He saw the blinding white light of the curse and shielded his face. His body was thrown back against the stone wall with a thud. Searing pain erupted in his head and side before he fell into darkness.

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"Is he going to be alright?" A worried female voice came from beyond the darkness.

"Yes Mrs. Malfoy, he's coming around now." A male responded.

Draco groaned before opening his eyes. He winced painfully at the bright lights. His side and head weren't hurting anymore, probably due to magic. He gave a sigh of relief before he jumped. What had startled him was a metal contraption to his right. It was beeping and showing lines which were moving across the machine.

"What the-?"

"Draco, darling, are you alright?"

Draco turned his head to see his mother standing next to a tall man. Both of them were dressed like Muggles.

"Mother?" He asked.

"Yes, darling, it's me." Narcissa said. "The doctor said you would be a little confused for a minute or two, but you're alright now."

"Doctor? Don't you mean Healer?" Draco said.

Narcissa sighed. "He's doing it again." She said to the doctor.

"Are you okay, Draco? You got hit in the head rather hard." The doctor said, giving Narcissa a small nod.

"I know, what was that curse?" he asked.

"Draco, honey, even though you're seventeen I must remind you that we don't curse." Mrs. Malfoy said. "It just makes you sound like an awful person."

"No, I didn't mean curse words, I meant curses. I'm a wizard."

"I know, you're a wizard in Chemistry and-"

"I mean a wizard as in potions and brooms and spells and You-Know-Who."

"Who?"

"You-Know-Who." Draco said bluntly. "Harry Potter defeated the most terrible dark wizard of all time and you're asking who he is?"

"Honey, I've met Harry Potter and I don't think he'd hurt a fly."

"Potter does fly, on a broom."

"Really? His mother told me he was afraid of heights."

"He's not afraid of- wait, did you say his mother?"

"Yes, Lily Potter."

"Mum, Potter doesn't have parents. The Dark Lord killed them and Potter was raised by muggles since he was a baby."

"Honey, we keep telling you that it isn't real." Narcissa said.

"What are you talking about?" Draco asked, now officially scared. "Mum, this joke has to stop. I don't care if the bloody Weasleys are in on this; I just want it to stop."

"Weasleys? What do Molly, Arthur, or any of their children have to do with this?"

"One of their kids died in the battle…I think it was Frank or whatever his name is."

"Fred? He's perfectly fine; he stopped by our house to return an umbrella they borrowed."

"House? We live in a mansion!"

Narcissa began to weep silently.

"Don't worry, Narcissa, we'll keep going on the therapy." The doctor told her.

"Therapy? W-what does that mean?"

"It means we're going to help you. You may not realize it, but you're creating your own fantasy world as a coping mechanism for something."

"I don't understand!" Draco shouted. He was about to add something else when a face caught his eye. "WHAT THE BLOODY H-"

"Draco, don't swear at your Aunt!" Narcissa snapped. She made a motion for the woman to enter.

Bella was followed by her sister, niece, and cousin.

"Hi Draco!" Tonks said brightly. Her brown hair had bright pink streaks in it. "Guess who got a boyfriend!"

"Guess who might be watching like a hawk." Sirius said.

"B-but…y-you guys are blood traitors…and dead…"

"No, but Remy will be if he hurts my dear cousin." Sirius said.

"He's your best friend." Tonks said.

"He's a werewolf." Draco said. "He's a werewolf and Black was a prisoner in Azkaban and now the werewolf and you are dead and left your kid behind."

"KID?!" Sirius shouted indignantly. "Don't tell me you're-"

"Dora, you can't be!" Andromeda said.

"Oh dear." Bella said.

"I'm not!" Tonks shouted defensively.

"And Auntie Bellatrix Lestrange is insane."

"Okay, maybe buying you your own motorcycle on your sixteenth birthday was a bit much, but I wouldn't say insane." Bellatrix said, sounding offended. "And it's Black now."

"I still can't believe you married that git." Andromeda said.

"I swear I'm not pregnant." Tonks said to Sirius who was still glaring at her.

"What's a motorcycle?" Draco asked.

Sirius gasped and clutched his chest. "I-I can't believe it…my own baby cousin said that…I am wounded…"

"Idiot." Tonks muttered.

"NYMPHADORA TONKS!" Andromeda said. "You do NOT call anyone an idiot."

"Mum, I'm an adult now." Tonks complained. "Fine, I'm sorry Sirius…sorry that you're such a dog."

"Brat." Sirius said.

"Sirius, do not call your cousin a brat." Andromeda said.

"You are not my mum."

"Is this the kind of example you set for your younger cousins and your Godson?"

"No." Sirius said, glaring at Bellatrix who was silently laughing at him.

"Could someone explain what's going on here? I think I'm going insane!" Draco said.

"That's why you were in St. Mundo's." Bellatrix said.

"Don't you mean St. Mungo's?"

"No."

THUMP! Draco fainted again.

He had a strange dream that he was trying to get into Hogwarts, but the further he ran, the further the castle seemed to get.

He next woke up in a different room, but no one was around. He was still trying to process everything that happened.

"Draco?"

"GRANGER! I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm glad to see you!" He said. "Can you please make sense of this? I know you're the smart one, please help me! How did I get here? Where's Hogwarts?"

"Draco…Hogwarts doesn't exist." Hermione said. "Everything you talk about, the Wizard world, wars, Hogwarts…it just doesn't exist."

"B-but I have no memory of anything else but the Wizarding World." Draco said.

"I'm sorry, but I can't help you."

"Wait! At least tell me what happened to my father."

"You honestly don't remember, do you?"

Draco shook his head.

Hermione sighed and sat herself in the chair next to his bed.

"He used to tell you stories about magic and fairytales when you were little. He told of fantastic adventures to faraway places, maybe Hogwarts was one of them. But when you were eleven, he started acting strangely and one day your mum found out he was cheating on her. He'd gotten another woman pregnant and left your family. The two of them died in a car crash when that baby was one. You never forgave him, but for the past year you've been talking about him as if he had no choice which is when I think you created this story. You imagined that he was recruited into a dark group and forced to lie to you and your mum. You wanted a happy ending so you created all of this. Your happy ending was that you won the battle and your dad came back. You also put your hatred of the baby into Harry Potter because he broke your phone and you were still mad. You also created this 'technology doesn't work with magic' thing because you didn't want to think about your phone. You also forgave Harry when you let him survive the end of your story."

"So, I imagined all of this?" Draco whispered. "Then…why can't I remember my life?"

"It's possible that the story became so real that after you came out of unconsciousness, you swapped out that life for this. Possibly you had a mild concussion that allowed you to forget everything and live in this fantasy world."

"So…I'm not a Slytherin…I'm Slyther-insane…"

Hermione gave him a sad smile. "I'm sorry, I can't help you. I just volunteer here."

Draco attempted to give a weak smile back

Hermione left Draco to his thoughts.

I have got to get back to Hogwarts. I'll pretend to be normal, but I promise- and mark my words- I WILL get back. I am Draco Malfoy and I am NOT insane.

A/N: Something that was in my head…thought I'd get it out there and see how it goes. Hope you like it.