Disclaimer: Harry Potter in all ways, shapes and forms, does not belong to me in the least.
Claimer: The OC belongs to me and is completely original. She does not belong to J.K. which will be made evident as I'm most likely nowhere as good at writing as her.
A/N: Just to clear some stuff up…
"…" are thoughts in people's heads.
"…" are song lyrics from the song Always by Saliva.
And the rest is pretty much self-explanatory… Have a good read!!!
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Always
"Don't do it Tom." Her voice broke the silence of the chamber.
"Dana." He said looking to the girl who had somehow managed to find the chamber. "How'd you get into here? Only people who can speak parselmouth can get into here!" Shock was evident on his face.
"Just don't do it Tom. I know what you're going to do and don't." She said, her voice shaking as tears threatened to fall from eyes.
"You don't understand! I have to."
"Why Tom, why?" she asked him desperately.
"Because I am the heir of Slytherin and it is my duty to purge this school of all the filthy Mudbloods!" He shouted at her causing her to fall back a step in surprise.
She couldn't believe what he was saying. "You even want to get rid of me?" She asked looking at him desperately. She watched as tears weld in his eyes but, whether from anger or true sadness which he refrained from showing, she didn't know.
"Why?" he asked himself nearly breaking down completely. "Why do I have to kill her?"
"Because she is Muggle-born, you know that." said a voice matter-of-factly in his head.
"I hate you Salazar!" He shouted out enraged.
Dana looked at him with dampened, confused eyes. She loved him so much but, he wouldn't accept her love and why? Was it because she was born of Muggles or was it simply because she wasn't good enough for him? She knew she couldn't live her life without him and if he felt he had to kill her and could never be with her, she'd rather it be like that than know that she would love him for the rest of her life, but never be able to be with him.
"I hear, a voice say "Don't be so blind"
It's telling me all these thing, that you would probably hide
Am I, your one and only desire
Am I the reason you breath, or am I the reason you cry
Always… always… always… always… always… always…
I just can't live without you"
Tom remained silent after his outburst, staring curiously at the girl so vulnerable in front of him. He loved her more than she could possibly imagine and now he knew that she returned that love. But, he could never let his feelings show. She was a Muggle-born and he couldn't possibly love a Muggle-born… could he?
"Go away Dana, I don't love you." He denied; the final remains of everything human inside him dying.
He heart broke into millions of pieces and tears threatened the threshold of her eyes even more. I'm not asking you to love me." She said, trying to remain strong and not let him see that he hurt her. "I'm only asking that you don't do this."
Tom ran a hand through his short black hair. "Why's she making this so hard? She knows that at any moment I could call on the basilisk and kill her yet she stands her ground. Why is she doing this?"
"You know that when you open that, people will die. I don't think you want that Tom. I honestly don't." She said firmly pushing down her tears.
"You have NO IDEA what I want… JUST LEAVE DANA!" He shouted, losing his previous conviction that originally brought him to the chamber. "This doesn't involve you!"
"I love you, I hate you, I can't get around you
I breathe you, I taste you, I can't live without you
I just can't take anymore, this life of solitude
I guess that I'm out the door and now I'm done with you
Done with you, done with you, done with you, done with you, done with you"
"Like HELL it doesn't Tom!" She shouted out in frustration. "You think that once you let that thing lose it'll just avoid me because you love me? Think again!!! You know as well as I do that, that thing will kill me too!"
Tom's world rocked on its stilts. He knew what she said to be true, but, he'd never admit it to her or anyone else. He could barely admit it to himself. "Would I really kill the one I love?" He couldn't help but question himself.
"I can see you don't need my opinion to make you choice." She voiced, having taken Tom's silence as proof that he didn't care about her at all. "I guess I'll just leave you to your future homicidal ways." She turned on her heel and headed towards the exit feeling her world falling apart.
She stopped momentarily, looking back at Tom and the untouchable she knew she'd always want. "Goodbye Tom. I'll always love you regardless of everything hurtful you've said to me here today." With that the tears that threatened her eyes rolled down her cheeks and it took every ounce of her being to continue to stand proud and begin to walk out of the chamber.
"I feel, like you don't want me around
I guess I'll pack all my things, I guess I'll see you around
Its all, been bottled up until now
As I walk out your door, all I can hear is the sound of
Always…always…always…always…always…always…
I just can't live without you"
Tom couldn't believe what he was doing. Almost as if his love had taken over him, he'd raced across the room and taken hold of her wrist. "Please don't leave me." He pleaded in a desperate whisper the likes of which Dana had never heard before.
