Until My Dying Day
By Roni Black
Chapter Ten
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please give it up to Miss Jessica Laurens and Mr. Harry Potter, with the song 'All I Have To Do Is Dream'!" cried Lee Jordan, who was the D.J. again.
As the crowd went wild, red fog was appearing from nowhere, covering the stage. Two black figures slowly stepped out of the fog, and became clear to the crowd's eyes.
Harry and Jessica were dressed all in black, their eyes sparkling excitedly. 'They look so cute together,' Hermione thought, watching them. They were perfect for each other.
All the seventh-years were there, and so were some younger students who were invited, and all the teachers - including Albus Dumbledore himself. They were all clapping and cheering as Harry and Jessica started to sing, their voices magically louder.
Dream, dream dream dream
Dream, dream dream dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream
Dream dream dream...
"Thank you, Harry and Jessie!" shouted Lee, and everybody cheered. "Now for the next performance - Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil, ballet dancing!"
An hour later, the last performance was about to begin...
"Please welcome Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger, with the song 'What Makes You Different'!"
Draco Malfoy stepped out of the shadows, and Hermione joined him. Draco was wearing dark-blue robe, and Hermione was wearing dark-green. They were holding hands, and seemed to fit so perfectly together. Their smiles widened as Hermione raised her wand.
Slowly, glowing words appeared in the darkness of the stage, behind Hermione and Draco. They read, in silver, sparkling letters: "What makes you different, makes you beautiful."
Then the words faded. But as Draco began to sing, they appeared again, this time, showing the lyrics to the song, so everybody could sing with him while dancing slowly.
You don't run with the crowd
You go your own way
You don't play after dark
You light up my day
Got your own kind of style
That sets you apart
Baby, that's why you captured my heart
I know sometimes you feel like you don't fit in
And this world doesn't know what you have within
When I look at you, I see something rare
A rose that can grow anywhere
And there's no one I know that can compare
What makes you different makes you beautiful
What's there inside you shines through to me
In your eyes I see all the love I'll ever need
You're all I need, oh girl
What makes you different, makes you beautiful to me
As Hermione started to sing, the crowd began cheering again; her voice was so perfect.
You got something so real
You touched me so deep
See material things don't matter to me
So come as you are, you've got nothing to prove
You won me with all that you do
And I wanna take this chance to say to you
What makes you different makes you beautiful
What's there inside you shines through to me
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever need
You're all I need
What makes you different, makes you beautiful
You don't know how you touched my life
Oh in so many ways I just can't describe
You taught me what love is supposed to be
You saw the little things that make you beautiful to me
The entire crowd was singing now, and Draco and Hermione sang together with everyone.
What makes you,
What makes you different, (what makes) makes you beautiful (to me)
What's there inside you, (there shines) shines through to me
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever need
You're all I need, oh girl
What makes you different, makes you beautiful to me
Everything you do is beautiful (so beautiful)
Love you give shines right through me (shines right through to me)
Everything you do is beautiful (ooh, ooh ooh ooh oh)
Oh, you're beautiful to me (to me)
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" shouted Lee over the loud cheering.
Draco and Hermione smiled and bowed; then they got off the stage. Lee put on some other music, and they joined the dancing couples.
"Hey, you two were great!" Harry and Jessica came closer. Jessica was smiling to Draco and Hermione, and Harry seemed a little embarrassed.
"Thanks, Jessie," said Hermione. "You two were great too."
A few more couples joined to congratulate Draco and Hermione. At least thirty minutes passed before Draco managed to get a moment alone with Hermione and whisper: "Could you come with me? I have something important to talk to you about..."
They got out of the Great Hall. Hermione excpected Draco to lead her to the garden, but he didn't. Instead, he led her up the stairs, right to the hall where the Room of Requirement was.
Her breathing caught in her throat. Did Draco know something about this room? No, this was impossible, he couldn't have... but yes, as they passed the hall, a big, white wooden door suddenly appeared. Draco pulled it open and they both entered.
Hermione froze at the entrance with amazement. It looked like her own bedroom, at her own home, five hundred miles away, only it was covered entirely with red roses - her favorite flowers. There had to be at least six or seven hundred roses there; on the rug, on the bed, on the chairs; some in green vases, some just lying there...
"Oh my God..." she whispered. She had to lean on something, so she leaned on the wall. It was the most amazing sight she'd ever seen before.
"Draco..." she softly said, her eyes traveling the room, "what... why..."
"Hermione..." he said, and she turned to see him closing the door silently and walking over to her.
"What is this?" she murmured.
Draco took her hand and led her to the bed; she moved some roses out of her way and sat down. He sat next to her, still holding her hand, and looked deeply into her eyes.
"Hermione," he said in a low voice, "you are the most amazing woman I have ever met. You comforted me when I needed it, and you gave me more than I could ever wish for. Hermione, I love you more than words could say, and I know for sure that I want to spend the rest of my life with you..."
As Hermione's big, chocolate-brown eyes stared at him in wonderment, Draco softly kissed her hand and whispered: "Hermione, will you marry me?"
"YES!"
Hermione jumped into his arms. They hugged and kissed and laughed and cried, as sheer happinnes washed over them; it was much better than their dreams. The greatest fantasy in the world was nothing compared to this. They were kissing and laughing and talking - and of course, they were only talking nonsense, like people do on special occasions like this one; and they couldn't feel anything but each other and their wonderful love.
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A/N: Wow! This is wonderful to write, I'm getting excited all over myself! LOL! Let me know what you think about this one! Next chapter will be up soon...
