A/n- I'm definatley back. I had to update, I couldn't leave you guys like that! It's so cruel…I'll be updating my other story soon guys, don't you worry. But I know you guys wanted me to continue with this. The amount of reviews is already unbelievable for only a few short hours! To give you a timeframe, its Friday, and I hope to be done this by Saturday morning and post it then. But I don't know…things come up.

Thanks for all your reviews, please continue!

By the way, my next story(Winning her Heart) is almost complete, and then I'll type it up, and it'll be up. I'll let you guys know before I do that though.

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Sadness and Birthday Wishes

Draco's breath caught in his throat and he gasped, falling down to the ground again, kneeling by Ron's body. He turned him over and looked at the deathly pale of his face. His eyes were shut tight, and a piece of paper fell out of his pocket. Draco barely noticed it; his face was screwed up, trying not to cry.

He may not have liked Ron very much, but the thought of him sacrificing himself so Draco could live was odd. He finally picked up the paper and read it. It was from Ron, and obviously had been written very recently.

If you are reading this Hermione or Malfoy, I must be gone. I wrote this so you would understand what I had to do. I want you guys to be happy, you deserve that chance. If I died, it's because I sacrificed myself for your well being. Don't cry, it's not worth it. I will always love you Hermione, tell Parvati that I'll miss her, and tell Harry he's the best mate someone could ever ask for. Please don't forget me.

Ron W.

Draco couldn't help himself. He dragged Ron over to the side of the battle and sobbed. Draco Malfoy had barely ever cried before. He had never been in a situation where he had no control over something or somebody but himself, and here he was, in the midst of a battle fighting for everything he believed in.

"SHUT UP!" Draco heard Harry yell. The battle between him and Voldemort had obviously started. He got up, slowly, brushing the tears from his face, and limped over to where someone had fallen. He barely glanced at the face; it was a death eater.

"Dra-co," someone nearby choked out. He whirled around to see Blaise clutching his chest, gasping for breath. Draco grabbed him and carried him off to the side, using a healing spell on his chest. His breathing became more regular. Draco pulled out a potion and handed it to him and he drank it down.

"Thanks mate," he said and smiled.

"I'm glad you didn't become a death eater," Draco said, standing up. Blaise nodded and took control of his surroundings.

"Whoa, who killed Weasel?" he asked and smirked. Draco wanted to punch him but refrained from it. He grabbed his shirt collar and brought him level to his face.

"He took a killing curse from my aunt Bella."

"Tough luck."

"For me," Draco finished.

"For you? He sa-sacrificed himself?" he managed to say. Draco threw him on the ground.

"Yes," he spat and walked away, leaving Blaise sitting there alone and confused. He hurried over to the final battle. He passed by Dumbledore, who was fighting three death eaters at once, Professor McGonagall, who was having a one on one battle with Rookwood, and by Remus Lupin, who furiously dueling with a burly, fat death eater with an evil grin on his face.

He flat out ran to the scene of Voldemort and Harry, keeping his eye on them the whole time. Hermione was no where to be seen, and Draco grew worried. But he could find her after; she was probably on the side, healing people.

"Give up Potter," Voldemort said quietly, but his laugh was mirthless; maniacal.

"I'd rather not," Harry said calmly, deflecting Voldemort's killing curse easily. He side stepped a bit and shot curse at him. It hit Voldemort but its effects were unknown.

"That hurt a bit," Voldemort said lightly and shot a spell at Harry, who had to jump over it to get away.

"Point being. How about this!" Harry shouted, raising his wand and sending a curse at him. At first, it seemed like it didn't effect him, but then it hit him. They were using nonverbal spells, but they weren't just any spells. Harry had just hit him with 'Crucio'. Wow, nice one Potter, Draco thought as the Dark Lord crumpled to the ground and started shaking like a child who was scared. A small scream let itself from his throat, but it turned into a cold laugh.

"No sense in laughing, you're wasting your time," Harry responded and shot another crucio at him, this time out loud, and the curse was more powerful. Voldemort screamed again, this time for longer, and collapsed, weak, on the ground.

"Watch it Draco," Harry warned him and Draco side-stepped a curse that was directed at him from behind. He shot a stunning spell in his direction and it hit the death eater's leg and he fell down, unconscious. Draco laughed cruelly and turned back to the fight. Harry had someone fallen over, and Voldemort was cornering him.

Draco resisted the urge to send a spell at Voldemort; he knew Harry didn't want anyone else involved. He did the next best thing. "Don't die on me Harry! I'd miss you!" he screamed on the top of his lungs, distracting Voldemort long enough for Harry to concentrate hard.

