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Chapter Twenty Nineteen: Grieving Part 2
"Maybe I can be of assitance?"
"You?!" Ginny scoweled.
"Do you want your friend back or not?"
"Draco, why would you of all people help us?" Harry asked.
"I realize the side I am on isn't exactly keen on me surviving," Draco said. "But nevermind that I have a plan on how to get Hermione back on your side."
"We're listening." Brooke crossed her arms.
"We can't talk out here people may be listening," Draco stared at Brooke.
"Follow us," Ginny began walking back to the large castle. They walked up to the seventh floor to some unknown corridor, Draco looked around confused.
"All I see is a wall," Draco said rudely.
"Hold on ferret," Ginny said as the wall began to open up.
"Er- what is this?"
They walked up to a paiting of a women, she held a baby in her hand who was now sleeping. "Password?" she asked. "Godric Hallows." the painting sprung open and revealed a door. Harry took out a key from his pocket and placed it inside the door, the door swung open and revealed the Common Room.
"Now talk," Brooke sat on the couch.
"Ginny has to be the one," Draco explained. "The one to fight Hermione?"
"Why me?" Ginny asked confused settling into the couch.
"Water and Fire are enemies when it comes to elements," Draco said "Only Fire can defeat water and vice versa, Ginny has to be one to get to Hermione, all we can do is help and make sure she is protected because from what it seem Hermione knows plenty of ways to protect herself."
"The amulet!" Luna said.
"What? Draco asked.
"Harry the amulet I gave you, give it to Ginny." Luna said in her soft voice.
"No save it for when Hermione's come," Ginny said. "I can't fight Hermione now, I have to practice. I might end up setting one of you lots on fire since I really don't know how to control it yet. One more thing, how are we going to deal with her ability to control other people?"
"I completely forgot about that," Draco thought. "I have an idea, we can force her to control Luna and Brooke while Harry and I work on getting close enough to Ginny to stun her and she can drink this."
Draco pulled a potion out of his pocket and set it on the table in the middle of the room, Harry looked at Brooke and Ginny. "What is that?"
"A potion to take her powers away," Draco explained. "At least for a while."
"That dark magic!" Brooke bellowed.
"I'm surprised you know," Draco winked as Brooke shot him an icy glare. "You have no other choice and it's only way. Also dark magic is all I know, that what I grew up around so excuse me a few bad spells comes out my mouth."
"Why should we trust you?" Brooke asked.
"Why should they trust you?" Draco grinned.
"What is he talking about Brooke?" Harry asked.
"Nothing," Brooke rolled her eyes. "I'm going to sleep!"
Brooke went to her room and they all heard a loud slam as she shut the door. Harry also went to bed after a while and they agreed that Luna could sleep in Hermione's room for the night. Ginny and Draco stayed in the Common Room alone, Ginny bit her lip she couldn't believe she was taking help from Draco after everything he did to her and her friends. Draco looked at the red head girl, he knew that she was fiercely independent and didn't take crap from anyone.
"Why are you helping us?" Ginny asked.
"Because I want to." Draco shrugged.
"That not the Draco Malfoy I know." Ginny said.
"Exactly because you know nothing about me."
"I know enough," Ginny scoffed. "Why Draco?"
"Why what?"
"Why did you hate us so much?"
"I don't know," Draco honestly said. "I guess it was because I was suppose to, I mean I didn't always want to be this way but it was natural for me."
"You know I always kind of liked you?" Ginny could not believe what she just said. "I am such a prat."
Ginny buried her head into her hands as Draco laughed, "I don't think your a prat."
"I'm kind of tired I am going to head off to bed," Ginny said. "You can sleep on the couch if you want to?"
"Sure." Draco nodded his head as she watched the Ginny walk to her room, when he heard th door close he went to Brooke's room and knocked on the door. Brooke answered the door, Draco walked into the room and smiled. "So this is how the Slytherin Heir's room look? I wonder if you-know-who knows your and heir yet?"
"Last I heard I thought you ran away from home," Brooke said bitterly. "That wasn't very smart, your number three on his death list.
"Like your not number two?" Draco laughed. "Right after Potter?"
"Son of a---"
"Hey, although I may agree with you," Draco cut her off. "So who side your on Brooke?"
"That none of your business."
"I'll make it my business your not going to hurt any of them especially the Weasley girl!" Draco shouted.
"Keep your voice down!" Brooke said. "I see you developed a crush."
"You better not hurt them or you'll have me to deal with!" Draco stormed out the room
A few day passed by, Ginny had been training hard for her battle with Hermione. She didn't want to fight her bestfriend but she knew it had to be done, there was no other way. Harry finally gave Ginny the amulet to protect her, she was walking down the corridors of Hogwarts after one of her sessions with Professor Stone. She notice Draco was in the hallway, he was looking at the window, it had been raining vigorously over the last couple of days. She took a seat next to Draco and took in a deep sigh, she looked at out the window and turned back to Draco.
"This is it isn't it?" Ginny asked.
Draco nodded his head, "At least it not the final battle."
"Thanks, that make me feel so much better," Ginny said sarcastically.
"Are you ready?"
"I can control my element and that a start."
"You have all of us, Harry, you brother, Brooke, Luna, Longbottom and--"
"You?"
Hermione was standing in the middle of the lake, she was dripping wet. Harry, Brooke and Ron walked up to the lake, Hermione looked at them, you could almost see the pain in her eyes. Hermione began stepping towards them, she slowly walked as her eyes began to turn blue. Harry and Ron moved back, as Brooke stood there terrified.
