IN THE END
azure dragon
Chapter 7: How It Came to Be
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Draco's POV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Things aren't the same since Hermione left. Two days. Two days without her voice ringing around the manor is just too silent. It's like a deserted place. A haunted manor.
At last, she's coming home. Unfortunately, she's bringing a burden to my soul. Ron Weasley. I wonder if he's going to blame for what happened. I don't know.
But that dream. What does it mean? I did my best to help him. He did it willingly but I don't know what haunts me. Does this have something to do with Hermione? Am I going to lose her again? All my thoughts were left unanswered as I felt my eyes close.
"Draco, wake up." A voice whispered in my ear. I told myself that it was just a dream. But it seemed so real. Her voice was so clear. "Come on, Draco. Wake up. I'm back."
I opened my eyes to end my "dream" and found myself looking into brown eyes.
"Am I still dreaming? Or is this my hallucination?" I asked. The girl in front of me just laughed.
"So you were dreaming about me. Well, your dream is over. I'm for real." She said.
"You are real." I said as I held her face. "You didn't tell me you're arriving this afternoon."
"Well, I wanted to surprise you. I knew you missed me." Yes, I did miss her. I gave her a tight hug and gave her quick kiss.
"I did miss you a lot, Hermione" I told her.
I was still unsure of everything but I was glad to see her back. I reached the dining room and expected to find Weasley. But she was the only one there.
"I thought Weasley was coming?" I asked Hermione.
"At the Burrow. He'll be here at dinner."
I sat beside her as she offered me a cup of coffee. I took a sip and it tasted different from those he usually has. Surely, she made it.
"Your coffee tastes great." I complimented.
"Really? How'd you know I made it?"
"I don't know. I just do. And Mrs. Johnson's coffee is a bit bitter. But please don't tell her I told you. She'll go crazy if she knows."
"Okay." She giggled. Then she stood and kissed me. "I'm going to take a nap. I really am tired now."
"Like they say, women need their beauty sleep."
"I'll just take a nap. I'm not going to sleep." She said and left.
The clock was ticking. Hours had gone by. And then it was time for dinner.
"Are you ready, Draco? They're here." Hermione asked. I was combing my hair in front of the mirror.
"Yeah. I'll be there in a sec." I answered. And with a final glance, I went out to see my fiancé. "You look astounding as usual."
"You look good yourself." She said and smiled. "Ron and Ginny are waiting. Let's go."
When we got to the dining room, Ginny was the only one there.
"Where's Ron?" Hermione asked Ginny.
"Ron went to pick a surprise." Ginny answered. "Don't worry. He'll be back in a minute or two."
With puzzled minds we went to take our seat at the dinner table. Just before Hermione could sit down, Ron came. Hermione approached him. Then in an instant, she was shocked. I heard her whisper "Oh my God."
"Surprise, Hermione. He's back." Ron smiled at her.
"Harry!" she shouted and ran towards the person beside Ron and hugged him.
Did I hear her right? Harry? Did she say Harry? I stood up and looked at him. Yes, I heard her right. That jet black hair, green eyes and of course, the lighting bolt scar. He really was Harry Potter. There's no doubt about it.
He had said his greetings to Hermione. Then he turned his eyes at me.
"We meet again, Malfoy." He smiled at me.
"Yeah. We meet again" I said and smiled at him faintly. I didn't know why but both of us looked into each others eyes. I felt something burning inside me.
"Why don't we sit down and have dinner? I'm sure you're hungry." Hermione interrupted. Maybe she sensed something between Potter and me. So we followed and took our seats and had dinner. Hermione was entertaining them while I ate there silently.
After I finished, I excused myself to get some fresh air. At the same time, the Weasleys bade goodbye and left leaving Potter behind. I stood outside the front porch seeing them leave.
"You're wondering aren't you?" Potter said from behind me. I turned to look at him and he offered me a glass of wine. "Hermione told me to bring this to you.so we could talk."
"About what? You? Hermione? The wedding?" I asked in a lazy tone. "There's so much we could talk about."
"What about what happened in the past?"