"Evil, maniacal, crazy bastard, you are done," Draco heard Harry mutter. "Avada Kedavra!" he yelled and Voldemort staggered back, clutching his chest before falling over backwards. "Yes!" Harry said, punching his fist into the air and running towards Draco, hugging him like a brother.

"Where's Ron? I can't wait to tell him," he said quickly, wiping dirt and sweat off his face. Draco hung his head, and shook it.

"What?" Harry asked.

"He's…dead. He's gone Harry."

"W-what?" he choked. He shook his head but he knew it was true, as the tears began to fall. He fell to the ground, pounding it with his fist.

"You'll hate me when I tell you, but you have to know. He died…he sacrificed himself for me," Draco managed to get out before walking away. He kept walking until he found Hemione, lying on the ground, exhausted.

"Hermione! Are you ok?" he said anxiously, and she peered up at him.

"Yeah, just tired…" she said and yawned. The death eaters were falling now, one by one, as everyone teamed up to kill them.

"Voldemort is gone," Draco said and she smiled lightly. "And my father…"

"I'm happy."

"Don't be. Someone you cared for is gone. Forever."

She gasped and fell into his arms. "Who is it?" she sobbed.

"Ron. He-he sacrificed himself for me. My Aunt Bella tried using a killing curse on me from the back and Ron just jumped in front of me and took it. Then someone killed her, but it didn't matter. He was already gone. I'm sorry," he said, letting her sob uncontrollably on her shoulder.

"I don't blame you," she said softly, leaning into his chest.

"Thanks. It still makes me feel bad though. Oh, here." He handed her the letter Ron had written and she cried softly as she read it. He folded it and put it in her pocket.

"He wanted us to be happy," she said and tried to smile.

"Are we?" he asked her and she almost laughed.

"I think so. I love you Draco Malfoy."

"I love you too Hermione Granger."

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"The brave have fallen, but evil was defeated. Everyone here was a part of that. I respect and honor each and everyone one of you. The students of the school will return tomorrow, and we will have a proper feast then. But for now, let's bow our heads to those who have fallen for a cause."

Draco bowed his head. Next to him was Hermione, who was sniffling, and next to her was Harry, his head in his hands and bags under his eyes. Draco hadn't heard him speak a word to anyone since Draco had told him about Ron.

"First of the fallen for us to honor is Severus Snape, such a brave man he was. We have a few people to speak on his behalf." After the speeches, everyone bowed their heads once again. The same happened for Ernie Macmillan, Mad-Eye Moody, and a few Order members as well as Ministry officials.

"And finally, last, but not least by any means, Ron Weasley. We also a few words to be said by a few people. Draco, would you please," Dumbledore said, and Draco stood up, following the rows to the podium. He looked down at his shoes and then back at the crowd before beginning.

"I've known Ron since my first year at Hogwarts. I can't say I was his biggest fan. In fact, we didn't get very close until recently. He was a brave man, a man he was, and I respected him. He was best friends with my girlfriend Hermione, and I learned to get along with him as I got closer to her."

The crowd listened with bated breath as he continued his speech. Not a sound could be heard but the sobs from Mrs. Weasley.

"I stood on that field in my prime, just as Ron did. I fought for our side bravely, as I know he did. Ron surprised me that day, when he took a killing curse that was aimed for me. I respect and honor Ron Weasley. He sacrificed himself so I could live; and I'll never forget him. I'll never forget what he did for me, and he will forever live in my heart."

He walked away from the podium and took his seat by Hermione again. "Harry Potter." Harry took a deep breath and stood up, shakily, and walked up to the podium. He leaned against it for support.

"Ron was the best mate anyone could ever ask for. I've known him since I stepped foot onto the Hogwarts Express in my first year of Hogwarts. I could go on forever about how we had fun, and how he inspired me. Without him here I feel like part of me is gone. I respect what he did for Draco, and if I had been him, I would have made the same decision. I will forever miss him, and I'll never forget this. He was always there for me, and I will always be here for him. I've learned from since I was born I was special; I was different. But when I was with Ron, I felt like I was the same as everyone else. His family became my family. Almost everybody in my life that I cared for has left me, but I stand strong. I know they'll watch over me forever and I don't want to disappoint them. Please, raise your glasses with me, and have a toast, to Ronald Weasley. The brave has truly fallen."

