Storybook Love, Chapter 9
Title: Storybook Love
Chapter: 9- Twoo Wuv
Summary: When it is believed that Harry has died, Ginny is forced to marry Prince Draco. Will true love be enough to save them? A story about wand fights, revenge, death, poison, giants, creatures of unusual sizes, pain, and yes-even a little snogging (you have been warned.) But, above all else, this story is about true love. True love, and the ability to overcome anything, even death.
Ratings: PG-13
Words: 1552
Ships: H/G
Notes: This is not mine. Harry Potter belongs to JKR and the Princess Bride to William Goldman.
Ch. 9- Twoo Wuv
His love was stronger than the power so dark,
A prince could have within his keeping.
His spells to weave and steal her heart,
Within her heart but only sleeping.
My love is like a storybook story,
But its as real as the feelings I feel.
My love is like a storybook story,
But its as real as the feelings I feel.
Hagrid and Neville made it to the castle and hid behind one of the towers. They propped Harry against the wall, and put the tiny chocolate frog into his mouth. Harry - who felt like he was in a full body bind - immediately woke up and started firing off questions.
“Let me explain,” said Neville. “No, not enough time. Let me summarize. Ginny is marrying Draco in about half an hour. All we have to do is get in, break up the wedding, steal the bride, and make our escape after I kill Countess Lestrange.”
“You’re right - that doesn’t leave much time,” said Harry. “Our liabilities?”
“There is only one entrance, and it is guarded by sixty Aurors,” said Neville.
“Our assets?”
“Your brains, Hagrid’s strength, and my wand.”
“Impossible,” said Harry. “If we only had an invisibility cloak.”
“Will this do?” said Hagrid, pulling a cloak out from under his coat.. “I got it from Healer Ron. It fit so nice he said I could keep it.”
The trio continued making plans, then slowly made their way to the castle gates under the invisibility cloak.
* * *
Inside the castle, Draco and Ginny were at the altar in front of the Clergyman.
“Mawidge...mawidge is what bwings us togewer today. Mawidge, the bwessed awwangement, that dweam wiffim a dweam…Ven wuv, twoo wuv, wiw fowwow you fowever, so tweasuwe your wuv.”
There was noise of a struggle coming from outside, and Draco started to worry. “Skip to the end!” he said to the clergyman.
“Have you the wing?”
“Here comes my Harry now,” said Ginny with a smirk.
“Your Harry is dead!” Draco said coldly, as he shoved the ring on her finger. “I killed him myself!”
“Then why is there fear behind your eyes?” she asked.
Draco ignored her. He turned back to the clergyman and said “Pronounce us Man and Wife!”
“Man and Wife,” said the clergyman, as Draco handed Ginny to Crabbe to escort her to the honeymoon suite.
Ginny was stunned. Harry had not made it in time. She was married to Draco.
Meanwhile, Bellatrix had gone to check on the commotion. She took off down a hallway when she ran right into Neville, who was waiting with his wand out. He recognized her instantly.
“Hello. My name is Neville Longbottom. You tortured my parents. Prepare to die.”
The countess stopped for a moment, then took off down the hall running for her life. Neville took off after her, rounding the corner as she ran into a room and locked the door. Neville could not open the door. Nothing, not even Alohomora, would work.
“Hagrid! Please help me! She is getting away!” Neville said.
Hagrid propped Harry against a suit of armour and went to help Neville. He quickly found him, and knocked down the door, allowing Neville to continue his chase. Neville ran down the corridor and as he rounded the corner was hit by a Severing Charm in the stomach.
“I am sorry, mum and dad. I have failed you,” Neville said, sinking to his knees.
Bellatrix studied Neville for a moment and said, “You must be that little brat I taught a lesson to all those years ago. Have you been looking for me your whole life only to fail now? You really are a poor excuse for a wizard.”
Neville whispered a weak healing charm to stop the bleeding and slowly began to struggle to his feet.
“Sweet Merlin. Are you still trying to win?” said the Countess, as she pointed her wand at Neville, and threw a hex at him.
Neville was ready for her, but still barely deflected it. Bellatrix easily advanced on Neville. She was just toying with him, like prey. Suddenly, just audible Neville said, “Hello. My name is Neville Longbottom. You tortured my parents. Prepare to die.”
