Epilogue
Thanks to Misty for Beta Reading the greater part of this story.I doubt it would have gotten as much feedback without your help.
A/N: Sequel is coming very very soon. By the way, does anyone know any websites that would host Healing Spells besides Fanfiction.net? Just curious. Email me if you know of any.
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Draco and Ginny met up with Ron and Hermione the next day. Ron was very happy, because he had just gotten out from seeing Harry. Harry had lived and was getting better quickly. Worrying about him was pointless, Ron told Ginny, "Harry's great. He was even laughing to me about how stupid he was. It's not a big deal sis..."
When Hermione heard what had happened to Draco she was very worried about whatever the Death Eaters had gotten hold of while in the castle... There had been no deaths, so Draco's theory about wanting something was indeed true. "What if..." she began frantically.
"No," Ginny said calming her panicking friends, "I used to worry about what would happen next too... but it's too important to enjoy what we've got now."
"You're right," Hermione said looking over to Ron and nodding.
All of their families were greatly upset by the incident. Many of the school's parents desperately tried to remove their children from Hogwarts. Ginny's message to the students and parents at the huge conference Dumbledore held might have helped that issue a little. "Come on you guys... Hogwarts is our school. Something really bad happened to it, and we need to defend it so it won't happen again... not abandon it."
Dumbledore had stood and applauded her for that. He began a speech which would probably go down in history. "Hogwarts students, Parents, and Teachers... it's difficult to explain the situation we now face. It is never easy for a headmaster to admit that his students safety is faltering. Yet I do, with a hope to return the safety... not flee from the danger. Your children are growing in a time of war, as many of your generation did. Those were not easy times, but we survived the struggle. Little Miss Weasley here... this girl has suffered much of the early war's hazardous effects. Yet here she stands to tell you that you and your children need to fight for what you love. I am not a politic in the world of wizards, but a school headmaster and a man with a love for what we have. If it is your choice to remove you're child then..."
"It's their loss..." Ginny had said daringly.
"Yes, Miss Weasley ... indeed it is their loss."
People did leave the school, but after seeing Draco's fight with his father, not one Slytherin did. Draco felt sympathy toward them, cause he knew what they must be going through, trying to fight what they were supposed to be. He'd been there before. He cared for the Slytherin people now, more than he'd ever had. He now saw the interior struggle in the house that once held the worst reputation. "What do you think made us get such a bad reputation?" he'd said to a fellow Slytherin, "Us not fighting the reputation of Salazar Slytherin. Why should one terrible man make many?"
Ginny had helped him through that part, his life's struggle. Even through all of this, they got closer and closer. They were beginning to get to a point where they could hardly be apart. Ginny always got a little upset when Draco did things with the Slytherins, which he tried to do as often as possible.
One night, toward the end of the year, Draco found Ginny in the infirmary. "What is it?" he asked, "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine..." she laughed grimly, "but the war is intensifying now. Whatever they stole from the school... I think the reason Dumbledore refuses to tell us, is because it's powerful and dangerous. The rate of deaths and attacks has risen. Some people from the school are being attacked, right under Dumbledore's nose... I think soon, they'll raise a full attack in Hogwarts. I told Madam Pomfrey I'll start helping her in the infirmary. I know what I want to be when I get out of school..."
"What?" he asked impressed, even though he knew. He'd been told once, when he was a different Draco Malfoy.
"A nurse," she smiled, "I want to help hurt people. I'm pretty good at it.... but you've heard that one before."
"I have heard it. You definitely are good at it," Draco's replied looking at her meaningfully, "You were always pretty good with those healing spells. All kinds of healing spells."
"Thanks," Ginny nodded, knowing just what he was talking about, "You were my inspiration to do this you know?"
"Really?"
"Really."
"Whatever happens is going to happen," he said kindly, "We'll know sooner or later. Maybe not for years... but it's always going to be us. That wont change no matter what."
"Thank you for that," she smiled, "Now I got to go back to the patient I was helping with. He came in from the city or something."
"Wait," Draco whispered, "You know, I love you… Right? You've got to know…"
"Yes, I know. Guess that proves that an awkwardly performed Healing Spell can do anything."
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AN: If you've given me your email adress I'll let you know about the sequel. If not, let me know soon.
