A/N: Hey everyone…this is a very sad day…mostly because this is the final chapter of my story dream of me, thank you to everyone who has read, and thank you even more to the ones who reviewed, knowing that people enjoyed my first story ever, was a wonderful feeling! I wouldn't have been able to finish this fic with out you. I hope you read my next fic, which will be called 'Silence' and it will be a Hr/H fic as well. When that one has been completed, the sequel to this story called 'Time Again' will have its first chapter posted, I hope you all carry on reading that one as well…thanks again for all of the support! I love ya'll!
Chapter Seven
-Live Again -
Hermione sat next to the lifeless body, her face stained with tears and she whipped them away roughly, her mind elsewhere. Her eyes were swollen from crying, her fluffy brown hair plastered it self to her damp skin. She panted, not being able to get enough of the sweet air that surrounded her. Her chest rose and fell, she looked into the emotionless eyes that had reflected her once reflected her own, Harry was gone forever…and it was all her fault. 'This is all just a dream' she willed herself to wake up, but the same feeling that had come over her the day she was cursed with the evil mark remained with her now. Just knowing that this was all reality made her want to die, to be with Harry…but she knew she couldn't, she had to fix this. She stood up, her knees knocked together, and she wobbled unsteadily. She looked back at Harry's body uneasily, the only thing that stop her from running back to him was the thought that she couldn't let this happen to anyone else again, she had to stop it now. She held her wand tightly, it was her only hope now, she had to be brave, that's why she was in Gryffindor, right?
She moved through the house, she wasn't sure were she was going, her legs were leading the way. She moved easily and flawlessly, the same thought rushing through her head, keeping her strong, willing her to keep going, not looking back, only forward. She concentrated hard, moving quicker with every step. Her heart thumped in her chest, the scar on her arm burned, the pain grew, and she was almost certain that this meant she was getting closer to her destination. She came to a door, a weary blue light seeped out from underneath. For a second, she thought about turning back, about running away from it all. From her thoughts, her feelings…and her life. Then she thought about Harry, an enormous courage came over her, one unlike any other, almost like to heart beating in the same body. She knew she had to do this, even if it was the last thing she did. She pushed against the door, and a strip of blue light came from the crack it was open. She peered into it, the light seemed to suck her in. She no longer had control over her body, as she floated into the room. She shielded her eyes, and a terrified scream escaped her lips. She was slowly being pulled towards an object that lay in the center of the room. The blue light came out of the object in long rays, sweeping and objects in the room towards it's middle. Hermione tried to pull away from the enchanting light, but she too was being pulled like a magnet. A piece of parchment fell from a desk, it skidded along the floor towards the light, when it reached it the parchment disappeared into the portal. Hermione gasped, and shrieked when she realized that she was only inches away from being zapped into the light as well, she was certain that if this happened, she would never return.
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"Boost me," Ginny commanded, she stood in the middle of the darkened room.
"Why? What's the point? There's a roof there," Ron sat on the floor, slumped and staring drearily around at his family.
"Don't you see, this is all an illusion! That roof isn't there, I bet that we can get outside from here," Ginny's voice was high with excitement.
"How do you know?" her father questioned.
"I just know it! It's worth a try…isn't it?" The family fell silent.
"Come on you guys, Ron, if we get out we can save Hermione! Fred, George, if we are in here till the end of our days, how can you play prankster's on us all when we least expect it? Dad, is we stay here, you'll never be able to bust that evil Lucious Malfoy! Mom, if we stay here…you'll never get to see your youngest and only daughter graduate from Hogwarts, and you'll never be able to see your children's faces light up on Christmas morning ever again, and you'll never be able to cook a fantastic dinner again!"
Again, silence, they all stared at Ginny, looks of disbelief written all over their faces.
"I have never seen you so sure about something before, I am in!" a grin spread on Ron's freckled face. Each Weasley nodded their heads with agreement.
"So…boost me," everyone stood and rushed over to her, grabbing each of her legs and raising her to the ceiling.
Ginny reached her hand forward uncertainly, slowly bringing it closer to the barrier.
"Ginny! Quick get down! Someone's coming!" George hissed, Ginny fell a silent as death, listening intently for the echoing footsteps of one of Voldermort's death eaters. Sure enough, her ears picked up on the quiet pad from someone walking. They quickly lowered her to the ground, scurrying alone the ground to the positions they were on for the last check up.
