Ch 19 Love Conquers All

As I stared straight into those heartless red eyes they changed back to the dark blue they used to be, but it was gone and seemed only to have been a trick of the light.

"My Lord this one she nearly killed Young Draco!" the Deatheater holding me captive said pushing me forward I fell on my knees, but my eyes never left Tom. He inched nearer to me. And I wished with all my heart that the monster in front of me would turn back into the person I loved.

"How?" he asked suddenly his voice cold yet I heard a hint of curiosity. The Deatheater stumbled over his answer. " I… well she… she had both her hands on his face and he got weaker and then we pulled her off of him." He continued to look at me and I begged him with my eyes to remember me.

"Why do you wear that dress it seems too fancy to be going to sleep in no?" he asked his voice daring me to tell him otherwise.

" I was at the Christmas Ball" I said my voice even.

"Really I didn't know Hogwarts was having a ball this year do to circumstance" he said.

" I don't believe they did have a ball but the ball I went to wasn't in this time." I said watching him carefully for a reaction. His face was carefully blocked. I heard a few laughs from random Deatheaters but they were silenced when the Dark Lord himself didn't begin to laugh.

"My Lord her tale is tall lets just be rid of her and get onto Potter." the Deatheater said and he grabbed me by the throat. This was the last thing he did. With out my eyes leaving Tom I took both hands of the man and I took the life from him. I felt the energy run through my skin and he fell to the floor a second later lifeless. I took a deep breath and smiled at Tom but he didn't smile back. Instead he broke eye contact.

"Leave." he said suddenly to his Deatheaters.

"but my Lord what of Potters Friends?" one brave soul asked.

"Leave them they aren't going anywhere are they?" he said showing his first sign of Tom.

"But-" "I said Out! Avada Kedavra! Any other contradictions were my orders not clear!" the Deatheaters scrambled out of the hall faster then one can utter a curse. Then he turned to me.

"Who are you?" he asked his voice hiding hidden emotion.

"Don't you remember Tom its me, Hermione" I said

"she doesn't exist anymore!" he said panic now evident in his voice.

" Yes Tom I do. You have to understand"

"are you some twisted spirit come back to torment me?" he said his voice cracking his eyes returned to the blue they were, but his face remained that of a snake.

" Tom I went back in time because of some stupid time Keeper. I didn't want to be there and then I got to know you on a whole different level. And I hated it because I knew what you would become. Everything was meant to happen when I went back the only thing I could not do was tell you who I was."

"Why did you leave me? After I had told you that I had loved you, you left me and I became a bitter person never to again love another."

"Oh God Tom I didn't want to leave you I wanted to stay with you and get married and have kids and be the greatest family ever. But that night over five decades ago for you but only a mere few hours for me, it happened that stupid thing came back and it took me before I could even explain to you anything. And I'm sorry. It must have been agony" I said tears falling down my face. His eyes suddenly turned back to red.

"I don't believe you this must be some plan of Dumbledore's some trick of his" he said looking around as if expecting Dumbledore to pop out and say 'April Fools Day'

" Its not a trick Tom look do you remember" I said and I pulled out the pendant he had given me on Christmas all those years ago. He looked at it in disbelief.

"I gave you one nearly just like it only it was a snake wrapped around the earth. The funny thing is and I never got a chance to mention it to you is we wrote the exact same note to each other." I said. He seemed to be remembering.

" I have spent the half a century turning into a bitter person trying to find out what happened to you. You just disappeared from me that night I didn't even get a warning or anything. You just vanished. I have shut out all those feelings of love. I told myself that never again would I subject myself to such agony. Yet here you are and you opened back up those wounds and I don't know how to react. I mean can we truly ever live the life of love and giving we wanted all those years ago." he asked his snake face was twisted with sadness. I realized what he meant with those words. He had grown up yet I hadn't. I was a child and him a man who had gone through many hardships and triumphs throughout his life.

"I don't know if we ever can live how we fantasized before. But do you want to continue to live out your life and wonder 'what if I would have taken that second chance?' it's a choice that is now in your hands Tom but choose wisely because I won't always be here" I said. He stared at me and I stared back what would he choose the wretched life he lived now or would he choose a second chance with me.
"Hermione I have gone through countless transformations if there is no reversing it would you be able to stand looking at me everyday?" he said his face sad and downcast.

"Love conquers all Tom I would love you if you looked like road kill" I said smiling

"Do you except my ruling over everyone plan?" he said

"Only if you except me trying to stop you and except that I am a muggleborn" I said. I seen his eyes flash red but they changed back in a second and he smiled.

"I love you Hermione."

"I love you Tom" I said and it happened quicker then we could react. A flash of light hit him square I the back and he fell forward onto me. I collapsed under his weight. I rolled him onto his back and looked into the dead face of Lord Voldemort. He was supposed to change. He was going to be my lover again. The father of my children. We were going to conquer the world. Him in a bad way me in a good way. But we were supposed to be happy that's what counted. The tears flowed from my eyes.

"Tom what have they done. Please don't leave me." I told his body I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"I'm sorry Hermione but I had to do it." it was Harry. I grabbed him before he could react and I pinned him on top of Voldemorts dead body. I closed my eyes.

"I want Tom back!" I shouted and I concentrated on the two bodies beneath me.

"Hermione what are you doing?" Harry asked his voice panicked. I didn't care he took my happiness I would take his life. I felt the energy whirling around us and through me and back into them. I gave a hard push and the energies all went into my hands and into the single body that I laid my hands on. The body took a breath. I opened my eyes. It was Tom. My Tom.

"Hermione? What are you doing?" he asked.

"ensuring that you and I are together forever. What do you remember last Tom?" I asked.

" I remember you disappearing from me." he said

"Good" and I kissed him. Hell broke loose then the hall doors were flung open and dozens of order members entered the room wands pointed at me and Tom.

"were is You-know-who!" a ministry official asked.

"He's gone. Harry too. I seen it they were dueling and then they both erupted into flames." I lied. Tom nodded even though I knew he didn't know what was going on.

"She's lying!" someone shouted suddenly. It was Ron I had forgot about him. I wouldn't let him ruin it. I had the elemental magic right why not make him burst into flame as well. And he did and everyone panicked they didn't know what was going on. But it ended and they were leading me and Tom out of the castle like wounded war survivors I looked up at Tom and he smiled at me.

"Tom I'm pregnant"

/that's it its over its done! Hermione is and evil wench isn't she. But this leaves open possibilities say if They both turn good they're young now. Or if they're evil they have time to take on the world or if they have evil children. Well it leaves possibilities in case I feel like ever doing a sequel. I hope you guys like it if not I'm sorry but I tried and I love all the people who have ever reviewed Thank you and I love you and I appreciate you keep an eye out because I was thinking a DM/HG humor fic as my next story but alas we shall see. REVIEW For the last time TTFN xoxoxoxo

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