Chapter 25: We are NOT Murderers!
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Hermione felt herself smile broadly. Helen and Pansee were beautiful. They were huge marble statues, in a most perfectly craved manner. The facial expressions were so real, and it appeared as though the two princesses would come to life at any moment. They seemed so perfect in everyway. Hermione grinned, and looked at herself in her past life form. Hermione would have never guessed that she was the heir to a princess, before this. It was intrigued Hermione, to be gazing up at her past self, as a huge, wonderful idol.
Gabrielle giggled and pointed at the statues, "Aren't they beautiful. Every year during the Chreestmas season, we come a place branches of holly by zier feet, to remember zeir spirits."
Hermione smiled, but then she felt her heart sink. It was getting rather close to Christmas and Hermione began to think about how she was going to spend it: by running away from Death Eaters, while searching for her missing friends. Hermione looked over at Draco, and his face fell as well.
Gabrielle grinned, and shook her head, "Which reminds me! I should be getting out zee Chreestmas decorations soon. We only 'ave about two more weeks!"
Hermione forced herself to smile, "Oh, yes, I can't wait. Maybe we could help you Gabrielle?"
Gabrielle shook her head, "Oh! No! You need your rest. Lets get walking."
Gabrielle began to walk down the streets again, leaving the statues behind. Hermione looked up at Helen one last time before turning away. She held Draco's arm back, and nodded. They decided to walk a few feet behind Gabrielle so they could talk amongst themselves quietly. Draco peered at the statues, and said, "It's you and Pansy. I can't believe it. Did you know about this?"
Hermione blushed, and said, "Yes I did. I didn't want to say anything to Pansy, because she would freak out. Also, the Princess Pansee was murdered along with us. And I-I don't know."
Draco rolled his eyes and spat out, "So what else is new!"
Draco shouted at Gabrielle, "Hey Gabby! Can I look at these statues for a moment?"
Gabrielle smiled, "Oui."
Draco slowly approached the statues and gazed closely at the inscriptions. It said:
Princess Helen and Pansee were the closest sisters and the best of friends. However, their fate was sealed and they died together. They did not have to die, but they were murdered when they were only teenagers. They could have lived, but sadly didn't. All this is due to the evil King and his followers. May their souls rest in peace.
Draco bit his lip, and walked back to where Hermione was standing. He looked at her, and he realized that he could not live without his Hermione. If she died, Draco would do something crazy. "It's just NOT fair! Despite what time we're in, we're STILL destined to die together!" Draco screamed much louder then he intended to, and he received stares from all over.
Draco blushed and said nervously, "Play rehearsal."
He turned back to Hermione and muttered, "We are without a doubt the unluckiest people in the whole universe at this point. Now, I know how Potter feels.."
Hermione and Draco were quiet for a few moments. Hermione knew Draco was right about their luck, and it was quite sad actually. They were the unluckiest people on the planet without a doubt.
Hermione whispered softly, "I cannot believe it. I almost forgot completely about Christmas."
Draco sighed, "I guess we both have more important things on our minds."
Hermione agreed, "That's true. We have to find out what happened to our friends. That is the most important thing of all. If we don't, I don't know what we can do. If anything happens to them I will never forgive myself."
Draco shook his head, and growled, "Damn Lucius. This is his entire fault. I swear! I will get revenge if it kills me."
Hermione's eyes went wide, "If it kills you? Draco do NOT say things like that. Everything is going to work out fine in the end. You'll see. I swear."
Draco shrugged, "You can only hope everything will be okay."
Neither of them said another word as they walked behind Gabrielle. Hermione was so confused about everything. So many problems had arisen in the past week, Hermione could not remember them all, and she could not keep her thoughts in order.
~*~*~*~
Hermione lie down on the couch and shut her eyes tightly. She hadn't said a word to Draco or Gabrielle until they reached the house. It was a large and comfortable home, and very well furnished. However, Hermione did not care to get a better look at her surroundings. Instead, she just wanted to lie down, and rest. Gabrielle showed Draco and Hermione a sitting room that was upstairs, and it had a huge window that showed the entire backyard. The backyard of the house was huge, and there were many trees in it. Also there was a brilliant view of Paris.
