Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction ❯ Heart and Soul ❯ Chapter Nine ( Chapter 9 )
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By: TassanaBurrfoot 
Contemplations
Non Anime: Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Drama / Hentai / Fantasy / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 09.18.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 701 | Status: Completed
Contemplations
Non Anime: Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Drama / Hentai / Fantasy / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 09.18.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 701 | Status: Completed
Author's Note: I know this is a really short chapter with not much of anything except Hermione's thoughts. I promise you, there is a valid reason for this. These thought are completely necessary for the next chapter.
Heart and Soul
By: Tassana Burrfoot
Chapter Nine
The next day, Hermione thought over all that had happened. She was engaged to Draco Malfoy! The feeling was both exhilarating and troubling. She was most definitely in love with him. But, at the same time, she knew how her friends would react. She, Hermione Granger, was set to marry Draco Malfoy.
She had to repeat the thought several times in her mind before she was able to believe it. Three months ago, if someone would've told her she'd be happily marrying Malfoy, she would've had them checked by Madam Pomfrey. Now, she was gleefully excited about the prospect.
She knew she had to tell Harry and Ron... eventually. She couldn't hide it from them forever, especially with Harry's slowly developing sense that Draco was a Death Eater and "up to something." She feared the day he looked on the map and caught her talking to the blond-haired boy. Or worse... snogging him.
Her thoughts traveled to other events that occurred that night. She and Draco had stayed together until the early morning hours. They chatted, danced, kissed. He had been a gentleman, keeping to his promise not to really try anything until she was ready. But, there were moments when she wondered if perhaps he might go over board. She knew he wanted to.
She sighed softly to herself. It wasn't that she didn't want to be with him, she just wasn't ready. She didn't know how she knew this, it was just a feeling she had. It was as if some force was telling her to wait.
Harry and Ron had questioned her when she finally managed to show up in the Great Hall. "Where did you go last night," Ron had whispered over breakfast. "You look exhausted."
"I was in the library, studying," she had lied. "I wanted to make sure my Ancient Runes paper was correct. You two should think about studying, too. N.E.W.T.S are very important and aren't that far away."
"But, we don't take our N.E.W.T.S until next year!" Ron had complained.
So, they let her go back to the library. While she did spend some of her time studying, she also began other research. Draco had told her the ring was old, created by the first Malfoy. She wanted to know more.
She pulled an old thick tome off the shelf and brought it to a table. She had found this tome among others like it deep within the library's crevices. The tome housed names and information about the oldest pureblood families.
She opened the tome and allowed the cover to fall upon the table with a heavy, dusty thump. It wasn't hard to find the Malfoy name, for they were one of the oldest families. Soon she was able to locate the first Malfoy to ever set foot in Hogwarts.
"Malfoy, Julius," she read. "Born 5th of June 1480. House Prefect for Slytherin from 1495-1496. Head Boy 1497. Married Gryffindor Half-Blood Evalon O'Reilly on 7th of July 1497 and bestowed upon her the Everlasting Heart. (see Magical Artifacts of the Medieval Times) Fathered a son named Alexander and two daughters named Evangelon and Gwendolyn. No Malfoy has bore a daughter since."
She glanced at the painting next to the small paragraph. Her heart almost stopped. Illustrated there was almost an exact likeness of Draco, though the caption read "Malfoy, Julius." Upon closer inspection, Hermione saw that Julius' hair was slightly longer than Draco's, though not by much. The white-blond do was slicked back and perfect steel eyes gazed at her. She watched the painting as he poked his chest out and struck a pose. Then, he gave her a smile that most definitely spoke of Draco. She returned his smile meekly as she gently closed the book.
The Everlasting Heart, she wondered. Was the book talking about her ring?
She stood up and brought the book back to it's location. She then began searching for Magical Artifacts of Medieval Times. Since she knew the library well, it didn't take her long to track the book down.
She brought the book, which had been almost as thick as the ancestry book, to her table and opened it. She searched the index for "Everlasting Heart" and then flipped to the page it indicated. Her eyes widened when she saw the illustration. Eagerly, she took out her ring and compared the ring to the drawing. It was a perfect rendition. She read the passage:
"There are not many stories that tell a love like the one shared between pureblood Julius Malfoy and half-blood Evalon O'Reilly. Full of romance and tragedy, their love will be remembered through history as the greatest love of our time.
