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A/N: Hi all just finished this chapter and here it is. Now I would like to say to all the people who have reviewed thanks. Some of your guesses are right about what will happen later in the story but that's all from me. Do review and I'll post next week at some point.
Chapter 11: A Dark Night Tonight
That night Liriel lay awake after the lovemaking between her and Drizzt thinking about how she and Drizzt where now lover's and how they were here now. Drizzt was asleep next to her the scar's of meany battle's showing on his chest and back. She was thinking of their first time.
Flashback
It was at the last full moon after Harry and Hermione had gone to their rooms for the night and Drizzt had retried as well.
Liriel was too full of energy to go to sleep yet so she walked the castle's grounds and the halls as well. After a time Liriel found Drizzt quarter's close to Gryffindor common room.
Drizzt was not asleep as she thought he would be but was at the window looking out at the grounds. His chest was bare and the symbol of his goddess Mielikki around his neck. His eyes looked like they were seeing into the past. He did not even turn when she entered his room, just kept staring out the window.
"Why the sad look, Ranger Do'Urden?"
"Memories of the past is all."
"And what can be that memory be?"
"Loved one's and family. The loss of my lover and my other friend's of old." He paused then, looking at Liriel for the first time since she entered his room "She died in my arms of old age. I looked the same then as I did when we first meet."
Liriel nodded for him to go on.
"I had just moved to Icewind Dale's to try to find myself a home and was hired to guard the north side of the Ten Towns." He looked out the window before going on. "It was a spring morning when I let Guen out to have some fun and to sun herself, when a red haired girl no older than 10 winter's came out of the hills. Near by I knew that Dwarfs were in that mountain so I keep out of their way. She was so innocent. She did not fear Guen or me but wanted to know who I was, not caring that I was a Drow at all. After time she grew into a lovely woman and she was to marry a friend, but they found out after he had been sent to the Abyss that she loved me and we became lover's and married later."
"What was her name Drizzt? What was it?"
"Catti-brie was her name and what of you Liriel Baenre have you lost a loved one?"
"Yes, year's ago he died on the battle field in his home land of Rashemen I had just joined the ranks of the Witches of Rashemen. When the Red Wizard's attacked he died fighting. After that I went back to the Underdark and lived with the Eilistraee cleric's until this happened, so yes. I have lost a loved one."
Liriel and Drizzt looked at each other then Drizzt said "Stay the night with me. I do not want to be alone and by your eyes you do not either."
Liriel nodded and joined him for that night and every night after.
End of flashback.
Liriel smiled at the fact that they had not sleep with another after the death of their old lover's, until that moment but now they were healing their wounds with each other. With that thought on her mind she fell asleep on Drizzt's chest until close to midnight.
Hermione open her eyes when Harry started to move around on the bed, as if he was trying to wake up but couldn't. She placed her hand on his head but pulled it back when the heat got to her and she know that he was dreaming about Voldemort.
Harry's Dream.
Harry knew that he was seeing things through Voldemort's eyes. Before him was the three Death Eaters from the attack in the great hall, one of whom was Draco Malfoy. The others were not known to him but that did not matter as Tom started to speak.
"Well, seeing that Potter's head is not with you it is obvious that you failed me," Voldemort said with that distinctive voice that sounded like a snake.
"But Master, we did as you said but that witch with the black skin cast a charm that stopped all magic except for these teeth you gave us." the lead Death Eater said with fear in his voice.
"Then why do you not have Potter's head before me? Sixteen skeletons should have killed him. Answer NOW?"
"We could only summon twelve of them my lord because that blacked skin fighter that is at the school killed one of us before we could summon anything."
"Crucio." Voldemort said all of a sudden "I ask way his head is not before me not for the whole story. Now get to the point."
Draco spoke then. "He has been shown how to use the sword, my lord. The mugblood and he fight supporting each other through the fight. While one was attacking the other was defending."
"And where did they learn this?" Voldemort said after freeing the leader of the three from the curse.
"The Muggle black skin Weapon Master showed him, my lord, and the witch as well from their styles."
"This is intriguing. You may go all of you." looking at Malfoy "You get back to that school and find out all you can about this Do'Urden and Baenre. Now GO." The Death Eaters ran from the room as Voldemort went to his books to search for in formation they might reveal on these black skinned teachers.
Harry woke with a start to see Hermione saying his name over and over." Harry. "Harry. You're awake! You were having a dream. What happened?"
Harry told her everything that had happened and by the end Hermione had his head in her lap and he was calming down again.
