It scared me. It scared the hell out of me. All the worrying... The panic of the usually calm hallways of Hogwarts. Something bad was happening, that I knew in an instant. I was hurrying back from the Astronomy tower, I'd been sat up there finishing some work in the quiet night air when I realised what the time was... It was late. And then Professor Dumbledore appeared, accompanied by Harry Potter, so I packed up and left. The two of them barely paid attention to my presence as I passed them, seemingly occupied by something else. That had worried me first, Professor Dumbledore had never been one to just ignore a student, even a slight passing glance would have shown you that he knew you were there... But it was simply like I didn't exist. There must have been something extremely big worrying him and Potter. It wasn't until found myself half way back to the Slytherin common room that I heard the panic.

'There is death eaters in the school!'

I heard the cry from the bottom of the stairs ahead of me. My eyes widened slightly. How on Merlin's beard did they get in?! Surely it wasn't possible? The panicked atmosphere made me worried, I didn't like it... I felt so uneasy.

My thoughts were dragged away from my mind, when Draco Malfoy shoved past me, hurriedly walking in the direction I had just come from. Malfoy and I had never been friends, I had always been the quiet hardworking girl in the corner, whereas he had been the loud stuck up popular kid. I didn't even think that he knew my name... Yet for some absurd and unknown reason, I found myself wanting to follow him. Whether it was because I'd seen a very unusual expression from what he would normally wear on his face, or because he was rushing in the opposite direction of the common room, I didn't know. I found my legs moving quickly, trying to keep up with him as he rushed away. It took me a moment to realise that he was in fact taking the same route I just had, only the other way round. He was heading to the astronomy tower. But why? Why would he need to go all the way up there?

We reached the stairs and he suddenly stopped. I paused a few metres behind him, waiting to see what he would do next. He must have realised that I was following by now... Was he going to tell me what he was up to?

He span around a glared at me, in usual Malfoy manner. "Stop following me." He ordered.

I shook my head and he let out an exasperated sigh.

"Damn it, DeVille, will you just go back to the common room?!"

He knew my name?

I looked up at his face, searching for some kind of hint as to what he was up to. "I'm not leaving until I know why you're running up here." I stated.

"Did you not hear people saying there was death eaters in the school?! If you knew what was good for you, you'd go to safety."

"Oh don't give me that bull!" I cried. "If you're running off up here, then it must be pretty safe! You'd never let yourself get harmed."

He sighed again. "Merlin, DeVille, why do you choose to take interest in me right at this moment?!" He snapped, quickly whipping his wand out of his pocket and pointing it at me. Before I had a chance to grab mine, I could feel a tingling sensation pass throughout my body. I looked down, wondering what he had done, then went to move my head back up.. And then I realised, I couldn't. I was frozen. My arms and my legs couldn't move, I was frozen on the spot. The bloody idiot had silently put a freezing charm on me.

"I'm sorry.." He mumbled, then turned on his heels and ran up the stairs.

I wanted to shout after him, tell him that I was going to hex him into oblivion, but my mouth wouldn't move. I was stuck like this until the spell wore off.

What the hell would he be doing in the Astronomy Tower anyway?! I mean, the school was apparently full of Death eaters, and he was running off up there.. To look at the stars? I think not. And then another realisation hit me. Harry Potter and Dumbledore were up there! I hadn't seen them come back down, and if their oblivious actions towards me were anything to go by, then they were probably still up there talking! Did Malfoy know that they were up there? If he did, was he going to warn them? Surely he wouldn't be going up there if he knew Potter was there? He hated him, didn't he? Why would he help out Potter?

Another thought came into my head... Malfoy's father was a Death Eater. Was he here? Was the younger Malfoy helping his Father? He had been acting different lately... everyone had noticed some way or the other. Was he supposed to distract Potter so that the Death Eaters could swoop in and kill him? Because that's why they were here, right... To kill Harry Potter?

Suddenly, the tingling sensation found its way into my body again and slowly I regained control of my limbs. I wobbled on my feet a little and stretched out my now aching body. I rubbed my neck, it was the most painful spot from where I had been frozen looking down. I gave up after a few seconds, still determined to find Malfoy. I started up the stairs, ignoring the part of my mind telling me to just go and sit down. The stairs wound up and up, and in the end I decided to take the steps two at a time. I had nearly reached the top when I heard Malfoy's shout.