She looked up into his desperate eyes feeling all the love he'd hidden from her over the years they'd only been friends. "I don't want to Tom, but you're leaving me no choice." She said tears still streaking her cheeks.
He gently cupped her face with his hands looking deep into her eyes. She looked up at him desperately. "I don't want to die Tom." She finished whispering as well, as her voice wavered.
Tom's bottom lip quivered. He'd never felt like this for anyone before, but he knew what he had to do and couldn't ignore the call of Salazar Slytherin. However, he also knew he couldn't stand not have her near him anymore. He gently pulled her body as close to him as possible and brought his lips down to hers, lightly kissing her.
"I love you, I hate you, I can't get around you
I breathe you, I taste you, I can't live without you
I just can't take anymore, this life of solitude
I guess that I'm out the door and now I'm done with you
I love you, I hate you, I can't live without you"
Dana fell into the sweet kiss. It went against everything the two were supposed to believe in, but it didn't matter just then and there. At that time, the only thing that mattered was them in each others arms.
As the two pulled away, Dana's eyes cried fresh tears of regret. She knew what she had to do. "I'm sorry Tom." She whispered hoarsely. "Goodbye." With that she turned once more and left the chamber, leaving Tom alone with his many confusing thoughts.
"I wrapped my head around your heart
Why would you tear my world apart?
Always…always…always…always…"
He couldn't believe she just left like that. Tears of anger filled his eyes. Only she could make him feel emotion. She made him weak, but not for long. He could hear her silent sobs coming from the girl's washroom at the entrance to the chamber. As he turned towards the large statue of Salazar Slytherin, he uttered unrecognizable words and unleashed the monster.
"Goodbye Dana." He said closing his eyes and letting the basilisk pass him. He listened closely as what he thought to be Dana's earsplitting scream filled the room. "I'll always love you too." He finished tears forming in his eyes and rolling down his cheeks; he fell to his knees in sobs unable to bring himself to believe what he just did.
"I see, the blood all over your hands
Does it make you feel, more like a man?
Was it all, just a part of your plan
The pistol's shaking in my hands and all I hear is the sound"
Dana jumped as the scream filled her ears. "NO!!! TOM!!!" She shouted turning spinning around to face the direction she had been coming from. Her breathing nearly stopped as she realized that attack was meant for her. She turned quickly and ran back to her dormitory.
Ignoring the concerned looks she got as she burst into the common room, she rushed up to her dormitory and quickly jotted down a note to her parents explaining that things were about to go seriously wrong at Hogwarts and that she had to leave right away.
"I love you, I hate you, I can't live without you
I breathe you, I taste you, I can't get around you
I just can't take anymore, this life of solitude
I guess that I'm out the door and now I'm done with you"
She quickly packed up her things before heading straight to bed, giving herself the false sense of security of being between the sheets of her bed. "Tomorrow," she thought "tomorrow I'll be safe and away from here." But, she couldn't help but let a tear streak down her cheek, think about the audacity Tom had to try and kill her. But, she was determined to stay true to her word. She still loved Tom… and she always would.
"I love you, I hate you, I can't live without you
I love you, I hate you, I can't live without you
I just can't take anymore, this life of solitude
I pick myself off the floor and now I'm done with you"
Her parents arrived the next day and her things were quickly loaded into the carriage. Her not had served its purpose in getting them worried about her safety; they had been there before she had even woken up. As the last of her things were packed away, she turned to look at Hogwarts on last time. There standing on the steps at the entrance was Tom, but not her Tom. A Tom that was a stranger to her; his face showed no emotion but utter hatred and his eyes were cold as ice. She knew this wasn't the end, in fact, thing were only just beginning. They would meet again… someday. She hopped into the carriage with her parents and they took of. "Goodbye Hogwarts, goodbye… Tom." Silent tears fell from her eyes and she watched this stranger she saw until he was completely out of sight.
He looked on regretfully at the girl he'd failed to kill as she was taken away the by the carriage. "Goodbye Dana… till we meet again." Tom whispered into the wind making it seem even colder.
"Always…always… always…"
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A/N: Well, there's Chapter One. As you can tell, there will be more to this. :D I'm still working on all my other stories and I have another songfic to put up, but it's only a one part deal… SO!!! Hope you enjoyed Chapter One and I'll keep updating… Till next time, Read and Review and have some cocoa or something… lol…
Jenny,Lee McD
P.S. This has been reposted for easier viewing… The last version put up was a little annoying and confusing. Sorry about that!!!
