Chapter 6~ The End?
*Draco's POV*
It was about four hours later and they were just now getting to the part of the spell that would bind Harry. Draco was getting very tired and was starting to feel a little drained. The first hour had been Draco putting Harry in a kind of trance that would last about an hour, so he could do the rest of the spell with out much pain. The second hour had been when Draco had made the potion that Harry would take right before the binding. When Harry had awoke from the trance they had done the chanting to strengthen his link to Voldemort. And now Draco was getting ready to give Harry his potion.
Draco looked up at Harry to see the vacant look in his once bright green eyes. Draco so wished he could just stop and undo it all. But he know that Harry was trusting him with this and he just couldn't let Harry down. He walked over to Harry put his hand on his shoulder and sighed.
"This is it Harry, no turning back after this" Draco said as he pulled the little bottle of potion out of his pocket. Harry just looked up at his and nodded his head. Draco uncorked it and handed it to Harry.
"Bottoms up" Harry said with no emotion in his voice as he swallowed the potion down. After he swallowed the potion he looked at Draco and smiled his first genuine smile in hours. Then he fell over in a dead faint.
Draco laid him on the floor and stood over him waving his wand and saying the words that would hopefully rid the world of the worst threat in years.
Ego ligare tibi semper Draco said as he walked around Harry. Harry started to whimpered very quietly. Magia abire ab hic vas Draco finished and looked down at Harry who was now thrashing around on the ground. Draco could see the pain in his eyes when ever he opened them though he never made a sound. Draco had to say this once more before it was complete then he was to stand watch over Harry while the spell took affect. It should take about two hours before they knew if Harry was going to make it threw, and Draco planed to stay the whole time.
*Some where in Northern England*
Voldemort shot strait up in bed and put his hand to he head and screamed in pain. He reached for his wand to call his minions but when he tied to call nothing happened. He looked down at his arm where he had the dark mark to call them forth with but it was fading fast. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Hermione's POV*
Hermione was sitting at lunch wondering were Harry and Draco had run off to. Ron and Ginny had just sat down when Hedwig flew in and landed in front of Hermione. There were six letters on her leg. Hermione took off the ones for her and her friends and sent the bird on her way. Hedwig flew up to where the Potion master and Headmaster sat.
Hermione turned to her letter and looked at her name. It was indeed from Harry. She handed Ron and Ginny there's then opened it up and started to read.
My Dearest Hermione,
This is the hardest thing I've had to do, I found all of you and now I have to do the noble thing and it's so unfair. You may be wondering what I'm going on about. Well as you read this letter I am ridding the world of Voldemort with the help of Draco. Don't get to upset we didn't leave the castle or anything we are right now in one of the deserted class rooms in the south towers. I have found a spell that will bind Voldemort of all his magic, but in order to do this I first have to bind myself which isn't very safe. I asked Draco to help because there's a good chance I won't make it out of this and I could never ask you or Ron to help me. (At this point Hermione's tears were falling on the paper. She was trying to think what room he could be in so she could go stop him before he goes threw with this suicidal mission. She wanted to stop reading and go find him but there seemed to be a charm on it so she had to finish it) and you'd never let me go through with this and I just can't let Voldemort hurt any one else. You may hate me for doing this to you and I wouldn't blame you, but please don't be mad at Draco, I really didn't give him a choice. Please don't be to anger with me. I love you, I wish I'd had the chance to tell you that but I never had the guts. By the time your done reading this it will all be finished and Voldemort will be bind of his powers, and the world will be safe, take care of your self and live, for me.
Yours forever,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Hermione jumped up at the same time as Ron, Ginny, Severus and Dumbledore and ran out of the room with them all on her tail. She had a vague idea where they might be, if she was right...
*Ron's POV*
Ron was looking at Hermione who had just opened her letter. He slid it open and started to read
My Best Friend
You have always been there for me Ron, threw it all you stood by my side and for that I will never forget you. As you read this I am ridding the world of Voldemort with the help of Draco. Before you get to upset I asked him and not you because you would never let me do what I'm about to do. I'm binding Voldemort and in order to do that I have to bind my self, which can be very dangerous and I know you wouldn't let me do it, but I have to. I can't let Voldemort go on hurting the people close to me if there's something I can do. Please don't be to mad at Draco he's only doing what I asked him to. (At this point Ron tried to stop reading and go after Harry but found he had to finish reading.) If you're going to be mad at someone be mad at me, but I hope some day you'll all see that I did this because I couldn't let him hurt anyone else. Take care of Hermione for me, she's going to need you. Being a guy I don't say this enough but I love you mate, take care, be happy it's almost over forever.
