Malfoy's Secret - EDITING

|chapter twenty|

Courtyard

May 2, 1998

Hermione, Blaise, Draco, Theo, and Astoria walked beside their parents. They were behind Voldemort and many of his deatheaters, they were hidden from their schoolmates. Hagrid had been carrying Harry who seemed to have died. The five of them knew he was alive. Narcissa had lied to the Dark Lord to save Harry. Hermione didn't know why she had done it, but didn't dare question it.

Hogwarts students and professors cam put from the castle and on to the courtyard. Hermione noticed Ron, Ginny, and Neville come foward. The Dark Lord stepped foward from the Deatheaters.

"Harry Potter is dead!" He yelled, filled with pride. Deatheaters cheered while Hogwarts students gasped in shock.

"Nooo!!!!" Ginny screamed. She newrly fell but was caught by her brother. The Dark Lord laughed but was cut off by a sudden thud.

"Stupefy!" A voice called out. The voice belonged to the one and only Harry Potter. "He's alive!" Ron called out. Harry made a run for it while Voldemort casted spell after spell at him.

That's when the war started.

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It seemed as it would never end.

The Deatheaters and Hogwarts students collided. Spells of every name were casted at eachother. Each person fighting for their lives.

Hermione ran in and was separated from the rest of her friends. A spell was fired at her but luckily she dogged it. Hermione turned around to see Lavender Brown looking at her.

"So Ron was right all along. The Gryffindor Princess became a deatheater." Lavender mocked. "Shut it, Lavender." Hermione shot a spell at her but she ran away.

Hermione ran to the otherside of the courtyard trying to look for her friends and family. She noticed Theo being shot at by Percy Weasley and tried to help him. Before she could, it was to late.

"Avada Kedavra!" Percy yelled. A flash of greenlight hit Theo and he fell to the floor, motionless.

'God, please...no."

"Sectumsempra!" Draco yelled. The spell hit Percy and he fell to the floor screaming in pain.

Hernione ran over and knelt down besides Theo. Draco sat down beside her. The two began crying in agony and had no control. Hermione and Draco lifted up Theo and carried him to the Great Hall where the dead and injured bodies were put.

They walked in to see hundreds of people inside of the Great Hall. Hermione and Draco were stared down by their fellow classmates.

Then, they saw their family. Draco and Hermione walked over to them. Once Mr. and Mrs. Nott saw their son, motionless. They cried out.

"GOD NO!" Mrs. Nott screamed. Hermione and Draco laid Theo down on a gurney and everyone crowded around him. "My son..." Mr. Nott cried. Everyone's faced was covered in tears, crying over the loss of their beet friend. The Weasley family walked in and noticed their tears. Hermione looked up at Ron who only looked away.

Severus walked into the Great Hall. His face was cut, he wad covered in bruises and seemed to be limping. He saw everyone crowded around Theo and went over twords them. Severus knelt down and pulled a blanket over Theo's lifeless body.

"The war is over. The Dark Lord was killed by Harry Potter." Severus said looking down. Everyone looked at him and a sigh of relief was heard. They stood up and Theo's parents kissed his forehead before leaving. Hermione took one last look at her closest friend. "I'll miss you Theo." The tears started coming down her fave again and Draco held her close. Together, all of them walked out of the Great Hall.

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Courtyard

There was very few people outside. Most of them had left or they were either in the Great Hall still.

The Weasley family, still fully intact, had seen Hermione and her family walk out of the castle. They all glanced at them and without a second thought, they walked away.

Hermione watched as they did so. She didn't care, knowing that they would never knew her full story.

"Is everyone ready?" Lucius called out. Everyone, Hermione, Draco, Blaise, Astoria, Mrs. Zabini, Mrs. Malfoy, Mrs. Greengrass, Mr. Greengrass, and Mrs. and Mr. Nott all shook their heads. They began to walk twords the bridge.

Hermione looked back. She smiled to herself.

"I'll be back." She whispered. "Hogwarts is always my home." Draco, Hermione, Blaise, and Astoria walked out hand and hand.