Chapter 7: A letter, a potion and flashbacks

Hermione took the letter from Blaise's hands and she opened it. There were two pieces of folded paper inside and the necklace that he had once given her was also there. She wore the necklace then she took out one that said: read this first

She opened it and it read:

Dear Hermione,

I love you. I just want you to know that. I think that when you have received this letter, I am already dead. Well, you might be surprised that I know that when I was writing this. Before you and I started loving each other, you know, when I was the only one who had feelings for you, I was researching in the library for a potion. I knew there was a war that was going to happen so I decided to do what I can. I finally got what I wanted but it's not fully what I want it to be. It is a resurrection potion. I wanted to make this in case you were dead but it turns out I died. If you love me, please make this potion. But if you don't then I guess it's okay but I want you to know that I love you and I always will. You might be wondering why I never kissed you especially since there were so many moments that were perfect for a kiss. This potion needed to be the first kiss between the two lovers otherwise it didn't work. You have to drink the potion but keep it in your mouth. Don't swallow it. Transmit the liquid from the one who is alive to the one who is dead through a kiss. The recipe is in the other paper and this must be done within 2 hours from the person's death. Before I forget, there is another side effect. I will forget all our memories together when I become alive again. I will still remember you but not the same way I did when I started loving you. Now you understand why it's not full the one I wanted but there was no other one. I'm giving you back the necklace as a reminder of the love we had. I just want you to know again that I love you. Remember, we can always make new memories. I love you and thank you if you're willing to do this to resurrect me.

Love,

Draco Malfoy

Hermione cried when she read this. Although she knew Draco wouldn't remember anything, she still wanted to do it. She looked at the time and she had 1 hour left. She gathered all the ingredients but there was a lacking one which was out of supply. She told Harry and Ron to go to the Forbidden Forest and 10 pieces offur from a centaur.

They went there and it took them 15 minutes to find a centaur. They went out quickly. The potion took 30 minutes to cook.

Hermione still kept on crying. But she wanted to do this. She wanted to save Draco from the claws of death. She needed Draco.

It was the time. She let it cool for a while then placed some of it in her mouth.

She brushed Draco's blonde hair away from his face then she it behind his ear. She caressed Draco's face with her hand. She wanted to memorize him first and she wanted to touch him and feel him while she still had the chance.

After, she kissed Draco. It was her first kiss. It felt like time had stopped the moment her lips collided with his.

She expected Draco to open his eyes and realize that Hermione was kissing him then he'd insult her then he'd throw her off him.

But he didn't.

He just stayed in that position. When Hermione pulled back, Draco was still dead. He wasn't alive. He didn't open his eyes.

Hermione cried. She thought this potion could bring her one true love alive but he didn't. Turns out, she was a second too late.

Her cries and screams and pleas for him to come back alive were heard echoing through the whole school.

She kept on crying. Her eyes were so red. She knew she couldn't cry any more but the tears, they were just falling down from her eyes.

Then flashbacks of her and Draco went through her head.

Her reading the letter:

Dear Hermione,

I'm sure you're wondering who I am but I'd rather not tell you because I know how you would react if you knew who I was. There were many times when I saw you at different places. And each time I saw you, my heart seemed to skip a beat. I told myself you were quite beautiful. Then I couldn't get you out of my head after that. I kept trying to push the thought of you out of my mind but it seemed impossible for me to achieve. At night, I couldn't stop thinking about you. I couldn't sleep at all so that's when I decided to write this letter to you. I never felt this way about you before or for any other girl. I want to tell you something. Please meet me in the Astronomy Tower after dinner.

-Anonymous-

Their talk in the Astronomy Tower:

"Is this a trick or a trap? I don't know you well but I know you well enough that you'd never have feelings for me. A mudblood. Stop it Malfoy. We're not even friends. The more we can't be more than that."

"It isn't. I really do love you. People change. I changed."

"How do I know? How will I know for sure that you're not lying? You hate me. This could be a a plot that you made to make me fall in love with you then you'd humiliate me. How do I know you won't do that?"

"Here." He stretched out his closed hand then he opened it. There was a necklace there with a round pendant and there was a circle in the middle that was glass. "I don't know if you have heard about this necklace but it tells you how the person that is touching you his/her true feelings for you." He handed her a piece of paper that said:

red - love

blue – uncertain

black – enemy

white – friend

The darker the color turns, the more that person feels that way for you.

"Try it. Then you'll see how much I really love you."

Hermione took the necklace from his hands and she wore it.

Draco held her hand and it turned into red.

"See. I really do love you."

