A/n- I only own the Dratens'. So. The last chapter was happy, loving, and explosions. Forgive me if this chapter isnt as good as the others, I had exactly what I wanted planned until the last chapter, so Im at a loss right now. Plus its very early in the morning.
Chapter 16: Starting the Antidote, and the Protectors of the Prophecy
Kiara opened her eyes. She was walking in the Forbidden Forest, so it seemed. A glow of yellow light taunted her, leading her further in.
"I cant. Im not strong enough to go that far. To get that close to evil." Kiara said to it.
"....I promise I will help you....I will reward your bravery..." Said the yellow glow. It had the same voice as the girl who casted 'sus' on Kiara's broom. Kiara woke with a stir. Of course. Another dream. She immediatly knew where she was. She spent alot of time there. The hospital wing. She sat up, and glanced around. In three chairs next to her bed sat Ron, Hermione, and Harry. They all were sleeping, leaning thier heads in on each other. On the floor was the Weasley twins, and in a chair a few feet away was Ginny. She looked next to her. Malfoy was resting still. His bed was pulled right up next to hers. Odd. She glanced on the floor and the chairs next to his bed. They were all empty. There was a bit of stirring, and one of the twins yawned, and sat up, rubbing his poofy red hair.
"Kiara? Your awake?" Fred whispered.
"Yes. What happened? Why are we all still in our dress robes?" Kiara asked.
"Perhaps Professor Dumbledore should tell you. Or one of your closer friends. We have to get downstairs to eat." Fred mumbled. He shook George. He woke up, and they woke up everyone else. Fred, George, and Ginny all left, heading for the dorm rooms to change.
"Im glad your up." Ron said. The others agreed.
"Yes. But what happened?" Kiara asked. She felt Malfoy stirring awake next to her. He bolted up, strands of his normally slicked back hair sticking down in his face.
"...What happened last night?" He asked immediatly. He took his hand and ran it through his hair, getting it flat again.
"I can answer that. You three may stay, to hear it." Dumbledore said, walking in, and gesturing to Hermione, Harry, and Ron. He took a seat in Ginny's empty chair, after he pulled it over.
"You had the Exchange of Love. It marks the official beginning of the curse. Thats what I meant by an explosion happening. It only happens when the Malfoy and Draten are truely in love. Now I can begin making the antidote, expect it in a few days. You must take it. If you do not, you will both die." Dumbledore began. He was about to continue when a dog ran in, and turned into Sirius Black.
"Albus. I recieved Harry's note, and knew it happened. I came as quick as I could." Sirius said.
"Very well Sirius." Dumbledore said.
".....Sirius Black...?" Draco asked, looking afraid beyond reason.
"Do not worry, young Malfoy. He is safe, and innocent. Anyway, the antidote will make you not love anymore, and will keep you alive. I put your beds together, for I knew you would want to see each other, and right now you are much too weak to move around. In about an hour you may eat Breakfast, and bid farewell to your friends. Is there any questions?" Dumbledore said.
"Professor...why havent I turned evil? I was supposed to suck the soul from the Malfoy, and get evil like him." Kiara said.
"I believe Mr. Malfoy can answer this." Dumbledore said, glancing at Malfoy.
"Because Im not evil. I might be arrogant sometimes, but Im not evil." Draco said.
"He is right. You might have picked up more of his pompous attitudes lately, but you are not evil. Mr. Malfoy, I know Lucius is your father, and he is a deatheater. I have Snape worrying about that currently, but if he wants to contact you inside or outside of the school before or on Christmas, notify me or Snape first. Is that clear?" Dumbledore asked, while Draco nodded. "Well then. Sirius, I believe now I need to ask you a favor. Gather their protector's. Most of which are here, but we need as many as possible. Gather old friends. Just do anything you can. They need questions answered, and I do not have all the answers." Dumbledore said.
"I will be back within 2 days." Sirius said, turning back into a dog, and leaving.
"Erm....another question." said Draco.
"Hm?" Dumbledore asked.
"If..........like, lets say, Kiara and I...erm....we....uh...we wanted...to....k..k...kiss....would we..." Draco mumbled, blushing feriously.
"No, Mr. Malfoy. If you and Kiara still wanted to kiss, the explosion wouldnt occur anymore." Dumbledore said, chuckling.
**
An hour had passed, and Kiara and Draco told each other endless times how much they loved each other. Kiara wanted to say bye to the ones leaving for break. Draco didnt want to really talk with anyone at the Slytherin table, but he might as well sit there. They got in their uniforms, and walked to the Hall. Of course, they were holding hands again. They pushed open the double doors, and walked in. Alot of the people talking, laughing, saying goodbye, stopped. They glanced at Kiara and Draco. It was quiet in there now, for everyone stopped talking. Kiara and Draco gulped uncomfortably, and kept walking. Then they seperated, and went to the different tables. Everyone started talking again.
