A/N: Even though I am already using J.K Rowling's characters I refused to plaguarise her battle scene! So I have attempted not to whilst still sticking to the same story!. If you haven't read the seventh book I am ashamed of you! And you should probably read it so as you know what happened… If you haven't you can review me and tell me just that... and I'll give you the lowdown! Also this is the last chapter of this story!! Actually.. no. This is the last chapter of this instalment in particular….

………………………………………………………………………………………

Hermione could hardly breathe. She held onto the Diadem tightly and waited for her lungs to collapse. The assorted junk which had consumed her was heavy and pressing powerfully against her. She heard a crack and felt stabbing pains in her chest. Any minute now she would be gone. Her vision became fuzzy and her thoughts blank apart from one. Draco.

She imagined she could hear him screaming her name as she blacked out thinking of nothing but his face…

Draco finally recovered Hermione and pulled her from the wreckage. The fire was so close that the licks were lapping at his feet. His vision was hazy and he was slightly disoriented from the heat. He dragged her limp body into his lap and kissed her bloody forehead as he cradled her. Still clasped in her hand was the glinting tiara.

Draco looked around, stubborn not to give up.

"Hermione! Draco!" He heard voices crying out through the thick black smoke. It filled his lungs and intoxicated his senses. Through the haze he made out the figures soaring through the air towards him.

They dipped down towards him and grabbed him roughly by the arms. Draco was thrown onto the back of a broom as he saw Hermione being held tightly on another.

They took off into the air through the smoke and headed in the direction of a large shadow. 'The door..' Draco thought.

At full speed they broke through into the passageway of Hogwarts and the Room of Requirement gave a violent shudder as the doors sealed.

Draco clambered off the broom and tore of his cloak. He coughed and spluttered from the smoke inhalation as he fell to his knees next to the unconscious Hermione.

Harry took the diadem from her hand and felt it burn his skin as black liquid oozed from it. All of a sudden it shattered and a howl echoed through out the corridor from the part of Voldemort's soul which was possessed inside the tiara.

Draco payed no notice as he knelt down next to Hermione.

"C'mon we have to get her to Madame Pomphrey." Ginny said. Draco picked her up and they quickly hurried into the hall where Pomphrey was awaiting the fight to begin.

All eyes turned on them as Draco entered holding Hermione's flimsy frame. McGonagall and Pomphrey rushed over as they lay Hermione down on a stretcher they had conjured.

Draco stood back watching anxiously. 'She'll be alright, don't worry she'll be alright!' he kept repeating to himself. His heart felt torn in pieces as he watched her frail body as they attempted to bring the life that was undetectable into her.

Draco walked out of the hall and fell to the ground with exhaustion with his head in his hands... when he heard voices from the stairs.

"You could use Hermione's?" Ron's voice said.

"I feel a bit strange about taking it from her in the state she's in. I don't think its right." Came the voice of Harry Potter

"Well you can't ruddy well go out there with nothing now can you? You need a wand! Damn Crabbe and Goyle!" Ron groaned.

Draco looked up at the two sitting on the stairs and brought himself to his feet. He felt in his pocket for his wand and pulled it out. He scaled the stairs and stopped at the feet of the two boys who looked up at him startled.

Draco held out his wand to Harry.

"You can have mine." He said. "I don't want you taking Hermione's. I...You… Here." He said and thrust it into Harry's hand.

It pained Draco to see his wand leave his grasp as much as it would any wizard. It was his second one, since he lost his first one when he rescued Neville. But this one chose him just as the first wand did. He felt it was a part of him.

"Thanks Malfoy." Harry said gruffly as he clasped his hand around the wand.

Draco nodded and looked back towards the doors of the Great Hall.

"Can you… Can you go win already? I mean jeez stop bludging!" Draco said and smirked.

Harry grinned back and Ron simply scowled. Draco walked back into the hall to be with Hermione.

The second he left Harry's scar began to burn on his forehead and he discovered the whereabouts of Voldemort…

………………………………………………………………………………………….

(A/N: Now as I mentioned before! I refused to plaguerise the battle scene...It didn't seem right. )

Christmas Morning…

The sunlight streamed through the window and danced upon Draco's eyelids stirring him. As they slowly drifted open and he looked around the room he momentarily forgot where he was.

He realised he was in the Hogwarts dorm he had occupied throughout the past few months. Thoughts of last night came rushing back.

Hermione being crushed beneath the assorted junk... The ferocious battle... Harry in Hagrid's trembling hands as he faked death... Voldemort's falling…

He looked beside him where Hermione lay. She was so strong. Even in her weak state she had refused to stay put. She dragged her body out into the grounds and fought with everything she had. Draco worshipped her. He felt blessed to be this close to her. To love someone so wholesome and selfless. An angel.

Hermione stirred and turned over to face Draco. His pale face had cuts which he had refused to get tended to as there were many others who needed medical attention more than him. There were many others who didn't make it at all…

"Merry Christmas." Draco said softly.

Hermione smiled gently and shuffled over to be in his arms. His strong, safe arms. The arms that hauled the heavy items off her crushed body to retrieve her. Willing to die himself, from the flames which encircled him if only to save her…

"Can I say it now?" Draco asked.

"Can you say what?" Hermione replied amused.

"Can...Can I say 'I love you'?"

Hermione drew herself up onto her elbows to stare into his swirling silvery grey eyes.

"I love you… so much Hermione." He said breathlessly."Last night when I almost lost you I… I would have rather died than live without you."

Draco wrapped his arms gently around her back, careful not to hurt her as she was still frail from the battle. Hermione leaned in and wavered just above his lips. He felt the tickle of her breath dancing against his skin.

"I love you too." She said tenderly. Her lips brushed lightly against his with every word sending a jolt of electricity down his spine.

She kissed him fully on the lips and Draco let out a small whimper of content with where he had ended up...

A/N: I have decided to finish up this story here! Not for good though! I have a whole sequel planned. But I just decided this was a good ending place for the first instalment. I really hope the ending was satisfactory. If not please leave me a review and maybe I'll change it for you? Actually just leave a review telling me what you thought overall! Thankyou so much for reading!! You guys really are the super awesomest people I don't even know ever! I really wasn't sure about this story to start off with but I really love it now. I can't wait to do the sequel as just the ideas about what's going to happen which are flurrying about in my head are sweet arse and exciting me to no end!!! I can't focus on any other story right now. So even though I said I wouldn't... I am abandoning the other one I was working on. I just don't think it's good enough. ANYWAY! The sequel will be set after school... which is super good coz it gives me more creative freedom. especially with Voldy dead and gone!!!!

Thankyou. xoxoxoxoxoxo.