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Chapter 11: Kikikalikimaka??
It has been ten minutes since Ginny and Draco ended their kiss. Ginny was still in Draco's arms. Her face was buried in his chest. She loved listening to his heartbeat. She leaned back to look at his face.
"What now?" She asked him. Draco looked down at her. He pushed a strand of hair away from her face.
"Do you want to skip classes today?" Draco asked.
"No, not really. We have DADA. If Ron notices that I'm not there, he'd panic," Ginny explained.
"Since when did you start caring what that git says?" Draco asked. Ginny punched him lightly on the stomach.
"He's my brother. I know he's a git sometimes, but he's just worried about me," Ginny answered. Something occurred to Ginny, Hermione was their partner in DADA. The whole reason they fought was because of the letter that Hermione sent to Draco and he still didn't answer her question. What happened between those two?
"Draco?" Ginny asked.
"Yes?"
"What happened between you and Hermione this summer?" Ginny inquired. Draco looked at the lake when she asked this. He was hoping that she already forgot about Hermione. He didn't want to lie to her anymore.
"We- we became friends," Draco answered.
"Just friends?" Ginny asked him, "if you guys are friends, why do you still snap at each other?"
"Hermione wants it that way. We were more than friends. It didn't work out," Draco told her. Ginny didn't know what to say.
"We're you in a romantic relationship with her?" Ginny asked.
"Romantic?" Draco chuckled, "I guess."
"Did you love her? Do you?" Ginny asked. She needed to know. When she asked this Draco gazed at her.
"Love Hermione? No, I never loved her, maybe I was infatuated with her, but I didn't love her. If you're talking about sisterly love, then my answer is yes," Draco answered.
"Really?"
Draco smiled at her, "Yes, really. Why do you ask?"
"Why did Hermione sign love in her letter? Does she love you?" Ginny asked.
"Why all the questions about love? Hermione and I love each other like brother and sister. Like you and your brothers, that's all. Besides, she has feelings for someone else. She doesn't want to admit it but it's obvious" Draco answered.
"Who?" Ginny asked her curiosity getting the better half of her. Draco got up, bringing Ginny along with him.
"We have to go now. You said you wanted to go to class. We're already late," said Draco ignoring her question. Ginny hated that he always changes the subject if he doesn't like talking about it.
"What about our books?"
"We can just read with Hermione, she wouldn't care," Draco answered. Ginny grabbed Draco's hand and squeezed it.
"Thank you for telling me about Hermione," She told him. Draco didn't say anything which caused her to looked up at him. Draco was looking out the lake.
"Could you not tell anyone about Hermione and me, we'd like to keep it a secret," he asked
"Why?"
"Hermione doesn't want to answer question about the summer, neither do I. There are some things that are better left unsaid," Draco told her. Ginny thought that since they were telling the truth that she should ask her question.
"What happened?" she asked. Draco looked at her coldly.
"We made promises to each other that we couldn't keep. I don't want to talk about it. Perhaps, I'll tell you some other time, until then, please don't ask me about this again," he said. Ginny just squeezed Draco's hand. Together they walked to the DADA classroom. When Draco opened the door all eyes turned to them.
"Sorry we're late Professor. We had to talk," Draco told Linda.
"Fine, just take your seats," Linda said. Draco and Ginny walked to the table where Hermione was sitting.
"What happened?" Hermione whispered to Ginny.
"I'll tell you later," Ginny answered. The class, to Draco, was boring. All they talked about were dark creatures. Today they were discussing Dementors. Linda was going to teach them the Patronus tomorrow. Draco already knows the spell. He noticed Harry in the corner of his eye looking smug.
*Flashback*
"Father, I'm sorry. I won't do it again," a seven-year-old Draco said.
"How dare you disobey me?" Lucius said dragging Draco to the dungeons.
"Father you're hurting me," Draco whined.
"I have warned you not to go into the village. You have disobeyed me and worse, you befriended a muggle girl. A muggle!" Lucius yelled.
Lucius opened the dungeon door and he pushed Draco inside. He closed the door and locked it.
"Father, I'm sorry. I'm sorry," Draco said banging on the door.
"I will come back after you have thought about what you have done," Lucius said.
"Father please," Draco pleaded with him. Lucius was gone. Draco suddenly felt cold. He turned around and saw a hooded figure walking towards him.
