aware that
he could no more read tehm than he could ancient Latin.

Both students began walking towards eachother, meeting under one
of the twisted trees that reached towards the sky, streching for
a sun they would never feel.

"Harry?" Draco asked, his voice under-toned with disbelief.

"Yes?" The raven-haired boy replied, his own voice in a mixture
of shock and relief. Draco stepped forward and drew him into a
hug, grasping him as if the gryffindor would vanish if he let
him go. Harry's grip was much the same and he drew back for an
instant to study Draco's face before cupping it in his hands
and pulling the other boy into a kiss. The wind whistled harder
and the trees were forced to bend under its force.

An evil tendril slipped into the boys minds and they broke apart
gasping. Both pairs of eyes scanned the distance and landed on
a tall dark form. Suddenly Harry's scar blazed with a white-hot
pain causing him to fall to the ground. Draco knelt next to him,
worried inspite of himself. Harry winced as another wave of pain
washed down his body and looked up at Draco.

"Voldemort,"He whispered before cringing again. Draco looked back
towards the figure and knew by the pulsing of the flesh on his
upper arm that Harry was right. Slowly he stood and looked for
the hidden face of the creature that was comming ever closer to
him and the raven-haired boy who was struggling to his feet.

Draco reached out a hand and helped the gryffindor up and was
rewarded with the smile he had fell in love with. Rubbing the
diamond in his pocket for comfort he turned again to face his
master.

"Malfoy...Potter," The voice was whispery and dark and it made
both listeners shudder. "How nice of you both to fall into my
trap, the unfaithfull servant and the one person who dare defy
my power...I can kill you both at the same time. Wonderful,"
Voldemort's voice never changed tone but it still inflicted fear
and hatred.

"Why do you think you can destroy me now? You haven't been able
too in the past," Harry jibbed back and Draco was amazed at how
relaxed the boy he loved seemed to be. He himself had never faced
Voldemort strait on and it was enough to make him tremble now.

"Because...potter....you are in MY domain now," The hooded man
looked around him, gesturing towards the land they all stood in.
"The trees, the birds, the very land will come to my aid if I
call it, this is my home and my magic runs in everything here,"
The whispery voice held a note of a sinester smile which was
hidden by the shadow of the cloak Voldemort wore.

"My dear Harry, you have won so many BATTLES in the past," he
began, advancing on the boys, "But there is no way in this world
that you could have ever won the war...

~Fin chapter 8~

EN: Yes I know, it's late and it's short...sorry I was off spring
breaking...weee-hee..but I do apologize for the length and the
lateness..please forgive and please review...I only want 75...come-on
that's only nine more...nine people...take the 20 seconds and
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