Draco layed there, motionless, his eyes closed. Lucius took this moment to run. Buckbeak roared, and tried to
chase him, but Sirius held him back, "Forget it Buckbeak, there'll be other times."
Hermione put her face near Draco's, still crying, her tears flowed from her face, and trinkled onto Draco's face.
Ron once again attempted to go to Hermione, but was held back by not only Harry, but Sirius too. Draco began to stirr,
as a single tear from Hermione's wet face landed on his lips. He opened his eyes, confused and dazed.
"W-what's going on?" He asked. Hermione, glad that he was alive, just hugged him. He slowly sat up, still
clutching his head.
"You were placed under a spell by Voldemort," Sirius explained.
"WHAT?" Harry and Ron said at the same time, shocked at what Sirius had said.
"But-but we thought Hermione was under the spell!" Ron spoke up, "She was the only one who couldn't see
Malfoy! She kept saying that Malfoy would come and save her, when he was right there with Voldemort!"
"That's the thing,"Sirius said, "Because of Hermione's love for Draco was so strong, her heart refused to believe
or see Draco there. When Voldemort put Draco under that spell, he became evil, the servant of the Drak Lord. And
Hermione fell in love with the changed Draco, not a servant of Voldemort. So, as long as Draco was doing all his dirty
work, he remained invisible to Hermione. Her love, blinded her what Draco had become."
"How do you know this?" Ron asked, still not convinced.
"It's a spell that we learned when I was back at Hogwarts; Defense Against the Dark Arts. We were taught how
to counter the spell. The spell was called ' Blind Love ', and could only be countered if the person who said the spell was
killed or stripped of his power. We didn't kill Voldemort, but he remains powerless, causing Draco to fall out of the spell's
power," Sirius told the 4 confused students.
"How did you find this place, and how did you know that Ron and I were here?" It was Harry's turn to ask
questions.
"Hedwig."
"Hedwig?" Harry was still confused.
"Well, ever since Hermione went missing, Hedwig noticed that you two were always worried, so she came and
found me. She told me everything, and kept me up-to-date. I was in Africa when Hedwig first came, and I slowly made my
way to Hogsmead. Tonight, she heard you leave your room, Harry, so she followed you, and once she saw you enter this
building, she flew to me, and Buckbeak and I followed her back here."
Harry nor Ron could believe it.
"Come on, we need to get you guys back to Hogwarts. Dumbledore'll be waiting," Sirius broke the silence.
"Dumbledore knew?" Ron asked.
"I sent him a letter through Hedwig, before I walked in, he should have gotten it." Sirius conjured up two
stretchers for Draco, and a weak Hermione, and with Ron, Harry, and Buckbeak's help, they got back safely to the castle.
There was one window with a light on, and sure enough, there was Dumbledore's shadow in it.
Once everyone was inside his office, Sirius began to explain everything, with Ron and Harry throwing in details.
Dumbledore listened attentively, then turned to Draco.
"Do you remember anything?" He questioned.
"I remember going home; the Friday you sent me home. My father and I got into a fight; he knew about Hermione.
I yelled back at him; telling him I loved her, and that there was nothing he could do. I locked myself in my room, and
heard him getting ready to leave, so I made myself invisible, and tried to sneak out, but he caught me," Draco stopped
and looked up at the Headmaster. Dumbledore nodded and Draco continued to talk, " That night, Patrick, our butler,
called me down to dinner, but I refused. We got into an agruement, and I ended up following him to the dining room. My
father was already there. I ate quickly in silence, hoping to finish and return to my room. I fell asleep, the food was
poisoned....and..."
"And?" Sirius edged him on.
"I-I don't remember."
"LIAR!" Ron yelled.
"I don't! I swear!" Draco yelled back. Dumbledore silenced the two, then walked over to Draco, and placed a
hand on his head. He muttered a few words, and spoke.
"He's telling that truth. Voldemort put him under a spell, causing Draco to go back to his old ways," he said.
"It was the ' Blind Love ' spell wasn't it?" Sirius asked.
"Yes it was," the Headmaster confirmed. Dumbledore then made his way to Hermione, and conjured up a potion.
She drank it trustfully, and she slowly began to regain her strength.
"It was horrible," she whispered, after finishing the potion.
"Of course it was," Dumbledore said.
"They locked me in a cell. It was dark, and cold. They gave me only but a little food each night," she recalled,
shivering at the memories.
"Everyday I would threatened the guards, and tell them that Draco, or Harry or Ron would come and get me. But
Voldemort read me a letter that Harry and Ron sent. They-you guys thought I was sick," she continued.
"Malfoy told us that," Ron sneered. Draco shot Ron a look, as Hermione went on, "I could only rely on Draco. I
felt him there. I was crying, and I felt him enter, he was stroking my hair, as if to say 'don't worry, I'll always be here with
you', I really thought he was there, so I turned around, and called his name. Darkness. Emptiness. Loneliness. I thought
I was going crazy," she said, tears slowly leaving her eyes. Draco choked back tears, suddenly remembering that
moment.