This seemed to enrage the witch. He kept saying it, louder and louder. She was starting to lose her nerve.
“Hello. My name is Neville Longbottom. You tortured my parents. Prepare to die.”
“Will you quit saying that!”
Neville saw his moment, and seized it. He knocked the wand out of her hand, and struck her with a slashing hex across the cheek.
“Offer me money,” Neville said, his wand level with her heart.
“All I have in Gringotts.”
“Power too.”
“All that I have and more,” she said.
“Offer me anything I want.”
“Ask, and it will be yours.”
“I WANT MY PARENTS BACK, YOU BITCH!” Neville said, striking her with a deadly curse.
She was dead before she hit the ground.
* * *
Ginny entered the Honeymoon suite, and walked over to her vanity. She slowly opened the drawer and pulled out a dragger. She took a deep breath, and placed the dagger at her heart.
“You know, there is a shortage of perfect witches in this world. ‘’Twould be a pity to lose you.” came a voice from behind her.
Ginny whirled around, and saw Harry on the bed. “Harry!” she cried, running over to him.
She jumped on the bed and started smothering him in kisses.
“Oh, Harry, can you ever forgive me?” said Ginny.
“What hideous sin have you committed lately?”
“I got married. I didn't want to. It all happened so fast.”
“It never happened,” said Harry.
‘What?”
“It never happened,” he repeated.
“But it did. I was there. This old man said, ‘Man and wife.’”
“Did you say, ‘I do’?” he replied.
“Well, no; we sort of skipped that part.”
“Then you're not married - if you didn't say it, you didn't do it. Wouldn't you agree, Your Highness?” said Harry, as Draco walked into the room.
“A technicality that will soon be remedied. But first, to the death!” said Draco.
“No,” said Harry. “To the pain.”
“I don’t think I am familiar with that phrase.”
“Then I will use small words so you will be sure to understand, Ferret boy.” Harry then went into very graphic detail of what ‘To the pain’ meant.
“I think you’re bluffing,” said Draco, trying to show confidence he did not feel.
“It's possible, troll - I might be bluffing - it's conceivable, you miserable vomitous mass, that I'm only lying here because I lack the strength to stand. Then again, perhaps I have the strength after all,” replied Harry. He then began to ease slowly up out of the bed and on to his feet, levelling his wand at Draco.
“Drop. Your. Wand,” said Harry.
Draco, scared to death of Harry, dropped the wand without a second thought.
“Have a seat,” said Harry, motioning with his wand to a straight backed wooden chair. Draco, moving faster than he had before in his life, complied.
“Tie him up. Make it as tight as you like, Love,” he added to Ginny.
Ginny picked up Draco’s wand from the floor and muttered a spell, causing ropes to spring from the tip of the wand and around Draco.
As she was doing this, Neville walked in.
“Have you seen Hagrid?” he asked, ignoring the tied up Prince like he saw that everyday.
“Isn’t he with you?” Harry asked.
“No.”
“In that cas-” said Harry, as his legs finally gave out from under him.
Ginny ran over to help him up as Draco said, “I knew he was bluffing.”
“Shall I dispatch him for you?” asked Neville.
“No, whatever happens to us, I want him to live a long life with his cowardice.”
Just then they heard a loud voice from outside shouting for Neville. They ran to the window, and saw Hagrid with four Thestrals.
“Look what I found,” said Hagrid, quite proud of himself. “I saw the Prince's stable, and there they were--four white Thestrals. And I thought “There are four of us, if we ever find the lady… Hello lady! ...So I took them with me in case we ever bumped into each other. But I guess we just did.”
“Well done, Hagrid,” said Neville, as Ginny Apparated down to Hagrid.
Neville and Harry Apparated down right behind her. They mounted the Thestrals and rode away from Slytherin, towards Gryffindor.
They rode all night, and as the sun rose, they stopped. Harry reached over, and gently pulled Ginny to him, kissing her passionately.
Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.
And he said:
"Don't you know I love you oh, so much,
and lay my heart at the foot of your dress."
And she said:
"Don't you know that storybook loves,
Always have a happy ending."
Then he swooped her up just like in the books
And on his stallion they rode away.
My love is like a storybook story,
But its as real as the feelings I feel.
My love is like a storybook story,
But its as real as the feelings I feel.
