IN THE END
azure dragon
Chapter 8 Consequences
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"Oh! Good morning, Professor Dumbledore. The master didn't tell me you were coming." Mrs. Johnson said as she led the professor towards the receiving lounge. "Please make yourself at home."
"Thank you, Mrs. Johnson." He answered and sat on the couch.
"Please excuse me while I call the master."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Draco's PoV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Hermione and I were having breakfast at the balcony when Mrs. Johnson came in. "Professor Dumbledore is here to see you, Master Malfoy." She said.
"I wonder what he wants. It's still early. Maybe it's an emergency." I wondered.
"I told him about Harry last night after dinner. He says he'll come early her today." Hermione said then sipped her coffee. "He wants to see Harry I guess. And discuss some matters with you."
"Is that so? Why would he talk to me instead of you or Weasley?" I asked but she just shrugged her shoulders. Just as I was about to stand up, Harry Potter came in with an annoying smile.
"Good morning, everyone." He greeted.
"Good morning, Harry. Where've you been?" Hermione said and smiled at him.
"Oh, I've explored the gardens. You wouldn't mind if I did, wouldn't you?"
"That's okay. We thought you were still sleeping." She said. "By the way, Professor Dumbledore's here."
The glow and smile in his face suddenly disappeared. "Professor Dumbledore? What's he doing here?"
"She told him of your come back." I answered.
"You did?" he asked looking at Hermione; tension or perhaps fear was on his face.
"Well, yeah. I told him about you. Neither Ron nor Ginny did. I guess they forgot to inform him." Hermione said proudly smiling at him. Seeing his face shocked, her smile, too, slowly faded. "Is something the matter?"
"You shouldn't have told him...you shouldn't have, Hermione."
"Why not, Harry?" I asked. I guess I know what's happening now.
"Yes. Why not?" she asked suspiciously.
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"Good morning, professor. I suppose you'd like to discuss some things?" I said to him as he stood up. I led him to my office.
"Are you aware of what's happening now, Draco?" he asked as he looked at me straight in the eyes.
"I-I do now. Hermione and I didn't until a while ago."
"Until a while ago?"
"Yes. It seems the Weasleys planned on keeping him a secret from you." I answered. He kept silent then. He was thinking. And I don't like it when he does that.
"What do you know about this, Draco?" he asked after being silent for a few seconds. "Did Harry tell you anything on how he came back?"
"No, I don't know any. I suggest you ask him, professor."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Hermione's PoV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You weren't supposed to be alive, weren't you, Harry?" I asked; breaking the silence in the balcony. Harry was looking nervous as he sat on the chair across me. I was now standing beside the table, my arms crossed.
"I don't know, Hermione! I know I should be dead but...I don't know!" he howled. He was now looking at the floor and clutched his hair.
"The dead cannot be brought be to life. It's against nature's law. It unbalances life and death." I mumbled.
"Please shut up, Hermione!" he bellowed again. "I'm already having a hard time thinking what to do now!"
"I'm sorry, okay?! I'm just disappointed because you didn't tell me immediately! Harry, I'm one of your bestfriends!" I said angrily. "Besides, whenever we didn't know what to do, Professor Dumbledore was whom we seek."
"I don't wanna talk to him, Hermione. I don't know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything unless he asked for some answer, Harry. Come on! It's not like you to be afraid of him. You always look him in the eyes."
"I did...now I can't..." he answered almost in a whisper.
I insisted that he should talk to the professor voluntarily rather than being called by him in such a way that he is treated like a student. I said everything I know that would convince him to go. But to no avail...
I kept silent then...I had nothing more to say to make him listen...
Just when I started to worry what Draco and Professor Dumbledore were talking about, they entered the balcony. Harry and I were surprised to see both of them so silent and intriguing.
"Good morning to the two of you." Prof. Dumbledore smiled like all was normal as any other day; and as if Harry was always there with us and that he never really died.
"And to you, too, professor." I said uneasily. It felt awkward. The air around us was so uncomfortable. I was feeling nervous for Harry. And what would become of this meeting.
"Hermione." Draco called. And so I walked to him. "We should leave them...to talk and sort things out." He whispered and gave me a faint smile.
"Okay." I agreed but it seemed I really didn't want to leave. I wanted to be there for Harry. I glanced at Harry and smiled at him. "Excuse us for a while."
Then we left...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Draco's PoV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"What should we do?" she asked me. "Should I tell the Weasleys? Should I call them here?"
"I've already sent someone to bring them here." I answered as I watched Hermione walk around the library worriedly. "Just relax, Hermione. He's gonna be alright. The headmaster won't do anything to him."
