p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What's happening?" Blaise and Ginny questioned as Ginny tried to rush forwards, but was practically blown back against the wall where she was previously sitting./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You triggered a painful memory. I was afraid of this." Hermione whispered, and Draco looked at Hermione, pleading her with his eyes as the fear strongly shown through the silvery orbs./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Harry had horrible nightmares for months after Cedric died. The events that occurred in the graveyard where she helped resurrect Voldemort haunts her, even now. She tried to save Cedric, but he wouldn't leave her behind, which is why Wormtail killed him after Voldemort ordered him too. Harry was willing to die to save Cedric almost a year ago, because if Cedric had been able to escape, that is what would have happened. Harry would have died, because she wouldn't have had the portkey to send her back to the start of the maze, Cedric would have used it to escape. She watched as the man who betrayed her parents murdered a friend right in front of her. I was afraid of what might happen if something like this was triggered." Hermione whispered as she tried to sooth her unconscious best friend, and the guilt on Blaise's face was imminent./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm sorry, I didn't know."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""How could you? I'm the only one who knew all the details, not even Ron knew about the panic attacks." Hermione stated, and everyone gasped. "Oops, sorry, Harry, I didn't mean to divulge your secret." Hermione whispered in her friend's ear./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What do we do?" Draco questioned, and Hermione looked up at his frightened expression./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm not sure she hasn't had a panic attack since you saved her life and created this bond with her. I don't know, honestly. Wait it out? If she isn't awake by the time, we get back to Hogwarts, we'll take her up to the hospital wing. I am sure she will love that." Hermione muttered./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That is all you have? Just wait it out. She could be in danger, and I can't do anything about it. The twins could be in trouble, and I can't do anything about it. Just wait?" Draco started yelling, tears streaming down his face as he held his pregnant wife in his arms, and he felt her grip tighten around his wrist, and he gasped, before his eyes rolled into the back of his head before they closed entirely. Everyone in the compartment just stared, not knowing what to do. The rest of the ride was in silent as the four conscious members of the compartment just stared waiting for the newlyweds to wake up./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" /p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Meanwhile, Harkin was trapped inside her own mind, trying to escape from her past, something she had long pushed down and never tried to deal with. That night in the graveyard, where Voldemort was resurrected. What she could have possibly done differently to either save Cedric and or stop Voldemort from resurrecting? Everyone told her there was nothing she could have done. She couldn't have known what was on the other side of that portkey, or that it was a portkey at all. As for saving his life, she did everything she could to try and get back to the portkey once she figured it out, but he just had to protect her and died doing it. She could have tried to get back to the portkey sooner, push through the pain to get back to the portkey and take Cedric back before Wormtail pinned her to the gravestone. She should have pushed herself, through the broken leg, through the burning explosion in her brain and through her skin, and she should have gotten back to the portkey./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""But then you wouldn't be with me right now?" Draco whispered in her ear, and she turned but he wasn't there. "Come and find me, my beautiful raven, my beautiful wife." Draco's voice echoed around her, but all she saw was darkness./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""It's my fault, Draco. So many are dead because of me." Harkin shouted as she turned about trying to find him./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""But so many are alive as well. You have saved so many from his wrath, myself included." Draco's voice echoed again, but it sounded closer this time./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What is happening? Why can't I see you? Why can't I see anything?" Harkin shouted as she started to cry./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You just have to open your eyes, my love, and see that all was meant to lead to right now, where we are, together, forever. That is all that matters." Draco's voice stated, and Harkin took a deep breath, before she closed her eyes, and when she reopened them, she was in a white room./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Where am I?" Harkin whispered as she turned in a circle, and the room came into focus around her. She stopped and stared at the living room of what looked like to be a small cottage./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Sweetheart." A woman whispered, and Harry whipped around to see her mother standing there./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Mum?" Harkin whispered as she stared at her mother in disbelief. "N…no, I can't be dead…D…Draco…and…and the t…twins…" Harkin started crying, and