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Chapter 2- Believing

Draco, Theo, Blaise and Harry, finally reached the Room of Requirements on the 7th floor. They passed three times in front of the place where the door should be, while thinking 'Show me the room of hidden things'. The door opened and they got in.

"Okay Malfoy, what exactly are we looking for?" asked Harry.

"We are looking for a stone bust of an old man wearing a wig and a tiara according to you-know-who" said Draco.

"Oh hell. I know where it is exactly. I left the Half- Blood prince's potions book next to it." Remembered Harry.

"The what?" asked Theo

"Never mind. I might tell you later if we survive. Follow me."

After walking through many heaps of junk they reached the stone bust. The diadem was really on its head.

"Are we sure this is it?" asked Blaise.

"Yeah. I can hear it." After noticing the weird looks he was receiving Harry explained further: "Because I speak the Parseltongue I can kind of hear the horcruxes."

"What the hell are the horcruxes?" asked Draco

"They are common objects that Voldemort has stored parts of his soul in. Me, Ron and Hermione have been hunting them all this year and destroyed most of them. There are only 3 left. The diadem, Nagini and Helga Hufflepuff's cup. Ron and Hermione have gone in the chamber of secrets to retrieve some basilisk teeth, because their venom is one of the few things that can destroy them, along with Fiendfyre. They have the cup with them, we are taking the diadem and then only Nagini is left. Then Voldemort can die with a simple Avada Kedavra." Said Harry.

"Uhhh…okay?" the others said together.

Harry reached up and took the diadem in his hand. "Well that was almost too easy. Come on, let's go"

"Not so fast Potter" said a shrill voice.

A few minutes after Draco, Blaise and Theo left Voldemort called more people in front of him.

"Miss Parkinson, young Mr. Crabbe and Mr. Goyle, please come here."

In less than five seconds they were in front of him.

"I want all of you to go directly to the room of hidden things and help Malfoy and the others. He must succeed to this or else you will all die. Now go."

And then they were gone.

"Oh my god Hermione, I can't believe we did it. We destroyed the cup AND took enough teeth to destroy the other horcruxes and make a collection of them afterwards" said Ron and laughed.

"Hey Ron do you have the Marauder's Map with you? I want to find Harry quickly."

"Yeah, wait a sec." He handed her the map.

"Thanks. I solemnly swear I'm up to no good… Ron? I can't find him. He must be in the Room of Requirements."

"Okay let's go"

Harry turned towards the place the voice came from. "Parkinson, Crabbe and Goyle"

She ignored him: "Hi Drakie-pooh! Why haven't you killed him yet? And why are you letting him hold the diadem?"

"Parkinson, I swear that if you call me that again I'm killing you, not him. And I won't kill him."

"How dare you speak to me like that Drakie- pooh? We are betrothed! And what do you mean you won't kill him?"

"Not for long Parkinson. And I told you not to call me again like that. When I say I won't kill him I mean I won't kill him. I am not killing the only one that can get rid of that scum you call master."

Harry watched the exchange with interest. Then he decided. Draco Malfoy has really defied Voldemort. He gave Zabini and Nott their wands back and pocked Malfoy with his. Malfoy turned and saw him handing him his wand back. "Thanks" he muttered.

"Move out of the way Parkinson or you'll regret it." Said suddenly Harry.

"Who are you to order and threaten me you filthy half- blood? Expellia…" but before she finished her sentence Harry had already lifted his wand and said "Stupefy" and Pansy was thrown back unconscious. Then Crabbe and Goyle lifted their wands. So did Draco, Blaise and Theo. Then they began cursing each other.

"Stupefy" said Goyle, almost hitting Blaise.

"Petrificus totalus" said Blaise, while Theo said "Incarcerous" and they both hit Goyle at the same time, resulting in Goyle being petrified with tight ropes around him.

"Expelliarmus" said Harry, but missed Crabbe.

" Sectusembra" said Draco, but Crabbe said " Protego"

"Fiendfyre" (a/n: let's suppose that this is the incantation) said Crabbe aiming towards the quartet, but hitting a heap of things instead. Then gigantic dragon- shaped flames appeared and everyone started running, knowing that the Fiendfyre couldn't be put out.

