[Wattys '13 FINALIST] How Can I Love You When I Hate You So Much? (Draco Malfoy)

How Can I Love You When I Hate You So Much? (Draco Malfoy) Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Testing went by in basically a big blur. I was in the common room. The last test was being completed in the Great Hall. Draco and the Big Three were all down there taking History of Magic. I laid on my bed, listening to soft music I played from my wand as Denae read a Muggle novel I lent her. Suddenly, I was overcome with a vision...

It was the same room full of spheres as before. The man in the cloak was happy, excited. He walked down the aisles and came up to a specific shelf. A flash of light!. 97, 97, 97, 97.... But there was a shape on the floor at the very end of the aisle, a black shape moving upon the floor like a wounded
animal...  a high, cold voice... “Take it for me... Lift it down, now... I cannot touch it … but you can...” FLASH The black shape upon the floor shifted a little... a long-fingered white hand clutching a wand rise on the end of his own arm … heard the high, cold voice say, “Crucio!” A scream of pain, FLASH! attempted to stand but fell back, writhing....the curse lifted, FLASH, and the figure groaned and became motionless.
“Lord Voldemort is waiting...”
The man on the ground raised his shoulders a few inches and lifted
his head. His face was bloodstained and gaunt, twisted in pain yet rigid with defiance...

“You’ll have to kill me,” whispered Sirius...Sirius?! FLASH.

“Undoubtedly I shall in the end,” said the cold voice. “But you will fetch it for me first, Black... You think you have felt pain thus far? Think again... We have hours FLASH, hours ahead of us and nobody to hear FLASH nobody to hear you scream...”

I stood suddenly, barreling out the door before Denae could even question what had happened. I ran to the Entrance Hall, making for the Great Hall, when I heard a piercing scream rip through the air. Harry had seen it too.

A few seconds later, one of the examiners was basically carrying Harry out of the Great Hall. Harry was muttering something about not wanting to go to the hospital wing. The professor sat Harry down onto a bench in the entrance hall. Harry looked up at me, and I simply nodded to him, standing back a few feet.

"I just fell asleep, had a nightmare is all." Harry said in a soft voice, rubbing his temples.

"Must be the pressure of examinations."  said the old man in a soft tone. He told Harry to go lie down, and left back into the Great Hall. Harry waited until the old wizard closed the door before standing and all but tripping to my side.

"We have to find Professor McGonagall." Harry said. I remembered hearing about what had happened to Hagrid and McGonagall the night of the Astronomy exams. They came to arrest Hagrid and in an attempt to stun Hagrid, she got hit by multiple Stunners. Harry grabbed my hand and pulled me toward the hospital wing.

"Potter, Hawthorne. What's going on?" Madame Pomfrey demanded when we walked into the hospital wing.

"We need to see Professor McGonagall, please ma'am." I said politely as possible.

"She's not here, darling. She was transferred to St. Mungo’s this morning. Four Stunning Spells straight to the chest at her age? It’s a wonder they didn’t kill her." Harry looked shocked, and I just sighed. "It's no wonder you're shocked. As if one of them could have Stunned Minerva McGonagall face on by daylight! Cowardice, that’s what it was... Despicable cowardice … If I wasn’t worried what would happen to you students without me, I’d resign in protest..." Harry walked away from me in an almost stupor. I thanked Madam Pomfrey and followed closely behind. Harry stopped in the middle of the bustling corridor, almost like he was in a trance. Suddenly, though, he started running. I followed as close behind him as I could. I barreled down two flights of stairs and nearly slammed into the back of Harry as Ron and Hermoine walked toward him. Harry grabbed my hand and pulled me next to him.

“Harry!” said Hermione at once, looking very frightened. “What happened? Are you all right? Are you ill?”

“Where have you been?” demanded Ron. “Come with me,” Harry said quickly. “Come on, I’ve
got to tell you something...”

"What is she doing here? What is going on?" Hermoine demanded. Harry held tightly onto mind as he led us down a corridor to an empty classroom..

“Voldemort’s got Sirius.”

“What?”

“How d’you — ?”

“Saw it. Just now. When I fell asleep in the exam. Jez saw it too, in a vision.”

“But — but where? How?” said Hermione, whose face was white.

“I dunno how,” said Harry. “But I know exactly where. There’s a room in the Department of Mysteries full of shelves covered in these little glass balls, and they’re at the end of row ninety-seven … He’s trying to use Sirius to get whatever it is he wants from in there... He’s torturing him... Says he’ll end by killing him …” I shuddered and held Harry's hand tighter. Another vision flashed across my eyes. Running down the hallway. Voldemort holding my hand, a frightening, cold smile on his thin snake-like smile. A look of pride in his eyes.

“We’ll have to use Umbridge’s fire and see if we can contact him,” said Hermione, who looked positively terrified at the thought. “We’ll draw Umbridge away again, but we’ll need lookouts, and that’s where we can use Ginny and Luna.” When had they gotten here? I shook my head and stood.

"I am going to try crystal scrying and see if I can figure out what is really going on. Come find me if you figure anything else out. No matter what it is going on here, we need to be careful." I squeezed Harry's hand once more before releasing it. "We'll be okay." I said simply. Harry pulled me into a hug and I sighed.

"Thank you, Jez. I am so sorry. For everything." I smiled and ran toward my room. Draco was coming out of the common room when I got to the door.

"Jezzy. Are you okay? You look terrified." He pulled me toward him. I sighed and held him for a moment before pulling away.

"I'm so sorry, Drake. I have to go. I'll explain everything later, just know that I love you." I kissed him quickly, then ran up the stairs to my room. Before I could even sit down onto my bed, another vision hit my eyes.

Lupin, Tonks, Sirius, Harry, Ron, Hermoine. Running, running in circles around black cloaks. Lights, green, red, blue. Shouting, why was everyone shouting? Crash, bang, shattering glass and shouting. Dumbledore storming in. Voldemort, his voice hissing. "Kill him. Kill him to save the one you love!"

"Jez! Malfoy is downstairs for you." Denae shook my shoulder. I nodded and forced a smile. I hugged Denae quickly before running down the stairs and out the door, almost straight into Draco's back.

"Jezzy, your Golden Trio just got busted breaking into Umbridge's office." He said quietly. "I don't know why you are so fond of them, but I thought you should-" I cut him off with a kiss, wrapping my arms around his neck tightly. He chuckled once and hugged me.

"I love you. I have to go, but I love you. So much more than you know." I gave him another swift kiss before running down the hall, my Converse squeaking across the floor.

When I reached the Entrance Hall, I saw the door close behind Hermoine, Harry and Professor Umbridge. I reached out with my mind, and read Hermoine. She was leading Umbridge into the forest to the centaurs. I laughed loudly. That conniving little witch! I just hoped the Centaurs kept to their word and didn't attack "foals."

I bolted up the stairs to find Ron and the others. They had started out of Umbridge's office, groans of pain coming from the closing door.

"What the hell did you guys do?" I peered into the office and saw Draco's cronies, Crabbe, Goyle and Blaise on the floor, groaning in pain. I chuckled and Ginny grabbed my arm.

"We need to find Harry and Hermoine. Now."

So sorry I had to cut this short, but it is late and I am falling asleep. I was losing focus, so I thought it best to end it here. More tomorrow. I already have it planned in my head. Please vote and comment, it gives me energy! Love you bunches!