to be not to be~ draco malfoy ~ year two

the chamber of secrets-the end

"i have died everyday waiting for you."
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We were now in Dumbledore's office since we had to tell the man about everything that had just occurred. I was for sure going to lose 100 points or more for this. Me, Ron, and Harry stood in-front of Dumbledore's desk as he sat there with a calm expression on his face. I looked dow at my shoes guiltily.

"Do you three realize that you have broken about a dozen school rules?" Albus said.

"Yes sir." We say in unison.

"And there is sufficient evidence to have the three of you expelled. Therefore, it is only fitting..."

Oh no here it comes. My mom's going to have my head.

"That the three of you receive... Special Awards for Services to the School." Albus finishes. Oh brilliant! I thought he would for sure expel us. I smiled brightly.

"Thanks, sir." Ron says grinning so brightly that the sun had some competition.

"Mr. Weasley, if you would, have an owl deliver these to Azkaban." Dumbledore handed Ron a couple of letters.

"I believe we need our gamekeeper back." He said with a warm smile. He then looked at me.

"And Ms. Goldhorn you may return to the Slytherin common rooms." He said. I gave him a quick smile before walking out of his office.

*

Time had passed by and it was now the end of the year. The Mandrakes have been cooked up and the petrified students were being revived one by one. I was currently sitting at the Slytherin table with Cammy and Abby. Camille was currently crushing me in a hug.

"Oh my gosh! I still can't believe you went toe to toe with baby Voldemort." She said. I grunted uncomfortably.

"Okay Camille, you're crushing her." Abigail said giggling. She finally let me go and I finally was able to breathe. I smiled a bit.

"I mean it was absolutely terrifying. He was incredibly hard to fight considering he had enough counter-curses to last a lifetime." I said, sighing.

"But. You still kicked his ass, along with Harry." Camille said with a bright smile. She always encouraged me even when I doubted myself, she was truly an ideal best friend. I hear Abigail gasp.

"Guess who's back." She says looking at the entrance doors. I looked over to see Hermione standing there with a bright smile. She's back! I immediately got up from my seat excitedly.

I could see Harry and Ron follow me. Hermione realizes I'm running towards her and giggles. I pull her into a bone crushing hug.

"You're back." I say with a sigh of relief.

"I'm back." She responds. We let go of each other and giggled. She looks beside me. Harry and Ron were standing there with excited grins.

She hugs Harry tightly. She let's go of him and looks at Ron awkwardly. They were about to hug but quickly pulled back and just gave each other a handshake. That was unbearably awkward.

I chuckled.

"Congratulations, I can't believe you've solved it." Hermione said.

"Well we had loads of help from you. We couldn't have done it without you." Harry said. And that was indeed true. We suddenly heard someone tapping on their glass goblet.

"Could I have your attention, please?" I heard McGonagall say.

"I have to go back to Cammy and Abigail, goodbye." I say before walking to my table and sitting down beside Camille. I see Dumbledore stand from his seat.

"Before we begin the feast, Let us have a round of applause for Professor Sprout, Madame Pomfrey, whose mandrake juice has been so successfully administered to all who had been Petrified." Albus said. We began giving them a round of applause because they did indeed deserve it. The claps then toned down as soon as the man began talking again.

"Also, in light of the recent events, as a school treat, all exams have been canceled." Albus announced. We all cheered and clapped again but Abigail groaned.

"So all of that studying and tutoring was for nothing!" Abigail said groaning. Me and Camille chuckled. The Professor sat down.

Suddenly the doors opened and we all went silent. It was Hagrid! I smiled brightly.

"Sorry I'm late." He said looking around the room. "The owl that delivered my release papers got all lost and confused." He walked towards the staff table. It was Ron's owl, I heard that animal was the clumsiest thing.

"Some ruddy bird called Errot." The students chuckled a bit realizing it was Ron's. He stopped walking once he stood in-front of the Golden Trio. They smiled at him.

"And I'd just like to say that if it hadn't been for you, Harry and Violet and Ron and Hermione of course. I would... I'd still be you-know-where...so I'd just like to say thanks." He said choking up a bit. I smiled warmly. Harry then stood up slowly and looked at Hagrid.

"There's no Hogwarts without you, Hagrid." Harry said before hugging the man. It was such a touching moment. Suddenly I heard someone clapping and I realized it was Albus. Everyone else followed suit and began standing and clapping. We cheered and cheered.

*

We were at the train station. Me and the girls. We had our suitcases in hand and were ready to board the train back home.

"Well this year has been hectic." Camille says. Abigail nods.

"You can say that again." Abigail says. I turn around to completely face the two.

"So, same thing? Hanging out all summer or do you guys have more juicier plans?" I say with a half smile. Camille gives me a face like I wasn't going to like what I was going to say.

"I actually have plans with my mom. We're going to this really nice vacation spot where they teach me offensive spells and I can't pass it up." She said with a sorry look on her face.

"It's fine, Camille, enjoy your time in Rome. We'll be fine without your iconic nicknames." Abigail said with a grin. Camille smiles and I see her eyes tear up.

"I'll miss you guys so much. But, we WILL see each other next year and it will be as adventurous as this one." Camille says before sniffling. She chuckles before hugging us both. I hug her tightly. I didn't want her to go but she did have her own life. She let us go.

"See you guys in a couple of months." She says before walking away. I could see her parents waiting there with warm smiles on their faces. I felt an ache in my heart but I knew I had Abigail. I turn to look at her. She looked more sad than I did. She had a single tear fall out of her green eyes. She looked at me with a sad smile.

"Come on. My mom's going to be here any moment." I say before grabbing her hand and walking with her.