Ilora came back to a sullen Draco sitting beside her who told her what had happened.
He said he had ran into her room after hearing shouting, Snape yelling at her about what had just happened, demanding to know where Draco was. "Ilora!…" he stopped at the door as he saw that condition of his sister who was sitting on the edge her bed, eyes still unfocused.
Snape crouched before her "what are you doing?" Draco asked apprehensively walking toward the bed to sit beside his sister.
"I was just trying to explain to her what had been about to happen to her, how she needs to start looking doors." Snape snapped turning towards Draco.
"She can't really, she, she can't understand what your saying yet, she's not quite back." Draco said trying to calm the potions Mather down slightly but this only added to his confusion.
"Draco" he drawled "what do you mean back?"
Draco looked down at his hands "every now and then she just stop what's she's doing, gets a black look her face and stops responding, but it's okay I always get her back" Draco said quietly looking at Ilora's unmoving hand.
"She not sick Professor, she just sometimes leaves for a bit" Draco finished looking back down at his hands.
The potions master looked at the two children sitting before him, Draco, who for all his arrogance and bravado at Hogwarts was now looking lost and scared.
And Ilora, a girl who had suffered more abuse than what most adults could take in a lifetime. Who was sitting there seemly oblivious to what was going on around her.
"Draco, how long has this been going on?" He asked as softly as he could Draco sniffed
"about a week after I came back from Hogwarts" Snape shifted a bit moving his hand infront of Ilora face, snapping his fingers but she gave no response he sighed
"Draco do you realise how dangerous it is that she's doing this?," he paused
"I was shouting earlier because Rodolphus Lestrange found her like this, Draco do you understand what he would of done to her if I hadn't stopped him?" Draco did not respond so Snape continued "Draco, what if it happens when she is with the Dark Lord?, Draco, you need to make her stop" Snape pleaded.
He had ignored the girl in the past knowing there was nothing he could do, taking solace in the fact that she seemed stable, knew how to hide and healed quickly but now he knew that if he continued this it would end up another case like Frank and Alice Longbottom.
Although he had thought the girl could of lasted through the war he was not longer so certain.
"DO YOU NOT THINK I'VE NOT TRIED?!" Draco shouted suddenly furoius. Jercking Snape out of his thoughts startled by Dracos outburst.
" You have no idea what it's like. I'm trying to stay with her as much as I can, but what happens when I go back to Hogwarts?" He sobbed defeated "she'll be alone"
"You have to help us" he cried head buried in his hands.
He raised his head again desperate look in his eyes "Go to the ministry, Dumbledore, Aunt Andromeda, anyone," he pleaded
"hell even Potter, he always likes to play the hero" he spat turning bitter.
Severus hissed, moving his other hand to his forearm as he felt his dark mark burn.
"Draco I have to leave but I will do what I can for you, you will have to trust me"
The potions master rose walking to the door.
"You promise, do you promise to help her?" Draco asked in a hopful tone.
Snape turned around to face the siblings "I promise to try" he replied before walking out of the room.
Draco watched him go then turned to his sister who was still away and leaned his head against her still shoulder.
Hey, hope you guys like it. I'm trying not to make Draco sound too sappy or Snape too emotinal but it's hard.
Insert disclaimer here, Bla Bla Bla... nothings mine.