The world stood still, time frozen in place. Draco's heart skipped a
beat, his mind racing. Goosebumps popped up on his neck, sending a shiver
down his spine. Felicity was laying there, sprawled out on the bed, a small
vile in her cold hand. Her eyes were closed, her face pale. Draco glanced
over at the nightable and noticed the note laying in front of the picture
of Felicity and him. He picked it up, reading it to himself.
"My Dearest Draco,
I am very sorry- but by the time you read this, I will probably already be gone. I couldn't bear to hurt anymore, and with all of my selfishness, I took my own life to rid me of all pain and suffering, without thinking of the pain it would cause the ones I left behind. Please, do not cry for me. Do not let this hurt you the way it hurts me. If you remember nothing about our relationship- remember just this- I loved you with all of my heart and soul, and I am now giving my heart to you along with all of it's memories and everything I held dear for you to keep close to your own heart.
I'll love you forever.
Until we meet again, I love you and miss you, and I will be watching over you.
Lovingly Yours, Felicity."
Draco's hand shook as he let the piece of parchment fall to the floor. He looked at the stone cold Felicity, looking more asleep then dead. Asleep. Asleep.....A thought came into Draco's mind. "Snape," he whispered to himself. "Snape will know what to do." Draco gently took the vile from Felicity's hand and put the lid back on it, containing whatever was left in it inside of it. He pulled the bedcurtains closed again and snatched up the letter, shoving it in his pocket. Draco rushed down the stairs, grasping the small vile in his hand. People eyed him as he emerged from the entryway, looking pale and frightened. "What's wrong, Draco?" Crabbe asked him when he passed by him. "Is Felicity alright?" Draco nodded quickly. "She's fine. She isn't feeling well and is resting." He looked over at the group of Felicity's close friends standing together. "Don't disturb her, let her rest." He told them, before giving Crabbe one last glance and hurrying from the common room.
Draco stampeded through the hallways, running down the stairs towards the dungeons. The vile was still clutched in his hand, his heart beating as his pace quickened. He finally reached Professor Snape's office, and barged through the door. Snape was sitting at his desk, small glsases resting on his crooked nose as he graded papers. "Professor Snape." Draco called to him as he made his way up to his desk, his voice echoing off the walls. Snape looked up at him curiously, a surprised look on his face. "Yes, Mr. Malfoy?" Draco dropped the vile onto the desk in front of him, and Snape picked it up, examining it with wide eyes. "What is that?" Draco said, trying to catch his breath. Snape looked at him suspiciously. "How did you get this?" "Just tell me what it is." Draco snapped, his voice raising. Snape stared at him for a moment before looking back down at the vile in his hand.
"It's Lentrentia." "Letrentia? What does it do?" "It's a very powerful potion, I must say. Stops the heart." "Does this mean it kills? Or are the effects temporary?" "Only temporary, but the person who consumed it must be hospitalized immediately. After twelve hours the potion takes...permanent effects." "Permanent? Meaning...they die?" Snape looked p at him and nodded slowly. "Mr. Malfoy- I will ask you again. Where did you get this?" Draco hesitated, but decided it only best to tell. "It wasn't me who took it, Professor," Draco said, running his fingers through his hair and slumping down into the chair across from Snape's desk. "Felicity did." "Miss Dawson?" Draco nodded. Snape stood up hurriedly searching his cabinets for something. He finally pulled out a small blue bottle, a sparkling green liquid visible through the transparent glass. Snape tucked it into his pocket and Draco stood up. "Where is she?" Snape asked him. Draco whirled around, leading Snape back up to the Slytherin common room.
***
Hermione twisted har hair around her finger, staring out across the grounds. The balcony was cold, and the wind blew gently around her, turning her cheeks a soft pink. The news of Felicity Dawson's near-death experience had stunned the entire school, including her. It wasn't Felicity that had stunned her, but the sight of Draco each day made her want to cry. His eyes were bloodshot and dark circles dropped under them, his sleepless nights showing. The way he sat alone in the corner desk in each class, staring at Felicity's empty seat beside him pained Hermione inside, making her want to comfort him more and more each time she saw him. In between each class she saw him slip into the hospital wing, a fresh new batch of flowers to put in the small vase on Felicity's bedside table.
