I'm headed straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
And there's an old man sitting on the throne that's saying that I probably shouldn't be so mean
I'm headed straight for the castle
They've got the kingdom locked up
And there's an old man sitting on the throne that's saying I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut
Castle by Halsey.
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5 months later.
''Hermione?'' Draco pushed the door to the pool calling for his newly wife.
The celebration had lasted over a week after the weddings, but the groom and bride had not dared to quit to protection of the castle. The witch was still after them. Bellatrix had already sent an army of trolls to the castle, but they had been killed with fire, and those who had survived had been pierced with giant arrows made of wood. Then the witch had enchanted the sea to be filled with piranhas, eating up 4 members of the staff who had just been out on a bright summer day. And that wasn't even the worst. Poisoned food, poisoned clothes and object. Bath salt which burned your skin, and so long. Draco, Hermione and Lucius always found a way not to be wounded, but that implied hurting staff.
It wasn't soon after they discovered that Hermione was pregnant that Draco had decided enough was enough. He didn't want to hide in the castle anymore. They had to go, and end her.
The room he was in was simply breathtaking. Three out of four walls where made of marble, and the forth was a large window giving on the sea. The water from the pool was taken directly from the sea, a concept builded by Hermione herself, with the help of white magic. The room was pooling in daylight, but Draco personaly prefered midnight bath with Hermione, under the rays of the moon.
"Yes?" She sang happily.
He took a second to take in the view. Hermione was swiming on her back, her gorgeous purple tail slowly swinging from left to right, her hair floating around her, her breasts and her round belly out of the water. She seemed at peace in the salty water of the pool, and that made Draco smile from ear to ear. He loved her dearly, and that's why he needed to do what he had to do.
"Why do I feel like you're about to leave?" She stopped swimming on her back and came closer to the side of the pool. Draco took off his boots and his socks, rolled up his pants and sat on the edge of the pool, feet in water.
"Because I am," he answered simply. "I am not gonna lie to you -"
"Like you can," huffed Hermione.
"-because I can't," he glanced at her amusingly. They had figered after two weeks of relation that when Draco looked in her eyes, even if Hermione didn't want her power to affect him, Draco was litteraly drawned to tell to truth. "And even though we've discussed this and took I decision, I need to come back on my words, darling."
He watched as her tail stook out of the water, swinging from left to right, and hypnotising him.
"You're going after Bellatrix," she said softly, playing with her hair. She sighed,"I'd figured that was going to happen when I'd tell you about the babies."
"I'm doing this for our family - wait, babies?" He stopped his first sentence.
Hermione smiled and nodded. "I believe I am pregnant with twins'', she pushed herself from the side and started swiming backwards, until she was floating on the top of the water again.
"That's bloody fantastic!" He yelled in happiness and jumped in the water, joining her.
She kissed him softly. After all, life has been strangely good toward her. She had lost her family, yes. But she was building one of her own, with her only love.
XX
He woke up as the sunshines flirted with the waves of the ocean.
Hermione was sound asleep. Last night again, he had proved her his love, and so has she. Each time was wonderful, but ebrn though she was caressing his skin as tenderly as ever, he had felt her worries. He had tried to kiss it away, amd somehow succedded, but he had to leave before she wake up.
He took great care to leave a note to tell her he will be back she would even notice his absence.
Draco climbed down the stair, to find the army of Hogwarts waiting for his orders. His horse, Slytherin, trotted happily in his direction, kneeling for the prince to climb on him, and he did.
"Today is the day we take down the last with known to be alive, Bellatrix," he started. "Our spies had inform us that she had last been seen in the Forest of Dean. It might be true, it might be not. Don't forget she holds terrible power, although my wife, Hermione, believes that she is probably less strong that before. Although I hold my wife's words in high esteem, I want you all to be more prudent than ever for the following days!"
The hundreds of men yelled back in unison. Draco looked at the balcony of his room, and saw Hermione standing there. Even from afar, he could see the fear in her gloomy eyes, as one hand laid on her belly. "Come back," she mouthed silently. He nodded once.
Then, something unusual happened. Hermione bought her other hand to her lips, and blew magic words in their direction. A purple wind hit them strongly, but Draco and the army felt rather strong, and immune.
Hermione, with her pure white magic, had protected the entire army from being charmed.
"For Hermione!" Yelled Draco raised his sword in the air.
"For Princess Hermione!" Repeated the army imitating their princess.
All their horses, they went out of Hermione's sight.
That night, she prayed the moon and the stars for her own star to come back soon.
XX
After two long days of exhausting ride, they finally arrived the borders of the Forest of Dean. Draco ordered his men to rest and built up temporary tents, which they happily did. They lit up fire and chased birds to eat, and then all went to bed, only a few stayed up to guard the sleeping soldiers.
The next morning, a green mist started to roll on the ground, out of the forest.
Although the soldiers and Draco himself were not under the influence of the spell, they pretented to. They left their horses and tent behind, only carrying their armour and weapon.
They followed the mist to an old shack in the middle of the woods. A loud, deranged laugh hit their ears as one, wrenched body walked out of the shack slowly. Bellatrix looked deathly. Her hairnwas greyer than the last time he had seen her, and she seemed, but only seemed, weaker.
"Protected by white magic, I see?" Laughed the voice madly. "Mermaid can accomplish great things, can't they?"
A green flash of light hit the man standing beside Draco.
"Thristy, I am thristy for your deary pity Hermione," she shang as she thinned the army of Draco. The later tried to find her, angry, but the mist had rose higher and kept her hidden. "Blood, blood, blood, mermaid blood, what a feast it's going to be!" She continued to sing. She was toying with them, and it made the heir blood's boil. "Maybe you can't be enchanted, but that doesn't mean they can't be killed."
"Go!" Ordered Draco to his men. Their presence didn't change anything. By being here, the prince only risked more death. He needed to know his soldiers were safe. This battle was between him, and the witch. She was switching in in the air, almost invisible because of her speed of movement.
Draco yelled in anger had he pierced the air with his sword, and repeated the gestures as long as he had energy. At some point, he must've hit her because he heard her shrieked. He continued to move on his feet, gracefully.
"Silly boy!" She yelled in anger.
He stopped, listening to the sounds she was making, in hope to spot her. But then, a green light hit him square in the chest. The prince's heart stopped to beat instantly. His lifeless body fell to the ground in a loud thud.
Miles away, Hermione felt an incredibly pain strike her heart.
"I killed Draco Malfoy!" Started to chant Bellatrix over and over again. All of Draco's men had been running back to the tents, under his order. Bellatrix was towering him.
But seconds later, Draco rose up his feet and pierced her from side to sideHe didn't understand why he was still alive, but he figured it had something to do with the mark Hermione had left him on his back.
Bellatrix's eyes grew bigger, as she realised life was slowly escaping her body, and death was invading it.
"H-How?" She whispered.
"You can't take anything that belongs to mermaid," answered Draco, "you should know." Her body solidified until it was nothing but ashes. Then, it vanished as the wind brushed it off.
XX
This was so hard! I really worked my *ss off working how he would get rid of Bellatrix. I'm sorry if it sucked. I tried my best, I promised. But now the Malfoys are threat-free!
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