"well, there you are, those are the Deathly Hallows." Lovegood says
"sorry...i still don't really understand." Harry says
Lovegood turns, and taking a quill and parchment draws a vertical straight line "the Elder Wand..."
then adds a circle on top of the line "the Resurrection Stone..."
then encloses both with a triangle "the Cloak of Invisibility. together...they make the Deathly Hallows. together...they make one master of death."
"Mr. Lovegood, does the Peverell family have anything to do with the Deathly Hallows?" Hermione says. she turns to me, Harry and Ron "that was the name on the grave with the mark on it in Godric's Hallow. Ignotus Peverell."
"Ignotus and his brothers Cadmus and Antioch are thought to be the original owners of the Hallows and therefore the inspiration for the story." Lovegood explains
Lovegood's focus abruptly wavers, sadness in his eyes, then he blinks, eyes the tea kettle.
"ah, but your tea's grown cold. excuse me, i'll be right back." Lovegood says
once Lovegood exits Ron turns to us "let's get out of here once he's back. I'm not touching this stuff, hot or cold."
Harry, lost in thought, says "which one would you chose? of the Deathly Hallows?"
"its obvious, isn't it?" i ask
three of us speak at once
"the wand." Ron says
"the stone" Harry says
"the cloak" i say
we glance at each other, amused.
"you're supposed to say the Cloak, but who wants to spend all day being invisible? dead boring if you ask me. but an unbeatable wand!" Ron says
"its owner grew drunk with power and was murdered." Hermione argued
"yeah, but imagine what short wicked life you'd lead." Ron says
i roll my eyes "why the stone, Harry?" i ask
"well, you could bring people back, couldn't you? Mad Eye. Dumbledore. Sirius. anybody." Harry says
flashes of my dad and my brother cross my mind.
"but according to the story they don't want to come back. its all rubbish anyway. there's no such thing as the Deathly Hallows." Hermione says
"but i have one. the Invisibility Cloak my father left me." Harry says
"there have always been Invisibility Cloaks." Hermione argues
"not like Harry's. i've seen a fair few. Dad used to bring home the ones the Ministry confiscated from petty thieves and the like. they always get holes or tears. Harry's is different. its perfect." Ron says
"i'd have to agree on that." i say
"and i think i've actually held the Resurrection Stone in my hands, that night in Dumbledore's office when he showed me and Vanessa the ring he destroyed, the Horcrux. it had a symbol on it. now i think it was the mark of the Hallows." Harry says
Mr. Lovegood returns.
"Mr. Lovegood. thank you sir-" Hermione begins
"you forgot the water." Ron says
"the water?" Lovegood asks
"for the tea." Ron says
"did, didn't i? how silly of me." Lovegood chuckles
"no matter, sir. we really ought to be going-" Hermione tries
"no, you musnt-" Lovegood yells
"sir?" Harry says questionably
"you're my only hope. they were angry, you see, about what i'd been writing, so they took her. they took Luna." Lovegood explains
my heart drops.
Lovegood looks at Harry "but its really you they want."
"who took her, sir?" Harry asks
"him. surely you call him You-Know-Who. but his real name of course is...Voldemort." Lovegood says
"noooo!" i yell
instantly, out the window, figures on broomsticks appear in the sky, jetting directly towards the house. as Harry, Ron, Hermione and i hit the floor, ropes of light ricochet off the windowsill. the printing press explodes, raining Quibblers everywhere, like a flock of doves, smoking with flames. Lovegood waves madly from the window.
"stop! i've got him-" Lovegood is blasted off his feet by a Stunning Spell so great the chain on his neck flies across the room and settles at my feet. i glance down, watching the symbol of the Deathly Hallows dissolve like Mercury, then look up and see Lovegood streak out the door.
"Ron! Harry! Vanessa! take my hand!" Hermione shouts
Harry, Ron and i begin to crawl on our knees towards her when another volley of spells ricochet about the room and--PING--strike the Gurdyroot teapot. it flies into the air, tumbling end over end toward the Erumpent Horn. our hands close over Hermiones and....the teapot strikes the Erumpent Horn.
we roll to our feet, the others barely visible in the darkness.
"that treacherous old bleeder! is there no one we can trust!" Ron says angrily
"they've kidnapped Luna because he supported me. he was just desperate." Harry argues
Ron says nothing, then spits, clearing the grit from his teeth and peers to the river. unlike the raging force it was the last time we were here, it is little more than a trickle now. the trees are eerily quiet.
"i'll do the enchantments." Ron says
Ron takes out his wand...when Hermione raises her hand, stopping him. her eyes rise. her breath catches. Ron, Harry and i look. clinging to the branches of the trees above, almost as if apart of the trees themselves...
Snatchers.
a wand blooms above, illuminates the face of Scabior. Hermione's red scarf dangles from his neck. he jumps down from the trees and stands only inches away from me and says
"hello, beautiful."
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True Love Conquers All (sequel to Loving You)
Fanfictionsequel to Loving You the last installment of the Draco Malfoy Love Story Series the one thing that i will always remember about my father is the story he would tell me every night before bed of a forbidden love between two people. a man and a woman...
