Blood Red, Snow White | Dramione ✔

17. The Return

"H-healer ! Healer ! Somebody call the healers !!", Draco yelled as he ran outside the room and into the waiting lounge. Harry stood up, alarmed.

" What is it ? Is - is she okay ?"

"Call the bloody healers!!", Draco ignored his question and yelled back.
He slammed his fists into the wall and didn't even wince when his knuckles turned blood red.

She was gone. How could she ? After all that he had said, how could she ?

Draco's body shook violently but he didn't will himself to cry in front of so many people. Harry and Ron ran towards the reception while Blaise and Theo tried to calm Draco down.

Just then, two healers burst into the room and locked it shut. Draco banged his fists on the door.

"LET ME IN!!!"

" Draco, Draco mate calm do-"

"DONT BLOODY TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!", he yelled.

Pansy began to cry at the state of her childhood best friend.

"Shh. It's going to be alright Pans, don't cry. Be strong.", Daphne pulled her into a hug.

" I-i can't. Draco....Draco h-he finally found love and-", she trailed off and broke into sobs.

Daphne's eyes too began to feel heavy. Everything was so messed up. Draco felt as if a part of him was being ripped out of him continously. He couldn't think straight.

Was it his words that caused a reaction ?

He didn't know anything. All he knew was that he loved her.

When and how it happened, he didn't know.

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"Here, have some sandwich.", Luna said while offering Draco a sandwich.
Draco pushed her hand away gently and shook his head.

It had been 9 hours since the healers went inside and they never came out. The door was locked and no one was allowed to see her. They didn't know what was happening to her but she was alive. And that was enough. For now.

"Don't do this to yourself. It won't do any good.", Luna stated in her dreamy voice.

Draco lifted his head up and it was very much clear to the people around him that he had been crying. His eyes were red rimmed and his face was flushed.

" I don't feel like eating. Thank you.", Draco tried again, politely.

" Mate, don't be so harsh on yourself. You need food.", Ron said and clamped a hand on his shoulder.

Draco shook his head and sighed.

" You don't understand", he stated in a small voice which broke at the end.
And with that, he left the waiting lounge.

" He loves her very much, doesn't he?, Lavender spoke.

Luna smiled and nodded.

Pansy sighed and massaged her head.

Ginny let a tear slip and sniffed. Harry placed his arm around her shoulders bringing her into his embrace.

" She'll be fine Gin. Hermione is a fierce fighter. A coma can't bring her down."

"I hope, Harry . I hope."

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"O my God Draco ! Look at you ! What's wrong ?! Didn't the potion work ?", Narcissa came in flying through the door with Lucius in tow.