"They both attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1491-1497. Julius was a member of Slytherin House, Evalon was a Gryffindor. Their love was slow in formation, for at first they despised one another. Then, a terrible tragedy occurred to Julius and Evalon had nursed him back to health. Their love grew from there.
"When Julius decided he wanted to marry Evalon, he chose to create a special ring. This ring, shown drawn on this page, was made to symbolize their love. A deep ruby, two emeralds, and two diamonds were held together on a golden band. The jewels and the band symbolized the unity of their Houses. The emeralds and diamonds were smaller than the ruby to show how much he worshipped her.
"At the same time, Evalon had decided to create Julius a special ring. This ring, also shown on this page, was to symbolize her love for him. The largest stone was a large emerald surrounded by small rubies and held together with gold and platinum weaved in an effortless braid.
"The Everlasting Heart and Soul are rings that are very little understood. It is said that the Heart can protect it's wearer. The Soul alerts it's wearer for when the Heart is in danger. A special bond was created between the rings, for these rings were made of love, which is the strongest of all magics. Only two people truly in love can possess these rings. Only Julius and Evalon could fully comprehend everything these rings could do.
"When their son came of age, Evalon and Julius had decided to hand the rings down to him. 'Be forewarned, my dear son,' Evalon had told him. 'Choose your wife carefully and wisely. Make sure you love her and that love is everlasting. Once she has been chosen and the ring is placed upon her finger, she is to be your wife for all eternity. She will be the only one capable of carrying your child and passing on our bloodline.'
"And so the rings were cursed. Passed from mother and father to their eldest son throughout the ages. The spells Evalon and Julius had placed upon the rings can only be broken by true love's extinction."
"True love's extinction?" Hermione questioned. What did that mean?
"If I decide that I don't want to marry you, or if you decide you no longer wish to marry me, then I will never marry," Draco said. "If I take if from you, the spell will be broken. The Malfoy line will end with me."
Realization of what those words meant caused Hermione to shudder. The existence and continuance of one of the oldest pureblood families rested in the hands of Hermione Granger. And she, like Evalon, was not a pureblood.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A few months later, Hermione wanted to take it back. She wanted to find a way out of this promise to Draco and be done with him. Who cared about his stupid bloodline? It was his own fault for choosing someone he knew bloody well would get pissed off at him.
She tried so hard to convince Harry that Draco wasn't a Death Eater. Well, as much as she could. It wasn't like she could tell him that she had seen Draco's arm. But, luckily, Ron had been on her side as well.
But, then Katie Bell almost died. Hermione denied Draco's involvement in Katie's horrible experience. He had been in detention with Professor McGonagall! There was no way he could have done it.
But, what about the missed Quidditch game? Draco loved Quidditch as much as Harry and Ron did. And what about the two girls he had been seen with by Harry himself? He would never miss a game, unless...
She didn't want to think about it. She couldn't think about it. She loved Draco. She knew in her heart that he would never intentionally hurt anyone. But, then why did she have this horrible feeling that he had been involved with Katie's accident?
Slughorn's Christmas party had come sooner than Hermione cared to think. She had been happy to see Harry bring Luna. She knew the girl needed a few good friends. It was very sweet of him.
She had gotten stuck with MacLaggen. All to get back at Ron, though she wasn't sure as to why. It wasn't like she really had feelings for Ron. At least, not like that. She just hated it when Ron was a presumptuous pig.
She had been completely surprised when she had seen Mr. Filch enter the party dragging Draco by the ear. Draco claimed he wanted to come to the party. Hermione had caught the lie instantly, even if Slughorn had not. Apparently, Snape had caught it as well, for he had informed Slughorn that he needed to reprimand Draco privately.
Hermione had watched the two leave. What was Draco doing up so late? She didn't buy his pathetic excuses for one second. Though she knew he envied Harry for Slughorn's interest, Draco wasn't the type to attend a party he wasn't invited to. What was he up to?
She didn't have to wait for long to find out. Harry had followed Draco and Snape and listened to their conversation. But, it left her with more questions than answers. Was Harry right about Draco? Was Draco working his way to become a Death Eater? What really happened to Katie Bell? Was Draco responsible for it, like Snape and Harry suspected? Where was Draco during Quidditch?
