Chapter 9-Ginny
A/N I am really sorry that she had to die, but she is dead for a reason.
Disclaimer: I only own the plot
Everyone stared at the body of the redheaded girl on the floor. Harry was crouching beside her, eyes filled with unshed tears. The other couple that had been dancing was kneeling beside the Ginny also (A/N the other couple was Draco and Hermione). "Oh, God," Hermione breathed.
"It was aimed for you Hermione, you were the only other person on the dance floor with your back in that direction," Hermione and Draco looked up at Katie Bell. Hermione's eyes filled with tears as she got up and walked away. Draco got up and followed her.
Draco's POV
Draco walked out after Hermione, hoping that she wouldn't do something stupid. In only half a year, she had lost two of her loved ones. And probably both because of Voldemort. He went over to where she was sitting on a rock by the lake, getting soaked by the drooling sky. He sat beside her, careful of her wings, and after a short while she turned to him.
"Why does he want me dead?" Her wings flapped wetly in the rain as she looked at Draco, her eyes full of sadness. Draco wanted to kiss her just then, but felt that this was a bad time, so resisted.
"Maybe because you are beautiful," Draco said, pulling her close to him, "Or because, like Dumbledore said, Voldemort wants all of your cousin's family killed."
"But I don't want to die, I don't want to be murdered," She sniffed, and snuggled up to him.
He smiled down at her, a genuine smile, and then asked her to put her wings away.
"I can't, they are too wet, I'd catch a cold," She looked up at him and he lost himself in her beautiful brown eyes.
"Then I will just have to take care of you, won't I?" She smiled and nodded, and then pulled her wings back under her skin, it was a lot less painful bringing them in than out, and Draco knew that from experience.
He carried her back up to their common room, but she decided to go see Harry and Ron. "Fine, but I'm coming with you," Draco said.
Hermione's POV
Draco was kind enough to carry me back to our, common room, but I had to go see Harry and Ron. I told this to Draco and he stated that he would be coming with me. I was too tired to argue with him and so I let him come with me.
As soon as Hermione opened up the door to the Gryffindor common room she noticed the change. Generally, there would be a party going on, especially after a dance, but instead everyone was just sitting there. Hermione scanned the room for Harry and Ron, but couldn't find them. She bit her lip. Maybe they were up in their dormitory. She led Draco across the room and up to their dormitory. She knocked first. And, hearing a muffled come in, walked in. She walked over to Harry first, him being her cousin, and drew back his curtain. There was Harry, lying on his back, staring at the ceiling. His eyes were red and puffy, rather similar to what hers were probably like. She sat down on the edge of his bed, after using a drying spell to dry herself off. He sat up. "Oh, Harry, it's going to all turn out okay, I know you were in love with her, but she is gone, and we can't bring her back." Harry leaned over and wrapped his arms around her. She patted his back reassuringly. "Shh, shh, there there, it will all end up okay. She wouldn't have wanted you to cry and mope all your life, would she? No, she wouldn't, she would want you just as happy now, after her as you were with her, you got that?"
Harry's crying subsided and he looked into Hermione's eyes, it was apparent that she had been crying too. All he could do was nod. "Now, get some sleep Harry, she wouldn't want you to lose any sleep over her, trust me."
Draco's POV
Draco had felt his jealousy rise when his 'Mione had Harry's arms around her. He just stood there. When his love was done comforting Harry, she got up and walked to the bed next to his. She pulled away the curtain and looked surprised to see no one on the bed. "Harry, where is Ron?"
Hermione and Draco heard a muffled "Dunno from Harry's bed.
Pulling the curtain back, Hermione asked, "Then can I use the Map?" Harry nodded and Hermione opened his trunk. She ran her hand along the inside of the lid of the trunk and suddenly a catch was sprung and a secret compartment opened. 'Mione pulled out the old bit of blank parchment it contained. She closed Harry's trunk and grabbed my wrist, pulling me out the door. On the top of the steps she tapped the map with her wand and said, "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." Suddenly in her hands was a map of Hogwarts, complete with little moving dots that were labeled. She scanned the paper and then tapped a room with two dots in it, and then cursed.
Hermione's POV
I flew down two flights of stairs, and then stopped to see his progress. Ron wasn't dead, yet. I ran down two corridors and stopped outside a room. Draco caught up to me and I handed him the map. He paled "Go, get Dumbledore". I burst through the door and yelled, "Stop it right there, Lucious," pointing my wand at the blonde figure. I thought, 'Hurry, my love, hurry, I can't hold him for long.' Lucious stared at me, then grinned. "Stupefy," I yelled, he dodged the spell.
I heard footsteps in the hallway, 'not long now' I thought, but Lucious caught me off guard. "Crucio!" I heard, and then I was on my knees, purple dots exploded in front of my eyes, and my last thought was just a jumble of words before the pain disappeared and I saw nothing.
Draco's POV
Draco paced in front of the Infirmary. Madame Pomfrey had kicked him out after he was caught at Hermione's bedside the fifth time without permission, but that had been yesterday. It was now the second day after the curse had been put upon her. And she still hadn't woken up. He was getting worried. Just then the door to the Infirmary opened and out stepped Hermione, she was looking peaceful and wide-awake.
"I was wondering where you were," she said, looking slyly at me.
"I got kicked out," I answered sheepishly. Then I picked her up and began in search for an empty classroom.
