Hermione and Draco ordered breakfast that morning by way of room service. They didn't really want to see anyone right away. They didn't want to have to explain the rock on Hermione's ring finger.
'I'll be right back.' Hermione said kissing Draco on the cheek, and running off to the bathroom. As she went in, a black owl flew through Draco's window.
'Gabriel?' Draco asked.
It was his mother's owl. She dropped a note in his lap and flew off.
Dear Draco, Hurry and go! Your father is coming there! He knows you're at Hogsmeade. He left a few minutes ago. He's been very upset about what happened at the attack. Thank your friend for me. Now hide! Love, Mother
His eyes filled with tears. He finally heard from his mother. He never was able to write, from fear that his father would find it and hurt his mother again.
Hermione! he thought, I've got to get her out of here!
She then came out of the bathroom. She noticed he was much more pale then he was a minute ago.
'Draco, what's wrong?'
'Hermione, you've got to get out of here. Go to Harry and Ginny now.'
'No, what are you talking about?!' she asked starting to freak out because his tone of voice. He was afraid for her.
'Hermione, don't ask questions, please baby, just go.'
Hermione noticed a note sitting behind him. She quickly grabbed it and looked it over.
'Draco!' Hermione said crying, 'I'm not leaving you. You come with me!'
'No. I won't run from my father.'
'Then I won't either.'
'Hermione, I apologize in advance for this.' Draco pulled out his wand, 'Stupify!' She fell back and was unconscious. He quickly picked her up and ran down the hall to Ginny Weasley's room. He kicked the door.
Ginny opened the door.
'Malfoy? Hermione! What happened??' Ginny cried.
Harry came over and Draco placed Hermione in his arms.
'Take care of her and keep her here.' Draco demanded. He then ran back to his room.
'What's wrong?' Harry asked, 'What happened to her?'
'I don't know! Malfoy just came in here with her unconscious!'
'I knew Malfoy was trouble.' Harry grumbled.
'He didn't do anything. If he had he wouldn't have to us to take care of her.'
Draco ran back into his room. He had his wand in hand and sat on the couch waiting.
Suddenly Lucius poofed into the room.
'Draco...' Lucius hissed.
'Lucius.' Draco sneered, 'What do you want? Come to try to kill me again?'
'How dare you ask that filthy little mudblood to come into the Malfoy family?! Is it just pity because the little bitch saved your life??'
Draco's eyes opened wide.
'How do you know about that!?'
'You really think I left you alone this whole time since our last meeting?'
'What are you talking about?' Draco said narrowing his eyes.
'I planted a hearing bug on you at our last meeting.' Lucius growled.
'You did?!' Draco exclaimed thinking of his father listening to all those times he and Hermione were together.
'Yes. I heard all those times you fucked that mudblood... all those words full of shit you said to her about loving the little bitch...'
'Don't talk about Hermione like that! I love her! And she's my fiancée and you can't change that.'
'No, Draco, you are right...I can make her an young widower though.' Lucius said cruelly, 'But the Dark Lord wants so... so'll i'll just have to make you...a widow first!'
With that he disapparated.
'NO!! Father come back!! I won't let you kill her!' Draco cried loudly, hoping his father would come back. In his heart he knew he wouldn't.
I must save Hermione!
Draco ran to Ginny's room. He pounded on her door.
Ginny opened it.
'Oh good, Malfoy! Tell me what happened!' Ginny cried.
She then noticed tears streaming down his face.
'Oh my god, Malfoy, what happened?!' she asked.
'Where is she?' he cried.
'She's still out! What's going on! She's on my bed.'
Draco ran over to Hermione and picked her up.
'My father is after her. I have to get her to Dumbledore.' Draco said in between cries.
'I'm going with.' Harry said.
'You can make sure Hermione stays put. And won't follow me.'
With that Hermione and Draco were apparated to Dumbledore's office.
'Alas, Mr. Malfoy and is that Miss Granger? What happened?' Dumbledore asked as they appeared into his office.
'My father...sobs...is after Hermione.'
'Ahh...yes I heard he was in town...' Dumbledore said, 'Well, i'll keep Hermione here, and you also Draco, shall stay here.'
Draco shook his head. 'No. I must face my father.'
'Brave boy, but I must insist you stay here.'
'I must decline, Professor. If I don't face him, he'll be after Hermione forever.'
Draco was about to leave when he spoke quickly.
