Chapter 20:
Harry caught Draco unaware when he cast the spell to go into his mind. He felt Draco go rigged and try to push him out, but he knew he was stronger than Draco when it came to this. Auror training helped him with this skill and he was glad. He wasn't sure what he would find but he needed to go deep enough to hear the conversation between Draco and his father.
He saw flashed of Draco torture and willed himself not to flinch and leave Draco's mind. He saw how lonely Draco was after graduation, in the house alone with his mother. He watched for a moment as the memory Draco sat alone on his bed and looked to be trying to not to cry. He couldn't believe he never went to check on him after the last day he saw him.
He finally stopped when he saw Lucius and Draco standing in what looked to be dungeons. Book we spread all around and potion ingredients littered the tables. Draco was standing back away from his father and Harry stood watching, moving close enough to hear.
"Draco get over here." Lucius said before turning around and pulling Draco closer by the back of his neck. "You are to watch everything I do and memorize this. This will bring back our Lord Draco." Lucius stated as he put some more stuff in the cauldron.
"I don't want to do this father. Why can't we just let this end?" Draco asked and received a smack to the face for his question.
"You are a disgrace to the Malfoy name. This will prove you worthy of being my son Draco. Now watch and learn." Draco kept his mouth shut at that point watching his father brew. Then Harry saw his eyes scrunch up in confusion before he began to talk again.
"If you are making this now Father why can't you just bring him back yourself?" Draco asked.
"Because you fool they are watching me right now. If I so much as leave this house they will arrest me. They will watch you too and if they see you going to the spot he dies they will stop you. They are planning on raiding this house in the next few days and I will be sent away. My sources told me they will plant items if necessary just to send me away. This is the reason I need you to watch what I am doing, just in case this vial gets destroyed."
"Why must I do this? Can't you find someone else?" Draco wondered.
"You are my son, a Malfoy. You are to protect this to the grave and be the one to bring him back. Then he will grant our family everything." Lucius was mad Harry thought.
"I won't do this father. You can make me watch and remember everything you are doing but I will not bring that crazy bastard back from the dead." Draco stated anger flaring within Lucius' eyes as he wrapped a hand around his son's throat. Draco gasped for breath as his father chocked him.
"You listen now and you listen well you spoiled brat. You will memorize this and you will bring him back before anyone else can get their hands on this. They all know I know this and they know I will show it to you, so you are not safe once I am gone. They will come after you for this and you are not strong enough to withstand what they will do to you just to get it." Lucius let Draco go and he landed on the floor gasping for breath.
"Yes father." Draco said as he slowly rose from the ground.
"Now watch and learn my Son." Harry watched a little while longer before leaving Draco's memories.
Draco stood in front of him now with anger in his eyes. His hands were balled into fists and Harry knew what was coming. The next second he felt the pain radiate on the side of his face as Draco punched him.
"How dare you, you bastard. Did you like what you saw? I can't believe you would do that to me, I trusted you." Draco spat out as he began to go to the door.
"He was right Draco. The other Death Eaters out there will want to get to you for that potion. They will hang you like a snowman ornament from a tree just to get that information. I want to protect you. We need to capture them before they get to you. I'm sorry I did that but I needed to know." Harry stated looking into Draco's eyes.
"I thought you cared about me enough to trust that I wouldn't do that. I came to you almost dead from being tortured and you still think I would want to raise that Bastard." Draco said pacing the floor.
"No. I trust you Draco, I truly do. I will never do that to you again, I promise." Harry said.
"I don't know. I need to get away from you for a bit. I'll be at Severus'." Draco moved to the floo and quickly activated it and went through, leaving Harry alone and feeling like more of an arse then ever.