Well after several busy days. Chapter twelve is done. Thanks for all the reivews and alerts and favourites. YOu guys help this move along smoothly!
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Chapter 12
Draco took her to the first person he could think of. She was loosing too much blood in too little time for any one else to help her. After all the curse was created by Snape. Her blood slowly leaked onto his clothes, but he ignored it and banged on Snape's door.
"Open up! Please! Help!" He shifted Evangaline around and banged on the door again. He could feel tears forming in his eyes. "Open this fucking door before I blast it down!" He could hear Snape cursing as he walked towards the door. It opened quickly.
"I am enjoying my day off, Drac-" He stopped.
The last thing Severus had expected was to see was Draco with tears in his eyes holding a very still, very wounded Evangaline, both were soaked with her blood.
"What the fuck happened!" Draco pushed past him and laid Evangaline on the couch without a word.
"Help her, Snape! Save her!" Snape finally realized the depth of the situation.
"Get me towels and gauze!" Draco didn't argue which surprised Severus greatly. He focused on Evangaline's still figure. There were seven deep lacerations wrapping around her torso. He muttered a few incantations and they healed quickly. Severus was trying not to cry at the raised silver tinged scars. He knew what caused her wounds, and it made him sick. Draco returned with what Severus had ordered. He shifted his weight to one foot than another.
"Will she be okay?" His voice was raw with worry and concern.
"Time will tell, Malfoy." he muttered without turning. "Go have a shower. Get cleaned up then you will report back here immediately to discuss what happened today." Draco gave a curt not then disappeared. Severus slowly cleaned up Evangaline. Her skin was pale grey from loss of blood, but he was certain she would make a full recovery. He brushed her hair from her face. When he had seen Draco with her lying so still, he had thought she was dead and the thought nearly killed him. She was the daughter he never had. She looked up to him like a second father. He pressed his face into his hands, unaware that they were covered in her blood. After sitting for what seemed like an eternity, Draco returned. Severus cleaned up his face and whirled around to face the younger man.
"What the fuck happened, Malfoy!?" Draco's expression was slightly blank. Severus was about to repeat himself when Draco opened his mouth.
"She was about to be kidnapped by a group of Ministry Aurors." Snape's anger boiled. "They used Oliver Wood to get to her. He dragged her to the forest and they were going to take her to the Ministry for… questioning." Severus flinched at the word, knowing full well what the Ministry did for questioning. "She grabbed her wand and pointed it at herself. I had followed them and reached there just in time to knock the wand out of her hand, with Expelliarmus. The Aurors were so shocked that she would try and use the killing curse on herself that they didn't move. I bound them with a charm, me and her had a small argument and she pushed me out of the way as Oliver cast the Cutting curse. He wasn't expecting her to be so fucking heroic. He meant for it to hit me, but the bastard hit her." Severus stood up and started pacing.
"I told you the Ministry would do something drastic! I told you!" Draco nodded.
"Yes. But what are we going to do about it?" Severus stopped.
"We have to inform the Order." Draco gave another short nod. "They have to know that the Ministry is targeting Evangaline because they can't get to her father."
"Why would they care?" Draco's face was a blank mask. Snape sighed.
"There are something's that don't make it into the Prophet." He sat down and ran his hand over his face. "The truce between Tom Riddle and the Ministry is valid. But the truce between him and the Order is stronger. They had their terms of the truce. The Order's was simple, stop killing muggleborns and halfbloods. Give up the Dark Lord business. Tom accepted. But his terms were. Stay away from his family. And if any one was to harm his daughter, then he would destroy the Order and all its members. She is Tom's reason for the truce. Without her we have a war. She is keeping the whole fucking Order and every fucking muggleborn and halfblood alive. Without her we are all dead." Draco looked shocked, his gaze slid to the girl on the couch.
"That is to big a burden for her to keep on her own." Snape shook his head.
"She doesn't know. Tom kept that from her because he didn't want her to feel pressured into it. That she would do something stupid to protect them. He loves her, Draco. More than you can possibly imagine. Now we need to contact the Order and tell them what the Ministry is trying to do." Draco shook his head.
"I'll stay with her. You go." Severus nodded and with a handful of Floo powder he vanished.
"This must not be ignored, Lupin!" Snape's voice was cold, the man shook his head.
"As much as this upsets me I can't do anything. The Ministry is corrupt. No one will listen."
"They tried to kidnap Evangaline Riddle and nearly killed her in the process." Remus shook his head.
"I am so sorry, Severus." Lupin shook his head in regret.
"But the truce." Lupin sighed.
