Sorry for the long delay! Was on holiday but now back home and finishing up my 'holiday'. Anyway, sorry to leave you in suspense for so long! Enjoy! x


...To be struck by a magical wave of black in the chest, disintegrating into sparkling purple-blue-pink dust on the floor. Draco and Hermione gasped, looking at the entrance where Harry, Ron, Lucius and Narcissa stood.

"Mother? Father?" Draco whispered, faintly before dropping to the ground, clutching his stomach. Narcissa ran over to her son as her husband tried aiming his black magic at Jorg. Jorg left an unconscious Hermione to the hands of Harry and Ron.

"Get here, you monster!" Lucius roared, running after Jorg who went upstairs. "There's more! I can only hold them off for a few minutes!" he shouted back into the room.

Narcisa tapped her son's face gently and whispered words into his ear. "Wake up, we have to go." she finished saying. She was met with a slight groan and moan.

"Mum?" he whispered, opening his eyes slightly. "It hurts."

"I know, let's get you and that poor girl out before we can tend to you both." Narcissa replied, getting Ron to help carry him.

"I've got Hermione." Harry said, lifting her up in his arms after undoing her binds. "Now, where do we go?"

"Lucius said he could only hold them off for a few minutes. Don't you think Narcissa ought to stay with Hermione and Malfoy so we can help?" Ron asked, pushing the weight of Draco onto Narcissa.

"The ginger headed boy is right." Narcissa stated. "I'll protect them for as long as I can but please be here within twenty minutes. We have to get out."

Harry nodded and placed Hermione beside Draco's body on the floor and kissed her cheek. Ron did the same and patted Harry's shoulder before grabbing his wand and running out to meet Lucius.

"We'll be back within ten." Harry nodded at the older woman before disappearing behind Ron.

"Don't worry children. I'll protect you." she whispered, rubbing her son's dirty face and kissing his head. "They'll be back."

...

They were surrounded by at least forty-five or so Draugrs and Lucius hated it. "I'll take centre. You guys decide what you'll take." Lucius said before striking five Draugrs with his magic.

"I'll take right." Harry said, attacking his own batch of Draugrs. That left Ron to the left.

The air was fumed by blacks, blues, purples and golds as the three wizards slaughtered the monsters. "I thought," Harry started as he struck a Draugr by the chest, slicing it open and it erupting into purple-blue dust. "that they fed on magic!" he finished, striking another, slicing its head off.

"Some do! These are the normal Draugrs. The Restless are the more powerful. Let's hope we do not meet any." Lucius explained.

"Uh... Is that one?" Ron asked, his eyes going wide as an even bigger Draugr appeared, smirking with its large sword.

"It is one indeed. I'll take him. You take the others." Lucius said bravely, advancing on the monster.

"I found the one which was in the cellar. It's other there!" Ron shouted, referring to Jorg. Jorg smirked as he pulled down a lever, revealing an even bigger army of Draugrs. But not just normal ones. Restless ones.

"He's feeding on the magic!" Lucius announced.

"So are they when they come and get us." Harry gulped.

...

Hermione woke up with a gasp of air. Narcissa ran over to her side and felt her head. She was okay. "I need to help." Hermione said. Narcissa looked doubtfully at the young woman but looked ahead to the shadows of hundreds of Draugrs.

"Be careful." she nodded, handing Hermione her own wand. "Use this and yours. Tap into the magic inside and you should strike at least ten at a time."

Hermione nodded and looked over to her side at Draco who was still unconscious but sweating. "Will he be okay?" she whispered, grabbing his hand gently and kissing it.

Narcissa looked at the interaction and sighed. "There's only so much I can do for my son. But I hope this will die down for us to get out before he dies." she replied. Hermione nodded and stood up, leaving upstairs. "Be careful!" Narcissa called out. She then eyed her son with worried eyes.


Sorry for the long delay!