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A/N: Well this really isn't a second chapter. More like a sequel. I had a ton of positive reviews for this fic so I decided to give you all just a little bit more. I hope you guys all like it!! Please REVIEW!!!!! See what you get when you review!!! MORE STUFF!!
MISSED TIME
"I will not seek my Father's groves,
They murmur deeply o'er my head
Of sunless days and broken loves:"
Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'The Outcast'
She didn't know where she was going. She didn't know why she had felt trapped suddenly in the library. I place that usually made her feel safe. Comforted. She shrugged it off blaming it on the fact that she had nothing to study for. No more school work. No more test. Graduation was two days away. Her time at Hogwarts was almost over. She sighed before reaching for the large handle.
She took a small step outside into the courtyard. Looking up at the sky she saw the starless night and thundering black clouds. She should go inside safe from the impending storm. She took another small step. She heard the door close behind her and smiled. The air smelled of rain and was moist. A perfect summer storm. A perfect time for a quick walk down to the lake and back. She walked carelessly. Smiling to herself. Thinking about all the days she had spent smiling in this place.
Seven years. When she had first arrived she had been short and somewhat bossy. Though she would never admit it to Ron or Harry. But over time she had grown up. They all had. And it felt like they had all missed it. During meal time in the Great Hall she could tell everyone was thinking the same thing. Time had sneaked up on them and they had all missed it.
She reached the lakeside and looked down into the deep mystic waters. How many secrets did it hold she though. She suddenly felt dumb for thinking something so unreasonable. The waters couldn't hold secrets. It was only water. Nothing more. She lightly laughed at herself before looking around. She was looking around memorizing this place so as not to forget it when she moved on when something caught her eyes. Off to her right was a figure. Turned away from her staring at the waters like she just had. It was a man she figured. He was tall very tall with blond hair that looked more silver the sand. She gulped. Malfoy.
She was about to glare at him when she stopped herself. She had no right to. He hadn't done anything in there final year at Hogwarts to deserve such a look. In fact he hadn't talked to her once. Harry and Ron to. He had avoided them all together. No snide comments in potion's. No evil looks in the Great Hall. No pestering at Hogsmeade. Nothing. He had for some unknown reason given up the position of Head boy three days into the school year leaving her and Harry Head boy and Girl. At first everyone had whispered and stared at him in the halls sighting the reason having something to do with the Dark Lord. His evolvement with He who shall remain nameless was no secret.
In fact the only time she had given him a second though this year was when Dumbledore asked her about him. It had been before Christmas break. While heading to the carriages her had pulled her aside and told her what wonderful job she was doing as Head Girl. He had then said, "What about Mr. Malfoy?" She had given him a look of confusion. "I mean Mr. Potter? Is he doing as well as you in the Head Boy position?" Even then she had caught it though. Dumbledore didn't slip up when he spoke.
Yes, Draco Malfoy was defiantly a mystery. One she had given up on a long time ago. But still she found herself walking towards him. When she reached his side she looked up at him. He was staring blankly ahead. At nothing. She racked her mind for something brilliant to say. Something not lame.
"Hey." She said meekly. Lame. He didn't flinch. He didn't blink. She looked at his chest quickly to make sure he was breathing. She was about to turn and leave when...
"Are you happy?" He still didn't move. Just stared straight ahead. Avoiding her eyes.
"What?" She asked surprised. He hadn't spoken to her in a year and the first thing her asks her is...
"Are you happy Granger?" She said his name differently then she had remember. Softer and somewhat sweetly.
"Yes, I'm very happy." She slowly spoke the words as if not to scare him. He gave a stiff nod.
"Good." She looked around confused. 'What the hell is wrong with him?'
"What about you Malfoy? Are you happy?" His head turned and for the first time he looked at her. There eyes met and she suddenly felt flushed.
"At this moment right now?" He smirked at her. "Yes."
"And with life in general?" She said it before she even had time to think. His eyes seemed to fill with pain almost heartbreak before he turned away.
"No." She looked away from him. Towards the ground.
"Oh." Say something stupid she though. "Well your secrets safe with me Malfoy. Promise." She jumped when he gave a cold laugh.
"You break promises." Her eyes suddenly squinted as they filled with anger.
"How the hell would you know about me keeping promises Malfoy. You don't even know me." She glared up at him. He still looked forward. Blank.
"You promised me something once Hermione." Before she could fire back he had moved and now his mouth was just inches from her ear. His hands pushing down lightly on her petite shoulders. "I wont forget. I promise. I wont forget. I wont. I promise." His words where husky and his breath was hot.
Her eyes widen with surprise. And the something in the back of her mind escaped. Escaped from the depths or her soul. From her heart. He pulled away and looked down at her. Her hand slowly covered her mouth. "The spell," Was all that managed to escape her lips. The memories. The stolen kisses. The arguments. The hugs and the smiles. The fights. The love. Everything. All of it.
The war. She felt her eyes begin to burn. She looked up at him. The boy she loved. The man she loved. Oh God did she love him.
"Why? Why are you telling me this?" She felt a rain drop hit her face. Then another. And another. It began to rain then. Hard. Large drops hitting the lake. Hitting them.
"I couldn't go my whole life knowing that you knew me nothing more then what I am about to become." His hand reached up and lightly touched her wet face. "I needed you to know something." She knew what he was talking about. About the plans his father had for him. The blood he was bound by, and an inescapable fate.
"What?" Her tears were mixed with rainwater. Her hair soaked. Her heart broken. His other hand reached up to her neck and his face was dangerously close to hers.
"I will never be completely lost to them. I will become something I hate. I can't stop that. But I also can't stop loving you. And I will always hold onto that." He smiled at her. One of those rare but perfect smiles. "You're not going to save me. You already have Hermione. In another time you saved me." He pulled her close and pushed his lips onto her own. She gave into him. Her arms reaching up and tugged on the front of his shirt. He had kissed her like this before. He never would again. She was hopelessly in love with him. And she understood he needed her.
Star crossed lovers. He pulled away after what seemed like forever. There were no happy endings for them. Time would no allow it. Time only allowed them quick moments when they went missing from the rest of the world. This goodbye was different from there first. It was her turn to be left with the memories. He bent down and kissed her forehead.
"I love you." He smiled at her again.
"I love you." He was about to turn before she spoke up quickly. "I'll be waiting for you." He gave her a nod of understanding.
"Where?" She smiled back at him brightly.
"Here." She said simply. And with that he turned on his heel and walked away. Leaving her left in the rain. She would move on. She would grow old. But she looked around and pushed back the tears. In time she would meet him hear. In another lifetime, in the time of heaven. When time would finally give them forever.
She looked back towards the black lake. It did hold secrets she realized. It held theirs.
They're forever.
It would come but she would have to wait.
She just needed to wait.
For time.
A/N: Alright Alright well I hope you guys like it. I kinda have an idea for a third installment but if you guys didn't like this chapter I wont write it. Well I once again I get on my hands and knees and beg beg beg for reviews! PELEASE REVIEW!!!
