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"Tuisc gur fhaig tú? Tá fios agat gur chuaigh mé i do dhiadh! He was angry and hurtful memories and truths were starting to spill from his mouth. He wanted her to know what her actions had done to him. He wanted her to hurt. Is cuimhin liom go maith é. Do nóta…an nota d'fhág tú. Agus cad a rinne mise? Nuair a chonaic mé do nóta rith me amach an doras. Bhí an bháisteach ag titim go trom agus bhí dath dubh ar an spéir. Bhí an áit ar fad tréigthe. Ní raibh duine na deoraí le feiceáil in aon áit. His voice broke with emotion. Ní raibh tú féin á fheiceáil in aon áit. Bhí mé ag béiceadh in ard mo chinn is mo ghútha. Freagra ní bhfuair mé ach macalla mo ghútha féin ag filleadh ar ais chugam. Nuair a bhí an ghrian sa spéir chuaigh mé ar ais go dtí an teach. Chuaigh mé a luí ach má chuaigh níor thit mo choladh orm. Ní raibh ar mo chumas focal a rá. Thit an lug ar an lag agam ar an oiche sin." The defeat and pain in his eyes hurt her to see. She had caused that. And now he was re-opening his own wounds to show her the consequences of her actions.
("Because you left? You know, I went after you!" He was angry and hurtful memories and truths were starting to spill from his mouth. He wanted her to know what her actions had done to him. He wanted her to hurt. "I remember it well. Your note…the note you left. And what did I do? When I saw your note I ran out the door. The rain was falling heavily and the sky was black. The whole place was deserted. There wasn't a saint or a sinner to be seen anywhere." His voice broke with emotion. "You weren't to be seen anywhere. I was shouting at the top of my voice. I didn't get an answer but the echo of my own voice returning to me. When the sun was in the sky I went back to the house. I went to bed but I couldn't fall asleep. My world fell apart that night." The defeat and pain in his eyes hurt her to see. She had caused that. And now he was re-opening his own wounds to show her the consequences of her actions. )
"Agus cén bhaint atá aige liomsa anois?" Hermione attempted to build a wall. She had to keep the past and the present separate. Draco was her past but Ron was her present and her future.
("What's that got to do with me now?")
"Faic, is dócha." he replied quietly. Sorrow and loneliness were seeping from every fibre of his being.
("Nothing, I suppose.")
"Chun na fírinne a insint, Bhí trua agam duit."
("To tell the truth, I have pity for you.")
"Dún do bhéal, ní fonn orm do thrua." His anger began to come to the surface again.
("Shut your mouth. I don't want your pity.")
"Tá brón orm." She said delicately. She didn't know what to say to him. She didn't know what to do. She didn't even know what to think.
("I'm sorry")
He was silent for a few moments before asking. "Inis dom…an bhfuil tú i ngrá le Ron?"
("Tell me…are you in love with Ron?")
"Seachain de ghnó féin." Automatically her defensive side leapt into action.
("Mind your own business")
"Ní freagra é sin"
("That's not an answer")
She sighed. "Tá muid dálta le chéile"
("We're engaged")
"Ní freagra é sin arís" he was starting to get irritated by her resistance to answering.
("Again, that's not an answer")
"Táim i ngrá leis" she hoped he would stop this soon. He knew her too well for her to convincingly lie her way through this interrogation.
("I'm in love with him.")
"An bhfuil tú i ngrá leis coisuil a tslí a raibh tú i ngrá liomsa?" He grabbed her roughly by the shoulders. He looked her straight in the eyes. She had no choice but to gaze back at his. She could see the conflicting emotions in his eyes and she was compelled to speak the truth.
("Are you in love with him the same way you were in love with me?")
"A mhalairt ar fad atá fíor….is cara é...sin é. Ach tá áthas orm. Agus tá áthas an-thabthach, i mo thuairmise. Nach leor é sin?"
("The opposite is true…he's a friend…that's it. But I'm happy. And happiness is important in my opinion. Isn't that enough?")
"Nach méanar duit?" He smirked once more. "Ach tá fhios agam go bhfuil cion agat orm."
("Isn't it well for you?" He smirked once more. "But I know that you're in love with me.")
"A leithéid de ráimeis níor chuala mé riamh" She shook his hands away and faced towards the lake. He didn't give up though.
("That's the biggest load of rubbish I've ever heard.")
"I ndáiríre?" He grabbed her wrist and turned her around to face him. He knew she found it harder to lie when she was looking someone directly in the eyes. She blushed. She looked away. She mumbled. She confused her words. It was so easy to tell. The trouble was her stubbornness. It was unrelenting. "Tá fhios agam go bhfuil sé sin fíor."
("Really?" He grabbed her wrist and turned her around the face him. He knew she found it harder to lie when she was looking someone directly in the eyes. She blushed. She looked away. She mumbled. She confused her words. It was so easy to tell. The trouble was her stubbornness. It was unrelenting. "I know that it's true.")
"An bodhar atá tú?" she hissed "Tá mé i ngrá le Ron."
("Are you deaf?" she hissed. "I'm in love with Ron.")
"Ná habair liom é sin." He commanded; running a hand softly down her neck. Her breathing quickened. "Ní raibh sé fíor."
("Don't tell me that." He commanded; running a hand softly down her neck. Her breathing quickened. "It's not true.")
He seized her arms in his hands. She struggled but couldn't get free. She watched him with a defiant look in her eyes. Neither spoke. Her heart was racing and for a moment, just for a moment, she forgot that any time had passed. They were back by the lake in Hogwarts making love in the twilight of the evening. And as he bent his head to kiss her she let her old feelings take control of her body. She kissed him back with passion, eagerness and love.
It was fiery. It was intense. It was breathtaking. It was love.
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