"I-I remember that. I was t-there," he stammered. Everyone turned to look at him, waiting to hear more.
"I remember going into her cell, she looked so helpless. I knelt beside her, and took in a deep breath. I smelled
her sweet fragrence, and began to stroke her hair. It was surprisingly soft, even though she had spent nearly a week in
that damp cell. She whispered my name, then she sat up with such force that it pushed me back. I - that's all that I
remember. It was like I was being drawn to her," Draco said.
"That happens," Dumbledore explained, "Sometimes, when someone is under that spell, if the love between to
two are strong, he can overcome the spell without even a breath of magic. It only takes true love to break the spell.
Miss Granger here was still convinced that you would come and help her, and with that hope, if you were to come in
contact with her, her hope would somehow reach out to you, and you would remember everything. The memories, the
friendships, the love. And that's what happened that night. If you weren't easliy influenced by Voldemort, you have
simpley broken the spell, and been visible in her eyes."
Dumbledore continued to answer questions throughout the night, but as soon as the sun began to peak above
the horizon, Sirius and Buckbeak had to leave. With goodbyes and thank you's they were off.
"Don't think this is over Harry, and Ron! I still have a few words to say to you!" He bellowed into the rising sky.
Dumbledore sent Harry and Ron back to their houses, and kept Hermione and Draco in, until they fully recovered.
"Hermione," Draco began, and he sat up and took her fragile hand into his, "I'm sorry for whatever I did. I don't
even remember all of it, but I know, from what you told everyone, that I hurt you in a big way. You know that I love you
too much to every hurt you. You're everything to me, and I couldn't live without your love-" He was stopped by Hermione
placing her finger on his lips, to silence him.
"I love you Draco," she whispered. She closed her eyes, exhausted from the past week's events. A tear left
Draco's eye, and fell unto Hermione's lips. He bent down, and softly kissed her, careful not to disturb her from her sleep.
Dumbledore watched from above, in his tower, and smiled. It had been the first time that he had seen Draco Malfoy cry,
and knew that this was true love.
THE END...or is it?
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Well I hope you guys enjoyed it...I know...it was kinda long...but I couldn't leave out any details! Um...well...if you guys
want to see a continuation on how Draco or Hermione's doing, or if Ron will ever trust Draco again...or anything new...
just review, and tell me...um...if you still have time...read "Hermione's Affair", which is the first part of this story. It
explains how Draco and Hermione got together, and how Harry and Ron learned to get along with him. Thanks for
reading! Please review, with suggestions for another story or comments/critisim...thanx!
-Baby T
chase him, but Sirius held him back, "Forget it Buckbeak, there'll be other times."
Hermione put her face near Draco's, still crying, her tears flowed from her face, and trinkled onto Draco's face.
Ron once again attempted to go to Hermione, but was held back by not only Harry, but Sirius too. Draco began to stirr,
as a single tear from Hermione's wet face landed on his lips. He opened his eyes, confused and dazed.
"W-what's going on?" He asked. Hermione, glad that he was alive, just hugged him. He slowly sat up, still
clutching his head.
"You were placed under a spell by Voldemort," Sirius explained.
"WHAT?" Harry and Ron said at the same time, shocked at what Sirius had said.
"But-but we thought Hermione was under the spell!" Ron spoke up, "She was the only one who couldn't see
Malfoy! She kept saying that Malfoy would come and save her, when he was right there with Voldemort!"
"That's the thing,"Sirius said, "Because of Hermione's love for Draco was so strong, her heart refused to believe
or see Draco there. When Voldemort put Draco under that spell, he became evil, the servant of the Drak Lord. And
Hermione fell in love with the changed Draco, not a servant of Voldemort. So, as long as Draco was doing all his dirty
work, he remained invisible to Hermione. Her love, blinded her what Draco had become."
"How do you know this?" Ron asked, still not convinced.
"It's a spell that we learned when I was back at Hogwarts; Defense Against the Dark Arts. We were taught how
to counter the spell. The spell was called ' Blind Love ', and could only be countered if the person who said the spell was
killed or stripped of his power. We didn't kill Voldemort, but he remains powerless, causing Draco to fall out of the spell's
power," Sirius told the 4 confused students.
"How did you find this place, and how did you know that Ron and I were here?" It was Harry's turn to ask
questions.
"Hedwig."
"Hedwig?" Harry was still confused.
"Well, ever since Hermione went missing, Hedwig noticed that you two were always worried, so she came and
found me. She told me everything, and kept me up-to-date. I was in Africa when Hedwig first came, and I slowly made my
way to Hogsmead. Tonight, she heard you leave your room, Harry, so she followed you, and once she saw you enter this
building, she flew to me, and Buckbeak and I followed her back here."
Harry nor Ron could believe it.
"Come on, we need to get you guys back to Hogwarts. Dumbledore'll be waiting," Sirius broke the silence.
"Dumbledore knew?" Ron asked.
