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Everyone looked in horror. Ginny yelled out a cry.

The Harry Potter was dead.

V looked over at Ron and Hermione and they both looked in distress. Draco was also there across the courtyard, watching the scene before him.

He couldn't believe it, he was actually gone.

"Harry Potter .. is dead" Voldemort said, making a few of his supporters  laughed in humor.

V's gut wrenched at the sound of those four words. She didn't want to believe it.

The Dark Lord asked for anyone to join him, as for the rest would find death in his hand. Everyone looked around at each other but nobody moved.

"Draco!" yelled Lucius, looking at his son.

At the sound of his name, V turned and saw Draco standing there, frozen in place not sure of what to do. People had backed away from him as if he were a threat, which to them he was, but not to V.

Draco shook his head slightly. He never wanted this. He never wanted to be a deatheater, he never wanted to join his army, he wanted V. He wanted to hold her just now in his arms. He wanted to feel safe.

"Draco!" cried his mother beside her husband. Lucius looked at his son in a horrific stare, surprised and angry that he would disobey him.

"No" he shakingly mumbled. He was standing firm.

V looked at him with tears in her eyes. This is the choice he finally made, she thought. She dared to not smile at his decision for they were still in a terrible state.

Voldemort sighed. He knew Draco would be his only chance to serve him from the rest of the school.

With a wave of his wand, he apparated V in front of him, he might as well try to convince him. She fell on her knees onto the stone floor as she was brought to the middle of the courtyard with Voldemort behind her and Draco in front.

Voldemort pointed his wand to the back of her head.

Draco hesitantly ran forward as his heart stopped when he saw her collapse. Tears formed in his eyes as he knew that after all this time, he was being threatened with the girl he loved.

He took out his wand and pointed it at the Dark Lord.

"Draco!" his father yelled at him, horrified that his son would do such a thing.

But he didn't care.

He kept his wand pointed at Voldemort as he shook inside.

Suddenly two Death Eaters apparated besides Draco, they took his wand and held him back as he threatened the Dark Lord. He struggled against them and tried to get out of their grasp, wanting to save V.

V was kneeling on the floor, tears spilling out of her eyes. She saw Draco struggling against their grasps, trying to reach her, but she knew he wouldn't be able to get to her in time.

She didn't dare look behind her as she knew the Dark Lord was about to kill her.

V looked at Draco, he looked at her, still struggling. Just the sight of her in the state she was in crushed his heart. His eyes swelled in tears.

V took one last look at him before she was struck.

"Crucio!"

"No!"

V felt her bones twist and tear in painful ways, her eyes closed shut tight as she collapsed to the floor and shook violently in torture. She screamed in udder cry of torment as the Dark Lord gave a small smile in amusement as he hurt the poor girl.

Draco was shaking in tears, watching his girl on the ground in horrid pain while her cries echoed in his ears. He cried out to Voldemort and pleaded him to stop, but he didn't.

He strugglingly lurched against the hold of the Death Eaters grasps, he tried to kick and hit his way out, but they were stronger than him, holding him back.

He yelled for her, screamed her name and cried in sorrow as his tears fell down from his eyes.

Just then, Potter fell out of Hagrid's arms and started to spell Voldemort with his wand.

Voldemort removed his wand from V and pointed it at Potter in hatred, trying to kill him once and for all.

Everyone smiled in joy as the wizard came back to life, and then ran off to fight with the Death Eaters.

V laid on the stone ground in weakness, in awful pain but alive. Her breathing was hoarse from her screaming and she couldn't move because she was numb with pain. Her cheeks were tear stained as her swollen red eyes were heavy but were slightly laid open looking at the sky.

As the deatheaters threw Draco down to fight, he ran to her and cried her name. He picked her up and held her close to him but she made no sound or movement.

"V? V?" he asked and his tears fell on her. He held her head as her face was paler than ever. He leaned his head on her chest and felt her heartbeat.

He then picked her up into his arms and carried her into the castle, getting her someplace safe. She felt light and lifeless.

She's okay, she's okay he thought as he ran through the hallways, but he knew she was in pain and he would never forgive himself.

As he carried her through Hogwarts, he tried to stay clear of any Death Eater and tried to be careful to not get hit by any upcoming magic or falling stone from the castles walls.

He ran all the way to Slytherin's common room where no one was at. He raced up the stairs and went into the dormitory. He laid her on one of the beds and placed a hand on the side of her face.

"Oh I'm so sorry" he cried.

He grabbed her hand and held it in his, bringing it close to him and whispering into it as his tears fell.

"I'm so sorry, this is all my fault, I should have never" and he kissed her hand in between breaths. 

"Draco?" her croaking rough voice asked. He looked to her and came in close.

"V I'm so sorry, I should have never ... I did this, this is all my fault" he said looking away.

She placed a weak hand on his cheek and turned his face to her.

"You could never .. hurt me" she roughly whispered.

His red eyes looked deep into hers and understood her words. He caressed her hair and gave a small shakingly nod.

V put her hand behind his neck and felt his dirty hair.

They leaned into each other and slowly kissed, knowing nothing was to ever break them again.