Christmas holidays were upon them and soon Hermione would be home. Knowing Draco, she knew he would show up to wish her a Happy Christmas. And she intended on getting answers.
Heart and Soul
By: Tassana Burrfoot
Chapter Nine
The next day, Hermione thought over all that had happened. She was engaged to Draco Malfoy! The feeling was both exhilarating and troubling. She was most definitely in love with him. But, at the same time, she knew how her friends would react. She, Hermione Granger, was set to marry Draco Malfoy.
She had to repeat the thought several times in her mind before she was able to believe it. Three months ago, if someone would've told her she'd be happily marrying Malfoy, she would've had them checked by Madam Pomfrey. Now, she was gleefully excited about the prospect.
She knew she had to tell Harry and Ron... eventually. She couldn't hide it from them forever, especially with Harry's slowly developing sense that Draco was a Death Eater and "up to something." She feared the day he looked on the map and caught her talking to the blond-haired boy. Or worse... snogging him.
Her thoughts traveled to other events that occurred that night. She and Draco had stayed together until the early morning hours. They chatted, danced, kissed. He had been a gentleman, keeping to his promise not to really try anything until she was ready. But, there were moments when she wondered if perhaps he might go over board. She knew he wanted to.
She sighed softly to herself. It wasn't that she didn't want to be with him, she just wasn't ready. She didn't know how she knew this, it was just a feeling she had. It was as if some force was telling her to wait.
Harry and Ron had questioned her when she finally managed to show up in the Great Hall. "Where did you go last night," Ron had whispered over breakfast. "You look exhausted."
"I was in the library, studying," she had lied. "I wanted to make sure my Ancient Runes paper was correct. You two should think about studying, too. N.E.W.T.S are very important and aren't that far away."
"But, we don't take our N.E.W.T.S until next year!" Ron had complained.
So, they let her go back to the library. While she did spend some of her time studying, she also began other research. Draco had told her the ring was old, created by the first Malfoy. She wanted to know more.
She pulled an old thick tome off the shelf and brought it to a table. She had found this tome among others like it deep within the library's crevices. The tome housed names and information about the oldest pureblood families.
She opened the tome and allowed the cover to fall upon the table with a heavy, dusty thump. It wasn't hard to find the Malfoy name, for they were one of the oldest families. Soon she was able to locate the first Malfoy to ever set foot in Hogwarts.
"Malfoy, Julius," she read. "Born 5th of June 1480. House Prefect for Slytherin from 1495-1496. Head Boy 1497. Married Gryffindor Half-Blood Evalon O'Reilly on 7th of July 1497 and bestowed upon her the Everlasting Heart. (see Magical Artifacts of the Medieval Times) Fathered a son named Alexander and two daughters named Evangelon and Gwendolyn. No Malfoy has bore a daughter since."
She glanced at the painting next to the small paragraph. Her heart almost stopped. Illustrated there was almost an exact likeness of Draco, though the caption read "Malfoy, Julius." Upon closer inspection, Hermione saw that Julius' hair was slightly longer than Draco's, though not by much. The white-blond do was slicked back and perfect steel eyes gazed at her. She watched the painting as he poked his chest out and struck a pose. Then, he gave her a smile that most definitely spoke of Draco. She returned his smile meekly as she gently closed the book.
The Everlasting Heart, she wondered. Was the book talking about her ring?
She stood up and brought the book back to it's location. She then began searching for Magical Artifacts of Medieval Times. Since she knew the library well, it didn't take her long to track the book down.
She brought the book, which had been almost as thick as the ancestry book, to her table and opened it. She searched the index for "Everlasting Heart" and then flipped to the page it indicated. Her eyes widened when she saw the illustration. Eagerly, she took out her ring and compared the ring to the drawing. It was a perfect rendition. She read the passage:
"There are not many stories that tell a love like the one shared between pureblood Julius Malfoy and half-blood Evalon O'Reilly. Full of romance and tragedy, their love will be remembered through history as the greatest love of our time.
"They both attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1491-1497. Julius was a member of Slytherin House, Evalon was a Gryffindor. Their love was slow in formation, for at first they despised one another. Then, a terrible tragedy occurred to Julius and Evalon had nursed him back to health. Their love grew from there.
