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Nineteen Years Later308

Draco and Allison stood at the train station with their three children. It was Felix's first year at Hogwarts and Valeries last. Their youngest, Sophie, was only six so she couldn't go just yet, but she wanted to, especially with hearing the stories her mother told the children of all the adventures and friends she had. How Hogwarts was her home and the reason she learned to love and feel kindness. Draco stood with Felix, kneeling before him, as he fixed his jacket, gazing up toward his wife, and smiling. Allison smiled in return as she listened to him talk to their son.146

"Don't be nervous, Felix." He told him, assuring that everything would be alright.28

"I know, father." He smiled, trying to sound tough, like his dad. He looked just as Draco did when he was younger, with his blonde hair, and ocean blue eyes. He was the spitting image of his father, and Allison loved it. Valerie looked to her mom, as she hugged her quickly, before beginning to rush off.25

"Hey, hey, where are you going so fast?" Allison demanded with a smirk.

"Mom, come on. We've done this so many times now." Valerie rolled her eyes, playfully, as her friends waited further back.4

"Listen, if your brother gets into Slytherin, you better take care of him!" Allison demanded, causing Felix to look up quickly.

"But I want to be a Gryffindor, like you, mom!" He told her, as she smiled, looking to him.20

"Whatever you get, will be fine. You will grow to love whichever house you are in, don't worry." She assured him, as he nodded, looking back to his father. Allison turned back to Valerie, only to see her already with her friends down the way, as she waved to her mom, and climbed aboard the train. Sophie held on to Draco's leg, tightly, when Allison noticed a familiar face ahead.4

"Ron!" She shouted, noticing as he stood with Hermione and both their kids. And then Harry approached them. Allison grabbed Felix's hand, as Draco stayed back with Sophie, and she walked him over to the trio, introducing her son to Harry's.

"How have you been?" Ron asked her, with a tight hug.11

"We've been well." She smiled and signaled Draco to join them. "I think you three need to come over soon. It's been too long." She continued on, as Sophie looked to them all, in awe, as she knew the famous stories of the golden trio and how her mother was friends with them.20

The kids boarded the train, as Draco and Allison watched Felix sit next to Albus and Allison couldn't help but feel excited for him. Every parent around them waved to their children as they settled in, preparing for their journey to the infamous Hogwarts.5

Allison felt as Draco's grip tighten around her waist and so she leaned her head onto his shoulder just after kissing his cheek.28

"I love you, Draco." She whispered as Draco held up Sophie on his left hip.33

"I love you too," he began, smirking. "Mayhem."

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Allison Malfoy29

With Harry held safely in Hagrid's arms, we walked back to the castle, and over the long bridge with Voldemort leading the way. All of the kids and staff in Hogwarts came out and stood before us. Ginny and Neville soon realized Harry in Hagrid's arms. I stood beside Narcissa toward the front. Everyone had seen me now, assuming I had been a traitor. But my true friends knew where I stood on this, and that was unimportant at the moment.

"Harry Potter... Is dead!" Voldemort shouted. Ginny began screaming immediatly but Voldemort shushed her. I looked at Ron and Hermione who were devastated, as Voldemort rambled on about Harry being dead. And he laughed and his mockery made me sick. I noticed Draco standing near Luna. He stared at us, watching what had happened. And Lucius began to call him over. Draco with hesitation, finally rejoined the group of us, as he had no choice considering it was his parents who called him to us, and clearly, we were on the winning side, and he'd be next if he disobeyed the dark lord. He then came to Voldemort who hugged him and greeted him. Draco looked sick, as he stood next to me and slipped his hand onto mine, intertwining our fingers, as he held on tightly, in fear. I looked over toward Harry's body as Voldemort kept his talking going. I noticed a sudden movement in his foot, and widened my eyes, realizing, we hadn't lost just yet.21

"Draco." I said, as I let myself into his thoughts, carefully. "Harry is alive." I told him, as he looked down at me shocked but then concealed it even more. And suddenly, I watched Neville approach Voldemort.7

"I'd hoped for better." Voldemort said, assuming Neville was there to join his side and the death eaters laughed, especially Bellatrix.6

"I'd like to say something." Neville began. "Doesn't matter that Harrys gone. People die everyday. Friends, family, yeah. We lost Harry tonight. He's still with us. So is Fred. Remus. Tonks. All of them. They didnt die in vein. But you will! Cause your wrong!" He pulled out the sword and then Harry plopped down from Hagrids arms. Immediately, I quickly ran to the other side towards Hermione, pulling Draco along with me. Death eaters began aiming towards us but we fought them off. I watched as Bellatrix was fighting Molly Weasley. But I kept fighting off the other death eaters.65

"Mom?" I gasped as I noticed her fighting some student, and I lowered my wand, concerned, as I hadn't seen her in months, unless it was at meetings and she never spoke to me. "Mom stop!" I shouted. But she continued to just ignore me. She then cursed the child, which resulted in killing him. And I knew, I now had no choice.

"Avada Kedavra!" I shouted without thinking, as tears trickled down my face. Draco ran to me, and pulled me out of the castle and then we looked up.358

Harry and Voldemort lay outside the castle again. Both were reaching for the elder wand. And then they both threw spells at one and other. But the equal power wasn't letting either win. And as Nagini jumped forward about to attack Harry, Neville sliced her head off, and down went Voldemort. He faded away slowly, and his body drifted in with the wind. And thats when Lord Voldemort, one of the most powerful darkest wizards of all time, had died.

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I ran over to the nearest window and watched the battle below me, as chaos and destruction had erupted, and people were dying all around us. Students who didn't want to be apart of this, were now thrown into the middle, and it broke my heart. I turned to Draco as he continued pulling onto my hand, away from the room of requirement. "Draco where are we going?" I asked as we just ran, but he ignored me. "Draco?" I grew louder. Finally, after the third time he ignored my call, I stopped running and stood dead in my tracks, causing him to, as well.3

"Allison come on!" He shouted, seeming impatient with me.

"No! Where the hell are we going?" I demanded to know.

"I'm getting you out of here to safety! You can't be around all of this." He told me, trying to pull my arm again, but I stayed put.

"This is my fight too! I have to protect them!" I shouted, knowing even if I couldn't help much, I was going to do the best I could.28

"You have to be safe!" He pleaded with me, as worry filled his face.

"That's not fair, Draco. I can't let anymore people die." I shook my head as tears began to pool in my eyes.16

"I can't let you die!" He shouted at me. "Do you hear that through that thick skull of yours? You have my baby in there. And you're my wife! God dammit, Allison, I love you. I've loved you since we were ten years old. And I'm not letting you die on me." He said. "This is war, people die, but I will not let anything happen to you, or that baby." I stood for a moment, feeling all his emotion enter into me, as my heart raced, feeling the love I never really knew he had for me. I ran over to him and pressed my lips against his and ran my fingers through his hair.468

"I love you too, Draco. But I have to fight. I'm sorry. But I do." And with that, before his eyes, I disapparated to Harry in the Great Hall, which was being used as an infirmary. People lay dead and seriously injured. I watched Ron sob over Freds dead body, laying on the ground and my heart broke for him. Lupin and Tonks lay hand in hand, dead as well. It was traumatic for all of us, and not something a group of children should ever have to witness. I stayed with Hermione for a few minutes as we cried, because the realization that so many lives had been lost had really hit me. This day was a sad one, and knowing that Snape had died too, caused me to grow angry, considering it was by the demand of Voldemort himself. "Hermione, I have to go to them, right now. I need to play his side." I told her, as she looked to me. "I'll see you soon." I informed her, as she nodded, reaching up into a hug and I left.328

I walked with Narcissa, Lucius, Voldemort and a few select death eaters to the woods. We were going to wait for Harry.

"No sign of him, my lord." A deatheater said. We stared off into the trees.

"I really thought he would come." Voldemort whispered to himself. I watched them all turn around and gape at something. And there he was, my friend.5

"Harry? No! What are you doing here?" Hagrid screamed as he was all tied up like an animal.22

"Harry Potter. The boy who lived, come to die." Voldemort said as he lifted up his wand. "Avada kedavra!" He shouted in a voice so powerful, it shook the ground. Knocking Harry to the ground. I held my tears as far back as possible. My heart had broken at the sight of my once best friend, fell to the ground and died. Voldemort fell back too, but pulled himself back up. Narcissa hurried over to Harrys limp body.28

"The boy. Is he dead?" Bellatrix asked her. Narcissa crouched down to Harry, and then within a few moments she stood up and turned to us.

"Dead." She stated.

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I followed Harry to the Ravenclaws common room along with Luna as the Order and the Hogwarts staff were securing the castle from anyone to come in. I watched as Harry began to walk through the room and I stopped him. "Harry wait," I grabbed onto his sleeve.

"What is it?" He asked. And I quickly jumped up and hugged him tightly.3

"I'm so sorry." I continued, not knowing why I was sorry still, as he had forgiven me a countless amounts of times. But I was worried for there was a chance, this would be the end, and he could lose this battle.2

"It's alright, Alli. I've told you this." He smiled slightly and we pulled apart. I nodded and we then continued on.

