Chapter 13
FLASHBACK
Draco POV
"Please... Help me..." she pleaded, reaching for him with her hands.
'ask her why you should. Tell her she's just a little mudblood! Push her away!' Lucius voice rang through his head.
'No! I wont!' he screamed inside. He felt instant pain and winced.
"Why should I? You are just a little mudblood." He shouted wishing all the pain would go away as he pushed her hands away from him.
"But Draco..." she cried. She looked so hurt.
'Tell her how dare she address you by your first name! tell her she is nothing to you but a little, ugly, bookworm, filthy mudblood! Push her! Smirk at her! Make her feel worse!' Lucius screamed.
'NEVER! I WONT!'
'DO IT!'
'No!'
'Do it now!'
The pain just intensified. Draco was fighting with all his might not to scream. He finally gave in after the excruciating pain.
"Don't you dare call me by my first name Granger! You are nothing but a little, ugly, bookworm, filthy mudblood! Now get your filthy hands of me!"
Draco pushed Hermione to the ground and smirked. Inside he felt like he was dying.
"But... I thought you loved me!" She cried. Her tears were running freely down her face. He would give anything to comfort her.
'TELL HER YOU COULD NEVER LOVE A MUDBLOOD!'
'NO! I WONT! YOU CANT MAKE ME!'
'TELL HER!'
'NO! NEVER! I LOVE HER WITH ALL MY HEART!'
'TELL HER!'
Draco was in so much pain that it was worse then being under the cruciatus curse. It hurt more then when Lucius used to beat him up with whips and used him as punching bags. It was all that hurt put together plus the added hurt of someone who was lying to their love.
"I could never love a mudblood!" He shouted unwillingly. He could feel tears form but felt a spell cast on him by Lucius to remove them.
"I...I...Hate you!" she cried.
Hermione cried. She was so broken hearted. She loved Draco very much. Draco felt like he was dying. He wished he could take away her pain. The effects of Hermione on him were very great. Without him noticing he finally threw off Lucius Imperious Curse.
"Well Ms. Granger, if you do not join me willingly, you will be the first to die... your choice." Voldemort spat, coldly.
Hermione just looked up at Draco.
"Never. I would rather die!" She said directly at him.
"Very well, wish granted." Voldemort laughed.
Hermione POV
Hermione stood up and faced Voldemort. Ready, more than ever to give her life away. She had nothing more to live for. This was her last year at Hogwarts and needed no more schooling, she was top of her classes, her best friends would probably live if she caused this little diversion until the order members arrived. But most of all, she had nothing to live for because her heart was broken. All the things Draco said were lies. And slowly, her heart was killing her inside. She wanted to end the pain.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" Voldemort screamed.
She could see the flash of green light rushing towards her. The next few seconds went as if in slow motion. She glanced at Harry and Ron being held by at least a dozen death eaters, trying to rush towards her. She heard their cries. She heard the sound of death rushing towards her. And a memory replayed in her heart...
FLASHBACK
He took out the silver necklace from his pocket and placed it in her palm. There was something different about it though. Hermione stared at it. He noticed and turned it over. She suddenly saw some well chosen words in the very heart of the diamond, written in silver shining brightly, that wasn't there before.
'I will love you forever'
She looked up at him and smiled. He lifted her chin up and planted a kiss on her lips. It wasn't full of passion like what you would expect. It was gentle and sweet, yet it was filled with yearning and hope. It was the kiss that reassured her. This man loved her back.
I'll be loving you,
Forever
Deep inside my heart you'll leave
Me never
Even if you took my heart
And tore it apart
I would love you still forever
END FLASHBACK
She was ready for impact when...it didn't come. She heard a body fall in front of her. She opened her eyes to see Draco's lifeless body on the ground.