Your Best Friend,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Ron looked up as Hermione jumped to her feet and started to the doors. He got up and was right behind her. He could tell that Ginny Snape and Dumbledore were right behind him but he didn't pay much attention, he just followed Hermione hoping she knew where she was going.
*Ginny's POV*
Ginny was looking at the letter that she had just gotten from Harry which in it's self was weird because Ginny never got letters from Harry, except on her birthday. She opened it up and started to read.
My Sweet Ginny,
Ginny you are so much more to me then just Ron's little sister, you are like the little sister I never had. I'm finally going to do it, this is the end Ginny you're all finally safe. Voldemort will be no more. I have Draco with me but don't fret he's in no danger; we're still in the castle. Don't be mad at him for not telling you what we were planning, I made him swear he wouldn't tell, and don't be to hard on him he's going to need you just as much as you need him. (This is were Ginny tried to stop reading so she could go in search but to no avail) Ginny I do believe that out of this group even though you are the youngest you might just be the strongest among us, so be strong and know that what I am doing is worth it. I love you!
Your Big Brother,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Ginny looked up as Hermione jumped up and sat there for a second stunned at what Harry had just said. She got her self together just in time to jump up after Ron and run out the doors.
*Severus' POV*
Severus was sitting at lunch wondering were Harry and Draco had gotten off to when Hedwig flew in and had landed in front of Harry's friends they took there letters and he was surprised when she flew up and landed in front of him. He took his letter and hand Dumbledore his. He looked down and wondered why Harry was writing to them all. He opened it up and started to read.
Dad,
It still seems so weird to call you that. It's nice, you know? I have a feeling your not going to be very happy with me. I found it, the way to finally rid our world of that monster. But I'm sad to say that it doesn't come with out a price. If you're wondering Draco is with me. We're still in the castle in a room in the south tower, he's in no danger, well except maybe from Ron when he gets his hands on him, Don't let him do and thing stupid. The last little while getting to know you, the real you has been the best. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you what I'm going to do but you never would have let me. (Damn strait, Severus thought as he tried to stop reading and go find his son but he found he couldn't put the letter down) Voldemort will be for ever bond of his magic through me. He should be an easy take down now. Don't be upset with Draco, I asked him to do this for me, he's the only one how needed to fix that monster as much as me. I hope some day you'll all under stand. I love you, I'm sorry I never got to tell you that. Look after my friends, and be nice I like you the way you are!
Love Always Your Son,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Snape looked up and saw Hermione jump up and turn to run out the door. He followed by Dumbledore jumped up and fallowed Harry's three friends out the doors. As he was fallowing he wondered if Hermione had any idea where she was going.
Dear Albus Dumbledore,
I think that of all the people here you will under stand what I'm about to do. I do this for the greater good. They wont under stand at first, you have to help them understand. (At this point Dumbledore knew what Harry was talking about and tried, like every one else to stop reading but it did no good, he had to keep reading) When I'm done you can go and take down Voldemort because if this works like it should, and I'm quite certain it will, and then he'll be completely powerless. Take care of my Dad; this may be hard on him. You have become like a grandfather to me, I love you! I hope some day they under stand. Thank you for all your support over the years. And could you tell Sirius and Remus there's a letter for them in my trunk, I didn't want to worry them. Thank you.
Yours Truly,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Dumbledore was of course right behind Severus as they ran out of the Great Hall. There were a great many people who wondered what had gotten into the five of them. Some like Neville and McGonagall figured it had something to do with Harry and Draco and the letters they'd all just gotten.
*Draco's POV*
Draco was sitting there watching as Harry wiggled and twisted on the floor in pain. Every once and a while he had to look away because the pain was so intense that Harry opened him mouth to scream but nothing came out. He sat there and watched as Hedwig came flying in and landed in front of him. He saw the letter there and took it off her and she hoped over and sat by him and the hard stone floor. It was a letter from Harry. Draco hadn't expected one of these, he thought they had said there good byes. He opened it up and started reading.
Dear Draco,
If some one had told me a year ago that I'd be righting one of this sentimental good byes to you a year ago I would have had them committed. But here I am writing to you to say good-bye. I want you to know I couldn't have done this with out you. If I know you your probably still wondering why I asked you to do this? Its not as you may be thinking because I'm to close to them to ask them to do something like this. Its because I don't trust them with it. This is a big responsibility I put on your shoulders and out of all my friends you're the only one I trust to go threw with it. I couldn't trust them to finish it. I know you will. I also want you to know how brave I think you are. You may have been saved by our littlest Weasley the second time but when you saved us that night a year ago you saved your self. You are so much stronger then your father, and because of that you came out on top. Take care of them for me, there your responsibility now.
Your Friend,
Harry James Potter-Snape
P.S. Could you take Hedwig for me? Some one needs to take care of her, I'd ask Ron but that silly little owl of his Pig drives her nuts. Thanks.
