A/N: Hehe, scared you, didn't I? So here's Chapter 12. Hope you like it.
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Emerald Flame
Chapter 12
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****Draco's POV****
There was a ringing silence after Dumbledore told us about Voldemort's troops while everyone processed the information.
"Oh my God," Eliza finally said, "He could completely take over the school."
"We -can- stop him, can't we?" Hermione asked.
"It doesn't look likely," Dumbledore said gravely.
"Can't we get other people to help us?" Ginny asked, "Other members of the Order or something?"
"Voldemort's guarding the gates to the school," Dumbledore replied, "There's no way -anyone- can get in or out."
"Can't they just fly in?" Eliza asked, "Just come in on broomsticks?"
"The centaurs are expert archers. Whoever we sent for would be shot down before they got here."
"But that would mean…" Ginny bit her bottom lip.
"We're doomed," Luna finished the sentence.
"Is he coming for me?" Harry asked suddenly, drawing all the eyes in the room towards him.
Dumbledore didn't answer, he just lowered his head.
Harry swore and left the room, punching the door as he left. Eliza looked down at her feet, then at the door, then looked at me (surprisingly the me floating above the one on the bed), then back to the door. She then got up and walked out after Harry. Dumbledore left soon after that, and the room became as quiet as a tomb.
I suddenly had an idea and jumped off the bed, landing without a sound about two inches above the ground. I ran out the door and followed the hallway until I caught up with Eliza, who was running after Harry. I followed them down hallway after hallway, through secret passage after secret passage until Eliza turned a corner and Harry wasn't in front of her anymore. She looked around for him for a second before turning and walking towards the stairs that led to the Common Room. I looked back in time to see Harry's head appear out of nowhere. Apparently, he had his Invisibility Cloak with him. He turned and walked through a tapestry while I turned and followed Eliza. She walked slowly to the Common Room, then went straight to her room, with me following her the whole way. She closed the door behind her (or should I say us?) and collapsed on the bed, throwing an arm over her eyes. She let out a few collective curses before turning and turning on her CD player. I was surprised to hear it play. Apparently she created a spell which was a mix between the Bubble-Head Charm and the Invulnerability Spell. She was always good at making hybrid spells and charms. She tried to teach me how she created them when we were in third year, but it was extremely too complicated. After a second, Third Eye Blind started playing. She reached under her pillow and pulled out a sketchbook, then pulled a pencil out from a small box on her nightstand. She started writing rapidly, saying swears or softly singing along with the music every time she paused. I glided behind her and looked at what she was writing. She was making another hybrid apparently. A list of complicated numbers and figures were written down in one column and a list of spells and charms were written down in another column next to the first. She must have been making another hybrid. She worked on the hybrid for about ten minutes before she went to the bathroom and changed into an oversized gray T-Shirt and red boxers. Then she changed the CD to Nirvana and continued working on the hybrid. After another ten minutes, she glanced at the clock and put everything down. She turned off the CD player, and headed towards the door, actually walking -through- me as she left. She stopped for a second and shivered before she walked out the door and crossed the room, stopping outside Harry's. She didn't knock and instead just walked into the dark room. She stopped for a while her eyes adjusted to the darkness before crossing over to the bed and tapping the dark form beneath the sheets.
"Harry?" She asked carefully.
Harry lifted his head of the pillow and rolled over, allowing Eliza to slide into bed beside him.
"We shouldn't see each other anymore…" Harry muttered, "If Voldemort finds out you might get hurt…"
"I don't care if I get hurt," Eliza said simply, pulling the blanket up to her shoulders, "Not as long as you're with me."
"But why would you put yourself in danger like that?"
"'Cause I love you."
By now my eyes had adjusted well enough to the darkness to see Harry's face, and I could tell it was the first time Eliza had said it.
"I'm not worth loving," Harry said, raising himself onto his elbow, "Not if it gets you killed."
"I -told- you," Eliza said, "As long as you're with me I don't care."
"But…"
"Shut up, Potter," Eliza pushed him down, "It'll all work out for the best, I promise."
"Whatever you say, Eliza," Harry laid back down next to her, "Whatever you say."
I turned and walked out through the door (yes, -through- the door), then headed back up towards the Hospital Wing. When I got there it was nearly the same as how I had left it. Ginny and Luna were sitting there staring at Hermione, who was still sitting next to my bed, staring at me with tears running down her face. Luna and Ginny glanced at each other and stood.
"I'm going to go find Ron," Ginny said, "Luna, want to come?"
Luna nodded and they both left, leaving Hermione alone. As soon as the door close, Hermione completely broke down. She started to sob uncontrollably and the tears started to fall more rapidly. I walked up behind her and tried to embrace her from behind, but my hands passed right through her. Hermione stopped suddenly and looked behind her before she wiped her face on the sleeve of her robes and looked back at me.
"You can't die, Draco," She whispered, "I love you too much for you to die."
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A/N: Oh joy, the fluff reigns supreme!!! Sorry it's so short. I'll get Hermione's POV in the next chapter, I promise. So hope you like, Chapter 13 to come soon.
And Justin, when you read this, no perv jokes about it, okay? Not in reviews, not at school, nowhere. Clear?
