I won't keep you about up here for long, as I know you have been wanting to see what happens next. Enjoy chapter eight!

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"FUCK! I swear if he lays his hands on Draco…"

Harry threw down the Marauder's Map, not bothering to conceal it, grabbed his wand and raced out of his room and down the Gryffindor Tower, cursing whoever decided to build it so high. When he finally got to the bottom of the stairs, he charged through the corridors towards the Slytherin dungeons.

I will never forgive myself if something happens to him. He thought as he ran.

Meanwhile…

"You better let me in. New painting or not, I need to get in." Lucius Malfoy snarled at the frightened portrait.

"I-I can't just let you get to poor Draco…"

"Oh, yeah? How about I just rip you from top to bottom? I won't hesitate." The man in the painting whimpered but did as he was told.

"D-don't hurt him…" He only got an evil laugh in response.

Lucius walked up the stairs towards the top floor, and waved his wand at Pansy's door to lock it. At the same time, Harry made his way to the entrance, panting for breath.

"Did… you let Lucius inside?!"

"…I'm sorry, Harry…" The man whispered, opening up for him immediately. He charged into the Common Room and up the stairs. As he got to the second floor, however, he was stopped by two larger males, both with their wands pointed at him.

"And where do you think you're going, Potter?" A voice snarled. Harry looked up to find the faces of a grinning Crabbe and Goyle.

"You shouldn't be out of your bed this late, Potter." Crabbe said, while casting a silencing charm on the hallway to not wake the sleeping Slytherins.

"Let me past, you fucking maniacs! Lucius Malfoy is up the stairs as we are speaking!"

"Yeah, we know." They both chorused.

Lucius grinned at the voices on the floor below him. He reached out his hand and opened the door to Draco's room quietly. He flicked his wand at the covers to pull them off his son, making him open his eyes slowly.

"Huh?" He said sleepily.

"Incarcerous."

The boy's eyes widened in shock as the ropes bound his hands and feet together. He looked up at his father, and a terrified look spread on his face.

"Evening, Draco." His father said in a sickening tone. He walked over to Draco's bad, with a psychotic smile on his face.

"GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU BASTARD!" Draco screamed. Lucius only grinned and tightened one gloved hand round his neck.

"They'll be none of that, dear Draco." He said. He grabbed a handful of Draco's platinum blonde hair and pulled him off the bed with it. He grabbed the boy's arm and roughly pulled him out of his room and down the corridor, while Draco struggled against him all the way. Lucius slammed him against a wall and grinned.

"There is no point in struggling, Draco. It will only make things worse." He said while pushing Draco into the wall, making him whimper.

"Draco?! What's going on?!" He heard Pansy shout through the door.

"He is just going on a little field trip with his father." Lucius laughed.

"N-no, this can't be happening…" She said softly as Lucius grabbed Draco's arm again and pulled him down the stairs, towards Crabbe and Goyle who were blocking Harry's way. After trying unlocking spells, she yelled bombarda. Her door shattered, knocking her to the ground. Groaning, she got up and rushed out of her room.

"Well, hello Mister Potter. Lovely evening, don't you think?" Crabbe and Goyle turned at the sound of his voice. Harry raised his wand to attack them from behind, but Lucius was quicker. He pulled his son closer to him and pointed his own wand at Draco's neck.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Harry. You wouldn't want something bad to happen to dear Draco now, would you?"

"Let him go, Lucius." Harry growled, earning a laugh in response.

"Expelliarmus!" Pansy shouted from behind Lucius.

Lucius was flown forward in surprise, releasing Draco, who tumbled to the floor. Harry was about to make his way over to the fallen blonde, but was stopped in his tracks by Crabbe.

"I don't think so, Potter." He looked over to see Goyle pointing his wand at Pansy.

Lucius quickly got up and forced Draco off the floor. He quickly barged pass Crabbe and Harry to the next set of stairs.

"Deal with these two!" He snarled as he pulled Draco down the stairs with him. Harry saw his chance while the two were distracted.

"Stupefy!" He sent the spell at Goyle, clearling Pansy's way. Harry positioned his wand back at the base of Crabbe's neck.

"Pansy, go after Lucius! I'll be with you in a minute!" He ordered, his eyes still fixed on those of Crabbe's. She simply nodded and raced down the stairs after the Malfoys. She turned out of the Common Room and ran up the set of stairs. She saw them turn a corner further ahead and rushed after them round the corner.

