Chapter 11
AN/ Ok, so those of you that are still reading my fic (though I don't blame you if you aren't) I hope you like what I've done with it. If you need a reminder this is how it will be. For those of you that like it as it is when you read this look out for this: 696969696969696 across the page. That means that the slash is going to start. Then when you see the 000000000000000 across the page it means the slash has ended. So just skip those parts. If you want to read the slash read the stuff in between the 696969696969669 and the 0000000000000 then don't read the rest because you will have already read it. No matter which you read it's the exact same story, with a bit of slash added in. Hope this is clear, thank you. Now here is the chapter.
If I could stop the sun for just one day... or something like that.
Draco's POV
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When I woke up that morning it made me slightly sad that Ron wasn't there in bed with me. That's when I remembered what woke me that morning. I didn't know he had left, but I woke because I had felt the cold of him not being there. I was thinking before I went to bed that night that it was nice having someone warm beside me, even though as it was we started at opposite sides of the bed. In the night it got really cold and I was freezing, at first I thought I would just have to get up and get another blanket but then I remembered Ron. Would he think it weird or gay of me if I moved over to get some warmth from him? I looked over, thinking that I better not when I saw that Ron had already moved over closer to me, so I thought that maybe it would be ok. I hesitated for a moment, then I moved over and pressed my nose into Ron's back, for it was the coldest part of me. Just being this close was nice. It was warming me up already; still, my arms were not as warm as I had hoped. As if he had read my mind, Ron turned over and put his arms around me. There was a sudden thump in my chest when he held me but I pushed it aside and just enjoyed myself. So that's why I noticed that he was gone even before i woke up. I finally opened my eyes to see were he had gone. He wasn't in the hut as far as I could see. I sat up and craned my neck to see if the bathroom door was open or shut, maybe he was in there? Nope, not there, he was definitely gone. I got up and out of bed, I got dressed and went to see what I could dig up for breakfast. When I got into the kitchen there was a note taped to the cupboard door.
Dear Draco,
I've gotten permission to go to the library and have a quick chat with Hermione. I'm not going to tell her what it's for, but I wanted some last minute advice on the spell. I'll make something up on what it is I'm trying to do and why, or you know, whatever. Don't worry, I still want to try it out, I'm not backing out or anything. Plus I just miss her, so it's a good excuse to see her. I'll be back at 8:30, give or take 5 min.
See you soon,
Ron
Well, that was fine then, but what was I going to do till then? Then I noticed a P.S.
P.S. I left you some breakfast on the stove.
I went and got the eggs and bacon off the stove and put them on a plate. Then I went and sat down at the table and ate. When I was finished I started to contemplate my thoughts. I was thinking about how we, we being me and Ron, got into this mess and now how we were. This was interesting. How long were we supposed to be stuck here? I don't even remember now. I also started thinking about what would happen when we got out. Then it came into my head that I was wondering what Ron was doing. He was with Hermione. One of his other friends... or were they more then that? I didn't want to think about that. Though he did say he wanted to see her. No, he wanted an excuse to see her. This thought made me think harder: what does that mean? Then there was another one of those sudden thumps in my chest. This one was almost painful. It happened whenever I thought about her and him together. I learnt what that meant later. 8:26. Four minutes give or take. I forced my attention to something other then Ron. I hoped he would be back soon. I sat at the table for a long time thinking of nothing in particular, just anything to keep my thoughts away from Ron. How different we were from each other. We were both pale, but he has freckles and I have not. Oh, all the freckles. The freckles and red hair make him look so cute and innocent. And he has the neatest little smile. Almost nervous, but bright too. And when he is nervous, the way he blushes, enough to make his ears turn pink. The way he looks away. He shouldn't look away so often. He has gorgeous eyes that are just so bright and blue, and make you want to stare at them for hours. The door opens. I look at the clock: 8:32. I look over at the door. It's Ron. I'm glad I stopped thinking about him, it would have been embarrassing when he came in.
"You're back." I state.
"Yeah." He took his boots off and sat down in the chair beside mine.
"What did you talk to Gra-Hermione about?" I ask, stopping myself from saying Granger. I don't think he would have liked it if I had said that.
"Nothing much... uh, she didn't have anything helpful to say." He replies. He sounds strange.
"OK, so should we try out the spell?" I ask, eager to get started.
"Yeah, but, well one thing Hermione did say was we should figure out the side-effects if I don't do the spell right. Do you now what they might be?" He wanted to know.
"Well, there is the possibility that the spell won't spread farther than the grounds of Hogwarts. Other than that I don't think we have anything to worry about." I told him, hoping that would be enough to reassure him.
"Well, ok then, that shouldn't be that bad. If it does happen it won't effect us anyway." He rolled up his sleeves as he said this and took out his wand.