"Father, help me!" Draco screamed getting away from the figure, "Father!" The Dementor was almost touching Draco. Draco felt the happiness being sucked out of him. In the end everything became foggy and Draco lost consciousness. When Draco woke up, he was in his bed.
"You're finally awake. Draco, you understand that I did what I had to do for the family. It was only supposed to teach you a lesson," Lucius said. He walked over to Draco's bedside and gave him a chocolate bar.
"Eat this," Lucius ordered. When Draco took a bite he felt a little better. Lucius conjured a seat next to the bed and sat down.
"I'm only doing this for us, Draco. You cannot ruin our name. Do you understand?" Lucius asked.
"Yes, father," Draco answered.
"Good. You should rest. You are expected to come to breakfast tomorrow. You have already missed dinner," Lucius said. Lucius got up, turned and left the room.
*End of Flashback*
"Draco, are you all right?" Ginny asked him.
"I'm fine. I was just remembering something," Draco told her.
"Oh, class is over. We're the only people left," Ginny told him. Draco looked around the room, it was empty and Linda was gone. Draco got up and helped Ginny up as well.
"What now?" Draco asked.
"Oh, Draco! I just remembered! When you left breakfast this morning, you forgot a package. I brought it to my room," Ginny told him. Ginny grabbed Draco's hand and practically dragged him to the Gryffindor tower.
"Am I allowed in there?" Draco asked, "Won't your brothers' protest?"
"I'm not sure. Remember, I'll protect you from my brothers," Ginny told him. Draco smiled her.
"So far, you're doing a good job," Draco said.
"Thank you," replied Ginny. She turned to the fat lady and said the password. The portrait opened and they walked into the common room. Ron looked to see who walked in and when he saw Draco, he got up and walked towards him.
"What's he doing here?" Ron demanded.
"I just wanted to give him his other package. It's in my room," Ginny said.
"Your room? You won't take him up there. What if he does something? What if you two do something?" Ron asked.
"Weasley, I'm not stupid enough to touch your sister when you're just in the other room," Draco told Ron. Ron glared at the boy.
"Ron, if you want to come with us," Ginny told her brother.
"Fine, I will," Ron said looking triumphant. Ron expected Draco to say something. When he didn't reply Ron was surprised. Silently the three walked to Ginny's room. On her bed was the package. Ginny pulled Draco to her bed. She sat cross-legged on the bed while Draco stood next to her.
"Are you going to open it?" Ginny asked. Draco grabbed the package and ripped the wrapping paper. When he saw what the package was he stared in shock, as did Ron. Ron decided to take a closer look.
"Is that what I think it is?" Ron asked.
"It's a Cloud Burst," Draco said. The Cloud Burst was the newest broom on the market. It was superiorly better than the Firebolt, which has been in the market for two years.
"Who'd spend that much money on you?" Ron asked. The Cloud Burst was also the most expensive racing broom currently on market. Draco saw a card, picked it up and read it. He smiled after he found out whom it was from.
"My grandparents," Draco answered.
"You have grandparents?" Ron asked. Ginny would have asked the same thing. She thought that everybody in Draco's family was dead; apparently she was wrong.
"Yes I do. So do you, if you have parents. You know that your grandparents are the parents of your parents," Draco explained to Ron.
"I know what they are Malfoy. I just didn't know that yours were still alive," Ron replied heatedly. Draco picked up the broom and examined it. He ran his hand across the broom handle and turned to Ginny
"Do you want to test this with me?" Draco asked her. Ginny nodded, to which Ron protested.
"Ginny, it's not safe. What if Malfoy drops you?" Ron asked.
"I would not drop Ginny. I'm a better flyer than you think," Draco said.
"Then why does Harry always beat you?" Ron countered.
"I have to admit that Potter is a natural when it comes to flying, but that doesn't mean that I can't fly. If you haven't noticed, the only person that I haven't beaten is him. I always beat Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff," Draco explained. When Ron thought about it, he realized that Draco was telling the truth.
"I won't drop your sister, I promise. Let's make a deal. If you let Ginny ride with me, I'll let you ride my broom when we get back, you can also ride it tomorrow," Draco said.
"Really?" Ron asked. Draco smirked when Ron said that.
"Wait a minute. The first Hogsmeade visit is tomorrow," Ron said.
"Weasley we leave the castle at eleven, you have enough time to fly," Draco said. Ron seemed to think about the deal. He really wanted to try the new broom. All he had to do was let Ginny fly Malfoy.
