Chapter 4: Notes and Confessions
Apologies: one of my lovely readers has informed me that I have been getting Blaises name wrong from the beginning. I am sorry! From here on out it will be Zabini…. Though I like Zambini more lol. is a goddess.
Disclaimer: On going
Title: Don't Leave Me Like This.
Chapter 4: Notes and Confessions
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Lucius Malfoy staggered himself back into Malfoy Manor. Bellatrix was a wicked witch with a capital B. She threw curse after curse at him and Crucio'd him a dozen times. She laughed and chanted how the Malfoy's would get theirs. She was a bitter woman. She was not even attractive as she once was. He had finally made it home. Away from The Dark Lord, away from Bellatrix and her mindless cackling and torture.
If there was a problem with any member of the Blacks, it was Bellatrix the woman was downright insane. She wanted to cause everyone else the same insanity she had. Lucius pulled himself onto the soft sofa in the Malfoy library and just sat there. He was bleeding, bruised, and had blacked out during the entire process of being "reminded" of who was in charge. Lucius knew eventually Draco would have to attend a Death Eater meeting again and that his son would be marked. Lucius was just buying time for Draco. It would not be fair to come to inheritance and then become a death eater.
Lucius wished that his son and Severus were there. At this poin the even wanted his wife, Narcissa as well. He was becoming tired from all the blood he was loosing. It was all over the sofa and the carpet and he had only been inside for a few mintues. He was just too weak to cast a spell on himself or drink a blood-clotting potion, far too weak. Perhaps if he just closed his eyes then the pain and the blood would go away. If he closed his eyes this world would no longer exist.
With those thoughts. Lucius did indeed close his eyes and slipped into a dangerously deadly type of sleep.
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Draco was in luck or out of luck. The hearing for Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black did not last very long. In fact, it only lasted 5 hours. By wizardry standards, that was nothing. Especially with the case and what it involved dealings with You-Know-Who were never brief but long and torture some.
When the three adults returned Tonks came in to say hi and try to chat with Draco a bit. Draco did not want to talk to a blood traitor's daughter. As far as he was concerned she was not family. She simply shared relatives that regret her mothers and her birth.
Molly, Severus, and Remus were in the hallway talking in hushed voices. Draco was using his hyper sensitive Veela sense of hearing to listen in on their conversation. All he gathered though was a discussion of how to go about tell Harry. But tell him what? Draco thought as Tonks continued to go on about how her childhood was so lonely with out her family. Draco completely tuned her out. Even if this woman was related to him, she was no Slytherin and she talked too much in his humble opinion.
"Draco and I will be returning to the Manor unless you have any reason that we should stay." Severus said interrupting Tonks on a rant about how blood is not as important as love and people need to look past the whole thing.
Draco took this time to exit the room and the conversation." No reason to stay Severus, I wish to get away from such common unpure dirty people" Draco said mocking Tonks with a smirk as gaped looking much like a gold fish while her hair turned a fire red.
"Of course." Severus responded not taking into account Draco's words. "Draco say goodbye to Harry before you leave, it's only polite seeing as Harry is the owner of Grimmauld. Understand."
Draco grumbled but found his legs walking upstairs to where Harry was. He loathed being a pure blood, the purest of the pure. For him it meant he had to be polite, he had to be graceful, he had to be the perfect son. He hated having to abide by these aristocratic rules. He should not have to see Harry before he left.
His Veela self though was ecstatic of the thought of seeing Harry. Draco could feel the Veela powering over him. The Veela wanted much more than a goodbye. Draco had to continue his fight. Harry Potter was a half-blooded pampered spoiled brat, and Draco hated him.
Draco reached the door and his Veela hearing picked up the sound of his Veela hearts desire soft sobs coming from inside. The Veela self reached towards the door and touched it. Draco froze, that was the Veela. The Veela gained control. He panicked mentally forcing his composure and control over his body.
Draco knocked loudly, and waited for Harry to answer. He would have just walked in on Harry but he could only imagine what the Veela would do if it saw Harry cry. The Veela would probably take claim to Potter without even thinking. Draco was losing the battle of Veela Vs. Wizard. He was a Pureblood… why was this happening to him. Malfoy Black PUREBLOOD the three went hand in hand. Pure Blood. Draco Lucius Malfoy was a pure blood, this Veela thing was simply a phase.
"Sirius?!?!" Harry opened the door tears gone and a bright smile on his face. When Harry caught sight of Draco and the smile quickly turned to a frown and a sigh and eyes of pain again. The Veela stirred.
"I am not that poor excuse of a pure blood obviously. Draco spat at Harry the words hurting because they were making the shorter brunette look sadder. "I came to tell you that Severus and I are leaving and we thank you for having us and bid you farewell." Draco stated in monotone voice.
Harry did not know how to respond he looked exasperated. He tried hitting the little ferret but without much luck. He only succeeded in slamming his arms and wrists into Draco's chest much like a little girl hitting her older brother. Harry was crying again or at least he was making this god awful groaning noises as tears rolled down his eyes.
