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Chapter 17: Trapped
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Draco ran his hand through his hair and sighed, silently agreeing with his mother.
"Ok, so let me get this straight..." His mother began. "Draco obviously will be killed when he takes one step in Voldemort's sight and so will you Severus. We don't know anybody else who's able to help us, besides Dumbledore... But we have no time to wait for him to get here... So that leaves... Me."
"I don't think so!" Draco and Severus said at the same time. Draco shot a strange look towards Severus before continuing "What would you do?"
"I could go back and offer to take care of Harry Potter, heal his wounds." His mother said hopefully.
"That won't work, they don't want to heal his wounds." Severus said, rolling his eyes. "We have to get Potter out of there, without them noticing who did it."
"We could go there underneath Harry's invisibility cloak, kill Voldemort and take Harry with is..." Draco offered hesitantly.
"No, It'll take us too long to get the cloak out of Hogwarts and get back. Besides there are too many Death Eaters around, we can't risk it." Severus said, shaking his head.
"For Merlin's sake! We have to risk something!" Draco exclaimed furiously. "My Harry is lying there!"
"Your Harry?" Severus said, with widened eyes.
"Yes, My Harry!" Draco glared.
"The only thing we can do without getting caught there, is for me to go in find some lame excuse to touch Harry and apparate with him to Hogwarts." Narcissa said to both of them.
"Narcissa, are you aware what the consequences are? And what if they found out I'm gone? They'll blame you, because Lucius suspects you the most, he knew we were in l... I mean he knew you were the only one who got in and out." Severus said, flushing.
Draco looked from his mother to Severus and back, there was definitely something weird going on between them. Why would his father suspect his mother? She had always been on his side in... well everything.
"I know what the consequences are, Sev! I had enough time to think about it and I think it's time I do something for a change. I'll go in and.... Tell them I want to see Harry Potter's scar, or tell them I want to change his clothes into Death Eater's clothes, so it would be even more humiliating for him. And the moment I touch him, I'll apparate to Hogwarts. I'm the only one who's able to save Harry and I want to. I won't let you stop me!" His mother nearly yelled, completely ignoring Draco, who's jaw had dropped when she spoke the word 'Sev'
"Okay, Cissa. But don't apparate to Hogwarts it's too obvious. Besides you'll have to walk to the castle. By the time you get there, they'll be there too and they'll kill you. No, you have to take Potter to a place no one but us knows about. When they notice what you've done, Death Eaters will be apparating to every place Lucius can think about." Severus said, grabbing his mother's hand.
'Sev? Cissa? This is ridicules! How come I never knew they knew each other and Their Holding Hands?' Draco thought, nearly fainting.
"I know where to take Harry Potter and you know too." His mother said, smiling knowingly towards Severus.
'Apparently he got the hint, he's getting all goody goody... EW!' Draco thought, looking to the warmly smiling Severus.
Something snapped inside Draco for the second time since they got back. "Hello? Could You Please Fill Me In On This? And Hurry Up?" He yelled, massaging his temples. "ARG! You two are giving me a headache! Stop confusing me!"
"I'm sorry, darling." His mother said, still a bit shocked about his sudden outburst. "I'll go now, Sev will take you to the place I'll bring Harry Potter. We'll find out what to do next when we get there. The most important thing is to get Harry Potter to a safe place." With that she disappeared, before Severus could stop her.
Draco looked at him, he had a worried look on his face. He really did care about his mother. "How do you know that the place we're going is safe?"
"Because no one else knows about it." Severus answered, grabbing his arm. He apparated without saying another word, taking Draco with him.
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The next thing Draco knew, he was standing in a beautiful room. The room had soft red carpet on the floors and the walls were red as well. In the middle of the room stood a gigantic four poster bed, which was white as snow. Opposite to the bed there was a fireplace and a sofa, just big enough for two people.
Suddenly Draco got the weird idea his mother and Severus were secret lovers, he pulled a disgusted face and dismissed the thought right away.
He was getting nervous... what if his mother's plan didn't work...? And if it did, he and his mother wouldn't be able to go back to the Malfoy Manor. Were would his mother stay? ... "With 'Sev'" a small voice said in the back of his head. 'Oh shut up!'
"Do you think this plan will work?" Draco asked Severus, who was pacing up and down in the room. "And please tell me where the hell we are? It's bloody hot in here!"
"We're on an Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. I build this house here a few years ago and I don't know if the plan will work. The only thing your mother needs is an opportunity to touch Potter... Lets hope she gets it." Severus said, now biting his fingernails while he was pacing up and down across the room.
Draco sat on the bed and buried his face in his hands. 'Please let it work... Harry please come back to me. I need you more than you will ever know and I love you with all my heart.'
After a few minutes he couldn't stand the tension anymore. "I'm going for a walk." Draco announced, walking towards a door.