Lily ran up to her and pulled her into her embrace./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No, sweetheart, you are not dead, though you are in limbo right now, which is why I can speak with you." Lily stated, and Harkin looked up at her mother./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Are you ashamed?" Harkin sobbed, and Lily looked at her in confusion./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Why would I be ashamed?" Lily asked her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Because of what I've become. I'm not your cute, innocent little boy anymore. I'm broken, defiled, pregnant girl." Harkin whispered, and Lily smiled at her daughter./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No, I am not ashamed of you, Harkin Jamelynn Malfoy-Potter. I am actually quite proud as to who you have become. Yes, it definitely isn't the path that I would have originally wanted for you to take, but life happens, and magic, especially potions, are temperamental to say the least." Lily stated with a chuckle. "No one could predict that potion blowing up in your face, and changing you like that, and I am quite certain that even Severus in all his brilliance couldn't have predicted that happening. Mr. Longbottom definitely has a unique way of making potions react in ways they are not supposed to." Lily chuckled again, and Harkin just stared up in surprise./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""It isn't funny, Mum. I have had more than one of his potions blow up on me." Harkin stated, and Lily smiled./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Of course, sweetheart, which might also be another cause for your transformation. They didn't look at all of the potions together as a whole, but I digress. We are here right now, because you are conflicted with what you have done and how to proceed." Lily explained, and Harkin looked up at her in confusion./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What do you mean?" Harkin asked./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""When your past with Mr. Diggory was brought up, you remembered some of the decision that you made that lead to his death, but the thing is, even if Mr. Diggory survived, Voldemort would have still risen that night. You would have still gone to that graveyard and Peter would have done that awful ritual to bring him back. You see, if you and Mr. Diggory would have gotten to the portkey and teleported back to Hogwarts safe and sound, Barty Crouch Jr. would have taken you back to that graveyard himself, and honestly would have killed Diggory while he slept because he was at the graveyard. So, you gave Cedric a chance to fight to the death even if he was no match for Voldemort. It is better than being slaughtered in one's sleep." Lily stated, and Harkin looked up at her mother in fear./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""They would have done that?" she asked, and Lily nodded./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""These men are despicable beings, that justify everything they do as for the greater good, for their greater purpose. Cedric was a possible loose end that, even though he didn't know anything, they would have probably killed him anyway just because of his possible knowledge." Lily explained, and Harkin nodded./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""So, you are trying to tell me not to blame myself, because whether I could have tried to save him, he probably would have died anyway."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yes, sweetheart, but also know that just because of the lives that have been lost around you, that doesn't mean that they are your fault. Your father and I made our choices that night, and though I could have made a few different ones to make sure you had at least one parent to grow up with. What I did to save you, made you who you are today. You are going to be a wonderful, mother to your two wonderful babies growing inside you, and they are going to be amazing and change the Wizarding World as a whole. I am giving you one sneak peak, that is not actually a peak, but your lineage is going to change the wizarding world for the better. Something that you and your husband," Lily smiled at that, "started, they will finish for you."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That sounds like Draco and I aren't going to live very long, mum." Harkin stated./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You live to see them grown, that is all I can tell you. It will be quite a while before I see you again, sweetheart, but don't second guess yourself, things happen for a reason, and every cause has an effect, but I think our time has run out, because your husband is here to take you home." Lily stated as she looked up, and Draco was standing in the doorway of the small living room, just staring at Lily in shock. "Take care of my baby, Mr. Malfoy, and my grandbabies." Lily stated as she released Harkin, and she stood and walked away, slowly fading as she got farther away./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Har, was that your mother?" Draco whispered as he ran up to her, and he pulled her into his arms./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yes, she was reassuring me of my mistakes, and telling me that everything has its own path." Harkin whispered, and Draco nodded. "We start the change of the Wizarding World, Dray, and our babies finish it for us. The world will be a better place, we just might not see the completed project." Harkin finished. "But let's get back, I am sure everyone is worried." Harkin whispered as