"Harry," Luna began "We have to talk to someone who's dead." So we followed Luna to where the grey lady is. Luna and I waited for Harry to talk to her.3

"The deatheaters are calling me." I said to her, quietly. "He is calling me." I looked out the window and watched the powerful lights being thrown to the castle. Luckily, the protection spell was blocking it. But I knew it wouldn't last long and Voldemort would be able to get in. Harry ran out so I quickly followed him. Out a window, I could see the quiditch field getting burnt to the ground. My heart broke slightly, as I thought to all the memories we all had there, going back to first year.64

Harry and I shoved through people. The protection spell had been broken. And the death eaters began to pile in. I grabbed my wand from in my boot and we continued running. We finally made it to the room of requirement. It opened up for us, and we stared at the mess that was in front of our view, as it has really become a giant storage room full off anything and everything. We were never going to find this diadem.16

"Harry, I heard something." I whispered, looking back at the sound from the distance, feeling nervous. But he ignored me and continued walking towards something. He then lifted up the missing diadem and then dropped it when a voice intervened.

"Well, well, what brings you here, Potter?" The voice asked and I couldn't help but roll my eyes. Draco, Blaise and Goyle stood next to him. I stared at my husband, for here he was, pretending to be someone he wasn't, per usual.21

"Draco?" I asked in a whisper. He looked at me but wouldn't remove his wands aim from Harry.

"I could ask you the same, Malfoy." Harry said to him.2

"You have something of mine." Draco said refering to his wand that Harry had. "Two things, that is." He now referred to me, as if I was some object that could be traded.195

"Seriously?" I scoffed, to myself.1

"Why didnt you tell Belltrix? You knew it was me." Harry continued on, avoiding Draco's issues.12

"Come on, Draco. Don't be a prat." Goyle whispered.15

"Expelliarmus!" Hermione shot at Draco, as she emerged from the mess behind us. And then they all scurried off.5

"I have to follow him!" I shouted to Harry, knowing I really needed to, and so I did. I caught up with Draco and grabbed his hand, pulling him to me. "What the hell are you doing?" I asked him, angered.

"Allison, not now." He began, as if he could just brush this off, but suddenly, Goyle set the place on fire. The fire surrounded Goyle, Blaise, Draco and I. Draco lifted me up on one of the large junk piles and then followed behind me. I turned and watched as Goyle fell to his ultimate death in the firey pit of flames. I then noticed Harry, Ron and Hermione flying on broomsticks. I climbed on the back of Hermiones. Blaise got on Rons and Draco got on Harrys. We then fell out of the room. And we all landed on the ground, Hermione catching my fall, as I began to grow a little worried for the sake of the baby, but Severus casted a protection spell on it, causing my womb to be like a ball of steel. I watched as Harry destroy the diadem, quickly, marking yet a another Horcrux off the list.155

"Come on." Draco said, grabbing my hand. I looked to the trio, as they were already running off and then went off with Draco.

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Allison Malfoy35

Severus and I stood next to one another, a top the astronomy tower watching all the students pile in to the school. It was the beginning of a new year and times were dark. Not a single student looked happy, and it felt as though the magic had been sucked out of everyone. Some students weren't allowed to come back this year for their parents fears had overshadowed their students eagerness to return to Hogwarts. But who really was eager to come back? Hogwarts just wasn't the same anymore. "What are we to do, Severus?" I asked, looking to him, thinking back of the time I had called him by his first name and got detention for it.132

"We must do as he asks." He responded, in his slow tone. I nodded, as he continued to gaze out to the students below, and I walked back down the steps of the tower.2

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Luna were staying in a house surrounded by ocean. I've seen them a few times these past 5 months, as I couldn't just avoid them. There were many things they still couldn't know, considering Snape reached out to me about 4 months ago, letting me in about how Dumbledore wanted him to kill him instead of Draco. And how really, Snape's been on Harry's side all along.

Draco, on the other hand, had no idea. But I knew Draco didn't want to be on Voldemorts side either.

I continued through the castle, as I was dressed in an all black pant suit, for that was the only thing I really wore these days, as I was a Malfoy now, dresses just weren't my thing. Once I finally reached Hogsmeade, I disapparated back to my home, The Malfoy Manor. But as soon as I arrived there, the dark mark began to call. So I apparated to Gringots bank, where the dark lord was walking through the bank, with bodies surrounding us. Narcissa, Lucius and Draco were there, as well, observing the destruction that I so clearly had missed. Voldemort walked with Nagini, whispering things in parseltongue. And then he left, without one word to me. But, I could feel his anger growing stronger.45

"How are you dear?" Narcissa choked out to me.5

"Fine." I told her. "Apparating isn't so great when you're pregnant." I continued, trying to make light of the situation. Being pregnant in a time like this wasn't ideal, as I knew there was a fight to come. I came up with a charm in which hid my stomach from everyone, making it look as though everything was normal and I wasn't with child, even though I was.377

"I remember." She smiled, kindly to me before we all disapparated back home. And I had Narcissa and Draco meet me in the living room. They looked to me, concerned for what I was going to say.1

"I'm going back to Hogwarts." I finally told them. But Draco didn't look too thrilled.1

"No." He protested in a one word comment.113

"I need to help Severus. I think it would be in his favor if he had me there. I can keep an eye out and help more with tasks." I insisted, somewhat lying, as my goal wasn't to really help with Voldemort's tasks, but Harry's. "So I'm going back." There were no answers for a good while, at they were clearly in a deep state of thoughts. But finally Narcissa spoke up.9

"Okay." She agreed. Draco didn't look too happy about this, and I knew it. And the entire time I packed, he glared over at me with a disappointed look. But I needed to go back. It was my last year at Hogwarts and I had to do it, but I also needed out of this house.2

"You know, you can show up at any time." I told him, as I shoveled my clothes into my trunk along with my old Gryffindor robes.

"Why would I want to do that?" He asked, not realizing how offensive he sounded.1

"Oh, I dont know. Maybe because your wife and unborn child will be there?" I turned to him, rolling my eyes. He straightened up from leaning against the wall and walked over to me, taking my face in his hand and kissing the top of my head.148

"I don't agree with this, you know." He muttered, upset with me.

"I know." I told him, with a small smile, as he was just going to let me go without putting up a fight, and I was thankful for that. He knew how much Hogwarts meant to me, and he knew he couldn't take it away.

I arrived around midnight and stood in Snapes office. "You look repulsive in those robes." Severus said, out of nowhere when I had walked in. I looked down at my Gryffindor robes.3

"Thanks, buddy. Appreciate it." I rolled my eyes.245

"You will return to my office each night. When the dark lord calls on us, we go together. Understand?" He told me, sternly.2

"Yes sir." I mocked while walking out. As I walked down the long hallway to the Gryffindor corridors, I heard laughing coming from behind. I turned to see Pansy and one of her little friends coming from one of the corridors, as they stared over at me, here we go again. "We have a problem?" I asked. They just snickered and scurried off. My jaw tensed up but I dealt with it. As I began to say the password, Neville came out of nowhere.20

"We have a new room." He said. "Its just a giant corridor. Follow me." And so I did. And there they were. Harry, Ron and Hermione. I ran over to them and hugged them tightly. They had been discussing the next horcrux. Ravenclaws, Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs were in here.

"The next horcrux has something to do with Ravenclaw." I rushed into saying.

"The lost item." Luna said. "The diadem."

"Harry!" Ginny came running in, interrupting the conversation abruptly. "Snape knows. He knows you were at Hogsmeade." She informed us all. But I knew he knew. This had to be how it was, and I was beginning to find it to be very difficult trying to act oblivious to Snape's secret.7

We all gathered in the Great Hall, which just wasn't so great anymore and stood in single filed lines. Snape came marching forward to the podium.1

"Many of you are wondering why I have summoned you at this hour." Snape began. "It's come to my attention that earlier this evening Harry Potter was sighted in Hogsmeade. Should anyone student or staff attempt to aid Mr Potter. They will be punished. Any person whom has knowledge of him, will be treated as equally guilty. Now if anyone In here has any knowledge of Potters appearance, I would like them go step forward... Now."4

There was no movement or words spoken. But then the clank of shoes appeared and everyone gasped to see Harry step forward.

"It seems, despite your strategies. You still have a little bit of a security problem, Headmaster." Harry said. And then the Order walked in with Ron and Hermione. "How dare you stand where he stood. Tell them how it happened that night. How you looked him in the eye, the man who trusted you and killed him." I grew slightly uncomfortable at this comment, since I was the only person who knew that was a part of Dumbledore's plan.

Snape whipped out his wand but Mcgonagall shoved Harry aside and began to fight him. Snape then dissapeared and Mcgonagal lit the place up with light as people cheered in joy. But the cheering drew to an end when it became cold and dark and we could hear Voldemort slither inside our heads. A girl let out a scream. And then another. And another.35

"I know that many of you want to fight. Some of you may even think its wise. Give me Harry Potter. I shall leave you alone if you give me harry potter. You have one hour." Voldemorts voice rang.

"Well what are you waiting for, someone grab him!" Pansy shouted. But we stood around him.49

"You want to get hit?" I snapped at her, as she looked to me, confused.60

"Mr. Filch please lead miss Parkinson and the rest of the Slytherin house to the dungeons." Mcgonagall asked, as everyone cheered as Slytherin was escorted out, and students began to prepare for the worst.