"That's the bathroom door." Severus said, not laughing or smirking because of his mistake.
"Oh.." Draco said, walking towards the other door. He was in such a hurry to get outside, that he didn't even notice how beautiful the house was.
Luckily he found the front door without any struggles. When he stepped out of the door, his shoes filled with white sand. Draco looked around, the small house stood at the beginning of a white, beautiful beach. The ones you see in pictures. The sea was as blue as the cloudless sky and the there were hundreds of palms on the edge of the beach. He took of his shoes and socks and rolled up pants up to his knees. With his shoes in his hands, he began to walk towards the see. Slowly at first, but he ended up running towards the see. Not only because the sand was too hot to stand on, but also because he wanted to get away from the house. He had a very bad feeling about that house, he knew deep in his heart something happened there that wasn't allowed to happen... And he didn't want to know what...
When he stepped into the sea, his feet cooled down immediately. 'If only Harry was here to see this! You could say it's paradise, but I don't want to be here if Harry isn't...'
Draco walked a long way through the sea. Thinking about everything he and Harry had done together during that year... He laughed thinking about that stupid bet they made and he dressing up as that girl Rose Lauren. His heart arched when he thought about the morning he walked away from Harry. He thought they weren't meant to be together... That being with Harry would never work out... And he smelled the towel that day... 'Why didn't I think it was an odd thing to smell a towel? If only I hadn't smelled the towel, this would never have happened in the first place! Harry was so sweet to me... I never thought he would stay with me to cure me' Draco thought. 'And my mother, being so understanding...'
Draco looked back and was surprised when he saw how far he had walked already. Suddenly he realised that his mother and Harry could be in the house right now. "How could you be so stupid?" he said to himself. "What if my mother's back already and I'm not there to take care of Harry, to be there for him. I would never ever forgive myself"
He broke into a run, running as fast as his legs allowed him to. It was hard to run fast in the sand and Draco tripled a few times, but he didn't care. As long as he was back in the house in time.
All panting and sweaty, he arrived back at the little house. 'Please let me be in time' Draco begged, running towards the room Severus had apparated to. He stormed into the room and saw to his relief that Severus was still waiting for them to come back, he didn't even look up when Draco re-entered the room.
Draco sat down on the bed and buried his head in his hands again. He thought his mother should be back by now. What was taking her so long? The only thing she has to do is touch Harry for a split second... Was she in trouble?
Apparently Severus was thinking the same, because suddenly he said, "This is taking to long," Throwing his hands into the air. "I'm going after your mother."
"No!" Draco yelled, quickly grabbing his arm. "You won't be able to help, you'll only make things worse. By the way if you leave and you and my mother die, I will be stuck here forever! Now tell me what is going on between you and my mum. I have a feeling I don't want to know, but tell me anyway."
"What do you mean? There is nothing going on and stop asking me those ridicules questions." Severus flushed, avoiding Draco's eyes.
"Ridicules questions? Excuse me, but if you call her 'Cissa', you're extremely worried about her and you have a place only you two know about, then I don't find my question ridicules!" Draco said angrily. "I know what's going on, my mother is having an affair with you!"
Severus gaped at him. "You should really ask your mother about this." He stuttered when he was able to speak again.
"No. You are going to tell me exactly what's..." Draco fumed but stopped when he heard a loud CRACK. He turned around and saw his mother lying on the floor.
He ran towards her, feeling the biggest relief he had ever experienced in his entire life when he saw Harry lie next to her.
"Harry!" He exclaimed exactly the same time Severus yelled "'Cissa!", but Draco was far too relieved to even hear it.
Harry was lying on the floor whimpering softly. Draco saw his conditions were even worse than he thought. He looked terrible, as did his mother. Blood was flowing out of a large wound on his forehead, rolling over his cheek. He could hardly open his eye, because it was all swollen up and his nose appeared to be broken.
Draco hurried towards Harry and lifted him up. He heard Harry gasp in pain as he quickly walked towards the bed. He softly put Harry on the bed and turned around to see how his mother was doing.
Severus had his mother in his arms, whispering to her. Draco couched a little to get their attention, he didn't want to hear what they were saying to each other. It would probably make him gag.
"Mother, are you ok? Could one of you please help Harry?" Draco asked concerned, avoiding the glare Severus was giving him.
"As you may notice, your mother is not OK" Severus said, still glaring. "I'll help Potter when I'm finished with your mother."
"No Sev, I'm fine for now. Go help Harry" Narcissa said hoarsely, pushing Severus away from her.
Very reluctantly Severus stood up and walked to Harry. He studied Harry's wounds for a few minutes, while Draco was looking over his shoulder and biting his lip.
"Draco, stop breathing in my neck" Severus snapped annoyed.
