Chap. 61 Goodbyes
--A bit of a recap--
'I know, I thought i'd finish the year with a BANG.' He replied.
'You did. Go kick some ass??'
'Yeah, well, they should.' He smiled.
Suddenly yells and screams were heard from down by the lake. Draco and Hermione stood up and saw teachers and professors running down to where the yells were taking place. Draco's eyes followed the teachers down to the lake and saw a man in dark robes running from them with long, platinum blonde hair blowing behind him.
Draco ran down with the professors and teachers. Hermione followed him shortly after. Draco reached the edge of the lake, he saw Officials from the Ministry holding a man down. Draco's fear was proven true when he saw his father fighting to get away from the men.
'Father!' Draco cried, Hermione now at his side.
'Draco!' Lucius grit through his teeth.
Narcissa then saw the man that was being chased down, was her husband, so she ran down to them.
'Why was I not invited to this...joyous event...??' Lucius growled.
'What are you doing here, Lucius!?' Narcissa yelled, 'Do not ruin your son's graduation day. If you love him at all, leave!'
Lucius then looked at the officials holding him, and quickly twisted out of their reach. He ran over and grabbed Draco by his throat.
'Good thing I don't have love holding me back then.' Lucius spat into his son's face.
Suddenly dementors appeared coming from the sky.
'Lucius Malfoy! But the boy down!' Dumbledore cried, wand out.
Hermione was about to pull her wand out, but Narcissa grabbed her and pulled her back.
Lucius saw Hermione and dropped Draco hard.
'YOU!' Lucius cried, silver and black cane pointing at Hermione.
As Lucius brought his cane up to hit Hermione, dementors grabbed him.
Everyone watched in shock as dementors sucked some of Lucius's soul out of him, not enough to kill him, but enough to weaken him so he couldn't escape their grasp.
Draco watched his father, then stumbled to get to Hermione and his mother.
Lucius lay weak in the clutches of dementors, ready to bring him to Azkaban. Ministry Officials allowed the dementors to leave.
'How did you know he would be here?' Cornelius Fudge asked Dumbledore.
'It was his son's graduation. I knew he'd be here to try one last time to make Draco come to the
Dark Side.' Dumbledore explained.
'You knew he'd come?' Narcissa asked, a little upset, still holding Hermione.
'Yes.'
'And you didn't tell us??' She asked.
'I knew that you would get upset, and Lucius would not have come, if everyone knew he was coming. This was an easy way to capture your husband.' Dumbledore stated.
'We have been suspecting Mr. Malfoy of playing both sides of the fence.' Fudge said, 'Thank you for filling us in on his recent crimes and the appearence he would make here.'
Cornelius and Dumbledore shook hands, and then the Officials left.
Dumbledore turned to Narcissa and Draco.
'Are you going to be alright?' he asked them.
'My Father has been captured. I'm fine. He deserves to be in Azkaban, he told me he'd go there again for Voldemort, I guess he got his wish.' Draco replied. 'What are about you, Mother? Are you okay?'
'I'm fine, Draco. You are no longer in risk of harm from that horrible person.' Narcissa said hugging her son.
Draco then went up to his fiancee and took her in his arms. She held him.
'Are you really okay?' Hermione asked looking into his eyes.
He looked at her softly. She saw his eyes starting to tear up. Hermione looked over at Narcissa.
'We'll be right back.' She told her.
Narcissa nodded as Hermione took Draco's hand and guided him far from everyone.
They reached a place underneath a bunch of small trees. Hermione looked up at Draco sweetly.
She reached up and brushed his hair back.
'No one is here, baby. Tell me, I know you must be hurting.' She said softly.
He looked down at his beautiful girl, but then started to cry and walked away, embarrassed.
Hermione looked down at the ground as Draco walked a few steps away.
'He really doesn't love me...at all...' Draco whispered.
Hermione walked up to him and put her arm around his back and kissed his shoulder.
'Draco, death eaters don't love anyone but themselves and Voldemort.'
'But he's my own father, Hermione! I looked into his eyes when he said that it was a good thing he didn’t have 'love' holding him back...he was serious...' Draco had tears streaming down his face.
'I don't know all the pain your feeling now, Draco, I can't imagine, but just know that there are so many people that do love you, so much. I love you and your mother, more than your father could love anything. Your father is evil, he can't love anything but evil. Himself and Voldemort.' Hermione said quietly.
Hermione turned so she and Draco were facing each other. She wiped his tears away from his face with her thumbs. She kissed his lips softly. He placed his hands at her hips and put his head down on her shoulders.
'I don't know what i'd do without you.' He said softly through tears. 'It scares me to say it, but I think i'd be with my father, acting as a death eater.'
'No you wouldn't be. Your stronger than that.' She replied.
He looked back into her eyes.
'I'm only strong because of you.' He responded.
She smiled, tears falling from the corners of her eyes.
'I love you.' She said quietly.
'I love you, too.' He said kissing her lips passionately.
After he pulled away Hermione said, 'Are you ready to go back?'
He nodded.
They walked back to where they left his mother and Dumbledore. Everyone outside Hogwarts was talking about what just happened.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger were now talking with Narcissa.
'Feeling better?' Narcissa asked Draco and Hermione as they walked up.
'Yes, much, thank you.' Draco replied.
'Well, that's good.' Narcissa said. 'Anne and Richard and I were talking, we thought we should go have some tea up at the Manor, what do you think?'
'I hate tea.' Draco said, jokingly, 'But sounds good. I'll have a nice brandy.'
'No you won't.' Narcissa sharply replied.
'Yes, mother.' Draco sighed.
'I'll be right back.' Hermione said. She then ran off quickly.
She searched for a bit until she found what she wanted.
Harry, Ron and Ginny were all in a group chatting.
'Hey you guys.' Hermione said as she walked up to them.
'Hey, how are you?' Ginny asked.
'Yeah, we all just saw what happened!' Ron exclaimed.
'How's Draco?' Harry asked.
Hermione took a big breath.
'I'm fine, yeah I can't believe Lucius was finally taken to Azkaban, he deserved it, because of all he's tried to do to Draco and Narcissa, and Draco was hurt, obviously, his dead beat dad tried to kill him down there, but he's okay now. How are all of you?'
The group laughed at Hermione's out-of-breath state.
'We're good.' Ginny smiled.
'I just wanted to come saw goodbye, i'm on my way to have tea with the 'rents and soon-to-be mother-in-law.' Hermione said, 'I love you guys so much, and I promise i'll see you all very soon. I'll owl you guys later this week. Okay?'
Harry was the first to step up and hug Hermione tightly. She kissed him on the cheek.
'Thank you, Harry. For seven years of crazy, fun adventurous friendships i'll always remember.'
'Seven plus years.' He added.
She nodded. Ron then stepped up and put his arms around her tightly.
'Thank you for always being there for me, Ron, no matter how paranoid you got sometimes.' She laughed.
'Thanks for letting me watch over you and not getting sick of me.' He replied.
'I never would.' She smiled.
She then hugged Ginny.
'Thanks for finally giving me a girl to talk too.' Hermione said.
'Thanks for being the big sister I never had, in a life of boys.' Ginny said, tearing up.
Hermione laughed and let go.
'You guys are the best friends ever, I could never have asked for more.' Hermione said.
Hermione said another bye and walked back to Draco and her family.
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