A/n- I own the Dratens'. I stole the title somewhat from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" So. Yeah. J.K. Rowling owns everything else. Well..not the curse and all that, but yeah.
Chapter 18: To Drink or Not To Drink
Kiara ran through the halls. She needed him. Draco.
Dumbledore, Harry, Hermione, and Ron were going to wait in the Great Hall. They told Kiara to find Malfoy. So she was. She raced throught the halls. She didnt mean to run so fast. But she was scared beyond reason.
She didnt know if she wanted to take the antidote.
She could feel him, nearer now, as she turned a corner. There he was. Leaning against the wall, staring at the floor.
"Draco." She said, gasping for air. He jumped. He had no idea she had been there. He took a hand and ran it through his hair nervously.
"Kiara...whats wrong?" He asked. He knew something was happening. Not by the expression on her face, maybe because the darkness outside when it only was nearing 4 PM, but mainly because he could feel something was wrong.
"The antidote is done. They are waiting in the Great Hall." Kiara said to him. He walked over to her and they embraced.
"I dont want to leave you." He said, rubbing her back.
"And I dont want to stop loving you. But our other option is death." Kiara said, gulping. They walked hand in hand to the Great Hall.
**
They approached the other four slowly, then Dumbledore spoke.
"In these two small bottles, is the Antidote of Menos Amor, otherwise known as the Antidote of the Loveless. It will stop you two from loving one another, yes, but you both will live, Christmas will be the good holiday it is, and there will be no death. I will give you these bottles, and I want you to drink it all at once. You dont have to drink it now, Makenzie claimed it tasted quite bad, so you may wait until dinner. But make sure you drink it before midnight. It is very important you remember that." Dumbledore said sternly. He handed the medium sized blue bottles to Malfoy and Kiara. Draco hesitated before he took it. He grabbed it, and shoved it in his robe pocket. Kiara grasped it. She instantly felt empty. She didnt like that feeling, so she shoved it in her pocket, trying to forget about it. With that, the students all left; Harry, Ron, and Hermione going to the common room, while Kiara and Draco walked around and talked.
**
Time: 5PM. Dinner began at 6.
"I am not taking it at dinner. I wont beable to in front of everyone." Kiara said to Draco. They were sitting outside the Transfiguration room, talking.
"Same here. Right after....we will." Draco said, not sounding sure. It was then that Kiara had told him every single dream she had, and the predictions Professor Trelawny made.
"So....what do you think?" Kiara asked him.
"The dreams repeatedly have things where we dont take the antidote. The prediction is of you dying, because of not taking the antidote. I have a slight feeling its pointing in a certain direction." Draco said, followed with a sigh.
"I dont know what to do. I cant be without you..." Kiara mumbled. He felt the exact same way about her. They had to do something. Whatever it was would change their fates.
"Lets say...we do take it. What would happen? We would see each other everyday, and we wouldnt beable to love each other. It would be pointless. But if we dont take it...we would die." Draco said, sighing.
"But thats the thing. How are we so sure we would die?" Kiara asked him.
"Come on Kiara, I mean, its Voldemort were talking about here. No one has EVER survived an attack by him, except Harry...." Draco trailed off.
"And he wants to kill Harry while he is here...destroying us. But if Harry has survived Voldemort four times..." Kiara began.
"Then he could again!" Draco finished, "But, how does that ensure OUR safety? Only Harry would survive."
"Yes, but Harry is my friend, and he would defend us. He has confidence in himself that he can survive Voldemort every time now, that he has survived him so many times already." Kiara said.
"I dont get it. No other Draten has escaped the curse." Draco said.
"True. But no other Draten, befriended the boy who lived." Kiara said, grinning.
"So......that means.." Draco mumbled.
"There IS a hope. Its small yes, but there is one. All the other Dratens died because of the curse. But they never had a Harry Potter along side them." Kiara said. They sat for a moment.
"So.....are we going to take the antidote or not?" Draco asked.
**
Time: 7 PM. Place: Great Hall. Reason: Finishing dinner.
Kiara sat and squirmed nervously. She had no idea what to do. She could feel the medium bottle's weight in her pocket.
"Why arent you taking it?" Ron asked anxiously.
"I will later." Kiara mumbled.
Harry glanced at her. If she didnt take it, she would be sacrificing his life as well as her own and Malfoy's. But he...knew. He knew if she didnt take it, he would be ready. He seemed to have thought of it a lot more than Kiara herself, for he knew that the reason the other Draten's never could end or beat the curse was because they didnt have him. He didnt think of himself as some great protector, but he was the only one so far who survived Voldemort. So he just knew, if she didnt, there was a hope.
And it was a tall, scrawny, messy-haired, 15 year old.