Draco glared, walking over to the other side of the bed. But because the bed was so enormous, he couldn't see what Severus was doing. So he climbed on the bed, sitting next to, the now unconscious Harry.
Just when Draco started to wonder when Severus would begin actually curing Harry, not observing him. Severus spoke, "The wounds are deep and a lot worse than I expected. I haven't got my potion ingredients here and I'm no medi-wizard... Although I know a few curing spells..."
Draco suddenly remembered the potions Severus gave him and said, "But what about those potions you gave me?"
"I forgot about those, how many did I give you?" Severus asked, obviously relieved.
"Three" Draco answered, putting his hand inside his pocket. In his pocket he felt a sticky liquid, "Oh no!" he yelled, quickly grabbing the bottles out of his pocket.
To his relieve he saw that only one bottle had opened inside his pocket. "Make that two." He murmured.
"We'll give one bottle to Potter and one to your mother." Severus said firmly, grabbing one bottle out of Draco's hand and walking towards Narcissa.
Draco opened his bottle and moved closer to Harry. Very carefully he opened Harry's mouth with his fingers, almost as if he was afraid Harry would break. Lifting Harry's head a little he emptied the bottle inside Harry's mouth.
Almost immediately Harry's eyes fluttered open, swallowing the potion. Draco hesitated for a second, but kissed Harry softly on his mouth.
"I'm here" Draco whispered, looking into Harry's eyes.
Harry slowly reached up to Draco's cheek and caressed it slightly. His hand fell back, while tears welled up in Harry's eyes. It was as if he seemed to realise that it was really Draco next to him, that he wasn't dreaming.
Draco had to bite his lip to prevent himself from crying too. He saw Harry's eyes had closed themselves again and kissed them.
"Severus?" He whispered, afraid of waking Harry up again. He looked over to where Severus was standing.
Narcissa was lying on the sofa and Severus was cleaning her wounds.
"Severus?" He asked, this time a little louder.
Severus looked up, giving him a questioning look.
"When is this potion starting to work, I don't see any progress" Draco asked, looking to the wounds on Harry's head.
"It already worked, it just wasn't enough. Potter's wounds have to heal without magic now, I'll try to cure him with some spells later on, but I'm not that good in healing spells. For now his wounds must be cleaned, so they wont get infected." Severus said, continuing to clean his mother's wounds while he was talking. "That door leads to a bathroom, get some warm water and a small towel so you'll be able to start cleaning Potter's wounds."
Draco nodded, walked towards the bathroom door and grabbed a bowl of water and a small towel.
Harry's eyes were still closed when Draco stepped back into the room. He began to clean the wound on Harry's head. Causing Harry's eyes to snap open in pain. Every time Harry winced in pain, Draco found it even harder to continue cleaning the wounds on his head. Draco bit his lip, knowing there probably were worse wounds on Harry's body. Draco had finished cleaning the wounds on Harry's head. He had applied a bandage around his head. He watched Harry's chest rise and fall in a unsteady rhythm. Draco climbed on top of the bed and sat next to Harry. The bandage covered his famous scar and his messy hair, Draco loved so much. Tears began to sting in his eyes. 'God! I've become so weak... Look at me, crying and I'm not even hurt. Harry should be the one crying.'
Harry's eyes fluttered open, he opened his mouth to speak, but there only came a whisper, "Why... are you... crying?"
"Because of you" Draco whispered back, bending down and kissing Harry's cheek. As he did this a tear escaped his eye and fell on Harry's mouth. Harry's tongue slid out of his mouth, and licked away Draco's tear.
"Oh, Draco..." Harry began, still whispering. His eyes were watering as well. "I was so scared... that I would...not see you again."
"I was scared I had lost you too," Draco said, gently kissing Harry's lips. "Just after you cured me"
"I meant what I said" Harry tried to smile, while his eyes were falling closed again. "I'm so tired."
"Sleep" Draco said, watching Harry.
Harry's eyes fluttered open again, "Draco, stay with me, please?" he said, before he closed his eyes again.
"I won't go anywhere" Draco whispered, taking Harry's hand in his and caressed it slowly. He watched the peaceful expression on Harry's face. He saw Severus walk his way.
"How far are you?" Severus asked, looking to Harry.
"I'm finished with his head, but I still have to clean all the wounds on his body." Draco answered, shivering by the thought. 'If they really tortured him, I'd better be prepared...' "Are you finished with my mother?"
"Yes I am. Luckily her wounds aren't as bad as Potter's. If they were, she probably wouldn't have been able to apparate to this place with Potter." Severus said
"So what happened back there? I didn't expect my mother to get hurt. The only thing she had to do was find an opportunity to touch Harry" Draco asked, still caressing Harry's hand.
"Neither did I. She didn't tell me yet. I think she will after she's finished resting, she's still quite weak." Severus answered, with a worried look on his face.
