A/n- Yup...I own the Dratens. Thaz about it. The story is VERY close to being over. This is chapter seventeen......there will be, I believe, two more. The next few chapters will all take place on Christmas Eve.
Chapter 17: Old Friends, Information Known.
"What?!" Ron cried out. Fred and George were two of the people sitting in the line of chairs.
"Honey, we have all watched out and cared for the Draten. So we are Protectors of the Prophecy." A round woman with red hair said.
"But why?!" Ron asked.
"LUPIN!" Harry yelled with delight. Lupin was also seated with them. He gave a weak smile.
"Attention. I will introduce the group. I know you may know them already, but Im afraid Kiara and Draco may not." Dumbledore said, sighing, "Theres myself, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley, Remus Lupin, Percy Weasley, George Weasley, and Fred Weasley. If Im not mistaken, if there hadnt been any interferences with the others...we would also have James and Lilly Potter here."
There was a silence.
"I knew Dad and the twins knew...why Percy and my Mum?" Ron asked. He felt very left out in the situation.
"Well, Percy did watch over her as well. And I informed your mother when we were still students ourselves." Mr. Weasley said.
"So...your Mr. Lupin?" Kiara asked. He nodded. He in fact did look like Harry's description of him.
"Yes. And I knew your Mother well. She was very...mischevious indeed. Much like the rest of us." Lupin said, grinning. By saying 'us', he was refering to the Maruders, Kiara assumed.
"We will discuss the outcome of all of this, and Lupin and Sirius will stay till tomarrow. George and Fred will of course be here, but Arthur, Molly, and Percy are going off to visit Charlie. Snape and I of course will also be here. And later, there is a board meeting about it." Dumbledore said. Kiara and the others nodded. They left the room.
**
Many hours of the day passed, and it dragged onward. Kiara couldnt stand waiting around. So her, Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked to the Quidditch field. Harry and Kiara would fly around, Hermione and Ron would watch.
Meanwhile,...in the teacher's lounge...
Dumbledore sighed. "Teachers. The curse is in effect. But it will all go well, just as the rest of them." He said.
"Is the antidote done?" Proffesor McGongall asked.
"It will be before this evening." Dumbledore retorted. Snape was about to say something, when that same blonde haired woman burst into the teacher's lounge. She was carrying a blue duck. (A/n- for Ducky!!!)
"Severus, darling! I came to tell you, I will stay here for Christmas, so we can be together!" She said, smiling.
"And you are..?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes twinkling. Snape was starting to flush.
"I am Mystina Valeth, Severus's woman. And this, this is our pet duck, named Ducky." Mystina said. Everyone looked at the blue duck. Instead of quacking, it said, "Tom." (A/n- LOL Ducky!) Snape burried his head in his hands, his face turning a dark pink. The other teachers held in their laughing; some teachers held it in so much, their faces began to turn a dark red.
"Mysty..." Snape muttered, giving her a look.
"Oh, no you dont, Mr. Snape! You dont be giving me that look! And also, you forgot to feed Ducky! She needs food to survive, like me and you! So you BETTER remember next time!" Mystina said, giving him a look back. With that, she left, skipping along. Once they had left, all the teachers burst into a loud laugh. Dumbledore even chuckled himself. Snape gulped.
"Sorry Headmaster, and everyone else...for that scene..." He said, face darkening with redness.
**
Later in the day, Kiara, Harry, Ron, and Hermione all asked Lupin questions about the curse, and how had been since Harry and the others had last seen him. It was just turning 2 in the afternoon. They had spent lunch together, talking, as well. Eventually, Lupin said he needed to go take his potion, for a few days after Christmas, he would be transforming. With that, the four of them all walked around, bored out of their minds.
"Harry, lets go to the common room." Hermione said, grinning.
"Common room? I dont think anyone is there.." Harry muttered.
"Ew! Hermione!" Ron exclaimed, a look of horror on his face.
"No! I didnt meant that! I SWEAR I didnt mean that! I thought we could just hang out!" Hermione said, blushing feriously. So, Harry and Hermione walked off, leaving Ron and Kiara. They decided to walk outside, it being nice and a bit chilly out.