"Fine it's a deal," Ron said. Draco nodded. He helped Ginny off her bed.
"We'll just fly out your window," Draco said. Draco was standing on the windowsill holding the broom. He jumped off and a minute later he was hovering in front of the window. He helped Ginny get on the broom. Ginny was sitting behind him; she was hugging his waist.
"See you later Weasley," Draco said flying off.
"Take care of my sister, or I'll personally kill you!" Ron yelled after them. Ron watched their figure. From where he was standing he could see Ginny laughing. He smiled at the thought of his sister being happy. He remembered the little girl that came out the chamber of secrets. Ron blamed himself for what happened to Ginny in his second year. He kept telling himself if he paid more attention to her, she would have never been down there. That summer, Ginny kept on having nightmares and each night Ron would go to her room to comfort her. Ginny would end up crying on his shirt, and falling asleep in his arms. If Malfoy made his sister happy, then he'll have to get used to him. Ron would have never thought that his sister would date his worst enemy. Ron looked out the window; they were flying near the lake. Ron suddenly felt sad. He wished that he had a girlfriend. He wanted to experience what his sister and Malfoy were having. Then his thoughts turned to Hermione. Ron found out during this summer that he had feelings for her. All he needed now was the courage to tell her, but he was scared. He was scared of rejection. Ron remembered that Ginny said that Malfoy was the one that asked Ginny to be his girlfriend. If Ginny gave Malfoy a chance, then maybe Hermione will give him a chance too. Ron shook his head. Hermione thinks of him only as a friend. Sadly Ron walked back to the common room.
*_*_*_*
Draco flew near the lake, landed on the grass and got off his broom.
"What's wrong?" Ginny asked him.
"Do you want to maneuver the broom?"
"Could I?"
"Sure, you know how to fly a broom right?"
"Of course, I grew up with six brothers. All they ever talked about was Quidditch," Ginny told him. Draco smiled at her and sat behind her. He wrapped one arm around her waist and with his hand, put it over her own hands. He leaned over her shoulder.
"Why don't you put your hands over mine, so you can control the broom," Draco told her. Ginny did what he told her. Suddenly they rose up in the air. Ginny was surprised at the speed of the broom. She didn't even have to tilt the broom to make it turn; it was as if the broom could read her mind. She liked the feeling of freedom flying gave her. She rode low enough to touch the water in the lake. She put her hand in the water and it rose up like a fountain. Draco was watching Ginny's face. She looked happy as she was flying. Her lips curved up in a smile. Her eyes were squinting against the sun. Draco thought that she was beautiful. He even thought that her freckles were cute. They were now flying over the Quidditch field and they were hovering over it.
"Is something the matter?" Draco asked her.
"No. I love Quidditch. I'm thinking about joining the house team next year as a chaser," Ginny said.
"Really?" Draco asked her. Ginny nodded.
"Have you ever tried the Wronski Feint?" Draco asked her.
"No, why?" Ginny asked. Draco smiled at her mischievously.
"Hold on tight," Draco said.
"Draco, no!" Ginny said, but it was too late. Ginny was able to hold tight on the broom as Draco dipped down. Ginny managed a death grip on the handle of the broom as Draco dipped down. He put his hand over hers and started laughing. They were now vertical against the ground. They were going down at an alarming rate. Ginny was squinting because of the wind. They were getting closer to the ground.
"Draco pull up," Ginny said, "Pull up!" Draco was not listening.
"Draco!" Ginny yelled. She closed her eyes expecting for the impact. Suddenly they pulled from the drop. Ginny heard the flapping of Draco's robes.
"Ginny, you can open your eyes," Draco said. Ginny opened her eyes and saw that they were on the ground. Ginny immediately got off the broom and she slapped Draco on the face.
"Don't you dare do that to me again!" She yelled at him. Draco put a hand on the spot where she slapped him.
"Hey that hurt," Draco said.
"I'm glad it does," Ginny said. She turned around and started walking back to the castle.
"Ginny, I'm sorry," Draco said. He got off his broom, shouldered it while he jogged to keep up with her.
"Ginny, come on. I was just having a little fun," Draco said. Ginny continued to walk, Draco was right behind her.
"Ginny," Draco said. Draco pleaded until he heard a laughing behind him. He turned and saw the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
"Potter," Draco greeted him. Harry was laughing, "That was a great Feint Malfoy, but I don't think Ginny thought so."
