Be careful with what you wish for

Chapter 14:

A plan

Hours had passed and Harry was sure it was already morning. He had been up all night, being very careful not to fall asleep. You never know if you might wake up again.

In all those hours nothing had happened. No one was checking on him or something. Harry grimaced. They probably thought about him as just a boy. A child who couldn't do anything to protect him, since he hadn't learned enough spells to do so.

Well, they will know who they would deal with. He was not planning to let this Voldemort kill him. Not that he was planning to be killed anyway, one world or another.

Just as his eyelids began to get heavy, he heard footsteps. Immediately awake, he stood up.

Two persons appeared and wouldn't that just be Harry's favourite Death Eaters. Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange. It's like they did this on purpose.

Lucius opened the cell door. "Come out now, Potter. The Dark Lord wants to see you."

"Well, if he just wants to see me, he could come here as well," Harry responded.

"Potter,-"

"Lucius," Bellatrix said. "Let me do it. I can be very… pursuance…"

"Oh great…" Harry muttered. "Another person tortured to insanity."

Bellatrix narrowed her eyes in confusion. "What?"

"Nothing you should worry about," he said.

"Look, Harry," Lucius suddenly said. "We don't have much time since we had to bring you as soon as possible but… you've changed… What made you change, Harry? What happened?"

Harry laughed. "What changed?" he asked. "Why should you care about what changed?"

"You're like a son to me," Lucius said.

"Well, that isn't quite a compliment, is it, because you wanted to kill your son just a few hours ago," Harry said. "Maybe you should learn what love is."

"It were orders, Draco knows that."

"And that makes it alright?" Harry asked. "You would rather spare your own life then the one of your son?"

"You wouldn't understand! No matter what I'd do, Draco would have been killed anyway. If I choose to not to murder my son, I would have been killed and the rest of my family as well. Anyway, none of this happened because you showed up."

"I wonder if I always show up at the right time and place or just the wrong one," Harry said.

"I wish it could be different, Harry. You could have been a great Death Eater some day."

"Perhaps. But instead I will be killed."

"I don't know, Harry…" Lucius said. "But I sure hope not…"

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In Hogwarts, the students ate their breakfasts quietly. Everybody knew about Harry Potter's absence and they didn't doubt that he was killed already.

Even Ron and Hermione considered this. Just as they knew that Harry was actually a good person and their best friend in another world… They didn't even got the chance to know him better.

"I think I'm going to the library before class starts…" Hermione whispered.

Ron nodded. "I'll go with you." She looked at him surprised.

"You do?" she asked.

"I'm not hungry anyway."

Both of them stood up and left the Great Hall. Outside, there stood a person, waiting for them.

"Malfoy," Ron said when he saw Draco. "Why aren't you eating breakfast."

"How can I even think about food if Harry is in the company of the Dark Lord?" Draco replied. "Listen. I have a plan to save him. Only I can't do it alone."

"Draco…" Hermione sighed. "You know… Harry could be-"

"He's not dead yet, Granger!" Draco yelled. "I just know he isn't. Well, do you want to save him or not?"

"Of course we do," she said. "But we don't even know where he is!"

"I do."

Ron stared at him. "You do?"

"Of course I do," Draco snarled. "My father is in his Inner Circle! The only thing we need is a way to get to there. First of all, we need to get out of Hogwarts, which isn't that easy since all the teachers have made sure that no one gets outside."

"I know some secret entrances," Ron suddenly said. "I mean, my brothers… you know how they are… They've discovered some."

"That's good," Draco said. "Know a way to travel?"

"We could always take the Knightbuss," Hermione suggested. "It's better than using a broom and they don't ask too many questions."

"Okay, that's settled then," Draco said. "We're going to Riddle Manor."

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Author's Note:

Who, oh who is going to be reviewer number 100? 3