"Kiara...no matter what happens...please remember Im here for you..okay?" Ron asked Kiara.
"Of course I know your here for me..." Kiara said. They continued walking, getting nearer and nearer to the lake. It was around 3 in the afternoon, yet the day seemed to be leaving quickly, and leading a restless night upon them. Kiara felt a small pain in her chest. She started getting herself worried, in case it got worse. But it went away in a second's time. But thoughts lingered in her mind. Thoughts she had been avoiding since she first found out about the antidote.
'....I dont want to stop loving Draco..." She thought, or, 'I can already feeling myself slip away...my heart doesnt know what to do....it feels as if its being clouded over, hidden, from those afar..'
"Odd." Ron muttered, looking towards the sky. Kiara jumped a little. She had forgotten she was walking with Ron. She glanced at the sky, which he seemed so focused on. The sun, which had been shining so brightly only moments before, had now been hidden, by hundreds of grey clouds. The clouds themselves even seemed to have come out of nowhere. "What do ya reckon is happening?" Ron asked, glancing back up at the sky.
She had a thought of why it was happening. It was only a guess. But once she thought of it, she knew her guess was right. "Darkness is covering, diminishing, all the hope thats left, hiding it from those afar." Kiara said. 'Thats what I feel....hidden....' Kiara thought.
"Why, though? When somebody says, 'darkness', most people would think of you-know-who. Well....he isnt going to come...right?" Ron asked, getting panicky.
"Of course not." Kiara said, gulping. She already was debating questions similar to that one in her mind.
"Kiara! Hey!" Hermione yelled. Ron and Kiara glanced towards the school, and saw Harry and Hermione running down to meet them. Behind them walked Dumbledore, carrying two bottles of steaming stuff.
"The antidote." Kiara muttered. She and Ron glanced at the sky again. It definantly wasnt bright out anymore. It wasnt necessarily dark, but it was just....gloomy in a sense. 'Its hopeless.....just as my fate....' Kiara thought.
Ron seemed to know what she was thinking by the expression on her face, for he said, "Kiara? Can you make me a promise?" Ron asked, following her gaze to the bottles filled with antidote.
"What kind of promise?" Kiara asked, glancing at her friends and Dumbledore, who were drawing nearer.
"Just...promise me.....that...no one will die tonight." Ron said, looking at her.
Kiara gulped. "I cant see the future, Ron.....how am I to know if people wont die?" Kiara asked him.
"You know what I mean. Promise me......that you will do the same thing as the other Draten women have done." Ron said.
".....I...." Kiara said slowly. She knew what he meant. He was making sure she was going to take the antidote.
"Kiara...promise me." Ron said sternly.
"...I.....I..." Kiara mumbled. She couldnt say it. She wasnt entirely sure.....if she would accidentally break the promise...
Before she could answer, Dumbledore, Harry, and Hermione had reached them.
"Hi! Professor Dumbledore came to the common room looking for you, we told him you were out here. But the antidote is ready, and its time for you and Malfoy to take it." Harry said, gasping for breath, after he had ran over.
"Yes. The antidote is finished. You may send an owl to Mr. Malfoy, or you may search for him. But I suggest we all go into the school now, for it looks quite gloomy out. Perhaps it will snow.." Dumbledore mumbled.
They all began walking up to the school.
'How could it possibly snow....on perhaps such a tradgic day?' Kiara thought as they walked up the hill.
A/n- I dont like this chapter. Its too...out of character. Not much Draco, sorry Draco luvers! I had the cameos of Ducky and Mystina, two of my friends, so thats why theres a little bit of humour in this chapter. Most of the story has been drama. So, it needed some humour. Anyway. I do like the ending of this chapter. Its mainly debating what to do. I read it over before I posted it, and I realized that I felt like I was Kiara....because I believe I make her character feel real, so its easy to get into her character. But Im still not quite sure of the ending. Im thinking..hmmm...about two or three more chapters. I got my idea for the last chapter, but I need more explanitory things backing it up...thats the only way it will work. Review for the next chapter!