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Emerald Flame
Chapter 12
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****Draco's POV****
There was a ringing silence after Dumbledore told us about Voldemort's troops while everyone processed the information.
"Oh my God," Eliza finally said, "He could completely take over the school."
"We -can- stop him, can't we?" Hermione asked.
"It doesn't look likely," Dumbledore said gravely.
"Can't we get other people to help us?" Ginny asked, "Other members of the Order or something?"
"Voldemort's guarding the gates to the school," Dumbledore replied, "There's no way -anyone- can get in or out."
"Can't they just fly in?" Eliza asked, "Just come in on broomsticks?"
"The centaurs are expert archers. Whoever we sent for would be shot down before they got here."
"But that would mean…" Ginny bit her bottom lip.
"We're doomed," Luna finished the sentence.
"Is he coming for me?" Harry asked suddenly, drawing all the eyes in the room towards him.
Dumbledore didn't answer, he just lowered his head.
Harry swore and left the room, punching the door as he left. Eliza looked down at her feet, then at the door, then looked at me (surprisingly the me floating above the one on the bed), then back to the door. She then got up and walked out after Harry. Dumbledore left soon after that, and the room became as quiet as a tomb.
I suddenly had an idea and jumped off the bed, landing without a sound about two inches above the ground. I ran out the door and followed the hallway until I caught up with Eliza, who was running after Harry. I followed them down hallway after hallway, through secret passage after secret passage until Eliza turned a corner and Harry wasn't in front of her anymore. She looked around for him for a second before turning and walking towards the stairs that led to the Common Room. I looked back in time to see Harry's head appear out of nowhere. Apparently, he had his Invisibility Cloak with him. He turned and walked through a tapestry while I turned and followed Eliza. She walked slowly to the Common Room, then went straight to her room, with me following her the whole way. She closed the door behind her (or should I say us?) and collapsed on the bed, throwing an arm over her eyes. She let out a few collective curses before turning and turning on her CD player. I was surprised to hear it play. Apparently she created a spell which was a mix between the Bubble-Head Charm and the Invulnerability Spell. She was always good at making hybrid spells and charms. She tried to teach me how she created them when we were in third year, but it was extremely too complicated. After a second, Third Eye Blind started playing. She reached under her pillow and pulled out a sketchbook, then pulled a pencil out from a small box on her nightstand. She started writing rapidly, saying swears or softly singing along with the music every time she paused. I glided behind her and looked at what she was writing. She was making another hybrid apparently. A list of complicated numbers and figures were written down in one column and a list of spells and charms were written down in another column next to the first. She must have been making another hybrid. She worked on the hybrid for about ten minutes before she went to the bathroom and changed into an oversized gray T-Shirt and red boxers. Then she changed the CD to Nirvana and continued working on the hybrid. After another ten minutes, she glanced at the clock and put everything down. She turned off the CD player, and headed towards the door, actually walking -through- me as she left. She stopped for a second and shivered before she walked out the door and crossed the room, stopping outside Harry's. She didn't knock and instead just walked into the dark room. She stopped for a while her eyes adjusted to the darkness before crossing over to the bed and tapping the dark form beneath the sheets.
"Harry?" She asked carefully.
Harry lifted his head of the pillow and rolled over, allowing Eliza to slide into bed beside him.
"We shouldn't see each other anymore…" Harry muttered, "If Voldemort finds out you might get hurt…"
"I don't care if I get hurt," Eliza said simply, pulling the blanket up to her shoulders, "Not as long as you're with me."
"But why would you put yourself in danger like that?"
"'Cause I love you."
By now my eyes had adjusted well enough to the darkness to see Harry's face, and I could tell it was the first time Eliza had said it.
"I'm not worth loving," Harry said, raising himself onto his elbow, "Not if it gets you killed."
"I -told- you," Eliza said, "As long as you're with me I don't care."
"But…"
"Shut up, Potter," Eliza pushed him down, "It'll all work out for the best, I promise."
"Whatever you say, Eliza," Harry laid back down next to her, "Whatever you say."
I turned and walked out through the door (yes, -through- the door), then headed back up towards the Hospital Wing. When I got there it was nearly the same as how I had left it. Ginny and Luna were sitting there staring at Hermione, who was still sitting next to my bed, staring at me with tears running down her face. Luna and Ginny glanced at each other and stood.
"I'm going to go find Ron," Ginny said, "Luna, want to come?"
Luna nodded and they both left, leaving Hermione alone. As soon as the door close, Hermione completely broke down. She started to sob uncontrollably and the tears started to fall more rapidly. I walked up behind her and tried to embrace her from behind, but my hands passed right through her. Hermione stopped suddenly and looked behind her before she wiped her face on the sleeve of her robes and looked back at me.
"You can't die, Draco," She whispered, "I love you too much for you to die."
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A/N: Oh joy, the fluff reigns supreme!!! Sorry it's so short. I'll get Hermione's POV in the next chapter, I promise. So hope you like, Chapter 13 to come soon.
And Justin, when you read this, no perv jokes about it, okay? Not in reviews, not at school, nowhere. Clear?