Harry walked down the steps with the rest of the Gryffindors. He was standing next to Ginny and holding her hand. She grabbed it knowing Harry's feelings towards Draco. She still stood next to him to protect him, as a friend, as someone's who has been in love for the past five years and as someone brave enough to protect another with their entire life.

They walked into the great hall, heads down, hearts beating.

"Harry Potter was spotted in Hogsmeade" Snape announced after a long moment of silence.

Harry quietly sighed and held onto Ginny's hand tightly.

"If anyone...knows the whereabouts, of Potter, they shall come to me straight away. If you don't....you shall see punishment as....equally guilty."

Harry closed his eyes, shook his head and stepped forward.

Everyone gasped and backed away from the two. Snape looked him up and down almost as if he was relieved he was alive.

"Sorry headmaster, but there's a problem with your plan, you forgot about security" Harry spat.

As he said só the doors of the great hall opened and what was left of the order of the Phoenix came walking in. When Harry turned to them his eyes went straight to the blonde boys.

He sighed in relief to know he was still ok and went against his wishes to come here. He wanted him safe but he wanted to say goodbye to him, even though Harry still had hoped they would win and everyone would get their happy ending!

"How dare you stand where he stood after you killed him. In cold blood. A man who trusted you, then you murder him." Harry yelled.

Snape took out his wand and pointed it at Harry. Harry did the same. They stood there for a moment before Snape tried to fire. McGonagall stood in front of them and blocked his spell from Harry.

She threw more spells at Snape and he threw them back right into his evil henchmen. The devil twins as Theo called them.

Snape flew out of the room by aparation and the student cheered.

Draco smiled and tried to walk over to Harry they were all stopped by something...they couldn't move. No one could move. They had been drowned with darkness and pain. It felt as though the entire world went dark and everything and everyone was dead.

The only light Draco saw was Harry, sitting across the room. He had fallen. As Draco tried his hardest to get over to him a pain so deadly pierces his head. He screamed in pain. So painful he thought he might have died.

Three other students screamed with him.

Harry stood up and slowly walked over to them. He looked at them with sorrow. He couldn't do anything but stare. A voice was heard across the hall. His voice.

"Harry Potter...students you're let a runaway into your school," Voldemort whispered darkly.

"Give us Harry Potter and no one shall be harmed. Give us Harry Potter and you'll all live. Give Harry Potter and we'll leave the school u touched."

"Give me Harry Potter and all women, man and child will stay alive" he finished with a dark cackle. His words struck them like knives.

After the pain stopped everyone stood still and quiet, just staring at Harry.

"Well... take him away," Pansy said and pointed towards Harry. Other students said 'yea' in agreement.

Draco laughed and stood in front of Harry. "Nice Try Parkinson's" He spat.

Along with him all the Gryffindors and a few other houses stood in front of Harry. Even Blaise, Theo and Daphne Greengrass stood between him and the other Slytherins.

"Someone take the Pansy and the rest of Slytherin house down to the dungeons," McGonagall said allowed.

Harry sighed and relaxed up a bit.

—

Harry ran down the steps trying to find his friends, to tell them what the ghost of Ravenclaws daughter had told him.

As he ran down the steps he ran right into Draco's chest. Harry looked at him and he was relieved to see him. Draco grabbed him and pulled him in for an embrace. As they did they got a couple of weird looks but no one was really paying attention.

At a time like this everyone finding comfort in anything. Even though wars purpose is the separation of two nations, two groups, two people. It can still bring people together to share their pain and love with each other.

"I've missed you" Harry whispered. Draco nodded and kissed the top of his head. Harry slowly pulled away and kissed Draco. Draco deepens their kiss. He held onto it desperately as if he wouldn't ever be able to kiss him again. Like his lips, were saying goodbye without saying a word.

