I Love You, Now Die
Hermione looked at Draco with wide eyes as he pointed his wand at her. "Draco...please...I trusted you! I believed you! I...I love you...."
His eyes were his own, he looked at her with such pity and sadness that it made her heart want to break. "I have no regrets!! Avada Kedavra!!"
Hermione braced herself for the hit....but it never came. She was knocked out of the way by a warm, heavy weight.
"No!" Harry knelt down beside them both, and Hermione realized what that weight was.
Ron.
She and Harry crouched down, trying to wake him up. It couldn't kill him, Draco wasn't strong enough!
Draco.
Hermione stood up swiftly and turned to face Draco. He was shaking his head groggily, as if waking up from a dream. "How could you!?" she screamed, noticing that her voice echoed loudly in the empty Great Hall. How did it become empty? she wondered. But there was no time to think about that. "What were you thinking!? I loved you, Draco!"
He turned to face her, tears running down his face. "Hermione, you have to believe me, I-"
But he was cut off by a horrible scream.
It wsa Dumbledore. He had been dueling with Voldemort!
"Professor!" Harry, still trying to wake Ron up, now left and rushed over to Professor Dumbledore. He was closely followed by Draco and Hermione.
"I always knew I was the better wizard," Voldemort said softly. "Now I have proven it." then his gleaming eyes roamed over Harry, Draco, and Hermione. "Harry Potter...." he hissed. "Draco Malfoy...you traitor. The Imperius Curse works wonders, doesn't it?" he laughed cruelly as Hermione and Harry looked, astonished, at Draco.
"Now do you believe me?" he whispered so only they could hear. They nodded wordlessly.
Voldemort glared at the three, then at Dumbledore, lying at Harry's feet. "Now, for the finishing touches..." he raised his wand and pointed it at the trio.
But they raised their own wands, intent on revenge for Ron and Dumbledore.
Standing side-by-side, their voices raised in challenge.
"No, Voldemort! We're the only ones who will be putting on 'finishing touches!'" Draco sneered. "You are my master no longer! This is for Dumbledore!!" he pointed his wand.
"I still have to get revenge for my friends." Harry said. "For my parents!" he also aimed his wand. "Voldemort, this is for my parents, Lily and James!!"
Voldemort leered at them, still grinning his evil grin. He was amused by this.
Finally, Hermione spoke up. "You." she said coldly. "You. You murdered thousands of people, destroyed so many lives. You used the one I love. You murdered my best friend!!" her voice rose with each syllable as she, too, raised her wand. "This is for Ron!!"
Voldemort laughed softly. They thought they would be the ones to end the terrible Lord Voldemort? They were kids. No spell of theirs would ever work!
He never heard the footsteps come up behind him.
As one, Harry, Hermione, and Draco shouted, "Avada Kedavra!!" and they heard the other voice mix perfectly with theirs.
Voldemort, still thinking they could never win, was astonished in the split- second he had to think. Where'd that other voice come from!? But then darkness stole the light, and he thought no more.
Voldemort, the most feared Dark Wizard for longer than anyone wanted to remember, was finally dead.
Sirius walked over to where Harry, Hermione, and Draco were standing. He looked at their shocked faces, at Dumbledore, at Ron.
"You three.....had better get to the hospital wing." he said. "I'll take Ron and Dumbledore up."
They started to protest, but Sirius was firm about it. So, mumbling, they left.
He stared after them a moment, then sighed and conjured up stretchers for the headmaster and Ron.
Hermione sat between Harry and Draco, eating her chocolate and waiting for Sirius to bring up Ron and Dumbledore. He had been the one who helped them kill Voldemort. His voice was the one added. Sighing, she laid her head on Draco's shoulder. He patted her on the back, too tired to say anything. She knew he was wondering what his father would do to him. Looking at Harry, she saw he looked sad, but proud. He had finally gotten revenge for his parents. But Ron was....
At that moment, Sirius came in, followed by the stretchers. Madame Pomfrey ran over to inspect the patients.
"Headmaster? Wake up..." she peered into his eyes with a small flashlight. Harry went over to see. "Mr. Potter, go sit with your friends!" Madame Pomfrey was getting tense. Harry glared at her, and went to stand by Sirius.
"Ughh..." Dumbledore was stirring. "It's okay, Poppy, I'm fine..." he pushed the light away and started to get up.
Madame Pomfrey's eyes widened. "No, no, no, Headmaster! You're not supposed to be getting up yet!! Now I must go tend to Mr. Weasley...." she hurried away. Hermione sprang up and followed her. "Miss Granger......"
Hermione glared. "Yes, I'm going..."
After a few very-tense-if-you-say-hmm-one-more-time-I'm-gonna-scream moments, Madame Pomfrey stood up.
a/n: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Evil cliffhanger strikes again! Sorry if this chappy, which was supposed to be the best, kinda sucked, but..*shrugs* Now wait for the conclusion...if you have questions or comments, you know how to reach me (and if you dont, its on my bio, lol). I'll post next chapter soon.
