Chapter Forty-Four:
(A/N. Ha! A long chapter…or at least longer than the other ones…Anyway, about the emailing people when I review I have to say that that is IMPOSSIBLE, since I'd have to cut and paste the addresses and I'm a lazy bum. So if you do want me to email you, please email me and I will add you to my little list and then I can just check the emails I want and send them away. Alright? As for when I will be posting my new story, probably when this one is almost done. Don't know when so don't ask. Okay well now that I'm done ranting, go ahead and read the chapter. Oh and people I promise that I will announce when the end is near, so chill. This is NOT the end! Heehee, okay read on! BTW I reposted this because of the confusion with the Mr. Potter/Mr. Malfoy thing.)
Hermione stared dumbfounded at Draco her heart hammering wildly in her chest, her mouth gaping. What was happening?
"What?" She gasped. He sat up and glanced around, his silver eyebrows knitting together.
"Where am I?" He asked, his voice soft. Hermione shook her head, feeling tears well up in her eyes.
"What do you mean, Draco?" She whispered. He glanced back at her and then looked up at Harry who was staring at Hermione with sympathy and eyeing Draco fearfully.
"Is that my name? Draco?"
"I'll go get Dumbledore." Harry said softly, his eyes filled with concern. Harry hurried away leaving Hermione to stare after him feeling numb and lost.
Dumbledore watched as his colleagues loaded the unconscious bodies of the Death Eaters onto a large carriage which would take them to Azkaban.
"Sir, all the Death Eaters are accounted for except for Lucius Malfoy and…and you-know-who." Snape said as he came to stand next to Dumbledore who nodded solemnly. He wondered were the two most important wizards had gone. Although they had searched the whole manor, they had been unable to find them. Worse, Veraciel was missing from Dumbledore's office and he feared that Voldemort had received word of the magical sword and had taken it. If so, Dumbledore didn't think that they would be able to win this war.
"Professor Dumbledore!" A young voice cried anxiously. Dumbledore turned around and his blue eyes widened as he saw Harry running toward him.
"Harry? What are you doing here?" Dumbledore reprimanded staring at they young boy through his glasses.
"Hermione was missing and I thought she'd be here." Harry stammered panting slightly.
"Why would she be here, Mr. Potter?" Snape asked condescendingly as he walked over to them.
"Because Draco went missing also, I overheard Pansy telling someone about it. She sent a letter to Lucius about Draco and Hermione and so I think Lucius kidnapped Hermione and Draco came after her. So, I took my father's invisibility cloak and apparated here and I started to look around." Harry explained.
"Harry, do you know how dangerous that was?" Dumbledore began crossing his arms.
"But sir! I found them! They're downstairs in the dungeons with Voldemort and Lucius." Harry cut in, leaving the professor stunned.
"And Voldemort?"
"Yes! He's dead. So is Lucius Malfoy."
"Dead? By whom?" Snape cut in. Harry shot a glare at the potions master which Dumbledore ignored.
"By M-I mean Draco."
"How are they?" Asked Professor McGonagall worriedly as she came to stand with them.
"Hermione's fine but Draco…Something happened to him. I wasn't there so I don't know what happened exactly but he's lost all of his memory."
"Where are they?" Dumbledore said softly. Harry looked away from McGonagall and looked at Dumbledore.
"They're…I'll show you." Harry said, turned, and hurried away. Dumbledore turned to his two colleagues.
"Minerva, inform the ministry of what happened. Severus, come with me." He said and then hurried after Harry. They were going to have to take the young Malfoy to St. Mungo's and Dumbledore prayed that they would be able to save Draco's memory.
