A/N: sorry I've been away for a while but I kind of lost inspiration but because of someone who reviewed on every chapter(you know who you are) I decided to finish the story so thank you! This is the last chapter. It was also brought to me attention that this story was in the wrong category and I'm sorry about that because I'm quite new to the fanfiction world! The layout of this chapter might be slightly different because I'm writing this on my phone and not on the computer. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Iris held onto Barry's hand tightly As he walked her back to the common room. They walked in a comfortable silence until they reached the common room. Iris turned to face Barry. "I guess I'll see you soon then?" She asked. Iris let go of Barry's hand but he grabbed it again and squeezed it even tighter. "Are you going to be ok on your own?" Barry asked worriedly.
"I'll be fine I promise." She smiled. "I'll go straight up to my dorm and Caitlin will be there." Barry couldn't help but never worried. "If anything happens and I mean anything, call me immediately!" He told her. Iris giggled at the cute nerd that was willing to protect her. "I promise I will stop Eddie." He reassured her. "I know you will." Iris said.
"Be careful." Barry smiled. He put his hands on the side of her face and pressed his lips against the smooth skim on Iris's forehead. Iris immediately felt a wave of calm and warmth spread throughout her. She was no longer afraid of what might happen . "I promise." She whispered. They broke apart and Iris entered the common room.
Iris knew exactly what was coming for her when she walked into an empty common room. "I told you what would happen if you told anybody about us."
"There is no us anymore Eddie. We're over." Iris said bravely.
"We're only over if I say so." He warned her. Iris looked around her frantically. There was no way she could call Barry without him seeing and there was nowhere she could get out before he could get to her. "Why are you doing this to me?!" Iris shouted with tears in her eyes. "What have I ever done to you?!" Eddie didn't answer. "I gave you a chance Iris to make things right and you blew it." He said . "Now you're going to have to pay for your stubbornness." Iris was both terrified and furious at the same time that she had no idea what she was doing until it was too late. Iris walked up to him and shaped Eddie right across the face. "I'm no the giving you anything you evil bastard!" She screamed. She instantly knew that she shouldn't have don't that. "Fuck." She muttered under her breath. You could see a red mark on Eddie's face from where her hand had made contact with his already red face. Eddie grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. "You shouldn't have done that." He smirked. Eddie pulled out his wand. "You could've prevented this."
"Eddie please!" She pleaded. "You don't have to do this! Just stop and talk to me!"
"It's far too late for apologies Iris. You and your stupid family should've suffered years ago for what they did!"
"My family? What does my family have to do with this?" Iris thought to herself. Suddenly Eddie was aiming his wand at her again. Iris tried to prepare herself for what she felt last time but it couldn't have been anything compared to what she felt now. "Crucio!" Eddie roared. Iris screamed out in pain. She fell to her knees. Her body was in agony and all she could do was scream. She cried out for Eddie to stop but he didn't. Her cheeks were stained with tears and she felt as if every bone in her body was going to explode from the pain. It was as if she was ripping apart from the inside out.
Suddenly the door burst open. "Stupefy!" Barry shouted. Eddie was knocked off his feet and he flew backwards and hit the wall. He scrambled to his feet but Barry was too fast for him. "Expelliarmus!" Eddie's wand flew into Barry's hand. Eddie made a run for Barry but he punched him in the face instead. Eddie bent over for a second to catch his breath before throwing a punch at Barry that he dodged. He punched him from the other side instead. Eddie collapsed on the ground.
Iris was shaking and she was still crying when Barry ran over to her. "Iris oh my god." He pulled her into a hug and she cried on his shoulder for a minute while Barry rubbed her back. "You're ok Iris I'm here." He pulled out of the hug and held her face. "Where does it hurt?" He asked her.
"Everywhere." She whispered and she started crying again. "Why did he do this to me? Why me?" She cried into Barry's shoulder.
"I don't know but we're going to find out." He said as he stroked her hair.
A half an hour later they were all sitting in Professor Dumbledor's office. Iris looked tired and broken, Barry looked pissed, and Eddie looked guilty. He knew he was in shit now. Dumbledor sat there staring at the three of them. "Mr Thawne I think you know what's going to happen." Professor Dumbledor said. "I hate having to do this but you leave me with no choice. You're expelled from Hogwarts. You can pack your things tonight and you will be leaving in the morning." Eddie stayed completely silent. Iris looked at Barry with a look of relief and Barry returned it. "Ms West if you like, you can head up to the medical wing if you want some medical attention." Dumbledor offered.
"I'm fine Professor." Iris smiled.
"Well then, off to bed with the three of you. You all look exhausted ." Dumbledor said.
"Goodnight Professor." Barry said.
"Goodnight."
Barry pulled Iris aside from the staircase leading down to the dungeons. "Come with me." He whispered. Iris did as she was told. He lead them to the lake in the forest. The moon was reflecting off the water. They walked along the side of the lake listening to the sound of the small waves. Barry held onto her hand. "Do you know why Eddie targeted you?" He asked.
"He mentioned something about my family and how they should've suffered years ago for what they did."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Barry questioned.
"I'm not sure. I know that Eddie lost his parents but why would he want to target my family?"
"What's Eddie's history?" Barry wondered.
"Well his parents went to Hogwarts just like mine. They could've been in the same house because both my parents were in Slytherin." Iris said.
"During the battle of Hogwarts, what side were your parents on?" Barry questioned further.
"Well Harry Potter's I guess." Iris replied. It took a few seconds for Iris to connect the dots. "Oh my god. Eddie's parents were part of Voldemort's followers." Iris was silent for a few minutes. "I don't want to know what happened between our parents." She blurted out. "It's doesn't matter now because everything is over."
"You're right." Barry said. "Whatever happened in the past can stay in the past."
"So what now?" She asked him.
"Well I did promise you that I'd stop Eddie didn't I?" Barry smirked.
"Don't get cocky Allen!" Iris joked. They both laughed and stared into each others eyes. Barry had the prettiest green eyes she had ever seen and lashes she envied. Barry on the other hand, had never seen a prettier face in his life. Everything about it was perfect. Her eyes, her nose, her lips. He really wanted to kiss her. He lifted her arms up around his neck and she smiled her breath taking smile. He leaned down slowly and she stood up on her tiptoes. Their faces were milometers apart. Barry wrapped his arms around her. Barry leaned in and kissed her. It was soft at first but then it got deeper when they both started to pour their love into it. They stayed there for what felt like an eternity. When the finally broke apart Iris was speechless. "Wow." She breathed. Barry laughed and Iris giggled.
"I love you Iris."
"I love you Barry."
A/N: Thank you all so much for reading my story and I hope you all enjoyed it! Sorry it took so long but if I had posted it earlier it would've turned out really bad! I'm going to write more fics just don't know when I'll start. Season 3 left me so shook so maybe something I hope will happen on season 4? I'm not sure yet. Thank you all again and see you soon!
