"Mum, who could have poisoned father? No one has been here, no one can Apparate on the grounds unless they have Malfoy blood, or has the dark mark. And one can only come through the fireplace if invited." Draco said, once they were out of earshot of Nott and Snape.
"Yes, I know. It must have been poisoned by the person who gave it to him, or it was given to him by a Death Eater." She said thoughtfully. "Now, tell me what was wrong with Harry this time?"
At that instant, his owl swooped down and landed on his shoulder. "Hey Sal, have the letter?" Sal held out her leg. Draco untied the note he had put on her leg, and was about to reopen it when she nipped him in the ear. "Ow, what was that for?" he turned to look at her. She had her other foot held out, and on it was a different note.
He untied the one he had resent, and handed it to his mother, and untied the second one. It was from Harry.
Malfoy,
Did you get Hermione's letter? She said she sent it to you too. Since we need to speak with her, then I suggest taking the time she suggested, and the place. So I will see you next week in Diagon Alley. Lets meet in my room. Number 9.
Harry Potter
He looked up, and saw that his mother was still reading. When she finished, she sighed. "What are you going to do Draco? This is getting way out of hand. Now we know who poisoned your father, it was a Death Eater."
"That is what I suspected mum. I will be going to Diagon Alley next week to get my school supplies and meet Hermione and Harry." Draco looked up at her. "Mum, if anything happens to father, are you going to marry...."
"Severus? Well, I do not know if he even loves me like he used to. But, oh, I do not know. Now do not get me wrong, I hate your father, but I am still married to him, and this spell he put on me does not allow me to go against his will. Now, maybe if he gets put in St. Mungo's, he might not be able to control me anymore and I could divorce him. So, we shall see."
"Mum, let us go back to the Drawing Room. I do not want to leave Nott with Snape for too long."
They both turned and started back to the drawing room.
When Nott said the smell was disgusting, he wasn't kidding. It smelled of skunk and sulfur. Snape seemed to read his mind. "It smells because sulfur is the main ingredient Draco. Narcissa, the potion will be ready as soon as I add boomslang skin." Snape dropped in the pre-skinned boomslang skin, and watched the violent purple potion turn acid green.
Snape poured the potion into a crystal glass, and went over to Lucius. Looking like he would rather be doing anything else, he poured it into Lucius' open mouth. Narcissa and Draco stared. Lucius' eyes opened and he sat up abruptly. He looked at Narcissa, and then at Draco, and then at Snape. He screamed, and the mirror over the couch shattered. He grabbed his wand from his pocket, and pointed it at himself.
"Lucius do not do this!" Narcissa shrieked at him.
He looked at her. "Narcissa, I know you hate me, everyone in this room does. But you know what, I hate myself more than you all hate me. Voldemort does not trust me, and if I do not kill myself, he will kill you Narcissa, and you Draco. I am going to do it. I am going to end my suffering." He closed his eyes.
"Narcissa, I no longer control you. Tell him the truth, tell him as soon as possible." Narcissa shuddered, and Draco could tell the spell was off her. Snape stood in the shadows, his back rigid. "Avada Kadavra!" Lucius said, his wand still pointing to himself. He was dead.
Disclaimer I only own the plot, everything you recognize from the Harry Potter books is owned by J.K. Rowling
A/N I know, this is a bit fast paced. Sorry about that. But anyways, tell me how you like it. Sorry about the cliffhanger. I will write more as soon as possible, but I have a report I need to do!!! R/R PLEASE!!!!
"Yes, I know. It must have been poisoned by the person who gave it to him, or it was given to him by a Death Eater." She said thoughtfully. "Now, tell me what was wrong with Harry this time?"
At that instant, his owl swooped down and landed on his shoulder. "Hey Sal, have the letter?" Sal held out her leg. Draco untied the note he had put on her leg, and was about to reopen it when she nipped him in the ear. "Ow, what was that for?" he turned to look at her. She had her other foot held out, and on it was a different note.
He untied the one he had resent, and handed it to his mother, and untied the second one. It was from Harry.
Malfoy,
Did you get Hermione's letter? She said she sent it to you too. Since we need to speak with her, then I suggest taking the time she suggested, and the place. So I will see you next week in Diagon Alley. Lets meet in my room. Number 9.
Harry Potter
He looked up, and saw that his mother was still reading. When she finished, she sighed. "What are you going to do Draco? This is getting way out of hand. Now we know who poisoned your father, it was a Death Eater."
"That is what I suspected mum. I will be going to Diagon Alley next week to get my school supplies and meet Hermione and Harry." Draco looked up at her. "Mum, if anything happens to father, are you going to marry...."
"Severus? Well, I do not know if he even loves me like he used to. But, oh, I do not know. Now do not get me wrong, I hate your father, but I am still married to him, and this spell he put on me does not allow me to go against his will. Now, maybe if he gets put in St. Mungo's, he might not be able to control me anymore and I could divorce him. So, we shall see."
"Mum, let us go back to the Drawing Room. I do not want to leave Nott with Snape for too long."
They both turned and started back to the drawing room.
When Nott said the smell was disgusting, he wasn't kidding. It smelled of skunk and sulfur. Snape seemed to read his mind. "It smells because sulfur is the main ingredient Draco. Narcissa, the potion will be ready as soon as I add boomslang skin." Snape dropped in the pre-skinned boomslang skin, and watched the violent purple potion turn acid green.
Snape poured the potion into a crystal glass, and went over to Lucius. Looking like he would rather be doing anything else, he poured it into Lucius' open mouth. Narcissa and Draco stared. Lucius' eyes opened and he sat up abruptly. He looked at Narcissa, and then at Draco, and then at Snape. He screamed, and the mirror over the couch shattered. He grabbed his wand from his pocket, and pointed it at himself.
"Lucius do not do this!" Narcissa shrieked at him.
He looked at her. "Narcissa, I know you hate me, everyone in this room does. But you know what, I hate myself more than you all hate me. Voldemort does not trust me, and if I do not kill myself, he will kill you Narcissa, and you Draco. I am going to do it. I am going to end my suffering." He closed his eyes.
"Narcissa, I no longer control you. Tell him the truth, tell him as soon as possible." Narcissa shuddered, and Draco could tell the spell was off her. Snape stood in the shadows, his back rigid. "Avada Kadavra!" Lucius said, his wand still pointing to himself. He was dead.
Disclaimer I only own the plot, everything you recognize from the Harry Potter books is owned by J.K. Rowling
A/N I know, this is a bit fast paced. Sorry about that. But anyways, tell me how you like it. Sorry about the cliffhanger. I will write more as soon as possible, but I have a report I need to do!!! R/R PLEASE!!!!