Suddenly Theo raised his wand aiming towards Crabbe and stupefied him. The fire started reaching them and they ran even faster. Suddenly they heard a female voice shouting "HARRY" and a few meters before they reached the exit they saw two figures staring scared behind them, where the fire had almost reached them.

"Come on Ron walk faster he's not going to be there forever!" said Hermione while they reached the 7th floor. A few seconds later they were in front of the RoR.

Then Ron started pacing in front of it thinking " Show me the room of hidden things" and the door appeared. When Hermione reached to open it, they were circled by thick black smoke and in distance they saw gigantic flames coming closer.

"HARRY" shouted Hermione.

Then in front of them were four figures running very fast. Someone screamed: " HERMIONE, RON, RUN"

But Hermione couldn't move and then, before something black engulfed her, she saw platinum blonde hair and silver eyes.

And then they were out and the doors started closing behind them.

"QUICK POTTER THROW THE DIADEM INSIDE, IT'S FIENDFYRE!"

Harry didn't need to be told twice. He grabbed the diadem and threw it inside just before the doors closed and a deafening scream was heard. Then Harry fell down in pain, but happy, knowing that this meant that the diadem was destroyed.

Draco was in heaven. He was holding her tightly. He couldn't believe that he had taken her out alive and had her in his arms. Then his world came crushing down as someone screamed "Get off of my girlfriend you deatheater ferret. STUP…"

"RON, STOP" shouted Harry.

"Why Harry? They are deatheaters!" Ron said angrily.

"No Ron they are not they just helped me retrieve the diadem and destroy it. They defied Voldemort. Also, when we were inside they helped me stun Parkinson, Crabbe and Goyle, who by the way must be roasting like chickens." Harry told him.

"But they are wearing their deatheater robes Harry! And may I remind you that Malfoy helped killing Dumbledore last year!" answered Ron exasperated.

"Sorry Weasel, but we didn't have time for a fashion emergency between Voldemort's orders and almost being roasted to death. But just for the record we're not deatheaters. Voldemort threatened me with my family's death if I didn't kill Dumbledore. But don't worry, both me and my mother were only hit by the cruciatus a few times, because I just couldn't kill the wisest wizard of all times!" Answered Draco sarcastically after getting up from a very disoriented Hermione, whose heart almost broke her ribcage as she was thinking about the blue- grey eyes that saved her.

"Oh shut up ferret! I know that you have the Dark Mark on your arms."

"Believe me Weasel if you had a father like ours you wouldn't have dared to even think about not taking the Mark. We were forced by the cruciatus curse, while snake- man over there pressed an almost boiling metal on our skin. Do you think that it was a nice feeling? Well if you do, think again, because it wasn't!" Theo told him with anger apparent on his face.

"FINE! I believe you. But that doesn't mean I trust you."

Then the five of them turned their attention to a Hermione who was in her own world and hadn't spoken during the entire confrontation.

"Are you alright Granger?" asked Blaise.

"Huh? Oh yeah… fine… uhhh… thanks Malfoy… you know … errr…for saving me." Said Hermione, her voice barely above a whisper and her cheeks pink like roses.

"Oh…ah…you're welcome" said Draco and his usually pale cheeks acquired some color.

"Well, then since we're all okay I say we go downstairs where the battle must have began since its already 12:30." Offered Blaise.

"You guys go. Me Hermione and Ron must find and kill Nagini." Said Harry "Oh and Malfoy, Zabini, Nott? It really was very courageous to defy Voldemort like that and thanks for the help back there."

"Our pleasure, Potter" They said and left.

"Well, those three were the last ones I expected to turn to the light side" said Ron.

"Stop talking Ron, Harry must concentrate to find Nagini!" said a still flushed Hermione.

Author's Note : Thanks for reading! The phrases in italics are again abstracts from Harry Potter books. Also the scene at the RoR is a modified version of the one that J. K. Rowling wrote. Please rate and review!

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