Chapter 12
Liberation

Hermione was pacing in the towers; she was planning on meeting Draco there. She didn't know how to tell him about her resolution. She didn't even know how he would take it. She checked her watch; it read 9:05 PM.
the sun was setting and it got cold. A thick white blanket of snow lay around Hogwarts. Soft, white specks were floating around the sky, and dropping on her soft golden brown ringlets.
Sadness swept over her, the feeling of dread came to her body, why did all of this have to happen?
She looked out on Hogwarts grounds. She was shivering, and her hands were numb. When she turned around, Draco was leaning against the stone wall. He looked paler that usual.
"You wanted to see me?" He said coldly.
Hermione was hurt by the tone of his voice, but she knew he was upset, and had every right to feel that way. 'No way, he's the one who did this,' her mind argued with her.
"Yes," She stated, "We needed to talk."
Draco rolled his eyes.
"O.k., I know you'll think that this is stupid, but I found a solution to our situation. You know you can't get over me, and I know I can't get over you." She started.
Draco sighed. He was being so difficult!
She ignored him and continued, "So I came up with a potion that would erase all our recent memories together but our past memories where we were enemies won't change."
Her voice was softer now, "The reason why I'm doing this is because were never meant to be together, Draco, and you know that. Your father would kill me. Literally, and yes I know about it." Hermione answered the puzzled look that he gave to her.
"Why are you doing this?" He asked.
"Because we need too, it's the only way," She said, and was getting choked up.
There was a long silence, the wind blew, and the cold air drifted to them. Draco turned away to not look at her.
"I don't want our last moments together with you hating me, there will be enough of that in the future," She whispered after the long pause.
"Your right, I guess this has to happen," Draco said with seriousness in every word, and then he shook his head.
They were close, and Hermione leaned to wrap her arms around his neck, they hugged. He was so warm. Embracing left their cold bodies in warmth. They pulled apart, night came, and they lay looking up at the stars. Hermione was having mixed feelings. She was happy that she was with him, but sad because it wasn't going to last, and never be together again. A shooting star zoomed across the sky. They were in each other's arms.
Draco sighed, "I never want to let you go."
Hermione got up off the ground.
"When do we, well you know." He stuttered. He wanted to know when they had to take the potion.
"Midnight to be exact," She said.
He looked at his watch; it read 11:29.
"We have about a half hour," He declared.
They walked through the dimly lit corridors silently, all the students were sleeping, and the moving paintings stared at them, not making a sound. They turned the sharp corner, and said the password to their portrait.
"Please just sit with me?" She asked when they were inside their common room. They sat together on the fluffy couch. The tick of the clock was echoing in the room. The two vies of potion was sitting on the nightstand, it seemed to be waiting.
"I just wanted you to know that I've always loved you." He said, "and I'm sorry it has to be this way."
"Yeah I'm sorry too," She nodded, "Tell me one thing."
"What's that?" He whispered.
"Promise that you'll come back for me. No matter what happens, promise?" She whispered back.
She felt his hot breath on her cheek, "I promise," he said.
They embraced for the last time; she ruffled his blonde hair.
"Kiss me," She uttered.
The loneliness of passion surged, and heated there cold lips. Draco kissed her cheek, forehead, other cheek, nose, and then the lips again. They kissed there last goodbyes. A tear slid down her cheek. The grandfather clock dungs the stroke of midnight. It rung twelve times and they stopped kissing and just stood and stared at each with ever bell chime. There eyes searching for a reason of doubt. Draco gently picked up the vile off the desk and handed Hermione one of them.
"I guess this is it," She said.
"I love you." Draco said.
"I love you," Hermione repeated.
They both drained the potion down there throats, and got drenched in pain standing there gazing at each other, vivid memories whooshed through there minds and dissolving.
"I want you! That's all I want Hermione!" Draco echoed through the forest.
Don't leave me," She whispered to him in his arms by the lake.
"Dance with me," He stated in the great hall.

Hermione and Draco embraced, while the memories were zooming by, and disappeared.

"Hermione!" He called from across the grounds. He began a steady run and stopped right in front of her.
Hermione turned away, "Why are you so keen to be with me?" She demanded.
"Your not like everybody else, you don't try to be either. You're sexy and intimate, your right for me and I don't care what anybody thinks." He caressed her cheek
"No!" She cried. "Leave me alone! Go find someone else."
Dazed and hurt looking he backed off. "What kind of woman are you Hermione? Can't you see I've changed? You've seen my goddamn memories, and that's why I did change! And don't you deny it because I saw your memories too!"
Hermione let out a long sigh.
"You don't make sense, you returned my kisses, you responded in every way you could, and now you draw away and pull the virtuous act!"
Blurs of the memories whooshed to the cold rain.
"Don't mind me!" Hermione choked out at Larissa and Draco.
"I'm sorry," He whispered
"All I wanted was you!" She screamed.
It dissolved and hit a nerve.
"Fuck you Malfoy!" She yelled at him from her room of blaring music. And finally it changed to the final night.
"Promise me Draco," she whispered.

"I promise," He repeated.

"Never leave me, don't forget about me," The sound was so deafly loud that it shook there minds in a violent way.

There hearts were shattered, but a cooling sensation came over the two bodies, lying aghast on the floor, passed out. The world went black, and you could no longer hear the beating, of a broken heart.

A/n- One word….wow…! That was hard to write, and I kind of have a feeling you guys won't be happy with me, but I'm deciding that I might do a chapter 13, and how they like react when they wake up, and the graduation. It would be sad! But Idk, you guys review and tell me if I should make one last chapter The EPILOUGE! I need your advice..come on you guys!

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