05/03/2012
A/N: Hey everyone! This is my first fan-fic, so I hope you all enjoy! ~Celine3
Chapter 1, Snake Bites
(Draco's P.O.V.)
I toss my plain, boring black suits into my old, worn out trunk, and mumble, "Oritguis." The clothes fold into a neat pile magically, and I grab my socks and shoes and toss them over to my bed aswell. They also automatically tidy up into the trunk. I walk the cold, stone floors of my room in Malfoy Manor, towards my bathroom, and grab my toothbrush, toothpaste, hair comb, and cologne, put them in a small bag, and place it neatly into the trunk. I close the trunk with excitement and lock it. I hate summer. I dread leaving Hogwarts every year to go back to my house, where my father, Lucius Malfoy, daily uses the Cruciatious curse on me. I cringe at the thought of the horrible, terrible, excruciating pain that comes from that curse. I hate the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters living in my home. I can hear the muggles and mudbloods screaming in pain as the Death Eaters torture them throughout the night. Everyone thinks that I hate Hogwarts, but in real honesty, I rather hate, no not hate, want to never come back to my home. I see Hogwarts as the only safe place to live, as Albus Dumbledore is there.
I sigh since I still have one more horrid day to live in Malfoy Manor, before I can go back to Hogwarts. The door burst open and I see my godfather, Severus Snape. Old, greasy-haired, wrinkly man of a godfather. "Come with me boy." He grumbles, and I look back at him and smirk the signature Malfoy smirk. "Now." He snaps and grabs my arm. He pulls me out of my room into the cold, stone hallways of the Manor, and shoves me into the dining room. Pale skin, blood-red eyes, slits for nostrils, and rotten, yellowed teeth. The Dark Lord sits at the end of the long, wood table. "Draco, do sit. " he greets calmly and hissing the s's. I look at him in fear and quickly make my way to the other head of the table, as far away from the man I fear the most as possible. Snape shuts the door quickly, and takes his seat quickly next to me. "Where have you been Draco, that could've wasted so much precious time, where we could've been planning Potter's death?" Voldemort demanded to me.
"I,-I was outside." I stutter in fear, "Practicing my killing skills on some useless butterflies." I say with more confidence. "Is this true Severus? You found him in the gardens?" Voldemort said doubtfully. "Yes, my lord." He said showing no trace that he was lying. "Well, don't do it again, or you will be locked in the dungeons." He hisses, I cringe at the thought of missing Hogwarts, being hung in chains from my arms, no food or water, being tortured in my territory. "Ye-, Yes my Lord. It will certainly never happen again."
"Good. I understand that the new year at Hogwarts is starting tomorrow. Your 6th year I believe?"
"Yes my Lord." I whisper.
"I brought you here so I could tell you more about your mission this year at Hogwarts. You have to kill Albus Dumbledore." He sneers. My mind goes fuzzy. "Kill Albus Dumbledore? Maybe I didn't hear him right." "Pardon?" I mumble after my mind went clear. "Kill Albus Dumbledore Draco." he repeats impatiently. Those four words echo through my mind. My eyes go watery, but I shut my eyes quickly and collect my tears. My heart starts to beat faster. "DID YOU HEAR ME BOY, KILL ALBUS DUMBLEDORE! CRUCIO!" he bellows. I scream, and crumple to the floor twitching. The pain sears through my body as quick as lightening. I get up shaking and take my seat at my chair.
"Ye-,ye-, yes my Lord. I will kill Albus Dumbledore." I stammer.
"That's my boy." He says calmly, "He will be killed on June 30th on the top of the Astronomy Tower. Only you will kill him. No one else,-" he demands, but stops from being interrupted, "My lord, he's only a boy, he-, he cant kill Albus Dumbledore." a Death Eater by the name of Corilann whispers weakly in fear.
"Avada Kedavra!" screams Voldemort. The man falls to the floor, eyes open, the fear still in them. All of the Death Eaters flinch at the sight of their "friend" on the floor dead. "That's what happens when you interrupt me." Voldemort says trying to make a joke. The Death Eaters notice his humor and start to laugh. I laugh my most realistic sounding fake laugh that I can get out, and start to whisper, "I accept."
"What was that Draco?" Voldemort says finishing laughing.
"I accept. Albus Dumbledore will be dead by June 30th, and Hogwarts will be yours my Lord." I stammer.
