Dumbledore, McGonagall and Harry were talking outside his office when a person appeared before them.
'Mrs. Malfoy!' McGonagall cried in surprise, 'Are you alright, ever since the attack, we feared for you.'
'I'm fine, is Draco here?'
'He's gone. To fight your husband, Narcissa.' Dumbledore said.
'No...Draco, NO! Why? I told him to hide, why did he go??'
'You knew inside that your son won't run from his father.'
'I know, I know, I just wish he wasn't so persistent sometimes.' Narcissa said, tears filling her blue eyes.
'How have you been, Narcissa?' Dumbledore asked.
'Lucius has been horrible. I'm so afraid for my son. Will you help him, Head Master?' Narcissa asked.
'I would, but even I do not know where Lucius and Draco are.'
'If I told you?'
'I'd go.'
Narcissa pulled a gold neck chain out from under her dress. A small capsule was clasped onto it.
'Here.' she said.
'This will bring you to a Malfoy. Yell his name and throw it to the ground.'
'A locator charm. Thank you, Narcissa. I will try and help him.'
Dumbledore yelled Draco and smashed the capsule.
Draco was standing, trying to breathe. It hurt. He didn't think he'd have enough strength to apparate himself successfully.
Suddenly the room lit up and Dumbledore appeared before Draco.
Lucius' eyes widened and reddened.
'Mr. Malfoy!' Dumbledore cried.
Draco was gasping for air.
'Professor...'
Draco was about to walk to Dumbledore, but he collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Dumbledore picked him up, ignoring Lucius, and apparated them both to Madame Pomfrey.
'Ah! Head Master!' Madame Pomfrey cried, 'You scared me! Who do you have? Draco Malfoy??'
'Yes, Poppy. Draco has been through a great ordeal. He collapsed and is not breathing.'
Dumbledore explained all he could and set him on a bed.
Pomfrey removed his shirt to see a amateurly conjured up sling.
'Ah, well, this right here saved his life. Wasn't too good of a spell, but it was helpful.' Madame Pomfrey examined him quickly.
She pointed to his broken rib and said, 'Reparo skeleto.' Draco's lungs started to move again. Air passed through his lips.
She said, 'Tepido.' And his blanket warmed his body.
'Mr. Malfoy ailed from a broken rib, which punctured his left lung. That is why he collapsed. He was short of air circulating through his body.' she explained, 'I fixed his lung, but his long pause of air caused his body temperature to lower. Almost fatefully lower, but you found him just in time. I am slowly raising his temperature, but because of the air that didn't get to his brain, he might fall into a comatose state. More than 50/50 chance of coma, regretfully. He might even forget a few things.'
'I see. Well, I best go off and inform loved ones.'
'Albus will find him, don't worry.' McGonagall said comforting Narcissa.
Narcissa turned to Harry, who had been silent.
'Are you Harry Potter?'
He gulped nervously.
'Yes, ma'am.'
'I'm sorry for the way my husband may have treated you and your friends. Every day Draco was home, Lucius would tell him horrible things about you. Draco believed some, but some were so absurd that not even Draco would listen. Draco really did want to change, and i'm sorry for anything Draco may have done to you.'
'It's alright, Mrs. Malfoy. Draco and I may have both been wrong about each other. Ever since Draco and Hermione started going out things have been slowly changing.'
'Draco has a girlfriend?' Narcissa asked.
'Yes. That's why he went to find his father. Lucius said he was going to...'
'Going to what?'
'K-kill Hermione.'
Narcissa teared up and shook her head.
'I can't believe how possessed Lucius has become. He worships he-who-must- not-be-named... and now Lucius threatens his son's girlfriend.'
She started to cry,
'I can't believe Draco has found someone he loves so much to fight his father for... my son... he's a man and I can't even see him, I don't even know where he is.'
'I'm sure Dumbledore will find him, Mrs. Malfoy.' Harry said.
'How is his girlfriend, Hermione?'
