My Last Breath
Part four
Awaken from a long night of sleep. I walked sleepily towards the bathroom. The noise coming up from the bar downstairs didn't let me sleep any longer. It was September 1st and school for all the underage wizards started. So places were packed with people heading to catch the Hogwarts Express. I stared at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. My once white blond hair was long and had brown highlights. My once lifeless eyes were a bright blue and were full of life. I turned on the sink and splashed my face with cold water. After dressing in a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt I headed to Hermione's house. I caught a cab.
I knocked softly on the door. A faint "in a moment." Came from the other side. I looked around at the neighborhood. A pretty nice neighborhood it was quiet except for the little kids playing street hockey. "You'd think she'd move away from the muggles now that she's a witch." The door opened and I looked down at a little girl. She looked about 5 or maybe even 6 years old. She had short curly brown hair and hazel eyes. "Um. is Hermione here?" I said sounding confused. Before the little girl could answer. Hermione came up behind her. "Who is it Jamie?" Hermione looked at me. "Go outside and play Jamie." The little girl turned away and ran outside. Screaming at the boys playing street hockey. Hermione let me in.
***
I watched as Hermione came downstairs into the living room carrying a box. She set it down on the floor in front of me. "There might be a few things here you might want back." She opened the box and pulled out my old school uniform, books, old clothing, and my wand. Most of the things were half charred. Mainly the books and clothes. I picked up my wand.
"So what happened to my things and why do you have them?"
She sighed.
"Well after you left, your farther became angry and decided to burn any trace of you away from the wizarding world. He thought it keen to make it a public display. These are the things me, Ron, and Harry were able to save. Your wand, Ron's father, found it at the ministry and gave it to me."
"Why did you save these things?"
"Harry felt that for everything you did and went through memory of you deserved to stay in the wizarding world and that your father really had no say on the matter. So we showed up at the burning and saved a few of your things. He asked me to keep it here. Since not many of the wizards who aren't in Azkaban hate you and they wont really come into the muggle world. Oh yea, something else." She reached into the box and pulled out an envelope she handed it to me.
"What's this?" I asked looking at the envelope.
"I was at Josie's parent's home last month and they gave me this. Hoping that maybe I could find you and send it to you."
I looked at my name written on the envelope in Josie's handwriting. I opened it and took out the paper inside. I looked at the date. "She wrote this the day before she died." Hermione shook her head in agreement.
"Well go on read It." she said to me sounding impatient.
"Dear Draco, if you are reading this then I did go through with it. I just want you to know that I regret getting you into this mess. Maybe if I just would have let you be you would still be living your normal life instead of in the heap of mess you are in now. But don't worry I'm planning on making things right. Even if it means sacrificing myself, better me than you. I'm sorry for the lame goodbye letter I have never had to write something like this so I don't generally know what to say. But I am trying. I don't want you to blame yourself for anything that happened. I made up my mind and not even Harry could convince me not to go through with it. He assured me he would get you out this mess but I felt that I had to do it being that it was my fault you were in the mess to begin with. And I am only doing this because I love you. I know I should have told you sooner. But I didn't want to make things any more difficult for you. Now you know. and I hope you wont ever forget me. Yours always, Josie."
I looked up from the letter. "She sacrificed herself to save me?" Hermione shook her head and looked at the ground.
***
**FLASHBACK** I walked slowly toward the Three Broomsticks. Josie had written back and had informed me that she would meet me there on our next Hogsmeade trip. As I walked there I wondered how she could get into the wizarding world if she was muggle. "Granger probably told her." I said to myself. Its true I didn't like Granger but I couldn't help but praise her for being a witch. even though she was a mudblood. But without her being around I would have never met Josie. I arrived at the Three Broomsticks and opened the door heading inside. I looked around trying to spot Josie. When instead I spotted Potter sitting in the back. He saw me and motioned for me to come over. So I walked over there.
"What is it, Potter?" He stood up. "Listen if you're going to be sneaking around meeting Josie I think you should at least try and be nice to me. Or I might just have to blurt out to the whole school that Draco Malfoy has gone and fallen in love with a muggle. What would your father think?" I glared at him.
"You wouldn't?" "Oh really? And what makes you so sure?" I didn't say anything. Part of me believed him and I didn't want it to happen. "Ok Potter what is it you want?" he smiled "Simple really. You break her heart I break your neck. She'll be here in a bit." And then he left. I sat down thinking over his threat. Why would I break her heart? I didn't have enough time to argue with my self. The door opened and I saw Josie walk in with Granger. They came towards me and Josie sat down. "OK well I'm going to go then." Granger looked at me and then back at Josie. "Be careful." Josie smiled and nodded. After Granger left she looked at me. "Hiya Draco." "Hi." Madam Rosemerta came to our table and asked what we wanted to drink. **END FLASHBACK**
*** On arriving back at the Leaky Cauldron I started packing my things. My next hearing would be in a few days and I want to be prepared to leave as soon as it's over. I don't think I could handle another day here with all these memories. I looked down at my wand. I guess part of me did miss the wizarding world.