"Expelliarmus!"

He had disarmed someone? Was I correct? Was he going to distract Potter until the Death Eaters got there? Was he helping them? Why?

I slid out of their view, but made sure that I could see what was going on. And I blinked in shock when I did see what was happening. It was Dumbledore that Malfoy had disarmed?! Why was he stood there pointing his wand at him? Where had Potter gone?! I had so many questions, but I knew that i would be getting no answers. My attention was drawn back to the situation in front of me, when Malfoy pulled up his sleeve. My mouth dropped open at the sight of the Dark Mark on his arm... He was a Death Eater. He must have let them in! My mind was frazzled, I'd known that Malfoy worshipped his Father, but never in a million years did I expect him to become one of he-who-shall-not-be-named's followers!

Unexpectedly, I felt a sharp pain in multiple places on my head and let out a screech of pain. Someone had grabbed my hair from behind.

"Spying are we girl?!" Snarled a voice, mere inches from my ear. The hand tugged at my hair again and yanked my head back. I tried to hold in my yelp of pain and squeezed my eyes shut. When I opened them, I found myself face-to-face with a haggard looking woman, whom I recognised as Bellatrix Lestrange. "Answer me!" She snapped, tugging on my hair again.

"I-I was curious about Malfoy." I whimpered, my head in serious pain.

She laughed. "Well, I suppose you should join us now." She snarled, letting go of my hair. I reached up to rub my head, but my arms were seized into tight grips by two men that I didn't recognise. Bellatrix grinned excitedly and hopped up the stairs. The men dragged me behind.

I heard Bellatrix's gasp. "Well done Draco!" She breathed.

The men dragged me across the clearing and stood me on Malfoy's left. Malfoy still had his wand pointed at Dumbledore, a pained expression on his face. I glanced over at Dumbledore, who was stood there doing practically nothing. Surely he must be able to do something to save himself?!

"Miss DeVille..." Dumbledore greeted me.

"Silence!" Bellatrix screeched. "Do it, Draco."

My eyes darted around the room for Harry Potter, but he was gone. Where though? Had he left after me?

The man on my right gripped my arm tighter and I growled. "You're hurting me."

He laughed. "Good."

His word made anger flush through me and I wriggled around, trying to get away from them. Through my thrashing about, I noticed that Malfoy was now watching me and Bellatrix's eyes hadn't left Dumbledore.

"Stop it girl!" The one on my left demanded, but I continued to thrash around, trying to break free.

Bellatrix muttered something and a sudden wave of excruciating pain hit me. I fell to floor, a scream escaping my mouth. I had never felt anything like this before.. I felt like I was being hit by the womping willow and train and having my insides torn out all at the same time.

"Stop it." It was Malfoy's voice. There was a loud cackle from Bellatrix, and as the point of wanting to give up and die reached me, then pain started the fade away. I felt tears fall from my face as I laid of the floor panting helplessly.

"Come on, Draco. Do it." Bellatrix urged again. Malfoy was looking at Dumbledore again, the pained expression still on his face. "Kill him."

I watched Malfoy from where I was laid and it was clear that he didn't want to it. I opened my mouth to tell him not to, but no sound came out.

"No." It was the word I was searching for, but I didn't come from my mouth. Everyone turned to look at the door as Snape emerged from the darkness. He placed a hand on Draco's shoulder and lifted his wand to point it at Dumbledore.

What was he doing? He wouldn't kill him would he?

"Severus.. Please..." Dumbledore begged, calmly.

I felt my heart beat speed up as Malfoy lowered his wand and Snape opened his mouth to speak. He couldn't.. Not Dumbledore..

"Avada Kedavra." Light sparked from the end of Snape's wand and flew in the direction of the old headmaster. I jumped to my feet, a sudden burst of strength flushing through me. But it was too late, Dumbledore had been hit with the killing curse and had toppled over the edge of tower. He was falling and we all just stood there and watched...