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Warnings: Femmeslash, don't like, don't read
Author's note: ALAS! I am back. After much stress with school and softball and god knows what else, I have come to write Chapter 3 of 'Hard to remember, Impossible to Forget' And now, without further ado, The Beginning of the End
Chapter 3
The beginning of the end
"Neville!" I yelled running to meet him at the door to see a
very beaten and torn looking Ginny. "Ginny! How, why, I thought you
two were dead!" Ginny smiled faintly and walked slowly towards the
door. I let both of them in as Fleur went to make tea for the five of
us. Harry was in disbelief. He had just come close to yet another
emotional breakdown and then two people of whom he thought were dead
came to the door to ask why Hermione had started batting for the
other team. "Where have you two been?" Harry asked.
"You
see," Neville started, Ginny had yet to speak, " When the battle
you thought we died in ended, we had to go into hiding. We didn't
want to but Voldemort figured out I was the secret-keeper. I wanted
him to think I was dead. But now that you obviously need a little
help, I thought we should help instead of letting the happiness wait
till after the war."
"But, but I saw your bodies!"
"They
were fakes." Ginny said shakily. She had been through a lot. I
could tell just by looking in her eyes. I walked over to her and gave
her a big hug. The warmth that was once there seemed to have
disappeared. For once, someone was more war-torn than Harry. "Ginny,
what happened to you?"
"I just, couldn't fight them off."
"Who?"
"The death--" Neville cut her off. "
Belatrix and Rodolphus. She… tried to take them alone. We're
lucky she isn't sharing a room with my parents." Neville looked
at Ginny and held her close. An awkward silence ensued. I could feel
tears welling up as I remembered seeing the bodies of Neville and
Ginny on the ground. I had been separated from our group and was
looking for Ginny who had all of our supplies. Not to mention I
wanted to make sure she was ok.
"Ginny! Ginny, where are you!" I can't see where Harry
or Ron are but I know Ginny's in trouble. Tears start streaming
down my face as I hear yet another explosion. I am separated from the
group and that is not a good thing. 'Shit' I say to myself. 'this
is not good. Where the bloody hell is she she?' "GINNY! WHERE ARE
YOU!" I scream again. Suddenly a flash of light comes streaming at
me from the trees. I dodge it and quickly send a stunning spell back.
I apparently have hit something because I hear a growl and a thud.
"Hermione…help" a faint voice says. "Ginny? Ginny is that
you? Where are you?" I look around frantically but then I see the
body that owns that faint needing voice. It is in fact Ginny.
"Hermione, I am so sorry."
"Ginny, shhh it's ok. We'll
get you back. Where's Neville." Tears are steadily flowing down
my cheeks and see yet more tears well up in her eyes. "He's gone
Hermione, he's gone." I look a few feet away to see that Neville
is in fact gone. His lifeless body is crippled and face down in the
dirt. "No, Ginny, please don't leave me." Blood covers her
face, there is a deep cut on her forehead. "Maybe, we will see each
other again , yes?" She manages a weak smile and silently fades off
leaving me yet again, alone on the batttlefield. "Ginny, no please,
come back." There is no response and her heartbeat has stopped. I
let out a loud wail and begin sobbing uncontrollably. "HERMIONE
WHERE ARE YOU!" a voice screams as a red light hits me square in
the chest. As I fall down I see a green flash and a lock of platinum
blonde hair running towards me. As black completely takes over my
vision, I hear a soft voice tell me everything will be ok.
Fleur
comes in with the tea to see me crying even more steadily than
before. " 'ermione? Mes amie are you ok?" She places the tea on
the table and beckons me to the other room. " 'ermione? What is
wrong, you can tell me you know this."
"I saw them dead
Fleur. How can I be sure I am not dreaming this. Ginny died in my
arms. How do we know it is even them?" Fleur let in a big breath
and exhaled slowly.
"I know you remember that it was me that
saved you the night that you were stunned correct?"
"Yes, how
could I forget"
"The man that stunned you was Neville. The
green you saw was not 'ze killing curse as I am sure that you
thought it was. In fact, Neville was not the man you saw dead either.
He did not mean for me to see that they were faking their
deaths."
"Why didn't you tell me!"
"Mes amie, you
are 'ze smartest person I know yet you cannot see why? I did not
tell you because I knew Ginny and Neville did not want you, or anyone
else to know. 'Zey did not have the heart to erase my memory of
that incident so I let 'zem know 'zat 'zey had the
responsibility of telling everyone. I was in no doubt angry at 'zem.
'Zey were hurting everyone 'Zey loved and everyone that loved
them. Most of all you. You had had taken care of 'zem. Please, do
not be mad at me. You know you would have done 'ze same."
"Still…"
But then, to take all doubt from my mind, she kissed me so
passionately that all doubt was completely erased from my mind. Fleur
was right, she loved me and I would have done the same if I was in
her shoes.
As we walked into the living room, though, a loud blast was heard form the hallway. "Search the rooms! He's in here somewhere! This will be the day we kill Harry Potter!"
"No" I said breathlessly. I looked directly at Ginny and
knew why she seemed so somber. I looked into her eyes and saw the
reason. Her eyes were a glazed over pale white. How could I have not
noticed? "Harry we have to go now!"
"No, 'mione."
Harry said flatly, getting rid of the Imperius curse holding onto
Ginny. She collapsed to the floor. "We have to fight." Harry
looked at Neville. He quickly cast the killing curse. As he did, the
so called Neville transformed into none-other than Rodolphus
Lestrange. Ginny screamed. "Ginny," I said "You are in no
condition to fight you have to leave now."
"I messed this
up, I need to help." Her eyes were true this time. They were no
where near the once bright radiant green, but they were a dark,
forest green yearning to fight. "Be careful. I'm not going to run
looking for you this time" I said coldly. I never knew that I could
be so malicious, but every emotion was pouring out of me at that very
moment.
I looked at Fleur as she kissed me quickly on the lips.
Her eyes were so deep I felt that I could hide in them with her
forever. " My love you remember what I told you yes?" She asked.
I smiled at her warmly and entwined my fingers with hers. "That you
will never leave my side, no matter what." We kissed deeply and let
go as soon as the door burst open. We could not believe this moment
had come, but she and I knew that even if we lost, the love in our
hearts was unbreakable.
How is it? I liked the way it came out sorta. Heh, please read and review! Chapter 4, the last chapter, will be out soon. I am on summer vacation ow So I can write a heck of a lot more than I did during the school year. Thank you all for you lasting dedication.
Soon to come, my new story, A Compilation of Love. My new song-fic story with yet again, Fleur/Hermione! Thanks for reading!