"Expelli-"

"CRUCIO!"

The poor girl screamed as the Unforgivable Curse hit her. A few seconds later he stopped the curse, leaving her shaken on the floor. Lucius chuckled evilly, and his eyes darkened.

"Avada-"

"NO!" Draco yelled, digging his elbow into Lucius' side. His father gasped, and quickly yanked Draco's hair to pull his face to his.

"Don't you DARE ever do that again ever again!" He hissed. He clutched the boy's arm again and raced down the corridor into the next. Harry turned round the corner leading to the corridor Lucius was just in to find Pansy getting up off the floor.

"Pansy, what happened? Where did they go?"

"He hit me with the Cruciatus curse, and come on!" She grabbed the boy's wrist and ran down the corridor, tracing Lucius' footsteps, with Crabbe and Goyle not far behind. Harry and Pansy eventually found Lucius pulling a reluctant Draco into the Room of Requirement.

"Why is he going in there?"

"Because of the Vanishing Cabinet. He bought the other one himself, it's in Malfoy Manor." A voice behind them said. They turned to find Crabbe and Goyle behind them. Before either Pansy or Harry could react, Goyle ran past them following Lucius into the Room. Harry chased after him while Pansy held back Crabbe.

"Get in there, boy!" Lucius yelled, pushing Draco into the cabinet. He climbed in after him, slamming the door shut.

"BOMBARDA MAXIMA!" Goyle yelled a few seconds after, sending the spell into the cabinet, smashing it into hundreds of pieces.

"NO! DRACO! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS, YOU HEARTLESS BITCH?!" Harry yelled. He slammed the boy onto the floor and punched him over and over again.

"Harry! Get off him! We need to see McGonagall!" Pansy cried, pulling him off of Goyle, who had passed out from the numerous hits. Harry turned and nodded. They charged out of the hallway towards the headmistress' office, not caring about how much noise they were making. They shouted out the password and ran up the stairs, bursting in on McGonagall, who was writing at her desk.

"Miss Parkinson and Mister Potter? Whatever is the matter?"

"He… Lucius…" Harry panted, clutching his stomach.

"Sit down, and tell me-"

"There isn't enough time! We've got to go now! He's-"

"Harry, calm down! Both of you sit down, and tell me what happened." They both did as they were told and sat down into the sofa. Minerva sat down in the armchair in front of them, the same one Draco sat in the previous night.

"Lucius kidnapped Draco." Harry blurted. The professor widened her eyes in response.

"Lucius used the Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirement to get in. The other is in the Malfoy Manor. Crabbe and Goyle helped him by fighting off me and Harry." Pansy explained.

"Oh my bloody Merlin. I must inform Kingsley immediately! Where are Crabbe and Goyle now?" She asked.

"Goyle is unconscious in the Room of Requirement and Crabbe is unconscious in the corridor by it." Harry said.

"Alright, go get-"

"Whatever has happened? I heard a lot of shouting and running." They turned to see a concerned looking Professor Lupin.

"Lucius has kidnapped Draco. He got here via the Vanishing Cabinets, one being in the Room of Requirement, one being in the Malfoy Manor. Crabbe and Goyle helped him." Minerva explained.

"Oh fuck. Go to the Ministry, bring back Kingsley. I will go with Pansy and Harry to Crabbe and Goyle. I will come back here with them." Remus said. She nodded, stood in her fireplace, and vanished in a green flame.

"Come on, let's go." Remus said. They made their way down the stairs into the corridor.

"Where are they?" He asked.

"Goyle is in the Room of Requirement and Crabbe is in the corridor by it. They are both unconscious." Pansy said.

"Alright, let's go."

They hurried to the corridor, to find Crabbe passed out on the cold floor. Pansy picked up the wand beside him and placed it in her pocket.

"Ennervate." Remus said, pointing his wand at the fallen boy. He woke and looked up at the Professor standing tall above him.

"Don't bother running off, Crabbe." He nodded, admitting defeat.

"I'll go and get Goyle. You two stay here with Crabbe." Harry said, earning two nods in reply. He quickly walked into the Room, and looked at Goyle, who was starting to stir. He went over and picked up his wand before pulling the boy up.