"I have to find Hermione and Ron," Harry said frantically. Draco called him by putting both of his hands on the side of his face. He held his face so Harry was only looking into his eyes. "I'll find them and tell them to meet you. You have something to destroy! Right?" Draco said knowingly.

Harry nodded and let go of him. "Tell them to go to the seventh floor. Draco nodded and let him go as well.

Before Harry fully descended upstairs Draco yelled after him. "I love you, Potter"

Harry smiled as he walked upwards. "I love you More Malfoy"

"I know" Draco whispered to himself.

Draco ran down towards the great hall. As he passed the widows he saw the barrier-breaking. He gulped and continued forward.

He saw Hermione and that towards her. "Hermione, Harry's looking for you both. He said go to the seventh floor"

Hermione and Ron thanked him and ran out the door. "Watch yourself Malfoy" Ron yelled in a half caring tone.

Draco thought back on his own wise words. 'War brings people together

—

Harry searched for the crown under all the rummage. He heard faint voices coming from the entrance and he drew his wand. He sighed in relief when he saw Ron and Hermione.

"Did you guys destroy the cup?" He asked. They both nodded. He looked down and saw their intertwined hands and smiled. "Seamus owes me five galleons, and Ginny owes me two"

Ron rolled his eyes and Hermione huffed. "You took bets?" Ron asked. Harry nodded.

"All the twin's idea"

As they talked and helped Harry looked for the diadem they heard the doors open once again. They all drew their wands and saw Pansy, Goyal and Theo walk in together.

Theo stood behind them a little and lightly placed a finger over his lips, letting them know he's not with them.

"Should have known it would be you Goyal" Ron spat. "Always in Malfoy's shadow. Is it nice there?" He joked.

Goyal laughed. "And you weren't in Potters? Always second. I'm surprised he didn't even get the girl"

"No, but He got the boy, her boy" Ron smiled and looked over at Pansy. Pansy scoffed and crossed her arms.

"Enough, all of you. What do you three want" Hermione Spoke loudly.

"We are going to give you to the dark lord. Get the recognition we deserve" Pansy snickered.

"And how are you going to do that?" Ron asked.

As Pansy explained Harry watched as Goyal slowly drew his wand. Harry grew his quicker and held it up towards him.

Goyal quickly threw a fire spell at them which caused something to burn next to him. The fire spread fast.

Theo and Hermione tried to burn it out but it was already too much.

They ran down the walkway away from Goyal and Pansy. As they did they ran into Blaise and Draco. They ran past them and tried to stop Goyal from burning the place down.

"Stop Goyal, stop burning the place up" Blaise Yelled. "It won't stop!" The boy yelled back. He gave up and threw his wand. Which then caused a fire dragon and bird to emerge from the flames. Both groups ran opposite ways from the fire animals.

Draco, Blaise, Pansy and Goyal tried to climb up a tower of desks and other stuff that had been stored in here.

As they climbed Harry, Hermione, Ron and Theo passed them.

Theo spotted Blaise and climbed after him, afraid of losing his lover. While he climbed Ron, Hermione and Harry looked for a way out. They spotted three brooms and got on them.

They flew up high in hopes to grab all of the others. As they all got to the top desk Goyal, barely hanging on, started to slip. "I'm not dying! Not alone" He yelled. He grabbed onto the only person closest.

All their eyes went wide. A deep scream was heard through the entire room. A scream of pain, the worse taping in the world. No one knew who screamed until they saw who Goyal took down with him.

"THEO!" Blaise screamed. He screamed until his voice couldn't take it any longer. "NO!" He yelled over and over again.

Theos body disappeared I'm the fire along with Goyal. Blaise balling his eyes out couldn't hand on the ledge any longer. Draco grabbed him and threw him in the back of Ron's broom. Blaise held on so tightly to Ron not conscious of how hard he was actually holding him.

Draco helped Pansy up and got himself up last. He held onto Harry's Torso tightly as they made their way out of there. Harry held onto the crown as tightly as he could.

