Hey all! It's the seventh chapter of 'The Poet Sings'. I do hope that you're all in the right place! If you're not…you may as well stick around and see what I have to say. Some of my friends have told me that they liked the story! I don't know, I just write what I have in my mind…that isn't much. Isn't that sad? Or like Fat Bastard would say: 'Isn't this magical?' great, yah? Okay, I will get this fabulous story on the road for your viewing pleasure.
Antares is her messenger,
And ev'ry sun and moon her stay.
Violet let carefully pushed past Draco as he continued to stare down at his parents. She pointed her wand at them both and let out a little sigh.
"Lucious Malfoy," she said under her breath. "You are here by charged for the attempted murder of half the city of New York by the Ministry of Magic. How do you plead?" she asked a little red light beginning to form at the end of her wand. Lucious smirked up at Violet.
"I was only doing my duty," he muttered with a malicious smile on his face. Violet let a little shudder go up her spine as she quickly sent Lucious away to the Ministry. She then turned her wand in Narcissa's direction.
"Narcissa Malfoy, you are here by charged for the attempted murder of half the city of New York by the Ministry of Magic. How do you plead?" Narcissa pushed herself up from her spot and brushed off her black robe.
"Well, I suppose you're going to send me off to some cold, dark room with two big men waiting to frisk me, right?" she asked with a coy smile on her face. Violet narrowed her eyes. She didn't respond. Narcissa snorted.
"Lucky me...well, go ahead. But listen to this: when I go away, the ship will crash into the ice burg and you will both be stuck on here for good." Violet shuddered as Draco came forward with his own wand at the ready.
"We can just as easily apperate ourselves off the ship as we can you." He said through clenched teeth. Narcissa raised an eyebrow.
"You really think so?" she asked. Narcissa motioned towards Violet. "Go ahead ask your little friend about Ministry rule number seventy nine, paragraph seven, section twenty one." Draco slightly turned his head back to Violet. With his eyes, he seemed to be asking what the hell the rule said. Violet let out a little sigh.
"Witches and wizards, when working with mortals in the past, are not allowed to use magic until the major event has passed." Narcissa nodded and had a smug look on her face. Draco stared at his mother.
"You have got to be kidding," he muttered. Violet let out a loud sigh.
"I'm afraid she's not kidding. Those are the rules that the Ministry made back in the sixteenth century." She mumbled to herself. Draco stared at his mother harder.
"We'll survive just fine, thank you." He said no higher than a whisper. Narcissa shrugged her shoulders. Draco emitted a light green light from his wand and quickly made his mother disappear back at the Ministry. Like she had thought, two men were waiting to question her and take her away to Azkaban. Draco put his wand into his coat pocket and turned to face Violet.
"Did you know that it was them?" he asked in a low voice. Violet slowly shook her head.
"I had no idea," she mumbled. Draco quickly nodded and then let out a little sigh.
"We have to get off this cruise ship and…" there was a sudden lurch that threw Violet forward and into Draco's arms. Their ears were pierced by a loud scraping sound on the side of the ship. Violet whimpered as the floor beneath their feet shook. She looked up at Draco with wide eyes. Draco looked down at her with worried eyes.
"What just happened?" he asked without a breath of air to spare. Violet felt a tear streak down her cheek.
"We just hit the ice burg…"
"Draco! Hurry up!" Violet exclaimed running up the grand staircase that led to the main deck. Draco ran up with his tails gone and his shirt unchecked. Long ago, he had given up his jacket to Violet on account of her short sleeves. The water had now filled up the third class floor and was quickly devouring the second floor dining room. Draco quickly grabbed Violet's hand and she pulled him out to the deck. People; men, women, and children all pushed past them to try and get onto one of the lifeboats. Violet brought him to the bow of the ship where a few boats did remain.
"Come on Draco," Violet called over her shoulder. "We have to get to one of the lifeboats before they're all gone." Draco quickly rushed in front of her and began to pull her. Her velvet shoes prohibited her from running any faster so Draco quickly stopped and picked her up bridal story. She let out a little squeak as Draco ran through the crowds to a boat with her in his arms. He no longer had the thought of his parents being sent away to Azkaban, the only thought that was in his mind was that he had to help Violet get on a lifeboat. Violet wrapped her arms around Draco's neck and shut her eyes tightly. She tried her best to block out the screams of her fellow passengers. She leaned up to whisper into Draco's ear.
"Draco, I'm so cold," she said through her chattering teeth. Draco pulled her closer to his chest to try and prevent her shivering. The coat that he had given her earlier obviously didn't help her much. Draco looked around him and suddenly spotted a boat that wasn't full. He brought Violet over to the attendant that was running the pulley system.
"Please sir," he said gently waking Violet up from her gentle sleep. Her eyes fluttered open and she stared at the attendant. "You have to get her onto the boat." He exclaimed somewhat offering her up. The attendant looked down at her with a quizzical look on his face.
"What's the matter with her?" he asked above the screaming. Draco let out a puff of air.
"She's unbelievably cold and she needs some warmth. Please, she has to get on one of the boats!" he exclaimed even more. The attendant quickly nodded and took her into his arms. He placed her into the book next to a mother and her two little children. Both were girls that were clinging to their mother like she was the only way that they would stay alive. Draco quickly noticed that there wasn't a man on that boat.