Draco put the letter down and wiped the tear that had finally broken free away from his eye. He took Hedwig in his lap and petted her. She looked over at the now still Harry Potter and hooted.
"Should we see how he is?" Draco asked the owl. She looked at his as if to say 'well duh' Draco got up to cross the room but as he got up to Harry he heard running out side. He wondered if it was Hermione and them or just a student.
He turned to listen, he hurt someone say something and heard someone try to unlock the door. "Draco Malfoy if you're in there and you know what's good for you you'll open this..." But Hermione didn't get to finish because Draco opened the door and stepped to the side as she rushed in followed by every one Harry had sent a letter to.
"NO!" Hermione cried as she fell down beside Harry. She gathered him into her arms and cried. Severus walked over and knelt down, He took his sons wrist in his hands to feel for a pulse.
Severus just sat there for a second then looked very relived looking up he said "He's got a pulse"
Draco looked around at all the people there and said "That's good to hear" Then he fell over in a dead faint.
"I think young Draco is exhausted, perhaps we should get him and Harry up to the infirmary" Dumbledore said as he ushered Ron and Ginny out first. Severus came out with both boys on two stretchers, with Hermione walking in between them. She was holding Harry's hand and telling him he'd be ok. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When Harry opened his eyes he came face to face with his Mother. He looked around wondering where he was then he looked up at her.
"Is this heaven?" Harry asked looking in to her eye, the same eyes he saw every day staring out at him from a mirror.
"No, this is a place that is nether heaven or earth. Right now you're in between, you could go either way." She said taking a hold of his hand and leading him to a little pond.
"I know this place" Harry said looking around "You use to take me here as a baby" Harry said surprised he remembered.
"Yes, James loved to tell me how good a flyer you'd be some day" She said looking at Harry who of course no long looked like a carbine copy of James. "I see you know James isn't your father"
"Yes, I've gotten to know Severus, he's nice when he's not being a smarmy git" Harry said with a smile "So are you really my mother or am I having some kind of dream?" he asked
"No this is quite real, I'm here to help you decide" She said looking sad
"Decide what?" Harry asked confused, didn't he just die now wasn't that how this worked?
"If your to live or die" Lily said looking at him and smiling "Of course it's not that easy, nothing every is"
"What do you mean?" Harry asked. If he was going to have a choice in this he wanted to live.
"You just took your own life and that's frowned upon here, I know its silly I mean you did just save the world, and that's why were giving you the chance to go back, but you have to give something up, something that you care a great deal for" She said looking sad again.
"Well what is it you want?" Harry asked trying to think of something
"Something that's yours to give so that means it has to be talent or something of that sort" She explained to him as they walked around the little pond.
"Well I've already give up my magic, I don't really have anything else" Harry said as they walked.
"Well actually because you gave it up to save every one you loved the PTB are going to let you keep your magic." She said smiling when his face lit up
"That's great, now Hermione might not be quite so mad at me" Harry said he thought about it and a thought came to him "Will the skill I have as a seeker be enough" Harry asked, man if he could get out of dying by giving up his skill as a seeker then so be it.
"Yes that would be perfect" She said with a smile "The side affects of the spell will keep you out for a day or two" she said as they stopped on by the edge of the pond. "I will see you again some day, when it's your time, and then James will be here to see you too. Just remember we love you, we will always be watching you" She said as she put her hand on his shoulder and gave him a little shove forwards.
It was a very weird feeling, Harry though as he fell forward in to the pound. He didn't however fall into water, he just started to fall. It felt like he might fall for ever, but then he hit bottom. When he did he opened his eyes and looked around to see every one was sitting around him asleep. "I wonder if it worked" Harry said in a deadly whisper before blackness over took him and he again lost consciousness.
*What was going on while Harry was with his Mum*
Severus deposited Harry and Draco on two hospital cots while Dumbledore ran to get Poppy. Severus pulled up chair and sat down next to Harry and cursed himself for not seeing that something was bothering Harry the night before. And almost knowing what Severus was thinking Dumbledore put his hand on his shoulder and said "Its not your fault Severus, none of us thought he would do this, We all should have know that if he found a way to be rid of Voldemort he would have done anything."
Hermione was sitting on the other side of Harry holding his hand and telling him when he woke up she was going to give him such a talking to. She sat there as the silent tears ran down her face. Ron was pacing back and forth not knowing what to say or do; he was very worried about his friend but also quite mad at him.
After Poppy was done looking them over she said "Harry's fine there's nothing physically wrong with him, we're just going to have to wait and see if he wakes up" She said then she looked at Draco and said "He'll be fine, he was just exhausted. I gave him a pepper up potion he should be waking up soon" And she turned and waked back to her office.