'He really does care about my mother' Draco thought, frowning a bit. "Doesn't she want to lie on the bed?"
"No, she wanted to give you some privacy, so I enlarged the sofa" Severus smiled a bit. "Do you want me to help with Potter? You know it isn't going to look pretty..."
Draco swallowed an nodded.
"It's better that we clean the wounds as soon as possible. I'll think of some more healing spells while we're cleaning" Severus said. After that he muttered a spell that ravished all the clothing on Harry's body except his boxers.
Draco cast one look towards Harry, but looked away in horror straight away, he noticed Severus was doing the same. It was just too horrible to look at.
Harry's legs were filled with burns and his chest and arms with what looked like very long gashes. Draco noticed an odd looking burn on Harry's arm and turned his arm around to take a better look. It didn't take long for him to gasp in horror. "Oh my God! They burned the Dark Mark on his arm! How could they?"
Severus hurried to the place where Draco was sitting, to examine the mark. After a few seconds, what seemed like ages to Draco, he sighed in relief. "It isn't the real one" Severus reassured Draco.
Draco let out a long breath he didn't know he was holding "Will it go away?" he asked, looking to the fresh wound. The skin was very red and swollen.
"With the right magic it will, but I'm not capable of performing such advanced healing magic. As I told you before, it wasn't my strongest subject. I'm sure Madam Pomfrey will be able to cure all his wounds" Severus told Draco.
"OK, We'll take him to her now" Draco said firmly.
"I'm afraid we can't do that" Severus sighed. "It's far too dangerous. Death Eaters will guard the entire surroundings of Hogwarts. They don't want us to get into Hogwarts. It's the only place we'll be absolutely safe... I'm sorry but Harry's wounds will have to heal by themselves, with a little bit of my magic perhaps."
Draco buried his head in his hands. He knew that Severus was right. Death Eaters would probably guard every place they could think about. They couldn't go back for the dark side has too many spies.
"So what is our plan?" Draco muttered.
"We'll have to stay here until your mother and Potter are healed enough to go back with us and fight if that's necessary" Severus said.
Draco looked back at Harry and bit his lip. Harry's wounds seemed impossible to heal by themselves. "How long do you think that'll take?"
Severus sighed, "A long time, maybe two months."
"But what if they find us here?" Draco asked, a bit frightened by the idea.
"They won't" Severus reassured Draco. "As I said before, no one knows about this place."
"How are we going to contact Dumbledore? We must tell him we're here right?" Draco asked.
"I'm afraid we can't contact Dumbledore now, it's too dangerous. Maybe I'll try to apparate to London in a few days and see if I'm able to contact him. For now it's important to stay hidden and don't use any magic." Severus said firmly.
"Great! So we're trapped here on this island and we can't use any magic. Is it even possible to live on this island for two months without magic?" Draco asked.
Severus rolled his eyes, "Yes it is, your mother and I did."
"Oh... How come Harry didn't cure as much as you did after you took the potion?" Draco asked changing the subject completely, suddenly realising Severus was looking fine.
"Because my wounds were very fresh and not as bad as Potter's. Besides, that wasn't the first time I was hurt so badly. Remember, I may look fine, but that isn't how I'm feeling right now. It's like a mask, it's build it up automatically when you work for the Dark Lord." Severus smiled weakly. "Keep Potter's wounds cold. They will hurt less that way. The long wounds are wounds caused by a whip. They don't take very long to heal. Just make sure you clean them well. We'll be in trouble when they get infected."
Draco nodded, grabbing the cold and wet towel.
"I've put some disinfectant in the water. It'll sting very much" Severus warned Draco, while grabbing a towel too. "Be sure we press the towel against the wound at the same time. He can't focus on both the wounds that way it'll take shorter and hurt less... Ready?"
Draco nodded again, not feeling ready at all.
"One... Two... Three" Severus said.
Draco squeezed his eyes shot, so he couldn't see Harry's reaction. Pressing the towel to one of Harry's wounds he heard Harry gasp, scream and whimper. He didn't allow himself to look towards Harry's face, knowing he would start crying again if he did. It was hard enough to fight the tears now, hearing that his Harry was in pain. He didn't want Severus to think he was weak.
He felt a hand being placed over his and opened his eyes. Opening his eyes he saw it was Harry's hand. Feeling the hand tremble, he knew it was Harry's way of asking for support. He felt a bit selfish.
He moved up to Harry's face and kissed Harry's cheeks, while squeezing his hand. "I'm sorry, but we have to clean your wounds... Love you," he whispered in Harry's ear.
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It took Draco far too long, but after half an hour seeing Harry in pain, they were finally finished. Severus left them alone and carried his mother out of the room, to give and get some privacy.
"We're done" Draco said, watching Harry's eyes open again. Harry had held them closed the entire time.