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"He thinks I'm pregnant?" I shouted, in a mix of emotions from shock to disgust. "What the hell do we do when it's 9 months and there's no baby?"35

"That wont happen." He said, surely. I popped my hip, scoffing, as if he really expected me to have sex with him and get pregnant.137

"Yes it will. See, now he's going to expect to see a big belly— wait?" I questioned, stopping myself, realizing he was actually serious.63

"He only thinks you're a month along so we have just enough time." He told me, as I stood from the bed and walked to the wall, trying to get the furthest away from him that I could.94

"Hell no." I shouted at him, sternly. "Over my dead body am I getting pregnant, are you kidding me? That's the best you could come up with?" I shook my head, just shocked at the ridiculous nature of him and his family.107

"Fine. Then he can find out we lied and kill us all." Draco shrugged, standing himself up, in defeat.45

"God dammit, Draco." I sighed, thinking to myself, feeling as though I was being forced into every aspect of my life now. "How soon do I have, you know, until—?" I questioned.3

"A week. He wants to see you then." Draco responded. "I know you don't want to do this." He approached me, grabbing onto my hand. "And I'm sorry."74

Later that night, his family had a dinner party going on. I, of course, was invited considering I'm Draco's wife and well, I live here. It was New Years Eve. Almost all of their families had arrived. I noticed some Slytherin students crowded in the corner drinking champagne and mingling. I could just tell they were talking about me as Draco stood beside me.6

"Your girlfriend's over there." I pointed to Pansy, as he handed me a glass of water. He leaned forward and kissed my cheek. Pansy's face began to turn a bright red and the group of people around us began to count down from ten. Draco stared over at me with a smirk. I knew what he was doing. He was trying to make me feel more comfortable. He was trying to help me feel happy for once with them. But I just couldn't help it anymore, I hated the position the two of us were forced into. And I actually felt sorry more for him, than myself. I realized I was selfish for staying away for so long, and potentially risking Draco's life.

"Nine." Draco began to count.

"Stop." I blushed at him, shoving him to the side.67

"Seven." He laughed and I tried to escape his stupidity, but he followed me, pulling me under his arms, playfully. I had never really seen him so relaxed and kind.1

"Draco!" I tried getting him off me as he wrapped his arms around me.

"Four," he continued on, making me blush.

"You're insufferable." I joked, not being able to contain my smile.

"One." He whispered. He then spun me towards him and kissed my lips. I couldn't resist him at this point. People cheered and clanked glasses and laughed to each other. But Draco and I tuned it all out and just held one and other within each other.

And then we pulled apart.211

"Disgusting." Pansy spat, standing just feet away from us. I looked to her, in a glare and soon felt a cold, wet substance on my shoe. I looked to see her spilling her glass of whatever she was drinking onto me. "Oops." She shrugged with a smirk. I thought about choking her out right then and there, but Draco crept his way into my mind to tell me not to.77

"Excuse me." I stated, rushing upstairs to my room and grabbing a second pair of shoes. I stared at myself in the mirror in the bedroom. You will not lose your cool on Pansy Parkinson tonight. She is not worth it, I tried to tell myself over and over. When I went back down, I found Pansy, who had been trying to talk with Draco, as the girl has never been able to let him go. He had been trying to get her away, but he knew she'd make a scene and just keep pestering him. When I finally reached the two of them I gave her a small shove.2

"You can leave my house now." I informed her, fully knowing this was in fact, not my house, but if Draco and I were to remain married, one day it would be. I reached up and crossed my arms, making sure she saw the giant ring on my finger. She made a disgusted look, before sulking off into the shadows.

Later that night before bed, I walked into Dracos room. He sat up on his bed, as he had been reading some sort of article. I watched as he set the paper down onto the side, and looked up toward me. "Draco," I began as I shut his bedroom door while walking in.

"Allison, hi." He responded looking confused. I walked over to him, carefully looking into his grey eyes, and seating myself beside him. "Are you alright?" He proceeded to ask, but before I could even try to answer, I found myself leaning forward, pressing my lips to his. "What are you doing?" He whispered, as red flushed into his cheeks. I was nervous, as even though I didn't fully want this in this moment, I wanted him. I knew that now.27

"We have to-,"1

"Stop, we don't have to, Allison. We can figure something out." He insisted, as I shook my head, still pressing my forehead against his, and looking down at his lips.

"Draco, I need to be honest with you. I've spent my whole life loathing you. Not wanting anything to do with you,"

"Thanks for reminding me." He chuckled slightly as my eyes matched his.

"But I've realized something. I've realized that even with all this hesitation, and me being, well, me," He cut me off with another slight laugh, as I smirked a little. "I know now what I feel. You were terrible to my friends and I, but I know you had a lot going on behind closed doors. We both did, and even though you handled it completely opposite of me, I know that you were struggling too, and I'm sorry for treating you how I had." I sighed, feeling a weight lift off me a little, as his hand reached forward, grasping mine and holding it gently.

"I'm sorry, too, Allison. You didn't deserve the treatment I gave you. I mean, Potter did, but you didn't." He sighed, reaching his hand behind my head. I could feel his fingers tighten around my hair as he continued to gaze at me. "But you don't have to do this." He said, sternly, trying to ease my mind. But I definitely knew now, that I did. His family could be potentially hurt because of me and my recklessness.

"Quite honestly, maybe I had been lying to myself these past few years. I guess a part of me always wanted this. Maybe not a child so soon, but you," I stopped, feeling flushed with embarrassment considering I hated being so vulnerable with my emotions. Suddenly, he pulled my lips to his, and lifted my body onto his lap, as I was now straddled over his waist. My hands led down to his lap, where I unbuckled his belt, and unbuttoned his pants.10

"Are you sure?" He breathed into me. I nodded, feeling his lips press against my neck, as I let out a moan from pleasure. This was happening and for the first time in my life, I felt sure of something, and that something was Draco Malfoy.

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My parents were called over and I was shaking, that sick feeling still lingered in the pit of my stomach and I felt I could vomit at any given point. Draco stared over at me, as I waited carefully by the window. Lucius and Narcissa stood nearby, and I kept noticing Narcissa's worried looks every time we made awkward eye contact. The sound of the house elf opening their front door, caused me to panic. My mother walked in first and then my father.10

"Father—" I tried to begin. But before I could finish, he lifted his hand and slapped my cheek so hard to the point I fell to the floor. I reached up, grasping onto my skin, as I could feel the swelling set in. As I pulled my hand away, I noticed blood, as if I wasn't beat up enough already from the snatchers. Draco rushed over to my side and helped me up to my feet. I shook my arm from his, and stepped away from them all.193

"You stupid little girl!" He shouted in a rage. "Don't you ever show your face around my home again!" He continued, in clear disappointment. I felt tears form in my eyes, but I didn't care. No matter how many times my father had told me that crying is for the weak minded, I didn't care.37

"But father," I tried to explain myself, yet again.2

"I don't want to hear it. You are nothing but a blood traitor. You're no daughter of mine." He stated. And with that, I felt myself as I began to run up to Dracos room, feeling the tears stream down my face.70

"Where the hell were you?" Draco shouted at me in a whisper as he followed after me, grabbing onto my arm.

"It's hard to explain, Draco. Let go of me. You're hurting my arm!" I shouted back as he pulled me into his room, and slammed the door behind us.

"It's been nearly 4 months!" He shouted, angrily.263

"Draco, the night of the wedding, Ron was holding on to me." I began, not fully knowing how to word my sentences correctly, as my mind was a mess.4

"Why was he holding on to you?" He asked in jealousy, and I rolled my eyes.71

"Nevermind that! Anyways, the death eaters showed up and then Harry and Hermione grabbed onto Ron and accidentally disapparated me with them."

"So why didn't you come home after that? We had to lie to the dark lord, Allison."10

"I'm sorry! There was nothing I could do. I had to help them, Draco. They needed me. Ron wound up leaving and—"6

"So it was you two girls, and Potter?" He asked, disgusted. I couldnt imagine what his perverted mind was coming up with at the moment.197

"Yes! But then Ron came back. And those bloody snatchers found us. They were horrid." I said to him. "Draco, I'm sorry, okay? I did miss you. And I wanted to see you, but I couldn't." I shook my head.

"I missed you, Allison. My mother had Astoria Greengrass's family over in case you werent going to return or if you had died. We didn't know what to think. We couldn't connect to you." He said.253

"Hermiones protection spell." I realized, suddenly. "They were going to have you marry Astoria?" I felt jealousy boil up in the pit of my stomach. Like jeez, it was only four months that I was gone and they were going to marry him off already?17

"Yeah. Luckily you came back in time. We were going to have to tell the dark lord soon that you died or something." He sat down next to me and I grabbed onto his hand.

"I'm so sorry." I reached my arms around his neck and kissed him. And he kissed back. After we broke apart, I looked over to him, curiously.170

"So, Draco, what did you tell him was the reason I couldn't attend the meetings?" I asked him, hoping it wasn't too bad. He stared at me, shifting his emotions almost instantaneously. "What?" I continued to pry, knowing it had to have been bad now. He took a deep breath in and finally, he said it.24

"We told him you were pregnant."

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We stood at the entrance of Malfoy Manor. My stomach clenched and I knew I was going to be in huge trouble. My heart was racing, and my body felt like jello. I began to feel physically ill, as my nerves always did this to me. We walked into the house and there stood Narcissa, Lucius, Bellatrix and Draco. As soon as he saw me, he looked puzzled yet disappointed. I knew I probably looked disastrous, as well. When a snatcher caught me, he didn't hesitate leaving a few marks upon my face, marks in which I knew would scar.17

"We picked up these kids roaming the woods. This one claims she's someone named Pansy Parkinson." The lead snatcher said. Draco laughed a little, but then straightened up. "But then I recognized her from the photo of her and Draco in your foyer. And this one looks suspicious." He was reffering to Harry.85

"Allison." Narcissa gasped, walking to me and hugging me gently, then pulling apart just slightly. "I don't even know where to begin. We've been worried sick about you." She grabbed onto my shoulders. I couldn't help but hug her, she was always nice to me, and seemed to care more than my own family. "Your father is livid." She whispered in my ear, causing my anxiety to intensify. "Come." She led me over to Draco. He stared at me but I couldn't look at him, as I felt sorry for leaving him to worry. Bellatrix then approached Harry, and held him up by his hair.47

"Well? Is it him, Draco?" Bellatrix asked to my husband.91

"What happened to his face?" Draco asked in response, stalling.1

"Must have been something poisoness in the woods." The snatcher said, with a shrug.

