It's finally here! The final showdown!
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Harry POV
What a perfect way to say goodbye.
"What are you talking about, Draco? No one is going anywhere." I mumble, not realising my eyes are still closed. I smile and slowly open my eyes expecting to see Draco laying beside me. When my eyes open, I see that the Slytherin is not in the bed. I instantly panic and run for the bathroom fearing the worst. I breath a sigh of relief when I find it empty. However that anxiety soon returns when I realise I have no idea where he is. I go to grab the marauders map, but I soon remember I'm in the Slytherin dormitories and I have a feeling I don't have time to stop by Gryffindor.
I run out of Slytherin hoping that my legs will somehow know where to go. I don't look where I'm going and so I evidently bang into someone. "S-sorry I..." I instantly recognise the bushy haired Gryffindor girl. "Hermione. Sorry about bumping into you, I wasn't looking where I was going." I apologize, quickly. Eager to get moving again.
"Obviously." She answers, rolling her eyes at me, "Before you go running off again, I need to ask you something important."
I hesitantly agree, "Fine, but please be quick."
"Have you seen Draco... recently?"
My eyes widen at her question. "You're looking for him too?"
"Well not exactly. I saw him earlier in our common room. He was desperate to find you and..." She paused as though she was trying to figure how to describe what she was thinking. I'm worried. That never happens to, Hermione.
"And what? What happened?"
"He seemed off. Everything about the whole encounter made me concerned. He most certainly wasn't himself, and he hasn't been taking his potion. Then he told me he had always admired my intelligence and courage... It was almost like he was saying goodbye. Did he find you?"
A deep blush makes it's way across my cheeks, "Eh yeah, he definitely found me."
"Wait, why are you going red all of a sudden? Did something happen?" Hermione grins, raising an eyebrow.
"We kinda did it."
"How was it?"
"Wh-what!" I stutter, my blush deepening.
"I don't want the dirty details. I just want to know how you found it." She giggles.
I don't even hesitate to answer, "It was perfect. It wasn't awkward or forced. I didn't have a clue what to do, so Draco lead. It felt right." Hermione just smiled at my answer. "What? Why are you smiling at me like that?" I ask awkwardly.
"Nothing. I'm just really happy that he makes you that happy."
I suddenly remember hearing Draco whisper that it was perfect way to say goodbye. I can't stop the frown from showing.
"Harry, what's wrong?" Hermione asks, her voice full of concern.
"After we finished I fell asleep right away. Draco was gone when I woke up, but before I did I heard him whisper about how it was a perfect way to say goodbye. We need to find him! I'm afraid he might be planning to give himself up to, Lucius."
Mione simply nods in agreement and follows me as I lead the way to the Astronomy Tower. I don't know how, but I have a feeling that's where he is.
Draco POV
"You didn't have to kill them!" I screamed, still staring at Crabbe and Goyle's bodies.
"My dear boy, I couldn't allow them to put their filthy hands on my property." Father sings, with a possessive look in his eyes.
I turn away from the corpses and face my father, "I am not your property!" I retort. He gives me an unnerving smile, lifting his ghostly cold hand to stroke the side of my cheek. I try to bat his hand away, but my hand just goes right through his. The moment his hand touches my cheek, I flinch. I jump back from him and point my wand at him.
Suddenly the ghost roars with laughter, that sends a chill up my spine. "You can't hurt me, stupid boy. I'm already dead."
"It doesn't mean I can't go down without a fight."
"Aww, but I need you to die willingly."
"Draco!" A pair of all too familiar voices call from the stair case. I should have known Harry, would come running. And he just had to bring, Granger. That's why I put up a spell to make sure he couldn't get in and interfere. The spell only keeps out Harry and the rest of our group. If I had known Crabbe and Goyle were going to show up I would have put a better spell up. I really didn't think this through.
"Draco! You don't have to do this alone! Please, Draco! Take down this wall, damn it!" Harry shouts, banging on the invisible wall. I see Hermione, trying multiple spells to bring down the wall, but it won't work. I put the wall in place with her in mind. It wasn't easy to find one that even Hermione Granger, can't brake through.
"My dear boy, don't be so rude. Can't you see you have guests?" Lucius grins.
"Leave them out of this! This is between you and I." I retort.
"Draco!" Harry continues to shout.
"Fuck up, Harry and stay out of this!" I scream back.
The Gryffindor abruptly stops banging and shouting. I turn my head to look at him. His face looks shocked and hurt. I internally kick myself for making him feel that way. "No." Potter's voice snaps me out of mentally kicking the crap out of myself. "No! You don't to make that call! And you certainly don't get to sleep with me and then leave!" He yells, tears beginning to form in his green eyes.
My own eyes widen at his out burst and I quickly turn my head to face, Lucius. He says a spell I don't recognise the moment he does black flames appear at the base of the wall between us and the Gryffindors. The black flames flare up the length of the of my wall. Seconds later the flames extinguish themselves. Harry puts out a hand to check if the wall is still there, but it's gone. The Gryffindors step through.
"AAAAHHH!" I roar, jumping in front of them. I begin shooting random spells at the ghost before me, but he deflects them all. "I told you to leave them out of this!"
"Don't be so impolite, Draco. Aren't you going to introduce your dear father to your lover?" Lucius asks. He is way to calm about this. I don't like it. Suddenly an enchanted rope appears and wraps itself around Hermione's waist, tying her to the banister by the stairs. Harry and I continue throwing spells at him, but he's too fast. Another rope flies in and restrains Harry's arms behind his back. A spell hits him and he hits the floor. I go to check if he is okay, but the black flames from before surround me, keeping me from reaching him. Suddenly my legs give way as I feel my magical energy being drained. My father's ghostly form slowly becomes solid.