"Very funny Potter. How was it?" Draco asked referring to the feint. Ginny made a sound of frustration. She was already out of the Quidditch field. Ginny neither talked nor faced him throughout her walk towards the Gryffindor common room to which Draco followed.
"Back already?" Ron asked. Ginny didn't answer; she went straight to her room.
"What happened?" Ron asked.
"Oh, I guess she got scared," Draco said.
"What did you do?" Ron asked walking towards him. Ron narrowed his eyes at Draco.
"We were riding the broom together and I tried the Wronski Feint," Draco explained.
"No wonder she's mad at you. Are you stupid?" Ron asked, "That's one of the most dangerous moves in Quidditch for crying out loud."
"Well now I know not to do it again," Draco said.
"Word of advice. Let Ginny cool down a bit. A calm Ginny is better than a mad Ginny," Ron told him.
"Why are you telling me this?" Draco asked him, "Why are you being nice?"
"If Ginny is happy with you, I'll have to put up with you," Ron confessed.
"Right now Ginny is mad at me. That gives you a reason to switch to over-protective brother mode," Draco told him.
"Ginny won't be mad at you for long. She doesn't know it yet, but she's starting to return your feelings. She's starting to fall in love with you," Ron explained,
"How do you know?"
"Don't tell Ginny I told you this, but whenever you're not looking Ginny looks at you. She looks at you the way my mum looks at my dad. If that look doesn't scream love then I don't know what does," Ron told him. Draco didn't know what to say. This was his goal, wasn't it? To make Ginny fall in love with him. He was almost there, but somehow he didn't feel relieved. Draco suddenly felt cold.
"Are you all right?" Ron asked.
"I'm fine. Here," Draco said. Draco handed the broom to Ron, who took it and examined it.
"Are you sure you don't mind?" Ron asked.
"We made a deal. Just don't crash it into the Womping Willow," Draco said. Ron nodded, and he left the common room after saying thank you to Draco. Draco stood in the common room alone. Everybody was outside enjoying the sun, everybody but Ginny and him. The portrait hole opened. Okay, maybe they were not the only ones. When Draco saw the person holding a stack of book, he knew who it was. He went over to her and helped her.
"Thank you," said the person. When she saw his face she looked at him in surprise, "What are you doing here Malfoy."
"Nobody's here, Hermione," Draco said, "You looked like you needed help."
"Oh, are you here to see Ginny?" Hermione asked.
"No. We just came back after flying. I need to talk to you," Draco told her.
"Okay, we can go to my room," Hermione said. She walked in front of him, and Draco followed her. When they reached the room Hermione put the books she was holding on her bed.
"You can put the books there," Hermione said. She walked to the door and locked it, and then she put a silencing charm around the room.
"I want to tell Ginny," Draco said immediately.
"Tell Ginny what?" Hermione asked him.
"About Gwenivere and Darien," Draco answered.
"You can't."
"Why not?"
"Draco if you tell her, she'll probably end your relationship with her," Hermione explained.
"She wouldn't. It's seem safe, her brother said that she's falling in love with me," Draco said. Hermione was surprised at this news.
"It's not safe Draco. If you tell her, you'll make it seem like you were only using her," Hermione told him.
"I can't do this anymore. I can't lie to her," Draco confessed.
"You're not lying to anybody. You're just keeping the truth from them," Hermione said, "Why the change of heart. You didn't seem to care about her feelings when this started."
"She doesn't deserve what I'm doing," Draco told Hermione.
"You're starting to love her aren't you?" Hermione asked.
"What?"
"'You heard me," Hermione said.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Draco told her. Hermione started laughing.
"You're falling for Ginny Weasley. Draco Malfoy in love with Ginny Weasley, now that's priceless," Hermione said.
"That's not funny. Don't say things about love. I told you that I couldn't love. What is it with you girls and your ideas of love and happiness? You don't have the right to talk to me about that subject after what you did to me," Draco said. Hermione turned serious at his last statement.
"You know that I felt guilty about that. I said that I'm sorry and you forgave me," Hermione told him.
"I do, but that doesn't mean that I'll forget about it," Draco said, "I won't tell Ginny about Gwenivere." Draco turned and said the counter curse for the lock. He opened the door and left. Hermione stared at the door and she sat down on her bed.
