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Chapter four, this should be fun! I am going to make this partly a little flashback chapter. This is when Draco and Gia love each other in Japan and before Draco 'gave her something that she didn't want but took something away that she loved'. So, this will also involve a song by Josh Groban called 'When you say you love me'. It's so beautiful and I just had to put it into my story! I do hope that you enjoy!
Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own Harry Potter or any other related characters. Plus, I don't own Josh Groban (although I wish I did) or his music. It's very beautiful and deserves to be heard by everyone.
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'This has got to be classified as one of the worst days of my entire life!' Gia declared to herself. Between classes and new teachers and heavier books, she just couldn't deal with this.
'We didn't have books when I was in Japan.' She thought grimly in her mind. She was currently sulking on the Gryffindor common room couch with at least twenty books surrounding her. To welcome her to the school, every single teacher had given her a special assignment. In potions it was "tell me your favorite potions ingredient and why" and in charms it had been "if you were any charm in the world, what would you be and why". The list just went on and on and on and on. Hermione walked up to her and moved a stack of books that rested at Gia's feet. She took a seat and tried to hold back a laugh.
"Are you busy?" she asked in a slightly mocking tone. Gia looked over at her with narrowed eyes.
"Ha-ha, very funny. This is not my idea of a welcome. This is more like hell on earth in a bloody freezing castle. I want to go back to Japan." Hermione chuckled.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to all night-ers. That's what I live for!" she exclaimed happily. Gia raised an eyebrow.
"I bet you would," she mumbled to herself. Hermione patted Gia's feet.
"Why don't you take a nap? That way you'll be able to stay up all night." Gia shook her head.
"Once I'm asleep, I don't wake up."
"Don't worry, I'll wake you up. I'm destined for an all night-er as well so we can trudge through it together. What do you say?" she asked. Gia nodded and settled down into her seat. She slowly closed her eyes and listened to the crackling of the fire that eventually lulled her off to sleep.
Like the sound of silence calling
I hear your voice and suddenly
I'm falling, lost in a dream.
Gia's hair blew wildly in the wind as she waited for Draco. He was supposed to be here ten minutes ago and Gia was getting aggravated. She wrapped her kimono top tightly around her frame as the snow filled wind blew harder against her making her shiver under the thin silk.
"He promised that he would be here," she mumbled to herself. Suddenly, a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist and a pair of petal soft lips found their way to the nape of her neck. Gia let out a soft gasp.
"I said that I would be here and now I am." He whispers into her ear. Gia melts into his chest as he smiles against her neck.
"What took you so long?" she asks no lower than a whisper. Draco shrugs his shoulders.
"Master Quinn wanted to talk to me after class." Gia nods and turns her body around to face Draco. He holds her tightly to him and kisses her forehead.
"What did you want to speak to me about that was oh so important?" Gia slightly moved away from Draco and looked down to her sandled feet. This was the part that she had been dreading. Draco looked down at her with concern written all over his face.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Like the echoes of our souls are meeting,
You say those words my heart stops beating.
I wonder what it means.
Gia took another step away from Draco but this time he didn't try to take her into another hug. He just stood there with his arms held out and with a confused look on his face.
"Please Gia, tell me what's the matter. Maybe I can help you if you just tell me." Gia takes another step away from Draco and turns her back to him. She tries to hold back her tears. Unbeknownst to her, her hand carefully comes to her stomach and starts to rub in a soothing motion.
"This is...really hard for me to say." She manages to say without breaking down in tears. Draco takes her by her shoulders and pulls her close to him.
"Please tell me," he whispers into her ear. Gia smirks and stops rubbing her stomach.
What could it be that comes over me?
At times I can't move.
At times I can hardly breath.
"Promise that you won't get mad at me?" Draco chuckles and kisses the back of Gia's neck.
"How could I get mad at you?" he asked with a laugh weaving in his voice. Gia takes his hands and holds him at arms length. She has a slight smile on her face and squeezes Draco's hands lovingly. He smiles down at her.
"Draco," she starts thinking that this may not be as bad as she thought that it might have been. Draco nods.
"Yes?" Gia takes another deep breath and squeezes Draco's hands again.
