Heart of Gold

Good bye

Alrighty get your tissues. I'm making this one HURT

~Tessa's POV~

We walked down the stairs in silence to where Hermione and Ron waited, along with Draco though he was keeping his distance

"Where have you been?" Hermione asked as we walked to them, "we were afraid you'd gone into the forest!"

"We're going there now" I said with a small sigh

"What?!" Draco said, I avoided his eyes.

"Are you mad? You can't give yourself to him!" Ron said

Harry and I looked at the ground

"What is it?" Hermione asked, "what do you know?"

"There's a reason we can hear them. The horcruxes" Harry said

"I think we've known for a while... And I think you have to" I said

"Can someone let me in on what's going on?" Draco asked only to be ignored

"We'll go with you" Hermione said

"No." I said

"Stay here. Go after the snake." Harry said

"Kill the snake then it's just him" I said

"I'm sorry let me repeat myself" Draco said, grabbing my shoulders and facing me toward him, "what's going on?"

I looked up at him, tears coming to my eyes.

"Draco..." I said softly, taking his face in my hands, "Draco I love you so so much... And I'm so sorry but what happened fifth year. I love you so much.."

"Why does this sound like a good bye? Tessa?" Draco said

"I'm sorry" I said. I pulled him closer and kissed him.

He kissed me back, his arms going around my waist.

I felt some tears slip down my cheeks as I pulled away.

"Tessa... Don't go.." he mumbled

"I'm sorry Draco.." I said

I pulled out of his grip.

He grabbed my hand.

"Tessa." He said again.

I looked away and tugged out of his grip

"Let's go" Harry said.

He pulled me with him out of the castle. I looked back one final time to see Draco staring after us. His expression so helpless and lost.

I forced myself to look away as Harry and I headed toward the forest.

"Are you alright?" Harry asked

"I'm fine... It won't matter soon anyway.." I said softly.

He looked at me sadly.

He reached in his pocket and pulled out the golden snitch given to him by Dumbledore.

"I open at the close.." I read off it.

Harry looked at me and sighed. He raised the snitch to his lips and mumbled "we're ready to die"

He pulled it away and it began to open up, revealing a small, slightly cracked, stone.

"The resurrection stone.." he mumbled

He took it out of the snitch and looked at it.

I gently poked it

Harry gasped suddenly.

I looked at him then around. We were surrounded by ghost like figures of our parents, Remus and Tonks, and Sirius.

"What are you doing here?" I breathed

"We never left" Mom said,

"we've always been with you" Dad said

Harry looked at them. He looked at Sirius

"Does it hurt? Dying?" He asked

I looked at them

"Faster than falling asleep" Sirius replied

"You're nearly there" Dad said

"I'm sorry." Harry said, "we never wanted any of you to die for us... And, Remus, your son..."

"Others will tell him what his mother and father died for." Remus said, "One day, he'll understand."

"You'll stay with us?" I asked

"Until the end." Mom said

"And he won't be able to see you?" Harry asked

"No.We're here," Sirius said, pointing at his heart, "you see."

"Stay close to us" I said

"Always." Mom replied

I smiled at her then looked at Harry, who reached out his hand.

I took it

"I'm scared Harry" I said softly

"Me too Tessa. But we'll do this like we always have" he said.

I smiled

"Together." I replied

He nodded and we began to walk deeper into the forest.

There were voices as we walked

"No sign of them my Lord" Bellatrix said

"Shame. I thought they would come" Voldemort said

Bellatrix pointed as we walked into the clearing.

They had Hagrid, tied between two trees.

"Harry? Tessa? No! What are you doing here?!" He yelled

"Quiet!" Voldemort snapped before turning back to us, "Harry and Tessa Potter... The Ones Who Lived... Come to die"

Voldemort smirked as he raised his wand.

I looked at Harry and he met my eyes.

"I love you" I breathed

"I love you too" he whispered

"Avada Kedavra!"

The spell hit our intertwined hands

Then there was nothing.