As she walked away there was a low moan from Draco's bed as he sat up and looked around. All eyes were on him and he moaned again but not from pain, he could see none of the people in this room were very happy with him.
Severus was the first to voice what they were all thinking "How could you let him do that? How could you be so...so...so irresponsible? Why didn't you come to me or even Dumbledore when he told he was going to do this...this unbelievably stupid thing?!" Severus said getting progressively louder as he walked over to Draco.
Draco looked over at him and then at Ginny who was the only one in the room that didn't look like she wanted to strangle him. "He made me promise that I wouldn't tell you" Even as he said it he realized how childish it sounded.
"Oh, oh he made you promise, well then that makes it ok" Severus said with sneer "Do you understand what he just did?!"
"Are you kidding me? Do you think that he came up to me and said hey I'm going to do this thing that's going to most likely kill me want to help" Draco said sitting up in bed all the tiredness he had felt early was gone. "And then I was like yeah sure I don't have anything better to do today." Draco paused for a second and took a deep breath "I did this because I was the only one he could go to, he had to do this and I was not going to be the person who said 'sorry but I can't let you save the world it will hurt your dad" Draco was now yelling.
It was Ron's turn now as he turned on Draco "Do you have any idea what this is doing to them Draco?" Ron asked now taking his anger out on Draco. Of course that was defiantly the wrong thing to say though.
"DOING TO THEM!!!" Draco shouted "what this is doing to them, he didn't do a damn thing to them, he did for them you unbelievable git" Draco said now looking across to Harry who still looked half dead. "I suppose you all think he did this TO you? Well let's just sit here for a second and think about this, he gave up first and for most his magic and maybe even his life for you and your mad at him for doing this to you? You're all unbelievable" Draco said. Finished with yelling at them he sank back into bed and sighed.
Ginny walked over and sat down on Draco's bed "What did you guys do exactly, Harry was a little vague in his letters"
"He bound Voldemort's magic threw himself" Draco said looking at Harry "He said it would work because they had an unnatural blood bond."
"What's a un..." But she got cut off by Hermione
"It's a blood bond that is forced on you unwillingly; Voldemort used some of Harry's blood to bring himself back creating a unnatural blood bond" Hermione said looking very sad "I was with him when he found that book, damn it how could I not see that he would use it?" Hermione said very frustrated with herself.
"It's ok Hermione none of knew what was going on" Ron said as he placed his hand on her shoulder.
"So he bound him self which in theory is suppose to bind Voldemort?" Severus asked sitting down again.
"Yes, that the gist of it" Draco said "Is there a way we can test that theory?"
"Severus, your arm?" Dumbledore asked looking over at Severus.
"Of course" Severus said as he pulled up his sleeve and gasped. The mark was gone, not just faded like it did when Harry beet him the first time but totally and completely gone.
"Well I'd say that proves it" Dumbledore said "If you'll all excuse me I need to send a few owls and floo a few people" He said as he turned and walked out the door.
After Dumbledore left they all just sat there not really knowing what to say. Ron was no longer mad, but he still wasn't quite sure what to do about his best friend laying there with so little hope. Hermione just laid her head down on Harry's chest and cried a little more and whispered to him that he'd be ok and that they'd all play quidditch sometime soon and how they were all saved all thanks to him. She also whispered over and over how much she loved him and that he had to wake up so she could tell him that.
Ginny sat on the bed with Draco and played with his hair. Every once and a while she would look up to see Ron pacing the room or Hermione who had fallen asleep on Harry's chest. At one point Severus had said they should all go to class, or go eat or something but none of them had thought those to be a very good idea's and so they sat there waiting and hoping Harry would come out of this, just like always.
After a few hours and tired of pacing Ron had sat down on the bed Draco and Ginny were on. And at about 9:30 they were all fast asleep. Ginny on the bed next to Draco and Ron was balled up at the end of the bed. Severus had fallen asleep in the chair in a most uncomfortable position, and Hermione still on Harry's chest. It was around this time that Dumbledore came back in to check up on every thing. And of course seeing Severus sleeping like that he changed his chair in to a bed with a wave of his wand. Dumbledore chuckled to him self as he watched them for a second. He then caught something moving out of the corner of his eye. Then he heard "I wonder if it worked" he turned just in time to see Harry close his eyes again as he blacked out. He walked over and lifted Hermione up so she was laying on the bed next to Harry. He then put his hand on Harry's head and said "Yes, Harry, it worked, it worked wonders"
A/N: Hope you all liked this chapter, just in case you were wondering Ego ligare tibi simper means -I bind you always- and Magia abire ab hic vas means -Magic depart from this vessel- See you next time. :-)
*Draco's POV*
It was about four hours later and they were just now getting to the part of the spell that would bind Harry. Draco was getting very tired and was starting to feel a little drained. The first hour had been Draco putting Harry in a kind of trance that would last about an hour, so he could do the rest of the spell with out much pain. The second hour had been when Draco had made the potion that Harry would take right before the binding. When Harry had awoke from the trance they had done the chanting to strengthen his link to Voldemort. And now Draco was getting ready to give Harry his potion.
