M&M's: Malfoy's and Mudblood's
Chapter Seventeen: Life Time Loving You
Thoughts/Flashback
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the opening of BW. My name is Andrew Felton and I have the pleasure of introducing you to the owner and head chef, and future Mrs. Felton, Hermione Granger."
Hermione shyly emerged, smiling brightly, giving a small wave. "Welcome all and thank you. I'm flattered at all the reviews that I have received from the press and the support and love I have from all of you." She looked out at the crowd that she considered her family and friends. "I need to get back to the kitchen; I hope you all enjoy your evening." She blew a kiss to the crown and disappeared behind the swinging double doors that lead to the kitchen.
"Alright, tonight on the menu is Hermione's most renowned dish, filet mignon in a red wine sauce; garlic mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables, for dessert, Hermione's own creation, crème de la cherries jubilee pie. But first you're appetizers, sautéed stuffed Portobello mushrooms."
Andrew smiled as the guest eyes perked up as the waiters brought out plates of delectable looking food, almost too beautiful to eat. He took his seat next to his parents, Draco and the Rowling's. Most people were shocked at the eerie similarities between the two blond haired men, Dr. Kyle, his mom and Mrs. Rowling were the only people besides Hermione having no problem telling the two men apart.
Draco took a small bite of the mushroom, the flavor exploding in his mouth. Hermione's really out done herself. He shifted in his wheel chair, anxious to get out. In truth he had been able to walk for a week, but he wanted to surprise Hermione with a dance. He turned to his date for the evening and smiled.
Dr. Athena Kyle looked radiant outside of her hospital lab coat, she was a stunningly beautiful woman who looked good enough to eat in her modest yet simplistically sexy black cocktail dress.
"It's really delicious," Athena smiled, "thank you for bringing me."
Draco nodded, "Thank you for helping me recover so quickly."
When everyone had been served dessert and coffee, Hermione re-emerged wearing a gorgeous cream colored gown rather that her chef's uniform. Her hair had been left down in mahogany waves. Her bright chocolate eyes although tired, held the unmistakable spark of happiness.
The entire restaurant stood and applauded as she walked across the dance floor to her seat next to Andrew. She bowed graciously, a pink blush staining her cheeks. "Thank you all so much. I do hope that you enjoyed your meals and that you'll stay for some dancing."
All of a sudden the lights turned out as a spot light shone down on the dance floor. Footsteps were heard, Hermione held her breath as a pair of feet stepped into the light. The beam widened exposing a smiling Draco standing on his own. Hermione's eyes welled up in tears as Con Te Partiro began to play and Draco extended his hand to her.
She rose gracefully and seemed to float into his arms. Andrew's heart broke as he noticed how perfect she looked there in Draco's arms. He laughed to himself, a mixture of pain and bitterness seeping in… No matter how alike we look, she always looks better in his arms, like she belongs there. All eyes were on the couple dancing gracefully in the center of it all, yet everyone could see that they only saw each other. Andrew watched as a fire sparked in her eyes as Draco smiled at her, a spark he had never seen before. It was then that Andrew realized, that while Hermione did love him, she was in love with Draco.
Flashback
Harmonia stared up at the moon, it looked like a giant pearl strewn among the diamond like stars. Darien's face came to mind and she shed a tear, wondering if he was thinking of her too. Wiping her tear away, realizing the impossibility of them ever being together, she turned around and slipped into bed, hoping that within her dreams she could find peace.
Meanwhile in the wizarding world, Darien stared up at the moon, while the planet Jupiter twinkled brightly next to it. He sighed as he thought of Harmonia, his Harmonia, wondering if he was still in her heart, as she was in his. Sometimes he cursed his pure blooded birth, if only he had simply been any one other than a Malloy, he never would have been engaged to the daughter of the Head of the Order, and he would have been free to marry Harmonia.
A sudden urge to see her flashed through his body, he could feel her calling to him, begging him to come to her. Yet he knew that it was something that he couldn't do, his father had already warned him once about how inappropriately close he was to the muggle born woman. Closing his eyes, and clutching at his aching heart, a tear slipped down his cheek. Turning away from the night sky, he headed to bed, praying that his dreams could ease the pain.
Darien tossed in his sleep, something wasn't right, he opened his eyes and looked around a familiar room that was not his own. Hearing the soft whimpers of someone he turned to his left only to see Harmonia's sleeping form steadily breathing. She looked so alone, curled into a little ball on the huge king sized bed, he noticed that even in her sleep, crystal tears made their way down her cheeks.
Not being able to stand seeing her cry, he gently bent over, cupping her face tenderly, wiping her tears with his thumb and placing his lips on hers in a tender kiss.
Harmonia moaned as she felt Darien's lips on hers, there was no mistaking his kiss. She slowly opened her eyes, gasping when she realized that Darien was really there, even though she knew it was his lips, it still caught her by surprise. "Darien, what are you doing here?" she whispered softly.
