DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything having to do with Harry Potter, and I am making no money from this. Sorry this chapter took so long, I've been experiencing an extremely long block. hopefully its over. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

"Draco, hurry up, hand me the cloak, I think I hear Harry and me coming. Remember, act surprised." ____________________________________________________________________________

"How the hell did you two get out?" Draco asked as Harry and Lydia rounded the corner. ____________________________________________________________________________

The conversation that ensued went along smoothly, giving Draco a feeling of deja-vu, because he knew it had happend before, the Lydia from the future had described it all to him in extreme detail. Then Lydia unlocked the door for him, and he stepped out, hesitating a bit so the future Lydia in the invisibility cloak could get out as well. He felt her brush against him as she passed, and he stepped forward. ____________________________________________________________________________

"Potter where did you leave your invisibility cloak?" ____________________________________________________________________________

"In the bushes, right next to the front door, why?" ____________________________________________________________________________

"I'll be right back, wait for me here, it might be dangerous." ____________________________________________________________________________

He ran up the dungeon steps and out of site. As they rounded the corner, Lydia threw off the cloak. "Here," she said, handing it to him, "I'll go hide in that closet now. Do you remember where I said to leave this?" ____________________________________________________________________________

He nodded. ____________________________________________________________________________

"Good. And remember, whatever happens, don't forget to tell me you love me. I'll see you later I guess," She turned to leave. ____________________________________________________________________________

"Wait..." he caught her by the hand and pulled her back. ____________________________________________________________________________

"What?" ____________________________________________________________________________

"Just... be careful, okay?" ____________________________________________________________________________

She looked into his eyes. They were full of anxiety and she knew she felt the same way. Harry had told her right before she left that she couldn't change the future, it would be too dangerous. What if he was right? She decided she was willing to risk that if it meant the difference between life and death for Draco. He kissed her one last time before dissapearing back down the stairs. Lydia ran quickly to the closet and ducked inside just as someone turned into the hallway. ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ She stood there quietly, holding her breath as the footsteps got closer, then suddenly stopped, right outside the door, which wasn't shut all the way. Lydia heard annoyed mumbling and suddenly something was tossed in with her, and the door was pulled shut tightly, enveloping her in darkness. She couldn't tell exactly what it was she was holding in her hand, but when she muttered a quick 'lumos' she got the picture bright and clear. Not only had a faint light emitted from her hand, but from the wand she was holding as well. ____________________________________________________________________________

She tried tucking it somewhere to keep for later, but realized that the dress she was wearing didn't leave much room for anything to be 'tucked' anywhere. Then an idea struck her. She quickly ripped a strip of her skirt off, and used it to tie the wand to her leg, where no one would see it. She smiled to herself, proud of her handiwork. Now all that there was left to do was wait. ____________________________________________________________________________

Lydia went through the plan in her mind again, making sure she had it all figured out so things would go smoothly. Suddenly she froze. If the curse didn't hit Draco, would it hit Harry instead? _______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

Draco tried to take a deep breath and relax, but he feared doing so might cause him to hyperventilate or pass out. He was in the closet with Lydia, and it was almost time to kiss her. He tried to clear his mind, and think about something else. But why was he so nervous? He had done more than just kiss her down in the dungeons, so why would this be anymore difficult? ____________________________________________________________________________

"Draco?" Lydia whispered. ____________________________________________________________________________

He looked at her for a moment, then realized the time had come. Without warning, he leaned in and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around him and he began to mentally take note on how much time had passed. 'Right,' he thought, 'any minute now...' the door was tugged open and they landed on their backs, looking up at Lucious. ____________________________________________________________________________

Lucious announced to everyone the devious plan that involved Draco, Lydia became angry, and Draco tried to hide his amusment. Finally Lucious and Lydia left, and he was alone with Harry and Hermione, who immediately began arguing. He sighed, knowing that soon he would have to interrupt them. ____________________________________________________________________________

He began his little speech, trying to convince them to let him help. Finally, they gave up, because there really wasn't another option. ____________________________________________________________________________

"Alright Malfoy, but I swear, if you hurt her again..." Harry threatened so vehemently that for a moment it caught Draco off gaurd. ____________________________________________________________________________

