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Discoveries-27-The Funeral

"Miss Granger, Professor Dumbledore needs to see you in his office," Professor McGonagall said, at the end of Transfiguration class.

"Thank you," she said.

"Miss Granger. Good to see you," Professor Dumbledore said, as she entered. "Have a seat please. Now, I have just been informed that they'll have it on the 8th of this month. That is a school day, but since you knew Mr. Yokiva, you are allowed to go. And you may bring a friend if you like. So you won't have to go alone. Gwen, his mother, has asked if you'd like to make a speech. Would you?"

Hermione thought about it for a minute, then answered, "Yes. I will."

"Alright, then. And who will you take with? If anyone?"

"Draco Malfoy, sir. But I'm not sure if he'd come...."

He held up a hand to silence her. "That's quite alright Miss Granger. Just as long as his teachers know that if he's not there, that's the reason why. Thank you for telling me."

"Is that all?"

"Yes, you may leave now."

"Thank you, sir."

~*~*~

Finally the day came, and at first when she woke up, Hermione didn't remember, but after taking a look at the calender beside her bed, immediately remembered. She was in no hurry to go, because she knew she had plenty of time as it was, and she didn't want any extra to sit around and feel sad.

She was just in the middle of dressing, when the door opened, and there stood Draco. "Sorry," he said, but stayed in the room anyway. "I just wanted to see if you were up. Today's the day, huh?"

"Yes," she said as she continued getting dressed.

"Well, I'll let you get ready. I'll just be in there," he pointed to the common room, before leaving.

~*~*~

"Draco? It's time to go," Hermione said, stepping out of her room.

"Okay."

~*~*~

"Oh, you must be Hermione!" a woman, that she recognized (from pictures) to be Craig's mother, said, as she walked over to her, tears in her eyes. "I've heard so much about you from Craig." She hugged her so tightly, that Hermione felt as though she couldn't breathe.

When she released her, she said, "I'm really sorry about this. I had no idea something this drastic would happen. It's... it's just terrible." She could feel the tears stinging her eyes once more, like they had so many times before that.

"I am too," his mother said. "And it is terrible."

They didn't have long to talk, because before too long, the ceremony was starting, and they had to go take their seats. Hermione listened the whole time, patiently. She felt nervous about making her speech. Just when her name was called to go forward, she felt Draco squeeze her hand, and she looked at him. He mouthed, 'you can do it.'

She went up to the front of the room, and looked out at everyone, firstly. Then she began...

"My name is Hermione Granger, and I was a friend of Craig's from school. The first time I actually met him, was right after a group of second years had given him quite a beating. I took him to the hospital wing, after he finally gave in, and I talked to him a little. He started saying 'hi' in the hallways, and he sat by me at a quidditch game. Even when I thought my relationship with someone, who had before been my enemy, was going the wrong way, he told me something that made me feel better, and rethink my actions. You know what he told me? He told me that deep down, I really did care for Draco, and later that night, I went to visit him in the hospital wing, where he'd been from damage from a quidditch game, and now we're back together."

"Craig Yokiva was one of the best people I knew. He was so kind, and caring, and considerate. I was just so thrilled to have him as a friend... He had modesty, and a good heart. He cared for people... even the ones who were mean to him, he cared for. As much as he didn't like them, they were still people, he said, and they needed to be protected."

"It was terrible what happened to him. And I fully blame myself. I did something to upset those sixth years who teased him and beat him, and they wanted revenge. So they went for him. Because they knew I'd miss him a lot. Why they didn't get Draco? I don't know. Those are the two I care about most. And I felt awful when I discovered him there. I... I thought of him as a part of my family. He was my best friend."

By this time, Hermione had tears all the way down her face. It was all sticky, and wet. She wiped some away, but it didn't help much, 'fore more came down quickly, and covered up the spots where it'd been wiped away. She was done with her speech, so she went to go sit by Draco again. There was only a few more speeches after that, and then they left.

They got back to the castle in late afternoon, just before dinner, and had time only to go back to their rooms and change clothes. When they were done they met back in the common room to sit down for a few minutes before dinner.

"I'm really sorry," Draco said, hugging her. "I didn't realize he'd told you that, and changed your mind about me. For that, I'll be forever thankful to him. I love you, Hermione."

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