'I don't know. She's shaken up. She's in Dumbledore's office.' Harry said.
'She is?' Narcissa asked hopefully.
'Would you like to see her?' McGonagall asked.
'If she's okay with that, i'd love to meet her.' Narcissa said.
McGonagall knocked on the door.
'Hermione, will you take a visitor?'
Hermione sniffed and wiped her eyes.
'Yes.' she said softly.
Narcissa walked in and closed the door gently.
'Hermione?' she asked.
Hermione turned to see the pretty, blonde woman. You could tell by her face she has had a rough life.
'You're Draco's mom.' Hermione said. She started to cry.
'Yes. How did you know?'
'I saw you...that night of the attack.'
'You? You saved Draco and I?'
'I helped in anyway I could.'
Narcissa smiled and walked over to Hermione, and hugged her.
'May I sit?' she asked Hermione.
'Yes.'
Narcissa looked at Hermione.
Hermione's brown eyes were red from crying, she had blotchy marks on her face from salty tears, but she was still beautiful.
'You're my sons girlfriend? You are so lovely.' Narcissa smiled, 'Thank you so much for saving me and my son. Draco is my only happiness in this world.'
Hermione started to cry. Draco was her's too.
Narcissa pulled Hermione into a hug.
'You love my son very much don't you?'
'With my whole heart... you're son has done so much for me...'
Hermione pulled away and spoke nervously.
'Draco and I started dating about two months before Christmas... I love him so much. I pray he comes back to me. He told me he's never leave me...' Hermione cried as she said those words. She then looked down at her ring finger. 'Draco asked me to be his and I said yes.' Narcissa looked down at the engagement ring. Hermione looked down too.
'I hope I can live a life with him. I won't be able to go on without him. He's everything to me.' Hermione concluded, crying.
Narcissa started to cry again.
'Draco is engaged? You are his fiancée? My baby is going to be married...' Narcissa hugged Hermione again, 'I hope with all my heart he comes back to be with you.'
Then Dumbledore walked in.
'Head Master, did you find my son?' Narcissa asked standing with Hermione.
'Yes. He's in the hospital wing, but you must understand somethings. His rib was broken and it punctured his lungs. This caused his body temperature to lower at a dangerous rate. His brain didn't get enough air fast enough, causing him to fall unconscious. He may even fall into a coma...and may forget somethings.'
Narcissa and Hermione were both crying, happy he was here, distraught of his news.
'May we see him?' Narcissa asked.
'Of course.'
Dumbledore led them in.
'You first.' Hermione said to her.
Narcissa nodded and walked in. She sat in the room next to Draco's pale body. They were the only ones in the room.
'Draco, my baby boy.' she kissed his forehead, 'I'm so sorry I wasn't in your life as much as I should have been. I'm sorry for all the pain you must go through because of your father.'
She brushed his hair back and saw his scar.
'What did he do to you?’ Narcissa asked, gently touching his long cut. ‘Your my reason for living, Draco. I love you, son. And now i've missed out on most of your life. You're engaged to a beautiful woman...you've grown up into such a handsome man. I pray you pull out of this state your in. You have a wonderful girl waiting for you here. Please don't go.'
She stood up and kissed his forehead again. A tear fell onto his cheek, from his mother's eyes. She walked out and nodded to Hermione.
Hermione walked in. She walked to Draco's bed and looked down at him. She put her hand in his and sat down. She kissed his hand and cried into it.
'Draco...Draco...' she whispered, 'You left me. Why didn't you stay? Why did you risk your life for me?'
She looked up and touched his face. It was cold. She lifted his warm blankets further up his body. She saw the cut also.
‘You’re so beat up... please get better.’
She caressed the cut gently.
'I love you Draco. Don't leave me. You're so strong Draco. You can fight this. I know you can. I live to be your wife, please come back so I may live my life with you. I want to make you happy. Please come back to me.'
She stood up, leaned down and kissed his cold lips.
She then moved her lips to his ear.
'Don't forget me.'
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