You see ghosts can feed of natural energy like electricity to solidify. Magical energy is better because the effects last longer, however it greatly weakens the witch or wizard it's feeding off.
Pushing on my hands and knees, I try to get back on my feet, but it's no use. I'm too weak.
The flames vanish and I can see a very real Lucius, circling Harry's restrained body. "Now, now, now. What should I do with the boy who lived?" He asked himself aloud. "I know." He smiles, snapping his fingers, "How about I have the same fun with him that I did with you, Draco. You know... the show we put on for Voldemort."
"You bastard! Don't fucking touch him!" I spit. My anger just encourages him further. He advances on my Red Lion and begins to unbutton his shirt. I can't let this happen! Not now, not ever. "Father, please! Don't do it. You can do whatever you want to me, but not to him." I beg.
My pleas are met with an insane roar of laughter, "I don't want you. Your already tainted beyond the point of no return. I want a taste of new blood." Lucius replies, licking his lips. He turns back to Harry, and runs his tongue along his chest. He works his way up to his collar bone and bites down, sinking his teeth into him. The raven haired boy screams out in pain.
The sound of his cries fuel me with enough adrenaline from my anger to stand up. "STOP IT!" I yell, pulling the vial out of my robe. He steps away from, Harry and looks at me. "This is what you really want, isn't it?" I say, popping off the lid. "The contents of this vial will kill me."
"Draco, no." Harry pleads weakly, "It's okay, he can do whatever he wants to-"
I cut him off, "No! You are the only one who can defeat him. You can't do that if your left living in my nightmare. You know it's the only way." I flash him a very real smile, "Don't forget Harry, you made my life happier and I love you for that. And apologise to Pansy and Blaise for me, would ya."
"You don't get to-" Before the Gryffindor boy can finish, I down the liquid. I instantly collapse, fighting consciousness. Right before the darkness takes me I feel strong, familiar arms wrap around me. I know the arms belong to someone who really loves. Where better to die than in the arms of someone who loves you.
Snape POV
I look up at the clock in my office. It's almost 12 am. I should head for the Astronomy Tower and get Draco, before... ugh. I can't think about that right now. I grab my want and start running through the school.
When I reach my destination, I can't the scene in front of me. I should have gotten here sooner. "Professor Snape." I hear Granger say. I raise a finger to lips, gesturing for her to stay quiet. She nods, as I utter a spell to untie her.
I snap my head to Draco's voice. He's saying something, but I don't hear it. He downs the vial I gave him and collapses. Just before he hits the floor, I catch him in my arms and I hold hold him close. He looks so peaceful. My attention is stolen by a bright light radiating from Lucius. I kiss the blonde boy's forehead and gently lay him down.
"I win!" Lucius laughs manically. I ignore him and move to free Potter. I notice a very painful looking bite on his collar bone. I have no doubt it's the work of the maniac in front of us. I use a cleaning spell on the wound and then I turn back to Lucius.
"Your nothing but a fool, Lucius. Did you really think I would let you get away with all of this?" I tell. A black hole begins to open in the floor in front of the evil ghost.
"What! What are you doing, Severus?" He demands. He almost sounds... scared.
"I'm sending you back to hell where you belong!" I answer back. Within minutes the hole sucks Lucius in, and everything returns to normal.
"Draco!" I hear, Harry cry. I turn around to see him rocking the blonde in his arms. Hermione is sitting right by their side.
I walk over to them and crouch down. "There's no need to cry, Potter. He will wake up in about an hour or so."
The raven haired boy looks up at me a confused look painted across his tear tracked face. "But wasn't that vial poison?"
I shake my head. "It was a potion that makes the drinker show all the symptoms of death, but merely puts them to sleep. I knew Lucius only needed to think Draco was dead to believe he had completed his unfinished business, which opened to door for him to move on. Because he didn't have a real sacrifice he couldn't resurrect himself, and so was forced into eternal darkness for his crimes. He won't ever return."
"That's good." The Gryffindors nod in unison.
Without warning am agonising pain shoots through my neck causing me to fall to the floor. "It's happening." I hiss through the pain.
"What's happening? Professor, what's wrong?" Potter asks, with growing concern.
Damn it! I though they wouldn't hear me. I look at Granger, who is staring back at me with sad eyes. I have no doubt she has already figured it out.
Potter's concerned green eyes widen as a familiar wound appears on my neck and I begin to bleed out. "Hermione, do something!" He cries.
The Gryffindor girl places a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder, "Harry, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do. You see..." She pauses and look to me for approval. I nod and she continues, "You see when Lucius possessed Snape's body all of his wounds healed themselves up because of that merge. However, now that Lucius is no longer in this world there is nothing keeping his body alive. The fatal wounds must return for him to die the way he was meant to."
"The way he was meant to die... Mione!.. how can you say something so horrible." Harry argues.
"No... Potter... she's right. I was... always meant... to die this... way." I barely manage to say. My breathing is a lot more difficult, making it very hard for me to speak.
"You can't die. Not now. You and Draco only started to rebuild your relationship, and... and I finally started to get to know the great man my mother knew and loved." The boy-who-lived was really blubbering now. It's a sight I'd never though I'd see. Lily's boy crying over me.
It takes all of my energy, but I sit up and wrap my arms around the crying mess and my Godson who is still passed out in arms. "Please... take care of Draco." I ask, knowing he will.
"We will, Sir. I promise." Potter replies. I glance at Granger, beside him. She simply nods in agreement. My eyes follow the familiar green ones staring down at the sleeping blonde in his arms. "He is going to be devastated when he wakes up." He states.
"As long as he... has you... I know... he will be... okay." With that I lay down. A peaceful smile on my face. I am finally ready for death to take me.
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