Draco helped her stand, and they walked through the doorway that Draco came through. They blinked, and they were opening their eyes in the compartment on the train as they pulled into Hogsmeade Station./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Thank Merlin. I was starting to get worried, because both of your heartrates had dropped considerably, and I did not have to be the one to have to explain this to Mrs. Malfoy or Professor Snape, definitely not Sirius or Remus." Hermione huffed./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Sorry, 'Mione. My mum just wanted to give her stamp of approval, and help me work my way through somethings that I didn't even know were still bogging me down, but everything is fine now. I promise." Harkin stated, and Draco helped her stand. He grabbed and shrunk their trunks before he helped her off the train, leaving the rest of the compartment, except Theo staring in shock. Theo had long just accepted that weird things happen around the newlyweds, and there was no point in trying to figure any of it out./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You triggered a painful memory. I was afraid of this." Hermione whispered, and Draco looked at Hermione, pleading her with his eyes as the fear strongly shown through the silvery orbs./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Harry had horrible nightmares for months after Cedric died. The events that occurred in the graveyard where she helped resurrect Voldemort haunts her, even now. She tried to save Cedric, but he wouldn't leave her behind, which is why Wormtail killed him after Voldemort ordered him too. Harry was willing to die to save Cedric almost a year ago, because if Cedric had been able to escape, that is what would have happened. Harry would have died, because she wouldn't have had the portkey to send her back to the start of the maze, Cedric would have used it to escape. She watched as the man who betrayed her parents murdered a friend right in front of her. I was afraid of what might happen if something like this was triggered." Hermione whispered as she tried to sooth her unconscious best friend, and the guilt on Blaise's face was imminent./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm sorry, I didn't know."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""How could you? I'm the only one who knew all the details, not even Ron knew about the panic attacks." Hermione stated, and everyone gasped. "Oops, sorry, Harry, I didn't mean to divulge your secret." Hermione whispered in her friend's ear./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What do we do?" Draco questioned, and Hermione looked up at his frightened expression./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm not sure she hasn't had a panic attack since you saved her life and created this bond with her. I don't know, honestly. Wait it out? If she isn't awake by the time, we get back to Hogwarts, we'll take her up to the hospital wing. I am sure she will love that." Hermione muttered./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That is all you have? Just wait it out. She could be in danger, and I can't do anything about it. The twins could be in trouble, and I can't do anything about it. Just wait?" Draco started yelling, tears streaming down his face as he held his pregnant wife in his arms, and he felt her grip tighten around his wrist, and he gasped, before his eyes rolled into the back of his head before they closed entirely. Everyone in the compartment just stared, not knowing what to do. The rest of the ride was in silent as the four conscious members of the compartment just stared waiting for the newlyweds to wake up./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Meanwhile, Harkin was trapped inside her own mind, trying to escape from her past, something she had long pushed down and never tried to deal with. That night in the graveyard, where Voldemort was resurrected. What she could have possibly done differently to either save Cedric and or stop Voldemort from resurrecting? Everyone told her there was nothing she could have done. She couldn't have known what was on the other side of that portkey, or that it was a portkey at all. As for saving his life, she did everything she could to try and get back to the portkey once she figured it out, but he just had to protect her and died doing it. She could have tried to get back to the portkey sooner, push through the pain to get back to the portkey and take Cedric back before Wormtail pinned her to the gravestone. She should have pushed herself, through the broken leg, through the burning explosion in her brain and through her skin, and she should have gotten back to the portkey./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""But then you wouldn't be with me right now?" Draco whispered in her ear, and she turned but he wasn't there. "Come and find me, my beautiful raven, my beautiful wife." Draco's voice echoed around her, but all she saw was darkness./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What is happening? Why can't I see you? Why can't I see anything?" Harkin shouted as she started to cry./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You just have to open your eyes, my love, and see that all was meant to lead to right now, where we are, together, forever. That is all that matters." Draco's voice stated, and Harkin took a deep breath, before she closed her eyes, and when she reopened them, she was in a white room./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Sweetheart." A woman whispered, and Harry whipped around to see her mother standing