Draco Malfoy was not happy. In fact, if these American wizard guards didn't let him pass through the barriers in a few seconds he was sure as hell going to blast their asses of and send them to the gates of hell.

"Look, I'm here on a mission from Harry Potter himself. No-I can't tell you what the mission is and yes, Kingsley knows about this." He told them for what seemed like a hundredth time. Merlin, they were even more stupider than Crabbe and Goyle. "Now, if you excuse me, I have a war hero to save." He brushed past them, not caring that they were cursing his name.

He got out his wand and muttered a spell to locate Granger, only to find that she was on top of a skyscraper and he rolled his eyes. Really, Granger did like to attract her attention.

He tucked his wand away before apparting to the spot, only to find himself at wandpoint. Great, just what he needed to lighten up his mood.

"Malfoy?" Hermione asked, shocked. But she did not falter her aim, her eyes narrowing at him. "What are you doing here?"

He was about to move back when another figure stood behind him and he realized that this must be Hermione's muggle fiancee. He scowled.

He knew that she would marry another with the same blood status. Perhaps it was one of the reasons why she chose to stay in this mad house.

"Really, after all we've been through you still use my surname?" Malfoy asked and he casually moved Hermione's wand out of his face, only to have his hands tied back by the man in the batsuit behind him.

She cocked her head to the side.

"You know him?" The man asked Hermione gruffly.

"We went to school together. Remember the name Draco Malfoy?"

The man's grip tightened even more. Apparently he did. He wondered what Hermione told this fiancee's of hers and narrowed his eyes at her. Although, he could hardly blame her. He was a bit of a prick back at Hogwarts, he'll admit that now.

"Who is this?" Another man asked and Draco looked up to see a dark, skinned elderly man tinkering away at what seemed to be a large muggle car. In Draco's opinion, it was the most ugliest car he has ever seen.

Draco spoke calmly, ignoring the man's question."I am here because of Harry."

Hermione nodded at Bruce and Bruce let him go. Draco rubbed at his hands, loosening the pain. "In case Hermione hasn't told you of me, I'm Draco Malfoy. Harry sent me to Gotham in order to guide you with this Bane business." He shook his head. "From what I've seen of this muggle, he's a bloody nutter."

Hermione snorted. "Why did they send you over here so late? When the bomb is about to go off in less than twelve hours?"

"Don't look at me, I just got told on last minute notice." He shrugged. "Harry is away on business in Asia. Apparently to go and destroy some sort of prison pit...I was the only one available to help you both. Much to my dismay."

"We are handling everything on our own." Batman scolded, however Hermione frowned.

Lucius looked uncertainly at Draco before looking towards Hermione. "Can we trust him?"

Hermione nodded. "If he betrays us in anyway, I know how to punish him." She sent a smirk towards his direction and Draco eyes widened and he stepped back, raising his hands as though in surrender.

"You will not turn me into a bloody ferret Granger. No way in hell." Too late, Hermione flicked her wand and Draco was turned into a blonde ferret. Batman looked almost amused whilst Lucius looked confused, wondering if this was some new advanced technology that he didn't know of.

The blond ferret squeaked at Hermione angrily, jumping up against her legs and digging his claws into her suit.

"What was that Draco?" Hermione asked innocently, looking down at his small form.

The ferret squeaked again, this time more loudly.

"Very good. Glad to see you learn quickly." With another flick, she turned Draco back into human and Draco lay on the floor, glaring at her.

"Really Granger, did you have to humiliate me like that in front of these muggles?" He snarled.

"If it was to make you listen and not betray us...then yes." She shrugged.

He got up and cleaned of the dust from his suit before straightening his tie, glowering at the pair in front of him. "I won't betray you, I swear on Salazar's life." Hermione raised an eyebrow at him. "Fine. My mother's life."

Hermione nodded. "Very well. There is something you can do for us but it won't be easy."


It was night-time and Gordon and the rest of Bane's men were standing at the edge of Gotham's lake which was completely frozen and he shivered, the cold creeping up onto his bones. One of Bane's men fired his gun into the air and he took a deep breath to calm his nerves and he moved further on to the ice, taking one small step at a time, the ice creaking and groaning with each step he took and he grew agitated.

Once he was further out, Gordon stopped when he smelt something that smelt very similar to oil and he saw a flare next to it. He picked it up and looked at it with a puzzled expression on his face, his back to Bane's men.

"Light it up." Whispered a female voice and Gordon knew that voice anywhere. It was batgirl.

He knew she would come back.

He quickly lit the flare and jammed it into the slimy liquid. It sent a trail of fire across the ice where the fire created an image of two bats joined together by the wings.

Hermione quickly pulled up Gordon and tied him to a rope before flying them both to a empty alleyway, leaving the angry roars of Bane's men behind them. She quickly handed him a small, metal box.

"This blocks the remote detonator signal to the bomb. Get it into the onto truck by sunrise. They might hit the button when it starts."

Gordon frowned and rubbed his eyes. "When will what start?"

Batgirl raised her head, her eyes boring into his his and he shivered. Never has anyone looked at him in that way. It was as though she was looking into his soul and knew all of his deepest secrets. "War."


Blake was at Ackerman Park, taking out a few of Bane's men. He was about to go in for another punch at one of the men behind him before he was soon out numbed and was thrown against the wall, ready to be executed.

Well, at least he died fighting.

However, fate seemed to have other plans for him. He saw a figure in the dark and he squinted to try and study the figure as he dropped onto the mercenaries. Blake watched in awe as Batman took them out one by one with fury in each punch and kick he does.

He finished and stood to get his breath back before one of the mercenaries twitched.

"You missed a spot." Batman booted the thug in the head and moved towards Blake. The mercenary moved no more.

"If you're working alone, wear a mask."

Blake scowled. "Nobody cares who I am."

Batman shook his head. "The mask is not for you. It's to protect the people you care about."

"Like you do with Hermione and the kid?" He asked quietly and Batman nodded.

"Huh. You always seem to know where these people are. How is that?"

"Long time ago I lost someone. Since then, I break into their homes whilst their sleeping and implant a tracking device on the back of their neck."

Blake began to laugh, however he moved his hands to reach the back of his neck, just to see if he had a tracking device of his own.

Batman tossed him a mini-mine. "On count of three. One, two, three-"

They threw the mini-mines at the rubble entrance, the blast barely moved any of the rubble. Blake frowned.

"No offence to you, but have you got anything bigger in that belt?"

"That's to warn the men on the other side." He disappeared into the shadows.

Blake looked around in confusion. "But how do we-?" Suddenly, bright blue lights lighted up the shadows around them and Blake looked impressed. "Okay."

The bat fired at the rumble and it exploded, creating a gap. It was just enough room for the cops to get out.

Cops behind the bat climb out into the cold night. Most of them were shivering and wore ragged uniforms but were glad to be out of the cave. Guns were in their hands, already loaded.

"All-out assault on Bane...but you need to get the people you care about across the bridge." Batman said to Blake.

Suddenly another figure joined them and Blake realized it was batgirl. She looked different know she wasn't pregnant, but she still looked beautiful. "And in case we fail, lead an exodus across the bridge. Try and save as many lives as you can."

"Don't you need me here?"

Batgirl shook her head. "You given us an army now. You must go."

Blake turned to go but then stopped and turned to look at the couple. "Thank you."

"Don't thank us yet." Batman replied, before Blake ran of.

Hermione sighed. "This is reminding me all of the last war I've been in."

Batman pulled her in for a hug before kissing her on top of the head. "It'll be over soon. I promise."