Draco easily overtook Harry and grabbed him pulled the shorter boy into a hug looping him around so Harry could not move.
"Stop it, you're embarrassing yourself." Draco said letting Harry go. Harry fell into the wall breathing heavily. He looked at a complete and total loss. Draco simply nodded at him and went back down the stairs to Severus to leave.
The Veela inside while overwhelmed with joy that it has to touch Harry was now tragically upset it was leaving Harry alone and upset. Draco ignored this with all he had. It was exhausting, it pained him, and he really was cursing everyone for him being a Veela.
"I'm ready, I said goodbye to Harry. Though There is something wrong with him he is crying." Draco said simply and went to the floo to leave. He did not see the looks that Severus, Remus and Molly shot. He was not aware of what Severus had done. All he knew was that Malfoy Manor was so much more inviting than this stick in the mud.
Severus walked over to the fireplace, looked at Draco, and shook his head. Draco was not feeling it yet because Harry was right upstairs. As soon as he spent some time apart though he would be going insane absolutely insane. They returned to Malfoy Manor in a brilliant flash of green flames.
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Hermione and Ron returned shortly with the things Rose Zabini had requested. They now knew why her children refused to go there. They were pureblood wizards and rich going into a junk shop to get books and clothes. Ron and Hermione had been used, but neither could say anything. She had bought them ice cream.
"Ready to go Gin we told Fred and George we'd test some of their stuff before we go home" Ron asked slamming the stuff on the table in front of Blaise who only wanted the red headed Gryffindor boy gone. He was much more interested in the blood traitor girl who was incidentally really intriguing.
Ginny tried to ignore Ron's overly rude behavior. Hermione seemed to be doing the same thing she smiled at Elivian and then to Blaise.
"I must be going; it was nice meeting you Elivian write me sometime." Ginny said getting up to leave the table. Ron and Hermione were already leaving. Elivian grabbed on to Ginny's robe ripping the sleeve a bit. She looked embarrassed and handed Ginny a piece of parchment.
"Write me too Ginny… No one ever writes me except Blaise during term." Ginny nodded at the blonde-haired girl with the eyes so blue then shot Blaise a look. She still remembered how he would treat her and how he had treated her. One day couldn't patch up the things he had called her at Slug Club. She bounded out of there knowing Ron would throw a fit if he knew she planned to write the Slytherins sister.
Ginny had a thing for writing to people bad or good and the fact that Elivian was so nice and so different than Blaise made a world of difference. Plus in all, honestly Blaise was a hottie and Ginny had a bit of a rivalry crush on him.
When they caught back up with Fred and George it was apparently a slow day it being summer and all. They offered some tea and biscuits to the three young Gryffindors who all intelligently declined. They were not stupid enough to accept anything of the sort.
"Come on Ronny-kins take it" Fred said shoving the biscuit into Ron's face.
"You promised" George laughed as he held Rons head back and opened his brother's mouth. Fred stuffs the biscuit in. The two twins rolled over with laughter shouting for everyone to watch and wait. Slowly but surely Ron developed a set of knockers. Ginny and Hermione laughed openly about it.
"Stop that!" Ron shouted which erupted further laughter. Ron put a hand to his mouth. He sounded like a girl too. He would kill them. He would kill them. Ron spent the next two hours trying to get Fred and George to change him back. He was literally begging and then they handed him the tea.
"That's the antidote" Fred and George, said in unison.
Ron grabbed the tea and gulped it down quickly. Chugging it and then slamming the teacup down. It tasted horribly but as slowly as the body parts came, they disappeared to the relief of Ron. The twins still found it completely amusing while Ginny and Hermione ended up just lazing behind the counters and selling product to customers.
They really were bored and wished to go home. After another hour of the five of them just catching up and trying minor pranks, it was time to head back to Grimmauld place because Fred and George had official work to do. The three younger Gryffindors were not sure if that meant the Order or the Prank shop. No matter they left anyway.
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Remus tapped softly on Harry's door before he entered. He looked at Harry and saw a lot of James in him, by looks alone. However, when it came right down to it; Harry was nothing like James. Harry was fun but cautious and sad. James was crazy, intelligent, and even dangerous. Seeing Harry sometimes hurt so bad, it reminded him of everything he lost. Everything that could never be replaced. The Potters were family to him, Harry was family.
"Harry, we need to talk." Remus said softly, went, and sat down in the chair across from the bed Harry was laying on.
"So Remus tells me what did they accuse him of since he isn't back?"
"Escaping Azkaban 30 days in the prison again." Remus replied, Harry fummed.
"30 days for escaping a place you never should have been? 30 days! What is Dumbledore doing? Is he trying to get Sirius out? Surely Dumbledore can say something on Sirius' behalf." Harry was sitting up now his hands entwined in the blankets knuckles white and face reddening.
"Why does everyone I love go away, when are you leaving?" Harry pulled his knees to his chest and decided to just ignore everything nothing was right anymore. Sirius was taken from him again.
