Disclaimer: Yeah, you know the drill… just in case, don't sue me for using these characters! I only own one here… Draco's guardian… Though I still wish I owned Draco… ^.^
Author's Note: Well, only few people are REVIEWING… maybe I should stop uploading these chapters and end it here… then you'll all be left with hangovers! (laughs evilly) (cough, cough) maybe not… but still, it hurts when people don't review…
"This will go through in 2 days," Draco uttered sadly. The others affirmed in understanding.
The time came and the blonde boy reached into his trunk and pulled out his robes, his accursed robes with the clasp of the skull and snake entwined together.
He bitterly cursed himself for being a fool.
Master, what are you doing? The familiar but hollowed voice echoed.
"Nothing," Draco uttered. "I'm delivering the three to the Master."
Very well, Master. Master Malfoy will be waiting with The Master.
"Good."
Draco slipped the warm velvet on, feeling it less uncomfortable and straggly on his skin than when he wore it four weeks ago. He brushed his hair out of his face and tucked the dagger in its scabbard into the clothes of his robes then slipped away into the night.
He silently ran to where he was to meet the three. He didn't feel the sense of his guardian around him surprisingly.
Good, he thought while racing through the dark corridors, the barely visible light of his wand shining only on his face.
"Draco!" an anxious whisper went through three people at once.
"Shh," ran up to the three who had their wands out and alight. "I'll put the spell on you now," he quickly said and raised his wand.
"Wait!" Ron pulled down Draco's hand. The blonde looked at him blankly. "Do you really think this would work? I mean, you're not only sacrificing our lives but yours!"
"Hm… Ron Weasley, having compassion for me, a Malfoy?" Draco keenly said. He felt Ron's grip tighten then loosen immediately. "Well," he sighed in a gentle tone, "if this plan of mine would kill me and save you, it would be best. One life gone is better than three, eh?" he chuckled weakly.
"Err… yeah…"
Draco stopped abruptly and raised his wand, "this won't hurt," he simply said and cast the spell. The three bodies glowed a dim white and started to float on their backs. Draco gave out a sigh and started down the staircase towards the Entrance Hall.
Master, your father is there.
"Thank you, Love," Draco uttered softly.
Master? Love?
"Never you mind then!" Draco bit away his tears and continued towards the end of Hogwarts' grounds.
Hey Draco, won't your father notice that we're not really out cold? Ron's voice popped up in Draco's head.
"He won't."
Why not?
"Do you want him to know?" Draco merely returned.
No.
"He's too stupid to know what his son learned in school," Draco's voice cracked.
Hey, Hermione's popped up as Ron's muttering voice faded. When will you take off this charm?
"I told you, when Voldemort is about to kill you. I'll distract him while you undo the charm. I taught you it already, Vivere Psychonin."
Ok… Hermione sounded pleased and her voice also faded off.
By the way, Harry's now popped up. Thanks for helping us here.
"Is it enough to pay my debts to you?"
I guess so… Harry replied and his voice faded as well.
Draco sighed softly and quietly to himself as he pushed back the bushes and led the floating bodies towards the clearing where his father would be waiting.
"Did you bring all three of them?" the snarl of the elder was so obvious, he didn't bother to apologize.
"Yes, father," Draco nodded while letting the bodies float in front of Lucius.
"Then let's be off!" Lucius pointed his wand towards the three bodies and Draco and he whispered some words, sending the lot off in a puff of smoke.
"Now, now, my precious Nagini," Voldemort hissed calmly. "I know you want their flesh…" the claw of a hand ran across the glittering scales of the huge snake. "Ah, I see they come! Hm… young Draco seems a bit distressed at the moment… maybe the death of young Potter will relieve his stress! Am I correct, dearest Nagini?" he petted the snake as it hissed in agreement.
"Master," Lucius Malfoy bowed after the five of them appeared in the presence of his Lord.
"Lucius, I see your son is pale to see me!" Voldemort pleasured in seeing the boy's face grow icy. "Poor boy… you should have trained him harder, Lucius! You are a fool! Only Wormtail can give benefits to me!" he laughed coldly as Lucius shrunk into the shadows, a soft sneer echoing in the corners. Voldemort narrowed his flaming red eyes and roared, "To my side, Malfoy! You don't deserve anything at all, actually! With what you did!"
"M—Master!" Lucius screamed as he was pulled towards the left side of Voldemort. Nagini's mocking and sinister hisses were echoing through the halls, adding to the dancing of the bickering flames in their torches.