Part four
Awaken from a long night of sleep. I walked sleepily towards the bathroom. The noise coming up from the bar downstairs didn't let me sleep any longer. It was September 1st and school for all the underage wizards started. So places were packed with people heading to catch the Hogwarts Express. I stared at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. My once white blond hair was long and had brown highlights. My once lifeless eyes were a bright blue and were full of life. I turned on the sink and splashed my face with cold water. After dressing in a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt I headed to Hermione's house. I caught a cab.
I knocked softly on the door. A faint "in a moment." Came from the other side. I looked around at the neighborhood. A pretty nice neighborhood it was quiet except for the little kids playing street hockey. "You'd think she'd move away from the muggles now that she's a witch." The door opened and I looked down at a little girl. She looked about 5 or maybe even 6 years old. She had short curly brown hair and hazel eyes. "Um. is Hermione here?" I said sounding confused. Before the little girl could answer. Hermione came up behind her. "Who is it Jamie?" Hermione looked at me. "Go outside and play Jamie." The little girl turned away and ran outside. Screaming at the boys playing street hockey. Hermione let me in.
***
I watched as Hermione came downstairs into the living room carrying a box. She set it down on the floor in front of me. "There might be a few things here you might want back." She opened the box and pulled out my old school uniform, books, old clothing, and my wand. Most of the things were half charred. Mainly the books and clothes. I picked up my wand.
"So what happened to my things and why do you have them?"
She sighed.
"Well after you left, your farther became angry and decided to burn any trace of you away from the wizarding world. He thought it keen to make it a public display. These are the things me, Ron, and Harry were able to save. Your wand, Ron's father, found it at the ministry and gave it to me."
"Why did you save these things?"
"Harry felt that for everything you did and went through memory of you deserved to stay in the wizarding world and that your father really had no say on the matter. So we showed up at the burning and saved a few of your things. He asked me to keep it here. Since not many of the wizards who aren't in Azkaban hate you and they wont really come into the muggle world. Oh yea, something else." She reached into the box and pulled out an envelope she handed it to me.
"What's this?" I asked looking at the envelope.
"I was at Josie's parent's home last month and they gave me this. Hoping that maybe I could find you and send it to you."
I looked at my name written on the envelope in Josie's handwriting. I opened it and took out the paper inside. I looked at the date. "She wrote this the day before she died." Hermione shook her head in agreement.
"Well go on read It." she said to me sounding impatient.
"Dear Draco, if you are reading this then I did go through with it. I just want you to know that I regret getting you into this mess. Maybe if I just would have let you be you would still be living your normal life instead of in the heap of mess you are in now. But don't worry I'm planning on making things right. Even if it means sacrificing myself, better me than you. I'm sorry for the lame goodbye letter I have never had to write something like this so I don't generally know what to say. But I am trying. I don't want you to blame yourself for anything that happened. I made up my mind and not even Harry could convince me not to go through with it. He assured me he would get you out this mess but I felt that I had to do it being that it was my fault you were in the mess to begin with. And I am only doing this because I love you. I know I should have told you sooner. But I didn't want to make things any more difficult for you. Now you know. and I hope you wont ever forget me. Yours always, Josie."
I looked up from the letter. "She sacrificed herself to save me?" Hermione shook her head and looked at the ground.
***
**FLASHBACK** I walked slowly toward the Three Broomsticks. Josie had written back and had informed me that she would meet me there on our next Hogsmeade trip. As I walked there I wondered how she could get into the wizarding world if she was muggle. "Granger probably told her." I said to myself. Its true I didn't like Granger but I couldn't help but praise her for being a witch. even though she was a mudblood. But without her being around I would have never met Josie. I arrived at the Three Broomsticks and opened the door heading inside. I looked around trying to spot Josie. When instead I spotted Potter sitting in the back. He saw me and motioned for me to come over. So I walked over there.
"What is it, Potter?" He stood up. "Listen if you're going to be sneaking around meeting Josie I think you should at least try and be nice to me. Or I might just have to blurt out to the whole school that Draco Malfoy has gone and fallen in love with a muggle. What would your father think?" I glared at him.
"You wouldn't?" "Oh really? And what makes you so sure?" I didn't say anything. Part of me believed him and I didn't want it to happen. "Ok Potter what is it you want?" he smiled "Simple really. You break her heart I break your neck. She'll be here in a bit." And then he left. I sat down thinking over his threat. Why would I break her heart? I didn't have enough time to argue with my self. The door opened and I saw Josie walk in with Granger. They came towards me and Josie sat down. "OK well I'm going to go then." Granger looked at me and then back at Josie. "Be careful." Josie smiled and nodded. After Granger left she looked at me. "Hiya Draco." "Hi." Madam Rosemerta came to our table and asked what we wanted to drink. **END FLASHBACK**
*** On arriving back at the Leaky Cauldron I started packing my things. My next hearing would be in a few days and I want to be prepared to leave as soon as it's over. I don't think I could handle another day here with all these memories. I looked down at my wand. I guess part of me did miss the wizarding world.