Harry sighed softly. "You look awful," he whispered.
Draco shot Harry a mock glare. "Well thank you," he said sarcastically.
"Do you want to sleep?" Harry smiled.
Draco rubbed his eyes and nodded, suddenly realising how tired he was.
"Do you want to sleep next to me?" Harry smiled again, this time with a tiny twinkle in his eyes.
Harry didn't have to ask Draco twice, he quickly took off his clothes and climbed into the bed next to Harry. He was afraid he would hurt Harry, so he didn't come too close to Harry. Sighing happily he closed his eyes.
"Dracy?" Harry whispered, tilting his head a little.
"Mmm?" Draco murmured back, to his amusement he felt Harry snuggle towards him slowly. He looked Harry in his eyes and saw that Harry had some trouble moving towards him. Quickly he lifted the wincing Harry a bit, making sure Harry's head could use his chest as a pillow.
"Where are we?" Harry asked, finally lying comfortable in Draco's arms.
"On a tropical island," Draco answered, kissing the top of Harry's head.
Harry snorted a bit, "Seriously, where are we?"
"I was telling the truth!" Draco exclaimed indignantly. "We're on an island. Severus made a small house here, for my mother and him. Nobody knows about it, except us of course."
"Oh... Why-" Harry wanted to ask something but Draco cut him of.
"Don't ask, I think they have some kind of affair. They won't tell me, well Severus won't... I haven't asked my mother yet." Draco answered, knowing Harry would ask that question.
"OK" Harry grinned slightly.
Draco slowly closed his eyes again, welcoming the sleep.
"Dracy?" Harry whispered again.
"Yes?" Draco groaned.
"Do you like me calling you Dracy?" Harry asked
"Yes"
"Good night... Dracy" Harry whispered.
"Good night, Potty" Draco grinned, before closing his eyes again.
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Late at night Severus and Narcissa decided to see how Draco and Harry were doing. They entered the room silently. They found Draco and Harry entangled in each others arms.
"Look how cute they are" Narcissa whispered clutching Severus' arm. "Do you still remember?"
"Of course I do" Severus smiled warmly. "I'll never forget."
"They look a bit like us," Narcissa sighed softly.
Severus raised a eyebrow, looking slightly disgusted.
"Don't be silly" Narcissa laughed quietly. "I mean the way they love each other."
"What do you mean?" Severus asked.
"I mean... My feelings haven't changed after those 3 years, Sev. I know we had to stop it, because Lucius was becoming suspicious, Voldemort rising again and I didn't see how evil Lucius actually was and still is." Narcissa confessed. "I still love you Sev, really much."
Severus smiled, "I love you too"
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Chapter 17: Trapped
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Draco ran his hand through his hair and sighed, silently agreeing with his mother.
"Ok, so let me get this straight..." His mother began. "Draco obviously will be killed when he takes one step in Voldemort's sight and so will you Severus. We don't know anybody else who's able to help us, besides Dumbledore... But we have no time to wait for him to get here... So that leaves... Me."
"I don't think so!" Draco and Severus said at the same time. Draco shot a strange look towards Severus before continuing "What would you do?"
"I could go back and offer to take care of Harry Potter, heal his wounds." His mother said hopefully.
"That won't work, they don't want to heal his wounds." Severus said, rolling his eyes. "We have to get Potter out of there, without them noticing who did it."
"We could go there underneath Harry's invisibility cloak, kill Voldemort and take Harry with is..." Draco offered hesitantly.
"No, It'll take us too long to get the cloak out of Hogwarts and get back. Besides there are too many Death Eaters around, we can't risk it." Severus said, shaking his head.
"For Merlin's sake! We have to risk something!" Draco exclaimed furiously. "My Harry is lying there!"
"Your Harry?" Severus said, with widened eyes.
"Yes, My Harry!" Draco glared.
"The only thing we can do without getting caught there, is for me to go in find some lame excuse to touch Harry and apparate with him to Hogwarts." Narcissa said to both of them.
"Narcissa, are you aware what the consequences are? And what if they found out I'm gone? They'll blame you, because Lucius suspects you the most, he knew we were in l... I mean he knew you were the only one who got in and out." Severus said, flushing.
Draco looked from his mother to Severus and back, there was definitely something weird going on between them. Why would his father suspect his mother? She had always been on his side in... well everything.
"I know what the consequences are, Sev! I had enough time to think about it and I think it's time I do something for a change. I'll go in and.... Tell them I want to see Harry Potter's scar, or tell them I want to change his clothes into Death Eater's clothes, so it would be even more humiliating for him. And the moment I touch him, I'll apparate to Hogwarts. I'm the only one who's able to save Harry and I want to. I won't let you stop me!" His mother nearly yelled, completely ignoring Draco, who's jaw had dropped when she spoke the word 'Sev'
"Okay, Cissa. But don't apparate to Hogwarts it's too obvious. Besides you'll have to walk to the castle. By the time you get there, they'll be there too and they'll kill you. No, you have to take Potter to a place no one but us knows about. When they notice what you've done, Death Eaters will be apparating to every place Lucius can think about." Severus said, grabbing his mother's hand.