Everyone in the entire Hall raised their glasses and drained them. Harry did the same and then walked back to his seat and collapsed into it. Draco saw him break down, and cry. And everyone in the Hall, men and woman alike, had tears in their eyes. The woman's spilled out while the men held back. Draco cried next to Hermione, who was bawling her eyes out.

Draco could never, would never, forget tonight.

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"Harry, mate!" Draco yelled through the Gryffindor common room one Saturday morning, weeks after the battle.

"Hold on, I'm getting dressed!" he answered back and Draco waited at the bottom of the stairs for him to come down. When he arrived, he was dressed in light, Slytherin green robes to match Draco's.

"I like those colors Potter. Ready to go?" Draco asked and Harry nodded and laughed, shouldering his broom.

"I needed a change. Besides, Slytherin isn't so bad. Where's Hermione?" Harry answered as they began walking down to the pitch.

"Shopping with Ginny."

"On your birthday?" (A/n- I don't know when his birthday is and I can't remember if they say its after March or April) Harry asked.

"She promised a birthday shag later," he said and they both laughed. Harry smiled.

"Well, there's something. Better than shopping anyways," he shrugged and Draco nodded in agreement.

They had reached the pitch. Harry ran into the changing rooms and nicked a snitch from the ball crate, and let it go. Draco and Harry enjoyed a day of quidditch; flying around, chasing each other, and catching the snitch.

They left the pitch when night had fallen, to find Hermione and Ginny waiting for them in the Heads' common room. "Where have you two been?" Hermione asked as Draco gave her a hug.

"Playing quidditch, duh!" Harry said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. They all sat down, Ginny and Harry cuddling on one couch, Draco and Hermione on the other, talking and laughing.

"It's times like these when I really miss Ron," Hermione said, and the group stopped laughing.

"Yeah," Harry said, looking at Ginny, who had the same look on her face as Harry.

"He would have wanted us to be happy you guys. He's probably looking down, laughing at how we talk about missing him," Draco said, and the group turned back to conversation about quidditch.

After a few hours of talking, laughing, and kissing, Harry and Ginny got up and announced they were going to bed. They headed up to Hermione's room, where they had basically moved into, and Draco and Hermione went up to Draco's. One by one they took showers and got into their pj's, and finally said goodnight.

"I'm sound proofing the room, don't worry you guys," Hermione assured them as they shut the door. Ginny gave her a wink before the door snapped shut. Hermione performed a silence charm over Draco's room, and then joined him in bed.

"Happy Birthday Draco," she said as she threw off her bathrobe. Draco smirked.

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A/n- Ok, Chapterover. Finished in one day. Seriously. It's still Friday, only like two hours later. I seriously hope you guys liked it. I really liked this part; it almost made me cry though. One or two chapters left, I'm not sure. I'm almost positive there won't be a sequel, but not so sure. Tell me whether or not you want one, because now I'm considering it.

Reviews! Yipee!

Slytherin-91- Yay for Draco! Haaha, hope you like…

Blackowl892006- I know, it took so long. Thanks for the socks, but Christmas is still pretty far away…not too far…yay…I hope you liked.

Tryix- He is dead. I was so sad writing that part, but it had to be done.

Hpottergurl- Its not that sad is it? That wasn't supposed to be the point…well actually it was, muahaha…thanks for your review.

Spiritedwings- Thanks…hope this was soon enough haha.

Soccerpixie3000- That Draco! So much to say, so little time. Thanks for sticking with the story, I hope you liked this chapter keep reviewing!

Rose- Thanks. Pretty sad, I know…

lok0x0hp- You were still in shock? I liked that chapter too, actually…Thanks for your review…hope that this update was fast enough.

Marieldmisme- Thanks…yeah…Ron's dead…

Sapphirerosha110- Yeah, I see where your going with that. I did previously write a fanfiction with Hermione/Draco, but I deleted it because it was bad. Finally I got this one up, loved it, got reviewers/readers, and we are all good, I'm almost done. I love Hermione/Draco, and it sucks it will never happen in the real books, for obvious reasons. Thanks for reviewing.

Zarroc- Oh yes, it is Ron. Muahahaha.

Mouse10- The point of the story- keep the readers guessing. Saweet, I succeeded.

Ok guys, after reading your reviews, I know you were sad about Ron dying. Me too. I almost cried while writing this chapter, realizing I had actually killed off one of my characters. Well, not mine, JKR's, but still sad. But, I knew since I started writing this story he was going to die. It was just the way it went. Sorry, but it is my story. I liked the way it came out, if you didn't then, I don't know…too bad? For all of you that did stick by my story and liked it, thanks!

KRISTA IS OUTT, PCEEE!