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Chapter 15
Hermione dropped the envelope in shock and grasped Draco's arm as she nearly collapsed to the ground.
"Oh, oh my goodness." She gasped as Draco shot to his feet, still supporting Hermione as ruffled his hair and grabbed his jacket off the arm of the sofa.
"We have to go."
"Go? Go where Draco what's going on?!" Hermione asked, desperately shaking some sense into her own head as she struggled to stand up straight.
"We have to speak to the Headmistress." He replied, grabbing her arm and hastily steering her out of the room.
"Speak to me about what?" Professor McGonagal stood in the doorway, one eyebrow arched as she entered the common room and took a seat.
Draco sighed and splayed his hands in submission as the Professor clucked her tongue in irritance.
"This is incredibly short notice Mr Malfoy."
Draco nodded conceedingly before explaining.
"Yes, I am aware, but it is also a summons from the ministry. I am required by law to travel to London tonight."
"And what of Miss Granger?"
Draco sighed and rubbed his temples testily.
"They, they want her to be a witness at his trial. I've tried arguing but it's no use. They've said that to make sure his sentence is the nailed head in the coffin, they need her evidence in court."
Professor McGonagal sighed and looked towards Hermione, who was, at that moment trying to figure out exactly what was going on.
"And are you on board with this Miss Granger?"
Hermione jolted out of her reverie before nodding quickly in agreement.
"Hermione I'm sure you don't have to" Draco began to argue but she merely held up her hand and gave him a stern glare.
"I do, Draco, it's from the ministry and if it helps them sentence your father." She shrugged, the finality of her tone suggesting a decision had already been made.
"Well then, it's settled! Miss Granger, Mr Malfoy pack your things, you leave for London in an hour. I trust you will explain fully the situation to your fiancé on the journey there, Mr Malfoy?" McGonagal raised an eyebrow as Draco nodded exhaustedly.
"It's a plan."
"So they just found him? After he was on the run for over a year, he'd escaped authority numerous times and they've just suddenly caught him?" Hermione raised an eyebrow in suspicion as they boarded the carriage and Draco sighed.
"They had to get him some time, didn't they?"
"I know it just seems a little… odd." She shrugged, wincing slightly as one of the babies did what felt like a tumble turn.
"And we've been asked to meet the minister in one of the older, quieter blocks if the ministry? I don't know Draco, it all seems a little fishy to me."
Draco snapped.
"Why can't you just accept that after all this time, they've finally caught the bastard? Hermione you don't know how long I've waited for the day he'd be put away for good, and now it's here, you're having doubts?!"
Hermione realised she was fighting a losing battle, raised her hands in submission and shrugged.
"Fine. I'm sorry." She muttered, turning her attention back to the latest edition of witch weekly as they neared the city's limits.
But she still couldn't shake the feeling that something just wasn't right.
"Here, down this alley, number 21 I think the letter said." Draco mused, pointing to a tiny dingy alley way off the corner of one of the side streets in central London.
"Are you kidding me?! Draco this really doesn't look a ministry building, I think we should go." Hermione whispered as Draco shook his head, taking her hand as he led her to the front door of number 21.
"It'll be ok Hermione, don't worry." He smiled, and reached out to knock, but the door swung open.
"Hm, that's odd." Hermione nervously followed him in, still clutching at his hand, as the other was held protectively in front of her bulging stomach.
They rounded a corner, Hermione raised her wand as she tried to see over Draco's shoulder.
"Draco what is"
"Hermione GO!" Draco bellowed, whipping out his wand lightning fast, but not fast enough.
Hermione heard a spell being muttered, and Draco's wand clattered in the far corner of the room.
"Well Draco, it certainly is pleasant to see you again my boy." Chuckled the high, imperious voice Hermione knew from her nightmares.
Lucius Malfoy.
"And you did bring your little mudblood whore how delightful." The tall wizard smirked, and Hermione could see what life on the run had done to him.
His hair was lank and dull, he looked thin and frail, but somehow his aura of menace was just as strong as it had always been.
Draco rushed at him, fury blazing in his eyes as he tried desperately to attack his father.
"Don't insult my fiancé." He snarled, as Lucius' eyes widened whilst he carelessly tossed his son aside.
Draco hit the far wall, groaning in pain as Hermione looked on in horror.
"Nice to see you're doing so well Miss Granger, but I'm afraid, since you are carrying the next Malfoy heirs, I can't have them half blood." He snapped, smirking as he raised his arm.
Hermione winced, waiting for the oncoming spell to come, but it didn't.
She looked up to see Lucius smiling nastily as he pressed his fingers to the dark mark etched onto his skin.
He rolled his eyes at her confused expression, and began to explain.
"Well you little mudblood, if you must know, after the war the remaining few followers were lost, in hiding. Searching for a new leader."
"You are their leader." Hermione breathed, understanding ringing in her ears.
"Catch on fast don't you." Lucius mocked.