"If this isn't who we think it is and we call him, he'll kill us all." Bellatrix said to Draco. "I'd like to see your wand." She said, turning to Hermione, but before she could retrieve it, she noticed something from the corner of her eye. "What's that?" Bellatrix asked a snatcher referring to the sword of Gryffindor.

"Found it in her bag. Reckon its mine now." He responded. And before another word could be choked out, she began to kill them one by one.

"Put the boys in the cellar!" She shouted. "We need to have a conversation. Girl to girl!" She said in Hermiones face. I watched as Harry and Ron were dragged down to the cellar and almost immediately, Bellatrix jumped ontop on Hermione as she cried.72

"I didn't take anything!" Hermione screamed, but Bellatrix began to carve something in her arm. Mudblood. It broke my heart that I couldn't help her. She screamed in agony, and I felt tears form in my eyes but I quickly wiped them away. Bellatrix looked insane by all the whispering and screaming "who stole it from my vault?" Over and over again. Bellatrix was begining to curse Hermione when Ron jumped out and shouted Expelliarmus.31

"Stupify!" Harry shouted at her as well. Harry and Draco began to have a wand fight and Ron was against Narcissa.64

"Stop!" Bellatrix screamed. "Drop your wands!" We turned and saw she had Hermione in her arms, with her wand pressed against her neck. Harry and Ron dropped there wands. And Bellatrix sent Draco and I to pick them up. "Call him!" She shouted at me. I pulled up my sleeve and before I could, we looked up to see the chandelier falling to the ground. Hermione escaped Bellatrix's grasp and ran over to Harry and Ron who had Dobby and a goblin with them.

"Stupid elf! You could have killed me!" Bellatrix shouted at Dobby. Would that have really been so bad, I wondered.3

"Dobby never meant to kill. Dobby only meant to maim or seriously injure." Dobby responded. He then pulled out Bellatrix's wand which seriously pissed her off.209

"How dare you!" She shouted. "You defy your masters!"1

"Dobby has no masters. Dobby is a free elf. And Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends." He said, proud, causing me to smile just a little bit. And just as they disapparated, Bellatrix threw a knife at them. And then it all dissapeared. Harry, Ron, Dobby, the knife. Everything.104

Leaving me with the Malfoys and Bellatrix.

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"Harry!" I shouted. Bathilda turned into a snake, that snake being Nagini, before Nagini had even noticed me, I quickly jumped to the side, hoping I wouldn't be caught, as then Voldemort would know I was a traitor. Hermione hit it with a spell and grabbed me from behind the wall, pulling me and Harry to a bedroom, and we all quickly slid we behind the bed, in hiding.

We quickly apparated out of there and to a stream in the woods. After we set up camp, we all rested. I lay in my bunk and thought about Draco once more. I missed him, shockingly enough.40

"Hermione," I began. "Do you miss Ron?" I asked, suddenly, causing her to look toward me.

"Of course." She whispered. It was getting dark out but Harry was still not returning. "And you miss Draco." She stated, knowingly.14

I couldn't respond. I felt shame for my feelings for him. And it didn't help that they hated him so much.

"It's okay to admit it, Allison. You love him." She said. Do I? Do I love him?149

"Ron?" Hermione shouted, sitting herself up, and jumping from the cot she was on. I looked out the tent to see he had come back and he had helped Harry destroy the horcrux too.17

The next day we traveled to Luna's father. I wasn't sure why, but Hermione did. We knocked on his door. I had been here many times considering Luna was my best friend.7

"Allison." Her father answered, smiling at the sight of me.

"Hello, Mister Lovegood." I smiled in response, thrilled to see him, and hoping to see Luna as well.4

"And Harry Potter?" He questioned, peering over my shoulder. He then invited us in and we sat around his kitchen table.1

"Where's Luna?" I finally asked, looking around to see no sight of her.1

"Luna? She'll be along. So how may I help you Mister Potter?" He quickly changed the subject, causing me to question him slightly.22

"It was about your necklace." Harry said. Mr. Lovegood pulled out the necklace which was in the shape of a triangle with a circle in the middle along with a line right through.9

"It's the sign of the deathly hallows." He informed us before going on to explain the tale of the three brothers. I had already hear it many times before, as my mother would read it to me as a child, and it had always been a favorite of mine. Once he finished his explanation, we all stared to one another, carefully, as we were finally on to something more.14

"We should really be going." Hermione said gratefully.

"No!" He shouted, causing me to jump back a little, growing even more skeptical of the man I've known for years. "You're my only hope." He whispered.5

"Only hope for what, Mister Lovegood?" I asked, careful of my words.

"They took her. They took my Luna." He said sadly.6

"What?" I gasped, now extremely worried for the sake of my best friend. "Who?"

"Voldemort." And right as he said that, the death eaters came. We ducked for cover. And latched hands, then disapparated into the middle of the woods.8

"That traitor!" Ron shouted.2

"They kidnapped her because he supported me. It was his last option." Harry said, in Mister Lovegood's defense, and he was right. He just wanted his daughter back. We began to do enchantments when suddenly, a rustle in the distance caused us to look closely, nervously.

"Hello." A voice said to me while looking me up and down, and I realized we were surrounded by some snatchers. We all quickly began to run, as the snatchers threw spells our way. I grabbed onto my wand and attempted to hit one with Crucio but he hit me first. I watched Ron fall down next to me, as we then were grouped together, in a circle.4

"What happened to you, ugly?" A snatcher asked Harry. I looked over at Harry who's face was completely distorted. "What's your name?"4

"Dudley. Vernon Dudley." Harry responded in a lie.4

"What do they call you?" He asked Hermione. "Penelope Clearwater. Half-blood." She responded.42

"You?" He asked me.

"Pansy Parkinson." I responded, with the first name that popped into my mind. The snatcher walked back to Harry and looked closer at his face, examining every detail. These snatchers were usually clueless imbeciles, but he seemed more clever than his own good.77

"Actually, change of plans." He looked back to me, cocking his head to the left, curiously. "We wont be taking this lot straight to the Ministry." He said slowly.

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Ron was splinched, badly, so he lay on the ground crying, in agony. Harry poured an antidote on him, that Hermione had found in her bag. As badly hurt as he had been, the antidote helped him heal within a matter if minutes. Hermione began to put a protective spell around us, so we weren't seen by anyone who would walk by. I helped Harry as we set up a tent and slept there for the night. As I lay on my cot, staring up at the top of the tent, I couldn't help but think to Draco. I knew at this point he was definitely freaking out, but he knew my friends came first. I needed to win them back, especially Hermione. I just wanted to do some good, to right all the wrongs I've been having to do instead. He knew that, he had to have.

The next morning, the three of them each attempted to destroy the horcrux. But nothing would work. Frustrations grew high, as it was beginning to feel hopeless. I lay in the tent with Ron. He laid his head on my lap, quietly snoring as he slept, and I didn't want to move him, because we all were exhausted and he deserved some rest. I looked over to Harry, who was listening to the radio news.57

"Severus Snape is the new headmaster at Hogwarts." The person said, and we looked at one and other. Of course he was.5

The next morning we walked on the grass outside the woods. We walked through trailers and alongside a shore line. We finally set up a new campsite in the middle of nowhere.

"Oh my god!" Hermione shouted. "The sword of Gryffindor! It's goblin made. Dirt and rust doesn't have an effect on the blade.1

"That's what we need to destroy the horcrux!" I shouted, excited that we were finally getting somewhere.

"The sword was stolen." Ron said, sounding somewhat upset. "Yeah, I'm still here. But you guys carry on. Don't let me spoil the fun." He was pissed, that was clear now, and I looked to him, raising an eyebrow, confused as to why.2

"Ron we were just talking—" I began.

"I'm not talking to you, Allison." He snapped at me and I quickly shut my mouth and looked to Harry, awkwardly.66

"What's wrong?" Harry asked.

"Nothing. Now we just have to find another damned thing." He seemed tired.

"I thought you knew what you signed up for!" Harry shouted, in defense and growing irritated that all Ron seems to be contributing is sarcastic commentary and complaints.3

"I thought I did too." Ron said. Harry stood up and they began to argue. Hermione tried to grab the horcrux but Ron shoved her away.

"You think I don't know how this feels?" Harry shouted toward him.7

"No, you don't! Your parents are dead! You have no family!" Ron shouted. Harry jumped over at him and they began to fight. Hermione and I both pulled them apart and then Ron rushed quickly back to the tent, grabbing his things.75

"Allison, you coming?" He asked me.46

"What? Where?" I asked, confused.

"Away from these two." He spat, glaring over at them.32

"Ron, no." I shook my head. "They need us. Harry needs us." I grabbed his arm, as he laughed at my comment. But not the kind of laugh that was joyful. It was the laugh that basically said 'screw you'. And he then left.107

The next day we apparated to another area. We had to keep moving around, to slim down the chances of getting ourselves caught. Hermione was becoming what seemed to be, depressed since Ron had left, and I tried my hardest to comfort her. We sat in our tent that night, listening to music. I lay in my bed reading a quibbler as Harry and Hermione began to dance. I laughed to myself, and then they did too. They pulled me up and we danced together. The first time in a while any of us felt a bit of joy.143

After we woke up, all of us did our own thing. I mostly slept, or listened to the radio for my name since I was considered high up on the death eater ladder, but I hadn't heard a thing yet and I was confused on why not. Maybe the Malfoy's decided to keep it under wraps that I had been missing, for fear of what Voldemort would do to them. Maybe they hadn't even noticed, wouldn't surprise me.