"When Julius decided he wanted to marry Evalon, he chose to create a special ring. This ring, shown drawn on this page, was made to symbolize their love. A deep ruby, two emeralds, and two diamonds were held together on a golden band. The jewels and the band symbolized the unity of their Houses. The emeralds and diamonds were smaller than the ruby to show how much he worshipped her.
"At the same time, Evalon had decided to create Julius a special ring. This ring, also shown on this page, was to symbolize her love for him. The largest stone was a large emerald surrounded by small rubies and held together with gold and platinum weaved in an effortless braid.
"The Everlasting Heart and Soul are rings that are very little understood. It is said that the Heart can protect it's wearer. The Soul alerts it's wearer for when the Heart is in danger. A special bond was created between the rings, for these rings were made of love, which is the strongest of all magics. Only two people truly in love can possess these rings. Only Julius and Evalon could fully comprehend everything these rings could do.
"When their son came of age, Evalon and Julius had decided to hand the rings down to him. 'Be forewarned, my dear son,' Evalon had told him. 'Choose your wife carefully and wisely. Make sure you love her and that love is everlasting. Once she has been chosen and the ring is placed upon her finger, she is to be your wife for all eternity. She will be the only one capable of carrying your child and passing on our bloodline.'
"And so the rings were cursed. Passed from mother and father to their eldest son throughout the ages. The spells Evalon and Julius had placed upon the rings can only be broken by true love's extinction."
"True love's extinction?" Hermione questioned. What did that mean?
"If I decide that I don't want to marry you, or if you decide you no longer wish to marry me, then I will never marry," Draco said. "If I take if from you, the spell will be broken. The Malfoy line will end with me."
Realization of what those words meant caused Hermione to shudder. The existence and continuance of one of the oldest pureblood families rested in the hands of Hermione Granger. And she, like Evalon, was not a pureblood.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A few months later, Hermione wanted to take it back. She wanted to find a way out of this promise to Draco and be done with him. Who cared about his stupid bloodline? It was his own fault for choosing someone he knew bloody well would get pissed off at him.
She tried so hard to convince Harry that Draco wasn't a Death Eater. Well, as much as she could. It wasn't like she could tell him that she had seen Draco's arm. But, luckily, Ron had been on her side as well.
But, then Katie Bell almost died. Hermione denied Draco's involvement in Katie's horrible experience. He had been in detention with Professor McGonagall! There was no way he could have done it.
But, what about the missed Quidditch game? Draco loved Quidditch as much as Harry and Ron did. And what about the two girls he had been seen with by Harry himself? He would never miss a game, unless...
She didn't want to think about it. She couldn't think about it. She loved Draco. She knew in her heart that he would never intentionally hurt anyone. But, then why did she have this horrible feeling that he had been involved with Katie's accident?
Slughorn's Christmas party had come sooner than Hermione cared to think. She had been happy to see Harry bring Luna. She knew the girl needed a few good friends. It was very sweet of him.
She had gotten stuck with MacLaggen. All to get back at Ron, though she wasn't sure as to why. It wasn't like she really had feelings for Ron. At least, not like that. She just hated it when Ron was a presumptuous pig.
She had been completely surprised when she had seen Mr. Filch enter the party dragging Draco by the ear. Draco claimed he wanted to come to the party. Hermione had caught the lie instantly, even if Slughorn had not. Apparently, Snape had caught it as well, for he had informed Slughorn that he needed to reprimand Draco privately.
Hermione had watched the two leave. What was Draco doing up so late? She didn't buy his pathetic excuses for one second. Though she knew he envied Harry for Slughorn's interest, Draco wasn't the type to attend a party he wasn't invited to. What was he up to?
She didn't have to wait for long to find out. Harry had followed Draco and Snape and listened to their conversation. But, it left her with more questions than answers. Was Harry right about Draco? Was Draco working his way to become a Death Eater? What really happened to Katie Bell? Was Draco responsible for it, like Snape and Harry suspected? Where was Draco during Quidditch?
Christmas holidays were upon them and soon Hermione would be home. Knowing Draco, she knew he would show up to wish her a Happy Christmas. And she intended on getting answers.