He shrugged, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, "I don't know, one minute I was falling asleep in my own bed, the next I was waking up next to you."
She smiled sadly at him, "Are we dreaming?" she questioned, even though they both knew they weren't, dreams don't talk.
"If it is, then I don't ever want to wake up." He kissed her again, Harmonia gave into her heart and kissed him back.
Moon so bright, night so fine
Keep your heart here with mine
Life's a dream we are dreaming
Harmonia slowly pulled away, smiling as Darien protested her lips leaving his. "Come on," she whispered, taking her hand in his, "there's something I want to show you." She led him to the balcony, "Close your eyes." She instructed, kissing him tenderly. Darien felt a warm gentle wind swirl around him, "Ok, open your eyes."
"Wow," he looked around, they were no longer in her chambers, but in a clearing of a lush tropical jungle.
"I felt the need to escape there are too many prying eyes and eavesdropping ears there. Here we can be alone, together." She looked back towards the moon, "We have six more hours of night."
Darien pulled her to him, "Well then lets make the most of it shall we?" she giggled as he kissed her tenderly, before sweeping her around the clearing, waltzing to the sounds of the night. The crickets chirped as fireflies lit the air around them, creating the perfect romantic atmosphere. Harmonia couldn't have wished for a more perfect moment, dancing under the stars with the man she loved.
Race the moon, catch the wind
Ride the night to the end
Seize the day, stand up for the light
However, like most good things, they must come to an end. As the suns rays began to warm the large planet, Darien and Harmonia knew they must part. She took his hand in hers and prepared to portkey back to her chambers. Harmonia looked at him, "Be careful Darien, something is not right, the balance of the world is off."
Darien stared at her, "How did you know?"
"I can feel it, I'm not as strong as a seer like Treehorn, but I can sense that something is not right." She stared worriedly at him, "What's wrong? What's going on?"
Darien sighed, "I didn't want to tell you, but a war has come to my world. Grindewald and his minions have begun to invade my home." He looked to the skies, "I don't know if we're strong enough to defeat him, I'm worried that he may try to destroy the Alliance we have with your world." He cupped her face as she gasped, "If he gets by us, I promise I'll come for you, and fight by your side." He kissed her tenderly, "I love you Harmonia, and I promise that I will return to you."
She smiled, holding back her tears, "I love you too, and I'm going to hold you to that promise."
She kissed him again, "Ok, close your eyes." She did as he was told, and once again she felt the warm soothing breeze encompass her body. When she opened her eyes she was alone, in her bed chambers.
Darien stood, staring at the place Harmonia just stood, "I love you Harmonia." He whispered, and making a wish, for everything to turn out alright.
I want to spend my life time loving you
If that is all in life I ever do
Harmonia looked out at the battlefield, everything that she had loved and had sworn to protect was being destroyed. Letting off another one of her attacks, she watched as her lightening did it's worse. Yet her best was not enough, there were too many of them, they were fighting a loosing battle. Suddenly she heard Pandora scream as a searing pain ripped through Harmonia's heart, causing her to fall to the ground, regaining her bearings, she realized that she wasn't injured. Wondering what could have caused that pain she looked around, it was then when she realized that Darien had been wounded, in an attempt to save his soon to be wife from Harold who had been turned to the dark side. As she ran to protect her best friend, she couldn't help but cry out to the gods praying that Darien's wound was not fatal.
Harmonia watched in horror as she realized that she wouldn't make it to Pandora in time, Harold wielded his wand expertly and uttered the killing curse. Harmonia screamed out in pain as she watched her best friend die, at the hands of the man she once loved. Feeling her power yearning to be unleashed, she let go her most powerful attack, which was a spell that called upon the use of lightening and thunder instantly killing Harold. A small wave of pride washed over her as she avenged her best friend, but the moment was short lived as she saw Darien's body, lying eerily still.
Heroes rise, heroes fall
Rise again, win it all
In your heart, can't you feel the glory?
Her earlier prayers were unanswered as she reached his side. He was lying in his own pool of blood, his life quickly leaving him. Harmonia looked around and noticed that what was left of her fellow friends and Order members were now at her side. "Darien don't leave me." Harmonia sobbed as she cradled Darien in her arms.
The rest of the Order members gathered together, to protect their grieving friend, letting Harmonia comfort Darien in his final moments.
Darien struggled to open his eyes as he stared into the tear filled orbs of the woman he loved. He tenderly caressed her cheek as she tried to smile down at him, "I love you Harmonia, I always have and always will."
She held his hand to her face, savoring the last time she'd feel his touch, "I love you too Darien, for all eternity, in past lives and all the lives to come."