there./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Mum?" Harkin whispered as she stared at her mother in disbelief. "N…no, I can't be dead…D…Draco…and…and the t…twins…" Harkin started crying, and Lily ran up to her and pulled her into her embrace./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Why would I be ashamed?" Lily asked her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Because of what I've become. I'm not your cute, innocent little boy anymore. I'm broken, defiled, pregnant girl." Harkin whispered, and Lily smiled at her daughter./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No, I am not ashamed of you, Harkin Jamelynn Malfoy-Potter. I am actually quite proud as to who you have become. Yes, it definitely isn't the path that I would have originally wanted for you to take, but life happens, and magic, especially potions, are temperamental to say the least." Lily stated with a chuckle. "No one could predict that potion blowing up in your face, and changing you like that, and I am quite certain that even Severus in all his brilliance couldn't have predicted that happening. Mr. Longbottom definitely has a unique way of making potions react in ways they are not supposed to." Lily chuckled again, and Harkin just stared up in surprise./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Of course, sweetheart, which might also be another cause for your transformation. They didn't look at all of the potions together as a whole, but I digress. We are here right now, because you are conflicted with what you have done and how to proceed." Lily explained, and Harkin looked up at her in confusion./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What do you mean?" Harkin asked./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""When your past with Mr. Diggory was brought up, you remembered some of the decision that you made that lead to his death, but the thing is, even if Mr. Diggory survived, Voldemort would have still risen that night. You would have still gone to that graveyard and Peter would have done that awful ritual to bring him back. You see, if you and Mr. Diggory would have gotten to the portkey and teleported back to Hogwarts safe and sound, Barty Crouch Jr. would have taken you back to that graveyard himself, and honestly would have killed Diggory while he slept because he was at the graveyard. So, you gave Cedric a chance to fight to the death even if he was no match for Voldemort. It is better than being slaughtered in one's sleep." Lily stated, and Harkin looked up at her mother in fear./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""These men are despicable beings, that justify everything they do as for the greater good, for their greater purpose. Cedric was a possible loose end that, even though he didn't know anything, they would have probably killed him anyway just because of his possible knowledge." Lily explained, and Harkin nodded./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yes, sweetheart, but also know that just because of the lives that have been lost around you, that doesn't mean that they are your fault. Your father and I made our choices that night, and though I could have made a few different ones to make sure you had at least one parent to grow up with. What I did to save you, made you who you are today. You are going to be a wonderful, mother to your two wonderful babies growing inside you, and they are going to be amazing and change the Wizarding World as a whole. I am giving you one sneak peak, that is not actually a peak, but your lineage is going to change the wizarding world for the better. Something that you and your husband," Lily smiled at that, "started, they will finish for you."/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You live to see them grown, that is all I can tell you. It will be quite a while before I see you again, sweetheart, but don't second guess yourself, things happen for a reason, and every cause has an effect, but I think our time has run out, because your husband is here to take you home." Lily stated as she looked up, and Draco was standing in the doorway of the small living room, just staring at Lily in shock. "Take care of my baby, Mr. Malfoy, and my grandbabies." Lily stated as she released Harkin, and she stood and walked away, slowly fading as she got farther away./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Yes, she was reassuring me of my mistakes, and telling me that everything has its own path." Harkin whispered, and Draco nodded. "We start the change of the Wizarding World, Dray, and our babies finish it for us. The world will be a better place, we just might not see the completed project." Harkin finished. "But let's get back, I am sure everyone is worried." Harkin whispered as Draco helped her stand, and they walked through the doorway that Draco came through. They blinked, and they were opening their eyes in the compartment on the train as they pulled into Hogsmeade Station./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.23px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'GNU Unifont'; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Sorry, 'Mione. My mum just wanted to give her stamp of approval, and help me work my way through somethings that I didn't even know were still bogging me down, but everything is fine now. I promise." Harkin stated, and Draco helped her stand. He grabbed and shrunk their trunks before he helped her off the train, leaving the rest of the compartment, except Theo staring in shock. Theo had long just accepted that weird things happen around the newlyweds, and there was no point in trying to figure any of it out./p