"I sent him a letter through Hedwig, before I walked in, he should have gotten it." Sirius conjured up two
stretchers for Draco, and a weak Hermione, and with Ron, Harry, and Buckbeak's help, they got back safely to the castle.
There was one window with a light on, and sure enough, there was Dumbledore's shadow in it.
Once everyone was inside his office, Sirius began to explain everything, with Ron and Harry throwing in details.
Dumbledore listened attentively, then turned to Draco.
"Do you remember anything?" He questioned.
"I remember going home; the Friday you sent me home. My father and I got into a fight; he knew about Hermione.
I yelled back at him; telling him I loved her, and that there was nothing he could do. I locked myself in my room, and
heard him getting ready to leave, so I made myself invisible, and tried to sneak out, but he caught me," Draco stopped
and looked up at the Headmaster. Dumbledore nodded and Draco continued to talk, " That night, Patrick, our butler,
called me down to dinner, but I refused. We got into an agruement, and I ended up following him to the dining room. My
father was already there. I ate quickly in silence, hoping to finish and return to my room. I fell asleep, the food was
poisoned....and..."
"And?" Sirius edged him on.
"I-I don't remember."
"LIAR!" Ron yelled.
"I don't! I swear!" Draco yelled back. Dumbledore silenced the two, then walked over to Draco, and placed a
hand on his head. He muttered a few words, and spoke.
"He's telling that truth. Voldemort put him under a spell, causing Draco to go back to his old ways," he said.
"It was the ' Blind Love ' spell wasn't it?" Sirius asked.
"Yes it was," the Headmaster confirmed. Dumbledore then made his way to Hermione, and conjured up a potion.
She drank it trustfully, and she slowly began to regain her strength.
"It was horrible," she whispered, after finishing the potion.
"Of course it was," Dumbledore said.
"They locked me in a cell. It was dark, and cold. They gave me only but a little food each night," she recalled,
shivering at the memories.
"Everyday I would threatened the guards, and tell them that Draco, or Harry or Ron would come and get me. But
Voldemort read me a letter that Harry and Ron sent. They-you guys thought I was sick," she continued.
"Malfoy told us that," Ron sneered. Draco shot Ron a look, as Hermione went on, "I could only rely on Draco. I
felt him there. I was crying, and I felt him enter, he was stroking my hair, as if to say 'don't worry, I'll always be here with
you', I really thought he was there, so I turned around, and called his name. Darkness. Emptiness. Loneliness. I thought
I was going crazy," she said, tears slowly leaving her eyes. Draco choked back tears, suddenly remembering that
moment.
"I-I remember that. I was t-there," he stammered. Everyone turned to look at him, waiting to hear more.
"I remember going into her cell, she looked so helpless. I knelt beside her, and took in a deep breath. I smelled
her sweet fragrence, and began to stroke her hair. It was surprisingly soft, even though she had spent nearly a week in
that damp cell. She whispered my name, then she sat up with such force that it pushed me back. I - that's all that I
remember. It was like I was being drawn to her," Draco said.
"That happens," Dumbledore explained, "Sometimes, when someone is under that spell, if the love between to
two are strong, he can overcome the spell without even a breath of magic. It only takes true love to break the spell.
Miss Granger here was still convinced that you would come and help her, and with that hope, if you were to come in
contact with her, her hope would somehow reach out to you, and you would remember everything. The memories, the
friendships, the love. And that's what happened that night. If you weren't easliy influenced by Voldemort, you have
simpley broken the spell, and been visible in her eyes."
Dumbledore continued to answer questions throughout the night, but as soon as the sun began to peak above
the horizon, Sirius and Buckbeak had to leave. With goodbyes and thank you's they were off.
"Don't think this is over Harry, and Ron! I still have a few words to say to you!" He bellowed into the rising sky.
Dumbledore sent Harry and Ron back to their houses, and kept Hermione and Draco in, until they fully recovered.
"Hermione," Draco began, and he sat up and took her fragile hand into his, "I'm sorry for whatever I did. I don't
even remember all of it, but I know, from what you told everyone, that I hurt you in a big way. You know that I love you
too much to every hurt you. You're everything to me, and I couldn't live without your love-" He was stopped by Hermione
placing her finger on his lips, to silence him.
"I love you Draco," she whispered. She closed her eyes, exhausted from the past week's events. A tear left
Draco's eye, and fell unto Hermione's lips. He bent down, and softly kissed her, careful not to disturb her from her sleep.
Dumbledore watched from above, in his tower, and smiled. It had been the first time that he had seen Draco Malfoy cry,
and knew that this was true love.
THE END...or is it?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well I hope you guys enjoyed it...I know...it was kinda long...but I couldn't leave out any details! Um...well...if you guys
want to see a continuation on how Draco or Hermione's doing, or if Ron will ever trust Draco again...or anything new...
just review, and tell me...um...if you still have time...read "Hermione's Affair", which is the first part of this story. It
explains how Draco and Hermione got together, and how Harry and Ron learned to get along with him. Thanks for
reading! Please review, with suggestions for another story or comments/critisim...thanx!
-Baby T