"It's not what the professor is going to do that I'm worried of." She said as she stopped in front of me. "I don't want Harry to leave anymore. I'm worried of what he'll let Harry do."
"You mean?"
"Yes!" she said sat down beside me; she covered her face and cried. "I don't want Harry to leave, Draco. I want him here with us. You see, I've found my way back here. We found each other again and we've been through Voldemort. Now, Harry is back. Most of those that I've lost are brought back to me. I don't want them to get lost again."
"I know how it feels, Hermione." I said putting my arm around her. "Well, there's not much that I've lost. It's just that you were my biggest loss so it kinda feels the same. I know how much you want Harry to stay but some things just can't. He's one of them."
I was starting to realize how important Potter was to Hermione. Yes, they're like brother and sister. But knowing how he wants her, too, is something I just couldn't ignore. A part of me wants him dead rather than alive. The other part of me wants to somehow let him live just so I don't see Hermione depressed. There's really a slim chance that he'd stay. A lot would be at stake if he does.
"Hermione, what would you feel about Harry when you knew he really likes you an-?" I asked when she stopped to cry and looked up at me with puzzled eyes.
"Wh-what are you talking about? He never did like me in that sort of way, Draco." She just said and laid her head back on my chest. "After Cho, he liked Ginny. At that time, Ginny no longer had any feelings for him. Then there was Lavander. They've been dating for a month. But it didn't work out so he said he'd quit crushing for awhile. There's been no one that he liked after that."
"Really..." I just said and let the thought slip my mind. "Hermione, I just want you to know that Harry might not be able to stay. Please, tell me you won't hurt so much. You've gone through for 5 years without him and yet you're still here."
"I've realized that." She answered wiping tear stains on her cheeks and smiled. "I only ask that he'd at least stay until after our wedding. At least see me being wed. We promised we'd be in each other's wedding. Ginny made us promise; me, Harry and Ron. It was kind of absurd, child stuff really."
It was hard to tell her how hard it would be. Harry will only be given exactly until midnight to stay alive. And it's hard for me to tell her...
...and I guess, harder fro him to tell her...
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A/N: It's a wonder how you, people, still watch out for my story. I know it's not that nice and all but you're still excited on what would happen next. Anyway, thank you very much! Thanks for all your reviews! Chao! c",)
azure dragon
Chapter 8 Consequences
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"Oh! Good morning, Professor Dumbledore. The master didn't tell me you were coming." Mrs. Johnson said as she led the professor towards the receiving lounge. "Please make yourself at home."
"Thank you, Mrs. Johnson." He answered and sat on the couch.
"Please excuse me while I call the master."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Draco's PoV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Hermione and I were having breakfast at the balcony when Mrs. Johnson came in. "Professor Dumbledore is here to see you, Master Malfoy." She said.
"I wonder what he wants. It's still early. Maybe it's an emergency." I wondered.
"I told him about Harry last night after dinner. He says he'll come early her today." Hermione said then sipped her coffee. "He wants to see Harry I guess. And discuss some matters with you."
"Is that so? Why would he talk to me instead of you or Weasley?" I asked but she just shrugged her shoulders. Just as I was about to stand up, Harry Potter came in with an annoying smile.
"Good morning, everyone." He greeted.
"Good morning, Harry. Where've you been?" Hermione said and smiled at him.
"Oh, I've explored the gardens. You wouldn't mind if I did, wouldn't you?"
"That's okay. We thought you were still sleeping." She said. "By the way, Professor Dumbledore's here."
The glow and smile in his face suddenly disappeared. "Professor Dumbledore? What's he doing here?"
"She told him of your come back." I answered.
"You did?" he asked looking at Hermione; tension or perhaps fear was on his face.
"Well, yeah. I told him about you. Neither Ron nor Ginny did. I guess they forgot to inform him." Hermione said proudly smiling at him. Seeing his face shocked, her smile, too, slowly faded. "Is something the matter?"
"You shouldn't have told him...you shouldn't have, Hermione."
"Why not, Harry?" I asked. I guess I know what's happening now.
"Yes. Why not?" she asked suspiciously.
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"Good morning, professor. I suppose you'd like to discuss some things?" I said to him as he stood up. I led him to my office.
"Are you aware of what's happening now, Draco?" he asked as he looked at me straight in the eyes.
"I-I do now. Hermione and I didn't until a while ago."
"Until a while ago?"
"Yes. It seems the Weasleys planned on keeping him a secret from you." I answered. He kept silent then. He was thinking. And I don't like it when he does that.