"Are you okay?" Shrieked Lavender when Kiara sat down. She was next to Hermione.
"Im fine. I hope you have fun at your home this Christmas." Kiara said to Lavender.
"You have a good, SAFE, one here, okay?" Parvati asked, smiling. She was seated next to Lavender.
"I will. You too." Kiara responded. It went that way for about an hour. Anyone who was staying just said bye to their friends, and left for their common rooms. Those who were leaving kept asking Kiara if she was okay, and saying goodbye. Even the Slytherins were talking to Draco. They kept telling him he escaped death, and other overly-dramatic things.
Amongst those who were left were: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Kiara herself, Seamus, Dean, Neville, Colin, Dennis, Fred, George, Ginny, Angelina, Alicia, and Katie.
Of the Slytherin: Draco, Pansy, Blaise, Crabbe, and Goyle.
Of Ravenclaw: Zeb, Cho, and a few other non-important people.
Of Hufflepuff: About 7 non-important people.
(A/n- Sorry to say, but not many people care about the other houses, other than Gryffindor and Slytherin!)
**
Kiara raced to the common room. When she got there, she plopped on one of the couches next to Dean Thomas, who was drawing a picture.
"Normally I go home for Christmas. But my parents are swamped with work, so I stayed here. I will send them Christmas from here." Dean muttered to her. He was sketching the common room, and he added a large tree in it.
Kiara just liked sitting there, not worrying. She liked feeling the warm heat of the fire on her cold hands and fingers. A little bit later Ginny sat down next to her.
"Hi." Kiara said to Ginny.
"Hello. You know what? I think I might send Mum a letter about the Ball." Ginny said, grabbing parchment, a quill, and ink. She burried herelf in her letter, most likely giving every single detail of what happened. Kiara sighed, got up, and walked around the common room. Pacing around wouldnt solve anything. So she yawned, and walked up to her bed. She fell on to it. She hadnt had good sleep in a few weeks. She kept having the dreams,...they were beginning to turn into nightmares. They came closer, and faster, which could only mean that her death was near as well. She fell asleep with her robes on.
**
Within the next 3 days, nothing really happened. Dumbledore informed them the antidote would be done on Christmas Eve, and Sirius still had not returned. It was now December 24.
Kiara and Hermione were walking through the halls. It was nearly breakfast, so they were heading towards the Great Hall. They saw Ron and Harry, who joined them.
"Fred and George wont wake up....they said that this is the only time they can sleep in. Well, tomarrow they will be too excited to sleep in..." Ron mumbled as they all walked down the hall together. Eventually Draco came from a hall, then standing next to Kiara, with them holding hands. They heard voices from the teachers lounge.
"....Honey.....I have to stay here..the Draten and the Malfoy..." Mumbled a deep, sinister voice. The 5 of them ran over to the door, pressing their ears up against it.
"I know....I just will miss you over Christmas." Said a feminine voice, one that they had never heard. Footsteps came to the door, and the 5 of them had just enough time to run to the middle of the hall, as if they had been walking by, when the door opened. There stood snape, his arm entwined with a woman's. She had long blonde hair, was was quite pale.
"Ugh. I see you five are off to breakfast." Snape said, gulping.
"Who is that, Professor?" Draco asked, the only one brave enough to question.
"My...erm...my girlfriend. Mysty.( one ff.net's GREATEST authors! )" Snape said, walking off quickly, with Mysty giggling. They just stared at the floor.
"Is she off her rocker?!" Ron exploded when Snape was out of ear-shot range.
"EW!" Hermione bellowed, nearly gagging.
"That....was waaaay too much information." Harry muttered. It was sickening, thinking of someone with Snape. Eck. (Sorry Mysty, had too!) Kiara just giggled, nervously. Draco shuddered a bit, and they continued to breakfast.
**
At about 10, they all sat at the house table. Malfoy joined them, for everyone used one house table, because of the shortage of students. Dumbledore had walked over to them.
"Sirius has returned. He brought the protectors of the prophecy. Those who were appointed to watch over you both. Actually, some of them have watched over Harry a bit, as well." Dumbledore said. He led the five of them to his office. He opened his door, and it swung open, revealing eight people.
"We are the Protectors of the Prophecy. We have been for a long time. There were protectors of you mother as well, and her mother, and her mother, and so on. Every single Draten has always been looked out for. And, we have watched over a few Malfoys." Dumbledore said.
