A look into the Pensieve
Severus Snape looked from Dumbledore to Draco and back with an expression that told the headmaster that maybe he was the one who had some brain damage.
"No, don't look at me that way, Severus. Maybe you've forgotten about the Transmeo Vigor Spell, but madam Pince has a very interesting book about it. You know, the golden one that tries to smack you in the face when you read it for too long..."
"How could I forget that one," Snape muttered to himself, then he said to the headmaster "Albus, since I was the one who put the spell on the boys, I'll try to give Draco a part of his memory back."
"And what about my ruined life?!?" Harry yelled.
"You'll just have to live with that, Potter," Draco laughed, when the Quietus Charm had vanished, "Oh, what am I saying...half live with it, I mean."
"You stinking ferret, you stupid little...!"
This time it was Harry who got a Quietus Charm blown in his face. He roared silent insults at Draco, while madam Pomfrey tried to drag him into another room.
"Draco, please!" Snape warned.
"What did I do?" Draco asked innocently.
Snape ran his fingers through his hair in frustration, then said: "Albus, I think it's time to get the Pensieve."
Dumbledore nodded and with a 'beng!' he summoned the bowl.
"Miss Granger," he said, "Let's go for a walk."
Hermione nodded, feeling very miserable.When she and Dumbledore had left the infirmary, Snape took the Pensieve and went to Draco's bed.
"What's wrong with Granger?" Draco asked Snape, "She looked at me like I'm some sort of lover."
"You are." Snape dryly said.
"What?!?"
"Listen Draco, can you understand that part of your memory is lost?"
"Well, I am kinda confused right now, so...probably."
"You know what this is?" Snape asked, when he showed the Pensieve.
"I read about it, it's some sort of memory keeper," Draco replied, "Anyway, what did you mean by Granger and I?"
"Yes it preserves memories," Snape said, ignoring the question, "I'm going to let you see some of my memories, which involve you. I'm going to tell you the most important facts chronologically, so that you don't get confused. Understood?"
"Mmm, but what about..."
"Understood?!"
"Yeeees!" Draco replied in frustration.
"Good. June, the Triwizard Tournament was won by Potter and Cedrick Diggorey..."
"Potter won?!?" Draco asked.
"Yes, he and Mr Diggorey were transported by the Triwizard Cup, which happened to be a Portkey, to an unknown place. Voldemort killed Mr Diggorey and duelled with Potter. Mad eye Moody turned out to be Barty Crouch Junior. The real Moody had been kept imprisoned in his office..."
Snape went on, listing every fact which left Draco with his mouth open.
"September, your Inauguration. I can't really describe that but I'll show you." Snape said.
He put his wand against his forehead and took out a silver ray of light that he put in the Pensieve. Before Draco could object, Snape pushed his face in the silvery substance.
Draco looked around, after he had smacked down on the ground. He was surrounded by Death Eaters who all looked through him to a spot behind him. He turned around and looked at himself pointing his wand at Snape, then yelling an Avada Kadavra Curse.
"NO!" the real Draco screamed and before he knew what was going on, he was back in his bed. He felt sweatdrops on his back.
"It's alright," Snape said, "You just saw the moment where you had to prove your loyalty. But your curse wasn't meant, so it had little effect on me. I fled."
Snape put his wand again against his forehead and he took out a whole bunch of memories. He put them in the Pensieve and told Draco to put his head in the Pensieve again.
Draco couldn't describe which emotion he felt because one memory had just left or another horrible one took the last one's place: The death of his parents, the fight against Voldemort, Draco himself with a white skin and blue lips, he himself dying and being saved by Harry and Snape...
He was surprised when he felt tears run down his cheek. Quickly whiping them away, he looked at Snape again.
"It seems I don't have had much hapiness over the last year, have I?" he said.
"I won't deny that, Draco..." Snape paused for a minute, he didn't know whether it was up to him to tell that Draco lost his heart to a girl he hated again.
But then Draco asked: "You haven't told anything about Granger. I don't know how, but where does she come into play?"
"I can't tell you much about it," Snape replied, "Maybe you should talk with Miss Granger."
"You're going to tell me now." Draco said coldly.
Snape was surprised to see that cold Malfoy look again, it had disappeared for some time now, since Miss Granger... Suddenly he knew it would be important to tell his favourite student about the girl.
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Hermione walked next to the lake, together with the headmaster of Hogwarts. she felt quite empty since she had left the infirmary. She and Draco...They were back from where they had started.
Dumbledore brought her back to reality.
