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Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
"Well then I dare say you've found it," he said slowly.
Draco and I stood there stunned, not believing what the portrait had just said. Draco recovered his voice before I recovered mine, so he asked, "What did you just say?!!"
The old wizard said, "I said that you, Mr. Malfoy and you, Miss Granger, have just found Phoenix House."
I stuttered, "B-But that..that's..not possible. It disappeared!"
He said, "Phoenix House lies directly behind me. Nobody has been able to gain entrance to it for four hundred years. They all eventually stopped trying, and soon forgot where it was. Nobody comes up here anymore; you two are the first people I have seen in about three hundred and ninety-five years."
I dared to ask the question that we would probably never figure out, "What is the password?"
The wizard looked at me for a moment, his eyes were serious. His gaze shifted between Draco and I several times before he replied, "I have but two requests before I shall answer your question. One is that I would like to meet your partners. Two, I would like to speak to Professor Dumbledore. Then maybe, I will tell you. But you must know, since I am assuming tat you have done your research that only the Heir and Heiress of this house have the power to reopen it."
Draco said, "Yes, we are aware of that."
"Well, you two had better be off. When does the new term start?"
"Next week," I replied matter-of-factly.
"Ah yes. Thank you both. Do come and visit me sometime, will you?" he asked amiably.
"But of course!" I replied enthusiastically. Draco nodded his agreement.
Draco and I left the hall a few minutes later. I made a point of focusing on nothing except the ground. Draco's voice was quiet when he asked, "You okay, Mione?"
Without looking up I said, "Yes. I'm fine."
I barely heard his next question, "Then why did you run away?"
Shocked, I stopped dead in my tracks, "How-"
He cut me off, "I was standing nearby in the shadows. I heard the whole thing.
"Oh," was all I could manage. I kept on walking, my head down, and my eyes looking intently at the stone floor. We were a few yards away from my room when it dawned on me, "Draco, we forgot to ask the wizard about the poems! It just had to be him!"
He nodded, "So we did. We can just ask him next time we see him."
"Okay," I agreed, "Good night, Draco." I had the sudden urge to kiss him, but I fought it off and went to my portrait, and after muttering the password, walked into my rooms. As soon as the portrait closed I sank into a chair, mulling over the events of the past few hours. Eventually I fell asleep curled up in the big chair.
(D.M.'s POV)
"Good night, Mione," I whispered as her portrait closed behind her. And then I allowed myself to say what I had been thinking for a long time, "The first time I saw you, my lady, I thought you were the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. That still remains true. I fell in love with you then, practically sure I'd never see you again. At the end of last year though, I realized *who* you were. I still love you, my lady. I've loved you for years now, always wondering why. Now I know, and everything makes sense," I stopped there.
The portrait was crying, "That was so sweet! I wish that somebody would say that to me!"
Smiling softly I said, "Yeah, but Mione probably won't believe it if you tell her, so please don't."
The portrait nodded, "Of course I won't. But what about you?"
Shrugging, I replied, "I'll live somehow."
The portrait then asked, "But what if she loves you too?"
"Then you can tell her if you must, but I'd still rather you not."
"Okay. Good luck." the portrait said softly as she dried her tears.
"Thanks," I said, and headed back to my room for sleep. Maybe I'll dream about her.
A/N: Well?? Did you like this chapter? D/Hr action soon-I hope! More about the project in the next chapter.and maybe some B/G and possible D/Hr action too!!! What do you all want? And by the way, I'd like to get 50 reviews before the end of October (hey, I can hope!) and maybe 100 by the end of December (I'm still hoping!) So if it's not too much to ask, please please please REVIEW!!!!!!!!!! (And you all can check out my other newest fics: Not So Goody Two Shoes (D/Hr) and Worried About You (D/G).) Thanks! ~*TNR*~
Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
"Well then I dare say you've found it," he said slowly.
Draco and I stood there stunned, not believing what the portrait had just said. Draco recovered his voice before I recovered mine, so he asked, "What did you just say?!!"
The old wizard said, "I said that you, Mr. Malfoy and you, Miss Granger, have just found Phoenix House."
I stuttered, "B-But that..that's..not possible. It disappeared!"
He said, "Phoenix House lies directly behind me. Nobody has been able to gain entrance to it for four hundred years. They all eventually stopped trying, and soon forgot where it was. Nobody comes up here anymore; you two are the first people I have seen in about three hundred and ninety-five years."
I dared to ask the question that we would probably never figure out, "What is the password?"
The wizard looked at me for a moment, his eyes were serious. His gaze shifted between Draco and I several times before he replied, "I have but two requests before I shall answer your question. One is that I would like to meet your partners. Two, I would like to speak to Professor Dumbledore. Then maybe, I will tell you. But you must know, since I am assuming tat you have done your research that only the Heir and Heiress of this house have the power to reopen it."
Draco said, "Yes, we are aware of that."
"Well, you two had better be off. When does the new term start?"
"Next week," I replied matter-of-factly.
"Ah yes. Thank you both. Do come and visit me sometime, will you?" he asked amiably.
"But of course!" I replied enthusiastically. Draco nodded his agreement.
Draco and I left the hall a few minutes later. I made a point of focusing on nothing except the ground. Draco's voice was quiet when he asked, "You okay, Mione?"
Without looking up I said, "Yes. I'm fine."
I barely heard his next question, "Then why did you run away?"
Shocked, I stopped dead in my tracks, "How-"
He cut me off, "I was standing nearby in the shadows. I heard the whole thing.
"Oh," was all I could manage. I kept on walking, my head down, and my eyes looking intently at the stone floor. We were a few yards away from my room when it dawned on me, "Draco, we forgot to ask the wizard about the poems! It just had to be him!"
He nodded, "So we did. We can just ask him next time we see him."
"Okay," I agreed, "Good night, Draco." I had the sudden urge to kiss him, but I fought it off and went to my portrait, and after muttering the password, walked into my rooms. As soon as the portrait closed I sank into a chair, mulling over the events of the past few hours. Eventually I fell asleep curled up in the big chair.
(D.M.'s POV)
"Good night, Mione," I whispered as her portrait closed behind her. And then I allowed myself to say what I had been thinking for a long time, "The first time I saw you, my lady, I thought you were the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. That still remains true. I fell in love with you then, practically sure I'd never see you again. At the end of last year though, I realized *who* you were. I still love you, my lady. I've loved you for years now, always wondering why. Now I know, and everything makes sense," I stopped there.
The portrait was crying, "That was so sweet! I wish that somebody would say that to me!"
Smiling softly I said, "Yeah, but Mione probably won't believe it if you tell her, so please don't."
The portrait nodded, "Of course I won't. But what about you?"
Shrugging, I replied, "I'll live somehow."
The portrait then asked, "But what if she loves you too?"
"Then you can tell her if you must, but I'd still rather you not."
"Okay. Good luck." the portrait said softly as she dried her tears.
"Thanks," I said, and headed back to my room for sleep. Maybe I'll dream about her.
A/N: Well?? Did you like this chapter? D/Hr action soon-I hope! More about the project in the next chapter.and maybe some B/G and possible D/Hr action too!!! What do you all want? And by the way, I'd like to get 50 reviews before the end of October (hey, I can hope!) and maybe 100 by the end of December (I'm still hoping!) So if it's not too much to ask, please please please REVIEW!!!!!!!!!! (And you all can check out my other newest fics: Not So Goody Two Shoes (D/Hr) and Worried About You (D/G).) Thanks! ~*TNR*~