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~Author Rant~ Well as you know from my last chapter things have not been great for me and they are taking time away from my writing. So here is Chapter 24, all done and ready for you to read. Hopefully it's as good as I planned it to be. Also I wanted to let everyone know that if you have something to say about the story or anything, my pm box is open. I love feedback no matter if it is bad or good, as long as it's reasonable. So have a thought then swing it by me. So anyways please read and enjoy and I'll see you at the end.

Chapter: 24

My body screamed in pain as I dragged Sirius into the house. He wasn't awake and my body was ready to give up but I couldn't. Not yet, I still had things to take care of. "Cassie?" came Severus's panicked yell as he took Sirius out of my arms and sat him on the couch as I sat on the floor near the wall. "What the hell is going on?" came Harry's voice from the library as he came in following everyone else from every nick and cranny of the house.

"Potter! Go fetch me some bandages and Draco go get the Black leeches from the lab." Severus ordered as the two boys nodded and did as they were told. "Is that Sirius?" Ginny asked as she from her place at the bottom of the stairs. Hermione was standing behind her using the banister as a support beam, waiting for answers. "Yes it is. Now all of you go back to your rooms. No exceptions." Severus ordered as he moved over and hoisted me up and dragged me to a nearby chair.

"You stupid, reckless child! What did you think you were doing?" Severus growled as he pulled off my boots and pants before moving to my coat and shirt. "I mean look at these! You're lucky that you can even walk let alone carry that mutt." Severus growled as Harry and Draco reentered the room and stood, waiting for his next orders. Severus took the black leeches from Draco and Bandages from Harry and ordered them to follow the others to their rooms. The two boys looked like they were about to argue but nodded and made their way upstairs to their rooms.

"You have such a wonderful way with kids. I mean did you see how fast they all just disappeared?" I laughed lightly before groaning in pain as I felt my ribs constrict around my already battered lungs. "Yes yes keep laughing. You'll die sooner then you want to." He growled as he began to let the black leeches attach themselves to my body. "Ugh why are you putting them on me?" I whined as I felt their small teeth bite into the skin.

"They'll pull out the venom from your body that the veil put in your body. If we don't do this then well you will die cause the venom will slowly travel through your body and destroy all your vital organs." He said as he placed one more on me before moving over to Sirius and began repeat my treatment to him. Sighing as I tried to ignore the stinging of the leeches as I realized what Severus had said, "How could the veil poison me?"

"It's quite simple actually, the veil is a living being that feeds on living souls that it consumes and you're only suppose to go one way. Also the poison is to help kill the souls and draw out all energy from the body and makes it easier for the veil to enjoy its meal." He explained with a straight face. I stared at Severus for awhile, trying to find it very hard to believe anything he just said but he has never lied to me before. "Are you serious?" I asked as I watched him move around to sit in front of me.

"Quite serious actually. When you went into the veil there was a person in there that you gave the statue to did you not?" He asked as I nodded. "That was the veil." He said as he began to pull the leeches off of me. "Owe that hurts!" I yelled as one refused to let go. "Hmm not done yet. You must have got a good dose of poison going through your system." He said as he pulled a few others off and put them in back in the jar. "Ew you reuse them?" I asked as the last one finally let go. Severus looked at me with an annoyed face, "Of course I do. They're useless after one little sucking session. They can last for years and I do not waste supplies." He snapped as he began to place bandages over the spots the leeches had been attached to.

Rolling my eyes as Severus finished up with me and moved onto Sirius, I thought back to something I noticed before. "You haven't given it to him yet." I said simply. A sigh was heard from Severus as he pushed his long hair back away from his face and continued to work. "No I didn't and I won't. That job is for you and only you since it is your decision."

"Well Severus sometimes we must take risk in the game of war." I said with confidence as Severus turned around to face me angrily. "Yes but is this a risk or are you in the mood for gambling?" He growled as he angrily went back to his work.

Blinking slowly, I realized I didn't know how to answer. Was this a risk I needed to take?

-Save Me-Draco Malfoy-

Sighing I sat down on the window ceil and looked out over the meadow that surrounded the house. I didn't understand anything anymore. I don't understand what Cassie is doing. I don't understand what we are doing. I don't understand what I should do myself. Everything seemed not to make sense anymore and I had no idea on how to change it and make it make sense again.

