Dragon's Promise

Chapter 15

EDITED

P.O.V is kind of pointless now huh? Don't worry, keep reading. ;)

Draco is dead.

My Draco is dead. Gone forever. 

Maybe if I had been there for him. Let him come with me. Then maybe he wouldn't be dead. But I wasn't, and I wish I had been. 

"Harry?" It was Hermione. "Harry, you need to eat something. It's been three days since you last ate." I was hungry. I took the bowl of soup from her and devoured it quickly. I was going to have to move on.

TWO MONTHS LATER

I was standing at his grave. Tall and black. His name engraved in silver on the shiny smooth stone. 

"I miss you Malfoy. Every day. This is the last time I'll be talking to you. But soon we can be together again. I love you Dragon." I drew out my wand and pointed it at my chest. I took a deep breath.

"Sectum-"

"I love you too Raven."

No. He's dead. I'm looking at his grave. I watched him die. I held his lifeless body in my arms. I whirled around and stopped dead in my tracks. His platinum blond hair shone in the sun and his mercury grey eyes were full of tears.

"D-Draco?" I must be hallucinating again.

"Don't do it Harry. I wouldn't want this. Not now not ever."

"B-but you're dead."

"Not inside your heart or your head I'm not. Now go on you prick, you'll be late for dinner." He smiled and I turned to look at his grave to see if it was still there and when I turned around he was gone. He was never there. I let out a quiet sob and started back to the castle. I had saved myself. This time.

"Harry! We were worried, we couldn't find you anywhere mate." Ron said, clapping me on the back. "Sorry, I was visiting Draco." I mumbled. "Are you seeing him again?" Asked Hermione softly to which I nodded. "Oh Harry, you need to see a healer. Are you still having the nightmares? Because we could get you a sleeping draught." She said worriedly. 

"I'll be fine, Hermione." 

She didn't look convinced. I quickly finished my dinner and headed up to bed. I was still sleeping in our old room. Every night I would wake up with sweat pouring down my face and the image of Draco lying in a pool of blood fresh in my mind.

I curled up on the bed with one of his sweaters pressed to my face. That night I cried myself to sleep, only to be met with another nightmare.

'You have to go back Draco. He's a mess. He's tried to kill himself several times but is saved by hallucinations of you.'

'I can't. What am I supposed to say? Hello Harry! I'm not really dead! Surprise!'

'I don't know, but you have to tell him. He's going to kill himself otherwise and then one of you will actually be dead.'

'But I did try to kill myself, I truly did. I just came back. I don't know how or why, but I didn't stay dead.'

'It must have something to do with the bond. I have a theory, but f you won't tell him then I will.'

'You can't do that!'

'Watch me.' 

'Hermione come back!'

I sat up quickly. Was that real? Probably just my mind making things up to make me feel better.

"Harry?" It was Hermione. I looked at the door and used my wandless magic to open it. "Hey, good morning. I'm sorry to wake you but I need to check something." I nodded. "Can you still use your wings?" I thought about it. I hadn't tried, focusing I sucked in a breath at the slight pain it caused me to open them. 

"Good. Can you still breath fire?" I looked at her.

"Breath fire?"

"Yeah, have you not tried it before?"

"No." Why didn't I think of that? I opened my mouth and focused on my anger and sadness welling up inside me and turned it into a blazing fire that burst from my hands. Ok, so maybe I can't breath fire. But I can still use it.

"Interesting. Did you not think that those powers would have disappeared after Draco died?"

I thought for a second.

"They did, for a couple of days. Then they came back."

She nodded. "What if I told you he isn't dead and that he came to me for help?"  I sucked in a breath. So it wasn't just a dream. It must be part of the bond. 

"I-I wouldn't believe you. But at the same time I do."

Her eyes softened and she gave me a small smile. "Draco, you can come in now." And then he was there. Standing in front of me.

"D-Draco?" I whispered numbly. His mercury eyes were glistening with tears and his eyes were puffy from crying. "I'm here Raven." I let out a sob and slumped to the floor, tears flowing freely down my face. "Shhh Raven, it'll be ok. I'm with you now, and I will never leave you again." I buried my face in his chest and sniffed.

"Promise?"

"Promise."

I listened as Hermione's footsteps faded out of the room and Draco tried to hold back tears. 

"I love you Dragon."

"I love you too Raven."

Hey! I've been going through some stuff lately and, well, my overly emotional self thought I could kill off one of the main characters, but then I looked back on it and realized, well shit, what am I gonna do now? So yay! Draco's not dead and all is right with the world... or is it? Anyways, not as long as I wanted it to be, but I have no idea what I'm doing so yeah. Read, follow, vote!

~Orchestral Beats