"Hermione, Allison! I found something." Harry came running out as I threw rocks off the top of this flat mountain. I turned the radio down and he handed me the snitch and it read 'I open at the close.' "We need to go to Godrics Hollow." He insisted, as Hermione began to protest, as she usually did. But we did it anyways. It was Christmas Eve. I knew the Malfoy's had their annual gathering tomorrow and I wasn't going to be there. That would definitely create some issues.26

The three of us walked the street where Harry once lived. It was a grim and snowing evening, but it was beautiful.

"Theres someone watching us by the church." Hermione whispered as we looked over and followed her. Harry thinks he knows who it is. So we continued to follow. He claims she knew Dumbledore. And then we came across the house where Harrys parents died.

"You're Bathilda aren't you?" He asked the strange woman.

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"Where are we?" Ron asked, as we walked down a crowded street in what seemed to be London.14

"I used to come here when I was younger with mom and dad. This way." Hermione said, as we followed her down an alley in the darkness. "We need to change." She insisted as she reached into her bag and handed us all clothes, glaring at me. We quickly changed in the alleyway and then found a diner nearby and sat down.33

"You think we should go back?" Harry asked the other two, as it was that I happened to just be here by accident and I could easily tell I was definitely unwanted and unwelcome.22

"That'll just put everyone in danger." Ron whispered to him. "They're after us, so we need to stay away from our friends and family for right now. If they don't know where we are, the death eaters can't hurt them." He insisted, which wasn't totally true, as death eaters truthfully did not care, but I didn't want to cause more of a panic.

"You can always go back." Hermione sneered at me, shooting a sharp glare my way. I leaned back, feeling even worse than I had before.197

"No, she can stay with us." Harry said, unexpectedly, causing my furrowed eyebrows to relax, as I truly was shocked.31

"Where should we go?" I asked, as the bell above the diner door jingled and I noticed two men walk in. But something was suspicious about them, as they looked familiar. And anyone who looked familiar to me, had to have been death eaters. "Get. Down." I whispered, slowly. But they already were sending spells at us. Harry hit one and then I hit the other. "Avada Kedavra!" I shouted at him, killing him instantly. The three of them looked at me, in disbelief that I just used a killing curse, especially on fellow death eaters. I hoped that could prove to them what my intentions were and how much I truly cared for them. But suddenly, I wondered about Draco, and how worried he had to have been right now. I just hoped he wasn't getting punished for my actions.126

"Lock the door and get the lights." Harry said to us, walking past me to the light switches. We then walked over to the men.2

"This one was with us, when uh, Dumbledore—" I said hesitantly, about the one I had killed, as they looked to me. "The other one was on wanted posters, also a follower."1

"We'll wipe this ones memory." Hermione said and she did just that.3

The three of us quickly fled the scene, and we walked around the town, until we found a secret place where Madeye had hidden. No one was here but us. And each of us soon went to sleep to get some rest.27

In the morning, I woke up first, hours before the others. I sat on the floor, as a couple of butterflies I had conjured up floated around me, when Harry approached. "It's okay if you hate me." I said to him.

"I don't." Harry responded. "I just don't know if I fully trust you." He finally admitted, which was completely understandable, as I had lied about so much.

"I understand." I said, looking down, but also feeling a bit of happiness at the thought that he didn't hate me. When everyone woke up, they began discussing a horcrux necklace. And then Kreature, a house elf, appeared from one of the side rooms. Harry questioned him about it, and then made Kreature find it.25

Dobby, Kreature and the man who supposably has the horcrux appeared about an hour later, so we cornered him, demanding answers as we were on a time crunch.30

"Tell the truth!" Hermione shouted.23

"Some witch tells me she needs to talk to me." He picked up a newspaper. "There she is!" We looked to see it was Umbridge, of course, the only other person I hated more than Voldemort.73

The three of us apparated to a place that would get us to the ministry of magic. Hermione snatched 4 peoples hair and created a potion that would leave us to turn into each of them. "Well, cheers." I lifted it up and we all took a swig.

And then there we were, four completely new people, or, old people, that is. Hermione and I went into another bathroom then Harry and Ron did. And we flushed ourselves to the Ministry. Each of us clearly arrived at different places. We got into an elevator and a man approached us.39

"It's still raining inside my office." He said to Ron, who had been disguised as another sort of man. "Thats two days now." The man sounded very bothered by this.

"You tried an umbrella?" Ron asked, causing me to laugh a little, and looking to the buttons of the elevator, and beginning to play with them out of awkwardness.19

"You have one hour." The man responded and the elevator began to move. Ron was let off at a different floor and then we continued on.

"If we don't find Umbridge within the hour, lets just go back and find Ron and leave." Harry told us as we nodded. The elevator door opened and there the devil herself was. Umbridge. Well, that was easier than expected.6

And she got right in. "Albert, aren't you getting out? You too, Sarah?" She asked Harry and I.7

"Uh, right, yes. I am Sarah, and I will be leaving with my good friend Albert." I pat his back, nervously, as I wasn't very good at pretending to be someone I was not. So we stepped out. Leaving Hermione in there all alone with Umbridge. We found ourselves in a room with tons of workers. Harry set off several smoke bomb sort of spells so we could easily sneak into Umbridges office. I noticed a gold bracelet sitting on her desk, that actually was surprisingly kind of pretty, considering Umbridge's style was absolutely horrendous.17

"Think she will miss this?" I asked Harry. As he smirked a little, and I snatched it from her desk, putting it on, and admiring it. He then found some documents, and grabbed them, and we walked out of the room, and back into the elevator. Then Ron walked in.17

"Where's Hermione?" Ron asked.

"The court room with Umbridge." Harry said back. So thats where we went. "Its here." He said.

"Look at her neck." I whispered to them. There the horcrux was, sitting on her neck, just in between her collarbones. I watched as Harry pulled out his wand, gaining her attention.

"What on earth are you doing, Albert?" Umbridge asked. I could see my hair changing colors from the brown of the woman I was pretending to be, and back to my silver. And Harrys face began to reveal his true identity.71

"You're lying, Dolores. And one mustn't tell lies." He smirked as she looked completely stunned. "Stupify!" He shouted, retrieving the horcrux. Damentors chased us into an elevator and luckily all four of us got in. I watched as we all began to change back into ourselves. The elevator dinged and we quickly got out, trying to hide Harry in between us, but I mean, everyone knew who Harry was at this point, so he wasn't easy to conceal.26

"That's Harry Potter!" Someone shouted, and without a moments thought, we began to ran as guards chased us throwing spells at us too. But we kept running. We slipped into the fireplace all together and wound up in the middle of the woods.

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We sat at a large table in Malfoy Manor. The most important of death eaters were there. And Voldemort sat at the head. They discussed Harry, but I couldn't seem to focus and I could hear Draco worrying inside his head. Ever since he taught me legilimency, I've been practicing on him, as he has his guard down when it comes to me now. He was taught by Snape, and now I've been getting better at it. I stared over at him, wondering what he was thinking, as his mind seemed blank.8

'Don't look at me like that, Allison.' I heard, so I stopped listening in on his thoughts and focused back on Voldemort.178

"If I am to kill Harry, I must do it with anothers wand." Voldemort continued with his speech. He then approached Lucius's chair, and stood behind him, impatiently. "I require your wand." He said, holding his hand out with a dark and horrid smirk on his face. Lucius hesitated, but then took it out and handed it over. "The core?"2

"D-dragon heartstring." He stuttered, nervously, but also seeming slightly upset as a wizards wand was their prize possession. Quickly, he snapped it in half, clearly not giving a second thought to it, and dropped it on the table before him. He then brought in Charity Burbage. The muggle studies teacher at Hogwarts.65

"What is he doing?" I creeped back into Draco's mind, as he gave me a side glance, cautiously.7

"Stop, Allison, you're playing with fire right now." He demanded. "Just please, shut up, and pay attention." He said, coldly. I took no hard feelings from his comment, as I knew I was being a bit too ballsy, with Voldemort sitting right by us, but I couldn't help it.33

"To her, she would like us to mate with muggles." Voldemort said as the death eaters laughed. I knew what was about to happen. Under the table, Draco held onto my hand tightly, knowing I wasn't going to take this well, as I was never fond of seeing people die right in front of my eyes, but who would be? Well, besides a cult of crazy murdering death eaters, I guess. "Nagini," he said to his snake. "Dinner." And then in a blink of an eye, the snake swallowed her in nearly one gulp.140

Later that night, Draco and I sat in his room at his parents. I couldn't help but think to my friends and wonder what they had been doing, as a part of me really just wished I was with them. Draco clearly knew what I was thinking as he looked up at me, in a quick motion, and gave me a funny look. "I just miss them." I spit out. "Its been all summer."