A/N I am really sorry that she had to die, but she is dead for a reason.
Disclaimer: I only own the plot
Everyone stared at the body of the redheaded girl on the floor. Harry was crouching beside her, eyes filled with unshed tears. The other couple that had been dancing was kneeling beside the Ginny also (A/N the other couple was Draco and Hermione). "Oh, God," Hermione breathed.
"It was aimed for you Hermione, you were the only other person on the dance floor with your back in that direction," Hermione and Draco looked up at Katie Bell. Hermione's eyes filled with tears as she got up and walked away. Draco got up and followed her.
Draco's POV
Draco walked out after Hermione, hoping that she wouldn't do something stupid. In only half a year, she had lost two of her loved ones. And probably both because of Voldemort. He went over to where she was sitting on a rock by the lake, getting soaked by the drooling sky. He sat beside her, careful of her wings, and after a short while she turned to him.
"Why does he want me dead?" Her wings flapped wetly in the rain as she looked at Draco, her eyes full of sadness. Draco wanted to kiss her just then, but felt that this was a bad time, so resisted.
"Maybe because you are beautiful," Draco said, pulling her close to him, "Or because, like Dumbledore said, Voldemort wants all of your cousin's family killed."
"But I don't want to die, I don't want to be murdered," She sniffed, and snuggled up to him.
He smiled down at her, a genuine smile, and then asked her to put her wings away.
"I can't, they are too wet, I'd catch a cold," She looked up at him and he lost himself in her beautiful brown eyes.
"Then I will just have to take care of you, won't I?" She smiled and nodded, and then pulled her wings back under her skin, it was a lot less painful bringing them in than out, and Draco knew that from experience.
He carried her back up to their common room, but she decided to go see Harry and Ron. "Fine, but I'm coming with you," Draco said.
Hermione's POV
Draco was kind enough to carry me back to our, common room, but I had to go see Harry and Ron. I told this to Draco and he stated that he would be coming with me. I was too tired to argue with him and so I let him come with me.
As soon as Hermione opened up the door to the Gryffindor common room she noticed the change. Generally, there would be a party going on, especially after a dance, but instead everyone was just sitting there. Hermione scanned the room for Harry and Ron, but couldn't find them. She bit her lip. Maybe they were up in their dormitory. She led Draco across the room and up to their dormitory. She knocked first. And, hearing a muffled come in, walked in. She walked over to Harry first, him being her cousin, and drew back his curtain. There was Harry, lying on his back, staring at the ceiling. His eyes were red and puffy, rather similar to what hers were probably like. She sat down on the edge of his bed, after using a drying spell to dry herself off. He sat up. "Oh, Harry, it's going to all turn out okay, I know you were in love with her, but she is gone, and we can't bring her back." Harry leaned over and wrapped his arms around her. She patted his back reassuringly. "Shh, shh, there there, it will all end up okay. She wouldn't have wanted you to cry and mope all your life, would she? No, she wouldn't, she would want you just as happy now, after her as you were with her, you got that?"
Harry's crying subsided and he looked into Hermione's eyes, it was apparent that she had been crying too. All he could do was nod. "Now, get some sleep Harry, she wouldn't want you to lose any sleep over her, trust me."
Draco's POV
Draco had felt his jealousy rise when his 'Mione had Harry's arms around her. He just stood there. When his love was done comforting Harry, she got up and walked to the bed next to his. She pulled away the curtain and looked surprised to see no one on the bed. "Harry, where is Ron?"
Hermione and Draco heard a muffled "Dunno from Harry's bed.
Pulling the curtain back, Hermione asked, "Then can I use the Map?" Harry nodded and Hermione opened his trunk. She ran her hand along the inside of the lid of the trunk and suddenly a catch was sprung and a secret compartment opened. 'Mione pulled out the old bit of blank parchment it contained. She closed Harry's trunk and grabbed my wrist, pulling me out the door. On the top of the steps she tapped the map with her wand and said, "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." Suddenly in her hands was a map of Hogwarts, complete with little moving dots that were labeled. She scanned the paper and then tapped a room with two dots in it, and then cursed.
Hermione's POV
I flew down two flights of stairs, and then stopped to see his progress. Ron wasn't dead, yet. I ran down two corridors and stopped outside a room. Draco caught up to me and I handed him the map. He paled "Go, get Dumbledore". I burst through the door and yelled, "Stop it right there, Lucious," pointing my wand at the blonde figure. I thought, 'Hurry, my love, hurry, I can't hold him for long.' Lucious stared at me, then grinned. "Stupefy," I yelled, he dodged the spell.
I heard footsteps in the hallway, 'not long now' I thought, but Lucious caught me off guard. "Crucio!" I heard, and then I was on my knees, purple dots exploded in front of my eyes, and my last thought was just a jumble of words before the pain disappeared and I saw nothing.
Draco's POV
Draco paced in front of the Infirmary. Madame Pomfrey had kicked him out after he was caught at Hermione's bedside the fifth time without permission, but that had been yesterday. It was now the second day after the curse had been put upon her. And she still hadn't woken up. He was getting worried. Just then the door to the Infirmary opened and out stepped Hermione, she was looking peaceful and wide-awake.
"I was wondering where you were," she said, looking slyly at me.
"I got kicked out," I answered sheepishly. Then I picked her up and began in search for an empty classroom.
