Hero
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Draco's opinion of Harry Potter - Songfic to Hero by Chad Kroeger
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Draco sat on a bench in the main hall of the Riddle Mansion. He was about to become a deatheater. About to be branded for life as "Evil". And he had changed his mind. Not that he would fight on the side of Harry Potter. He didn't want to be in this war at all. He wanted to escape.
I am so high, I can hear heaven.
I am so high, I can hear heaven.
In his moments of silent contemplation on that bench, Draco was so close to fighting against his family, rising up and beating them...
Oh but heaven, no heaven don't hear me.
But how could he do it alone? He needed someone to show him the way...
Not Potter... Anyone but Potter...
And they say that a hero can save us.
I'm not gonna stand here and wait.
If he was going to do it, he would have to do it alone. There was no way Saint Potter would even consider saving him. If he told him he had turned his back on the Dark Lord he would think it was a trick.
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.
He could do it. He could get away. He could run, as far and as fast as possible. He could seek refuge at Hogwarts. Dumbledore could protect him...
But what was it Dumbledore had said? He had once told Potter that love could protect him...
Someone told me that love would all save us.
But how can that be?
Look what love gave us.
A world full of killing, and blood-spilling, that
world never came.
But that couldn't be right. For one thing, Draco had never been loved by anyone. Not father, not mother, not anyone... It wouldn't work for him.
And they say that a hero can save us.
I'm not gonna stand here and wait.
But there was no way he would run to Potter. No way, he was too proud for that. What could Potter do against the whole dark army? Nothing...
Maybe he should just join the deatheaters, play for the winning side...
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.
But, as soon as he could get away, he would escape. He would leave them all behind.
But what if the dark side didn't win? Potter had beaten them several times before. He could still surprise them...
Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you.
It isn't the love of a hero, that's why I fear it won't do.
If he didn't join the deatheaters, Father would never be proud of him. But what did it matter? He had never cared for him at all. It would be a bonus to be rid of him. Surely it would...
And they say that a hero can save us.
I'm not gonna stand here and wait.
Perhaps he would need protection. But NOT from Potter. Never would he run to that sappy little boy who didn't have a mother and father for help.
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.
He could go it alone. It would be okay...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
Watching as we all fly away.
Draco got up and walked out of the mansion. He started to run.
And they're watching us (Watching us)
Watching as we all fly away.
He ran with more determination than he had ever known he possessed. He ran as fast and as far as he could. Just as he had promised himself.
And they're watching us (Watching us)
Watching as we all fly away.
He ran without knowing where to go. He ran and hitchhiked and smuggled aboard all forms of transport. He didn't know where he was going.
Before he knew where he was -
- he was at Privet Drive.
Hope you liked it! It's only a one-shot. I have no plans to turn it into a full story as yet.
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Draco's opinion of Harry Potter - Songfic to Hero by Chad Kroeger
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Draco sat on a bench in the main hall of the Riddle Mansion. He was about to become a deatheater. About to be branded for life as "Evil". And he had changed his mind. Not that he would fight on the side of Harry Potter. He didn't want to be in this war at all. He wanted to escape.
I am so high, I can hear heaven.
I am so high, I can hear heaven.
In his moments of silent contemplation on that bench, Draco was so close to fighting against his family, rising up and beating them...
Oh but heaven, no heaven don't hear me.
But how could he do it alone? He needed someone to show him the way...
Not Potter... Anyone but Potter...
And they say that a hero can save us.
I'm not gonna stand here and wait.
If he was going to do it, he would have to do it alone. There was no way Saint Potter would even consider saving him. If he told him he had turned his back on the Dark Lord he would think it was a trick.
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.
He could do it. He could get away. He could run, as far and as fast as possible. He could seek refuge at Hogwarts. Dumbledore could protect him...
But what was it Dumbledore had said? He had once told Potter that love could protect him...
Someone told me that love would all save us.
But how can that be?
Look what love gave us.
A world full of killing, and blood-spilling, that
world never came.
But that couldn't be right. For one thing, Draco had never been loved by anyone. Not father, not mother, not anyone... It wouldn't work for him.
And they say that a hero can save us.
I'm not gonna stand here and wait.
But there was no way he would run to Potter. No way, he was too proud for that. What could Potter do against the whole dark army? Nothing...
Maybe he should just join the deatheaters, play for the winning side...
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.
But, as soon as he could get away, he would escape. He would leave them all behind.
But what if the dark side didn't win? Potter had beaten them several times before. He could still surprise them...
Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you.
It isn't the love of a hero, that's why I fear it won't do.
If he didn't join the deatheaters, Father would never be proud of him. But what did it matter? He had never cared for him at all. It would be a bonus to be rid of him. Surely it would...
And they say that a hero can save us.
I'm not gonna stand here and wait.
Perhaps he would need protection. But NOT from Potter. Never would he run to that sappy little boy who didn't have a mother and father for help.
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.
He could go it alone. It would be okay...
And they're watching us (Watching us)
Watching as we all fly away.
Draco got up and walked out of the mansion. He started to run.
And they're watching us (Watching us)
Watching as we all fly away.
He ran with more determination than he had ever known he possessed. He ran as fast and as far as he could. Just as he had promised himself.
And they're watching us (Watching us)
Watching as we all fly away.
He ran without knowing where to go. He ran and hitchhiked and smuggled aboard all forms of transport. He didn't know where he was going.
Before he knew where he was -
- he was at Privet Drive.
Hope you liked it! It's only a one-shot. I have no plans to turn it into a full story as yet.