"Fool that you are! Stay on my left and we shall see if you are worthy to actually clean my feet!" Voldemort laughed.
Voldemort stood from the velvety seat he occupied and moved closer to Draco who stood trembling in the inside.
"Hm…" the black-robed man studied the smaller human intently. "So you are the one to be Lucius' heir!"
Draco gulped down hard and nodded.
"Since you brought these two worthless creatures here, I'd rather that you would kill them," Voldemort's eyes flamed with amusement in the boy's edginess.
"But wait," the Dark Lord paused and communed with his snake that hissed angrily, "I see that Nagini wants those two. Too bad, I wanted to see how the son of a Malfoy would reckon to killing his own kind of race!"
Draco squirmed beneath his skin and he longed to just run away and leave the boy he was bound to kill and the boy that he was terribly jealous of, not to mention the girl that he loathed for taking away his wisdom and enjoyment even in school.
"Ah, a few moments from now, you, my boy, will be a Death Eater! You'll be just like your father!" Voldemort laughed proudly, hollowly.
Just like your father!
No…
Like your father!
NO…
Your father!
NOOOOOO!!
Father…
"NOO!!" Draco cried out. The room became silent and it seemed that even the flames stopped dancing and that no one dared to breathe.
"Young Master Malfoy?" Voldemort's eyes gleamed with danger and query.
"I—I meant to say was—" Draco stuttered carelessly, "I didn't want to be like my father but I want to be better than him…"
Voldemort studied the boy once again and the charred mass of lips parted into a sharp and yellowish grin. "Good son here, Malfoy, good son. Or should I say, evil?"
"Yes, of course, Master," Lucius nodded weakly, his fists closing and tightening.
"Now then, Draco, is it?" Voldemort took out the long gleaming stick that was his wand and held it high, "stay on my right and do not distract me. These weaklings' lives will be over in a minute!" he paused, "That is if, they would wake up from your little charm…"
No… No…
No…
"W—What?" Draco stumbled back in surprise.
"Your charm, Malfoy, take off the charm!" Voldemort hissed.
"I didn't put any charm!" Draco retorted furiously, trying desperately to cover his lies and fear.
"You LIE!! FOOL!" Voldemort roared and sent the blonde boy crashing into the stonewalls. A sharp thud was heard and a groan.
"Now, my dears, wake up from your slumber for this traitor will surely die!" Voldemort screamed into the minds of the three charmed children that still stood hovering above the stone floor.
Now, Hermione… Draco mumbled through his thoughts. He heard the soft reply of the counter of his charm and the heavy intake of breath. He smiled weakly and took out his wand and dagger.
"Aha!!" Voldemort screamed in triumph and pushed the two companions of his real enemy to the walls as well. "Now DIE Harry Potter!!" he cried out in fury. "Avada K—"
"EXPELLIARMUS!!"
"NOOOO!!" Voldemort grasped his wand tightly but it flew out of his reach.
"ACCIO WAND!" a weak voice echoed in the Dark Lord's ears as he whirled around to face Draco Malfoy stumbling up with the long wand in his grasp, his other wand shaking in his weakened hand.
"FOOL OF A BOY!!" Voldemort bellowed while trying to jump at the blonde boy who ducked just in time, crawling over to the boy with red hair that stood up slowly after his fall. The Dark Lord screamed in fury at the sight of mere mortals challenging him.
"Lucius!!" Voldemort roared. "Get that stupid boy and kill him!!" he cried out irritably and thrusted his sharp and malformed finger towards the two boys in the corner. "KILL ALL OF THEM!!!"
"But my Lord!" Lucius suddenly objected seeing the determination in his own son's eyes.
"Kill that son of yours if he is your son!!" Voldemort's eyes flashed with burning flames and images of torment. "Nagini!! Get them!! Kill them!!!" he hissed wildly as the huge snake uncoiled himself and hissed threateningly at the cowering children.
"Don't you dare!" Harry's voice suddenly resounded and froze the snake. "Incendio!" he yelled and a burst of flame came out of his wand and at the snake.
"Fool!" Voldemort laughed evilly and caused the flames to disappear into mist.
"VORAREPATH!" Draco yelled. Voldemort's skin began to turn brittle and cracked. The Evil One screamed in pain as he fought to regain his composure.
In a moment, the process reversed and Voldemort strided over to where his attacker feebly clutched his chest in pain and weariness.
"Fool… you could have been one of my greatest," Voldemort murmured to Draco who still clutched his wand tightly, his knuckles showing moonlight-white in the dancing mocking flames. "You have to pay for what you tried to do to me."