"Sure" he answered. There was a long pause before he continued. "We used you at that time. We followed you."
"I don't care about those things now. I just wonder, how in the world did you come back? I thought you the boy who lived won't live anymore. The death spell wasn't supposed to let you come back from the dead."
"Death spell?" he asked confusedly.
"Yeah. The spell you chanted before you died. I recognized some of the words. My father taught me the death spell before I entered Hogwarts. I wasn't listening very well at that time so I kind of forgot." I told him. I was waiting for some explanation when he just laughed. And I was getting irritated. "What?!"
"That was not the Death spell." He said as his laugh stopped. "Honestly, I don't even know that kind of spell existed. It was just a temporary Sealing spell that I used."
"Sealing spell. I've heard about that. So how did you learn it?" I asked.
"Eavesdropping. Ron and I heard the Aurors talking about the Sealing spell which they needed to vanquish Voldemort for a while. They left a book opened in the table and we tore the page where it was found. We did it when they were gone."
"So that's why Voldemort came back."
"Yeah. I hope the wizarding world is ready for him. It was all I could do to help, to let everyone prepare for his coming."
"He gone."
"What?"
"He came too soon. No one even noticed. Hermione defeated him for sure."
"Speaking of Hermione." he started.
"Please. I'm tired. I'm going now." I said. "You better rest too."
I left him there but I felt his eyes on me. I knew it. He was going to ask me about Hermione. I know I didn't do him the favor. But he can't do anything now. Hermione and I are together now. The wedding is just to bind us...forever.
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A/n: 'In The End' is running again! I'm sorry for the long delay. I just couldn't find the notebook where I wrote it. I just found it when I was cleaning my cabinet. I'm really sorry. I'll try to keep up with all of you.
Anyway, I thought this chapter is going to be the last. Turns out to be, there might still be three or four chapters to be done. Please inspire me to write the latter chapters by reviewing. Thanks!
Before I forget, chapter 6 is a bit messed up so I fixed it. And thank you to the few who reviewed the last chapter. c",) c",) c",)
azure dragon
Chapter 7: How It Came to Be
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Draco's POV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Things aren't the same since Hermione left. Two days. Two days without her voice ringing around the manor is just too silent. It's like a deserted place. A haunted manor.
At last, she's coming home. Unfortunately, she's bringing a burden to my soul. Ron Weasley. I wonder if he's going to blame for what happened. I don't know.
But that dream. What does it mean? I did my best to help him. He did it willingly but I don't know what haunts me. Does this have something to do with Hermione? Am I going to lose her again? All my thoughts were left unanswered as I felt my eyes close.
"Draco, wake up." A voice whispered in my ear. I told myself that it was just a dream. But it seemed so real. Her voice was so clear. "Come on, Draco. Wake up. I'm back."
I opened my eyes to end my "dream" and found myself looking into brown eyes.
"Am I still dreaming? Or is this my hallucination?" I asked. The girl in front of me just laughed.
"So you were dreaming about me. Well, your dream is over. I'm for real." She said.
"You are real." I said as I held her face. "You didn't tell me you're arriving this afternoon."
"Well, I wanted to surprise you. I knew you missed me." Yes, I did miss her. I gave her a tight hug and gave her quick kiss.
"I did miss you a lot, Hermione" I told her.
I was still unsure of everything but I was glad to see her back. I reached the dining room and expected to find Weasley. But she was the only one there.
"I thought Weasley was coming?" I asked Hermione.
"At the Burrow. He'll be here at dinner."
I sat beside her as she offered me a cup of coffee. I took a sip and it tasted different from those he usually has. Surely, she made it.
"Your coffee tastes great." I complimented.
"Really? How'd you know I made it?"
"I don't know. I just do. And Mrs. Johnson's coffee is a bit bitter. But please don't tell her I told you. She'll go crazy if she knows."
"Okay." She giggled. Then she stood and kissed me. "I'm going to take a nap. I really am tired now."
"Like they say, women need their beauty sleep."
"I'll just take a nap. I'm not going to sleep." She said and left.