"Will stay intact. We are in the process of contacting the Riddle's right now. We will explain to them what happened and that we will make sure it won't happen again." Severus started pacing.
"Tom won't see it as that! He will destroy the truce all because the fucking Ministry attacked his daughter!"
"Surely he won't do-"
"He will! He will do anything to keep his family safe. Lupin, she is the reason he even thought about the truce. He did it to keep her and her mother safe. If the Dark Lord would create a truce for his family's sake can you even imagine what he would do if his family was harmed? This is a direct violation to the truce, Lupin. You must see reason!"
"I have tried Severus! The Ministry won't listen! Force isn't an option here!"
"Its not? Pity." Both men turned towards the cold voice.
"Mr. Riddle." Lupin stood up quickly.
"If force isn't an option, than neither is mercy." Severus held up a hand.
"We aren't asking you for mercy. What the Ministry did was completely and totally unacceptable, Tom. I too want to go over there and tear them apart but we must use tact." The large man sighed deeply.
"This isn't negotiable. They broke the truce." A large whoosh of flames caught their attentions.
"Daddy, please, see reason." Evangaline stated softly as Draco held her up by her waist. He gave an apologetic look to Snape.
"She wanted to come I couldn't keep her there." Tom quickly gathered his daughter into his arms, pulling her away from an extremely disgruntled Draco. Who glared a the larger man.
"My angel. Are you alright?" She winced but nodded. He lifted up the edge of her shirt and tears formed in his eyes when he saw the edge of the silvery scar across her skin. "My angel, I am so sorry! I never should have sent you to Hogwarts. This is all my fault!" The others in the room never thought that the Dark Lord could cry but they watched with wide eyes as silent tears coursed down his cheeks. He held his daughter tightly and she crooned to him telling him it was fine, that it wasn't his fault. She was a small person but the love radiated off of her. She quickly led her father out of the room leaving the rest of them in stunned silence. She returned a few minutes later with her mother.
"The truce is intact." Bellatrix gave a faint smile as she grasped her daughter's hand tightly. "My husband will not retaliate against the Ministry. But he will make a public announcement about their actions." Evangaline led her mother out of the room then returned alone. She slumped down in the chair, noticeably weak. Draco walked over.
"You alright?" She shook her head.
"Just take me back. Please take me back." Draco nodded and gently picked her up and her arms snaked around his neck as she buried her face in the crook of his neck. She shuddered slightly and Draco gave a curt nod to the two other men.
"I'm taking Evangaline back to Hogwarts, Snape." Severus gave a curt nod and watched as Draco took some Floo powder and with a flash of green flames was gone. He slumped down into a chair. Remus followed suit.
"That was way to stressful." Severus nodded and ran his hand over his face.
"You are lucky Evangaline showed up when she did. If not you would be dead." The statement shocked Remus because of the truth he could hear within the words. "We would all be dead. She always had an edge for politics." Remus gave a strained laugh.
"I bet." He was shaking violently from his brush with death.
"Are you alright?" Evangaline nodded as Draco laid her back onto the couch she winced at the soreness in her muscles. Draco frowned at her and she waved it away.
"I'm fine, really." He slowly spread his hand across her stomach pulling up her shirt, exposing her scars. Draco slowly traced one with his hand and Evangaline shivered. Tears slowly fell from his eyes. She turned his face so she could look at him.
"You took the curse that was meant for me, Evangaline." His voice trembled with emotion she gave a weak smile. "You are scarred because of me. You were hurt because of me."
"I told you. I protect the ones I love." She wiped away his tears, and looked into his grey eyes. "I protect the ones I love, Draco."
Hermione paced the courtyard.
"Where would she go, Pans?" Pansy was sitting beside the fountain with Ron.
"I don't know, Mione." She sighed and Ron rubbed her back in a soothing manner. Usually this would have made her shudder and pull away but it seemed to help and she relaxed against his hand.
"Malfoy would know." Pansy gave him a faint smile.
"We can't find him either." Hermione started laughing.
"Why are we worrying? She's probably with Draco." Ron's hand stopped moving then started again after a few seconds.
"Yah, your right. Its obvious how much they like each other. Malfoy just had a strange way of showing it." Both girls gave him strange looks.
"What? I'm not just a pretty face you know." Pansy chuckled.
"But you are a pretty face, Ron." Ron blushed a deep red and Pansy smirked. Hermione giggled at them and turned around and crashed into Blaise. He caught her around the waist before she hit the ground and smirked.