Gabrielle had been very kind to them. Her mother was away and it was just her Fleur at the house. Gabrielle fed Hermione and Draco before they went upstairs to rest, so Hermione felt nice and full of food. (A/N: I LUV food. HEH)
Hermione looked over to where Draco was sitting. He was looking out the window, and being absolutely silent. Hermione sighed and shut her eyes again. She licked her dry lips, and began to wonder how they would rescue their friends. Hermione shuddered as she thought of the group being in some horrible place with no one to help them. And Lucius? What sort of cruel tortures would he have up his sleeves for them?
Suddenly the loud booming of thunder distracted Hermione from her thoughts. She looked out the window and realized it was storming like crazy. Hermione gulped, and thought more about her friends. What was she doing here in a safe place while the ones close to her were in danger?!
"We HAVE to do something Draco! We can't just sit here and wait for Lucius to kill them!" Hermione shouted over the thunder.
Draco rolled his eyes, "Hermione listen. THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO! They are screwed over. I could not save Jewel, and therefore I cannot save them. I am useless, okay?" Draco said sadly, wearing a long face.
Hermione glared and spoke to Draco boldly, "So that's what it is? You are scared that you are going to fail them. Just like you failed Jewel. Jewel is dead, Draco Malfoy, and nothing is going to change that. However, you CAN save our friends. I have faith in you." Hermione was surprised with all the sincerity that she managed to muster.
"Well, you shouldn't" Draco snarled, and he turned away spitefully.
Hermione sighed deeply, and shut her eyes again. There was no use trying to talk to Draco when he was in this kind of mood! He was so stubborn, but that was Draco for you!
Then an ear-piercing scream was heard from downstairs. Hermione sat up straight, and Draco jumped in surprise. They looked at each other and said at the same time in horror, "Gabrielle!!"
The two of them immediately went out the door, and flew down the steps as fast as their feet could carry them. Hermione felt as though she was going to be sick. What could possibly be wrong?
Hermione and Draco reached the bottom of the steps, and they saw Gabrielle bawling her eyes out, as two policemen spoke to her in French. Hermione gulped, and she thought ~ Something dreadful has happened! I know it! ~
Hermione cleared her throat, and muttered, "Gabby? Are you okay?"
Gabrielle wiped her tear-streaked eyes, and stuttered, "I-I-I, s-she, F-F- Fleur .....d-dead.....all my fault."
Hermione felt her heart stop, and she heard Draco cry, "WHAT? That's-"
But Draco was cut by the policemen's shouts in French, and Gabrielle began to cry even louder. Hermione said in a shaking voice, "W-What are they saying?"
Gabrielle stared from Draco to Hermione in shock. She went very pale, and gasped, "Zey said zat you are wanted for murder, and zat it iz most likely your friends keelled my sister."
Hermione's sadness and rage melted together in a burst of emotions. It was Lucius who killed her. Not Pansy, Ron, Harry, Ginny, or Blaise. It was all Lucius, that pig headed bastard.
Draco went red with rage and he began shouting in fury, "WE ARE NOT MURDERERS!"
Gabrielle continued crying, and sputtering, "'Ow could y-y-you? I-I know y- you-"
Gabrielle could not finish her sentence. Instead she fainted to the floor, and the police held out their wands to Hermione and Draco. They were trapped.
YIKES! I KNOW!!!!!! This is turning out to be the most depressing fic that you have read is it not? Well, don't say I did not warn you.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter at ALL
Thanks: JoeBob1379, PsychoAngel, Sushie-chan, Draco's One and Only, snowflakesweety, Emma, Rebecca, Nathalie, Draco'sAmericanGurl, Akili, Calli- chan, Sky Brooks, BlueStariNight88, helly120, dragonrider, Mrs. Draco Malfoy, AlyBaby, Glenda the Owl, sneef22, AgentHotpants, Loralei, K7o7 of BaCa PrOdUcTiOnZ, and InfiniteMoment
A/N: 600 REVIEWS BABY! YES!!!!!! ^_^ And a special thanks to Malishka who helped me with this chapter.