'Sev? Cissa? This is ridicules! How come I never knew they knew each other and Their Holding Hands?' Draco thought, nearly fainting.
"I know where to take Harry Potter and you know too." His mother said, smiling knowingly towards Severus.
'Apparently he got the hint, he's getting all goody goody... EW!' Draco thought, looking to the warmly smiling Severus.
Something snapped inside Draco for the second time since they got back. "Hello? Could You Please Fill Me In On This? And Hurry Up?" He yelled, massaging his temples. "ARG! You two are giving me a headache! Stop confusing me!"
"I'm sorry, darling." His mother said, still a bit shocked about his sudden outburst. "I'll go now, Sev will take you to the place I'll bring Harry Potter. We'll find out what to do next when we get there. The most important thing is to get Harry Potter to a safe place." With that she disappeared, before Severus could stop her.
Draco looked at him, he had a worried look on his face. He really did care about his mother. "How do you know that the place we're going is safe?"
"Because no one else knows about it." Severus answered, grabbing his arm. He apparated without saying another word, taking Draco with him.
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The next thing Draco knew, he was standing in a beautiful room. The room had soft red carpet on the floors and the walls were red as well. In the middle of the room stood a gigantic four poster bed, which was white as snow. Opposite to the bed there was a fireplace and a sofa, just big enough for two people.
Suddenly Draco got the weird idea his mother and Severus were secret lovers, he pulled a disgusted face and dismissed the thought right away.
He was getting nervous... what if his mother's plan didn't work...? And if it did, he and his mother wouldn't be able to go back to the Malfoy Manor. Were would his mother stay? ... "With 'Sev'" a small voice said in the back of his head. 'Oh shut up!'
"Do you think this plan will work?" Draco asked Severus, who was pacing up and down in the room. "And please tell me where the hell we are? It's bloody hot in here!"
"We're on an Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. I build this house here a few years ago and I don't know if the plan will work. The only thing your mother needs is an opportunity to touch Potter... Lets hope she gets it." Severus said, now biting his fingernails while he was pacing up and down across the room.
Draco sat on the bed and buried his face in his hands. 'Please let it work... Harry please come back to me. I need you more than you will ever know and I love you with all my heart.'
After a few minutes he couldn't stand the tension anymore. "I'm going for a walk." Draco announced, walking towards a door.
"That's the bathroom door." Severus said, not laughing or smirking because of his mistake.
"Oh.." Draco said, walking towards the other door. He was in such a hurry to get outside, that he didn't even notice how beautiful the house was.
Luckily he found the front door without any struggles. When he stepped out of the door, his shoes filled with white sand. Draco looked around, the small house stood at the beginning of a white, beautiful beach. The ones you see in pictures. The sea was as blue as the cloudless sky and the there were hundreds of palms on the edge of the beach. He took of his shoes and socks and rolled up pants up to his knees. With his shoes in his hands, he began to walk towards the see. Slowly at first, but he ended up running towards the see. Not only because the sand was too hot to stand on, but also because he wanted to get away from the house. He had a very bad feeling about that house, he knew deep in his heart something happened there that wasn't allowed to happen... And he didn't want to know what...
When he stepped into the sea, his feet cooled down immediately. 'If only Harry was here to see this! You could say it's paradise, but I don't want to be here if Harry isn't...'
Draco walked a long way through the sea. Thinking about everything he and Harry had done together during that year... He laughed thinking about that stupid bet they made and he dressing up as that girl Rose Lauren. His heart arched when he thought about the morning he walked away from Harry. He thought they weren't meant to be together... That being with Harry would never work out... And he smelled the towel that day... 'Why didn't I think it was an odd thing to smell a towel? If only I hadn't smelled the towel, this would never have happened in the first place! Harry was so sweet to me... I never thought he would stay with me to cure me' Draco thought. 'And my mother, being so understanding...'
Draco looked back and was surprised when he saw how far he had walked already. Suddenly he realised that his mother and Harry could be in the house right now. "How could you be so stupid?" he said to himself. "What if my mother's back already and I'm not there to take care of Harry, to be there for him. I would never ever forgive myself"
He broke into a run, running as fast as his legs allowed him to. It was hard to run fast in the sand and Draco tripled a few times, but he didn't care. As long as he was back in the house in time.
All panting and sweaty, he arrived back at the little house. 'Please let me be in time' Draco begged, running towards the room Severus had apparated to. He stormed into the room and saw to his relief that Severus was still waiting for them to come back, he didn't even look up when Draco re-entered the room.
