Turns of Time
disclaimer: see past chapters
Chapter 27
Suicide
"What's this?" Harry muttered. He picked up a stone lying on the floor where Ron was a minute ago. "What happened?"
"That's his life. Past present and future. All compacted in a little seed. All the memories he left in this world are in there."
Harry closed his eyes and clutched the seed tightly. He let out a cry and a sob as he opened his eyes again.
"See them? You'll learn to ignore them."
"What are they." he asked weakly, afraid to close his eyes once again.
"His life. Most of them future. What you are seeing is his future. What will happen to him if this didn't happen.
"You did this, you killed him."
"Uh...no. You got that wrong. You're the one who, technically, killed him. You're the one who told him to get the dagger from me."
Harry's eyes widened and he looked staright at the spirit, sitting at his bed. He shook his head, "You willed the knife to go staright to his heart."
Nathaniel chuckled, " No, I didn't. It was he himself, he stuck the dagger to his heart. He was trembling so much that he blurted out the spell like the bumbling idiot that he is." he reached out his wand and a vial saoored to him from the floor. " And I'll take that, we'll need this soon." He wagged the vial filled with Ron's blood in the air.
Blue eyes stared unseeingly at the wall. His long blond hair was thrown in disarray over the floor, swimming in blood. The window was open and papers were dancing in a circle all around the office.
Then his chest heaved and a puff of braeth came out of his mouth. His hand which were lying palm up twitched and closed to a fist. The blood started to seep back to his body through his cuts.
A loud cracking sound as he righted his neck.
He walked over to his bed. He grabbed the dagger and held it against his chest. He closed his eyes and visions of Ron's life flashed. Harry let tears trickle down.
He raised his hand...
A knock came at the door.
"Harry, you in there? Listen, they found Hermione. She's at the hospital wing." A pause... "Harry?"
He dropped the dagger and sunk to his knees and cried.
Hermione opened her eyes. Images were blurry and white. She threw the cover off her head and sat up. She was still in the dungeon. Looking around, she spotted a white shadow lying a few feet from her. She rubbed her eyes trying to clear her eyes, but the images were still blurry around the edges.
She quietly tiptoed towards the thing on the floor. It was covered in white cloth. Tentatively, she knelt down and removed the blanket.
Draco was lying stiff as a board on the floor, pale as a ghost and his lips blue.
We killed him, do you know that?
Hermione found herself nodding.
He died saving us. He gave up his life for us. Do you think that we are worth it? I don't think so.
Hermione looked up and saw herself standing in front of her. Shiny tears were dripping down her eyes.
She looked down at her hand and there was blood. Draco's blood.
A piercing shriek and she saw her image flicker out. The door banged open and a man in black cloak strode in.
He was coming for her. Afraid, she ran.
Her bare foot slapped against the hard stone floors of the castle. Running down flights of stairs and corridors. Moonlight shone down her path as she raced through the long corridors. The castle was empty, and a manic laughter followed her as she went. Then rounding off a corner. She found herself face to face with him. He pushed back his hood to reveal cold violet eyes and dark black hair. She stifled a scream and backed away stumbling taking the other direction.
She kept on stumbling, her vision was still blurry. As she passed an black alcove. A hand shot forward and grabbed her arm. He pushe back his hood and revels a pair of manic blue eyes and blond hair. He threw back his head and laughed.
Hermione scampered out of his way and burtst through a wall of blinding white light. Cold wind slapped her as she ran down the lawn towards the great lake.
She stopped and she felt the samll waves lapping at her feet. The water felt so good. Looking back, the school had dissappeared. She looked at the lake, it had turned into a sea. The water was black as ink.
We can escape. He can't follow us here.
"Yes." she muttered as she steppend into the water. Swaying slightly, she waded her way in the water. Her eyes were still open as she blew out her last breath underwater. She loooked up. Somthing large grabbed her by the waist and made to bring her up the the surface. But it drew back again. The moon was shining down into the water she smiled and closed her eyes as she lost consiousness.
He dived into the lake after her. He felt his tears mingling with the water from the lake. He trashed around the middle of the lake. Diving in, looking for her.
He was gasping as he carried her ashore. His knees trembling as he carried her ashore.
Two people watched as this scene unfolded.
Hay looked at the scene from the window. Cursing under his breath. The giant squid was flaoting at the other end of the lake dead. He had killed it after it had attempted to save Hermione.
Another was standing in the doorway of the Great Hall. Black as a shadow as the light from inside the castle shined from inside
He sat crosslegged in the dirt. He didn't where he was. All aroud him was gray and blue. The feeling of hopelessness and sadness hung over him like a blanket.
He let himself lie in a fetal position. His eyes open as he stared into the ble grey skies overhead. He didn't know anything. What was he going to do?
A/N: Wheeee! I love you guys... You made my day again. Even if i think I won't be able to study ever again. Oh well. I guess I'll just accept it...
anyway...I think I should kill a character every chap from now on... don't you think so?
replies
indyxx
helo! thank you! see you soon! hehe! I'm so sori that this is so short...
hermdray
yep he vanishes just like that.snaps fingers awww.. you flatter me soo much... I'm really not that good you know... anyway thank you so much and as for draco... well... you'll see...
Little Miss Perfectionist
Good sense of humor? me? ok... I guess.. hehe.. Your pen name... I feel really proud that you like my fic.. you being a perfectionist and all.. haha... thank you so so much...
Siriuscherry
Uh.. no draco is not gay.. But thanks anyway!
lovedrher
Well.. I get that all the time... my fic confusing... oh well.. anyway yes ron's being erased from everyone's memory... well Harry, he remembers evry bit.. even the "might have been" or future that's why its so painful for him.. hehe...oh, and thank you for loving it!
Zafr0
after you said that this was disturbing, i read the part all over again.Is it really that disturbing and sad? oh well I guess I'm just a bit callous.
rupertsgirlie
really? when didyou get that it was hay? was it when he touched hermioneduring a class and she went into a lapse?tell me...I guess I'm just happy that someone really figured it out before I gave all the clues out... Is that confusing? oh well. and about ron.. he'll reappear... can you find him:wink wink:
Claire
clairy fairy? nice! weh.. question questions question... now which one should I answer? um.. none? hehe...ron died.. I really thought that it wouldn't be much of an impact, but i guess not a lot of you guys really are upset. but I had to let him die... need to
oh and this you know i had to search cumuppence in the dictionary? hehe! but Hay died anyway... but he's alive again.. It feels really good writing the part wher Draco kicked hay butt.
Mack
wow. I always considered this as abit of crap... thanks for the compliment! wheee!
differentvisions
thanks for reading me first.! that makes me proud...Oh and i promise that this will have agood ending not like Everlast...I think...
Kylala-san
But i really this miss you! what you don't believe me? good chap? as always? Aw shuck.. you flatter me too much...
"Kylala-sannumber one flaterer." Haha!thanks!