'Oh and by the way, Professor, I had to put the stupefy spell on her to keep her away from me. It wasn't too powerful. She should be awake soon.'
'Thank you. Good luck. If you need anything, just call.'
Harry appeared in the room.
'Hermione.' he said as he bent over to her.
'Harry, watch over her.' Draco commanded, in a plea.
Harry nodded and then Draco was gone.
Draco went to his room and rummaged through bags. He found a small capsule and through it on the ground, which caused a cloud of smoke to fill his room. As the smoke desisted, Draco was gone.
He traveled through blackness and landed roughly on a floor of a dark room.
'Malfoy detection potion.' Lucius said, without even turning around. He knew it was his son.
'Where am I?' Draco asked standing up.
'Your Lord's chambers.' a menacing voice said.
Draco looked behind him to see two red, beady eyes glaring at him. Draco gulped loudly.
Lucius hit his son in the back of the head with his black and silver cane. Draco fell to the floor.
'BOW before your master!' Lucius yelled.
'I've heard many things about you...' the red eyed being hissed. 'Thinking your marrying a mudblood do you?'
'I can marry anyone I please.' Draco said angrily, standing up in defiance.
'No you can't you fool.' Lucius growled. 'Don't talk, Lucius.' the Dark Lord hissed.
Lucius bowed and walked from his sight.
'Draco Malfoy...you are strong. You could easily be stronger than your father. I want you to work for me, your hard work will greatly pay off.'
'No.'
'I'm sorry, Draco Malfoy, but when I want some one. I get them.'
'No.'
'I want you to kill that little mudblood girlfriend of yours.'
'NO!'
Voldemort mumbled something which caused Draco to cry out in pain and fall to the ground shaking.
'She's going to die. Either you kill her, live and be rewarded. Or I kill her...then you.' Draco cried as he shook violently. Hermione's face flashed before his eyes. Draco slowly got control of his body and stood up.
'I will NOT LET YOU HURT HER!' he yelled.
Draco pulled his wand out and yelled, 'Avada Kedavra!'
A light shot out and he saw the red eyes close in pain. After the shot of light the Dark Lord laughed. Draco stood in wonder.
'HAHA, silly stupid boy. You really think I can die from that?'
The Dark Lord turned to Lucius.
'Really, Lucius, I would have thought you would have taught your son better.'
Lucius looked at his son in disappointment.
Draco wondered why Voldemort's eyes looked as if he was in pain. If the curse didn't kill him or pain him, why did he flinch?
Draco looked around as Voldemort talked.
It's dark...red eyes...shot of light...pain... Draco ran thoughts through his head.
'--and that's why you must kill the girl.'
'And if I refuse?'
'I already told you what would happen.'
Draco narrowed his eyes at him.
'Your very brave, boy...brave or FOOLISH, perhaps?'
'I won't kill her.'
'YOU WILL REGRET DENYING YOUR LORD BOY!'
'YOU ARE NOT MY LORD!' Draco yelled back.
Draco saw the red eyes rise, indicating him standing up. He was just a dark cloak. The Dark Lord put an invisible hand out and began to yell a curse, 'AVAD--'
Just then Draco yelled, 'LUMOS!'
A bright light filled the room. The Dark Lord's eyes closed and he shrieked in pain. He opened his eyes and they were white. The Dark Lord then disappeared.
Lucius's eyes were shielded by his cloak, but then when he saw what happened his eyes widened. He ran over to his son and cracked the cane against his back, throwing Draco to the ground.
'You little fuck!' Lucius yelled, 'Because of you, the Dark Lord must take time to heal!'
Dumbledore was in deep conversation with McGonagall and Harry when Hermione woke up.
'Ahh...Miss Granger, how are you feeling?' Dumbledore asked.
'Yes, dear, are you alright?' McGonagall asked in a shaky voice.
Harry sat down next to Hermione and took her hand.
'What happened?' She asked. She looked around at all the worried faces.
'Hermione--' Harry began.
'Where's Draco?? How did I get here??'
She quickly stood up when no one answered her right away. She felt them hesitate.
'Miss Granger, please sit down.' McGonagall pleaded.
'No. Where is Draco?!'
'He dropped you off here. His father was coming after you and young Mr. Malfoy. He wanted to keep you safe, Miss Granger.' Dumbledore explained.
Hermione shook her head and tears formed.
'Where is he, Professor??' she asked.
'He unfortunately went after him.'
Hermione cried and ran to Dumbledore and pounded his chest.