Chapter 17: Old Friends, Information Known.
"What?!" Ron cried out. Fred and George were two of the people sitting in the line of chairs.
"Honey, we have all watched out and cared for the Draten. So we are Protectors of the Prophecy." A round woman with red hair said.
"But why?!" Ron asked.
"LUPIN!" Harry yelled with delight. Lupin was also seated with them. He gave a weak smile.
"Attention. I will introduce the group. I know you may know them already, but Im afraid Kiara and Draco may not." Dumbledore said, sighing, "Theres myself, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley, Remus Lupin, Percy Weasley, George Weasley, and Fred Weasley. If Im not mistaken, if there hadnt been any interferences with the others...we would also have James and Lilly Potter here."
There was a silence.
"I knew Dad and the twins knew...why Percy and my Mum?" Ron asked. He felt very left out in the situation.
"Well, Percy did watch over her as well. And I informed your mother when we were still students ourselves." Mr. Weasley said.
"So...your Mr. Lupin?" Kiara asked. He nodded. He in fact did look like Harry's description of him.
"Yes. And I knew your Mother well. She was very...mischevious indeed. Much like the rest of us." Lupin said, grinning. By saying 'us', he was refering to the Maruders, Kiara assumed.
"We will discuss the outcome of all of this, and Lupin and Sirius will stay till tomarrow. George and Fred will of course be here, but Arthur, Molly, and Percy are going off to visit Charlie. Snape and I of course will also be here. And later, there is a board meeting about it." Dumbledore said. Kiara and the others nodded. They left the room.
**
Many hours of the day passed, and it dragged onward. Kiara couldnt stand waiting around. So her, Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked to the Quidditch field. Harry and Kiara would fly around, Hermione and Ron would watch.
Meanwhile,...in the teacher's lounge...
Dumbledore sighed. "Teachers. The curse is in effect. But it will all go well, just as the rest of them." He said.
"Is the antidote done?" Proffesor McGongall asked.
"It will be before this evening." Dumbledore retorted. Snape was about to say something, when that same blonde haired woman burst into the teacher's lounge. She was carrying a blue duck. (A/n- for Ducky!!!)
"Severus, darling! I came to tell you, I will stay here for Christmas, so we can be together!" She said, smiling.
"And you are..?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes twinkling. Snape was starting to flush.
"I am Mystina Valeth, Severus's woman. And this, this is our pet duck, named Ducky." Mystina said. Everyone looked at the blue duck. Instead of quacking, it said, "Tom." (A/n- LOL Ducky!) Snape burried his head in his hands, his face turning a dark pink. The other teachers held in their laughing; some teachers held it in so much, their faces began to turn a dark red.
"Mysty..." Snape muttered, giving her a look.
"Oh, no you dont, Mr. Snape! You dont be giving me that look! And also, you forgot to feed Ducky! She needs food to survive, like me and you! So you BETTER remember next time!" Mystina said, giving him a look back. With that, she left, skipping along. Once they had left, all the teachers burst into a loud laugh. Dumbledore even chuckled himself. Snape gulped.
"Sorry Headmaster, and everyone else...for that scene..." He said, face darkening with redness.
**
Later in the day, Kiara, Harry, Ron, and Hermione all asked Lupin questions about the curse, and how had been since Harry and the others had last seen him. It was just turning 2 in the afternoon. They had spent lunch together, talking, as well. Eventually, Lupin said he needed to go take his potion, for a few days after Christmas, he would be transforming. With that, the four of them all walked around, bored out of their minds.
"Harry, lets go to the common room." Hermione said, grinning.
"Common room? I dont think anyone is there.." Harry muttered.
"Ew! Hermione!" Ron exclaimed, a look of horror on his face.
"No! I didnt meant that! I SWEAR I didnt mean that! I thought we could just hang out!" Hermione said, blushing feriously. So, Harry and Hermione walked off, leaving Ron and Kiara. They decided to walk outside, it being nice and a bit chilly out.