Sirius and Snape were included in the line of chairs. At once Kiara knew the four students beside her knew the other six people.
Chapter 16: Starting the Antidote, and the Protectors of the Prophecy
Kiara opened her eyes. She was walking in the Forbidden Forest, so it seemed. A glow of yellow light taunted her, leading her further in.
"I cant. Im not strong enough to go that far. To get that close to evil." Kiara said to it.
"....I promise I will help you....I will reward your bravery..." Said the yellow glow. It had the same voice as the girl who casted 'sus' on Kiara's broom. Kiara woke with a stir. Of course. Another dream. She immediatly knew where she was. She spent alot of time there. The hospital wing. She sat up, and glanced around. In three chairs next to her bed sat Ron, Hermione, and Harry. They all were sleeping, leaning thier heads in on each other. On the floor was the Weasley twins, and in a chair a few feet away was Ginny. She looked next to her. Malfoy was resting still. His bed was pulled right up next to hers. Odd. She glanced on the floor and the chairs next to his bed. They were all empty. There was a bit of stirring, and one of the twins yawned, and sat up, rubbing his poofy red hair.
"Kiara? Your awake?" Fred whispered.
"Yes. What happened? Why are we all still in our dress robes?" Kiara asked.
"Perhaps Professor Dumbledore should tell you. Or one of your closer friends. We have to get downstairs to eat." Fred mumbled. He shook George. He woke up, and they woke up everyone else. Fred, George, and Ginny all left, heading for the dorm rooms to change.
"Im glad your up." Ron said. The others agreed.
"Yes. But what happened?" Kiara asked. She felt Malfoy stirring awake next to her. He bolted up, strands of his normally slicked back hair sticking down in his face.
"...What happened last night?" He asked immediatly. He took his hand and ran it through his hair, getting it flat again.
"I can answer that. You three may stay, to hear it." Dumbledore said, walking in, and gesturing to Hermione, Harry, and Ron. He took a seat in Ginny's empty chair, after he pulled it over.
"You had the Exchange of Love. It marks the official beginning of the curse. Thats what I meant by an explosion happening. It only happens when the Malfoy and Draten are truely in love. Now I can begin making the antidote, expect it in a few days. You must take it. If you do not, you will both die." Dumbledore began. He was about to continue when a dog ran in, and turned into Sirius Black.
"Albus. I recieved Harry's note, and knew it happened. I came as quick as I could." Sirius said.
"Very well Sirius." Dumbledore said.
".....Sirius Black...?" Draco asked, looking afraid beyond reason.
"Do not worry, young Malfoy. He is safe, and innocent. Anyway, the antidote will make you not love anymore, and will keep you alive. I put your beds together, for I knew you would want to see each other, and right now you are much too weak to move around. In about an hour you may eat Breakfast, and bid farewell to your friends. Is there any questions?" Dumbledore said.
"Professor...why havent I turned evil? I was supposed to suck the soul from the Malfoy, and get evil like him." Kiara said.
"I believe Mr. Malfoy can answer this." Dumbledore said, glancing at Malfoy.
"Because Im not evil. I might be arrogant sometimes, but Im not evil." Draco said.
"He is right. You might have picked up more of his pompous attitudes lately, but you are not evil. Mr. Malfoy, I know Lucius is your father, and he is a deatheater. I have Snape worrying about that currently, but if he wants to contact you inside or outside of the school before or on Christmas, notify me or Snape first. Is that clear?" Dumbledore asked, while Draco nodded. "Well then. Sirius, I believe now I need to ask you a favor. Gather their protector's. Most of which are here, but we need as many as possible. Gather old friends. Just do anything you can. They need questions answered, and I do not have all the answers." Dumbledore said.
"I will be back within 2 days." Sirius said, turning back into a dog, and leaving.
"Erm....another question." said Draco.
"Hm?" Dumbledore asked.
"If..........like, lets say, Kiara and I...erm....we....uh...we wanted...to....k..k...kiss....would we..." Draco mumbled, blushing feriously.
"No, Mr. Malfoy. If you and Kiara still wanted to kiss, the explosion wouldnt occur anymore." Dumbledore said, chuckling.
**
An hour had passed, and Kiara and Draco told each other endless times how much they loved each other. Kiara wanted to say bye to the ones leaving for break. Draco didnt want to really talk with anyone at the Slytherin table, but he might as well sit there. They got in their uniforms, and walked to the Hall. Of course, they were holding hands again. They pushed open the double doors, and walked in. Alot of the people talking, laughing, saying goodbye, stopped. They glanced at Kiara and Draco. It was quiet in there now, for everyone stopped talking. Kiara and Draco gulped uncomfortably, and kept walking. Then they seperated, and went to the different tables. Everyone started talking again.