"I'm pregnant..."
When you say you love me
The world goes still, so still inside and
When you say you love me
For a moment, there's no one else alive
Gia shot up from her spot on the couch with a thin layer of sweat on her face. She looked around her frantically and saw that Hermione was still asleep at her feet. Her head was rested on her fist. Gia lightly nudged her with her toe to try and wake her. Hermione's eyes fluttered open.
"Gia? Is it time to get up already?" she asked reaching into her pocket and pulling out a pocket watch. She flipped it open and glanced at the time. Hermione let out a heavy sigh.
"We weren't supposed to get up for another hour. What are you doing up early?" she asked groggily putting the watch back into her pocket. Gia ran a hand through her slightly tousled hair.
"I was dreaming." She murmured. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Well I was dreaming too but that doesn't make me kick my friend." Gia narrowed her eyes.
"I didn't kick you." Hermione slumped back against the couch. She rubbed the spot where Gia had nudged her with her foot.
"It sure did feel like a kick." She looked up at Gia with curious eyes.
"What were you dreaming about?" she asked quizzically.
You're the one I've always thought of.
I don't know how, but I feel sheltered in your love.
You're where I belong.
"It's just some bad memories that I've been trying to forget for a long time." She mumbled. Hermione leaned forward with a smirk on her face.
"Are we talking about a person or a thing?" Gia smirked as she realized that Hermione was still trying to figure out the little mystery of Draco and her.
"We're talking about a person in this conversation." Hermione's eyes widened and she pushed Gia's legs onto the floor along with a few piles of books that were sitting there as well. Gia looked at the books that now rested on the floor.
"Never thought that you would throw books on the floor like that." She said. Hermione shook her head and grabbed Gia's attention back towards her.
"Pay attention, this is serious. Now do you think that you had a dream or a nightmare?" Gia pondered the thought for a few moments.
"Nightmare, definitely a nightmare."
"What happened?" Gia worried her bottom lip and looked down at her folded hands.
And when you're with me if I close my eyes,
There are times I swear I feel like I can fly
For a moment in time.
"Well, remember when I told you how Draco gave me something that I didn't want and so on and so forth?" Hermione nodded eagerly. Gia sighed deeply.
"You see, the thing that he gave and then later on took away from me was..." Gia's shoulders trembled slightly and she ran a hand through her hair. Hermione held onto her shoulder to try and help her regain her balance and composure.
"Come on Gia, you can tell me." Gia slowly nodded and looked at Hermione with tear stained eyes.
"What did Draco take from you?" Hermione asked in a sympathetic tone of voice. Gia's bottom lip quivered and she swallowed the lump in her throat.
"You really want to know?" she asked in a weak voice. Hermione nodded and rubbed her upper arm in a soothing fashion. Gia let out a sigh.
"He took..."
Somewhere between the Heavens and Earth,
And frozen in time, oh when you say those words.
"...my son." Hermione's eyes bulged and she gasped. She covered her mouth and leaned back. Gia sighed.
"I told you that it was bad." She muttered. Hermione shook her head.
"I knew that Malfoy was terrible, but this is low even for him!" Hermione gasped again and she leaned closer to Gia. Gia moved away slightly and cocked an eyebrow.
"Is he the father?" Hermione asked eagerly. Gia rolled her eyes and pushed Hermione away.
"Of course he's the father. And I thought that you were smart!" Hermione pursed her lips together and narrowed her eyes.
"I was checking, you never know." Gia sighed and shook her head. Hermione looked at her with worry in her eyes.
"Why did he take it?" Gia bit her bottom lip with worry.
"His father didn't want anyone to know that his son had knocked up some girl while he was at school. Said that it would sully the family name." Hermione laughed.
"That families name has been sullied so much it's not even funny!"
When you say you love me
The world goes still, so still inside and
When you say you love me
For a moment, there's no one else alive
Gia shrugged her shoulders.
"It doesn't even matter anymore. After Gabrielle was born..."
"Gabrielle? That's his name?" Hermione asked with stars in her eyes. Gia smiled and nodded.