'WHY? WHY PROFESSOR?! WHY DID YOU LET HIM GO??' she yelled this and then collapsed to the floor. 'Why?'
'Miss Granger, listen to me. I advised the boy not to go, but Mr. Malfoy is very brave. He wants to be so separate from his father, you of all people should know this, he wanted to stop his father. He must love you very much, to stop his powerful father for you. His father was coming to kill you, then bring him to Voldemort. Mr. Malfoy of course couldn't let this happen so he brought you to me, to watch over you. Then he went off.'
Hermione cried. Harry walked over to her and knelt down next to her.
'Hermione, i've never really approved of you and Mal--Draco, but he had sincere concern when he brought you to me. I could tell in his eyes that he was worried for your safety. I'm sorry that I ever doubted your decision with him. But Hermione, he's been through alot with his father, he'll make it through this, too. He'll come back for you.'
'Harry, you of all people...know...that Voldemort is powerful... very powerful...' Hermione sobbed and Harry wrapped his arms around her. 'What if he doesn't come back?'
'You have great memories of him...think of them always.'
Hermione looked down at her ring.
'I love him so much, Harry.' she said softly so only Harry could hear.
Harry nodded.
'I know you do.'
'You are foolish boy. If it wasn't for that whore mother of your's bitching all the time at me, I would have given you over to the Dark Side long ago.'
Draco kneeled on the floor in pain.
'How can you talk that way...' Draco said in a painful pant, 'about mother?'
'Simple. She is a whore and a bitch. Just like your mudblood. That girl you think you like is a muggle-born and fucked you, she must have fucked others.'
'Stop talking about her.' Draco said in pure hatred.
'She will die Draco. And now you, too, eventually will. I'd kill you here and now, but the Dark Lord wants to do it himself.'
Lucius talked on and on about the things he and Voldemort were going to do to him and Hermione.
Draco cried silently as Hermione's face filled his head.
I'm never going to see my baby again... he thought, tears trickling down his forlorn face.
'Can I have some time alone?' Hermione asked.
'We'll be just outside the door.' Dumbledore said.
She nodded. Harry kissed her forehead and left with Dumbledore and McGonagall.
She sat on the couch listening to them talk outside.
'What do you think, Albus?' McGonagall asked, 'Will young Malfoy live?'
'That's up to him. Do you think he's strong enough?'
'He unfortunately is not as strong as he could be. He doubts his past, which causes him to doubt himself.'
Hermione listened to this and cried. She knew that what McGonagall said was true. Draco doubted himself frequently. They had the talks of him being afraid of his past and future with the Dark Side.
She buried her face in her hands.
'You promised...' she said quietly, 'You promised you'd never leave me.'
Draco, why did you leave me?
'You have failed me as a son, Draco.' Lucius hissed.
'You've failed me as a father.' Draco spat back.
Lucius' eyes glared at him. Lucius walked up to his son and back handed him across the face. A ring on his finger sliced Draco's face. The cut ran from his chin to the top if his cheekbone. Blood dripped from it.
'I won't let you take Hermione away from me.' Draco said aggressively, 'You won't cause her pain!'
Draco quickly stood up and yelled, 'Petrificus Totalus!' Pointing his wand straight at Lucius. Lucius fell to the ground, not moving.
Draco wanted to use the Imperio Curse, but he knew it wasn't allowed, especially since he was not in immediate danger at that moment.
Lucius was about to speak, but Draco pointed his wand and yelled a spell at him. 'Quietus!'
Lucius' mouth moved fast, but nothing came out.
Draco collapsed to his knees. He grabbed his side, something was not right. His body was shooting pain up his side, nearly through his ribs.
He brushed his hand against his side and yelled when he suddenly touched a place on his side that hurt immensely. He touched it again and flinched.
Broken rib... he thought to himself. It hurt to breathe. He took small, quick breaths.
How do I get out of here? Can I disapparate myself? he thought. He looked around, but all (except Lucius on the floor yelling silent curses) was black darkness.
'Lumos.' Draco said softly.
The room lit up and he looked around. Nothing. He didn't even see a door. He tried to get up but his pain was too great. He tapped his wand against his sore side and said, 'Ferula.'
He felt a white bandage wrap around his body, underneath his shirt. He knew this would allow him to move a bit, but he needed a real doctor soon. He was going to try to apparate himself. He knew he had been doing this too often, and each apparation had a chance of splinching, but he had to try. He had to make sure Hermione was alright.
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