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azure dragon
Chapter 9 no title yet
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Draco's PoV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was around 10 am when Ron and Ginny walked inside the Malfoy Manor with Mrs. Johnson. And by the looks of it, they knew what they were in for.
"Where's the professor?" Ron asked. "Mrs. Johnson told us he was here so..."
"He's talking to Harry right now." Hermione answered with a disappointed tone. "Ron? Ginny? Why didn't you tell me?"
"Don't rush, Hermione." I said. Seeing that we were all standing in the hallway, I led them to my office. And as we went, I kept on glancing on her face. She was pale; paler than usual. She looks so worried, so weak, so fragile. The more I saw her that way, the more I felt bothered by what's happening, of what it will make us of.
"Do take a seat, both of you." I told them.
"Hermione, we're really sorry for not telling you." Ginny immediately apologized as she sat. "I guess we were too preoccupied with the thought of Harry coming back to life. I know it's not a reasonable excuse...but it is the only excuse we have."
She kept silent, ignoring her friend's apology. She stood up and walked towards the window. She gave a deep breath and still kept unspoken. Until she gave a cough, clearing her throat...
"I-"she paused. At loss of words to say, still upset or she was engulfed in her many thoughts; none of us knew what she was thinking. "I-I guess it goes with me, too."
"What?"
"I've been too excited to see Harry." She admitted. "The thought of it never came to me, too. I thought that maybe he never really died, that he just kept himself hidden. If only I stopped and wondered."
"Well-"Ginny just said.
"No one's to be blamed but me." Ron said, breaking his silence. His hands were clasped together, his elbows resting on his knees. "If I didn't listen to Parkinson about it, I wouldn't have found a way to bring Harry back. And if I never did it, this situation wouldn't have come up. Sorry, guys..."
"Then everyone's partially at fault." I told them. The 3 of them looked at me with questioning eyes. "I was with him when he died and disappeared, remember?"
"Yeah, you were." Ron just said. "I was really shocked when you helped us backed then."
"Fortunately, I gave a final thought." I said mockingly. "But tell me, who's this Parkinson you said you've met?"
"Oh, it's Pansy Parkinson. Don't tell me you've forgotten about her?" He answered. "She was in Romania 3 months ago and I accidentally met her."
I've never forgotten Pansy. I guess I will never. She was a candidate of Voldemort's heir. But she never had a chance to be a deatheater. She always wanted to follow the footsteps of my aunt, Bellatrix Lestrange who, unfortunately, died by my hands. What was she doing in Romania 3 months ago?
"Wait! You never told me anything about Pansy Parkinson in this thing." Ginny complained. "Why did you not tell me you met her there? Why didn't you tell me you got the idea from her?"
"You never asked." Ron defended. "You only asked me how I got it such idea."
"I did, Ron! I did ask you!"
"But you didn't ask me where I got it."
"Hey! Hold it!" Hermione said. "Ron, that was Pansy, okay? Was there a time she did good to us?"
Ron shook his head in reply.
"And you trusted her just like that." Ginny commented.
"Bloody hell! Why don't you just shut up, Ginny!"
"Let's give him a chance to talk, why don't we? Obviously, we've got to know something about this." I said. "Pansy's not that stupid. I guess she intentionally talked Ron into it."
"Okay, okay." Ginny said, rolling her eyes.
"Ron?"
"When we bumped into each other back in Romania, she sort of invited me for tea." He started off. "That's when she told me about it."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Flashback~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Weasley?" Pansy's irksome voice came as they took their own sip of tea. "How's life in Romania? What's been happening to you after all these years?"
"Not much, really." Ron answered oblivious to the fact he was having tea with her. "But tell me, what came to you?"
"Pardon?"
"I mean, why are you something like a changed person all of a sudden?" he asked more clearly.
"It's hard to believe that I'd be mingling with you, huh?" she retorted rather sardonically.
"If you put it that way. So why?"
"Well, every person in the family is dead and my friends are either dead or missing so I had to start all over again. I've been as lowly as most people are ever since I met a new friend who helped me get up on my feet. You get what I mean?"
"Uh-huh. Then why come here in Romania? Why not France or Italy or even Greece?"
"No particular reason. Just traveling around." She answered without hesitation.
They talked for a while getting to know how each has lived. They looked comfortable with each other to the eyes of those who see them.
"Can I ask you something?" she asked. Not waiting for his reply, she continued on to ask. "What happened before Potter...died? I mean, how did he die?"