Draco looked up at Harry to see the vacant look in his once bright green eyes. Draco so wished he could just stop and undo it all. But he know that Harry was trusting him with this and he just couldn't let Harry down. He walked over to Harry put his hand on his shoulder and sighed.
"This is it Harry, no turning back after this" Draco said as he pulled the little bottle of potion out of his pocket. Harry just looked up at his and nodded his head. Draco uncorked it and handed it to Harry.
"Bottoms up" Harry said with no emotion in his voice as he swallowed the potion down. After he swallowed the potion he looked at Draco and smiled his first genuine smile in hours. Then he fell over in a dead faint.
Draco laid him on the floor and stood over him waving his wand and saying the words that would hopefully rid the world of the worst threat in years.
Ego ligare tibi semper Draco said as he walked around Harry. Harry started to whimpered very quietly. Magia abire ab hic vas Draco finished and looked down at Harry who was now thrashing around on the ground. Draco could see the pain in his eyes when ever he opened them though he never made a sound. Draco had to say this once more before it was complete then he was to stand watch over Harry while the spell took affect. It should take about two hours before they knew if Harry was going to make it threw, and Draco planed to stay the whole time.
*Some where in Northern England*
Voldemort shot strait up in bed and put his hand to he head and screamed in pain. He reached for his wand to call his minions but when he tied to call nothing happened. He looked down at his arm where he had the dark mark to call them forth with but it was fading fast. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Hermione's POV*
Hermione was sitting at lunch wondering were Harry and Draco had run off to. Ron and Ginny had just sat down when Hedwig flew in and landed in front of Hermione. There were six letters on her leg. Hermione took off the ones for her and her friends and sent the bird on her way. Hedwig flew up to where the Potion master and Headmaster sat.
Hermione turned to her letter and looked at her name. It was indeed from Harry. She handed Ron and Ginny there's then opened it up and started to read.
My Dearest Hermione,
This is the hardest thing I've had to do, I found all of you and now I have to do the noble thing and it's so unfair. You may be wondering what I'm going on about. Well as you read this letter I am ridding the world of Voldemort with the help of Draco. Don't get to upset we didn't leave the castle or anything we are right now in one of the deserted class rooms in the south towers. I have found a spell that will bind Voldemort of all his magic, but in order to do this I first have to bind myself which isn't very safe. I asked Draco to help because there's a good chance I won't make it out of this and I could never ask you or Ron to help me. (At this point Hermione's tears were falling on the paper. She was trying to think what room he could be in so she could go stop him before he goes threw with this suicidal mission. She wanted to stop reading and go find him but there seemed to be a charm on it so she had to finish it) and you'd never let me go through with this and I just can't let Voldemort hurt any one else. You may hate me for doing this to you and I wouldn't blame you, but please don't be mad at Draco, I really didn't give him a choice. Please don't be to anger with me. I love you, I wish I'd had the chance to tell you that but I never had the guts. By the time your done reading this it will all be finished and Voldemort will be bind of his powers, and the world will be safe, take care of your self and live, for me.
Yours forever,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Hermione jumped up at the same time as Ron, Ginny, Severus and Dumbledore and ran out of the room with them all on her tail. She had a vague idea where they might be, if she was right...
*Ron's POV*
Ron was looking at Hermione who had just opened her letter. He slid it open and started to read
My Best Friend
You have always been there for me Ron, threw it all you stood by my side and for that I will never forget you. As you read this I am ridding the world of Voldemort with the help of Draco. Before you get to upset I asked him and not you because you would never let me do what I'm about to do. I'm binding Voldemort and in order to do that I have to bind my self, which can be very dangerous and I know you wouldn't let me do it, but I have to. I can't let Voldemort go on hurting the people close to me if there's something I can do. Please don't be to mad at Draco he's only doing what I asked him to. (At this point Ron tried to stop reading and go after Harry but found he had to finish reading.) If you're going to be mad at someone be mad at me, but I hope some day you'll all see that I did this because I couldn't let him hurt anyone else. Take care of Hermione for me, she's going to need you. Being a guy I don't say this enough but I love you mate, take care, be happy it's almost over forever.