"I know." He responded. I could tell that he hated that I missed my friends. But I couldn't help it. They were there for me for six years, and I cherished them more than anything on this earth. Draco suddenly leaned forward, moving closer to what seemed to be to kiss me but I threw myself back.301

"Draco-" I began.7

"You've done this all summer." He said, seeming disappointed in my response. But what did he expect? This was my response every time he tried to be intimate with me.63

"It just doesn't seem right." I responded.2

"We're married. We should be doing other things besides kissing." He sighed, with a little bit of that Malfoy attitude. "Don't you get it Allison? You do realize we will have to have kids soon, right? Voldemort will want that, and he's going to want us to procreate more followers for him." He said, leaning back. I knew he was right, but why would I want to have children just so they can grow up to be spiteful people who follow the most heinous and evil wizard of all time?220

"I'm just not ready!" I said, in defense, not meaning to offend him. He grew quiet.48

"Okay." He responded. Before I could say anything more, we both looked to the window, as the sound of a light tap echoed within the room. I opened it to see my owl, Lalu, carrying a letter. I opened it to see it was from Ron and my heart skipped a beat. I skimmed it. "What is it?" He asked.8

"I've been invited to Bill Weasleys wedding." I said. "It's tonight." I looked up to him, feeling as my eyes were beaming with joy. I quickly sprung up, and began looking through my wardrobe to find the best dress I had.70

"You can't go to that." Draco finally said, causing me to stop for a moment, but then not care, and continue digging through the outfits. "All the death eaters are going to be there tonight." He continued.1

"Well I have to go. To explain things." I insisted, still not looking to him, pulling a long black dress out and pulling off my shirt.64

"Allison, you can't!" He grabbed my arm as I was slipping the dress on over my head. I yanked my arm away from his grasp and scowled.8

"Don't tell me what to do. You are my husband, not my father. I'll live my life and you will live yours." And with that, I rushed out onto the balcony and apparated myself to the Weasleys. I noticed that the place the Weasleys were living in was very small and it broke my heart to see that. They loved their home before we destroyed it. I walked up to the tent and right at the entrance, was Ron and Hermione.82

"Hi." I said, as they both looked up, in shock. Hermione looked different, older and more wise. She also didn't look very happy to see me. "I'm sorry I'm early-"5

"Why are you here?" Hermione questioned, walking towards me with fury and hatred in her eyes. Harry came out from around a corner, confused to see me as well.49

"I invited her." Ron finally said, as I looked to him, smiling to myself that Ron was giving me a chance.85

"You're one of them." Harry said to me and I watched as he gripped his wand in his hand near his side, tightly.7

"No. Listen, my parents, t—they forced me." I whispered. I looked over their shoulders to see Luna walking towards us.

"You had a choice." Hermione stated.255

"I didnt! I was— was betrothed to Draco, and my parents are deatheaters." I begged. "Please, I miss you all so much." I felt pathetic. "Just give me a chance to explain, I promise I have no intentions on hurting any of you."

"You have to marry Draco?" Hermione scoffed, looking appalled.5

There was a long and deafening pause.

"I already did." I looked down, with shame. "Last January." They all looked shocked except Luna of course. "Please—" but before I could finish, a loud noise startled us all, and I quickly realized the deatheaters had arrived, early. And my dark mark was burning with pain. I dropped to the floor and Ron rushed over to me, clearly still having care for me as well.126

"What's wrong?" He asked, concerned. I rolled up my sleeve to reveal it to him.

"They're here. You guys have to leave!" I shouted, trying to get them to go far away. But the top of the tent suddenly caught on fire. Ron helped me to my feet and people began to scatter in a panic. "Please, Ron! You guys need to go!" I shouted over the chaos. Harry and Hermione looked to me and then quickly grabbed onto Ron and disapparated.

The only thing was, Ron was still holding on to me.

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We were finally back at school. Draco and I had been missing few classes, to prepare for what was to come. Snape had been watching over us, ensuring we take the proper measures when it comes to the cabinet. I had to avoid Harry, Hermione and Ron every time I was able. As much as I didn't want to, I needed to, as I had been in a bad state of mind and a lot was going on that I couldn't face them with all the lies I held within me. I found myself sleeping in the room of requirement every night now, and even moved most of my important things from me and Hermione's room. I still spoke with her occasionally, and every time she asked what I was up to and where I had been sleeping, I just lied and told her with Luna, because Luna was there to back me up for it, even if she didn't fully know what was going on, she knew about me and Draco being married now.103

On one chilly early spring night, I waited for Draco in the room of requirements. When he got there, we stood together, staring at the cabinet before us.1

"Ready?" He mumbled, nervously, as I watched him fidget with the sleeve of his jacket. I gave a single nod and he began to say the words. The cabinet opened suddenly and Bellatrix came out, followed by a few other of the familiar death eaters who I had seen at our wedding. Draco and I backed up, anxiously, as this was a long dreaded moment we had feared. He grabbed my hand, gently and we rushed to the astronomy tower, where we knew Dumbledore would be. I knew what he was going to have to do. My father had told me after the wedding, and it terrified me even more. We reached the top and slowly approached as we noticed Dumbledore stood there, almost as if he had been waiting. Draco held out his wand, with his hands trembling and I watched as he mustered up all the courage he could.36

"Good evening Draco, Allison." He said calmly, with a single nod. "Congratulations. I heard about the two of you. What brings you here?" He asked, in a way that made it seem as if he knew exactly why we had been here.110

"Who else is here?" Draco rushed into asking. "I heard you talking." I looked around the open room, not seeing anyone, but feeling as if we were being watched.48

"I talk aloud to myself." Dumbledore insisted, with a small smile. Draco stepped closer, and I could see his eagerness to just want to run. "Draco, you are no assassin." Dumbledore continued, trying to reason with him.10

"How would you know what I am? I've done things that would shock you!" Draco protested, letting his ego get in the way. I stared over at Dumbledore, sadly. I had no desire to be here, yet I had no choice.57

"Like cursing Katie Bell so she would bring a cursed necklace to me? Or replacing a bottle laced with poison?" Dumbledore questioned, knowingly.

"He trusts me." Draco began. He was trying not to cry, and he was shaking even more, with his face turning paler than before, and tears beginning to form in his eyes. "I was chosen!" He lifted up his sleeve revealing the dark mark. Dumbledore nodded, slowly.23

"I take it you too, Allison, have one?" He looked to me. I looked down and nodded, disappointed with myself and who I now was. Suddenly, we heard a door open from below us, and we knew they were here. "You're not alone, there are others. How?" He continued to ask us.3

"Vanishing cabinet. We've been mending it." Draco responded. Dumbledore was stalling us. It almost felt like he was stalling us, to prevent Draco from killing him, giving the chance for someone else to, which caused me to tear up as well. He really loved each and every one of his students, there was no denying that.86

"Please, let me help you." Dumbledore begged.4

"I don't want your help! Don't you understand? I have to do this. I have to kill you. Or he's going to kill me. And her." Draco began to weep. I turned to see Bellatrix along with the other deatheaters aproaching us, as Draco quickly wiped his tears away, and stood as strong as he could, once more.221

"Well, look what we have here." Bellatrix said, with a wicked smile.20

"Good evening Bellatrix." Dumbledore greeted her. "I take it, introductions are in order?" He asked, still prolonging the time he had left.

"I'm afraid we're on a bit of a tight schedule." She smiled, shutting him down, quickly. "Do it, Draco." Bellatrix whispered. Draco stood there, hesitant. "Go on Draco. Now!"3

"No." A voice interrupted, and immediately I could tell that it was Snape.5

"Severus," Dumbledore began. I felt my eyes begin to swell up with tears. "Please."30

"Avada kedavra." Snape said, causing Dumbledore to fall back off the astronomy tower and onto the ground below. I took a half step backwards, clasping my hand to my mouth, but before I could even react anymore, Draco grabbed onto me and we followed the deatheaters down the stairs and walked through the halls. Draco held onto my hand tightly as we followed Snape into the woods. And we walked towards Hagrids hut.108

"Snape!" A voice shouted. We turned to see Harry running towards us, and my heart sank to the pit of my stomach. He saw me, he knew what I am, and what I've been a part of. "He trusted you!" He continued toward Severus. Bellatrix was in her own insane little world as she set Hagrid's hut on fire and cheered, wickedly. Harry sent a spell hurling toward Snape. "Fight back!" Harry shouted, demanding. "Sectumsempra!" He shouted as Snape blocked it, causing Harry to crash back onto the ground, and Snape ran over to him.52

"Come on." Draco whispered to me, then pulling me away as I tried to watch what was about to happen. Draco held onto me and we abruptly disapparated to the Malfoy Manor.

We were begining a war. And I was stuck on the wrong side of it.

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Allison Malfoy208

I kissed Draco with so much doubt and sadness and anger. But with our lips locked with each others, it was enticing, to say the least. I could tell we both felt some sort of unexpected connection, and in a way, a lot of my fears seemed to float away into thin air. As we pulled apart, the crowd applauded. I looked over at my father who gave me a single nod, a nod of approval. That nod meant Voldemort was pleased with the ceremony and our actions. It was an indication that what we've done, is satisfactory. I grabbed on to Draco's hand, as he seemed to be somehow, the only person in this entire crowd of people that I felt I could trust. We walked back up the isle and carried on inside, where the reception was being held. And reception was sort of an overstatement, as it seemed more like a death eater gathering.