Thanks to Misty for Beta Reading the greater part of this story.I doubt it would have gotten as much feedback without your help.
A/N: Sequel is coming very very soon. By the way, does anyone know any websites that would host Healing Spells besides Fanfiction.net? Just curious. Email me if you know of any.
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Draco and Ginny met up with Ron and Hermione the next day. Ron was very happy, because he had just gotten out from seeing Harry. Harry had lived and was getting better quickly. Worrying about him was pointless, Ron told Ginny, "Harry's great. He was even laughing to me about how stupid he was. It's not a big deal sis..."
When Hermione heard what had happened to Draco she was very worried about whatever the Death Eaters had gotten hold of while in the castle... There had been no deaths, so Draco's theory about wanting something was indeed true. "What if..." she began frantically.
"No," Ginny said calming her panicking friends, "I used to worry about what would happen next too... but it's too important to enjoy what we've got now."
"You're right," Hermione said looking over to Ron and nodding.
All of their families were greatly upset by the incident. Many of the school's parents desperately tried to remove their children from Hogwarts. Ginny's message to the students and parents at the huge conference Dumbledore held might have helped that issue a little. "Come on you guys... Hogwarts is our school. Something really bad happened to it, and we need to defend it so it won't happen again... not abandon it."
Dumbledore had stood and applauded her for that. He began a speech which would probably go down in history. "Hogwarts students, Parents, and Teachers... it's difficult to explain the situation we now face. It is never easy for a headmaster to admit that his students safety is faltering. Yet I do, with a hope to return the safety... not flee from the danger. Your children are growing in a time of war, as many of your generation did. Those were not easy times, but we survived the struggle. Little Miss Weasley here... this girl has suffered much of the early war's hazardous effects. Yet here she stands to tell you that you and your children need to fight for what you love. I am not a politic in the world of wizards, but a school headmaster and a man with a love for what we have. If it is your choice to remove you're child then..."
"It's their loss..." Ginny had said daringly.
"Yes, Miss Weasley ... indeed it is their loss."
People did leave the school, but after seeing Draco's fight with his father, not one Slytherin did. Draco felt sympathy toward them, cause he knew what they must be going through, trying to fight what they were supposed to be. He'd been there before. He cared for the Slytherin people now, more than he'd ever had. He now saw the interior struggle in the house that once held the worst reputation. "What do you think made us get such a bad reputation?" he'd said to a fellow Slytherin, "Us not fighting the reputation of Salazar Slytherin. Why should one terrible man make many?"
Ginny had helped him through that part, his life's struggle. Even through all of this, they got closer and closer. They were beginning to get to a point where they could hardly be apart. Ginny always got a little upset when Draco did things with the Slytherins, which he tried to do as often as possible.
One night, toward the end of the year, Draco found Ginny in the infirmary. "What is it?" he asked, "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine..." she laughed grimly, "but the war is intensifying now. Whatever they stole from the school... I think the reason Dumbledore refuses to tell us, is because it's powerful and dangerous. The rate of deaths and attacks has risen. Some people from the school are being attacked, right under Dumbledore's nose... I think soon, they'll raise a full attack in Hogwarts. I told Madam Pomfrey I'll start helping her in the infirmary. I know what I want to be when I get out of school..."
"What?" he asked impressed, even though he knew. He'd been told once, when he was a different Draco Malfoy.
"A nurse," she smiled, "I want to help hurt people. I'm pretty good at it.... but you've heard that one before."
"I have heard it. You definitely are good at it," Draco's replied looking at her meaningfully, "You were always pretty good with those healing spells. All kinds of healing spells."
"Thanks," Ginny nodded, knowing just what he was talking about, "You were my inspiration to do this you know?"
"Really?"
"Really."
"Whatever happens is going to happen," he said kindly, "We'll know sooner or later. Maybe not for years... but it's always going to be us. That wont change no matter what."
"Thank you for that," she smiled, "Now I got to go back to the patient I was helping with. He came in from the city or something."
"Wait," Draco whispered, "You know, I love you… Right? You've got to know…"
"Yes, I know. Guess that proves that an awkwardly performed Healing Spell can do anything."
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AN: If you've given me your email adress I'll let you know about the sequel. If not, let me know soon.