Your Best Friend,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Ron looked up as Hermione jumped to her feet and started to the doors. He got up and was right behind her. He could tell that Ginny Snape and Dumbledore were right behind him but he didn't pay much attention, he just followed Hermione hoping she knew where she was going.
*Ginny's POV*
Ginny was looking at the letter that she had just gotten from Harry which in it's self was weird because Ginny never got letters from Harry, except on her birthday. She opened it up and started to read.
My Sweet Ginny,
Ginny you are so much more to me then just Ron's little sister, you are like the little sister I never had. I'm finally going to do it, this is the end Ginny you're all finally safe. Voldemort will be no more. I have Draco with me but don't fret he's in no danger; we're still in the castle. Don't be mad at him for not telling you what we were planning, I made him swear he wouldn't tell, and don't be to hard on him he's going to need you just as much as you need him. (This is were Ginny tried to stop reading so she could go in search but to no avail) Ginny I do believe that out of this group even though you are the youngest you might just be the strongest among us, so be strong and know that what I am doing is worth it. I love you!
Your Big Brother,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Ginny looked up as Hermione jumped up and sat there for a second stunned at what Harry had just said. She got her self together just in time to jump up after Ron and run out the doors.
*Severus' POV*
Severus was sitting at lunch wondering were Harry and Draco had gotten off to when Hedwig flew in and had landed in front of Harry's friends they took there letters and he was surprised when she flew up and landed in front of him. He took his letter and hand Dumbledore his. He looked down and wondered why Harry was writing to them all. He opened it up and started to read.
Dad,
It still seems so weird to call you that. It's nice, you know? I have a feeling your not going to be very happy with me. I found it, the way to finally rid our world of that monster. But I'm sad to say that it doesn't come with out a price. If you're wondering Draco is with me. We're still in the castle in a room in the south tower, he's in no danger, well except maybe from Ron when he gets his hands on him, Don't let him do and thing stupid. The last little while getting to know you, the real you has been the best. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you what I'm going to do but you never would have let me. (Damn strait, Severus thought as he tried to stop reading and go find his son but he found he couldn't put the letter down) Voldemort will be for ever bond of his magic through me. He should be an easy take down now. Don't be upset with Draco, I asked him to do this for me, he's the only one how needed to fix that monster as much as me. I hope some day you'll all under stand. I love you, I'm sorry I never got to tell you that. Look after my friends, and be nice I like you the way you are!
Love Always Your Son,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Snape looked up and saw Hermione jump up and turn to run out the door. He followed by Dumbledore jumped up and fallowed Harry's three friends out the doors. As he was fallowing he wondered if Hermione had any idea where she was going.
Dear Albus Dumbledore,
I think that of all the people here you will under stand what I'm about to do. I do this for the greater good. They wont under stand at first, you have to help them understand. (At this point Dumbledore knew what Harry was talking about and tried, like every one else to stop reading but it did no good, he had to keep reading) When I'm done you can go and take down Voldemort because if this works like it should, and I'm quite certain it will, and then he'll be completely powerless. Take care of my Dad; this may be hard on him. You have become like a grandfather to me, I love you! I hope some day they under stand. Thank you for all your support over the years. And could you tell Sirius and Remus there's a letter for them in my trunk, I didn't want to worry them. Thank you.
Yours Truly,
Harry James Potter-Snape
Dumbledore was of course right behind Severus as they ran out of the Great Hall. There were a great many people who wondered what had gotten into the five of them. Some like Neville and McGonagall figured it had something to do with Harry and Draco and the letters they'd all just gotten.
*Draco's POV*
Draco was sitting there watching as Harry wiggled and twisted on the floor in pain. Every once and a while he had to look away because the pain was so intense that Harry opened him mouth to scream but nothing came out. He sat there and watched as Hedwig came flying in and landed in front of him. He saw the letter there and took it off her and she hoped over and sat by him and the hard stone floor. It was a letter from Harry. Draco hadn't expected one of these, he thought they had said there good byes. He opened it up and started reading.
Dear Draco,
If some one had told me a year ago that I'd be righting one of this sentimental good byes to you a year ago I would have had them committed. But here I am writing to you to say good-bye. I want you to know I couldn't have done this with out you. If I know you your probably still wondering why I asked you to do this? Its not as you may be thinking because I'm to close to them to ask them to do something like this. Its because I don't trust them with it. This is a big responsibility I put on your shoulders and out of all my friends you're the only one I trust to go threw with it. I couldn't trust them to finish it. I know you will. I also want you to know how brave I think you are. You may have been saved by our littlest Weasley the second time but when you saved us that night a year ago you saved your self. You are so much stronger then your father, and because of that you came out on top. Take care of them for me, there your responsibility now.
Your Friend,
Harry James Potter-Snape
P.S. Could you take Hedwig for me? Some one needs to take care of her, I'd ask Ron but that silly little owl of his Pig drives her nuts. Thanks.