"Kiara...no matter what happens...please remember Im here for you..okay?" Ron asked Kiara.
"Of course I know your here for me..." Kiara said. They continued walking, getting nearer and nearer to the lake. It was around 3 in the afternoon, yet the day seemed to be leaving quickly, and leading a restless night upon them. Kiara felt a small pain in her chest. She started getting herself worried, in case it got worse. But it went away in a second's time. But thoughts lingered in her mind. Thoughts she had been avoiding since she first found out about the antidote.
'....I dont want to stop loving Draco..." She thought, or, 'I can already feeling myself slip away...my heart doesnt know what to do....it feels as if its being clouded over, hidden, from those afar..'
"Odd." Ron muttered, looking towards the sky. Kiara jumped a little. She had forgotten she was walking with Ron. She glanced at the sky, which he seemed so focused on. The sun, which had been shining so brightly only moments before, had now been hidden, by hundreds of grey clouds. The clouds themselves even seemed to have come out of nowhere. "What do ya reckon is happening?" Ron asked, glancing back up at the sky.
She had a thought of why it was happening. It was only a guess. But once she thought of it, she knew her guess was right. "Darkness is covering, diminishing, all the hope thats left, hiding it from those afar." Kiara said. 'Thats what I feel....hidden....' Kiara thought.
"Why, though? When somebody says, 'darkness', most people would think of you-know-who. Well....he isnt going to come...right?" Ron asked, getting panicky.
"Of course not." Kiara said, gulping. She already was debating questions similar to that one in her mind.
"Kiara! Hey!" Hermione yelled. Ron and Kiara glanced towards the school, and saw Harry and Hermione running down to meet them. Behind them walked Dumbledore, carrying two bottles of steaming stuff.
"The antidote." Kiara muttered. She and Ron glanced at the sky again. It definantly wasnt bright out anymore. It wasnt necessarily dark, but it was just....gloomy in a sense. 'Its hopeless.....just as my fate....' Kiara thought.
Ron seemed to know what she was thinking by the expression on her face, for he said, "Kiara? Can you make me a promise?" Ron asked, following her gaze to the bottles filled with antidote.
"What kind of promise?" Kiara asked, glancing at her friends and Dumbledore, who were drawing nearer.
"Just...promise me.....that...no one will die tonight." Ron said, looking at her.
Kiara gulped. "I cant see the future, Ron.....how am I to know if people wont die?" Kiara asked him.
"You know what I mean. Promise me......that you will do the same thing as the other Draten women have done." Ron said.
".....I...." Kiara said slowly. She knew what he meant. He was making sure she was going to take the antidote.
"Kiara...promise me." Ron said sternly.
"...I.....I..." Kiara mumbled. She couldnt say it. She wasnt entirely sure.....if she would accidentally break the promise...
Before she could answer, Dumbledore, Harry, and Hermione had reached them.
"Hi! Professor Dumbledore came to the common room looking for you, we told him you were out here. But the antidote is ready, and its time for you and Malfoy to take it." Harry said, gasping for breath, after he had ran over.
"Yes. The antidote is finished. You may send an owl to Mr. Malfoy, or you may search for him. But I suggest we all go into the school now, for it looks quite gloomy out. Perhaps it will snow.." Dumbledore mumbled.
They all began walking up to the school.
'How could it possibly snow....on perhaps such a tradgic day?' Kiara thought as they walked up the hill.
A/n- I dont like this chapter. Its too...out of character. Not much Draco, sorry Draco luvers! I had the cameos of Ducky and Mystina, two of my friends, so thats why theres a little bit of humour in this chapter. Most of the story has been drama. So, it needed some humour. Anyway. I do like the ending of this chapter. Its mainly debating what to do. I read it over before I posted it, and I realized that I felt like I was Kiara....because I believe I make her character feel real, so its easy to get into her character. But Im still not quite sure of the ending. Im thinking..hmmm...about two or three more chapters. I got my idea for the last chapter, but I need more explanitory things backing it up...thats the only way it will work. Review for the next chapter!