"Hello, Hermione." She blushed a deep red and he slowly pulled her to her feet. She tried to step out of his arms but he raised an eyebrow. "Do I make you uncomfortable, Granger?" She bit her lip and shook her head.
"Good." He said as he kissed her quickly and after a few seconds he let her go and sauntered off. Hermione's eyes were wide as she brought her hand up to cover her mouth.
"What just happened?" She asked breathlessly. "I think I blacked out." Ron and Pansy looked at each other and laughed.
"You might want to know. But we like watching you squirm." Pansy smirked. Hermione gave a puzzled look which made Pansy and Ron laugh even harder.
Evangaline sat on the couch not moving. Thinking about what had happened. Not in the forest, but at that place, with the Order. Draco wrapped a blanket around her and rubbed her back soothingly. But it didn't help the images that flooded her mind.
"Daddy. I am fine. I have been hit by worse. Mainly from your people." Tom had sat down in the chair Evangaline had lead him too. She bent down so she could look him in the eyes. "I love you, daddy. I did it to protect you."
"What about that curse, Evangaline?" Tom's eyes narrowed. "You took the curse that was meant for him." Evangaline sighed.
"He protected me. I decided to return the favor." She hesitated slightly and Tom noticed.
"What is going on between you two? If he has touched you Evangaline, I swear that I will-"
"Daddy! Enough! I did it for my own reasons. I'm not a little girl." Tom wiped at his eyes furiously.
"But I want you to be." He said quietly. "I'm not ready for you to go and grow up. I want you to stay my little girl forever. I don't want the pain of letting you go." Evangaline rolled her eyes and sat on his lap and his arms wrapped around her. She was small enough to just sit there and be held like she was nine again.
"I will always be your little girl. But your little girl needs to make her own decisions." They touched foreheads, and she sighed. "If I choose to be with Draco. Its my decision. If I choose to fall in love with him. Its my decision." Tom nodded slightly.
"Can't I give him the whole, 'You hurt my daughter and I will break every bone in your body' speech?" Evangaline gave a soft laugh.
"If that time comes. Yes. It is your right as a father to terrify my boyfriends."
"Boyfriends? You mean there will be more than one?" Evangaline shook her head and laughed again.
"That will be up to me. You can't be in control all the time. But I will listen to you when I feel it is right to do so." Tom sighed and hugged her again as she slid off his lap. Her mother walked in.
"Mum!" She launched herself at her mother who wrapped her arms around her tightly. Evangaline tried not to wince at the sudden pain but couldn't her mother instantly let her go. She Stared at her mother, and her mother noticed what she was trying to say.
"Okay, Evanny. We will talk later." Evangaline gave her a relived smile. Then she and her father discussed the best solution to what had happened.
She sighed and looked at Draco.
"You want to head back to the common room?" She gave a small nod with a shadow of a smile. He picked her up easily and cradled her next to his chest. She rested her head on his shoulder trying not to think about the throbbing pain of her healing torso. She gave a weak sigh and closed her eyes.
"Are you okay?" She kissed his jaw softly.
"I'm fine. Just tired." Draco's chest rumbled as he laughed.
"If you keep doing that you might convince me other wise." She gave a small chuckle and watched the paintings go bye.
"Am I heavy?" Draco shook his head.
"Nope. Really light actually." She smiled.
"Good." She buried her face in his neck and inhaled. He smelled like soap and the air right before a thunderstorm, clean and pure. She smiled. "You smell nice." Draco chuckled.
"Not as nice as you. My chair still smells like you." She gave a small giggle and looked at the painting guarding the Slytherin Common room. Evangaline grimaced.
"Cutting curse." The painting gave her an evil smile but opened. Draco frowned and made a mental note to change the password to something… not as painful. He carefully lay her down on the couch. She winced and her hand went to her side. She waved him off.
"Get some sleep. Pansy will take me up to the dormitory. Draco shook his head.
"Nope. I am staying right here till she comes. I'm not letting you out of my site until then." She gave a small smile.
"Game of cards then?" Draco's eyes narrowed.
"What game?" Evangaline gave him a sly smile.
"Strip poker." She said calmly. She burst out laughing at Draco's expression. "I'm kidding. Just a simple game of War or Go fish." Draco gave her a glare but she ignored him and conjured a deck of cards. Soon they were having a great time playing Go fish, where Draco kept cheating and Evangaline kept catching him. Only to let him get away with it because he promised he wouldn't anymore. After the sixth or seventh time in catching him Evangaline launched at him. She sat on his stomach with both legs on either side of him. She moved in close to his face.