"After Gabrielle was born, Lucious took him to Malfoy manor and locked him in. I never got to see him. Well, at least I've never seen him in person." Gia reached down into her shoe and pulled out a worn piece of folded up paper. She unfolded it and handed it to Hermione. She smiled down at the picture as she saw a little chubby blonde boy smiling happily up at her.
"He's so cute." She said. Gia nodded and took back her picture to have a look at it as well.
"I know, but the sad thing is that this picture is two years old. I have no idea what he looks like any more. Draco refuses to send me pictures." And this journey that we're on.
How far we've come and I celebrate every moment.
"Why won't he send you any pictures? He is your son and you have every right to see him." Gia nodded and looked sadly at her son.
"I know that and so does Draco and his father. But do you think that they care?" Hermione shook her head. Gia nodded.
"Exactly, they're going to keep Gabe in there until he's eighteen and old enough to become a death eater." Hermione shivered at the thought.
"That's just terrible." Gia let out a heavy sigh and stares at the picture of Gabe.
"I wish that I could meet him just once. If I could do that, I would be the happiest person on earth." Hermione picks up her books and hands one to Gia.
"Let's get our minds off of this and start to studying." Gia nods and takes one of the books Hermione has in her stack.
And when you say you love me,
That's all you have to say.
I'll always feel this way.
Hermione rushed down the cool halls of Hogwarts frantically searching for Ron and Harry wherever they might be. She turned a corner and slammed into just the person she had been looking for: Harry. She landed on the floor with a loud thud. She stood up wobbly with the assistance of Harry and Ron.
"Sorry about that, Hermione. I didn't see you running." Harry mumbled patting her on the shoulder. Hermione nodded accepting his apology and pushed back her already bushy hair.
"I know what's the matter with Gia." She said triumphantly. Harry and Ron stared at her with wide eyes. Ron pulled on her arm like an eager child.
"Tell us right now!" he commanded. Hermione pulled her arm away and gave Ron a sly smile.
"This is very valuable information. What'll you give me for it?" Ron sighed and rolled his eyes.
"I'll pull out all of your hair strand by strand until you tell me." Hermione narrowed her eyes.
"Fine, I'll tell you but you can't freak out in the middle of the halls. I don't want to cause a scene." Ron pouted his lips.
"Are you going to tell us or what?" he asked. Harry nodded his head.
"I have to admit that I would like to know what's going on with her. She always seems so depressed whenever we mention Draco or whenever he walks by." Hermione nodded and motioned for them both to be quiet. Harry and Ron leaned in close to Hermione to hear what she had to say.
When you say you love me
The world goes still, so still inside and
When you say you love me
I know why I'm alive.
"Years ago, Draco got Gia pregnant and his father locked Gia's son in the Malfoy manor and she hasn't seen him since he was born." Harry shook his head.
"That's low, even for Malfoy, that's very low." Hermione nodded in agreement.
"That's what I said." Ron shrugged his shoulders.
"Doesn't she deserve to see her son? It's half hers as it is his. Doesn't that mean anything in this crazy misguided world that we live in?" he asked dramatically. Hermione rolled her eyes and Harry let out a little chuckle.
"Do you have to be such a drama king, Ron?" Hermione asked him while crossing her arms across her chest. Ron nodded eagerly.
"It's what I live for." He announced happily. Hermione shot a glance to Harry.
"He's your friend." She mumbled. Harry rolled his eyes and patted Ron on the shoulder.
"Let's concentrate on Gia's problems. About Draco..." Hermione nodded her head.
"He won't give her even an hour with her son. She has a picture of him and he's the sweetest little thing that I've ever seen. It actually surprised me that this was Draco's son." Ron let out a little snicker.
"We have to talk to Draco." Harry announced taking on the role of leader in the group.
"We can corner him in Care of Magical Creatures." Hermione announced taking her role as the bookworm of the group. Ron let out a loud yawn.
"And while you two are doing that, I'll be taking a nap up in the common room." Harry grabbed him by the arm and began to drag him down the hall with Hermione right at their tail.
"You're coming with us."
When you say you love me.
When you say you love me.
Do you know how I love you?
Fifteen pages aren't so bad! I do hope that it will be reviewed and possibly you all will tell me how good it is! I'll see you guys later.
Demon of the Wind