It was was dull, let's just go with that. All of the people were either adults who didn't trust me or Slytherin students whom hated me, and they just mingled amongst themselves. Most gave me weird looks and I heard some whisper things like "Isn't she a Gryffindor?" But I shrugged it off. As much as I wanted to turn around and shout 'yeah? And what about it?' , I didn't. As that would definitely create more unnecessary problems than I already had. Draco stared over at me, as he sat seated next to Blaise and Pansy. I couldn't help but notice Pansy giving me dirty looks from across the room, but yet, it was another thing I had to ignore. I stood near my parents, as I felt Draco's sharp eyes watching me carefully. I wondered if he was creeping into my mind like he apparently likes to do, or maybe he wasn't and just simply wondering what I was thinking.117

After a couple hours, people finally began to leave, thankfully. There were dozens of presents but all I wanted to do was go to bed. It was only seven o'clock but I had had enough for one night, as it had seemed to just drag on, endlessly. I went to my room, and into the bathroom, stripping the gown from my body and jumping into the shower. I washed all of the negative energy off of me. And eventually, after crying somewhat, I got out and dried off my hair, then slipped on some night garments. I heard a knock on the bedroom door.3

"Come in." I said, with a crack in my voice. It was Draco.34

"Sorry, I just wanted to see how you were doing." He said, surprisingly kindly. To be honest, after what he did for me last night by comforting me when I needed someone the most, it felt as though maybe he wasn't this terrible person I always believed him to be. Maybe that was just a front to hide his pain from the world. The most arrogant and egotistical people were usually the most broken inside.72

"It's okay." I smiled as much as I was able to. I looked to him, as he stood awkwardly in the doorway, so I signaled him over to me and he obliged. He took a seat next to me on my bed. "I think we can manage to work this out." I finally stated. "I think us marrying each other isn't all that bad." He looked over at me, in a surprised way.15

"I agree." His face curled into a small smile. Not a smirk, but an actual, genuine, Draco Malfoy smile. I reached over and grasped onto his cold, rough hand.92

"Tomorrow we go back to Hogwarts." I stated, simply, while looking at the beautiful, and expensive, diamond with black specks in it, placed on my ring finger.18

"You don't have to wear that." He said in some way of a response.4

"I know." I began, as he nodded, seeming understanding, yet disappointed at the same time. "But I'm going to." I looked at him. We sat there awkwardly for a while until he stood up.133

"Goodnight." He said to me.5

"Wait," I stopped him from walking away so fast. "Will you sleep in here with me?" I finally asked. I dont know what it was. Maybe it was the fact that I spent too much time trying to pick out his flaws, rather than seeing the good in him, or maybe last night just changed my whole view point of the man I once believed was a horrid monster. But he was different now. He was genuine, as if he took his mask off, revealing his true self. He wasn't evil, he was just broken. And right now, I really needed someone, but I could also tell, so did he. He stood there in thought for a minute but then shut the door, and climbed into bed with me. I pressed myself against him and he wrapped his arms around me. "Thank you, Draco. I would rather be married to you then anyone else." I yawned, trying to make him feel better, in my own way of apologizing for the terrible things I've said in the past. Because at this point, we were stuck together for good. His grip tightened and I could hear his heart beat faster.

I hate to admit it, but I think I'm actually falling for the Draco Malfoy. And this was not a good thing.

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Draco Malfoy85

It was now, already, the twelfth of January. Allison and I sat on the train together, as I felt somewhat better but still felt nervous as I was going to be married to her. There was such a long history between the two of us, that maybe under different circumstances, we could have come together, but we were being forced, and she seemed to despise me more for it, which I could somehow understand. I looked down as her hand was slightly on my leg and I stared over at her.116

"What?" She asked, kindly.3

"I'm sorry." I stated, but she didn't say anything back. I could see the tension built up in her, that she was bound to explode one of these days. I wont lie, I've cared for her for many years, but she just made it so easy for me to argue with her, as she just never liked me. And I always blamed the golden trio for that.133

Once we arrived to my parents and entered the house, the tents were all set up outside in the garden and Allison went straight into the guest room. It was late so she went right to sleep, or so I assumed. I figured later on it'd be reasonable to just check on her, as it was nearing one in the morning and a part of me worried of what she could do to herself. I creeked the door open and looked inside to see her laying in bed staring off at something.

"I know you're there." She muttered, refusing to move. I opened the door a little more and stepped in. "They're going to hate me." She began to cry, silently, that only the sounds of her sniffles were heard.3

"Who?" I asked her, knowing full well who, as it was the only people she actually loved and cared for, which caused a strike of envy and jealousy within me.30

"Hermione, Harry, Ron, everyone." She squeezed the blanket tighter, burying her face a little more.6

"If they are your true friends, Allison, they wont hate you." I said, attempting to comfort her some, as I knew this was harder on her than it was on me. I placed myself seated at the edge of her bed by her feet and looked back at her, carefully.6

"You don't care. You hate Harry so much." She sighed.8

"But I care about you." I finally said after a couple of moments of dead silence. She stared up at me and then moved herself over, indicating I go over there. Hesitantly, and cautiously, I lay down next to her and she reached forward. And without me expecting anything, she brushed my cheek with her hand. I reached my arm around her and held her into my chest. I could feel her crying, so I just kept holding her there, as long as I needed to until she finally drifted asleep.506

In the morning I waited downstairs in my black suit and tie. Death eaters from all over began to arrive and my father kept straightening his tie and greeting people, acting as if Allison and I were some happy couple that had wanted to get married. I watched as he shook their hands with a fake smile, and conversed amongst them all. I couldn't help but worry for Allison, because I knew this was the long awaited, dreaded day, and every wedding shouldn't feel the way this does. I stood still as my father approached me, leaning in closer. "Look happy, Draco. We can't disappoint." He had whispered to me through his clenched teeth. I nodded, trying my hardest to look happy, but it was harder than I expected. I watched as Blaise entered, dressed up, and made his way over to me, shaking my hand. My father wandered off into the crowd, so Blaise stayed by my side. Pansy had been his date, which caused me to laugh a little, as she stood near the wall, staring over at me.99

"How're you holding up?" He asked, careful as to who was listening.4

"I'm fine, Blaise." I assured him, trying to not seem weak. He looked to me, seeing right through my lies.2

"And Mayhem?" He continued to ask. I shrugged, as I hadn't seen her since this morning and all she was doing was standing on the balcony in her room, gazing upon the garden below, in complete silence.3

Soon, within an hour, everyone sat in the chairs near the gazebo made from sticks and twigs, in which we would be wed under. I stood up front waiting for Allison to come out, Blaise to my left. Her parents along with mine sat front row.

The music, shortly after everyone was seated, began and there she was. Glowing with radiance as she looked brighter than the sun. She truly was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen at this point, and I knew for my sake, it wouldn't be too terrible marrying her, but it was hard considering the fact that she was so against it, understandably. She didn't smile, though. She just looked at me, avoiding eye contact with every other person who was here. It was as if we were the only two around. Her father walked her down the isle and handed her off to me. Throughout the speech, that was delivered by an officiant, she just stared off, as if she were in her own world. "Do you, Draco Malfoy, take Allison Mayhem to be your lawfully wedded wife?" The man asked as I continued to just look at her honey filled eyes.122

"I do." I spoke, hearing myself talk, as these words echoed in my head.27

"And do you, Allison Mayhem, Take Draco Malfoy to be your lawfully wedded husband?" He continued, looking upon her. She stood for a moment, and I watched as she glanced toward the crowd, mainly focusing on her parents. I quickly looked over to see her mother tense up, and widen her eyes, clearly embarrassed by her daughters hesitation.11

"I do." She spoke so softly, it was almost impossible to hear.53

"By the power invested in me, under the oath and laws of the one and only Lord Voldemort, I now pronounce you husband and wife." He told us, as Allison let out a deep breath, finally seeming to feel like she was allowed to breathe. "You may now kiss your bride." The officiant finally said. This was it. This was the long awaited moment for everyone here. A moment I tried hard not to think about too much, but it was here, and there was no going back. I lifted up her veil and tossed it over her head. Her eyes were swelled up and red. It had to have been from crying all night. But even then, she still looked stunning. We both leaned in slowly and before we knew it, our lips were gently pushed against one another.

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Allison Mayhem60

I walked down the hall wearing an all red dress which draped behind me, and the sound of my heels hitting the ground echoed through the corridor. I was currently making my way to Slughorns Christmas party. As I entered, Professor Slughorn took a quick picture with me and then I continued on. Harry and I just went together and Hermione took Cormac. But I had spent the majority of the party trying to help Hermione dodge him, yet somehow he always found her.33

"He keeps trying to stick his tongue down my throat." She gagged whilst sipping her pumpkin juice.44

"I understand you needed a date, but him of all people?" I asked with a little laugh as she nudged me to the side.

"I just didn't know what to do. I was going to ask Ron, but clearly that changed." She rolled her eyes at the thought of Lavender stealing Ron away from not only her, but the group as well.

"I mean Harry could have easily found someone else and I could have brought you—" I stopped myself as a rustle from the nearby curtains grew loud and the party halted.6

"Take your hands off me you filthy squib!" I heard a voice shout, interrupting me. Everyone at the party's attention turned to Draco. Filch held on to his arm, tightly.63

"Proffesor Slughorn sir, I found this boy lurking in a forrbidden corridor. He claims to have been invited to your party." Filch said. Oh Draco, what did you just get yourself into? Just before Slughorn could tell him no, I decided to use my mouth for something I really shouldn't have.7

"He was." I chimed in. What the hell am I doing? "I invited him." Harry looked over at me, confused.154

"No, I was gatecrashing!" He shouted, shooting me a quick glare, insinuating I shut the hell up.209

"Well, which is it?" Slughorn questioned, still in his kind tone of voice.3

"I wasn't invited." Draco insisted, as I cowered back.349

"I'll escort him out." Snape said from nearby, approaching the two, as Draco yanked his arm from Filch's grasp.1

"Certainly, Professor." Draco sneered as he then followed him into the hall. I was just about to rush out there to see what was being said between the two, when a voice caught me off guard.96

"Why'd you do that?" Hermione asked, looking puzzled by my actions.6

"I just, felt bad. Everyone's against him, it's like he never really gets a break." I lied, partially.21

"He's Malfoy." Hermione reassured me. "He doesn't deserve a break. Stop being so nice." She rolled her eyes with a smile.180

"Yeah, you're right." I nodded, but I couldn't help but look over at the curtains they had exited from, wondering what was being said.

