Title: Healing Spells

Author: Kayla

Chapter: Eight

Disclaimer: Still don't own Harry Potter... er..

Dedication: This fic is dedicated to a very helpful (not to mention intelligent) beta reader, Misty. Thanks! - Kayla

It was a long night for Draco. He sat worried, until early in the morning
when his mother approached and said, "She's here..."
Draco didn't need to ask who. Ginny.... she'd shown up as much as he told
her not to. He tried to smile, "Thanks."
"It'll be okay you know. It will work out sooner or later."
"It always does..." Draco replied thoughtfully, "Or at least it has so far."
"I talked to the judge," she admitted, "You're father is going to be in
Azkaban for the rest of his life."
"I hate to say it," Draco admitted, "but I feel sorry for him."
"Why?" his mother asked surprised.

"He didn't get a chance to see what else he could do. He didn't get a way
out of the evil."
"We were lucky," she replied.

"It's all because of Ginny..." he mused, "All of it. Our family is whole
again and safe. My life is saved and we're together... I am different now.
The course of my world changed because of one girl...one amazing girl"
"You sound like a Philosopher."
"I don't know why... I just think a lot now."
~*~*~*~
The next hour moved quickly and Draco was forced to hear again what he was
accused of.

"The attempted murder of Virginia Weasley," ranted the judge, "association
with Dark Magic, punishable....torture and imprisonment."
"Get on with it!" Draco heard his mother yell, "He doesn't need to hear
these false accusations."
"Fine then, let us proceed. Which one of you?"
"Me," Draco firmly stated, "I am the one you are accusing. I'll do it."
Two strong guards led him roughly to a chair. "I'm not going to resist
you..." he groaned, "I'm not afraid of the honest truth."
They gave him the potion. It felt like it was burning as he drank it.
Immediately, he fell to it's control. "Are you all right?" the judge asked.

"Yes," he felt his voice say mechanically, "I am fine."
"Are you nervous?"
"Not really... no I am not."
"Did you know that your father was a Death Eater?" he asks glaring in
Draco's direction.
Draco sort of wished he could lie to this one, but it came out as
automatically as the first two answers.

"Yes, sir I did."
"Were you working for the Dark Lord too."
"No sir."
"Were you ever pushed to?"

"Yes."

"Go on..."
"My father wanted me to leave school to become like him, I didn't want to.
So we fought a lot."
"Were you involved in the terrible acts against Virginia Weasley?"
"No. Never."
Ginny sighed with relief and held onto her mother's arm. She smiled
relieved. It was over, it was finally over! Draco felt relieved too, though
he couldn't express it still. The potion had him under zombie like control.

~*~*~*~*
It was over. Ginny, Draco and both of their parents were in a room. "It's
over..." Ginny smiled, "It's all over."
"Yes," Draco replied, "Yes it is."
"I am so glad you were there."
"Me too. Can we get back to the normal life now?"
"I hope so, but I doubt it will be normal for a while."
"Our worlds at war," he sighed, "but at least we survived for now."
"Let's go back to the school Ginny," her mother called, "I don't like seeing
you like this you know."
"All right mum, hold on." Ginny sighed, "Come with me please, I know you
probably are tired and everything but..."
"I don't feel that great," he admitted, "but I'd feel worse if I left your
side."
~*~*~*~

When they arrived at the school Madam Pomfrey eyed Draco suspiciously. "The
trial's over," Draco's mother stated angrily, "He's as innocent as he ever
was so back off of him."
Ginny sat down and Ron arrived in the room a few minutes later followed
closely by Hermione.

"What did I tell you?" Hermione whispered softly looking over at Draco and
Ginny.

"Really?" Ron asked stunned.

"Yes," Ginny said, "Stop looking at us like that. Like we're wrong or
something... the painful time is over. Everyone should be happy now."
"I would never do anything against any of you again," Draco admitted, "I
always imagined that I'd sound stupid saying it... but I don't have anything
against any of you."
Hermione nodded, "That's good. Ron?"
"Yeah," he said reluctantly, "Fine. I'm sorry Hermione, Ginny."
"Good to hear," Hermione smiled. Ginny blushed and whispered something to
Draco that Ron and Hermione couldn't here.

"Yeah," he replied, "but I think they'll understand how each other feels
sooner or later. It worked for us."



END. I actually think, unless I get a better idea of how to continue it... that this is the end of "Healing Spells". Wow.... it's really over. :) Well possibly. I enjoyed writing it. There are many possibilities.


To the reviewers: If u have an idea for ch.9 please email me at KAYKEL1207@msn.com or review and leave it in the review. Do you think it should go on? Or perhaps stay but have a sequel? Help! And if you'd like me to tell you in email once I decide let me know.