"Are you sure this isn't a trick?"

"Yes. I promise. It isn't"

"Okay then."

"I love you, Hermione."

"I….I…I….I love you too."

Draco hugged her and he lifted her and turned her around then he placed her back on the ground. They hugged until Hermione spoke, "We better go. It's already late and the professors might catch us here."

"Yeah. Okay. You go out first then I'll follow. Bye my love."

"Bye!"

Their talk in Hogsmeade:

Draco and Hermione sauntered while holding hands.

"Hermione, I love you. You know that right?"

"Of course I do. I love you too."

"It's amazing. We used to be enemies and look at us now, we're closer than any one could ever be."

"Yeah. We better be going before it gets too late."

In the lake:

"Boo!" a vice shouted while the person poked him in the sides.

"Ah! Oh Hermione! I'm gonna get you. Why'd you scare the hell out of me?"

Hermione kept on laughing while she tried to speak but she was laughing too hard that Draco couldn't understand a word she said.

"What did you say?"

Hermione calmed herself down but she was still laughing in her head considering the fact that he jumped when she said boo.

"I said, I couldn't pass up the chance to scare you. I knew you would never notice that I was behind you. So, I ended up scaring the hell out of you."

"Hmph!" was all Draco could say then he pouted

"Oh don't be a bay that was just a joke. What were you thinking about? You were so deep in your thoughts that you didn't hear me."

"Oh nothing. I was just wondering how to tell my friends about us."

"There's an us?"

"You know there is."

"Yeah. I know. I just wanted to test you. Maybe you had second thoughts."

"Why would I have second thoughts? All I know is that I love you so much that I don't care what happens to the rest off the world just as long as I know you're perfectly fine."

Hermione didn't know what to say so she just blushed to a shade of light pink.

"It's getting dark. And I think you didn't notice the sunset that just happened. We better go back to the castle."

"How would I be able to notice the sun going down when you scared me?"

"It was pretty funny. You should have seen the look on your face."

"Okay. Okay. Whatever you say. Come on!"

Behind the statue:

"They know?"

"Who knows?"

"Blaise and Pansy."

"How?"

"They noticed."

"So I guess we have to keep it a low profile."

"Yeah. I'm just scared she'll tell everybody or she'll tell my father."

"Let her. If she will, then we'll face everything together."

"No. You don't understand. If my father knew, he'd kill you."

"He can't. I love you. Trust me. Nothing can kill me, not even your father if I'm with you."

"Okay. Just be on the lookout."

"Okay. I'll be careful. Bye!"

"Bye!"

First snow:

they went out to the lake for peace. It started snowing and Hermione cuddled with Draco for warmth. "Draco, you're so warm."

"I'll keep you warm then."

A snow flake fell on Draco's nose and Hermione just blew it off and they lye down on the partially snow covered grass. "Hermione, I love you."

"I love you too."

After that:

"You look gorgeous in the snow."

"Thank you."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

The Winter Ball:

Then a huge scroll started rolling down and revealed the words in capital:

I'M SORRY. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I LOVE YOU!

She knew it was from Draco. She was shocked that he did this in public. She turned around and she saw Draco kneeling. He started speaking

"Hermione, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. I do love you. I'll tell you how much you mean to me. You're the sun in my life. You brighten up a gloomy day. You give me warmth in the insides when I feels like it's winter within me. You're my moon. You give me hope and courage when everything feels impossible. You stay with me during my darkest hours. You are my sky. You show me freedom and I finally realized that my love for you has no limits like the sky has no boundaries. You're my everything. Without you, I have nothing, I mean nothing and I am nothing. But with you, I'm the complete opposite. Because with you, I feel like I can be myself when I'm with you and I have seen a side of me that I thought wasn't there. So please don't leave me. I need you. You are like the air that I need to breathe, the water I need to drink. I only want to make you happy. I love you Hermione."

Tears fell from Hermione's eyes. Draco saw and he said, "I aid I'll make you happy and even if it means staying out of your life then I will."

"No. Draco. No. I love you too."

"Then why are you crying?"

"Because I'm happy. These are tears of joy. I love you too. But how do I know you're not lying?"

"Look into my eyes. Can you see it?"

"Yeah. I can see it. I can see you're honesty and sincerity."

Draco took her in his arms and they started dancing. He put his arms around her waist while she placed her arms around his neck and they just kept staring into each other's eyes with a smile on their faces. At the end of the song, he swung her around like he did before.

And lastly, the time when he jumped in front of her to save her from death. As each memory went through her head, the more she cried. Especially since Draco would never be in her life once more.