Ginny's heart thumped, and she held her hand against her chest, as if to stop the uneven beat.
The door to the room flew open, revealing the out line of to people, one large and bulky, the other small and seemed to be struggling. A familiar voice came from the smaller one.
"Let go of me!" she shrieked and tried desperately to release his grip on her shoulder. He tossed her in, and sneered as she tumbled backwards and fell against the wall.
"Hermione!" Ron gasped, and he crawled towards her, "are you okay?" Hermione stopped growling and stared around the room, as if it was her first look.
"Ron!" Hermione gasped, and gasped once more when she realized the whole family was there. "What are you doing here?"
"No, better question, what are you doing here?"
Hermione looked down at the ground sadly, tears formed in her large brown eyes, "long story, that I don't have time to tell, we have to get out of here!"
"What's wrong?" Hermione stared at him for a moment, then turned away covering her face with her hands.
A mumbled "nothing," came from her along with many sniffs.
"Hermione…" Ginny whispered and put her hand on her back comfortingly, as her shoulders heaved with sobs.
"I think I know how to get out of here," Ginny said hopefully.
Hermione looked up, "Y-You do?"
Ginny smiled and nodded, "this," Ginny waved her hand absently, "is all an illusion, these guys cut a few corners."
Hermione stared around the room, "an illusion?" her gaze fell back on Ginny. "But…how did you know?"
Ginny shrugged, "we can get out through the ceiling," she gazed up, "good thing you came in time, or we would have already been gone."
"How do we get up there?" Hermione asked, she was unaware of everyone else in the Weasley family listening intently to the conversation, except Ron, who was staring at Hermione dreamily.
"Ron will boost ya," Ginny said, she stood and stretched her cramped legs.
Ron blushed furiously when he heard his name, and grinned at Hermione who was already smiling back.
"If you don't mind of course…" Hermione trailed off uncertainly.
"Oh, of course! Sure I will, but you have to promise to help pull us all out once I help you," he winked teasingly at her, making Hermione turn a dark shade of pink.
"I promise," she smiled, and stood up, Ron boosted her, and she raised her arms towards the ceiling, half expecting to meet the wood of the leaky ceiling. She gasped when her arms when right through the wood, and a rush of wind whipped against them.
"It leads out side," Hermione squeaked excitedly. She struggled to move forward and push her body through the portal, her head went first, and she gasped when she saw a cloaked figure standing before her, his hand outstretched. She slowly took it and pulled her out of the room.
Hermione stared around the unfamiliar scene as the rest of the Weasley family was being pulled out of an almost certain death. They all collapsed on the ground beside her, their breathing heavy. Hermione stared at the back of the man, she wondered who he was, but thought it might be rude to ask.
"Thank you," Hermione rose and brushed off her clothing.
"No…thank you," the man spun around, Hermione screamed when she realized it was the man from her dream, the man she once called master, the one who made her kill her only love, this man was Voldermort. "You just made it easier for me! You have gotten rid of the only one who has stood in my way all these years, you killed Harry Potter…" Voldermort was slowly moving closer to her, she heard the screams from the others.
"I did not kill Harry, I loved him!" Hermione was yelling, she wanted to tell the world how she felt about Harry, how much she loved him, and how much she was going to miss him. "You killed Harry!" Hermione closed the distance between them, she pulled her wand out of her cloak and pointed it straight at him.
Ron was at her side in a flash, "you killed my best friend," his eyes were filled with hatred for the wizard who dare say he was a man.
"You took over my mind, my body, my soul…" Hermione glared at him, "but he helped me recover them! I loved him very much," Hermione inched closer to him.
Ginny stood at her other side, followed by the rest of her family, slowly closing in on him.
Hermione screamed out, words tumbling out of her mouth, curses and spell running into one, she felt Harry's hand on hers, the same feeling she had the first time she met him, her stomach fluttered. A light burst out of the tip of her wand, flying through the air towards it's target. The silent night was shattered by his screams as he slowly turned to ashes and fell to the ground.
A/N: Was that chapter long enough for you? I hope so, I thought I should make it long, since it is the last chapter, the only thing left is the epilogue…and again I want to thank everyone who has read my very first story, and I want to thank you even more if you reviewed to tell me what you think. All of your support was awesome! I hope you all continue reading my following stories, and I hope you read my sequel 'Time Again' please review and tell me what you think of the final chapter, I'd love to hear from you, I read all of my reviews! J