Draco sat down on the bed and buried his head in his hands again. He thought his mother should be back by now. What was taking her so long? The only thing she has to do is touch Harry for a split second... Was she in trouble?
Apparently Severus was thinking the same, because suddenly he said, "This is taking to long," Throwing his hands into the air. "I'm going after your mother."
"No!" Draco yelled, quickly grabbing his arm. "You won't be able to help, you'll only make things worse. By the way if you leave and you and my mother die, I will be stuck here forever! Now tell me what is going on between you and my mum. I have a feeling I don't want to know, but tell me anyway."
"What do you mean? There is nothing going on and stop asking me those ridicules questions." Severus flushed, avoiding Draco's eyes.
"Ridicules questions? Excuse me, but if you call her 'Cissa', you're extremely worried about her and you have a place only you two know about, then I don't find my question ridicules!" Draco said angrily. "I know what's going on, my mother is having an affair with you!"
Severus gaped at him. "You should really ask your mother about this." He stuttered when he was able to speak again.
"No. You are going to tell me exactly what's..." Draco fumed but stopped when he heard a loud CRACK. He turned around and saw his mother lying on the floor.
He ran towards her, feeling the biggest relief he had ever experienced in his entire life when he saw Harry lie next to her.
"Harry!" He exclaimed exactly the same time Severus yelled "'Cissa!", but Draco was far too relieved to even hear it.
Harry was lying on the floor whimpering softly. Draco saw his conditions were even worse than he thought. He looked terrible, as did his mother. Blood was flowing out of a large wound on his forehead, rolling over his cheek. He could hardly open his eye, because it was all swollen up and his nose appeared to be broken.
Draco hurried towards Harry and lifted him up. He heard Harry gasp in pain as he quickly walked towards the bed. He softly put Harry on the bed and turned around to see how his mother was doing.
Severus had his mother in his arms, whispering to her. Draco couched a little to get their attention, he didn't want to hear what they were saying to each other. It would probably make him gag.
"Mother, are you ok? Could one of you please help Harry?" Draco asked concerned, avoiding the glare Severus was giving him.
"As you may notice, your mother is not OK" Severus said, still glaring. "I'll help Potter when I'm finished with your mother."
"No Sev, I'm fine for now. Go help Harry" Narcissa said hoarsely, pushing Severus away from her.
Very reluctantly Severus stood up and walked to Harry. He studied Harry's wounds for a few minutes, while Draco was looking over his shoulder and biting his lip.
"Draco, stop breathing in my neck" Severus snapped annoyed.
Draco glared, walking over to the other side of the bed. But because the bed was so enormous, he couldn't see what Severus was doing. So he climbed on the bed, sitting next to, the now unconscious Harry.
Just when Draco started to wonder when Severus would begin actually curing Harry, not observing him. Severus spoke, "The wounds are deep and a lot worse than I expected. I haven't got my potion ingredients here and I'm no medi-wizard... Although I know a few curing spells..."
Draco suddenly remembered the potions Severus gave him and said, "But what about those potions you gave me?"
"I forgot about those, how many did I give you?" Severus asked, obviously relieved.
"Three" Draco answered, putting his hand inside his pocket. In his pocket he felt a sticky liquid, "Oh no!" he yelled, quickly grabbing the bottles out of his pocket.
To his relieve he saw that only one bottle had opened inside his pocket. "Make that two." He murmured.
"We'll give one bottle to Potter and one to your mother." Severus said firmly, grabbing one bottle out of Draco's hand and walking towards Narcissa.
Draco opened his bottle and moved closer to Harry. Very carefully he opened Harry's mouth with his fingers, almost as if he was afraid Harry would break. Lifting Harry's head a little he emptied the bottle inside Harry's mouth.
Almost immediately Harry's eyes fluttered open, swallowing the potion. Draco hesitated for a second, but kissed Harry softly on his mouth.
"I'm here" Draco whispered, looking into Harry's eyes.
Harry slowly reached up to Draco's cheek and caressed it slightly. His hand fell back, while tears welled up in Harry's eyes. It was as if he seemed to realise that it was really Draco next to him, that he wasn't dreaming.
Draco had to bite his lip to prevent himself from crying too. He saw Harry's eyes had closed themselves again and kissed them.
"Severus?" He whispered, afraid of waking Harry up again. He looked over to where Severus was standing.
Narcissa was lying on the sofa and Severus was cleaning her wounds.
"Severus?" He asked, this time a little louder.
Severus looked up, giving him a questioning look.
"When is this potion starting to work, I don't see any progress" Draco asked, looking to the wounds on Harry's head.