The question was too outspoken for Ron. It was so long since he's been asked about Harry that he wasn't prepared for Pansy's question.
"Why are you asking all of a sudden?" he said. His mood became a little grumpy.
"Sorry. But you see, I don't know anything of what happened back then. If you remember the explosion, I was hit by debris which made me unconscious. The next thing I knew, I woke up in the hospital only to find out I've been asleep for over a month. I've been left out ever since."
"Oh" was all Ron could say. He paused for a while and thought. "Harry had cast a Sealing Spell that's all. He sacrificed himself instead of someone's life."
"A Sealing Spell. I've read it somewhere." She uttered. "Look up for a book entitled 'Dark Arts of the Snake'. I know it has something about how to reverse it or something."
"Why would I want to do that?" Ron replied. "It's not like it's gonna resurrect Harry or something."
Pansy gave out just a puckish smile.
"Or will it?" Ron asked skeptically.
"Maybe yes, maybe no. Why don't you check it out?" She just muttered before standing up and waving goodbye and left. Ron was just sitting there; he was in awe.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~End of Flashback~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/n: So, here we go again. It's another cliffy! I know! I'm sorry!!! Really, I'm kinda busy again so I have less and less time trying to finish this fic. You see, we're migrating and there's a lot of packing to do especially for me since I've got a lot of stuff.
I want to thank those who reviewed and keeps me writing:
Mela - Thanks for the correction! Tell you the truth, I don't know Spanish! c",) Sapphire & Danielle – Sorry for the cliffy but it's how I really want to end my chapters that way. Thanks for such a good compliment! And, why until midnight? I guess you'll have to wait....LOL! c",) Amelia – Hey! I especially want to thank you! Kung di dahil sa pangungulit mo di ko to tatapusin or itutuloy. Don't worry. I'll stick to the Draco/Hermione pairing. c",) LiLbLueangeL – Thanks for watching out for this fic. I'll make sure you're updated everytime I put a chapter up. c",) Enchantress of Falling Snow – I'll make sure it is. c",) LythTaeraneth – Amen to that! And thanks for loving this story. c",) Lover del Dragon – Thanks for an inspiring review! c",)
And to those I haven't thanked yet, THANK YOU VERY MUCh for reading my fic and also reviewing! c",) c",) c",)
azure dragon
Chapter 9 no title yet
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Draco's PoV~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was around 10 am when Ron and Ginny walked inside the Malfoy Manor with Mrs. Johnson. And by the looks of it, they knew what they were in for.
"Where's the professor?" Ron asked. "Mrs. Johnson told us he was here so..."
"He's talking to Harry right now." Hermione answered with a disappointed tone. "Ron? Ginny? Why didn't you tell me?"
"Don't rush, Hermione." I said. Seeing that we were all standing in the hallway, I led them to my office. And as we went, I kept on glancing on her face. She was pale; paler than usual. She looks so worried, so weak, so fragile. The more I saw her that way, the more I felt bothered by what's happening, of what it will make us of.
"Do take a seat, both of you." I told them.
"Hermione, we're really sorry for not telling you." Ginny immediately apologized as she sat. "I guess we were too preoccupied with the thought of Harry coming back to life. I know it's not a reasonable excuse...but it is the only excuse we have."
She kept silent, ignoring her friend's apology. She stood up and walked towards the window. She gave a deep breath and still kept unspoken. Until she gave a cough, clearing her throat...
"I-"she paused. At loss of words to say, still upset or she was engulfed in her many thoughts; none of us knew what she was thinking. "I-I guess it goes with me, too."
"What?"
"I've been too excited to see Harry." She admitted. "The thought of it never came to me, too. I thought that maybe he never really died, that he just kept himself hidden. If only I stopped and wondered."
"Well-"Ginny just said.
"No one's to be blamed but me." Ron said, breaking his silence. His hands were clasped together, his elbows resting on his knees. "If I didn't listen to Parkinson about it, I wouldn't have found a way to bring Harry back. And if I never did it, this situation wouldn't have come up. Sorry, guys..."
"Then everyone's partially at fault." I told them. The 3 of them looked at me with questioning eyes. "I was with him when he died and disappeared, remember?"
"Yeah, you were." Ron just said. "I was really shocked when you helped us backed then."
"Fortunately, I gave a final thought." I said mockingly. "But tell me, who's this Parkinson you said you've met?"
"Oh, it's Pansy Parkinson. Don't tell me you've forgotten about her?" He answered. "She was in Romania 3 months ago and I accidentally met her."
