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Chapter 22: Paladin
It was the worst moment of Hermione's life when she screamed at Draco that she hated him. She saw his eyes dim and she took a breath, willing him to look at her, so that she could tell him what she was about to do, without really telling him
Their eyes locked.
"You think you're some kind of Paladin, Malfoy, fuck off, you're just a Death Eater."
He wanted to sob. Instead he raised his wand.
She'd activated one of their code words. He couldn't fight for her, there were others that had to be his priority.
It said a lot about their lives that they had an entire series of codewords. And this one meant that he had to get their children to safety, no matter what.
He chanced one look back at her, they both knew it was probably the last they'd ever get, and then he apparated away