"Unbreakable Vow Draco." He says in a monotone voice. I get up and walk slowly to the Dark Lord's chair. "What are you thinking Draco? Killing Albus Dumbledore" My mind yells at me. I reach his seat and he has his old, slimy hand waiting for me. I extend my arm slowly out to him and grasp his hand. "Draco, don't do it! Listen to yourself Draco!" Snape walks quickly to us and takes out his wand. "I vow to make sure Albus Dumbledore will be dead on the night of June 30th of next year, on the Astronomy Tower. Unbreakable." I say quickly. Snape mutters an incantation and we twist our wrists slightly, "DRACO NO!" our wrists come to a full twist and a glowing light goes up our arms and then goes out. "It's done Draco. You have now promised that the only man you feel safe around will be killed by you." I snap at myself.
"Well done Draco. If you choose to drop out of this vow, you will die, so I suppose your planning on killing him, unless you want to die the most painful way imaginable. Am I right Draco?" Voldemort says sarcastically.
"Yes my Lord, you're always right my Lord." I whisper quickly.
"Good. You are all dismissed, but Yaxley, stay late I have to talk to you." I walk away quickly, and run towards my room. I notice how could my hands are. That's how they've been ever since I got the dark mark on my arm. It's like it's sucking every drop of good out of me. Psh, if the Hogwarts just heard that, they'd think I was crazy. No person in Hogwarts thinks I'm good, as matter of fact, they think of me as a Death Eater. Something I wish I couldn't be. I really am good, but if anyone knew that, I'd be dead.
The only two people who know the existence of my goodness is my Snape and my mother, Narcissa Malfoy, who has been under the Imperius Curse for the past year, and has no way of getting out of it. She's weak, defenseless, no way of coming out of her trance. I notice that I've reached my room. I begin to cry, something that rarely comes out of me. I lay on my bed. Ugh, my bed. It's as hard as a stone, cold as ice, and gives me no comfort what so ever. Every night I fall asleep and end up having the same dream. The thing I dread most about my day, night. The night scares me, the dream I have. I've had the same one since I got my Dark Mark. I cry, and cry, and cry, and find myself sleeping.
"I run down the narrow hallway, the yell of mudbloods and muggles ringing in my ears. I hear a hiss and come to a stop. Nagini. She starts to slither towards me, and I run as fast as I can, but nothing works. It's as if I'm running in slow motion, though everything around me is at normal time. The force keeps pulling me closer to my death. I turn towards the light. My only spec of hope. Far down the hallway is a door, leading me to the outside world. On the door is a tiny window, with a tiny drop of light shining through. I reach for the light, though it won't help me.
I find myself falling to the floor, and seeing Nagini slither over my back. She hisses at me, showing me her long, sharp, venomous teeth. She bites my foot, I scream in agony. She makes her way up and takes more excruciating bites. My stomach, throat, brain, causing my skull to crack, and makes her way down to my chest. I know what's coming, the venom slipping through every vein in my body. She jabs her fangs into my heart, and I scream for help, though no one can hear me because my vocal cords have been cut off.
I hear a low, sinister laugh, and turn my head back to see Voldemort. He whispers something in Parseltongue and the snake starts to suck all of the life out of me. A fire somehow starts to form at the end of the hallway. The light from the door goes out, leaving me with no hope of living. The fire blows rapidly towards me. I try to move, but the venom weakened me to the point of no moving. The fire reaches my foot, going straight through my shoe, going up my leg, then I hear a girl scream, "DRACO NO!" and the snake bites my heart one more time." I gasp, as I wake up from the horrifying dream. I pant and am sweating like a pig. "There's nothing there Draco. Calm. Calm." I think to myself.
I get up and change my clothing and comb my hair. I look to the mirror and see my cold, gray, dull eyes, just sitting there, no warmth or love, just cold. I frown at myself, and quickly walk away from the mirror. I grab my trunk and wand, and whiz. I apparate to King's Cross Station, without saying goodbye to my family, it's not like they'd notice anyway, they don't care.
A/N: Kay, so I hoped you enjoyed my 1st chapter! 2nd one coming soon(: Please review and favorite it(: I'd like to thank my bestie ever "isabel4014"! she gave this story its name and came up with the chapter name and the summary and the edits aswell(: I 3 u Isabel, even though she called me a dumbass cuz I 4got that there was a snake in this chapter.. I know im stupid (blonde right here).. see you guys soon! XX~celine3