Hermione felt herself smile broadly. Helen and Pansee were beautiful. They were huge marble statues, in a most perfectly craved manner. The facial expressions were so real, and it appeared as though the two princesses would come to life at any moment. They seemed so perfect in everyway. Hermione grinned, and looked at herself in her past life form. Hermione would have never guessed that she was the heir to a princess, before this. It was intrigued Hermione, to be gazing up at her past self, as a huge, wonderful idol.
Gabrielle giggled and pointed at the statues, "Aren't they beautiful. Every year during the Chreestmas season, we come a place branches of holly by zier feet, to remember zeir spirits."
Hermione smiled, but then she felt her heart sink. It was getting rather close to Christmas and Hermione began to think about how she was going to spend it: by running away from Death Eaters, while searching for her missing friends. Hermione looked over at Draco, and his face fell as well.
Gabrielle grinned, and shook her head, "Which reminds me! I should be getting out zee Chreestmas decorations soon. We only 'ave about two more weeks!"
Hermione forced herself to smile, "Oh, yes, I can't wait. Maybe we could help you Gabrielle?"
Gabrielle shook her head, "Oh! No! You need your rest. Lets get walking."
Gabrielle began to walk down the streets again, leaving the statues behind. Hermione looked up at Helen one last time before turning away. She held Draco's arm back, and nodded. They decided to walk a few feet behind Gabrielle so they could talk amongst themselves quietly. Draco peered at the statues, and said, "It's you and Pansy. I can't believe it. Did you know about this?"
Hermione blushed, and said, "Yes I did. I didn't want to say anything to Pansy, because she would freak out. Also, the Princess Pansee was murdered along with us. And I-I don't know."
Draco rolled his eyes and spat out, "So what else is new!"
Draco shouted at Gabrielle, "Hey Gabby! Can I look at these statues for a moment?"
Gabrielle smiled, "Oui."
Draco slowly approached the statues and gazed closely at the inscriptions. It said:
Princess Helen and Pansee were the closest sisters and the best of friends. However, their fate was sealed and they died together. They did not have to die, but they were murdered when they were only teenagers. They could have lived, but sadly didn't. All this is due to the evil King and his followers. May their souls rest in peace.
Draco bit his lip, and walked back to where Hermione was standing. He looked at her, and he realized that he could not live without his Hermione. If she died, Draco would do something crazy. "It's just NOT fair! Despite what time we're in, we're STILL destined to die together!" Draco screamed much louder then he intended to, and he received stares from all over.
Draco blushed and said nervously, "Play rehearsal."
He turned back to Hermione and muttered, "We are without a doubt the unluckiest people in the whole universe at this point. Now, I know how Potter feels.."
Hermione and Draco were quiet for a few moments. Hermione knew Draco was right about their luck, and it was quite sad actually. They were the unluckiest people on the planet without a doubt.
Hermione whispered softly, "I cannot believe it. I almost forgot completely about Christmas."
Draco sighed, "I guess we both have more important things on our minds."
Hermione agreed, "That's true. We have to find out what happened to our friends. That is the most important thing of all. If we don't, I don't know what we can do. If anything happens to them I will never forgive myself."
Draco shook his head, and growled, "Damn Lucius. This is his entire fault. I swear! I will get revenge if it kills me."
Hermione's eyes went wide, "If it kills you? Draco do NOT say things like that. Everything is going to work out fine in the end. You'll see. I swear."
Draco shrugged, "You can only hope everything will be okay."
Neither of them said another word as they walked behind Gabrielle. Hermione was so confused about everything. So many problems had arisen in the past week, Hermione could not remember them all, and she could not keep her thoughts in order.
