Hogwarts Maelstrom. Completed!

Chelleybelle - I totally agree.

Soft - ha, if Draco ever does tell Hermione, it wont be easy. Probably harder then petting a Blast-Ended-Skrewt.


Enjoy.... *Looks out for kitchenware....*





After the rather pathetic looking dinner, everyone bunked down for the night. Reluctantly Ginny agreed to watch Blaise, and Luna offered to help her. Neville took watch outside and Harry, Hermione and Nagini began to study the books, while Draco began making the potion that Hermione had instructed him to make. Mariah fell asleep in one of the spare bedrooms.

Draco went into the kitchen and took a decrepit pot and transfigured it into a cauldron. Draco started carefully measuring out the ingredients. It would be about an hour before the potion would be ready.

In the other room, Hermione had begun to flip through the book when she felt Harry’s eyes on her.

“Will this work?” whispered Harry. He looked to Nagini who had fallen asleep while waiting. His expression was etched in worry.

“I don’t know,” replied Hermione with a sigh. “We have to hope, because the alternatively is ghastly.”

Hermione blinked, “Oh, and I found this in the Potions room.” Hermione dug out the small pensieve and handed it to Harry.

Harry stared down at it and he nodded. He stuck his fingertips inside the globe and Harry’s eyes went carefully blank as he reviewed the events.

Hermione worked in silence for the next twenty minutes until Harry yelped, pulling back from the ball. Tears began to work their way down his face. Hermione gasped and grabbed him. “Harry, what is it?”

Harry’s voice was hoarse when he spoke. “Snape was innocent. These are his memories. He did everything for my mother, Lily. He loved her so much; he suffered countless times to keep me alive. I know how to kill Voldemort. We were right; I need to kill Nagini and myself to kill Voldemort. Once I am dead, he can be killed and he won’t ever be able to come back.”

Hermione grimly nodded, she had suspected as much, but to find out Snape was a hero was alarming and made her feel funny.

“Then we must continue with the plan then. We can stop him without killing anyone. Dumbledore may have been willing to sacrifice you, but I am not,” declared Hermione with an enraged look.


“Snape resented Dumbledore for sacrificing me. Snape was protecting me the whole time and now he is dead. I am failing all of them by running away from my destiny,” whispered Harry brokenly.

“That’s not true. We can stop this thing and we will,” Hermione hugged him to her and rested her forehead on his.

“Also, I know who has the Elder Wand,” murmured Harry, grabbing her arms to hug her tight to him.
“Hermione, Draco Malfoy was the true owner of the Elder Wand.”

“The one that I stole and just gave back to him? That is the most powerful wand in the world?” gasped Hermione. “Oh Gods, he could kill us all!” Hermione sucked in a deep breath.

“You think I would do that, Hermione?” Draco’s idle tone sent a cold shiver down her back.

Draco stared coldly down at her and Harry from the doorway.

His beautiful, silver eyes had narrowed in hurt and suspicion, as he surveyed Harry’s arms around her shoulders, holding her up against him.

“This wand, eh?” Draco whipped out the wand and he idly rolled it between his fingers. “This wand can do anything? I could change the outcome of the war, and save everybody with this wand.”

Harry and Hermione pulled back from one another and stared fearfully at Draco.

“Draco, please…,” gasped Hermione.

“Oh now it’s Draco please. Before it was Draco do this, and listen to me,” hissed Draco. The lure from the wand began to grip hold of him. Draco’s eyes gleamed in the moonlight, but Hermione their beauty was a cold, icy one.

“I suppose you want me to just give it up? Don’t you understand, Hermione, with the wand we could escape and leave all this behind! Voldemort would never find us. Not me, you or the baby,” Draco said feverishly.

Hermione’s eyes were huge and sad in her face as she watched the power and greed that the wand inspired play on all of Draco’s wants and desires. “What about everyone else?” she whispered.

“You want everyone to be safe? Okay luv, I can give you what you want,” murmured Draco thoughtfully.

Hermione launched herself at Draco, with a scream. “No!”

Draco concentrated, gripping the wand and suddenly everything went white.

A loud POP was heard in everyone’s ear in the shop and then there was nothing.



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I want everyone to guess what Draco did. Power mad a bit? How sweet, he just wants to be selfish and protect Hermione. Too bad it makes him a prick that lets everyone die.

Anywho, this a short but necessary cliffhanger passage.


Dont worry I should post later.... I know, I am mean but hey, it keeps you guessing!

Please read and review with what you think I should do.

Love rei.