"What do you know about this, Draco?" he asked after being silent for a few seconds. "Did Harry tell you anything on how he came back?"
"No, I don't know any. I suggest you ask him, professor."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Hermione's PoV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You weren't supposed to be alive, weren't you, Harry?" I asked; breaking the silence in the balcony. Harry was looking nervous as he sat on the chair across me. I was now standing beside the table, my arms crossed.
"I don't know, Hermione! I know I should be dead but...I don't know!" he howled. He was now looking at the floor and clutched his hair.
"The dead cannot be brought be to life. It's against nature's law. It unbalances life and death." I mumbled.
"Please shut up, Hermione!" he bellowed again. "I'm already having a hard time thinking what to do now!"
"I'm sorry, okay?! I'm just disappointed because you didn't tell me immediately! Harry, I'm one of your bestfriends!" I said angrily. "Besides, whenever we didn't know what to do, Professor Dumbledore was whom we seek."
"I don't wanna talk to him, Hermione. I don't know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything unless he asked for some answer, Harry. Come on! It's not like you to be afraid of him. You always look him in the eyes."
"I did...now I can't..." he answered almost in a whisper.
I insisted that he should talk to the professor voluntarily rather than being called by him in such a way that he is treated like a student. I said everything I know that would convince him to go. But to no avail...
I kept silent then...I had nothing more to say to make him listen...
Just when I started to worry what Draco and Professor Dumbledore were talking about, they entered the balcony. Harry and I were surprised to see both of them so silent and intriguing.
"Good morning to the two of you." Prof. Dumbledore smiled like all was normal as any other day; and as if Harry was always there with us and that he never really died.
"And to you, too, professor." I said uneasily. It felt awkward. The air around us was so uncomfortable. I was feeling nervous for Harry. And what would become of this meeting.
"Hermione." Draco called. And so I walked to him. "We should leave them...to talk and sort things out." He whispered and gave me a faint smile.
"Okay." I agreed but it seemed I really didn't want to leave. I wanted to be there for Harry. I glanced at Harry and smiled at him. "Excuse us for a while."
Then we left...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Draco's PoV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"What should we do?" she asked me. "Should I tell the Weasleys? Should I call them here?"
"I've already sent someone to bring them here." I answered as I watched Hermione walk around the library worriedly. "Just relax, Hermione. He's gonna be alright. The headmaster won't do anything to him."
"It's not what the professor is going to do that I'm worried of." She said as she stopped in front of me. "I don't want Harry to leave anymore. I'm worried of what he'll let Harry do."
"You mean?"
"Yes!" she said sat down beside me; she covered her face and cried. "I don't want Harry to leave, Draco. I want him here with us. You see, I've found my way back here. We found each other again and we've been through Voldemort. Now, Harry is back. Most of those that I've lost are brought back to me. I don't want them to get lost again."
"I know how it feels, Hermione." I said putting my arm around her. "Well, there's not much that I've lost. It's just that you were my biggest loss so it kinda feels the same. I know how much you want Harry to stay but some things just can't. He's one of them."
I was starting to realize how important Potter was to Hermione. Yes, they're like brother and sister. But knowing how he wants her, too, is something I just couldn't ignore. A part of me wants him dead rather than alive. The other part of me wants to somehow let him live just so I don't see Hermione depressed. There's really a slim chance that he'd stay. A lot would be at stake if he does.
"Hermione, what would you feel about Harry when you knew he really likes you an-?" I asked when she stopped to cry and looked up at me with puzzled eyes.
"Wh-what are you talking about? He never did like me in that sort of way, Draco." She just said and laid her head back on my chest. "After Cho, he liked Ginny. At that time, Ginny no longer had any feelings for him. Then there was Lavander. They've been dating for a month. But it didn't work out so he said he'd quit crushing for awhile. There's been no one that he liked after that."
"Really..." I just said and let the thought slip my mind. "Hermione, I just want you to know that Harry might not be able to stay. Please, tell me you won't hurt so much. You've gone through for 5 years without him and yet you're still here."
"I've realized that." She answered wiping tear stains on her cheeks and smiled. "I only ask that he'd at least stay until after our wedding. At least see me being wed. We promised we'd be in each other's wedding. Ginny made us promise; me, Harry and Ron. It was kind of absurd, child stuff really."
It was hard to tell her how hard it would be. Harry will only be given exactly until midnight to stay alive. And it's hard for me to tell her...
...and I guess, harder fro him to tell her...
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A/N: It's a wonder how you, people, still watch out for my story. I know it's not that nice and all but you're still excited on what would happen next. Anyway, thank you very much! Thanks for all your reviews! Chao! c",)