Draco put the letter down and wiped the tear that had finally broken free away from his eye. He took Hedwig in his lap and petted her. She looked over at the now still Harry Potter and hooted.
"Should we see how he is?" Draco asked the owl. She looked at his as if to say 'well duh' Draco got up to cross the room but as he got up to Harry he heard running out side. He wondered if it was Hermione and them or just a student.
He turned to listen, he hurt someone say something and heard someone try to unlock the door. "Draco Malfoy if you're in there and you know what's good for you you'll open this..." But Hermione didn't get to finish because Draco opened the door and stepped to the side as she rushed in followed by every one Harry had sent a letter to.
"NO!" Hermione cried as she fell down beside Harry. She gathered him into her arms and cried. Severus walked over and knelt down, He took his sons wrist in his hands to feel for a pulse.
Severus just sat there for a second then looked very relived looking up he said "He's got a pulse"
Draco looked around at all the people there and said "That's good to hear" Then he fell over in a dead faint.
"I think young Draco is exhausted, perhaps we should get him and Harry up to the infirmary" Dumbledore said as he ushered Ron and Ginny out first. Severus came out with both boys on two stretchers, with Hermione walking in between them. She was holding Harry's hand and telling him he'd be ok. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When Harry opened his eyes he came face to face with his Mother. He looked around wondering where he was then he looked up at her.
"Is this heaven?" Harry asked looking in to her eye, the same eyes he saw every day staring out at him from a mirror.
"No, this is a place that is nether heaven or earth. Right now you're in between, you could go either way." She said taking a hold of his hand and leading him to a little pond.
"I know this place" Harry said looking around "You use to take me here as a baby" Harry said surprised he remembered.
"Yes, James loved to tell me how good a flyer you'd be some day" She said looking at Harry who of course no long looked like a carbine copy of James. "I see you know James isn't your father"
"Yes, I've gotten to know Severus, he's nice when he's not being a smarmy git" Harry said with a smile "So are you really my mother or am I having some kind of dream?" he asked
"No this is quite real, I'm here to help you decide" She said looking sad
"Decide what?" Harry asked confused, didn't he just die now wasn't that how this worked?
"If your to live or die" Lily said looking at him and smiling "Of course it's not that easy, nothing every is"
"What do you mean?" Harry asked. If he was going to have a choice in this he wanted to live.
"You just took your own life and that's frowned upon here, I know its silly I mean you did just save the world, and that's why were giving you the chance to go back, but you have to give something up, something that you care a great deal for" She said looking sad again.
"Well what is it you want?" Harry asked trying to think of something
"Something that's yours to give so that means it has to be talent or something of that sort" She explained to him as they walked around the little pond.
"Well I've already give up my magic, I don't really have anything else" Harry said as they walked.
"Well actually because you gave it up to save every one you loved the PTB are going to let you keep your magic." She said smiling when his face lit up
"That's great, now Hermione might not be quite so mad at me" Harry said he thought about it and a thought came to him "Will the skill I have as a seeker be enough" Harry asked, man if he could get out of dying by giving up his skill as a seeker then so be it.
"Yes that would be perfect" She said with a smile "The side affects of the spell will keep you out for a day or two" she said as they stopped on by the edge of the pond. "I will see you again some day, when it's your time, and then James will be here to see you too. Just remember we love you, we will always be watching you" She said as she put her hand on his shoulder and gave him a little shove forwards.
It was a very weird feeling, Harry though as he fell forward in to the pound. He didn't however fall into water, he just started to fall. It felt like he might fall for ever, but then he hit bottom. When he did he opened his eyes and looked around to see every one was sitting around him asleep. "I wonder if it worked" Harry said in a deadly whisper before blackness over took him and he again lost consciousness.
*What was going on while Harry was with his Mum*
Severus deposited Harry and Draco on two hospital cots while Dumbledore ran to get Poppy. Severus pulled up chair and sat down next to Harry and cursed himself for not seeing that something was bothering Harry the night before. And almost knowing what Severus was thinking Dumbledore put his hand on his shoulder and said "Its not your fault Severus, none of us thought he would do this, We all should have know that if he found a way to be rid of Voldemort he would have done anything."
Hermione was sitting on the other side of Harry holding his hand and telling him when he woke up she was going to give him such a talking to. She sat there as the silent tears ran down her face. Ron was pacing back and forth not knowing what to say or do; he was very worried about his friend but also quite mad at him.
After Poppy was done looking them over she said "Harry's fine there's nothing physically wrong with him, we're just going to have to wait and see if he wakes up" She said then she looked at Draco and said "He'll be fine, he was just exhausted. I gave him a pepper up potion he should be waking up soon" And she turned and waked back to her office.