The wind blew past her ears, sending a chill through her. He loved Felicity so much, and Hermione knew it. Even though not many others believed Draco Malfoy actually had feelings, Hermione knew he did. It showed in the way he kissed Felicity, the way he was always near her, the way he smiled when he saw her, the way now that she is slipping away his heart is showing on his sleeve. Hermione could see the pieces of his broken heart glimmering in his sad eyes. Thinking about the way he loved Felicity was making her reconsider things she once thought were true; making her reconsider her love for Draco. How could she ever believe she could have him when he was so deeply in love with someone else? Hermione would nevre be able to forgive herself if she ever broke up something so precious; so beautiful, even if it gave her the one thing she'd dreamed of forever.
***
Draco sat at Felicity's bedside, holding her hand. Madame Pomphrey didn't say much, but always gave him pained looks of sympathy when she saw him. He knew she was dying- he knew there was no way to save her. He knew soon she would be gone and he would be alone again, each horrible second of his life being spent in pain. He knew all of this- but he didn't accept it. He loved her too much to ever imagine life without her, and now, as he watched her slip away before his eyes, he pushed the pain aside, and squeezed her hand. A small tear slipped from his eye, glimmering on his cheek. He leaned forward and rested his head by her side, breathing in her scent, small sobs erupting from him. He had never cried like this before- never had he shown so much emotion for someone- until Felicity. Felicity was al he'd ever wished ofr, the one person he would live forever with and love for always. But he just lay his head down on her chest, listening to her slow heart beat. Snape's potion had not worked the way he'd planned- for the Lentrentia had been in ehr system too long to save her completely from it's damage.
Draco squeezed her hand, letting hsi tear drops trickle down and fall ontot he bed. How would he live? How would he ever go on? What was he to do? For the only thing that mattered in life was her, the way he felt when he saw his reflection...in her eyes.
~*~
WOWIE- i bet you loved it. but I am leaving you hanging again.
Will Felicity die? What will Draco do if she does?
Will Hermione let go of her love for Draco and see the love that is right before her eyes in the heart of her best friend?
Please read and review- and I will write the next chapter and post it AS SOON AS I CAN.
Love you all,
sara
"My Dearest Draco,
I am very sorry- but by the time you read this, I will probably already be gone. I couldn't bear to hurt anymore, and with all of my selfishness, I took my own life to rid me of all pain and suffering, without thinking of the pain it would cause the ones I left behind. Please, do not cry for me. Do not let this hurt you the way it hurts me. If you remember nothing about our relationship- remember just this- I loved you with all of my heart and soul, and I am now giving my heart to you along with all of it's memories and everything I held dear for you to keep close to your own heart.
I'll love you forever.
Until we meet again, I love you and miss you, and I will be watching over you.
Lovingly Yours, Felicity."
Draco's hand shook as he let the piece of parchment fall to the floor. He looked at the stone cold Felicity, looking more asleep then dead. Asleep. Asleep.....A thought came into Draco's mind. "Snape," he whispered to himself. "Snape will know what to do." Draco gently took the vile from Felicity's hand and put the lid back on it, containing whatever was left in it inside of it. He pulled the bedcurtains closed again and snatched up the letter, shoving it in his pocket. Draco rushed down the stairs, grasping the small vile in his hand. People eyed him as he emerged from the entryway, looking pale and frightened. "What's wrong, Draco?" Crabbe asked him when he passed by him. "Is Felicity alright?" Draco nodded quickly. "She's fine. She isn't feeling well and is resting." He looked over at the group of Felicity's close friends standing together. "Don't disturb her, let her rest." He told them, before giving Crabbe one last glance and hurrying from the common room.