"Are you okay?" Shrieked Lavender when Kiara sat down. She was next to Hermione.
"Im fine. I hope you have fun at your home this Christmas." Kiara said to Lavender.
"You have a good, SAFE, one here, okay?" Parvati asked, smiling. She was seated next to Lavender.
"I will. You too." Kiara responded. It went that way for about an hour. Anyone who was staying just said bye to their friends, and left for their common rooms. Those who were leaving kept asking Kiara if she was okay, and saying goodbye. Even the Slytherins were talking to Draco. They kept telling him he escaped death, and other overly-dramatic things.
Amongst those who were left were: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Kiara herself, Seamus, Dean, Neville, Colin, Dennis, Fred, George, Ginny, Angelina, Alicia, and Katie.
Of the Slytherin: Draco, Pansy, Blaise, Crabbe, and Goyle.
Of Ravenclaw: Zeb, Cho, and a few other non-important people.
Of Hufflepuff: About 7 non-important people.
(A/n- Sorry to say, but not many people care about the other houses, other than Gryffindor and Slytherin!)
**
Kiara raced to the common room. When she got there, she plopped on one of the couches next to Dean Thomas, who was drawing a picture.
"Normally I go home for Christmas. But my parents are swamped with work, so I stayed here. I will send them Christmas from here." Dean muttered to her. He was sketching the common room, and he added a large tree in it.
Kiara just liked sitting there, not worrying. She liked feeling the warm heat of the fire on her cold hands and fingers. A little bit later Ginny sat down next to her.
"Hi." Kiara said to Ginny.
"Hello. You know what? I think I might send Mum a letter about the Ball." Ginny said, grabbing parchment, a quill, and ink. She burried herelf in her letter, most likely giving every single detail of what happened. Kiara sighed, got up, and walked around the common room. Pacing around wouldnt solve anything. So she yawned, and walked up to her bed. She fell on to it. She hadnt had good sleep in a few weeks. She kept having the dreams,...they were beginning to turn into nightmares. They came closer, and faster, which could only mean that her death was near as well. She fell asleep with her robes on.
**
Within the next 3 days, nothing really happened. Dumbledore informed them the antidote would be done on Christmas Eve, and Sirius still had not returned. It was now December 24.
Kiara and Hermione were walking through the halls. It was nearly breakfast, so they were heading towards the Great Hall. They saw Ron and Harry, who joined them.
"Fred and George wont wake up....they said that this is the only time they can sleep in. Well, tomarrow they will be too excited to sleep in..." Ron mumbled as they all walked down the hall together. Eventually Draco came from a hall, then standing next to Kiara, with them holding hands. They heard voices from the teachers lounge.
"....Honey.....I have to stay here..the Draten and the Malfoy..." Mumbled a deep, sinister voice. The 5 of them ran over to the door, pressing their ears up against it.
"I know....I just will miss you over Christmas." Said a feminine voice, one that they had never heard. Footsteps came to the door, and the 5 of them had just enough time to run to the middle of the hall, as if they had been walking by, when the door opened. There stood snape, his arm entwined with a woman's. She had long blonde hair, was was quite pale.
"Ugh. I see you five are off to breakfast." Snape said, gulping.
"Who is that, Professor?" Draco asked, the only one brave enough to question.
"My...erm...my girlfriend. Mysty.( one ff.net's GREATEST authors! )" Snape said, walking off quickly, with Mysty giggling. They just stared at the floor.
"Is she off her rocker?!" Ron exploded when Snape was out of ear-shot range.
"EW!" Hermione bellowed, nearly gagging.
"That....was waaaay too much information." Harry muttered. It was sickening, thinking of someone with Snape. Eck. (Sorry Mysty, had too!) Kiara just giggled, nervously. Draco shuddered a bit, and they continued to breakfast.
**
At about 10, they all sat at the house table. Malfoy joined them, for everyone used one house table, because of the shortage of students. Dumbledore had walked over to them.
"Sirius has returned. He brought the protectors of the prophecy. Those who were appointed to watch over you both. Actually, some of them have watched over Harry a bit, as well." Dumbledore said. He led the five of them to his office. He opened his door, and it swung open, revealing eight people.
"We are the Protectors of the Prophecy. We have been for a long time. There were protectors of you mother as well, and her mother, and her mother, and so on. Every single Draten has always been looked out for. And, we have watched over a few Malfoys." Dumbledore said.
Sirius and Snape were included in the line of chairs. At once Kiara knew the four students beside her knew the other six people.