I was lost in a sea of questions and I was drowning. Sighing once again I began to rub my stomach once again. I didn't know why but I took comfort in being pregnant with this baby. I guess it kept me from being alone and gave me something to live for.

Looking down at my stomach, you could see the slight bump of it from where the baby is growing and a spark of excitement ran through me. I actually couldn't wait to have this baby now. To see my child and I don't care anymore at how they were created because they are blessing.

A knock on my door rang out and caught my attention as I slowly walked over and answered it to see Ron standing there. Gasping as I tried to back away but Ron was quicker and grabbed me and kicked the door closed and threw me onto the bed. "Sit still you little whore. Dumbledore doesn't want you having this baby so you shall not have it." He growled as he pinned me down with one of his big monster hands.

Growling a bit as I struggled to get away from him and got him to move enough for me to bite his hand, Ron yelped and pulled back. Growling as he glared down at me before he back lashed me across the face, "You stupid little whore."

Suddenly Ron was grabbed and slung across the room as Pansy came running in and held me as Vetis and Pyro attacked Ron. "Don't kill him. Just restrain him." Pansy yelled as Vetis and Pyro nodded and their eyes began to glow. The shadows around them began to move and twist around them as Ron tried to back away but the shadows were too quick as they attached themselves to him. Tying him and gagging him before he could do anything else.

Breathing slightly heavily, I looked at Pansy as she smiled, "Their demons, they can do a lot of stuff and taking care of this asshole was no problem what's so ever." She reassured as she petted my hair and cuddled me. "What happened in here?" Severus yelled as he came busting in a moment later. Pansy and I looked at one another before pointing towards where Vetis and Pyro were kicking Ron around.

Sighing, Severus moved over and spelled him somewhere before turning to us and asking the slight question of are we ok. We both nodded before he came over and picked me up and sat me down in my bed and tucked me in. I looked up at him confused before I felt a tingling on my face as I guess he healed whatever damage Ron did.

"Sleep Draco." He said as he kissed my forehead and escorted Pansy and the Hell Twins out of my room before closing the door and putting up some kind of shield if I felt his magick right. Sighing I turned over and got comfortable and decided that just this once I will listen to him and go to sleep.

-Save Me-Severus Snape-

After getting Pansy and the Hell Twins back to their room and about to go down for the night, I headed to check in on Sirius. His body was rough to say the least; the veil had not been kind to him and had been in no hurry to kill him. It'll probably be awhile before he woke up because of how much energy the veil managed to suck out of him.

Sighing as I entered the room where the dog was staying, I walked over to his bed and looked down on him. He was very pale but he did look slightly better than he did earlier. The lines of the black poison that had been coursing through his body were gone now but he still looked half dead. Carefully taking the rag on his forehead and rewetting it before replacing it and leaving. I had many people to take care of right now and I didn't have time to linger on one.

Walking up the stairs to the attic room where Cassie's room was located, I quietly slipped in and navigated myself to the bed and light a candle near the bed and looked at my nieces face. She was paler then normal and her breathing was quicker than normal. Sighing I sat in and gently placed my hand on her forehead, she was burning up. This is one thing Cassie always risked ever since her family had pasted on. Her life meant nothing to her anymore and if there was something that she believed was worth risking is, she'd risk it.

It also didn't help that since she was also allergic to glalog, which a very rare potion ingredient which is also known as past sand. There are only a couple places it can be found and one of those places is the veil. Sighing again I picked up the rag and rewet it before gently wiping the sweat away from her face and shoulders before rewetting it again and placing it on her neck. Cassie always liked sleeping on her side and now was no exception which also made it harder to keep her cool but I was use to it by now.

Sighing as I got up to leave again when she started to go into a coughing fit and began choking. Quickly heading back over I worked to sooth her and before long she calmed down and I pulled a chair up to the bed. I know I said that I had many to look after but right now I think my niece was the most important thing to look after.

Well there you go for now. It's a little slow right now but it's what I got right now because I have some work I need to do and I wanted to get this done for right now. I'm planning on having another chapter done by Friday that is more exciting and such. But until then read, review and enjoy.