Hi! Okay since you guys didn't kill me, here's the next chapter. It's short but dramatic!
DRACO'S POV:
My uncle Rodolphus came through the doors looking sad and utterly broken as usual. He looked ghostly pale; his eyes are sunken and half mad. My eyes stared over his sickly thin and wrong.
"You killed my Bella!" Rodolphus screamed at me while pulling out a wand. "Crucio!" Instantly my arm reflexes took control and I blocked it with my wand. The curse hits the chandelier and it fell shattering around the room.
"Rodolphus, stop!" Mother pleaded from behind Father.
For quite awhile Rodolphus and I dueled, the rest of the dinning room was practically destroyed. Hermione ended up fighting too, her hits were as good as mine.
"Crucio!" Rodolphus cried. The red flash aimed for Hermione but I shoved her back and I took the blow. I fell to floor in agonizing pain. After the Curse let up I staggered to get up.
"Let her go, Rodolphus!" Mother screamed and I looked up to see Rodolphus holding Hermione by the hair and holding a knife to her throat. His wand lying on the floor near my father.
"No, your son killed my wife and now the Mudblood dies!" He yelled pushing the knife deeper in to her neck.
"No!" I screamed. "Take me! She did nothing, I'm the one who killed Bella."
"Alright." Rodolphus said throwing Hermione on the glass covered floor. "Sectumsempra!" The spell hit me and it felt like a sword slashing through my side.
"No!" Mother and Hermione screamed as the spell flew at me. Father's wand deflected the spell and it hit one of the widows; more glass everywhere.
"Depulso!" Mother yelled and Rodolphus vanished into nothing. We all stood there shocked at what happened; then suddenly Hermione flew into my arms.
"Are you alright?" I said taking her face in my hands. She had scratches on her face, a gash along her neck and bruises were starting to form on her collar bone.
"I'll be fine. But you, you took Crucio for me!" She said terrified. "Don't you dare scare me like that again!" She said before pulling me into a deep kiss. I pulled her closer thanking Merlin for keeping her safe.
"I love you." I whispered against her lips.
"I love you too." She replied pulling back gently.
"Thank goodness you're okay." Mother said hugging me and Hermione both. "Come on, let's go to the library and check you both out."
I took Hermione in my arms and we all walked up to the library. Hermione wasn't hurt too badly but was very shaken by the experience. Father was checking me with his wand as we sat in front of the fire place.
"Thank you, Father." I said looking at him.
"Your welcome, son." He replied. "I know that I haven't been a great father in a long time but I'm going to try and change that."
"I'm glad." I said as I got up and went to Hermione's side. "You okay?"
"She'll be fine. I fixed everything I could; nothing I can do about the bruises though." Mother said taking a seat next to Father; he took her hand in his like he used to all those years ago. "Hermione, I'm very sorry about this. Our family isn't usually this crazy."
"It's alright." Hermione said sitting up, I sat down beside her wrapping an arm around her.
"I just wish there could have been a way that would have prevented that." Mother said sadly. "I never knew Rodolphus would act that way."
"Well, he knew me from last time I was here." Hermione stated I shuddered at that fact. "Bellatrix didn't like me then either. She would have hurt me then if it wasn't for Dobby."
"Yes, I suppose you right, dear." Mother said thinking. "Lucius, maybe you should owl the Ministry about Rodolphus."
"Yes, in fact I'll go there now to make sure everything is in order with him." Father said kissing Mother's head before disapparating.
"Draco, why don't you take Hermione to her room?" Mother suggested as I noticed Hermione was already asleep. "Sleep well, dear." Mother whispered before kissing Hermione's head as I was carrying her to her room.
I opened the double doors that were across the corridor from mine. Unlike my room, hers had a dark red (ironic) color on the walls; the furniture was dark like the rest of the house and has silver adornments. Above the fireplace had the Malfoy crest like every other room.
I lay her on the red and silver bed and quickly used my wand to change her into her pajamas. I smiled at the Gryffindor t shirt and shorts that appeared on her, I covered her body carefully.
"I love you." I whispered before kissing her and leaving to hopefully peacefully sleep across the hall.
Okay, i wanted it a little longer but oh well...What did you think? Review, por favor!
