Time to Run

"Oh"

"That's it?"

She cracked a smile at me, no wait, she was looking at me with amusement.

"Did you even hear me?" that made the Malfoys laugh. I swear to God, they don't really understand the gravity of the situation!

"I don't think you understand that we have done and seen worse than you, little one" Lucius said with a simper.

"That is completely different."

"Maybe"

"Look, the Ministry will be here in no time."

"Hmmmm"

"Quit teasing her Lucius." Narcissa ordered and turned towards me "Now dear, tell me exactly why would the Ministry come after you? It was just assault and holding a person hostage for what 2 minutes? I think the Ministry will pardon you, I mean they pardoned us for our deeds" she said with obviousness in her tone.

I can't answer that question. I cannot tell her that the person I assaulted was Blaise Zabini and I can definitely not tell her that he knows what happened to Draco Malfoy.

"Her silence speaks for her Cissa." Lucius said with calmness in his voice. "But you need to run, little one. Whatever it is that you can't tell us is clearly something important and I think that the Ministry will think the same too." He got up from his seat and took my wand "You think you can live without this for a few days?" he asked while inspecting my wand.

"Yes" I said as I rolled my eyes at him, "I am a muggle born. I can definitely live without that, but why?"

"Because this is the most easiest thing to track. And when the Ministry comes here, this will be the only clue that they will ever find." he said as he looked at me and smirked. I couldn't help but smirk at him too.

"Now that we have taken care of the "situation", let us all have lunch." Narcissa announced with sarcasm dripping from her voice.

"No, not today" Lucius said "Let us not underestimate the Ministry. You will have to run, little one and from what I can presume, you don't have much time." I nodded at him and got up from my seat. This was it. This was goodbye.

"Wait! If I don't have my wand, how exactly am I going to go anywhere?" This had just dawned on me and honestly, only now did I understand the gravity of the situation and well, I was freaking out about it.

"Ah! I thought the muggle born had already taken care of that" Lucius teased " Don't worry, you are just in time" and then he clapped twice.

*crack* and now I was in the presence of a house elf. He looked so much like Kreecher.

"Master has called upon Tungsten" he croaked.

"Yes, you are to transport Ms. Granger to a safe place, preferably where there are no wizards or witches."

Tungsten then looked at me with judgemental eyes. I wouldn't be surprised if he would refuse and call me mudblood but then again I needed any help I could get.

"Ok, anything else master?"

"Yes, you are not to tell anyone about this. Are we clear?" Lucius said sternly.

"Yes master. Tungsten is ready to leave whenever Miss Granger wants to."

I wanted to cry. I didn't want to leave. In some odd way, the Malfoys had partially filled the void that had been created after my parents disappeared. I can't really explain how but they had. The Weasleys were family and Harry was the closest thing I had for a brother but the Malfoys... I was so confused as to what position they held in my life. Irrespective of the position they held in my life, I didn't want to leave them.

"I had never thought that this day would come." I said with teary eyes.

*thud* "OUCH!" wow, I had never ever thought that this day would come. "Why did you slap me?" I cried in pain with tears streaming across my cheeks.

"You are talking like I will never see you again." Narcissa exclaimed.

"I.. uhh... but you slapped me!"

"Clean up yourself Hermione" she said and handed me a handkerchief "And come back soon."

"Yes, I will come back soon and one more thing could you please tell everything Harry and Ron everything? They will be worried sick if they don't hear from me."

"Okay, we will do that. Now, you should start running Ms. Granger." Lucius said as he nodded at me.

I stepped away from them and looked at them with glassy eyes as Tungsten held my hand. This was it. It was time to run.

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