Darien cringed as another wave of pain came over him, things were beginning to get dimmer, his only glimmer of hope, was the beautiful brunette holding him. "I promise you Harmonia, in the next life, I will find you again, and no one will stop me from making you my wife." He wiped away her tears and pulled her down for one last kiss.
They were so consumed in their final kiss, that they didn't even feel the lethal blow that took their lives. It was when Darien realized that he was no longer in pain, yet he could still feel Hermione's lips on his he opened his eyes. Looking around he noticed that he was standing, and wearing a tuxedo, while Harmonia was in her formal dress robes. There was no war, no sights of death and destruction, then he realized that the two of them had died.
Harmonia smiled softly at him, as they both turned to head towards the castle, which had been restored, from the sound of it, there was a ball going on. Entering the ballroom they both gasped, seeing the happy faces of all their fallen comrades.
Kissing Harmonia's hand he bowed, motioning to the dance floor, smiling at her as she smiled back at him. Taking his hand she let him lead her to the center of the floor, a beautiful song started up from the orchestra as everyone else cleared off of the dance floor, making way for the Malloy heir and his beautiful muggle born witch.
As the two twirled around the dance floor, enthralling all those who were watching, the real world began to quickly crumble. The reign of Grindlewald was coming to an end, and Lucian Malloy resigned himself to his fate, knowing what he needed to do to ensure peace once again.
Through our joy, through our pain
We can move worlds again
Take my hand, dance with me
Slowly all the people at the ball began to disappear, their souls being encased in bubbles, for their journey to a peaceful future, before long Harmonia and Darien were the only souls left. When Lucian Malloy appeared before them, "Harmonia, Darien," he addressed the two, who stopped dancing to bow before the powerful wizard.
He smiled sadly, "I'm sure you two know what's going on, the world as we know it has been destroyed." he faced his son. "I want to apologize to the two of you, I never should have engaged Pandora to you. Harmonia, I'm so sorry for keeping you from true love." he smiled at the girl he would have been proud to call a daughter, "How could I have not seen the intensity of passion between you two?" he asked, shaking his head softly.
He looked back at the couple, "Please, dance, I want to remember happier times." The couple smiled and nodded as they once again began to waltz around the empty ballroom.
"I love you Darien." She whispered, leaning closer into his embrace.
"And I you, my Harmonia." And he claimed her lips in a kiss.
I want to spend my life time loving you
If that is all in life I ever do
I will want nothing else to see me through
If I can spend my life time loving you
And so the Prince of the Pure bloods and Princess of Muggle borns danced, their spirits finally together, the way it was meant to be, they both knew that their time here in this time was through, but, they realized that they would have a chance at life again. This was not the end of the romance between Darien and Harmonia. The two stared deeply into each other's eyes, knowing that their love was strong, and that love would bring the two of them together again.
Though we know we will never come again
Where there is love, life begins
Over and over again
End Flashback
Draco woke up, that had been his most intense dream yet, it must have had something to do with the passionate feelings that he felt the previous night, dancing with Hermione. He picked up a photo beside his bed of him and Hermione, his heart yearning for his Princess. Tears streaming down his cheeks as he remembered every detail of his and Hermione's final moments together. Throwing his sheets aside, he got up, he needed to see her, he knew they were meant to be, he just prayed that she knew it too.
He needed to resurrect their love, a love that strong doesn't simply vanish with time, it only grows stronger. He remembered a quote that he had read in a book long ago, 'Absence does for love what the wind does for a flame, extinguishes the weak and fuels the strong.' He hoped that Hermione would remember the strength of their love, and that he still had a chance. He needed to tell her how he felt, even if she didn't feel the same, he need her to know that he still loved her and that he would love her till the end of time.
He hopped in his car and headed towards Hermione's old apartment, knowing that she was staying there while she worked on her wedding dress so that Andrew wouldn't see it before the big day.
Save the night, save the day
Save the love, come what may
Love is worth everything we pay
Draco walked into Hermione's old apartment, "Bookworm? Are you here?" he called out.
"Draco?" She emerged from the bedroom, looking disheveled and alone, "What are you doing here?"
"I had another vision of the past, and I wanted to talk to you about it." He explained as he stepped closer to her, "Where's Andrew?"
"Gone." She whispered.
"What do you mean gone? Your wedding is in less than a week, when will he be back?"
She stared at the ground, "Never." She barely managed to whisper.
"What?" he looked at her hands, and noticed that the engagement ring was gone.
Thank you for putting up with my lack of updates and addition of random characters... but Andrew is no more, so Draco is free to sweep Mione' off her feet :)
I don't own any of the characters associated with the Harry Potter franchise... I don't know who said the quote about absence and love but that wasn't me either... the song is the theme from the Mask of Zorro, and is sung by Marc Anthony and Tina Arena...
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One Love,
NelStar7
August 20, 2006