Draco stampeded through the hallways, running down the stairs towards the dungeons. The vile was still clutched in his hand, his heart beating as his pace quickened. He finally reached Professor Snape's office, and barged through the door. Snape was sitting at his desk, small glsases resting on his crooked nose as he graded papers. "Professor Snape." Draco called to him as he made his way up to his desk, his voice echoing off the walls. Snape looked up at him curiously, a surprised look on his face. "Yes, Mr. Malfoy?" Draco dropped the vile onto the desk in front of him, and Snape picked it up, examining it with wide eyes. "What is that?" Draco said, trying to catch his breath. Snape looked at him suspiciously. "How did you get this?" "Just tell me what it is." Draco snapped, his voice raising. Snape stared at him for a moment before looking back down at the vile in his hand.
"It's Lentrentia." "Letrentia? What does it do?" "It's a very powerful potion, I must say. Stops the heart." "Does this mean it kills? Or are the effects temporary?" "Only temporary, but the person who consumed it must be hospitalized immediately. After twelve hours the potion takes...permanent effects." "Permanent? Meaning...they die?" Snape looked p at him and nodded slowly. "Mr. Malfoy- I will ask you again. Where did you get this?" Draco hesitated, but decided it only best to tell. "It wasn't me who took it, Professor," Draco said, running his fingers through his hair and slumping down into the chair across from Snape's desk. "Felicity did." "Miss Dawson?" Draco nodded. Snape stood up hurriedly searching his cabinets for something. He finally pulled out a small blue bottle, a sparkling green liquid visible through the transparent glass. Snape tucked it into his pocket and Draco stood up. "Where is she?" Snape asked him. Draco whirled around, leading Snape back up to the Slytherin common room.
***
Hermione twisted har hair around her finger, staring out across the grounds. The balcony was cold, and the wind blew gently around her, turning her cheeks a soft pink. The news of Felicity Dawson's near-death experience had stunned the entire school, including her. It wasn't Felicity that had stunned her, but the sight of Draco each day made her want to cry. His eyes were bloodshot and dark circles dropped under them, his sleepless nights showing. The way he sat alone in the corner desk in each class, staring at Felicity's empty seat beside him pained Hermione inside, making her want to comfort him more and more each time she saw him. In between each class she saw him slip into the hospital wing, a fresh new batch of flowers to put in the small vase on Felicity's bedside table.
The wind blew past her ears, sending a chill through her. He loved Felicity so much, and Hermione knew it. Even though not many others believed Draco Malfoy actually had feelings, Hermione knew he did. It showed in the way he kissed Felicity, the way he was always near her, the way he smiled when he saw her, the way now that she is slipping away his heart is showing on his sleeve. Hermione could see the pieces of his broken heart glimmering in his sad eyes. Thinking about the way he loved Felicity was making her reconsider things she once thought were true; making her reconsider her love for Draco. How could she ever believe she could have him when he was so deeply in love with someone else? Hermione would nevre be able to forgive herself if she ever broke up something so precious; so beautiful, even if it gave her the one thing she'd dreamed of forever.
***
Draco sat at Felicity's bedside, holding her hand. Madame Pomphrey didn't say much, but always gave him pained looks of sympathy when she saw him. He knew she was dying- he knew there was no way to save her. He knew soon she would be gone and he would be alone again, each horrible second of his life being spent in pain. He knew all of this- but he didn't accept it. He loved her too much to ever imagine life without her, and now, as he watched her slip away before his eyes, he pushed the pain aside, and squeezed her hand. A small tear slipped from his eye, glimmering on his cheek. He leaned forward and rested his head by her side, breathing in her scent, small sobs erupting from him. He had never cried like this before- never had he shown so much emotion for someone- until Felicity. Felicity was al he'd ever wished ofr, the one person he would live forever with and love for always. But he just lay his head down on her chest, listening to her slow heart beat. Snape's potion had not worked the way he'd planned- for the Lentrentia had been in ehr system too long to save her completely from it's damage.
Draco squeezed her hand, letting hsi tear drops trickle down and fall ontot he bed. How would he live? How would he ever go on? What was he to do? For the only thing that mattered in life was her, the way he felt when he saw his reflection...in her eyes.
~*~
WOWIE- i bet you loved it. but I am leaving you hanging again.
Will Felicity die? What will Draco do if she does?
Will Hermione let go of her love for Draco and see the love that is right before her eyes in the heart of her best friend?
Please read and review- and I will write the next chapter and post it AS SOON AS I CAN.
Love you all,
sara