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Light of Darkness

A man sat, slouched on a table. His hands were supporting his downcast head, and his elbows rested heavily on the pine boards. He sighed, and raised his head, staring at the wall. The single candle flickered and blew out, leaving the man in complete darkness.

The man did not even flinch, continuing to gaze at the empty space ahead of him. Rain lashed at the window to his right, dripping down the glass in filmy sheets of water. Lightning flashed outside in perfect clarity, followed by the ever present rumble of thunder.

The door burst open, and a severe looking woman walked in through.

"Anything wrong, Albus?" She asked quietly, rekindling the candle with one simple spell.

"It's nothing Minerva. Go ahead, have fun on your date with Mr. Special." Dumbledore winked at the woman at his last words, even in his gloomy mood he could not resist poking fun at the serious teacher.

Surprising, McGonagall started to colour, bringing a Weasley to shame. She nodded quietly and left the room.

Dumbledore smiled at her quickly departing figure, and sighed again. He straigtened, and looked past his dripping windows.

"Voldemort," he announced, "Come and get me. I'm not old yet, old boy. Not even close."

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Half a world away, a snake faced man began to laugh hysterically.

"All in good time, Albus, all in good time."

He laughed again, joined by the mousy chuckles of a small man crouching beside him.

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(A/N: heh, I AlMoSt felt like leaving it there...but I WON'T! ahhh! *dodges a rather sharp looking tomato* ON with the StOrY!!)

Harry sat bolt upright in his bed, stabbing pains shooting around his brain. He held his head in a protective hand, and groaned quietly. A dog sleeping at his side yawned, and stared and him with sleepy eyes.

Harry leaned down, and scratched the dog's ear.

"Nothing to get worried about, Uncle Sirius," he whispered quietly, not wanting to wake up the Dursleys. They only let him keep the shaggy black dog because he was quiet, and stayed out of their way. So far, they didn't suspect a thing.

The black dog yawned again, and promptly fell asleep. Standing silently for a while, Harry listened to the barking snores of the Dursleys, rolled out of bed, and grabbed the wand that was tucked in his pocket.

"Lumos." He muttered quietly, and was rewarded with a faint glow. Grabbing a sheet of parchment, a quill, and ink, Harry began to write a series of letters, addressing them to various people.

Finally finished, Harry smiled triumphantly. Giving Hedwig an apologetic look, he sent her off with four different packages. One each for Dumbledore, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny.

~*~

"Malfoy..." Draco groaned, and turned over on his side. He skating again. His skating blades slicing through the ice, his hand warm from another that he was holdin-

"Malfoy, come on, Malfoy, wake up!" Draco head the girl pause. Ah blissful silence. Now back to the dream.

"Draco! With your snoring, you'll wake the whole castle up!" Now this awakened Draco. His eyes snapped open, and he sat upright quickly.

"Now see here-" he started, but paused when he saw Hermione containing a fit of laughter.

"You..." she laughed, "You should've seen it." Draco felt an unfamiliar jolt when he looked at the merry girl. Happiness. A chuckle erupted from his throat.

Darn Draco, control your emotions! They make you weak! His father's voice repeated again and again inside his head. Draco stopped abruptly. Darn that man! Draco responded to the advice without thinking. As he had been drilled to doing, Draco began to sneer.

"Mudblood." He said, "I do not snore. You can ask your father if he heard me, when he comes down."

Hermione withdrew her breath, and he eyes started to water as her lower lip trembled.

What did you do now, Draco? He scolded himself. She wasn't even a Mudblood!! He hadn't meant that, he wanted to explain. Blame my jackass father, he wanted to yell at her. He hadn't meant to hurt her. The way her eyes sparkled, the way her face lit up, you could even say she looked pleasant-

WHOa there. What did he just confess to himself? He shook his head, and glared at the girl. She looked so...innocent. He instantly softened. He wanted to tell her how glad he was that she was happier! Crap, look what he had done!

"I'm sor-" he started, truly repenting.

"Shut it, Malfoy. Just shut that 'Pureblood' mouth of yours." Hermione cast him an injured glare, eyes filled with unshed tears. Abruptly, she stood up, and crossed her arms. "I don't want to be stuck here just as much as you don't, alright? So as much as I don't give a care in the world about you, we hAvE to escape. To do that, we have to work together. Alright? Comprendez?"

Her voice had lowered into a deathly cold tone. Draco looked away from her.

"Agreed." He muttered quietly.

"Good." Hermione paused for a moment, swallowing her tears. "Do you know where we freakin' are?" Draco smirked at her profanity for a moment.

"Shut it, Malfoy." She repeated, although she didn't look as serious as before. Draco smirked one last time, and thought about telling her the truth. Should he? The logical voice in his mind counseled him to, she was the best student (OnE of the best, next to me, of course, he mentally corrected himself) so it was in his best interest to.

"Alright Granger. I'll tell you. We're in the Malfoy mansion dungeons." Hermione's eyes widened. How did he...but that would mean...

"Your dad..." she left it hanging. Draco nodded, and glared at nothing in particular.

"Your father's not the only one who betrayed their child." He clenched his teeth, and pretended he didn't give a whit about his father's betrayal. He finally turned to Hermione, his face expressionless.

He stood up also, brushing off his knees.

"Climb on my shoulders. I'll boost you up to the window."

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A/N: wowsers.WhAt is going to happen?? Oooooohhhh...mysterioso!!

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