The clock was ticking. Hours had gone by. And then it was time for dinner.
"Are you ready, Draco? They're here." Hermione asked. I was combing my hair in front of the mirror.
"Yeah. I'll be there in a sec." I answered. And with a final glance, I went out to see my fiancé. "You look astounding as usual."
"You look good yourself." She said and smiled. "Ron and Ginny are waiting. Let's go."
When we got to the dining room, Ginny was the only one there.
"Where's Ron?" Hermione asked Ginny.
"Ron went to pick a surprise." Ginny answered. "Don't worry. He'll be back in a minute or two."
With puzzled minds we went to take our seat at the dinner table. Just before Hermione could sit down, Ron came. Hermione approached him. Then in an instant, she was shocked. I heard her whisper "Oh my God."
"Surprise, Hermione. He's back." Ron smiled at her.
"Harry!" she shouted and ran towards the person beside Ron and hugged him.
Did I hear her right? Harry? Did she say Harry? I stood up and looked at him. Yes, I heard her right. That jet black hair, green eyes and of course, the lighting bolt scar. He really was Harry Potter. There's no doubt about it.
He had said his greetings to Hermione. Then he turned his eyes at me.
"We meet again, Malfoy." He smiled at me.
"Yeah. We meet again" I said and smiled at him faintly. I didn't know why but both of us looked into each others eyes. I felt something burning inside me.
"Why don't we sit down and have dinner? I'm sure you're hungry." Hermione interrupted. Maybe she sensed something between Potter and me. So we followed and took our seats and had dinner. Hermione was entertaining them while I ate there silently.
After I finished, I excused myself to get some fresh air. At the same time, the Weasleys bade goodbye and left leaving Potter behind. I stood outside the front porch seeing them leave.
"You're wondering aren't you?" Potter said from behind me. I turned to look at him and he offered me a glass of wine. "Hermione told me to bring this to you.so we could talk."
"About what? You? Hermione? The wedding?" I asked in a lazy tone. "There's so much we could talk about."
"What about what happened in the past?"
"Sure" he answered. There was a long pause before he continued. "We used you at that time. We followed you."
"I don't care about those things now. I just wonder, how in the world did you come back? I thought you the boy who lived won't live anymore. The death spell wasn't supposed to let you come back from the dead."
"Death spell?" he asked confusedly.
"Yeah. The spell you chanted before you died. I recognized some of the words. My father taught me the death spell before I entered Hogwarts. I wasn't listening very well at that time so I kind of forgot." I told him. I was waiting for some explanation when he just laughed. And I was getting irritated. "What?!"
"That was not the Death spell." He said as his laugh stopped. "Honestly, I don't even know that kind of spell existed. It was just a temporary Sealing spell that I used."
"Sealing spell. I've heard about that. So how did you learn it?" I asked.
"Eavesdropping. Ron and I heard the Aurors talking about the Sealing spell which they needed to vanquish Voldemort for a while. They left a book opened in the table and we tore the page where it was found. We did it when they were gone."
"So that's why Voldemort came back."
"Yeah. I hope the wizarding world is ready for him. It was all I could do to help, to let everyone prepare for his coming."
"He gone."
"What?"
"He came too soon. No one even noticed. Hermione defeated him for sure."
"Speaking of Hermione." he started.
"Please. I'm tired. I'm going now." I said. "You better rest too."
I left him there but I felt his eyes on me. I knew it. He was going to ask me about Hermione. I know I didn't do him the favor. But he can't do anything now. Hermione and I are together now. The wedding is just to bind us...forever.
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A/n: 'In The End' is running again! I'm sorry for the long delay. I just couldn't find the notebook where I wrote it. I just found it when I was cleaning my cabinet. I'm really sorry. I'll try to keep up with all of you.
Anyway, I thought this chapter is going to be the last. Turns out to be, there might still be three or four chapters to be done. Please inspire me to write the latter chapters by reviewing. Thanks!
Before I forget, chapter 6 is a bit messed up so I fixed it. And thank you to the few who reviewed the last chapter. c",) c",) c",)