They left the room and dropped to the ground.

"Harry" Hermione yelled and threw him the basilisk fang. Harry grabbed it mid-air and smashed it against the crown. The crown brown and its darkness went right into Harry's face.

All sounds around Harry were now silent. He felt Voldemort's pain and to Harry, it felt like a small victory.

His sound made it back to him and Blaise sobs were now hear again. Harry kicked the crown into the room of requirement and the doors closed with it.

Harry stood up next to them all and tried to help comfort, Blaise. "Blaise I know it hurts now, but we have to keep going. I'm sorry about Theo. There isn't much we can do now, nothing but move forward" She reassured.

Blaise nodded and stood up.

As they all walked down the steps and saw all the bodies, blood and broken bits from the castle their hearts wept so much pain as been shed over everyone here tonight.

—

"Where is Harry?" McGonagall asked Draco. "He went up to see Snape's memories." She nodded and walked closer to the boy. She lifted up a washrag and cleaned off a bloody cut he had gotten when some of the roof fell onto him.

She left him to help others and he sat alone. Alone with his thoughts.

Ron and Hermione had sat down next to him and just held each other.

As much as being the third wheel felt awkward, at least he wasn't alone.

Moments after footsteps came from behind them. Draco turned first and quickly stood.

Harry stood in front of the three and nodded his head. Hermione started to tear up and held him in an embrace. "I know Harry. I know" she whispered.

Draco stood there with furrowed brows.

Harry let go of Hermione and walked over to Draco. He hugged him and whispered in his ear. "Thank you for being my first real love"

Draco hugged Harry tighter and lightly cried into his shoulder. Harry pulled away and smiled at him. As Harry turned to walk away Draco grabbed his arm.

Harry looked at him with pleading eyes. "Don't worry I'm not going to stop you. I know you won't listen." He whispered.

He looked down at his own hand and pulled off one of his rings. "You said we could get married. Take this, my mother gave it to me, it's yours now" Draco insisted.

He handed Harry a silver ring that had a green gem on it with gold chips in the green. It had been a ring Harry always saw him wear. Along with his family ring and Slytherin one.

Harry took it and kissed Draco's hand.

That's all that needed to be said between the two.

Harry slipped on the ring, held it to his chest and walked out of the castle.

—

Harry's limp body was being held by Hagrid. Draco hadn't moved a muscle since he laid eyes on Harry. He didn't cry, didn't run towards him. He just stood there.

Voldemort gave his great speech and scared everyone to their core. Everyone except Draco. Draco wasn't scared. He was disgusted.

His mother stepped forward. "Draco" she whispered and held out her hand for him. He looked at Her then everyone else on the side he stood at. They looked at him like he could save them.

He couldn't he thought, he ain't Harry. He ain't their saviour.

He looked next to his mother and father and saw Astoria slowly nodded her head. It was time he thought. All his plans coming to an end.

He slowly walked towards them and didn't look Anyone else in the eyes. Only Astoria.

Harry heard Draco's footsteps. His heart hurt knowing he would leave the right side just because he thought he died. He felt betrayed.

Draco left with his family whole no one else paid attention. His parents aparated home while Draco and Astoria aparated on top of a hill overlooking Hogwarts.

He saw Harry stand up. He saw him fight with Voldemort. He saw it all.

He held Astoria's hand and fought himself. Fought the urge to go after Harry. Fought the urge to cry like the little boy he's been all year.

"Did you do it?" She whispered. He sighed and nodded. "I gave him the ring and said the goodbyes I needed to."

"Did he know?"

"No"

"Are you ready?" She asked after a silence. "Ready to marry you even though we both know we love two different people. Ready to finally make our disgusting families round. Yes, I'm ready" He whispered and closed his eyes.

One single tear fell from his face...one single tear for the next nineteen years...

~

"I don't want the story to end"

"All stories come to an end. Although, theirs wasn't finished, it was left with a blank page."