Hermione sighed as they traveled her final trip to Hogwarts for the new
school year. She was graduating this year. But her mind was still on the
events of the past year. Her cousin had disappeared April 10. In June they
had finished the school year, then she had gone home for the summer, and
she had to explain to her mother what had happened.
She had gone to the Burrow a couple of weeks before, and now they were on their way back to school.
She still couldn't believe Kitty was dead. It just didn't seem possible.
Draco hadn't been the same since that night, he had stood up after she disappeared and led the group against the death eaters. After the battle was over, he walked out of the hall, never speaking to anyone again. Snape too had stopped talking to people. Other than when he had to teach, he never spoke to anyone.
Draco had come to the burrow as well over the summer. He hadn't had a place to go home to. After Lucius died, Narcissa was investigated by the ministry, and sent to St. Mungo's after she tried to kill herself. She blamed herself for her daughter's death.
Everything was now in Draco's name, and he was in the process of tearing down Malfoy Manor to build a new house, without the memories. The ministry was given everything Lucius own, even things that had been hidden away.
"Hermione, are you all right?"
She turned and looked back at the others in the room. "I'm fine Ron, really.
"You're thinking about Kat aren't you?" Harry asked softly.
"I still can't believe she's gone." She said looking out the window once more.
"None of us can, that's what makes this so hard."
"Draco?" she asked looking up at the compartment door, shocked to hear his voice.
"It's our last year, I've come to propose a truce. Katia wouldn't want us to fight anymore."
"Your right." She replied softly. "Friends?"
"Friends." He replied.
Ron looked around at his sister, best friends, and Draco. Even though Draco had been at his house all summer, it didn't mean he had a chance to get to like him. Draco had spent most of the summer sitting under a tree, or in Percy's old room
"I can't believe I'm doing this, but all right." He replied slowly.
"For Kat." Ginny agreed.
Harry nodded his head slightly in agreement.
"All right, well I'll be going then."
"Draco wait. Stay with us." She said softly.
He raised one eyebrow, but said nothing to Hermione.
"Please, what better way to start a friendship?" she continued.
"All right, I suppose I could stay." He replied as Ginny moved over so he could sit down.
He looked around at the group, maybe things would be different this year. After all, Voldemort was gone, as was his father. But Katia was gone as well.
Leaning back he listened to them talk, all the while thinking of her in the back of his mind. He would never forget, no one would. Her family was at peace, or so Dumbledore claimed. She had finally been able to tell him the secret she wasn't allowed to, all of her family's secrets were told, and she was free.
He glanced out the window and could almost swear he saw her in the distance, smiling at him, reassuring him that everything would be ok.
If only he could believe her.
She had gone to the Burrow a couple of weeks before, and now they were on their way back to school.
She still couldn't believe Kitty was dead. It just didn't seem possible.
Draco hadn't been the same since that night, he had stood up after she disappeared and led the group against the death eaters. After the battle was over, he walked out of the hall, never speaking to anyone again. Snape too had stopped talking to people. Other than when he had to teach, he never spoke to anyone.
Draco had come to the burrow as well over the summer. He hadn't had a place to go home to. After Lucius died, Narcissa was investigated by the ministry, and sent to St. Mungo's after she tried to kill herself. She blamed herself for her daughter's death.
Everything was now in Draco's name, and he was in the process of tearing down Malfoy Manor to build a new house, without the memories. The ministry was given everything Lucius own, even things that had been hidden away.
"Hermione, are you all right?"
She turned and looked back at the others in the room. "I'm fine Ron, really.
"You're thinking about Kat aren't you?" Harry asked softly.
"I still can't believe she's gone." She said looking out the window once more.
"None of us can, that's what makes this so hard."
"Draco?" she asked looking up at the compartment door, shocked to hear his voice.
"It's our last year, I've come to propose a truce. Katia wouldn't want us to fight anymore."
"Your right." She replied softly. "Friends?"
"Friends." He replied.
Ron looked around at his sister, best friends, and Draco. Even though Draco had been at his house all summer, it didn't mean he had a chance to get to like him. Draco had spent most of the summer sitting under a tree, or in Percy's old room
"I can't believe I'm doing this, but all right." He replied slowly.
"For Kat." Ginny agreed.
Harry nodded his head slightly in agreement.
"All right, well I'll be going then."
"Draco wait. Stay with us." She said softly.
He raised one eyebrow, but said nothing to Hermione.
"Please, what better way to start a friendship?" she continued.
"All right, I suppose I could stay." He replied as Ginny moved over so he could sit down.
He looked around at the group, maybe things would be different this year. After all, Voldemort was gone, as was his father. But Katia was gone as well.
Leaning back he listened to them talk, all the while thinking of her in the back of his mind. He would never forget, no one would. Her family was at peace, or so Dumbledore claimed. She had finally been able to tell him the secret she wasn't allowed to, all of her family's secrets were told, and she was free.
He glanced out the window and could almost swear he saw her in the distance, smiling at him, reassuring him that everything would be ok.
If only he could believe her.