"I didn't mean to hurt you Draco," Hermione said to nobody.
*_*_*_*_*
Ginny was sitting in front of the Gryffindor table for dinner. She hasn't seen Draco since she left him in the common room. Ron was sitting across from her talking to Harry. Ron was currently telling Harry about the moves that he was able to do on Draco's broom. Ginny thought that her fight with Draco seemed foolish. She wasn't really mad at him; she always wanted to try the Wronski Feint but she never had the courage or daring to do so. She was just scared that Draco would pull a stunt like that with her. She wanted to see Draco and say sorry for leaving him like that.
"Ginny," someone said. Ginny looked up upon hearing her name to see how it was; it was Draco. Ginny got up and hugged him. "Am I forgiven?" Draco asked. Ginny kissed on the chin and nodded. Draco smiled at her.
"Aww! Isn't that sweet. Ferret and Gin-Gin made up," Fred said. Draco chose to ignore those two.
"Guys, tomorrow is the Hogsmeade visit. We have a surprise," George said.
"What is it?" Ron asked interested.
"Well, I said it was a surprise," George told him.
"Just tell them Forge, I'm so excited. I can't wait to tell them," Fred said.
"Okay, okay, okay. Brace yourselves," George warned.
"Okay, tell us the surprise, I hate the suspense," Ginny said.
"We're starting a business!" Fred and George said together.
"That's it?" Ron asked. Ginny kicked him under the table. Ron glared at her.
"Ron, be nice. Is that true Fred?" Ginny asked.
"Yup yup. We're starting the Weasley Wizard Wheezes. We bought a building in Hogsmeade, that's the surprise," Fred answered.
"You did?" Ron asked curiously, "Where did you get the money to do that?"
"We have a mysterious benefactor," George said.
"Mysterious benefactor, that sounds familiar," Ginny said.
"What's his name?" Harry asked curiously.
"Potter, mysterious means that they don't know who it is," Draco said. Harry glared at him.
"Actually Malfoy, the person does have a name," George said.
"Frederica Georgiana Kikikalikimaka," Fred answered.
"Kaka what?" Ron asked.
"Kikikalikimaka," Fred and George answered.
"Oh, my gosh. That her name?" Ron asked laughing.
"His name," Fred corrected.
"Is that a real name?" Hermione asked.
"Yup," George said. Harry and Ron looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"Haha- did you.. Ha- Hear that? Frederica, who'd name their son Frederica," Ron said.
"I know. Did you hear the last name? Kikikaka something," Harry added. Draco glared at the twins. Maybe he should have picked his own name. Now he'll get mail addressed to that person. He'd have to stand there while everyone would be making fun of him.
"You guys have to come with us. We want to show you the building. You can come too, Malfoy," George said.
"Fine," Draco said. If the twins spent his money on a building, he wanted to know were his money went to. They spent the rest of the evening talking and eating. When they finished, Draco walked Ginny to the tower. After they said good night, Ginny went to her room and Draco went to the dungeons.
*_*_*_*_*
"Is this it?" Ron asked. They were standing in front of a pink building.
"Yup, isn't it nice?" Fred asked.
"Uh, yeah, it stands out," Harry said. He was glad that at least it wasn't a hot pink. The building was pink from the door to the ceiling; everything was pink. He had to admit that it was a big building.
"Why is it so big?" Ginny asked.
"Well, the shop is going to be on the lower floor. The old owner also used to have a shop. The second floor has three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room. We can live here and work here. There's enough room to experiment to make new jokes. It's also big enough to hold customers. You want to go inside?" George asked holding the key.
"Yeah," Ron said.
"Let's go," Fred said. He walked to the door and took the key from George. He opened the door and told everyone to come in. Ron was impressed with what he saw. There were shelves on the walls, a few tables and a counter. There was already a cash register. He saw behind the counter there was a room, probably for storage he thought.
"Wow," Ginny said.
"George, this probably cost you a lot," Ron commented.
"Yeah it did," Fred said. Draco started coughing, he felt like he couldn't breath. Ginny was patting him on the back.
"Are you all right Draco?" Ginny asked. Draco nodded, "Just the dust."
"Sorry about that, this is the second time we've been here. Didn't have enough time to clean up. We could fix this place up by the summer," George said.
"You're going to live here?" Harry asked.
"Yup," Fred answered.
"Does mum know?" Ron asked.
"Not yet," George answered.