"I know this must be hard for you, Hermione, but I do sense a bit of hope. I don't believe that when you lose a bit of your memory, you also lose your feelings."
"It's Draco Malfoy we're talking about, professor," Hermione said with a faint smile, "The Master in controlling his feelings."
"Yes he is, Miss Granger, but there's one emotion you cannot control." Dumbledore replied.
"Hate."
"Ok, there are two emotions you cannot control." the headmaster said.
"Hate and love?" Hermione asked with a smile.
A twinkle in the eyes of the headmaster gave her the answer. Hermione felt a bit better again, it was like he had the same magical abilities as his phoenix.
"Oh, I believe we have a visitor." Dumbledore chuckled.
Hermione turned around confused and her heart skipped a beat when Draco came towards them, wearing his Quidditch robes and carrying his Nimbus.
"I didn't know Slytherin had a Quidditch practice today, Draco?" Dumbledore asked innocently.
"No, we haven't professor, I just wanted to ask you something." Draco replied.
Hermione was a bit taken a back, when she saw the cold expression on his face. She was also sad that he ignored her.
"And what is it that you want to ask me, Draco?"
"I was wondering whether I could borrow Miss Granger from you for a moment."
"Miss Granger, would you like to be borrowed?" Dumbledore chuckled.
"Sure." Hermione almost whispered.
"I'll leave you two alone now." Dumbledore said and he left them, humming.
"So, Granger," Draco asked, his broom pointing at her, "Like to go for a ride?"
Author's note: Will Hermione accept his offer? What will Draco say? What's going to happen? You'll just have to zap back for the next episode!!! Aaaand : R&R!!!
Anne (paparazzi7707@yahoo.com) : thanks for finding a mistake, I know it's full of mistakes but I'm going to review myself and try to correct all the mistakes during the christmas holidays.
Damia - Queen of the Gypsi's : yes horrible isn't it, poor Draco, I keep tormenting him don't I? :-)
Rachel (rarachie@hotmail.com) : cool to know that there are people out there with Belgian blood, we're spread around the globe, yay! Do you speak Dutch or french too?
Alix : who says draco's gone?!? Did you really think I would destroy my fuzzy cuddly ferret like that? :-)
Anjlz7 : Thank you so much for your review! You cheer me up! I'll update as fast as I can.
Severus Snape looked from Dumbledore to Draco and back with an expression that told the headmaster that maybe he was the one who had some brain damage.
"No, don't look at me that way, Severus. Maybe you've forgotten about the Transmeo Vigor Spell, but madam Pince has a very interesting book about it. You know, the golden one that tries to smack you in the face when you read it for too long..."
"How could I forget that one," Snape muttered to himself, then he said to the headmaster "Albus, since I was the one who put the spell on the boys, I'll try to give Draco a part of his memory back."
"And what about my ruined life?!?" Harry yelled.
"You'll just have to live with that, Potter," Draco laughed, when the Quietus Charm had vanished, "Oh, what am I saying...half live with it, I mean."
"You stinking ferret, you stupid little...!"
This time it was Harry who got a Quietus Charm blown in his face. He roared silent insults at Draco, while madam Pomfrey tried to drag him into another room.
"Draco, please!" Snape warned.
"What did I do?" Draco asked innocently.
Snape ran his fingers through his hair in frustration, then said: "Albus, I think it's time to get the Pensieve."
Dumbledore nodded and with a 'beng!' he summoned the bowl.
"Miss Granger," he said, "Let's go for a walk."
Hermione nodded, feeling very miserable.When she and Dumbledore had left the infirmary, Snape took the Pensieve and went to Draco's bed.
"What's wrong with Granger?" Draco asked Snape, "She looked at me like I'm some sort of lover."
"You are." Snape dryly said.
"What?!?"
"Listen Draco, can you understand that part of your memory is lost?"
"Well, I am kinda confused right now, so...probably."
"You know what this is?" Snape asked, when he showed the Pensieve.
"I read about it, it's some sort of memory keeper," Draco replied, "Anyway, what did you mean by Granger and I?"
"Yes it preserves memories," Snape said, ignoring the question, "I'm going to let you see some of my memories, which involve you. I'm going to tell you the most important facts chronologically, so that you don't get confused. Understood?"
"Mmm, but what about..."
"Understood?!"
"Yeeees!" Draco replied in frustration.
"Good. June, the Triwizard Tournament was won by Potter and Cedrick Diggorey..."
"Potter won?!?" Draco asked.
