I know the chapter isn't long, and not written in the best it could've been. But I wanted to get this out to you all today.

It's got some surprisers! I'll tell you that.

BY THE WAY IT IS MY EDITOR'S BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDITOR OF MINE!

I do not own Harry Potter. That honor goes to JKR.

Time had passed, much faster then Nellie felt it should have. Katie Bell was back in school, telling all the students around her what had happened to her. Apparations tests had begun for those of age seventeen or older, but Nellie found herself restricted since her birthday wasn't until the end of July. Ron had been poisoned from some mead, Hermione had informed her, but was up and feeling better, and had broken up with Lavender Brown. Nellie found herself uncomfortably close to the end of the year, where she knew what was to take place.

Nellie walked one day in the halls, when she saw Draco coming her way.

"Nellie," he said, "we need to talk."

Nellie stood in place, waiting for him to speak, when at last he did, Nellie felt fear strike her.

"Nellie, I can't go through with this."

"With what? The plan?"

"Yeah. I can't kill Dumbledore! I mean, it wasn't hard setting up the Vanishing cabinets. But killing Dumbledore? I…I can't!"

Nellie had never seen Draco this distraught. "Well, unlike me, you can choose to refuse the order and walk away. I, however, have been set under this curse and am forced to continue."

"No, Nellie, I can't. Voldemort, he's threatened me, he'll hurt my family. I have to do this, my family…"

For the first time ever, Nellie watched tears fall from Draco's eyes. This tough teenager she had known all her life, who had never showed another living being his emotion, and here he was, crying. Seeing this, Nellie herself felt tears leaking from her own eyes, and she pulled Draco into a hug. Draco was surprised at first, but accepted it nonetheless. The two stood like that for a while, feeling like they never wanted to leave, and deal with reality.

Eventually, Nellie let go, and wiped a tear from her face. "Whatever happens Draco, you aren't alone. I'll be here."

Wiping his own tears, Draco nodded, before walking away.

Nellie stood, weeks later, internally frozen with fear, as she followed Draco to the Room of Requirement, letting in all the Death Eaters. Both shared looks of fear and dread. Heading towards the Astronomy tower Nellie felt herself being stopped near the top.

"It's up to you from here, Draco," Nellie whispered, still unable to move.

Face full of fear, Draco nodded, charged up, and shouted, "EXPELLIARMUS,"

"Nellie?" Nellie turned her head towards the voice, finding Harry looking at here with his eyes wide open in surprise.

"Harry! What are you doing here?"

"I don't know. I was supposed to call for your father, but it seems I can't move. I think Professor Dumbledore has placed a freezing charm on me. What are you doing here?"

"Harry," Nellie whispered, choking on air, "Harry…."

"What? Do you know what's happening up there? I heard Malfoy's voice."

"Harry, they're going to…" Nellie couldn't speak, the curse was stopping her.

"Going to what?"

"K-k-k" Nellie voiced with great difficulty. She was still unable to reveal to anyone what was going to happen in minutes? Nellie groaned as she waited, tears leaking.

"Nellie?"

Both paused as they heard the sound of someone being pushed aside. While Harry repeated his confusion, Nellie felt herself beginning to understand.

Draco couldn't do it. Snape had taken over.

"Harry, Sn-Snape is-" Nellie stopped breathing as she heard two words called out by the man she had called her father.

"Avada Kedavra."

Nellie felt a part of her being pulled away, as she fell to her knees. Was the curse gone?

"Harry, they've killed him! They've killed Dumbledore!" Nellie cried. Tears poured through her eyes as Harry ran past her. Helping herself up, she walked up the steps, where Harry was casting spells at anyone in his area, especially Snape. Without a chance to react, Nellie noticed a spell lunging in her direction, and felt it hit her square in the chest. Nellie felt herself being blown back, hitting the wall of the tower, and falling down, losing her vision rapidly. Nellie closed her eyes as she lost consciousness.

Well, what did you think?

I gave some action, and some feels. Well, however you take it...

Yes, I'm sure many of you could argue that Draco is too "hardcore" to cry in front of a girl. But hey! Moaning Myrtle is a girl too! Only she's dead! But she's still a girl!

And yes, I'm sure you could also argue that under the freezing charm Harry shouldn't have been able to speak. But, I wanted to add the feelings of each at that moment, so I felt conversation was the best way.

If I didn't phrase it the best way, the Imperius curse wore off once Dumbledore had been killed off. And Nellie wasn't able to tell anyone about the killing plot until it had already happened. And when Nellie said "K-k-k," it was the beginning of the word "kill".

Wow, my writing is bad, I had to explain quite a bit. Sorry about that.

We are done with the sixth year! So, I think we will have more excitement following!

Or will we? You'll just have to see!

Myraah out.