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Author's note: Check out what happens here. Weird things happen, break-ups and all that. Look!
Chapter 7:
Needless to say, Harry and Cho have something weird going. On and off, on and off just like a light switch, though not as ordinary. So this very chapter will contain the finale of their relationship, what Draco does about his father, and how Lavender and Ron lock their hearts together and throw away the key forever.
Lavender decided that she would step out and show herself. "Hello-O-o? Who's there?" Ron called. Lavender took a deep breath and said, "It's me, Ron. Lavender Brown," while coming from behind the bushes. "D…did you hear me? Singing?" Ron stammered. "Yes," the girl said, "I didn't know you could sing so well." The red-headed young man blushed, muttering, "No, of course not." Lavender moved closer to him, close enough to see the deepest emotion that slept in his eyes, close enough for her to cradle his hard, masculine jaw in her own delicate hand. Then she whispered, "Love covers a multitude of sins." And their lips met for the first time.
Draco actually had his mother on his side. Now, with Hermione, he was going to stand up to his father and get what he's truly wanted: a life. A life that would shout his inner-self, a real, naturally candid, uncontrolled-by-anyone-but-himself existence, the true being that lived within the cold exterior. "Father," he said, "may I have a word with you?" Mr. Malfoy nodded, gesturing for Draco to step inside.
Meanwhile, Cho and Harry were on the verge of arguing and breaking up again. The thrill was beyond doubt gone, and it could never come back again. Cho's true love had died 2 years ago, and she had to learn to accept that. She had to realize that she couldn't keep clinging on to Harry. And Harry himself knew this. Though what they formerly had was a magnificent stop in the journey of life, the truth was that the feeling was just… gone. "We'll be friends forever, right?" Cho said, as though she were 7 years old again. "Forever," agreed Harry, who was feeling just the same thing. (Here comes another flashback!)
Draco stepped inside, about to say something really rude to his father, until Lucius said, "Stop. I know what you're going through, son. I know it's my fault. I… I want to apologize. My father did the same thing to me, and I just took it out on you. I'm sorry, son. Let me show you something." Lucius closed his eyes, put his palms on Draco's temples, and took his son on a voyage to the past.
Draco relived the scene with his father. Cho Chang, the daughter of his godparents, his best friend before Hogwarts, turned her back on him during first year. He remembered what she said, "You've changed, Draco." He relived the first meeting with Harry, he was so embarrassed. He relived all those nights, where he cried…he relived all those days of pain, all those nights of hurting… Then light.
Draco flung his arms around his father, offering forgiveness. And there was true peace in the Malfoy household.
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