'Wow, he really cares about her. I wonder if they had something going on before I came along?' Draco thought, before realizing that Harry was still giving him a death glare. ____________________________________________________________________________

"You'll bite my head off and tear it into little tiny shreds?" He offered nervously. ____________________________________________________________________________

Harry nodded, "Among other things, yes." ____________________________________________________________________________

Meanwhile Lydia was busy pacing the small closet trying to devise a plan to keep both Harry and Draco safe. 'No, nothing works...what am I going to do?' She tried desperately to rack her brain for any answer, but nothing came. 'If I push Draco out of the way, Harry will be killed. But if I don't, then Draco will be killed.' ____________________________________________________________________________

Then her mind came to a horrible conclusion. 'I'm going to have to choose between them.' She sat down hard on the floor and began to sob. ____________________________________________________________________________

"What's wrong?" Harry asked Lydia as they approached her in the hallway. ____________________________________________________________________________

Draco knew exactly what was wrong. 'I can't believe nobody notices her. I mean, she looks completely brainwashed'. ____________________________________________________________________________

Lydia was trying her best to act natural, and it all seemed so obvious to Draco now. 'Why doesn't Hermione notice it sooner? Maybe if I just hint at it...no, I can't change anything...'. ____________________________________________________________________________

He watched Lydia's inner struggle take place. Then, finally she collapsed and they began to run. 'This is it, soon we'll find out if her plan worked,' he thought nervously as they crashed into the death eaters. ____________________________________________________________________________

They were taken to the library where they were soon joined by Lydia and Voldemort. Draco heard Hermione gasp beside him as they entered. Despite the severity of the situation, Draco smiled inwardly to himself. 'I wonder why she changed into that dress? Whatever works I guess...I'm certainly not complaining.' ____________________________________________________________________________

He quickly hid his smile when he realized she was watching him suspiciously. Soon Draco realized that no amount of explaining could have prepared him for the evil Lydia. He watched as she strode over to Harry, and he flinched when she leaned in and practically kissed him. 'Stop acting like a git, you know she isn't herself. She wouldn't have done that otherwise,' he tried to reassure himself. ____________________________________________________________________________

Lydia stopped in front of Draco, who tried to act aloof and nonchalant as she placed her hand on his belt. His expression was hard and uncaring, but he knew the pain in his eyes was obvious. 'It would be so easy,' he thought, 'to just tell her I loved her now... it would all be overwith. But then how would that affect everything else?' ____________________________________________________________________________

He didn't have time to answer that question, because she had turned away from him and was now having a conversation with her father. They argued for a bit, then he left to retrieve her wand. Draco watched as Hermione finally realized that Lydia was under a curse, and began to egg her on. Lydia became enraged when Hermione finally mentioned Draco, and he could see the fiery silver/violet light glowing in her eyes. 'It won't be much longer now.' ____________________________________________________________________________

He pretended to act surprised and confused as Hermione explained the curse, then Voldemort returned with the wand, and his nervousness turned into firm resolution. 'This is it, whatever is meant to happen will happen.' _______________________________________________________________________ Lydia watched from under the invisibility cloak as all the events leading up to Draco's supposed 'death' took place. She blushed in embarassment as she witnessed herself licking Harry, then ripping off Draco's belt. 'Well, thats really going to be awkward later.' ____________________________________________________________________________

Then she watched herself attack Hermione, and scream empty threats at her. 'She must have enjoyed that, she hates me so much for being close to Harry. Oh no, it's almost time...' ____________________________________________________________________________

She watched as her father returned with the wand. He gave it to the evil version of her, who turned to Harry. Wasting no time, she quickly spoke the words 'Avada Kedavra' as Draco jumped in front of it all to confess his love. The future Lydia squeezed her eyes shut tight and stood where she was. Suddenly there was a scream and she opened her eyes to find herself sobbing on the floor, a limp Draco in her arms. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________END!!! Anyone feeling the deja-vu vibe here? So would any of you chase after me with flaming torches if I told you this was the end of the story? Well don't worry, it's not. I just love being devious and suspenseful. I'll try to hurry with the next one. enjoy and review please!