She gasped in shock as three other people apparated into the room, and recognised two of them.
They were some of the only surviving Deatheaters of the war, most of them were on the most wanted list and had been in hiding for months.
"Nott, Archer, Goyle, it's good you responded so quickly, we have business to attend to." He smirked, raising his wand, the word already halfway to his lips.
"Cru-"
"NO!" Draco screamed, raising his bloodied face from the dirt as he shook, trying to stand.
"I won't let you hurt her." He spat blood and struggled to his feet, shakily raising his wand as his father laughed.
"Look at you. You would turn against your own father for a mudblood slut?!" He snorted as Draco wiped the grime from his face and tried to keep his wand steady.
"Expelliarmus." Lucius muttered tiredly, before kicking his son to the ground.
"Well it looks as though my dear little boy is going to be of some irritation here, we'll have to move."
Lucius muttered, hissing instructions to his Deatheaters who disapparated moments later.
"You my dear, for obvious reasons will have to portkey. Can't have those little babies gone before I start my fun." Lucius smirked, before throwing her an old boot.
Begrudgingly, Hermione grabbed it, and felt the familiar unpleasant sensation of transport by portkey, before she opened her eyes to the familiar setting.
Malfoy manor.
Her stomach lurched, and she had a feeling it wasn't just the babies.
Her mind wandered back to her last visit to the manor, and she remembered Bellatrix's high pitched laughter, her screams as they echoed throughout the high ceilinged manor.
She could see the pained look on his face, the misery in his eyes as he was forced to watch, to listen to her screams of intense pain as his family laughed.
She shuddered, and protectively placed a hand over her midriff once more, before trying to get to her feet.
"Don't even think about it." Snapped a vaguely familiar voice.
Hermione spun round, and her jaw dropped.
"A, Astoria?!"
The beautiful ash blonde haired girl smirked and pirouetted prettily.
"The one and only. May I just say you're looking positively repulsive mudblood." Smirked the girl as she toyed with what Hermione recognised as her own wand.
"Bite me." Hermione hissed, causing Astoria to laugh girlishly as she skipped around Hermione.
Suddenly her face was pressed up against Hermione's, her breath short and fast against her ear as she hissed. Hermione could feel the sharp point of her wand at her back as the beautiful girl chuckled nastily.
"You insult me again and I will rip you and your little litter to shreds you pathetic excuse for"
"Now, now Astoria, I said you could play later." Lucius Malfoy appeared, smiling proudly at the young girl who skipped over to him.
"Lucius, I've missed you so much." She breathed, pulling him down into her as she kissed him deeply.
"Ew." Muttered Hermione, looking away as the couple broke apart and glared at her.
"It should be me bearing the Malfoy heirs, not you. You disgusting mudblood." Astoria snapped as Hermione rolled her eyes.
"So when Draco turned you down you started banging his father, classy." Astoria screamed, suddenly wild with rage, and raised her wand, the spell on the tip of her tongue.
"Avada"
"EXPELLIARMUS!" Hermione spun around, and beamed as Harry burst through the door, along with Draco and several other ministry officials.
"Hermione!" Draco yelled, rushing to her side immediately and whispering the counter curse for her bound legs.
"Merlin, you were right all along this is all my fault did he hurt you?!" Draco asked, helping her up and pulling her into his arms.
Harry helped disarm and stupefy both Lucius and Astoria, and the ministry officials detained them and apparated away from the manor.
"You should be thanking him Hermione, he got in contact with us ridiculously fast, and we wouldn't have been here in time otherwise." Harry said softly, awkwardly patting Hermione on the back as she nodded curtly.
"Draco, are you ok" She asked nervously, reaching up and touching his bruised face delicately as he sighed in relief.
"I'm fine, and so are you. Thank Merlin. Come on we need to get back, McGonagal is waiting outside." Draco replied, taking her hand as he nodded solemnly at Harry.
"Good job Potter." He said hastily, as Hermione chuckled.
They made their way slowly down the steps and towards the Headmistress, Draco holding her hand all the while whilst Harry stood back awkwardly.
"I'll see you soon Hermione, I'm sorry I can't stay longer but, paperwork." Harry shrugged, and Hermione laughed at his sour expression.
"No problem Harry, thank you so much for the help. You saved Draco's life." She smiled, pulling her best friend into the best hug she could, a sort of awkward sideways one.
Harry shook hands with Draco, nodded to Professor McGonagal and waved one last time before disappearing.
Hermione jumped slightly at the pop, and Draco laughed putting his arm protectively around her.
"Y'know, Potter's not all bad I guess. Once you get past the whole arrogant chosen one crap." Draco mused, but Hermione didn't reply.
He spun around, and saw her looking blankly over his shoulder, an expression of mild surprise altering her features.
"Hermione? Hermione oh Merlin are you hurt?!" He cried, shaking her shoulders gently as she blinked and looked into his eyes.
"No, but I think my waters just broke."
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