"Ok then, shall we move outside?" I asked. There were some people outside and it would be easy to see right away if it worked.
Ron nodded and we stepped out the door, moving to the open. We would each keep an eye on a group of people to see if they stopped moving, then after we would go and check to see if every one was stopped. First Ron said a spell to keep me from freezing with the rest of them, then I told him the incantation that I came up with to alter the initial freezing spell. He took a deep breath and spoke the words.
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"Decosol of gelidus tampus glacipopulus."
(This means roughly: melting sun of frozen time freezes the people.)
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When I woke up that morning it made me slightly sad that Ron wasn't there in the bed. That's when I remember what woke me that morning. I didn't know he had left but I woke because I had felt someone bump the chairs. I was thinking before I went to bed that night that it was nice having someone nearby, even though as it was I was in the chairs and he was in the bed. In the night it got really cold and I was freezing, I would just have to get up and get another blanket. I looked over, thinking that I better not wake Ron up when I got up, when I saw that Ron had already opened his eyes. I thought that maybe it would be ok to ask. I hesitated for a moment, then I asked him if he would get me another blanket. He nodded and did, so then went back to bed. It was warming me up already, still my arms were not as warm as I had hoped. As if he had read my mind, Ron turned and tossed the other blanket that was on the bed at me. There was a sudden thump in my chest when he gave it to me, this must be what it was like to have a real friend. Even before I woke up I knew he was gone from feeling the bump earlier. I finally opened my eyes to see were he had gone. He wasn't in the hut as far as I could see. I sat up and craned my neck to see if the bathroom door was open or shut, maybe he was in there? Nope, not there, he was definitely gone. I got up and got out of the chairs and went to see what I could dig up for breakfast, after I got dressed of course. When I got into the kitchen there was a note taped to the cupboard door.
Dear Draco,
I've gotten permission to go to the library and have a quick chat with Hermione. I'm not going to tell her what it's for, but I wanted some last minute advice on the spell. I'll make something up on what it is I'm trying to do and why, or you know, whatever. Don't worry, I still want to try it out, I'm not backing out or anything. Plus I just miss her so it's a good excuse to see her. I'll be back at 8:30, give or take 5 min.
See you soon,
Ron
Well, that was fine then, but what was I going to do till then? Then I noticed a P.S.
P.S. I left you some breakfast on the stove.
I went and got the eggs and bacon off the stove and put them on a plate. Then I went and sat down at the table and ate. When I was finished I started to contemplate my thoughts. I was thinking about how we, we being me and Ron, got into this mess and now how we were.
This was interesting. How long were we supposed to be stuck here? I don't even remember now. I also started thinking about what would happen when we got out. Then it came into my head that I was wondering what Ron was doing. He was with Hermione. One of his other friends... or were they more than that? I didn't want to think about that. Though he did say he wanted to see her. No, he wanted an excuse to see her. This thought made me think that I really didn't want to think about them kissing. It was wrong. Then, like, at he was a pureblood after all, but he probably didn't want me to say anything about it. 8:26. Four minutes give or take. I forced my attention to something other than Ron. I hoped he would be back soon. I sat at the table for a long time, thinking of nothing in particular, just anything to keep my thoughts straight. I thought about how different we were from each other. We were both pale, but he has freckles and I have not. And he has the neatest little smile; mine is too much of a smirk. Our eyes are both blue, but mine are more grey. If it wasn't for things like first impressions we might have been friends sooner. The door opens. I look at the clock: 8:32. I look over at the door. It's Ron.
"You're back." I state.
"Yeah." He took his boots off and sat down in the chair beside mine.
"What did you talk to Gra-Hermione about?" I asked, stopping myself from saying Granger. I don't think he would have liked it if I had said that.
"Nothing much... uh, she didn't have anything helpful to say." He replies. He sounds strange.
"Ok, so should we try out the spell?" I ask, eager to get started.
"Yeah, but, well one thing Hermione did say was we should figure out the side-effects if I don't do the spell right. Do you now what they might be?" he wanted to know.
"Well, there is the possibility that the spell won't spread farther than the grounds of Hogwarts. Other than that I don't think we have anything to worry about." I told him, hoping that would be enough to reassure him.
"Well, ok then, that shouldn't be that bad. If it does happen it won't effect us anyway." He rolled up his sleeves as he said this and took out his wand.
"Ok then, shall we move outside?" I asked. There were some people outside and it would be easy to see right away if it worked.
Ron nodded and we stepped out the door moving to the open. We would each keep an eye on a group of people to see if they stopped moving, then after we would go and check to see if every one was stopped. First Ron said a spell to keep me from freezing with the rest of them, then I told him the incantation that I came up with to alter the initial freezing spell. He took a deep breath and spoke the words.
"Decosol of gelidus tampus glacipopulus."
(This means roughly: melting sun of frozen time freezes the people.)