"I did…" Draco whispered. The Dark Lord's eyes dangerously narrowed.
"Is that all you have to say?"
"No."
"Then add to your final words of doom," Voldemort straightened and looked around for the other boy with messy black hair and jade spheres for eyes.
"Precious Potter, where for art thou be?" his hiss tantalized the ears of the gullible.
"Here," Harry stood up with the wands in his hands, his stance an attacking stance, one taught to him by Draco himself.
"Hah…" Voldemort managed to laugh.
"Omni Algos." Harry uttered and green and silver jets of mist zipped towards the Dark Lord. Voldemort screamed in torment as his skin boiled and his eyes bulged feverently. The pet snake cried out in torment as well, seeing that its Master was falling. It quickly tried to throw off Potter but a girl with bushy hair intervened, sending the crippling snake into the wall, causing it to become ashes and rubble.
"Go—now…" a gurgling noise was heard. The three children turned to look to where it came from.
"Draco!!" Hermione screamed.
"What the?!" Ron ran over to the bleeding boy.
"Draco!!!" Harry cried out while running over too, still gripping the two wands in his hand tightly. "Who did this?!"
"F—f—father… L—Lucius…" Draco muttered painfully while clutching his side, a pool of blood already seeping through his fingers, a trickle going down his lips. His silver eyes were fading and becoming dull.
"NOOOO!! You have to come with us! We can't leave you here!" Harry screamed wildly while tearing off the sleeve of his shirt and crumpling it into a ball, pressing it hard against the boy's large wound.
Hermione saw the glint of a dagger nearby and another pool of blood. Then, she saw another body crawling up and staggering to stand. He had blonde hair too and a pointed face—Lucius Malfoy.
"Mr. Malfoy!! How dare you!" Hermione cried out with tears stinging her eyes. The man paused and turned around to face the girl. There was a huge stain of blood on the skirt of his robes and his hands were deathly pale and bloodied. There was horror in his eyes and his breathing was raspy. A huge gash bled down from the corner of his eye to his neck, a hand was held over it. Hermione stared in her repulsion at what the father did to his son and what the son did to his father.
"L—leave him…" Draco stuttered as blood poured down his hands. "Ha—Harry…R—Ron… H—He—Hermione… Leave! Leave—n—now w—while you s—s—still—l—can…" Draco tried to push them away but they sat put. "VOLDEMORT—He—he'll kill you!!"
"Ron, take up his arms," Harry told Ron weakly then repeated it with force, "Carry him Ron! Now!"
"Oh, right!" Ron nodded startlingly and took up the blonde's arm and supported him. Harry took the other side and he quickly told Hermione to keep blasting Voldemort with spells, charms, hexes and curses.
They stumbled through the halls while Draco directed them to his room. Once they got there, Hermione ran up behind them and they shut the door, bolting the locks and jamming the knobs. As Ron pulled out the floo power, they heard screaming down in the halls and they made haste.
Hermione put all of her best charms on the doors and while doing that, Harry pushed the dresser, chairs, cabinets and part of the bed to block the doorway. Draco sat in the last chair, clutching his side and barely breathing.
"Hurry!" Ron called and threw the floo powder in and said, "Hogwarts," and he disappeared.
"Draco, go in!" Harry tossed some powder in and said, "Hogwarts," and helped Draco into the fireplace and he disappeared.
"Hermione!" Hermione put some powder in and also said Hogwarts and she quickly disappeared as well. Finally, when the banging on the doors grew louder and the curses grew immensely, Harry threw in the last of the powder and pocketed the pack, saying, "Hogwarts!" and he stepped in and was gone…
Draco… Master Draco…
Ah, it is you!
Oh Draco!
W—what happened to you? Why did you forget everything about us?
I—I was captured and questioned by Voldemort…
So you were forced to tell of us?
Yes… I regret it…
I regret it… I regret scolding you like that… I regret making a fool out of you and making you feel guilty…
Draco…
No, Love, please… Love, do you know what that means?
Yes, Love, you are my Love…
We'll touch soon…
Draco, don't leave your new friends…
Why? I want to be able to touch you. I want to be able to kiss you!
But… you'll have a new life if you go back…
Love, I'll have you and that's what really matters… I'll stay with you and we'll watch time pass by as we guard them together, understand?
But…
I'll be remembered as a hero, don't worry…
Draco, when you say your last words on Earth, you'll know when that'll be. I'll be there, calling you…
I'll be waiting for you…
FINI.