*Fin*
Chapter: 9- Twoo Wuv
Summary: When it is believed that Harry has died, Ginny is forced to marry Prince Draco. Will true love be enough to save them? A story about wand fights, revenge, death, poison, giants, creatures of unusual sizes, pain, and yes-even a little snogging (you have been warned.) But, above all else, this story is about true love. True love, and the ability to overcome anything, even death.
Ratings: PG-13
Words: 1552
Ships: H/G
Notes: This is not mine. Harry Potter belongs to JKR and the Princess Bride to William Goldman.
Ch. 9- Twoo Wuv
His love was stronger than the power so dark,
A prince could have within his keeping.
His spells to weave and steal her heart,
Within her heart but only sleeping.
My love is like a storybook story,
But its as real as the feelings I feel.
My love is like a storybook story,
But its as real as the feelings I feel.
Hagrid and Neville made it to the castle and hid behind one of the towers. They propped Harry against the wall, and put the tiny chocolate frog into his mouth. Harry - who felt like he was in a full body bind - immediately woke up and started firing off questions.
“Let me explain,” said Neville. “No, not enough time. Let me summarize. Ginny is marrying Draco in about half an hour. All we have to do is get in, break up the wedding, steal the bride, and make our escape after I kill Countess Lestrange.”
“You’re right - that doesn’t leave much time,” said Harry. “Our liabilities?”
“There is only one entrance, and it is guarded by sixty Aurors,” said Neville.
“Our assets?”
“Your brains, Hagrid’s strength, and my wand.”
“Impossible,” said Harry. “If we only had an invisibility cloak.”
“Will this do?” said Hagrid, pulling a cloak out from under his coat.. “I got it from Healer Ron. It fit so nice he said I could keep it.”
The trio continued making plans, then slowly made their way to the castle gates under the invisibility cloak.
* * *
Inside the castle, Draco and Ginny were at the altar in front of the Clergyman.
“Mawidge...mawidge is what bwings us togewer today. Mawidge, the bwessed awwangement, that dweam wiffim a dweam…Ven wuv, twoo wuv, wiw fowwow you fowever, so tweasuwe your wuv.”
There was noise of a struggle coming from outside, and Draco started to worry. “Skip to the end!” he said to the clergyman.
“Have you the wing?”
“Here comes my Harry now,” said Ginny with a smirk.
“Your Harry is dead!” Draco said coldly, as he shoved the ring on her finger. “I killed him myself!”
“Then why is there fear behind your eyes?” she asked.
Draco ignored her. He turned back to the clergyman and said “Pronounce us Man and Wife!”
“Man and Wife,” said the clergyman, as Draco handed Ginny to Crabbe to escort her to the honeymoon suite.
Ginny was stunned. Harry had not made it in time. She was married to Draco.
Meanwhile, Bellatrix had gone to check on the commotion. She took off down a hallway when she ran right into Neville, who was waiting with his wand out. He recognized her instantly.
“Hello. My name is Neville Longbottom. You tortured my parents. Prepare to die.”
The countess stopped for a moment, then took off down the hall running for her life. Neville took off after her, rounding the corner as she ran into a room and locked the door. Neville could not open the door. Nothing, not even Alohomora, would work.
“Hagrid! Please help me! She is getting away!” Neville said.
Hagrid propped Harry against a suit of armour and went to help Neville. He quickly found him, and knocked down the door, allowing Neville to continue his chase. Neville ran down the corridor and as he rounded the corner was hit by a Severing Charm in the stomach.
“I am sorry, mum and dad. I have failed you,” Neville said, sinking to his knees.
Bellatrix studied Neville for a moment and said, “You must be that little brat I taught a lesson to all those years ago. Have you been looking for me your whole life only to fail now? You really are a poor excuse for a wizard.”
Neville whispered a weak healing charm to stop the bleeding and slowly began to struggle to his feet.
“Sweet Merlin. Are you still trying to win?” said the Countess, as she pointed her wand at Neville, and threw a hex at him.
Neville was ready for her, but still barely deflected it. Bellatrix easily advanced on Neville. She was just toying with him, like prey. Suddenly, just audible Neville said, “Hello. My name is Neville Longbottom. You tortured my parents. Prepare to die.”