"Where do I sit?" he asked rubbing his arms to try and get warm. The attendant scoffed.
"It's only women and children on the boats sir, I'm sorry." Draco's eyes bulged. Violet suddenly woke up and reached out to Draco.
"I'm not going without him!" she yelled trying to touch Draco who was also reaching out to her. The attendant did his best to hold back Draco. Violet jumped out of the boat and into Draco's waiting arms. She clutched his neck and felt a sense of relief as she entered his arms. Draco held onto her tightly. The attendant shrugged his shoulders.
"Suit yourself," he said helping another woman into the boat. Violet quickly recognized this one. It was Miss Molly Brown. She turned back and stared at Draco and Violet.
"Mrs. Spencer! Get into the boat!" she exclaimed. Violet quickly shook her head.
"I don't want to live if my husband has to die." She stated nobly. Molly Brown nodded.
"You are one brave woman," she said settling herself into the boats. They began to lower down the lifeboat. "I'll tell everyone I meet about you!" she called after her. Violet let out a loud sigh as the boat let out another lurch.
"Now what are we supposed to do?" she asked looking up at Draco. He shrugged his shoulders and was suddenly pushed from behind him. A young man with dirty blonde hair cut to his ears was rushing past him while dragging a woman with curly red hair and a big black jacket running behind him. They were headed to the front of the ship where everyone seemed to be heading. Draco grabbed Violet's hand and pulled her along with the rest of the crowds of people. They passed a crowd of people down on their knees with a priest praying in front of them.
"…And I shall walk in the valley of the shadows with the Lord as my shepherd." Violet felt her heart flutter in fear as she realized the seriousness of the situation. It was a total possibility that she could die on this mission…just like her parents. She felt tears begin to run down her face as she began to run a little faster to keep up with Draco. He clutched her hand tighter as they met up with the red haired girl and the dirty blonde haired man. They were clutching the railing and holding each other in their last moments. Draco looked down at Violet with fear painted in his eyes.
"Violet," he began. She looked up at him with tears still in her eyes.
"Yeah?" she asked. Draco looked to the side and then back down at Violet.
"If we die…I want you to know that…I think that you're a…beautiful, strong woman. And I have always thought that you had a nice ass." Draco mentally smacked himself in the head. He was in love with this girl and he wasn't telling her how he felt about her. Well, he technically was. He did just tell her that he liked her ass. That had to count for something, right? Violet smiled up at him with moist cheeks soaked with black eyeliner.
"I suppose it's only fair that you know that you never had to join when you saw me disappear," A blush formed on her face as she looked down to the wooden floor. "I just wanted to be near you because I thought that you were…cute." Draco raised an eyebrow.
"Eh, I've done worst to get a girl." There was shrieking around them as the ship began to tip back. Violet let out a cry and held onto Draco tighter. Suddenly, Violet heard a creaking from the middle of the ship. She quickly remembered a little paragraph that she had read about the Titanic. Right before it was about to fully tip over so that it would stand up straight, the Titanicbroke in half and then fully sunk. Violet turned to Draco with fear in her eyes.
"You had better hold on," she said. Draco quirked an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about?" Violet turned as she heard another lurch and she gripped the railing tighter. The boat gave another shake and began to fall rapidly downward. They both screamed at the top of their lungs as they fell down till the boat splashed into the water. Violet let out a chocked sob as the boat seemed to stay afloat for a few moments in time. Draco looked down at Violet. Her hair was in disarray and her knuckles were white from gripping the railing.
"Now I get what you meant," he muttered standing up straight and letting out a loud sigh. Violet's eyes bulged as she watched him look around the deck.
"Draco," she called after them. "This isn't over yet." Draco had no idea how right she was. Water began to fill in through the hull and the boat began to sink. Draco instantly latched onto the railing. He let out a sigh.
"I suppose you're right." He called over the renewed screams of the passengers. Violet rolled her eyes and continued to clutch onto the railing. The boat began to go down and Violet began to cry. Draco looked at her.
"What's the matter?" he asked over the screams. Violet bolted into his arms and began to cry louder. Draco had a tough time managing between holding onto the railing along with holding onto Violet.
"We're going to die," she whispered into Draco's ear. Draco shuddered and held on tight. The boat began to sink lower and lower into the water. Draco quickly noticed that if he continued to hold onto Draco like this, they would surly fall and hit one of the walls on the boat. With the strength that he had obtained through playing Quidditch, he pulled he and Violet up and over the railing and waited to go down. He looked at the people being consumed in the water as Violet had her face buried in his chest. She clutched to him like a lifeline. Even though he hadn't known her for very long, he had never seen her this scared in her entire life. Draco gently kissed her head.
"It's going to be alright," he called as the water got closer and closer. The roaring was almost defining in Draco's ears as Violet finally looked up to face the water. She suddenly stopped shaking as she felt the water spray onto her ankles. Quickly, she pulled Draco up to jump and they went under the water.
That's all for today! I am very tired because I was just out watching the lunar eclipse! It was so awesome! It looked like it was the color of dried up blood. I absolutely amazed as my neighbor and I watched it. I should probably get going on my ASL assignment. I have to memorize this story in sign and present it tomorrow. Okay, see you guys later! Demon of the Wind