OUR OWN OLYMPUS
A Hogwarts Twist on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
Written by Daniel Odysseus
TYPE OF STORY: The tragic romance between Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley, the children of two enemies. A 13,000-word novelette based on the main events in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet."
RATING: PG-13, for murder, suicide, and language. No strong sexual themes employed.
DISCLAIMER: "Our Own Olympus" is based on the characters featured in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series. The plot lines and actions of the Harry Potter characters are based on of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet."**
PART SIXTEEN:
The clock struck ten in Zurich, and Dumbledore stood outside the door to the Malfoy house. He was on his way apparating to Durmstrang, but felt that he owed it to stop by and tell Draco about his wife's tragic suicide.
"She can't be dead," Draco cried. "Dumbledore, you must be mistaken."
"No, I wish I were, Draco, but I am not," Dumbledore said sadly. "I saw her finish the poison, and I saw her lie there dead."
"But she knew I was coming back for her!" Draco screamed hysterically. "I have to see her!"
"She's in the crypt," Dumbledore told him.
"I have to see her!" Draco cried again. "I can't live without her."
"Draco, you can," Dumbledore assured.
"No," Draco screamed. "I can't!" Without any more ado, he disapparated into thin air.
He reappeared outside of the Hogwarts grounds, and quickly ran down the road to the castle. It was empty; all of the holiday guests were upstairs in the common rooms.
Draco knew exactly what he needed. He took his wand and shattered the lock on Snape's office door.
He quickly rummaged around on the shelves for the large, nastiest bottle of potion he could find. When he did find it, he carried it with him to the crypt.
Dean Thomas stood there, laying a bouquet of red roses near the entrance.
"Thomas?" Draco sneered.
"Malfoy!" Thomas growled. "What are you doing here? You killed her brother, and you probably tried to kill Ginny, too! I bet you gave her that poison!"
"She killed herself," Draco told Thomas sadly. "But I won't deny that we were in love, and she was going to leave you. We were married yesterday morning, Thomas. I tell the truth."
"You're lying," Thomas snarled. "Ginny would never love an evil man like you, Malfoy!" He pointed his wand at Draco. "You're a coward, Malfoy. I heard that you were too scared to fight Ron on the balcony."
"I was not scared," Draco replied defensively. "But I won't fight you. Let me into the crypt."
Thomas covered the door with his body. "You're not getting in there, Malfoy. Not while I'm still alive."
"In that case, I'll show you right now how fast I can end your pathetic little existence."
"Yeah, right," Thomas sneered. "Expelliarmus!"
Draco ducked away from the red sparks, and then raised his wand. This is for Ginny, he told himself. You have to see her, so you can die with her, just as you have lived with her.
"Crucio!"
Thomas suddenly was wriggling on the ground in front of the door, screaming in complete torture.
"Have you suffered enough, Thomas?" Draco sneered at his victim. "Will you let me into the crypt now, so that I can see Ginny?"
Dean Thomas gave a bit of a nod, as much as he could muster through the excruciating pain.
"Then I'll put you out of your misery," Draco said coldly, "while I see what remains of my beloved wife." He pointed his wand straight at Thomas, who could do nothing but continue to squirm. "Avada Kedavra."
Thomas stopped wriggling, and rolled backwards on his back, unmistakably dead.
Draco proceeded into crypt, trying to find the room where they had taken his beloved Ginny.
TYPE OF STORY: The tragic romance between Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley, the children of two enemies. A 13,000-word novelette based on the main events in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet."
RATING: PG-13, for murder, suicide, and language. No strong sexual themes employed.
DISCLAIMER: "Our Own Olympus" is based on the characters featured in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series. The plot lines and actions of the Harry Potter characters are based on of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet."**
PART SIXTEEN:
The clock struck ten in Zurich, and Dumbledore stood outside the door to the Malfoy house. He was on his way apparating to Durmstrang, but felt that he owed it to stop by and tell Draco about his wife's tragic suicide.
"She can't be dead," Draco cried. "Dumbledore, you must be mistaken."
"No, I wish I were, Draco, but I am not," Dumbledore said sadly. "I saw her finish the poison, and I saw her lie there dead."
"But she knew I was coming back for her!" Draco screamed hysterically. "I have to see her!"
"She's in the crypt," Dumbledore told him.
"I have to see her!" Draco cried again. "I can't live without her."
"Draco, you can," Dumbledore assured.
"No," Draco screamed. "I can't!" Without any more ado, he disapparated into thin air.
He reappeared outside of the Hogwarts grounds, and quickly ran down the road to the castle. It was empty; all of the holiday guests were upstairs in the common rooms.
Draco knew exactly what he needed. He took his wand and shattered the lock on Snape's office door.
He quickly rummaged around on the shelves for the large, nastiest bottle of potion he could find. When he did find it, he carried it with him to the crypt.
Dean Thomas stood there, laying a bouquet of red roses near the entrance.
"Thomas?" Draco sneered.
"Malfoy!" Thomas growled. "What are you doing here? You killed her brother, and you probably tried to kill Ginny, too! I bet you gave her that poison!"
"She killed herself," Draco told Thomas sadly. "But I won't deny that we were in love, and she was going to leave you. We were married yesterday morning, Thomas. I tell the truth."
"You're lying," Thomas snarled. "Ginny would never love an evil man like you, Malfoy!" He pointed his wand at Draco. "You're a coward, Malfoy. I heard that you were too scared to fight Ron on the balcony."
"I was not scared," Draco replied defensively. "But I won't fight you. Let me into the crypt."
Thomas covered the door with his body. "You're not getting in there, Malfoy. Not while I'm still alive."
"In that case, I'll show you right now how fast I can end your pathetic little existence."
"Yeah, right," Thomas sneered. "Expelliarmus!"
Draco ducked away from the red sparks, and then raised his wand. This is for Ginny, he told himself. You have to see her, so you can die with her, just as you have lived with her.
"Crucio!"
Thomas suddenly was wriggling on the ground in front of the door, screaming in complete torture.
"Have you suffered enough, Thomas?" Draco sneered at his victim. "Will you let me into the crypt now, so that I can see Ginny?"
Dean Thomas gave a bit of a nod, as much as he could muster through the excruciating pain.
"Then I'll put you out of your misery," Draco said coldly, "while I see what remains of my beloved wife." He pointed his wand straight at Thomas, who could do nothing but continue to squirm. "Avada Kedavra."
Thomas stopped wriggling, and rolled backwards on his back, unmistakably dead.
Draco proceeded into crypt, trying to find the room where they had taken his beloved Ginny.