This seemed to enrage the witch. He kept saying it, louder and louder. She was starting to lose her nerve.
“Hello. My name is Neville Longbottom. You tortured my parents. Prepare to die.”
“Will you quit saying that!”
Neville saw his moment, and seized it. He knocked the wand out of her hand, and struck her with a slashing hex across the cheek.
“Offer me money,” Neville said, his wand level with her heart.
“All I have in Gringotts.”
“Power too.”
“All that I have and more,” she said.
“Offer me anything I want.”
“Ask, and it will be yours.”
“I WANT MY PARENTS BACK, YOU BITCH!” Neville said, striking her with a deadly curse.
She was dead before she hit the ground.
* * *
Ginny entered the Honeymoon suite, and walked over to her vanity. She slowly opened the drawer and pulled out a dragger. She took a deep breath, and placed the dagger at her heart.
“You know, there is a shortage of perfect witches in this world. ‘’Twould be a pity to lose you.” came a voice from behind her.
Ginny whirled around, and saw Harry on the bed. “Harry!” she cried, running over to him.
She jumped on the bed and started smothering him in kisses.
“Oh, Harry, can you ever forgive me?” said Ginny.
“What hideous sin have you committed lately?”
“I got married. I didn't want to. It all happened so fast.”
“It never happened,” said Harry.
‘What?”
“It never happened,” he repeated.
“But it did. I was there. This old man said, ‘Man and wife.’”
“Did you say, ‘I do’?” he replied.
“Well, no; we sort of skipped that part.”
“Then you're not married - if you didn't say it, you didn't do it. Wouldn't you agree, Your Highness?” said Harry, as Draco walked into the room.
“A technicality that will soon be remedied. But first, to the death!” said Draco.
“No,” said Harry. “To the pain.”
“I don’t think I am familiar with that phrase.”
“Then I will use small words so you will be sure to understand, Ferret boy.” Harry then went into very graphic detail of what ‘To the pain’ meant.
“I think you’re bluffing,” said Draco, trying to show confidence he did not feel.
“It's possible, troll - I might be bluffing - it's conceivable, you miserable vomitous mass, that I'm only lying here because I lack the strength to stand. Then again, perhaps I have the strength after all,” replied Harry. He then began to ease slowly up out of the bed and on to his feet, levelling his wand at Draco.
“Drop. Your. Wand,” said Harry.
Draco, scared to death of Harry, dropped the wand without a second thought.
“Have a seat,” said Harry, motioning with his wand to a straight backed wooden chair. Draco, moving faster than he had before in his life, complied.
“Tie him up. Make it as tight as you like, Love,” he added to Ginny.
Ginny picked up Draco’s wand from the floor and muttered a spell, causing ropes to spring from the tip of the wand and around Draco.
As she was doing this, Neville walked in.
“Have you seen Hagrid?” he asked, ignoring the tied up Prince like he saw that everyday.
“Isn’t he with you?” Harry asked.
“No.”
“In that cas-” said Harry, as his legs finally gave out from under him.
Ginny ran over to help him up as Draco said, “I knew he was bluffing.”
“Shall I dispatch him for you?” asked Neville.
“No, whatever happens to us, I want him to live a long life with his cowardice.”
Just then they heard a loud voice from outside shouting for Neville. They ran to the window, and saw Hagrid with four Thestrals.
“Look what I found,” said Hagrid, quite proud of himself. “I saw the Prince's stable, and there they were--four white Thestrals. And I thought “There are four of us, if we ever find the lady… Hello lady! ...So I took them with me in case we ever bumped into each other. But I guess we just did.”
“Well done, Hagrid,” said Neville, as Ginny Apparated down to Hagrid.
Neville and Harry Apparated down right behind her. They mounted the Thestrals and rode away from Slytherin, towards Gryffindor.
They rode all night, and as the sun rose, they stopped. Harry reached over, and gently pulled Ginny to him, kissing her passionately.
Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.
And he said:
"Don't you know I love you oh, so much,
and lay my heart at the foot of your dress."
And she said:
"Don't you know that storybook loves,
Always have a happy ending."
Then he swooped her up just like in the books
And on his stallion they rode away.
My love is like a storybook story,
But its as real as the feelings I feel.
My love is like a storybook story,
But its as real as the feelings I feel.
*Fin*