~*~*~*~
Hermione lie down on the couch and shut her eyes tightly. She hadn't said a word to Draco or Gabrielle until they reached the house. It was a large and comfortable home, and very well furnished. However, Hermione did not care to get a better look at her surroundings. Instead, she just wanted to lie down, and rest. Gabrielle showed Draco and Hermione a sitting room that was upstairs, and it had a huge window that showed the entire backyard. The backyard of the house was huge, and there were many trees in it. Also there was a brilliant view of Paris.
Gabrielle had been very kind to them. Her mother was away and it was just her Fleur at the house. Gabrielle fed Hermione and Draco before they went upstairs to rest, so Hermione felt nice and full of food. (A/N: I LUV food. HEH)
Hermione looked over to where Draco was sitting. He was looking out the window, and being absolutely silent. Hermione sighed and shut her eyes again. She licked her dry lips, and began to wonder how they would rescue their friends. Hermione shuddered as she thought of the group being in some horrible place with no one to help them. And Lucius? What sort of cruel tortures would he have up his sleeves for them?
Suddenly the loud booming of thunder distracted Hermione from her thoughts. She looked out the window and realized it was storming like crazy. Hermione gulped, and thought more about her friends. What was she doing here in a safe place while the ones close to her were in danger?!
"We HAVE to do something Draco! We can't just sit here and wait for Lucius to kill them!" Hermione shouted over the thunder.
Draco rolled his eyes, "Hermione listen. THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO! They are screwed over. I could not save Jewel, and therefore I cannot save them. I am useless, okay?" Draco said sadly, wearing a long face.
Hermione glared and spoke to Draco boldly, "So that's what it is? You are scared that you are going to fail them. Just like you failed Jewel. Jewel is dead, Draco Malfoy, and nothing is going to change that. However, you CAN save our friends. I have faith in you." Hermione was surprised with all the sincerity that she managed to muster.
"Well, you shouldn't" Draco snarled, and he turned away spitefully.
Hermione sighed deeply, and shut her eyes again. There was no use trying to talk to Draco when he was in this kind of mood! He was so stubborn, but that was Draco for you!
Then an ear-piercing scream was heard from downstairs. Hermione sat up straight, and Draco jumped in surprise. They looked at each other and said at the same time in horror, "Gabrielle!!"
The two of them immediately went out the door, and flew down the steps as fast as their feet could carry them. Hermione felt as though she was going to be sick. What could possibly be wrong?
Hermione and Draco reached the bottom of the steps, and they saw Gabrielle bawling her eyes out, as two policemen spoke to her in French. Hermione gulped, and she thought ~ Something dreadful has happened! I know it! ~
Hermione cleared her throat, and muttered, "Gabby? Are you okay?"
Gabrielle wiped her tear-streaked eyes, and stuttered, "I-I-I, s-she, F-F- Fleur .....d-dead.....all my fault."
Hermione felt her heart stop, and she heard Draco cry, "WHAT? That's-"
But Draco was cut by the policemen's shouts in French, and Gabrielle began to cry even louder. Hermione said in a shaking voice, "W-What are they saying?"
Gabrielle stared from Draco to Hermione in shock. She went very pale, and gasped, "Zey said zat you are wanted for murder, and zat it iz most likely your friends keelled my sister."
Hermione's sadness and rage melted together in a burst of emotions. It was Lucius who killed her. Not Pansy, Ron, Harry, Ginny, or Blaise. It was all Lucius, that pig headed bastard.
Draco went red with rage and he began shouting in fury, "WE ARE NOT MURDERERS!"
Gabrielle continued crying, and sputtering, "'Ow could y-y-you? I-I know y- you-"
Gabrielle could not finish her sentence. Instead she fainted to the floor, and the police held out their wands to Hermione and Draco. They were trapped.
YIKES! I KNOW!!!!!! This is turning out to be the most depressing fic that you have read is it not? Well, don't say I did not warn you.