"No. More. Cheating!" Draco laughed.
"I'm a Malfoy! We don't have to cheat." Evangaline gave him a mock growl.
"Yah you do! Your pride is just covering you ass." Draco laughed at her then pulled her down so he could kiss her softly.
"I promise not to cheat anymore." Evangaline's arms crossed over her chest as she sat up.
"Nope. Not going to work." She tilted her chin up stubbornly. Draco smirked.
"Well I will have to find something that will." Evangaline gave him a suspicious look.
"No. You are going to stay right there till I decide you are trustworthy enough op play Go fish with."
"For Merlin's sake! Its just a game!" He said exasperated. Evangaline smirked.
"My Riddle pride is on the line." Draco laughed and brought his hands up to her waist. She sighed and leaned down and kissed him softly.
"You're still a cheater." Draco smirked.
"But a hot one that you can't keep your hands off of." Evangaline rolled her eyes but kissed him again. She smirked as she pulled back just as he was trying to gain control of where the kiss was heading. She was ignoring the ache in her side. She pushed the pain to the back of her mind. She smiled at his put out expression.
"Is Draco sorry he cheated?" He frowned and shook his head.
"No. My Malfoy pride is on the line." Evangaline laughed and ran a hand through his hair gently. She leaned forward.
"Now that's just silly. Everyone knows the Malfoys don't need pride." Draco chuckled.
"Then neither do the Riddle's." Evangaline seemed to ponder this for a second.
"Your right. I just need…" She bent down to his ear. "Sleep." She straightened and gave him a warm smile. She laughed at the look on his face.
"Why you little!" Draco flipped over so she lay beneath him. She giggled and made a face at him and he laughed. He kissed her softly.
"If you father knew…" She smiled at him."he would tear you apart and feed you to the piranhas." She watched Draco's face fall. "That is if you hurt me. Like stop on my heart. And or I decided to tell him. But that would be like setting a pack of dogs on you." She gave him a quick kiss.
"It would ruin your pretty face." Draco rolled his eyes and smiled at her, just as the painting swung open.
"Draco!?" Draco looked up with a smirk.
"Millicent." He replied before kissing Evangaline again.
"What do you think you are doing?" Draco looked up with a frown."Ummmmm, that's a tough one. I think we are playing Go fish. Right, Evangaline" He looked at Evangaline who nodded, her face serious.
"That doesn't look like a card game." Draco rolled his eyes.
"It's a new one. You should really try it." Evangaline turned her head and buried her face into Draco's shoulder. Trying to stifle her laughing. Draco's face looked so convincing that Millicent had to stop with a frown on her face. Draco glared at her.
"What do you think we are doing? Merlin's sake!" Draco gave Evangaline along kiss and reluctantly got off of her. Evangaline's face was a bright red as she pulled her self into sitting position. She hissed in pain and Draco looked at her with a frown. He reached into a small black bag at the foot of the couch and pulled out a small green vial.
"Drink." Evangaline raised an eyebrow and did as she was told, She made and eww face at the taste but swallowed it quickly.. Draco sat down at one end of the couch and pulled her over so he head rested on his lap. He started playing with her hair. She yawned and gave a small stretch. She could already feel the pain potion work. She gave a small smile up at Draco which he returned. A tapping on the floor caught both their attentions.
"Why were you snogging her?" Draco glared.
"I was bored." He gave her a disbelieving look. "Because I like her! Didn't your parents tell you any of this? You know? The birds and the bees?" Evangaline gave Millicent a small tired smile.
"Ignore him. He's just talking because he likes the sound of his own voice." Draco gave her a look of mock horror.
"But I thought you like the sound of my voice?" Millicent glared at both of them and rushed up the stairs.
"Nope. I think its too squeaky." Draco raised an eyebrow.
"Really. Then why does it make you shiver?" Evangaline smiled.
"Its in horror. Like nails on a chalkboard." Draco smirked at her then caressed her face gently with one hand. She leaned towards its warmth and sighed in contentment.
"Where have you two been!?" Pansy's shouted from the door way. "We have been worried about you two all day! First you disappeared with that Oliver dude, then you don't tell use where you are and what you were doing, although me and Ron have a few ides but still! A little warning next time." Draco glared at her.
"yah that would have been nice but we were busy trying to stay alive! Oliver was a fucking Ministry Auror and nearly killed Evangaline in the process of apprehending her." Pansy stood with wide eyes.
"What!?"
Well that was defiantly longer than I thought. Well Please excuse any spellign erros as i am really tired and probably missed them. Well please review and tell me waht you think.