"Harry you must tell Dumbledore about this first thing tomorrow. Oh, before I forget. You and I are allowed to go to Hogsmeade this weekend, for the help we gave to Drizzt and Liriel tonight and we have permission to sleep yourself out today. So go back to sleep Harry." Harry thanked her then went to sleep with his head in her lap.
Hermione looked at the palm of her left hand where his scar had burned her. When the dream had started she had placed her hand on his forehead to see if he had a fever and that is how she got this.
Liriel got up and dressed and walked up the hall to the Gryffindor common room. After waking the Fat Lady and giving her the password she walked in to see Ron talking to Lavender Brown, both dressed for bed.
When they saw her Lavender shot to her feet and started to back up to the girl's dormitories. Ron just looked at her.
"You don't have to go Miss Brown I just came to check if Harry is ok."
"But Professor Baenre, Harry has not been sleeping in the boy's dormitory for a week. In fact no one knows where he has been sleeping or Hermione for that matter." Lavender said.
"Ah, but I know where they are right now. If you like I can show you?"
Ron got out of the chair nodding his head and Lavender walked over to him. "Show us then." Ron said.
Liriel smiled at them then walk over to Pyrites painting. He was asleep again with smoke coming out of his mouth and he was snoring. Liriel razed an eyebrow at this while Ron looked at her "Ah, Liriel? That painting is not a door is it?"
Liriel nodded her head then cleared her throat. "Pyrites wake up for a minute, please?"
Pyrites opened an eye and looked at Liriel then Ron and lastly Lavender who was hiding behind Ron from the dragon's eye. "What is it Drow? I am not a young dragon you know and even if you have the password I will not let you in without a good reason, so go away." With that he shut his eye and started to snore again.
Liriel looked shocked by Pyrites comment but said in a clear voice "I wish to check Harry's wound and make sure it is healing ok. Now will you let me in with the password?"
Pyrites opened an eye and looked at her "That will be good enough. Password?"
"Eilistraee." she said loud enough for him to hear but not Ron or Lavender. The door opened with that as Liriel, with Ron and Lavender close behind, walked into the royal purple room "They are up those stairs." Liriel said.
"They?" Lavender asked.
"Yes, They. Harry and Hermione have been sharing a bed for over a month." Liriel said as if it's the most common thing in the world.
"Should we be coming in like this? I mean they could be – well, you know...." Lavender had turned pink by now and Ron was red in the face at the thought of catching his friends doing anything.
Liriel smiled as she moved her head to the side pushing her hair behind her ear to listen up the stairs. "No it is all quiet up there and besides, Pyrites would not have let us in if they were having sex, now would he?"
"How would he know if they were - you know?" Lavender was still pink.
"Because he can hear everything that happens in this room and the one's upstairs. Now come on." With that said she started up the stairs and walked into the bedroom to find Hermione awake with Harry's head in her lap. Ron and Lavender were right behind her.
Ron looked at Hermione in a Black t-shirt and shorts by the look of things and Harry still in his robes.
Hermione looked up to see Ron with Lavender and Liriel who went straight to Harry and lifted his robes to see the cut was fine. "Hermione, how has he been so far?" Liriel asked.
"All right until half a hour a go when he had a dream about Voldemort. I tried waking him up and burned my hand on his scar." she showed them the burn on the palm of her left hand.
Liriel took her hand and looked at it, then muttered a spell. In seconds the burn was gone and a scar was all that was left. "That should take care of any pain you had with that but I need to study it further. When you can, you and Harry are to come to my quarters. As soon as possible, ok?"
Hermione nodded her head.
"Good. Now time for you to get some sleep." Liriel said, pulling out a vile from her belt and handing it to Hermione "This will get you to sleep. Just drink it and make sure you drink only water tomorrow, ok?"
"Thank you. Good night all." with that Hermione drank the potion in one go and was asleep before her head hit the pillow.
Liriel moved Harry so that his head was next to Hermione's on the bed then turning around and started to tell Ron and Lavender to leave now.
"How long will they sleep with that, Professor Baenre?" Lavender asked when they got back to the Gryffindor common room.
"Oh, I would say six hours. If Harry had a nightmare and my guess is right about that scar, then yes, six hours. Why?"
"Well, it's just that classes start in five hours and, well, Hermione would be upset if she missed class."
"That's ok. The professor knows about last night and will forgive them if they're late, now to bed with both of you."
On that note both Lavender and Ron went to bed without a word while Liriel walked back to Drizzt's room and watched him sleep until dawn.