Over vacation, nearly everyone left. Draco and I were told to stay and work on the cabinet. And so that's what we did. The apple was successfully returned with a bite taken out of it, so we were progressing. But vacation went fast. Draco still hardly said two things to me unless he's critisizing me about my stupidity or making snarky comments on being a Gryffindor. It made it harder to accept the reality of us two being married soon. The fact that we were being used as pawns in Voldemort's little game was infuriating. I mean, imagine having to rely on children to do all your dirty work? Couldn't be me.129

One evening, I sat in the library studying up on potions when I felt a cold hand touch my shoulder. I looked up to see Draco staring down at me, with an odd expression on his face. "What's wrong?" I asked, kind of annoyed he's interrupted me.3

"Your friend Weasley" he began "Bellatrix and some other deatheaters burnt their little burrow down."64

"What?" I shouted, in a whisper, as we were still in the library. "How could you let them do that?" I sprung to my feet, feeling as though I could knock him out for not giving me a heads up that they were going to do that.21

"You think I have a say! What was I supposed to do? Say 'Oh, no, Aunt Bella, you mustn't destroy the Weasley's little shack. Those are Allison's friends!' Think before you speak sometimes, Mayhem. I just thought I should tell you so you can find out from me and not them." He argued. I piped down and stared at him.99

"Thank you." I finally said. He took a seat next to me, as I returned to mine, slowly "I'll try to work on getting along with you." He nodded, seeming to agree with my statement as if we were going to make this work between us, we had to compromise.7

"Now, we need to get working." He insisted. And so I followed him to the vanishing cabinet and watched as he placed a bird inside. A white dove to be exact. And when it returned, it had died. I felt a tear trickle down my face and then suddenly, I watched as Draco collapsed to the floor in sobs. My body tensed up. I knew he had pressure going on at home because of all of this, I just didn't realize it had been taking such a big toll on him. So, as if my brain wasn't connected to my body, I reached over to him, and held him in my arms. Shocked at what was happening between the two of us. But what else was I to do? I mean, he was still a person, practically in the same exact predicament as I was.302

The next day I sat in the Great Hall waiting for Harry, Ron and Hermione to return. Luna sat next to me. We discussed the latest quibbler and began conversing on the subject of pygmy puffs, as they happened to be one of my favorite magical creatures.14

"They are lovely." Luna smiled at me. When suddenly she looked up, and my eyes followed, turning to the side to see Ron, Harry and Hermione. I ran over to Ron and hugged him as tight as possible. Ignoring the harsh glare that Lavender was sending to me from the other side of the room considering the two of them had broken up.9

"I'm so sorry, Ron." I whispered into his neck.1

"It's alright." Ron whispered, sadly.6

"Katie!" Harry shouted. As he rushed past me, to Katie Bell with the rest of us following. She turned to face us. "How're you?"99

"I know what you're going to ask, Harry. I don't know who cursed me." She stated. Katie then stared off past Harry and we turned to see Draco. Draco's expression dropped and we watched as he turned around and walked out, but Harry followed. So I felt obligated to. We followed him into a bathroom.35

"Stay out here." Harry said to me. I ignored his request and went in anyways. Draco stood at the sink, in full sobs. "I know what you did, Malfoy! You hexed her!" Harry shouted. Draco turned and without a second thought, threw a spell at Harry. I jumped behind a stall quickly and watched them shout spells back and forth at one another violently.9

"Draco, stop!" I began to shout at him, as I had to practically chase them around the bathroom, feeling nervous for what they could do to each other.7

"Sectumsempra!" Harry finally shouted as I heard the loud collapse of Draco's body. I rushed over to Draco who lay on the ground, in a pool of water, basically bleeding to death and moaning through his sobs.103

"Oh my god, Harry!" I shouted, as I kneeled on the ground beside Draco, holding his hand gently. He stared at us for a little bit. "Get out!" I screamed at him, but he just continued to look at me, confused. "Harry get out!" I continued to demand, in a more stern voice, which caused him to finally listen, rushing out of the bathroom. I reached down and lifted Draco's head onto my lap. Snape came hurrying in and threw himself onto the floor, beginning to heal Draco. When the blood began to disappear, we carried him to Snape's office and lay him down on a couch that was in there. I sat with his head in my lap and stroked his hair, as he was knocked out. For some reason, seeing him practically dying, made me panic a bit.131

"You care for Malfoy, don't you?" Snape said slowly, but I couldn't respond. It was as if I was in denial of caring for him. "You do know what he has to do, don't you?" He asked me.71

"I had an idea." I whispered.

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Allison Mayhem16

I walked down the hall by myself as I made my way to Slughorn's dinner he was hosting for only students who were at the top of his class. Harry, Hermione and I were his top three in his second hour, so I decided to meet them there, as I was caught up for another night, observing Draco fixing up the cabinet. It was definitely a long process, so a part of me was glad I didn't have to do it all on my own, but I also wanted to help more, because for some odd reason, I felt bad for him doing it by himself. But any time I'd extend my services, he's shut me down. So I just continued to do the same thing every time we met in the Room of Requirement, hw fixed the cabinet, I read some book from the library. I guess it was a win win, as he was left unbothered and I got some time to read without distractions of the other students. As I continued down one of the side corridors, I heard footsteps approaching, and quickly turned around.49

"Where are you off to?" The sweet voice rang. I smiled at her.2

"Just Slughorn's little dinner party." I shrugged. "How about you, Luna?"2

"Just trying to find one of my shoes," she continued to look around the hall, and I followed her lead. "I suspect a nargle stole it." I stopped looking and nodded, curiously.96

"Ah, well, I'll let you know if I find a shoe." I laughed a little as she smiled in return.1

"Thanks, Alli. How have you been holding up?" She tilted her head, as she proceeded to walk me to Slughorn's.1

"Eh, you know, same old." I wasn't sure what more to say. After all, she did know almost everything about my predicament, so there was nothing more needed to say.2

"I'm sorry, Allison." She smiled, apologetically. I nodded at her, with a shrug. We both knew there was nothing that could be done, so it just wasn't a relevant topic for us to speak on. We arrived shortly within minutes to the front door of the room where the dinner was being held and she gave me a quick hug and wandered off. I let myself in, seeing as there were just two empty seats left, so at least I hadn't been the last person to arrive.1

"So, tell me Granger, what do your parents do in the muggle world?" Slughorn asked Hermione after I was greeted and took my place at the table beside Blaise Zabini.113

"My parents are dentists." She said in response. Everyone looked at her in a sort of confused manner. "They tend to peoples teeth." Harry laughed a little at the fact that she had to describe what a dentist was, considering wizards, I guess, didn't really need them. Suddenly, Ginny came abruptly walking in and the tension began to rise. "Her and Dean have been fighting." Hermione whispered over to Harry, just loud enough that I could hear. And seemingly effortless, he stood straight up up. It annoyed me a bit that he felt the need to stand up and protect Ginny when the two of them hardly even talk all that much these days. He had never expressed his liking of her, but Hermione and I had guessed it.71

"Harry." I said in a whisper while smirking, since he was making it a little too obvious of his fancying of the girl.4

After dinner, Hermione and I walked back into the corridors, talking about the quidditch match tomorrow, being that it was our final one and once we arrived to our rooms, we climbed into our beds. "Goodnight, Hermione." I whispered. She didn't respond so I knew she was already out like a light.11

In the morning, we sat in the Great Hall when Ron walked in, clearly bothered by something.

"How was it then?" Ron asked, staring down at his plate of toast and eggs, bot even bothering to eat. That's when I knew he must've been upset by the fact that we all had a night out, and he didn't.9

"Pretty boring." Hermione said. "Slughorn's having a Christmas party, and we're supposed to bring someone. I was thinking of bringing you." She said to him.1

"You sure you don't want to bring Cormac? Seems as though he's been eyeing you for a while now." He grumbled, looking over at her. She rolled her eyes at his ignorance. We had just a short amount of time until the last and final Quidditch game against Ravenclaw, and a part of me was just wanting it over with, since I was forced to stay benched due to the injuries I sustained a while back. So I wasn't too much excited anymore, especially considering Harry gave my spot to blood Cormac, of all people.20

We celebrated the win that night in the Gryffindor common room. Ron was seemingly full of it, when all of a sudden, Lavender Brown came rushing in, snogging him. This caused Hermione to leave. I chased after her out into the halls. As she found a stairwell, and sat on the steps crying, so I reached my arms around her and held her tightly.33

"Hermione, I need to tell you something-" I began, feeling like I needed to get some honesty to her out for once. I was just going to finally reveal my truth about being forced to marry Draco. I wasn't going to say anything of death eater sorts, just that our families were close friends and were demanding it of us. It was a stupid lie, but the only thing I could think of to at least have some honesty with her.57

"What's going on?" A voice interrupted as we both turned to see Ron staring over at Hermione as she quickly wiped her fallen tears off her cheeks.1

"Opogno." Hermione said. And the birds fluttering around us began to chase after him, so he quickly ran off. She stood up, sniffling and wiping her tears away from her face. "I'm heading to bed." She muttered.7

"Want me to come with you?" I asked, standing next to her.

"I need some time alone." She shook her head. I nodded and watched as she walked off and down the hall. A noise from the staircase to my left startled me, so I found myself walking up them and to a different tower. I noticed a figure in black standing at the edge leaning on the railing and staring outward from the window. I walked towards the being and quickly realized who it was. I stood next to him. We didn't say anything, but I knew he was upset, as I could see the tears glisten from his cheeks from the moonlight. I hesitantly slipped my hand over top of his and we gazed out into the night sky, in complete silence.