Hermione looked at Draco with wide eyes as he pointed his wand at her. "Draco...please...I trusted you! I believed you! I...I love you...."
His eyes were his own, he looked at her with such pity and sadness that it made her heart want to break. "I have no regrets!! Avada Kedavra!!"
Hermione braced herself for the hit....but it never came. She was knocked out of the way by a warm, heavy weight.
"No!" Harry knelt down beside them both, and Hermione realized what that weight was.
Ron.
She and Harry crouched down, trying to wake him up. It couldn't kill him, Draco wasn't strong enough!
Draco.
Hermione stood up swiftly and turned to face Draco. He was shaking his head groggily, as if waking up from a dream. "How could you!?" she screamed, noticing that her voice echoed loudly in the empty Great Hall. How did it become empty? she wondered. But there was no time to think about that. "What were you thinking!? I loved you, Draco!"
He turned to face her, tears running down his face. "Hermione, you have to believe me, I-"
But he was cut off by a horrible scream.
It wsa Dumbledore. He had been dueling with Voldemort!
"Professor!" Harry, still trying to wake Ron up, now left and rushed over to Professor Dumbledore. He was closely followed by Draco and Hermione.
"I always knew I was the better wizard," Voldemort said softly. "Now I have proven it." then his gleaming eyes roamed over Harry, Draco, and Hermione. "Harry Potter...." he hissed. "Draco Malfoy...you traitor. The Imperius Curse works wonders, doesn't it?" he laughed cruelly as Hermione and Harry looked, astonished, at Draco.
"Now do you believe me?" he whispered so only they could hear. They nodded wordlessly.
Voldemort glared at the three, then at Dumbledore, lying at Harry's feet. "Now, for the finishing touches..." he raised his wand and pointed it at the trio.
But they raised their own wands, intent on revenge for Ron and Dumbledore.
Standing side-by-side, their voices raised in challenge.
"No, Voldemort! We're the only ones who will be putting on 'finishing touches!'" Draco sneered. "You are my master no longer! This is for Dumbledore!!" he pointed his wand.
"I still have to get revenge for my friends." Harry said. "For my parents!" he also aimed his wand. "Voldemort, this is for my parents, Lily and James!!"
Voldemort leered at them, still grinning his evil grin. He was amused by this.
Finally, Hermione spoke up. "You." she said coldly. "You. You murdered thousands of people, destroyed so many lives. You used the one I love. You murdered my best friend!!" her voice rose with each syllable as she, too, raised her wand. "This is for Ron!!"
Voldemort laughed softly. They thought they would be the ones to end the terrible Lord Voldemort? They were kids. No spell of theirs would ever work!
He never heard the footsteps come up behind him.
As one, Harry, Hermione, and Draco shouted, "Avada Kedavra!!" and they heard the other voice mix perfectly with theirs.
Voldemort, still thinking they could never win, was astonished in the split- second he had to think. Where'd that other voice come from!? But then darkness stole the light, and he thought no more.
Voldemort, the most feared Dark Wizard for longer than anyone wanted to remember, was finally dead.
Sirius walked over to where Harry, Hermione, and Draco were standing. He looked at their shocked faces, at Dumbledore, at Ron.
"You three.....had better get to the hospital wing." he said. "I'll take Ron and Dumbledore up."
They started to protest, but Sirius was firm about it. So, mumbling, they left.
He stared after them a moment, then sighed and conjured up stretchers for the headmaster and Ron.
Hermione sat between Harry and Draco, eating her chocolate and waiting for Sirius to bring up Ron and Dumbledore. He had been the one who helped them kill Voldemort. His voice was the one added. Sighing, she laid her head on Draco's shoulder. He patted her on the back, too tired to say anything. She knew he was wondering what his father would do to him. Looking at Harry, she saw he looked sad, but proud. He had finally gotten revenge for his parents. But Ron was....
At that moment, Sirius came in, followed by the stretchers. Madame Pomfrey ran over to inspect the patients.
"Headmaster? Wake up..." she peered into his eyes with a small flashlight. Harry went over to see. "Mr. Potter, go sit with your friends!" Madame Pomfrey was getting tense. Harry glared at her, and went to stand by Sirius.
"Ughh..." Dumbledore was stirring. "It's okay, Poppy, I'm fine..." he pushed the light away and started to get up.
Madame Pomfrey's eyes widened. "No, no, no, Headmaster! You're not supposed to be getting up yet!! Now I must go tend to Mr. Weasley...." she hurried away. Hermione sprang up and followed her. "Miss Granger......"
Hermione glared. "Yes, I'm going..."
After a few very-tense-if-you-say-hmm-one-more-time-I'm-gonna-scream moments, Madame Pomfrey stood up.
a/n: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Evil cliffhanger strikes again! Sorry if this chappy, which was supposed to be the best, kinda sucked, but..*shrugs* Now wait for the conclusion...if you have questions or comments, you know how to reach me (and if you dont, its on my bio, lol). I'll post next chapter soon.