By Roni Black
Chapter Ten
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please give it up to Miss Jessica Laurens and Mr. Harry Potter, with the song 'All I Have To Do Is Dream'!" cried Lee Jordan, who was the D.J. again.
As the crowd went wild, red fog was appearing from nowhere, covering the stage. Two black figures slowly stepped out of the fog, and became clear to the crowd's eyes.
Harry and Jessica were dressed all in black, their eyes sparkling excitedly. 'They look so cute together,' Hermione thought, watching them. They were perfect for each other.
All the seventh-years were there, and so were some younger students who were invited, and all the teachers - including Albus Dumbledore himself. They were all clapping and cheering as Harry and Jessica started to sing, their voices magically louder.
Dream, dream dream dream
Dream, dream dream dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream
Dream dream dream...
"Thank you, Harry and Jessie!" shouted Lee, and everybody cheered. "Now for the next performance - Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil, ballet dancing!"
An hour later, the last performance was about to begin...
"Please welcome Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger, with the song 'What Makes You Different'!"
Draco Malfoy stepped out of the shadows, and Hermione joined him. Draco was wearing dark-blue robe, and Hermione was wearing dark-green. They were holding hands, and seemed to fit so perfectly together. Their smiles widened as Hermione raised her wand.
Slowly, glowing words appeared in the darkness of the stage, behind Hermione and Draco. They read, in silver, sparkling letters: "What makes you different, makes you beautiful."
Then the words faded. But as Draco began to sing, they appeared again, this time, showing the lyrics to the song, so everybody could sing with him while dancing slowly.
You don't run with the crowd
You go your own way
You don't play after dark
You light up my day
Got your own kind of style
That sets you apart
Baby, that's why you captured my heart
I know sometimes you feel like you don't fit in
And this world doesn't know what you have within
When I look at you, I see something rare
A rose that can grow anywhere
And there's no one I know that can compare
What makes you different makes you beautiful
What's there inside you shines through to me
In your eyes I see all the love I'll ever need
You're all I need, oh girl
What makes you different, makes you beautiful to me
As Hermione started to sing, the crowd began cheering again; her voice was so perfect.
You got something so real
You touched me so deep
See material things don't matter to me
So come as you are, you've got nothing to prove
You won me with all that you do
And I wanna take this chance to say to you
What makes you different makes you beautiful
What's there inside you shines through to me
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever need
You're all I need
What makes you different, makes you beautiful
You don't know how you touched my life
Oh in so many ways I just can't describe
You taught me what love is supposed to be
You saw the little things that make you beautiful to me
The entire crowd was singing now, and Draco and Hermione sang together with everyone.
What makes you,
What makes you different, (what makes) makes you beautiful (to me)
What's there inside you, (there shines) shines through to me
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever need
You're all I need, oh girl
What makes you different, makes you beautiful to me
Everything you do is beautiful (so beautiful)
Love you give shines right through me (shines right through to me)
Everything you do is beautiful (ooh, ooh ooh ooh oh)
Oh, you're beautiful to me (to me)
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" shouted Lee over the loud cheering.
Draco and Hermione smiled and bowed; then they got off the stage. Lee put on some other music, and they joined the dancing couples.
"Hey, you two were great!" Harry and Jessica came closer. Jessica was smiling to Draco and Hermione, and Harry seemed a little embarrassed.
"Thanks, Jessie," said Hermione. "You two were great too."
A few more couples joined to congratulate Draco and Hermione. At least thirty minutes passed before Draco managed to get a moment alone with Hermione and whisper: "Could you come with me? I have something important to talk to you about..."
They got out of the Great Hall. Hermione excpected Draco to lead her to the garden, but he didn't. Instead, he led her up the stairs, right to the hall where the Room of Requirement was.
Her breathing caught in her throat. Did Draco know something about this room? No, this was impossible, he couldn't have... but yes, as they passed the hall, a big, white wooden door suddenly appeared. Draco pulled it open and they both entered.
Hermione froze at the entrance with amazement. It looked like her own bedroom, at her own home, five hundred miles away, only it was covered entirely with red roses - her favorite flowers. There had to be at least six or seven hundred roses there; on the rug, on the bed, on the chairs; some in green vases, some just lying there...
"Oh my God..." she whispered. She had to lean on something, so she leaned on the wall. It was the most amazing sight she'd ever seen before.
"Draco..." she softly said, her eyes traveling the room, "what... why..."
"Hermione..." he said, and she turned to see him closing the door silently and walking over to her.
"What is this?" she murmured.
Draco took her hand and led her to the bed; she moved some roses out of her way and sat down. He sat next to her, still holding her hand, and looked deeply into her eyes.
"Hermione," he said in a low voice, "you are the most amazing woman I have ever met. You comforted me when I needed it, and you gave me more than I could ever wish for. Hermione, I love you more than words could say, and I know for sure that I want to spend the rest of my life with you..."
As Hermione's big, chocolate-brown eyes stared at him in wonderment, Draco softly kissed her hand and whispered: "Hermione, will you marry me?"
"YES!"
Hermione jumped into his arms. They hugged and kissed and laughed and cried, as sheer happinnes washed over them; it was much better than their dreams. The greatest fantasy in the world was nothing compared to this. They were kissing and laughing and talking - and of course, they were only talking nonsense, like people do on special occasions like this one; and they couldn't feel anything but each other and their wonderful love.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Wow! This is wonderful to write, I'm getting excited all over myself! LOL! Let me know what you think about this one! Next chapter will be up soon...