A/n: I hope you like this fic. I'm trying to make the chapters longer, but I have so many other things to do. This chapter is Draco's pov. Complete shock, wasn't it?

Draco hated the dungeons, with its dank musty smell. He hated the rats running at the foot of the mound of moldy straw that was his bed. He hated the dampness, and the way the water dripped on him. The water was enough to drive someone crazy. It was always dripping, like when the faucet isn't turned all the way off in the bathroom, but that wasn't the worse thing. The worse thing was the food. The food that was moldy, stale, and unfit for human consumption. He was only allowed this nasty bread to eat and whatever water he could collect that dripped down to drink.

He didn't know how much more he could take. He didn't know how much longer it would be until he broke. Hopefully, if his plan worked, he never will find out his breaking point. He would be out of Malfoy Manor before he broke. He wanted to stay to protect his mother, but she told him to get out while he was still Draco, and not just another Malfoy.

All he had to do to get out was break out of the dungeons, get past the house elves, and off the grounds without setting off the wards and getting caught by his father. His mother had already snuck him the key to his private vault and his Hogwarts ticket. He was to stay at Diagon Alley or in the one place his Lucius wouldn't look. He was to stay at a muggle hotel.

There was no way in hell he could get away. The elves would turn him in because they feared Lucius. He had to try though. If he didn't try that would mean Lucius would already have won. He owed it to his mother to try to get away.

~~Later That Night~~

Draco was at the entrance to the dungeons. It had taken him three long, laborious hours to get this far. He never had known that being on bread and water for two weeks would make him so week. He stared at the stairs he needed to climb just to make it to the basement. I hope I can make it, he thought. He steeled himself and took the first step towards freedom. The start of any trip starts with one step. Step after step it continued. He had to stop every minute or so to catch his breath, and it was coming closer and closer to the time Lucius would come to come to check on him. He had to be at the back door by the time his father got to the dungeons, or he was caught. It would go very badly for him too. He didn't want to be put under the pain curse again. He didn't think he could stand it again. Wouldn't Fudge be shocked to know that Lucius had used one of the unforgivable curses on his own child, he thought before suddenly tripping.



~Thanks to my reviewers:

Prophetess of Hearts: I try to make the chapters longer… I get to a certain point and decide to break it off.

Wild Child: Should I look guilty or something? Yes, I'm American. I totally forgot about England's healthcare system. Hope my world cultures teacher never finds this fic.

Princess of Mirrors: Thanks for reviewing, and I care about Harry :P

Kay: He should make it there mostly in one piece.

Ice Queen: Thanks for reviewing

Rina: I try but I can't type or write for long. Too many whacked out ideas.

Ravenclawer: I thank thee for reviewing

HOPE EVERY ONE ENJOYS THIS FIC! I TRY TO MAKE THE CHAPTERS LONGER. THEY WON'T GET LONGER UNTIL I GET ALL THE WAY IN THE RHYTHM OF THE STORY. MAYBE IN TWO CHAPTERS!



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