Sorry this chapter is rather short, but I wanted to keep the suspense! Hehe I know… I like to be mean… lol.

Samantha: Thank you for thinking the spell thing was a good idea… I think so too! Hehe, just kidding. My dog's name is Lola, it means strong woman. And I was thinking about getting Draco and Hermione a male… the name will be Abbot, because that's the name of one of my dog's brothers… I loved it, and that puppy was the cutest! I love your reviews! Marety. PS: if you want a picture of my puppy send me an e-mail (it's on my profile) and I'll send you some pictures!

Sara: Thank you so much for your review! And I will try to post more soon! Luv, Marety.

Chapter 8: "Salazar…"

"HERMIONE! IS THAT YOU?" Harry shouted for the hundredth time.

"I can't… not anymore…" Hermione said as her arm fell to the ground.

"Yes, you can, Granger! Don't be such a Mudblood!" Draco said.

"What's… wrong with… you?"

"I always knew you were weak… I can't believe I ever kissed you… God, I should have known you were such a weak person… You're not worth fighting for…"

"Draco… please stop it…"

"Do it!"

Hermione slowly lifted her arm and started shooting red stars again, now with her eyes full of tears.

"I'm sorry…" Draco said in a hushed voice. "I was just trying to give you some strength…"

"Why don't you do this!"

"Because you're the only one who has enough strength… I'm so sorry, I swear I didn't mean it… You know how I feel…" He said getting closer to her and pressing his lips against hers. "If you lack strength again I'll give you some… you're the greatest thing that's happened to me…"

"I can feel my legs… Draco… I… think I… can… I think I can stand up now… please help me… we've… gotta… get… out… of… here…"

"I can't get up… I'm… too weak…"

Hermione helped Draco up with difficulty and they started walking towards Harry's direction… even though for them they were heading towards the Manor, as they couldn't see Harry…

"Guys! It's us!" Harry shouted, but Draco and Hermione kept walking as if they hadn't seen them… until they bumped into the invisible wall…

"What the hell?" Draco said as he and Hermione fell to the ground.

"It's like an… invisible… wall or… something…" Hermione said panting from the effort she was making.

"Don't tell me… I hadn't noticed…" Someone said from behind them… Draco and Hermione turned around and, to their horror, they saw Lucius… and then the figure turned into Tom Riddle… (Young Voldemort…)… (A/N: Thanks to Buffy the Vampire Slayer… the First Evil on that show could turn into dead people… that's where I got the idea from… I know… WEIRD! Lol). "There's no way in…" He said waving his arm, so they could see Harry and the others shouting for them and trying to get in. "and there's no way out…"

"Please… whoever you are… tell us something we don't know…" Draco said trying to keep his composure.

"Ok… something you don't know… let's see… well, that you're lucky…" 'Tom' said.

"And why's that?" Draco asked defiantly.

"Because you know when you're going to die…"

"Really… I don't think they know…" Someone said from behind them… it was Dumbledore. "But what they know is that it will certainly not be today…" He said looking at the stars.

"How… did you break my spell?"

"Salazar… you know you can't stop love… and these two are not two people you want to mess with… they are by far two of the most intelligent and powerful wizards of their age…"

"Are you implying that…" He couldn't finish because Draco had used the last strength he had to curse him… he didn't know why, but suddenly a spell his father had taught him to vanquish ancient spells came to his head. They saw how Salazar started to change shape over and over again.

"What's happening?" Hermione asked Dumbledore.

"It's not enough… we have to let Harry in… he's Gryffindor's heir… he has to come…" He waved his wand and the invisible wall vanished. "Harry, we need you to do what you've been waiting for…"

"Yes sir."

"We'll help you, understood?"

"Yes sir."

"Good, on the count of three. Everyone shouts Snake Kadavera" (A/N: I know… the name sucks… but I couldn't come up with another one…). "One… Two… Three!" Dumbledore shouted and they all did as told.