"Get Ginny!" Harry yelled to Ron.
Ron went rushing into the castle, he found his sister with Draco, much to his disatifaction, sitting by a window.
"She's here!"
"Let's go!" Ginny followed Ron to the battle scene, the hallways were empty, Dumbledore told the students to remain in their rooms for this battle for their own safety. Ginny saw Hermione, she looked completely different. Her eyes were blue and her skin was pale, her hair was a lighter shade of brown and more straighten then usual. Brooke and Luna was now trying to battle her but it was hard, Luna was knocked on the floor by an unnotice spell.
Brooke was battling Hermione alone while Harry stood back waiting for his cue, "Now Harry, now!" Harry caught Hermione off guard and stunned her, but not good enough to knock her unconscious. Harry felt his body tense up as Hermione began to control him and Brooke, Draco and Ron tried to help. Hermione made the Brooke and Harry attack them, Harry was fighting Ron and Brooke was against Draco. Ginny saw her friends in stress, Neville appeared by Ginny side.
"Where were you?" Ginny asked.
"I didn't know!" Neville explain.
"Go help," Ginny urged them. "I'm going after Mione."
Ginny walked slowly towards Hermione, who flashed her a smile, Ginny this was the moment and hopefully the amulet would protect her like Luna said. Hermione sent a flood of water rushing towards Ginny, Ginny quickly reacted by forming a fire type shield in front of her. As the water and fire collided it created a hot steam, Hermione formed the steam into water and wrapped it around Ginny's leg. Ginny felt the water freezing her leg, she felt herself fall to the ground face first as Hermione pulled the back the ice surrounding her leg.
Hermione created a mist around her and Ginny. Brooke and Harry stopped attacking their friends and snapped back to reality, they looked around for Ginny and Hermione. They saw a large mist by the lake, Brooke walked towards the mist and was quickly knocked to the ground. Harry and Draco helped her up as she rubbed her forehead slowly, she looked up at Draco.
"They have to do this themselves."
Hermione had just punched Ginny causing her lip to bleed, Ginny turned back to Hermione smiling. "Next time make it hurt!" Ginny punched Hermione back dropping her to the floor. Ginny pinned Hermione on the ground and pulled the potion from out her pocket, Hermione threw Ginny off. The potion fell out of Ginny's hand, Hermione held a wand to Ginny's neck. "This time I'm going to finish you off for good!"
"Do you hear yourself Hermione?"
"Hermione's gone!"
"No she not," Ginny cried. "She still inside their, I know she is and she would never kill me."
"Why do you think that is?"
"Because," Ginny said softly. "She's my bestfriend."
Hermione put her wand down, "But ever since Brooke came you two been closer than ever."
"And ever since you and Harry been dating you had no time for me."
"Ginny I am sorry." Hermione cried. "I love you."
"I love you to Hermione," Ginny hugged her. "You will never be replaced in my heart, and you should know that. I know that your parents is gone and you need a bestfriend now more then ever but you have all of us Harry, Ron, Brooke, Luna me and Draco."
"Draco?"
"Long story!" Ginny laughed.
"I want to hear all about it." Hermione said as her eyes turned back to it's hazel color. The mist began to fade and the could see their friends again. Hermione turned to Harry, she ran up to him the quickly jumped on him, he was surprised by her next move as she began to kiss him so passionately in front of everyone. Ginny, Brooke and Luna smiled as Draco, Ron and Nevilled turned away.
"Glad to have you back Hermione Jane Granger." Harry laughed.
"Good to be back Harry James Potter."
Brooke picked up the potions that was on the ground while no one was looking and stuffed it into her pocket. She slowly looked around to make sure no one saw, Hermione turned back with her arms still around Harry.
"I have to go," Neville said. "I got a date with Parvati."
"Luna and I have plans also." Ron smiled towards Luna.
Neville, Luna and Ron head back to castle followed by Harry who agreed to meet up with Hermione in the Heir's Common Room. Hermione looked at Ginny who was smiling at Draco, Brooke and Hermione notice this.
"Brooke lets go pretend we have something better to do." Hermione wrapped her arms in Brooke's as they laughed and walked away.
"Do you want to do something?" Ginny asked nervously.
"Sure." Draco shrugged his shoulders.
(A/N: That brings an end to that part of the story, but Brooke's seem like she has a plan up her sleeve but for what? Hope you enjoyed this chapter and this time no cliff hangers unless you count what happened the night Ginny/Draco did something a cliff hanger. Thanks for reading, any questions or comment review them!)
StunningSpellRocks2345- It was Draco, kind of a shocker but he seems like he telling the truth and seem to have some feelings developing towards Ginny! He better treat our Ginny right! ;)
BlackDemonAngel- Yup, but now he has his girl back and it seems that she worked out some of the issues in her life hopefully they won't resurface, did I even spell that right? LOL!
wasu- Thanks for reading yet another chapter! Hope you enjoyed!
latinachikita- Hope you enjoyed this chapter, but this time I didn't leave a cliffer hanger but there might be more to come, wait come to think of it Brooke taking that potion is kind of a cliff hanger, what do you think?
HAFTKAKHALEB- You finished your finals? I hoped you passed, I hate finals especially when I get bad grades cause then I'm all depressed. I don't get them that often but in Math that a whole other story. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!