"Harry I love you, I'm not going anywhere and neither is Sirius. Your parents… Harry your parent loved you, your mother died for you, she loved you and James would have given anything for you not to feel as if you were abandoned. Harry we all love you. We aren't leaving." Remus said as gently as he could and wrapped the smaller brunette boy into a hug. "We will never leave you none of us."
Harry started crying as he hugged Remus back. He knew the war was upon them that everyone would end up dying. Harry was hoping he himself would die. Stupid prophesy if only he prophesy were not for him. Someone else should take responsibility a teenager should not have to deal with all this. Harry clutched on to Remus tighter.
"Remus I don't want to stay here, can't you and I go elsewhere and Sirius too. Please?" Harry said softly into Remus robes. The truth was he didn't enjoy being harped upon about potions, summer assignments, and being watched by everywhere he went. He certainly was not nearly as interested in the Ireland Quidditch team as he pretended to be. He hated being babied and poked and told to eat more, he hated being lied to.
"I'll ask pup, I'll ask perhaps there is somewhere a little less traumatic to stay" Remus said softly and patted Harry on his head. "It'll be alright Harry. You have Sirius and I to make sure of that. We won't let anyone hurt you again."
"Thanks Remus, can I be alone for awhile I just really want some alone time" Harry said softly feeling exhausted and tired. Remus nodded gave Harry another hug and said goodbye closing the door. Harry curled into a ball and hugged his pillow. He knew Sirius was all alone and somehow it was Harry's fault. Harry just hoped Sirius was warm and in the form of the grim.
Ron, Ginny, and Hermione were about to see Harry after there trip to Diagon when they ran into Remus on the stairs.
"Not now children" Remus said walking past them. "Harry is to be left alone. Sirius is back in Azkaban and Harry wishes to rest." Remus spoke cooly to Harrys friends. He knew Harry cared about them, perhaps too much.
"But shouldn't we comfort him?" Hermione asked not surprised by the news; she figured as much she had read a book somewhere about it.
"No, he needs to handle it on his own Ms. Granger" Remus said and left the bottom of the steps to get some tea and chat with Tonks and Molly about the appeals.
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Draco and Severus returned to Malfoy Manor. There was already a screaming emptiness to the Veela. The Veela didn't understand why he couldn't have his mate and be with him. It wasn't like the Veela chose the mate to hurt the wizard, on the opposite. Mates were chosen to improve the wizard and protect the wizard. It was rare that a Veela would ever get turned down by his or her mate. Still the Veela pestered and whined to be with his mate as Draco ignored it. The mate didn't even know the Veela existed and that bothered the Veela the most. The Veela was being denied the freedom of love from his mate and everything else in the world. Eventually he Veela would escape.
"Draco are you coming along?" Severus asked turning around to where the blonde had stopped progressing forward.
"Threse something wrong." Draco said quietly his Veela senses tuning into Lucius being injured. Draco walked forward cautiously and looked about bewildered. The feelings were so strong.
"What is it?" Severus asked having his wand out and at ready.
"I'm not sure, its… its almost as though I can feel death" Draco responded and shivered. Draco began his walk through the manor the feeling increasing and decreasing causing Draco to stop and catch his breath.
He was sweating and paling, he was looking deathly ill as he had before he went to Grimmauld place. Draco began shaking violently and shiver chattering his teeth he would continue through the manor. When he reached the door to the library Draco stopped and looked at it. He realized his father was in there and his father let out the feeling of death. Draco breathed in sharply and turned around into Severus.
"It's father… I think he's dead" Draco looked from the door then to Severus and ran to his bedroom throwing the doors wards back on and hiding himself among the blankets. He would not hear his father was dead he would not see it. Lucius would be ok.
A/N I changed the rating of my story to T because as of right now M just does not seem very fitting. It will get there I think... Finally. I can start chapter 5 various ways… I don't know how yet. Alas writers block has come. But it is really only on Sirius. This is why he has not been touched upon in this chapter.
Oh yeah the next chapter will either be short or REALLY long because chapter 6 I plan on time warping to Mr. Potters birthday (keep in mind it's the day after Draco's birthday and a Friday or a Saturday.
Next chapter: Ron and Hermione try to comfort Harry/ a Veela overtake and more.
shadowamaGlad that you like the character portrayal I have of Ms. Zabini. I am certain she should not be like that. However, I am thinking the woman has lost her mind with husbands and is a little bit out there. And as far as Luna Lovegood goes hmm… Is her father single… because if he is he should watch OUT. Hah just kidding I don't want to give anything away now.\
YioriI try to update a few times a week. This week has been unusually good for me and I had chapter 2 written before I uploaded 1. I honestly did not rush chapter 3 out. It took me a while. Especially that awful scene in the beginning that took me hours in my head to form and then a long time to write. that is how it got the title a trying day because it was just difficult to type. NOW… Chapter 4. If this reads it came out May 3 then it was rushed tremendously anything later then it took some time and effort. Thankies for reading - muchos appreciation!