"Don't even bother trying anything, Goyle. We have you both." Harry hissed. Goyle sighed and nodded, while getting dragged out into the corridor.

"Alright, now we have these two, let's get back to the office." Remus said.

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"So, put shortly, Draco has been kidnapped by Lucius seeking revenge, most likely. He got here via the Vanishing Cabinets, and Crabbe and Goyle here helped him escape with Draco. Correct?" Kingsley asked, glaring at Crabbe and Goyle. They stood by them, eyes glued to the floor. They were either very fascinated by the carpet, or most likely, doing their bests not to get into any more trouble.

"Yes, that's right." Pansy said, the anger clearly obvious in her voice. Harry just stood there, pacing up and down the room.

"Well then, we definitely need to found out how to break those barriers now."

"No shit." Harry mumbled.

"Harry!" McGonagall scolded. Kingsley just shook his head at her.

"It's completely understandable, Minerva. They were- are very close friends after all." He said, smiling slightly.

"We can't just bloody stand here! We have to get him out of there! God fucking knows what is happening to him right now…" Harry said frustrated.

"I know, Harry, but we need a plan. We can't just go there expecting to be able to break the barrier all of a sudden." Kingsley reasoned. Harry opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by frantic knocking on the door.

"Professor McGonagall! Can we come in, please?" They recognised the voice to be Ron's.

"Yes, come in." She called.

"We just heard Harry running out of his room when we were… Talking, and we don't know where-" He stopped and looked at the five of them stood together.

"…Oh. Hey Harry, hey Pansy. What are you both doing here?" He looked at Crabbe and Goyle to the side of them, their heads still facing downwards.

"What are they doing here?" He hissed. Minerva sighed and placed a hand to her forehead.

"Please, sit down Ron and Hermione. We have quite a bit to tell you."

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After McGonagall had explained again what had happened earlier that evening, Pansy was blinking back tears, Harry looked as if he was about to murder someone, Crabbe and Goyle hung their heads even lower, Hermione looked extremely worried and concerned, while Ron looked furious and was stopping himself from making his way over to Crabbe and Goyle to beat the living daylights out of them.

"Oh my. What are we going to do?" Hermione said softly.

"We have to think of a way to destroy the barriers surrounding the Malfoy Manor so we can get in there, get Draco out and preferably get Lucius too." Kingsley said.

"That's your plan?" Ron sighed.

"Well, Ron, how about you try coming up with a smartass plan, huh?" Harry snapped. His friend blinked a couple of times at him, looking hurt. Harry sighed and walked over to him to give him a hug.

"I'm sorry, Ron. It's just… Draco…" Harry whispered.

"I know Harry, I know." Ron whispered back, hugging his friend back. Once the two boys separated, Ron glared over at Crabbe and Goyle.

"How could you? How can you just practically hand over Draco to his own abusive father and think that it is the right thing to do?" He demanded.

"Ron…" Hermione started.

"No, he is right, Hermione. I don't even know how anyone could possibly do that to someone." Harry growled.

"Speaking of which, we still need to tell you what your punishment is." Kingsley said, turning to the two boys. They both took in a sharp intake of breath, but still said nothing and kept their eyes fixed on the ground.

"Don't think that being quiet all of this time has helped to make your punishment any less severe, because it hasn't. Me and Minerva have decided that it is best to expel you from this school." Kingsley said.

"But, our O. …" Goyle started, but was stopped by McGonagall.

"…Are no more important than risking a poor boy's life. Do you really not understand the seriousness of what you have done?!"

"…We understand, Ma'am." Crabbe whispered. Goyle looked at him, but sighed and said nothing.

"Kingsley will be taking you to go and pack your things. The rest of you might want to go and get dressed, as it is 7:00 already." Minerva said, sighing slightly. They all nodded and went to their destinations, none liking the thought of Draco's well-being at that moment in time.

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Breakfast felt empty without the loveable Draco sitting with them. Pansy sat where he usually sat, Harry, Hermione and Ron sat in their usual seats, and Blaise came over to sit in Pansy's usual seat.

"Hey guys, where is Draco?" He asked. Pansy suddenly could not take the worry anymore and burst into a great flood of tears.

"Pansy? What's wrong?" He asked, concern spread across his face. He put his arms around the trembling girl to try and comfort her.

