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Chapter Three

"What?!" Draco exclaimed then turned his astonished eyes to Harry's face. He had that green gaze locked on Draco and he could not look away. Dimly he heard the Headmaster continue with his explanation all the while Harry's gaze dimmed and the seconds between each breath got further and further apart.

"Draco, do you remember a conversation you and Harry had a few weeks ago, about whether you or he could kill?" Albus asked.

Draco vaguely recalled a conversation between the two of them. Harry had been concerned that he would not be able to kill Voldemort when the time came for him to do so.

Harry whispered haltingly, "I tried, I couldn't."

Now Draco understood. They needed him to do what Harry could not, kill. Something Draco Malfoy had no qualms about. He stared at Harry. The one he loved staring back at him.

"What happens to him?" He questioned without taking his eyes off of Harry.

"His magic is the only thing keeping him alive right now." Came the sad reply from Madam Pomfrey.

"So, you want me to kill my soulmate?" Draco exclaimed in a disbelieving tone sending the Headmaster a look that clearly said he was insane.

"I'm dead already My Love ... please ..." Harry whispered between gasps for breath.

"I-I can't Love ... please, please ... don't ask me to do this." Draco sobbed as he fell to his knees beside Harry once again.

"Mr. Malfoy," the Headmaster snapped, "we must do it before it is too late."

"You bastard!" Draco yelled at the man standing behind him.

Hermione fell to her knees beside Draco and gathered him in her arms. "Draco, its Harry's magic that has to defeat the Dark Lord. If he dies before he transfers it to you then Voldemort will win. He is asking you to do this because he can't do this for himself."

"You all knew this. How long have you known about this? Long enough to research a way to do it." Draco accused them all glaring at everyone, including Harry.

Harry coughed and blood started to flow from his mouth. "Draco ... please ..."

Draco thought back to that conversation they'd had almost a moth ago. He had told him how much of a fool that Harry was. He would die for them but he would not kill for them. It made no sense to him. Draco's body began to shake and tears fell from his eyes as he remembered the fear that Harry had revealed to him that night. He feared that the power he wielded would make him kill, something the kind hearted Gryffindor didn't want to do. He had jokingly said he would do the killing. Harry could just stand there beside him.

He jerked away from Hermione's arms never once taking his eyes from the pale form of his lover. His shoulders slumped as he turned from him and walked to the window to stare out at the empty gardens. "Tell me." He said in the silence.

He listened intently to what they had come up with. Harry would have to voluntarily give his powers to Draco and Draco would have to accept them or they would both die. The second the transfer was done, Harry would die. This is what had saved Harry from Voldemort's first attack all those years ago. Not only would he have the Gryffindor's power but also the Slytherin power Harry had received from the Dark Lord. Add that to the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff power Draco already possessed and he, Draco Malfoy, would be the most powerful being on the earth.

But the Gryffindor and Slytherin power were not his to use so it would take all of his own magic to keep himself alive long enough to finish the job Harry had started this night.

Hermione's voice faded as she finished filling Draco in about what they needed him to do.

"Leave." He ground out and only turned to face Harry once he was sure they were the only two left in the infirmary room. He walked to the bed and bent to kiss Harry gently on the lips.

"Love?" He whispered and waited until Harry opened his eyes. His breath caught as he watched him struggle to stay alive a little bit longer. "Don't speak, just listen ... I am sorry I have to break my vow to you. Shh ...," he whispered as Harry tried to deny it, "I love you so much. I hate to see you in pain."

Draco struggled with his own tears as he thought of the words that would end their bond. He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against Harry's, their tears mingling upon Harry's face. He settled his lips on Harry's for a last, bittersweet, kiss. Sobbing, he dragged his lips from his soulmates and whispered, "I love you."

He watched as Harry's eyes dimmed again and with one last whispered, "I love you," he stepped back and drawing his wand, pointed it at Harry. He could no longer see as he was blinded by his tears. His voice broke and it took him two tries before he was able to speak clearly.

The bond once shared

is now broken

The vow given

now returned

From one there is again two

Draco and Harry shrieked as the spell hit them and the bond that they shared was broken.

Draco fell to his knees as the pain of what he had just done hit him. He heard sounds around him and watched, detachedly, as the others rushed into the room. Albus helped him to stand and Pansy held his arm steady as his wand was replaced in his hand and was once agin pointed at the still shrieking boy on the bed. Draco heard the Headmaster speaking and he knew he was to repeat the words of the spell to take Harry's power from him. It was the same spell that his mother had used to transfer her power to Harry all those many years ago.

As the last word died so did Harry's screaming. The screams that were heard next came from the boy withering on the floor as the awesome power of the four houses combined in his body. Thankfully, it was mere seconds after the transfer began that the screaming stopped as Draco fell into unconsciousness.

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