I've never forgotten Pansy. I guess I will never. She was a candidate of Voldemort's heir. But she never had a chance to be a deatheater. She always wanted to follow the footsteps of my aunt, Bellatrix Lestrange who, unfortunately, died by my hands. What was she doing in Romania 3 months ago?
"Wait! You never told me anything about Pansy Parkinson in this thing." Ginny complained. "Why did you not tell me you met her there? Why didn't you tell me you got the idea from her?"
"You never asked." Ron defended. "You only asked me how I got it such idea."
"I did, Ron! I did ask you!"
"But you didn't ask me where I got it."
"Hey! Hold it!" Hermione said. "Ron, that was Pansy, okay? Was there a time she did good to us?"
Ron shook his head in reply.
"And you trusted her just like that." Ginny commented.
"Bloody hell! Why don't you just shut up, Ginny!"
"Let's give him a chance to talk, why don't we? Obviously, we've got to know something about this." I said. "Pansy's not that stupid. I guess she intentionally talked Ron into it."
"Okay, okay." Ginny said, rolling her eyes.
"Ron?"
"When we bumped into each other back in Romania, she sort of invited me for tea." He started off. "That's when she told me about it."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Flashback~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Weasley?" Pansy's irksome voice came as they took their own sip of tea. "How's life in Romania? What's been happening to you after all these years?"
"Not much, really." Ron answered oblivious to the fact he was having tea with her. "But tell me, what came to you?"
"Pardon?"
"I mean, why are you something like a changed person all of a sudden?" he asked more clearly.
"It's hard to believe that I'd be mingling with you, huh?" she retorted rather sardonically.
"If you put it that way. So why?"
"Well, every person in the family is dead and my friends are either dead or missing so I had to start all over again. I've been as lowly as most people are ever since I met a new friend who helped me get up on my feet. You get what I mean?"
"Uh-huh. Then why come here in Romania? Why not France or Italy or even Greece?"
"No particular reason. Just traveling around." She answered without hesitation.
They talked for a while getting to know how each has lived. They looked comfortable with each other to the eyes of those who see them.
"Can I ask you something?" she asked. Not waiting for his reply, she continued on to ask. "What happened before Potter...died? I mean, how did he die?"
The question was too outspoken for Ron. It was so long since he's been asked about Harry that he wasn't prepared for Pansy's question.
"Why are you asking all of a sudden?" he said. His mood became a little grumpy.
"Sorry. But you see, I don't know anything of what happened back then. If you remember the explosion, I was hit by debris which made me unconscious. The next thing I knew, I woke up in the hospital only to find out I've been asleep for over a month. I've been left out ever since."
"Oh" was all Ron could say. He paused for a while and thought. "Harry had cast a Sealing Spell that's all. He sacrificed himself instead of someone's life."
"A Sealing Spell. I've read it somewhere." She uttered. "Look up for a book entitled 'Dark Arts of the Snake'. I know it has something about how to reverse it or something."
"Why would I want to do that?" Ron replied. "It's not like it's gonna resurrect Harry or something."
Pansy gave out just a puckish smile.
"Or will it?" Ron asked skeptically.
"Maybe yes, maybe no. Why don't you check it out?" She just muttered before standing up and waving goodbye and left. Ron was just sitting there; he was in awe.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~End of Flashback~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/n: So, here we go again. It's another cliffy! I know! I'm sorry!!! Really, I'm kinda busy again so I have less and less time trying to finish this fic. You see, we're migrating and there's a lot of packing to do especially for me since I've got a lot of stuff.
I want to thank those who reviewed and keeps me writing:
Mela - Thanks for the correction! Tell you the truth, I don't know Spanish! c",) Sapphire & Danielle – Sorry for the cliffy but it's how I really want to end my chapters that way. Thanks for such a good compliment! And, why until midnight? I guess you'll have to wait....LOL! c",) Amelia – Hey! I especially want to thank you! Kung di dahil sa pangungulit mo di ko to tatapusin or itutuloy. Don't worry. I'll stick to the Draco/Hermione pairing. c",) LiLbLueangeL – Thanks for watching out for this fic. I'll make sure you're updated everytime I put a chapter up. c",) Enchantress of Falling Snow – I'll make sure it is. c",) LythTaeraneth – Amen to that! And thanks for loving this story. c",) Lover del Dragon – Thanks for an inspiring review! c",)
And to those I haven't thanked yet, THANK YOU VERY MUCh for reading my fic and also reviewing! c",) c",) c",)