"What's that door," Draco asked gesturing behind the counter.
"Some sort of storage room, it also has stairs that lead to the second floor. There's another room inside there. We're going to use it for experimentation." Fred answered. He gave them the tour of the house while George told Draco to stay back.
"Malfoy, we'll repay you. I guess that we put a dent in your vault," George told him, "Thank you for recommending that person that helped us get this building."
"No problem, he's an old friend. You don't have to repay me, we made a deal. Just help me with Ginny and back me up when the time comes," Draco said.
"Well, if you need a place to stay, you could always come here," George told him. Draco nodded. Suddenly he felt a pain on his left arm, Voldemort was summoning. Fred and everybody came back. Draco noticed that Harry was a bit pale. He walked over to him.
"Potter, are you all right?" Draco asked. Harry looked at him surprised.
"He's near," Harry said. Suddenly they heard a scream outside. After the scream they heard yelling and more screams. Everybody went outside. They froze when they saw what started the commotion. There was about a dozen hooded figures.
"Death Eaters," Harry said.
"Ginny, run back to the castle," Draco told her.
"What, Draco what's happening?" Ginny asked. People were running past them, everything was chaotic.
"Ron, take Ginny back to the castle," Draco told him.
"What about you?" Ron asked.
"I'll be back, I need to see to my other friends," Draco lied.
"I won't leave without you," Ginny said stubbornly.
"Go!" Draco yelled at her.
"No, I won't leave," Ginny said. Ron was already pulling her away but she kept struggling against his grasp.
"Fred, George you guys need to go," Draco said.
"We'll fight with you," Fred said. There were already students fighting the Death Eaters, along with some of Hogmeade's residents.
"Ginny, go!" Draco yelled. Ginny wouldn't listen. "I'm sorry, stupefy," Draco said. Ginny became limp. "Carry her to the castle Ron," Draco said. Ron nodded and carried Ginny. He ran towards the castle following the other students.
"Why are you helping Malfoy?" Harry asked.
"We're on the same side. Shouldn't you leave? Your number one on Voldie's hit list," Draco said.
"No, I'm fighting," Harry said. Neville ran to them.
"Guys," Neville said, "I'm going to fight." Then a Death Eater spotted the three. He said something to another Death Eater. Soon all the Death Eaters were walking towards them. The three boys pointed their wands toward them. They didn't know any spells that would work. This wasn't a wizard duel; these death eaters will not fool around. The boys knew that the Death Eaters would not hesitate to say the killing curse.
Draco concentrated on the memory of his mother's death. He looked up and saw the Death Eaters, the same people at his initiation ceremony. He held out his hand and the Death Eater flew back. Harry and Neville seemed to have the same idea. Death Eaters were flying everywhere. Chairs and garbage dumps were hitting them. The three boys worked hard to dodge the curses and concentrate on throwing various items.
"CRUCIO!"
Draco fell in pain. He tried to fight the pain. He writhes on the floor. Neville got down to help him.
"Draco," Neville said. Draco couldn't help it; there was so much pain. He screamed. He felt like he was being stabbed by a knife everywhere. The only thing he could think of was the unbearable pain.
"Neville, I need help," Harry said. He got closer to the other two. Soon they were surrounded. They were in the middle of a circle that that Death Eaters made. Harry was getting tired. He threw the Death Eaters, but they kept on coming back.
"CRUCIO!"
Harry fell on the floor; he saw that Neville and Draco were also hit by the curse. Pain, there was so much pain. After what seemed like a long time he finally lost consciousness.
Harry suddenly woke up. When he looked around everything was dark. He got up and saw that he was in some sort of dungeon. He noticed that he was caged in. His eyes wondered until it reached a figure on the floor in the corner. He recognized Draco by his hair. He ran towards him. He touched Draco on the shoulder; he felt something thick and sticky. He looked at his hand. It was blood. Harry kneeled down in front of him.
"Draco, Draco are you all right?" Harry asked.
"Harry," a voice said. Harry turned and saw Neville in another corner. Neville was shaking.
"They tortured him, they tortured him with the Cruciatus curse. Then they beat him. It was horrible," Neville said, he was sobbing.
"Is he alive?" Harry asked.
"He's alive but barely," another voice explained. Harry recognized that hissing voice.
"Voldemort," Harry said.
Next chapter: More Voldemort and company. More is revealed about Gwen and Darry.