"Yes, he and Mr Diggorey were transported by the Triwizard Cup, which happened to be a Portkey, to an unknown place. Voldemort killed Mr Diggorey and duelled with Potter. Mad eye Moody turned out to be Barty Crouch Junior. The real Moody had been kept imprisoned in his office..."
Snape went on, listing every fact which left Draco with his mouth open.
"September, your Inauguration. I can't really describe that but I'll show you." Snape said.
He put his wand against his forehead and took out a silver ray of light that he put in the Pensieve. Before Draco could object, Snape pushed his face in the silvery substance.
Draco looked around, after he had smacked down on the ground. He was surrounded by Death Eaters who all looked through him to a spot behind him. He turned around and looked at himself pointing his wand at Snape, then yelling an Avada Kadavra Curse.
"NO!" the real Draco screamed and before he knew what was going on, he was back in his bed. He felt sweatdrops on his back.
"It's alright," Snape said, "You just saw the moment where you had to prove your loyalty. But your curse wasn't meant, so it had little effect on me. I fled."
Snape put his wand again against his forehead and he took out a whole bunch of memories. He put them in the Pensieve and told Draco to put his head in the Pensieve again.
Draco couldn't describe which emotion he felt because one memory had just left or another horrible one took the last one's place: The death of his parents, the fight against Voldemort, Draco himself with a white skin and blue lips, he himself dying and being saved by Harry and Snape...
He was surprised when he felt tears run down his cheek. Quickly whiping them away, he looked at Snape again.
"It seems I don't have had much hapiness over the last year, have I?" he said.
"I won't deny that, Draco..." Snape paused for a minute, he didn't know whether it was up to him to tell that Draco lost his heart to a girl he hated again.
But then Draco asked: "You haven't told anything about Granger. I don't know how, but where does she come into play?"
"I can't tell you much about it," Snape replied, "Maybe you should talk with Miss Granger."
"You're going to tell me now." Draco said coldly.
Snape was surprised to see that cold Malfoy look again, it had disappeared for some time now, since Miss Granger... Suddenly he knew it would be important to tell his favourite student about the girl.
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Hermione walked next to the lake, together with the headmaster of Hogwarts. she felt quite empty since she had left the infirmary. She and Draco...They were back from where they had started.
Dumbledore brought her back to reality.
"I know this must be hard for you, Hermione, but I do sense a bit of hope. I don't believe that when you lose a bit of your memory, you also lose your feelings."
"It's Draco Malfoy we're talking about, professor," Hermione said with a faint smile, "The Master in controlling his feelings."
"Yes he is, Miss Granger, but there's one emotion you cannot control." Dumbledore replied.
"Hate."
"Ok, there are two emotions you cannot control." the headmaster said.
"Hate and love?" Hermione asked with a smile.
A twinkle in the eyes of the headmaster gave her the answer. Hermione felt a bit better again, it was like he had the same magical abilities as his phoenix.
"Oh, I believe we have a visitor." Dumbledore chuckled.
Hermione turned around confused and her heart skipped a beat when Draco came towards them, wearing his Quidditch robes and carrying his Nimbus.
"I didn't know Slytherin had a Quidditch practice today, Draco?" Dumbledore asked innocently.
"No, we haven't professor, I just wanted to ask you something." Draco replied.
Hermione was a bit taken a back, when she saw the cold expression on his face. She was also sad that he ignored her.
"And what is it that you want to ask me, Draco?"
"I was wondering whether I could borrow Miss Granger from you for a moment."
"Miss Granger, would you like to be borrowed?" Dumbledore chuckled.
"Sure." Hermione almost whispered.
"I'll leave you two alone now." Dumbledore said and he left them, humming.
"So, Granger," Draco asked, his broom pointing at her, "Like to go for a ride?"
Author's note: Will Hermione accept his offer? What will Draco say? What's going to happen? You'll just have to zap back for the next episode!!! Aaaand : R&R!!!
Anne (paparazzi7707@yahoo.com) : thanks for finding a mistake, I know it's full of mistakes but I'm going to review myself and try to correct all the mistakes during the christmas holidays.
Damia - Queen of the Gypsi's : yes horrible isn't it, poor Draco, I keep tormenting him don't I? :-)
Rachel (rarachie@hotmail.com) : cool to know that there are people out there with Belgian blood, we're spread around the globe, yay! Do you speak Dutch or french too?
Alix : who says draco's gone?!? Did you really think I would destroy my fuzzy cuddly ferret like that? :-)
Anjlz7 : Thank you so much for your review! You cheer me up! I'll update as fast as I can.