"Oh God Blaise, it is so horrible…" She sobbed into his robe.

"What is? What is going on?" He asked worriedly. Harry sighed while he put an arm around Pansy.

"I think it would be best until McGonagall comes. I can imagine she will explain it." He said softly. He was sure he heard something like 'He was going to tell him today…' from Pansy, but chose to ignore it.

A moment later, McGonagall walked through the Great Hall. Every student could see on her face that she was immensely stressed. She paused by Harry and his friends, giving them all a sad smile. She took her place, and didn't bother to ask for everyone's attention as it was already there.

"Students, I am afraid I have some terrifying news. I wasn't going to tell you, but it is better for me to say it to you myself than let the Daily Prophet tell it for you. In the early hours of this morning, Lucius Malfoy managed to break into the castle and kidnap Draco Malfoy." Most of the hall gasped and automatically looked at Pansy sobbing in the arms of Blaise.

"But miss, how is that possible? I thought he could not escape the Manor without being caught?" A girl from the Gyffindor table asked.

"That is what they presumed, Miss Rogers. But, it turns out he used a Vanishing Cabinet inside the school and in the Manor to get in and out without being caught on the way. The Vanishing Cabinet which was in the Room of Requirement was destroyed by Goyle, who was expelled for assisting Lucius, along with Crabbe. Any more questions?"

"I have one, miss." A male Hufflepuff said.

"Go on, Mistmer Edwards."

"How do the Ministry plan on getting Draco out of the Manor?"

"…Well, they are currently trying to discover a way to break the barriers surrounding the Manor's grounds."

"So there isn't actually any solid plan?" Another Slytherin called out.

"Well, me and a friend of mine have been figuring out a plan ourselves."

"Well, if you can call us friends, Minerva." A cold drawl said from the other side of the hall. All the students turned and gasped at the sight of Severus Snape making his way across the room.

"YOU! YOU HEARTLESS TRAITOR!" Harry yelled, about to get up before McGonagall stopped him.

"Harry, don't, I asked for him to come." He stared at her as if she had gone insane, as did many other students.

"Why?! He killed Dumbledore!"

"Yes, because he asked him to long ago."

"WHAT?! THAT IS INSANE!"

"Mister Potter, I believe his exact words were 'You must be the one to kill me, Severus.'." Snape sighed.

"But…"

"Harry, it is true." McGonagall said.

"I still don't trust him. Why would you want to help, anyway?" Harry spat. Snape simply sighed once more.

"Mister Potter, I am not just going to stand at the bloody side lines while Lucius beats the life out of my only godson. I know you think of me as a "heartless traitor", but I am not the sort of person who will just allow my family to get hurt, especially by their own father. Understand, Potter?" Harry sighed, but nodded all the same. Pansy looked up at him with tears still visible in her blue eyes.

"Professor, can you help save him?" She asked, almost pleadingly. Blaise still had a protective arm around her shoulder. Slowly, the Professor nodded, and her eyes lit up happily. He sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"I believe I can, Miss Parkinson. In actual fact, I don't think you would be able to actually do with it me. Or, someone like me, anyway." Harry looked up at him with a questioning look, but then looked down at his arm where the Dark Mark lay and understood.

"How is that going to help save Draco, sir?" Harry asked bitterly.

"If you would you five would kindly follow me and Severus to my office, we can tell you what we have discussed. Remus, could you come along too? We need your assistance." McGonagall asked. Remus nodded and followed the others out of the Great Hall, wondering how he and Snape could possibly have anything to do with the plan to rescue Draco from the evil clutches of his father.

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I hope you didn't get confused or anything. And I am sorry about Draco! But, this is one of the things I've had planned since the beginning, along with that whole Boggart thing. I won't be writing about what happens to Draco while the others make a plan to save him, not until later anyway. Anyway, thank you to SweetTempest, Juventus, Diddleymaz, GoodNaughtyGirl, RavenclawDoctorSilveo (were my tenses okay? I still need to get out of that habit) and DevousLightningShot for your reviews on my last chapter. Especially people who have been continuing to review and show me support. Seriously, I look at these reviews and I feel all happy and awesome that people like this story that much. So… Keep reviewing, yeah? I love feeling awesome. Thank you for reading, the next chapter should be out in the next few days, but I do have coursework and revision to get done too. Damn. I hope you are enjoying the story!