A/N: Wow you guys are good. Almost everyone guessed it. Cookies will be distributed at the bottom.

Rescuing Darkness

Chapter Seven

Harry looked up and cursed himself. He had run into none other than his second worst enemy: Draco Malfoy.

"Dammit Malfoy watch where you're going," Harry said picking himself up off the floor.

"Watch where I'm going," Draco said indignantly, "What are you doing in the Dark Lord's manor?"

"Walking obviously."

"Watch your tone Potter." Draco leveled his wand at Harry's face, but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder.

"What do you think you are doing, Draco?" Lucius Malfoy's voice came from behind the two.

"Just teaching Potter a little lesson, Father," Draco replied with a smirk on his face.

"And what, pray-tell, is Mister Potter doing here?"

"Ask Voldemort." Harry smiled when he noticed the pair flinch.

"You have no right to say his name." Mr. Malfoy had an icy tone to his voice.

"I can say whatever I want, Lucius." Harry hissed the elder Malfoy's name and found himself at a loss of breath, literally.

"Mind your mouth, boy," Lucius hissed while clutching Harry's throat.

"Lucius Abraxas Malfoy, What do you think you are doing!" came a high-pitched yell from the end of the hallway.

"Mother," Draco said, slightly shocked, "What are you doing here?"

"I should ask the two of you the same question. I am here to fulfill my orders from our Lord." Narcissa crossed her arms and looked the intimating matriarch she was.

"I came for a meeting with our Lord, and seeing as you were not home, I saw no reason to leave Draco unattended." Draco bristled at that. Lucius still had Harry in his grasp, although the boy seemed to be slipping in and out of consciousness from the lack of oxygen.

"Put Harry down, Lucius." Narcissa ordered.

"Why are you calling this disgusting mudblood whore by his first name?" A resounding smack filled the hallway.

Both Lucius and Draco seemed shocked at this. Narcissa had actually slapped her own husband, a Malfoy! Lucius was even shocked enough to drop Harry. He slowly lifted his hand to his left check, while the boy who lived gasped and sputtered on the floor.

"How dare you!" Narcissa seethed. "You will not call anyone in my presence a whore, Lucius Malfoy."

Narcissa took two steps forward, and Lucius took two less than respectable steps back. Draco could do nothing on the sidelines but watch, and Harry; well Harry wasn't in any condition to do anything, except try to get air back in his lungs.

One loud choking sound brought Mrs. Malfoy's attention back to the raven-haired boy.

"Oh Harry, are you alright?" She rushed over to him and lost her scary demeanor.

"Fine," Harry choked out hoarsely.

"Aren't you supposed to be with the Dark Lord now?" she said, a bit concerned.

"Mum, what are you-" Draco started but he was interrupted by a loud and angry voice.

"Potter!" Harry groaned and tried to roll onto his feet but Narcissa held him down.

"My Lord," the two male Malfoys said simultaneously while bowing to the Dark Lord. Voldemort ignored them in favor of the boy being held protectively by Narcissa.

"Potter, What do you think you are doing? No one walks out on me like that!" he seethed.

"My Lord is there a problem?" Narcissa asked while still cradling Harry. He really was fine now, but when Narcissa was in protective mother mode, nothing could stop her. Harry noticed that Draco seemed a bit put out by this display and smirked.

"Narcissa, let go of Potter, now," he ordered somewhat in a whisper.

"Do you plan on hurting him?" Draco and Lucius were shocked by Narcissa's boldness. "He has just finished healing, and I do not wish to put him on bed rest for another week."

Voldemort restrained himself. He didn't plan on hurting Harry, but he was angry that Narcissa was questioning him. No one was going to order him around, but Narcissa was fierce woman.

"Potter," his voice was cool as he addressed the boy, "If you are not going to eat then I will have Young Malfoy escort you to your room, while I speak with Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy."

Both boys sputtered at this, but while Draco did not voice his outraged, Harry found that he needed to be heard.

"I am not walking alone with him!" Harry yelled as best as he could.

"You had no qualms with me escorting you earlier, Potter."

"That was different," Harry argued, "If I go with him, I'm not sure both of us will come back alive."

"I surely have more control than that, My Lord," Draco interrupted.

"Slimy git," Harry muttered under his breath.

"What did you say, Potter?"

"You heard me, Malfoy?"

"Why don't you say it to my face."

"Alright then, I will."

"Boys. Enough!" Narcissa interrupted the shouting match. "Draco, you will do as the Dark Lord ordered. Now both of you go." She ushered them away, but not without one last thought, "If either of you are injured, there will be hell to pay."

"Now what is it you wanted to speak about, my Lord?"


Severus sat calmly in the potions lab the Dark Lord set up in his manor. The Potions Master couldn't go home without Potter, so he decided not to go home at all. Let Albus and the rest of the Order squirm for a week or two. He knew he had to take Potter back to them sometime, but not until the Dark Lord ordered him to. Besides, now that he was starting to see the truth about Potter, he wasn't sure if the boy was safe with Dumbledore. Right now Potter needed rest, and with the Order around, there was no way he'd get any.

So Severus stood making healing potions in Slytherin Manor. The potions were for Harry of course. He wasn't naïve. He knew Potter would be getting into trouble in the manor. It was best to be prepared for the worst when dealing with Gryffindors.


A/N: Well here it is. Sorry it took so long. I really don't have any excuse. There will definitely be another chapter tomorrow.

Ok Cookie time: Pox, Jayden Riddle, Kemowitch92, darklady, lazycrazykitten, carpe.slytherin, Aisling-Siobhan, BlueEyes White Dragon Sorcerer, new moongirl, blueberrypecan, and Siri02 get cookies. I gave credit to people who guessed Lucius 'cuz he was with Draco and I almost made him the choice.

A lot people suggested Bella too, so I guess she will be making an appearance soon.

Ok bargain time. If I get at least 35 (I know I have twice as many people on alerts) reviews then the next chapter will be very long (twice as long as usual). If not then I'll keep it at the same size as the others. But I will still update. So go and Review your hearts out!