As she walked away there was a low moan from Draco's bed as he sat up and looked around. All eyes were on him and he moaned again but not from pain, he could see none of the people in this room were very happy with him.
Severus was the first to voice what they were all thinking "How could you let him do that? How could you be so...so...so irresponsible? Why didn't you come to me or even Dumbledore when he told he was going to do this...this unbelievably stupid thing?!" Severus said getting progressively louder as he walked over to Draco.
Draco looked over at him and then at Ginny who was the only one in the room that didn't look like she wanted to strangle him. "He made me promise that I wouldn't tell you" Even as he said it he realized how childish it sounded.
"Oh, oh he made you promise, well then that makes it ok" Severus said with sneer "Do you understand what he just did?!"
"Are you kidding me? Do you think that he came up to me and said hey I'm going to do this thing that's going to most likely kill me want to help" Draco said sitting up in bed all the tiredness he had felt early was gone. "And then I was like yeah sure I don't have anything better to do today." Draco paused for a second and took a deep breath "I did this because I was the only one he could go to, he had to do this and I was not going to be the person who said 'sorry but I can't let you save the world it will hurt your dad" Draco was now yelling.
It was Ron's turn now as he turned on Draco "Do you have any idea what this is doing to them Draco?" Ron asked now taking his anger out on Draco. Of course that was defiantly the wrong thing to say though.
"DOING TO THEM!!!" Draco shouted "what this is doing to them, he didn't do a damn thing to them, he did for them you unbelievable git" Draco said now looking across to Harry who still looked half dead. "I suppose you all think he did this TO you? Well let's just sit here for a second and think about this, he gave up first and for most his magic and maybe even his life for you and your mad at him for doing this to you? You're all unbelievable" Draco said. Finished with yelling at them he sank back into bed and sighed.
Ginny walked over and sat down on Draco's bed "What did you guys do exactly, Harry was a little vague in his letters"
"He bound Voldemort's magic threw himself" Draco said looking at Harry "He said it would work because they had an unnatural blood bond."
"What's a un..." But she got cut off by Hermione
"It's a blood bond that is forced on you unwillingly; Voldemort used some of Harry's blood to bring himself back creating a unnatural blood bond" Hermione said looking very sad "I was with him when he found that book, damn it how could I not see that he would use it?" Hermione said very frustrated with herself.
"It's ok Hermione none of knew what was going on" Ron said as he placed his hand on her shoulder.
"So he bound him self which in theory is suppose to bind Voldemort?" Severus asked sitting down again.
"Yes, that the gist of it" Draco said "Is there a way we can test that theory?"
"Severus, your arm?" Dumbledore asked looking over at Severus.
"Of course" Severus said as he pulled up his sleeve and gasped. The mark was gone, not just faded like it did when Harry beet him the first time but totally and completely gone.
"Well I'd say that proves it" Dumbledore said "If you'll all excuse me I need to send a few owls and floo a few people" He said as he turned and walked out the door.
After Dumbledore left they all just sat there not really knowing what to say. Ron was no longer mad, but he still wasn't quite sure what to do about his best friend laying there with so little hope. Hermione just laid her head down on Harry's chest and cried a little more and whispered to him that he'd be ok and that they'd all play quidditch sometime soon and how they were all saved all thanks to him. She also whispered over and over how much she loved him and that he had to wake up so she could tell him that.
Ginny sat on the bed with Draco and played with his hair. Every once and a while she would look up to see Ron pacing the room or Hermione who had fallen asleep on Harry's chest. At one point Severus had said they should all go to class, or go eat or something but none of them had thought those to be a very good idea's and so they sat there waiting and hoping Harry would come out of this, just like always.
After a few hours and tired of pacing Ron had sat down on the bed Draco and Ginny were on. And at about 9:30 they were all fast asleep. Ginny on the bed next to Draco and Ron was balled up at the end of the bed. Severus had fallen asleep in the chair in a most uncomfortable position, and Hermione still on Harry's chest. It was around this time that Dumbledore came back in to check up on every thing. And of course seeing Severus sleeping like that he changed his chair in to a bed with a wave of his wand. Dumbledore chuckled to him self as he watched them for a second. He then caught something moving out of the corner of his eye. Then he heard "I wonder if it worked" he turned just in time to see Harry close his eyes again as he blacked out. He walked over and lifted Hermione up so she was laying on the bed next to Harry. He then put his hand on Harry's head and said "Yes, Harry, it worked, it worked wonders"
A/N: Hope you all liked this chapter, just in case you were wondering Ego ligare tibi simper means -I bind you always- and Magia abire ab hic vas means -Magic depart from this vessel- See you next time. :-)