**
(A/n- sorry if it seems like Im rushing the hours, faster and faster, but time does go by pretty quicky.)
Time: 8 PM. Place: Gryffindor Common Room.
"Ahh. I hope my present reached my Mum and Father. I sent them a book called, "The Relations of Muggles and Magic Folk". Its an older book, but they might be interested." Hermione rambled on. Harry sat by himself on the couch. Kiara sat not far from him.
"Hermione...honestly...a book?" Ron asked, looking at her skeptically. He plopped next to Kiara. She didnt even blink. She was thinking hard, looking into the fire that burned brightly from the fireplace. The four of them took up one of the couches. There were the rest of the Gryffindors that stayed, all over the room, talking excitedly about Christmas.
"Kiara?" Ron said. She didnt look up. She stayed still, in her unblinking stare.
"Kiara? Did you hear Ron?" Hermione said Kiara blinked, and jumped a little. She didnt hear him at all. She glanced at him and Hermione, who gave her confused looks. Harry glanced at them, and back at the fire. It was almost like he could hear something telling him what was going to happen. He knew.
"Sorry Ron, just stressed a bit, I guess." Kiara said.
"Kiara...why?" Ron asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Wait a minute---that buldge, Kiara! You havent taken the antidote yet?!" Said Hermione loudly. People glanced at them, and then continued their talk.
"No. I am seeing Draco in ten minutes though." Kiara said. That was half the story.
"..Fine. Just take it, okay?" Hermione asked, sighing.
"Kiara...remember what I said to you earlier, too." Ron said, sighing as well. Kiara glanced at them, and gave a short nod. She decided to leave then, and meet Malfoy.
Before she got up, Harry whispered, "Im not afraid of him. Im confident." Kiara gasped, then Harry gave a nod, and a grin. She nodded back, and left the room.
**
"Kiara...ready?" Draco asked. He was waiting by the spiral staircase.
"Yes...Harry knows....he just guessed it....I think....but he isnt afraid...he is ready." Kiara mumbled.
"And so are we." Draco said. They walked into the bathroom.
"Well." Kiara whispered.
"To....to what?" Draco asked, raising the bottle. Kiara did the same.
"To...life." Kiara said. There was a quick clinking noise. Then it was over. They walked hand in hand out of the bathroom, sighing.
(a/n- like? its kinda short, gotta explain. next chapter probably the last. If it is only one more chapter, it will be pretty long.)
Chapter 18: To Drink or Not To Drink
Kiara ran through the halls. She needed him. Draco.
Dumbledore, Harry, Hermione, and Ron were going to wait in the Great Hall. They told Kiara to find Malfoy. So she was. She raced throught the halls. She didnt mean to run so fast. But she was scared beyond reason.
She didnt know if she wanted to take the antidote.
She could feel him, nearer now, as she turned a corner. There he was. Leaning against the wall, staring at the floor.
"Draco." She said, gasping for air. He jumped. He had no idea she had been there. He took a hand and ran it through his hair nervously.
"Kiara...whats wrong?" He asked. He knew something was happening. Not by the expression on her face, maybe because the darkness outside when it only was nearing 4 PM, but mainly because he could feel something was wrong.
"The antidote is done. They are waiting in the Great Hall." Kiara said to him. He walked over to her and they embraced.
"I dont want to leave you." He said, rubbing her back.
"And I dont want to stop loving you. But our other option is death." Kiara said, gulping. They walked hand in hand to the Great Hall.
**
They approached the other four slowly, then Dumbledore spoke.
"In these two small bottles, is the Antidote of Menos Amor, otherwise known as the Antidote of the Loveless. It will stop you two from loving one another, yes, but you both will live, Christmas will be the good holiday it is, and there will be no death. I will give you these bottles, and I want you to drink it all at once. You dont have to drink it now, Makenzie claimed it tasted quite bad, so you may wait until dinner. But make sure you drink it before midnight. It is very important you remember that." Dumbledore said sternly. He handed the medium sized blue bottles to Malfoy and Kiara. Draco hesitated before he took it. He grabbed it, and shoved it in his robe pocket. Kiara grasped it. She instantly felt empty. She didnt like that feeling, so she shoved it in her pocket, trying to forget about it. With that, the students all left; Harry, Ron, and Hermione going to the common room, while Kiara and Draco walked around and talked.
**
Time: 5PM. Dinner began at 6.
"I am not taking it at dinner. I wont beable to in front of everyone." Kiara said to Draco. They were sitting outside the Transfiguration room, talking.
"Same here. Right after....we will." Draco said, not sounding sure. It was then that Kiara had told him every single dream she had, and the predictions Professor Trelawny made.
