Hermione jumped and Draco turned around.
"Go hide!" Hermione said quickly preying that it wasn't Lucius.
Draco obeyed and ran down the hallway. Meanwhile, Hermione asked who was at the door, her hand resting on the handle.
"It's me Ms. Granger." Dumbledore's voice sounded.
Hermione opened the door and saw the old wizard standing there with Draco's trunk beside him.
"Draco! It's Dumbledore!" Hermione shout-whispered, "Come in, professor." She ushered him into the living room, Draco now entering from the hallway. Dumbledore dragged Draco's trunk inside with him and leaned it against the arm of the couch.
"Mr. Malfoy, I'm guessing you know that your father has been released."
Draco only nodded.
"Ah, well, I thought you would have." he said taking a seat on the couch.
"Sir, do you think I could go back to Hogwarts with you today?"
"Do you not wish to stay here Draco?" he asked calmly.
"He'll look for me. He'll probably come here first."
"What do you mean Draco?"
"The only reason I'm here is because I escaped our dungeon. His torture. My retched home."
"Tell me everything that's happened tonight." Dumbledore seemed concerned now.
Draco told his story once more to Dumbledore, forcing himself not to cry again. Dumbledore then decided that Draco would indeed go back to Hogwarts with him, and that he would put a protection charm over the Granger's house. So, of course, Draco grabbed his trunk and they were off. Apparation straight into Hogsmeade village and walking up to the castle. Draco got there and went straight to his dorm. There was nobody there this year, seeing everyone had gone home for the holiday break.
So, Draco went down to the infirmary, where Dumbledore told him to meet him after getting settled in. There, he saw Madam Pomfrey, in her dressing gown waiting for him. She got him to take off his blood-stained shirt and told him to lie on his stomach while she treated his wounds. It was rather soothing to him and actually put him to sleep.
He awoke the in the early afternoon feeling very relaxed, and turned over onto his back. He was still shirtless and Pomfrey was treating a student with a nasty green wart on their nose. Probably a prank. He then sat up and put his shirt on. He was about to head out the door, when Pomfrey's voice told him to stop. She bustled over and Draco turned around to face her.
"Have somebody put this lotion on your back every night. It will erase the scars over time." She handed him a tube of a cream colored lotion. "I'm also very proud of you for not harming yourself lately." Her hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you." Draco said with his trademark smirk. She turned to go back to the wart-nosed kid and Draco left to go out into the hallway. His stomach grumbled and he realized he hadn't eaten in a long while. So, off to the Great Hall he went.