Username: Suzieqdeedee

Story Title: Savages

Group: After Hogwarts

One-shot: yes

Rating: 12+

Pairings: Dr/Hr

Banner: coming later...

Summary: After the final battle, Hermione and Draco face some hardships.

Story Text: They'd captured Draco Malfoy, after killing Ron Weasley with the killing curse (or so they believed). The side against the death eaters were ready for a fight, as well as the Death Eaters were. They had tied Draco to a post with thick rope cutting into his arms. The knives were being sharpened at the camp. They would sacrifice him at a cliff not too far, exactly where the Death Eaters were marching.

Hermione clung tightly onto Harry's arm. "Harry, please, no!" she cried, desperate tears falling from her face."He didn't do it! It was-"

"Hermione!" Harry snapped, pushing her off his arm, "He murdered Ron! And if he didn't do it, one of his friends did it. Think of that." And he left her, sobbing hard on the mud floor.

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"Can I speak to Draco?" Hermione asked, standing boldly in front of the guards. They let her through. Hermione walked slowly in, kneeling next to the blonde boy, his head hung low. "Draco?" she whispered, her hand tracing his face. He looked up.

"Hermione." he said in the same whisper.

"Are you alright?" Hermione held back a sob.

"I'm fine. I'm more worried about you."

Hermione smiled sadly, her hand coming to his. "I'll save you."

"Hermione," Draco's voice was weary as he said this.

"Time's up," the bulky guard came in, tearing Hermione away from Draco and back into the dark night.

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[Lucius Malfoy]
What can you expect
From filthy little heathens?
Their whole disgusting race is like a curse
Their skin's a hellish red
They're only good when dead
They're vermin, as I said
And worse

Lucius was outraged. Harry's side had taken his son, and was sacrificing him this evening. He'd just gotten word from one of his men. The final battle had just taken place, a few months ago and Harry's side killing off Voldemort. Him and several other men remained faithful to the Dark Lord, carrying torches and and holding their wands, ready to fire a curse. Theodore Nott had really been the one to kill Weasley. They had to get so worked up about that one foolish man.

[Death Eaters]
They're savages! Savages!
[Lucius]
Barely even human
[Death Eaters]
Savages! Savages!
[Lucius]
Drive them from our shore!
They're not like you and me
Which means they must be evil
We must sound the drums of war!
[Death Eaters]
They're savages! Savages!
Dirty redskin devils!
Now we sound the drums of war!

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[Harry]
This is what we feared
The paleface is a demon
The only thing they feel at all is greed
[Ginny]
Beneath that milky hide
There's emptiness inside
[Good]
I wonder if they even bleed

They're savages! Savages!
Barely even human
Savages! Savages!
[Harry]
Killers at the core
[Ginny]
They're different from us
Which means they can't be trusted
[Harry]
We must sound the drums of war
[Good Side]
They're savages! Savages!
First we deal with this one


Harry was getting his troops ready for the killing. A kill for a kill.

[All]
Then we sound the drums of war

They were getting ready. About to march.

[Death Eaters]
Savages! Savages!
[Montague]
Let's go kill a few, men!
[The Good]
Savages! Savages!
[Lucius]
Now it's up to you, men!
[All]
Savages! Savages!
Barely even human!
Now we sound the drums of war!


They were off. The Death Eaters, Lucius in lead, were marching off with wands in hand. Meanwhile at the camp, they'd taken Draco from his post and had him by the shoulders, pushing him forward with ropes still tightly around his arms. He didn't refuse, knowing there'd be no point in trying to escape. He wouldn't get far before they sent a curse at him.




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[Hermione]
Is there nothing I can do?
Will this really be the end?
Is it only death that waits
Just around the riverbend?

Hermione stood by the river's edge, staring solemnly into the water. Finally, getting hold of herself, she turned around and started running towards the cliff. It was miles away. But he was worth it.

[Lucius]
This will be the day ...
(Let's go men!)
[Harry]
This will be the morning ...
(Bring out the prisoner)
[Death Eaters and the Good]
We will see them dying in the dust

The sky was red. Red as blood.

[Hermione]
I don't know what I can do
Still, I know I've got to try

Hermione ran helplessly, thorns scratching at her bare feet and twigs getting stuck in her hair from low lying twigs. She hoped she was near enough.

[Death Eaters]
Now we make 'em pay
[Hermione]
Eagle, help my feet to fly
[The Good]
Now without a warning ...
[Hermione]
Mountain, help my heart be great
[Death Eaters and The Good]
Now we leave 'em blood and bone and rust
[Hermione]
Spirits of the earth and sky ...
[Death Eaters and The Good]
It's them or us
[Hermione]
Please don't let it be to late ...

Hermione was now nearing it....

[Death Eaters and The Good]
They're just a bunch of
Filthy, stinking
[Death Eaters]
Savages!
[The Good]
Savages!
[Death Eaters]
Demons!
[The Good]
Devils!
[Lucius]
Kill them!
[The Good]
Savages!
[Death Eaters]
Savages!
[Lucius]
What are we waiting for?
[All]
Destroy their evil race
Until there's not a trace left
[Hermione]
How loud are the drums of war
[Death Eaters and The Good]
We will sound the drums of war
(Savages! Savages!)
Now, we sound the drums of war
(Savages! Savages!)
[Lucius]
Now we see what comes
Of trying to be chums
[The Good]
Now we sound the drums ... of ... war!
[Death Eaters]
Of course it means the drums ... of ... war!
[Hermione]
Is the death of all I love
Carried in the drumming of war?


Hermione fled through the crowded cliff, past her friends, past Ginny, who had been the one to send Ron for her.

The death Eaters had reached them. They watched as Harry raised his wand, ready to fire, when Hermione came crashing through the crowd, past the guards, and flung herself over Draco's body.

"Stop! Just stop!" she yelled.

"Hermione! Move! We need to give him the fate he deserves." Harry demanded.

"If you're killing him you're killing me with him." Hermione said boldly. Draco gasped, "Hermione, no." but she didn't listen. "Do you see what we all came to? War! This isn't the right choice. We've already had a war like this. Nothing came out of it but hatred. Please, Harry! You can't."

The Death Eaters were shocked at her bold choice. Harry told the guards to retrieve her. Two took her by the shoulders and held her back as Harry raised his wand again. Hermione felt tears pour from her eyes. A flash of light and the ropes had ripped in half.

"You are dismissed." Harry murmured.

"Don't trust him, Men!" Lucius yelled suddenly. "It's a trick! It's a trick!"

But no one listened to him. The people on Harry's side had lowered the wands, along with the Death Eaters. The guards had released Hermione. She bolted straight for Draco, pulling him up and giving him a huge hug, crying silently in his shoulder.

"Thank You, Hermione." he whispered in her ear, wrapping his scarred arms around her.