"So....what do you think?" Kiara asked him.
"The dreams repeatedly have things where we dont take the antidote. The prediction is of you dying, because of not taking the antidote. I have a slight feeling its pointing in a certain direction." Draco said, followed with a sigh.
"I dont know what to do. I cant be without you..." Kiara mumbled. He felt the exact same way about her. They had to do something. Whatever it was would change their fates.
"Lets say...we do take it. What would happen? We would see each other everyday, and we wouldnt beable to love each other. It would be pointless. But if we dont take it...we would die." Draco said, sighing.
"But thats the thing. How are we so sure we would die?" Kiara asked him.
"Come on Kiara, I mean, its Voldemort were talking about here. No one has EVER survived an attack by him, except Harry...." Draco trailed off.
"And he wants to kill Harry while he is here...destroying us. But if Harry has survived Voldemort four times..." Kiara began.
"Then he could again!" Draco finished, "But, how does that ensure OUR safety? Only Harry would survive."
"Yes, but Harry is my friend, and he would defend us. He has confidence in himself that he can survive Voldemort every time now, that he has survived him so many times already." Kiara said.
"I dont get it. No other Draten has escaped the curse." Draco said.
"True. But no other Draten, befriended the boy who lived." Kiara said, grinning.
"So......that means.." Draco mumbled.
"There IS a hope. Its small yes, but there is one. All the other Dratens died because of the curse. But they never had a Harry Potter along side them." Kiara said. They sat for a moment.
"So.....are we going to take the antidote or not?" Draco asked.
**
Time: 7 PM. Place: Great Hall. Reason: Finishing dinner.
Kiara sat and squirmed nervously. She had no idea what to do. She could feel the medium bottle's weight in her pocket.
"Why arent you taking it?" Ron asked anxiously.
"I will later." Kiara mumbled.
Harry glanced at her. If she didnt take it, she would be sacrificing his life as well as her own and Malfoy's. But he...knew. He knew if she didnt take it, he would be ready. He seemed to have thought of it a lot more than Kiara herself, for he knew that the reason the other Draten's never could end or beat the curse was because they didnt have him. He didnt think of himself as some great protector, but he was the only one so far who survived Voldemort. So he just knew, if she didnt, there was a hope.
And it was a tall, scrawny, messy-haired, 15 year old.
**
(A/n- sorry if it seems like Im rushing the hours, faster and faster, but time does go by pretty quicky.)
Time: 8 PM. Place: Gryffindor Common Room.
"Ahh. I hope my present reached my Mum and Father. I sent them a book called, "The Relations of Muggles and Magic Folk". Its an older book, but they might be interested." Hermione rambled on. Harry sat by himself on the couch. Kiara sat not far from him.
"Hermione...honestly...a book?" Ron asked, looking at her skeptically. He plopped next to Kiara. She didnt even blink. She was thinking hard, looking into the fire that burned brightly from the fireplace. The four of them took up one of the couches. There were the rest of the Gryffindors that stayed, all over the room, talking excitedly about Christmas.
"Kiara?" Ron said. She didnt look up. She stayed still, in her unblinking stare.
"Kiara? Did you hear Ron?" Hermione said Kiara blinked, and jumped a little. She didnt hear him at all. She glanced at him and Hermione, who gave her confused looks. Harry glanced at them, and back at the fire. It was almost like he could hear something telling him what was going to happen. He knew.
"Sorry Ron, just stressed a bit, I guess." Kiara said.
"Kiara...why?" Ron asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Wait a minute---that buldge, Kiara! You havent taken the antidote yet?!" Said Hermione loudly. People glanced at them, and then continued their talk.
"No. I am seeing Draco in ten minutes though." Kiara said. That was half the story.
"..Fine. Just take it, okay?" Hermione asked, sighing.
"Kiara...remember what I said to you earlier, too." Ron said, sighing as well. Kiara glanced at them, and gave a short nod. She decided to leave then, and meet Malfoy.
Before she got up, Harry whispered, "Im not afraid of him. Im confident." Kiara gasped, then Harry gave a nod, and a grin. She nodded back, and left the room.
**
"Kiara...ready?" Draco asked. He was waiting by the spiral staircase.
"Yes...Harry knows....he just guessed it....I think....but he isnt afraid...he is ready." Kiara mumbled.
"And so are we." Draco said. They walked into the bathroom.
"Well." Kiara whispered.
"To....to what?" Draco asked, raising the bottle. Kiara did the same.
"To...life." Kiara said. There was a quick clinking noise. Then it was over. They walked hand in hand out of the bathroom, sighing.
(a/n- like? its kinda short, gotta explain. next chapter probably the last. If it is only one more chapter, it will be pretty long.)