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"So, Malfoy? When do you think we can continue with our quest to the library for information on the book?" Hermione inquired as she thought of yesterday.

"Oh, yea. I'm sorry. How about today?" Draco suggested.

"Ok. When?"

"Now."

Chapter 14: The Truth

The trip to the library was fun. Far more better than their last which was a really quiet one.

Once they reached the library, they started on their research in the non-restricted section first. When they finally gave up hope on the place, they proceeded to the Restricted Section with the Heads Pass. It was not so difficult after all.

The whole place was so quiet and still that it felt like they were the only persons on the earth. Seriously, was Hogsmeade that fun? So fun that all of the students would pour out of the school just for half a day of it instead of staying in the library or something?

An hour of futile searching went passed and Draco's stomach rumbled loudly, loud enough for Hermione, who was sitting next to him, to hear.

Hermione turned to Draco and smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Draco. Are you that hungry?"

Draco grinned and shook his head, replying to Hermione's question and at the same time, shaking away his stomach's constant complaining. He had been depriving his stomach of food since last night and was so eager to talk to Hermione that morning that he skipped breakfast. Poor old Malfoy.

Hermione smiled sweetly again and said in her concern-filled voice, "Really, Draco. If you are hungry or anything, tell me. It's bad for your health to skip meals."

That was enough for Draco. Her concerns were so sincere that they warmed his cold, unfeeling heart. He truly loved her, with every fibre of his body. He needed no food and would make sure that he helped Hermione with her research. "Hermione, I'm fine, really."

With one last concern gaze at Draco, Hermione turned back to her book and read.

Moments past and it was like the clock had been magicked to slow down. Suddenly, she came across a character so similar to one she'd memorized from the 'Book of Weird Golden Characters That Shine When Touched'. Hermione picked both book up and compared the characters. They were exactly the same!

"Draco!" She nearly screamed, anxiety filling her voice.

Draco leaned over and peered into her books. Then, he grinned.

After a long time of translating, Hermione and Draco put their works together. It was nearly evening. They were so speedy with their work that they would be smiling like idiots the whole time if not for their exhausted brain.

"This and this... yes, they are like this... together, yes, yes..." Draco said as Hermione wrote out the parts together.

After some time, the whole book was finally legible, as in its language. The final product was truly amazing, it'd managed to shrink the large amount of words into only a five inch-long English on parchment.

When Draco and Hermione were done with reading the parchment, they both gasped and stared at each other, flabbergasted beyond words.

This was what the parchment had:

Some time ago, the evil sorcerer cursed the couple who died but till forever, will love each other. Blinded by the redness of anger, he placed this curse on them. Forbidding them to love the other as much as they wanted. Once this was discovered, the mystery will be resolved. Who read this, who's involved. The couple reading are the couple he cursed for eternal restlessness. Never will love prevail in the hearts of the two, Deofol was all to blame. However much the future holds, Deofol had no power to know. He prayed and prayed to clear his sins but never will he be released of evil. Now I shall tell what the two should do to uncover the pure evil of Deofol's mind. Love is the bridge to the truth beyond. His curse was all the trick of one's mind and powerless it will be if the two hold strong. I beseech you to remember the past and it will merge with your unforgettable present. True the past should be gone but we know what's good to most. We consist of memories and so does a Penseive. A Penseive appears in the memory bank of yours. Now peer into it to link with the past. No fear, your love will be close. Just grab the person and off you go. Into a memory, into a past. A long-forgotten past... Prophet by Bumblebi.

"Hermione..." Draco breathed. Was she the one? Him and her?

"We... This..." She tore her eyes from his and looked at the parchment – the prophet – before continuing, "It couldn't be us..."

Draco smirked, "We shall know it soon enough."

A/N: Ok! This is it! 4 more chapters to go! Woohoo!! I'm so happy, I'm so glad that I'm almost done!!! The next three chapters will be on their past life. Ok? This is a short chapter, I know but 3 will be coming up next! Oh, and by the way, some of you'd seen the next three chapters before. They were the original first three chapters. I wrote them before I started on any other chapters you see in this story. Tata.

Replies to My Dearest Reviewers:

It's been a long time since I wrote this for Curses. It's been a long time since I update!! But, read my Bio if you'd like to know the reason why. Sorry. Oh my! I'm excited!

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valentines-hater: Hahah... You just hate Harry so much, don't you?

kat6528: Um, ok. Thanks for the reminder! I think I was influenced by the movie (tongue out). I'm sorry. Anyways, thanks for reading and reviewing!

Sly Slytherin Princess: Oh, you liked this? Thanks lots! What about this chapter? Ok or not? Tell me in the review, ok? Thanks. Oh, and this is DMHG. (wink)

Alenor: I'm sorry I wrote wrongly. You see, there were 3 more chapters at the start but I deleted it and so, the 13 chapters that were after it were pushed forward and that's why! Um, if you still don't get me, I'm sorry. But it doesn't matter. Really, it's just the story that should be the focus. Anyway, I'm editing it later. Thanks for the read and reviews!

dewberrie: You are so cute, Dee! Hahah. Just thought I should say it more. I have no idea if you really think so but thanks. Maybe you just did not want to hurt my feelings and things, but well, thanks!!

xz: Um, your reviews are not really as good as yu lei's... joking. All are equally good. I'm more shocked than you when you actually read my story. You always complain about it and bla bla bla... But really, I'm focusing more on Draco/Hermione than Harry/Hermione. So, I don't care. Heheh... I'll be asking you where my mistakes were in school and you better tell me exactly where. Although I know where some of them were, I was just tooooo lazy to correct them!

Jio/Joi: I think that the reviews were all by you, right? Must have been a spelling mistake in your name. Careful next time! I'm sorry about Elise. I was planning to add some parts of her in the story, But I realised that I couldn't do it as it will drag the story and make it 20 over chapter. And I'm not really in the mood for such a long story. Sorry, I can get pretty irresponsible when I'm lazy. Oh, and also the Ron and Ginny parts when they were always going to the library? I meant to explain why but it was pretty irrelevant, now that I think of it. Anyways, thanks for reading and your kind comments in the reviews!

So, that's about it!! I'm thrilled!

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