"It already worked, it just wasn't enough. Potter's wounds have to heal without magic now, I'll try to cure him with some spells later on, but I'm not that good in healing spells. For now his wounds must be cleaned, so they wont get infected." Severus said, continuing to clean his mother's wounds while he was talking. "That door leads to a bathroom, get some warm water and a small towel so you'll be able to start cleaning Potter's wounds."
Draco nodded, walked towards the bathroom door and grabbed a bowl of water and a small towel.
Harry's eyes were still closed when Draco stepped back into the room. He began to clean the wound on Harry's head. Causing Harry's eyes to snap open in pain. Every time Harry winced in pain, Draco found it even harder to continue cleaning the wounds on his head. Draco bit his lip, knowing there probably were worse wounds on Harry's body. Draco had finished cleaning the wounds on Harry's head. He had applied a bandage around his head. He watched Harry's chest rise and fall in a unsteady rhythm. Draco climbed on top of the bed and sat next to Harry. The bandage covered his famous scar and his messy hair, Draco loved so much. Tears began to sting in his eyes. 'God! I've become so weak... Look at me, crying and I'm not even hurt. Harry should be the one crying.'
Harry's eyes fluttered open, he opened his mouth to speak, but there only came a whisper, "Why... are you... crying?"
"Because of you" Draco whispered back, bending down and kissing Harry's cheek. As he did this a tear escaped his eye and fell on Harry's mouth. Harry's tongue slid out of his mouth, and licked away Draco's tear.
"Oh, Draco..." Harry began, still whispering. His eyes were watering as well. "I was so scared... that I would...not see you again."
"I was scared I had lost you too," Draco said, gently kissing Harry's lips. "Just after you cured me"
"I meant what I said" Harry tried to smile, while his eyes were falling closed again. "I'm so tired."
"Sleep" Draco said, watching Harry.
Harry's eyes fluttered open again, "Draco, stay with me, please?" he said, before he closed his eyes again.
"I won't go anywhere" Draco whispered, taking Harry's hand in his and caressed it slowly. He watched the peaceful expression on Harry's face. He saw Severus walk his way.
"How far are you?" Severus asked, looking to Harry.
"I'm finished with his head, but I still have to clean all the wounds on his body." Draco answered, shivering by the thought. 'If they really tortured him, I'd better be prepared...' "Are you finished with my mother?"
"Yes I am. Luckily her wounds aren't as bad as Potter's. If they were, she probably wouldn't have been able to apparate to this place with Potter." Severus said
"So what happened back there? I didn't expect my mother to get hurt. The only thing she had to do was find an opportunity to touch Harry" Draco asked, still caressing Harry's hand.
"Neither did I. She didn't tell me yet. I think she will after she's finished resting, she's still quite weak." Severus answered, with a worried look on his face.
'He really does care about my mother' Draco thought, frowning a bit. "Doesn't she want to lie on the bed?"
"No, she wanted to give you some privacy, so I enlarged the sofa" Severus smiled a bit. "Do you want me to help with Potter? You know it isn't going to look pretty..."
Draco swallowed an nodded.
"It's better that we clean the wounds as soon as possible. I'll think of some more healing spells while we're cleaning" Severus said. After that he muttered a spell that ravished all the clothing on Harry's body except his boxers.
Draco cast one look towards Harry, but looked away in horror straight away, he noticed Severus was doing the same. It was just too horrible to look at.
Harry's legs were filled with burns and his chest and arms with what looked like very long gashes. Draco noticed an odd looking burn on Harry's arm and turned his arm around to take a better look. It didn't take long for him to gasp in horror. "Oh my God! They burned the Dark Mark on his arm! How could they?"
Severus hurried to the place where Draco was sitting, to examine the mark. After a few seconds, what seemed like ages to Draco, he sighed in relief. "It isn't the real one" Severus reassured Draco.
Draco let out a long breath he didn't know he was holding "Will it go away?" he asked, looking to the fresh wound. The skin was very red and swollen.
"With the right magic it will, but I'm not capable of performing such advanced healing magic. As I told you before, it wasn't my strongest subject. I'm sure Madam Pomfrey will be able to cure all his wounds" Severus told Draco.
"OK, We'll take him to her now" Draco said firmly.
"I'm afraid we can't do that" Severus sighed. "It's far too dangerous. Death Eaters will guard the entire surroundings of Hogwarts. They don't want us to get into Hogwarts. It's the only place we'll be absolutely safe... I'm sorry but Harry's wounds will have to heal by themselves, with a little bit of my magic perhaps."
Draco buried his head in his hands. He knew that Severus was right. Death Eaters would probably guard every place they could think about. They couldn't go back for the dark side has too many spies.
"So what is our plan?" Draco muttered.
"We'll have to stay here until your mother and Potter are healed enough to go back with us and fight if that's necessary" Severus said.
Draco looked back at Harry and bit his lip. Harry's wounds seemed impossible to heal by themselves. "How long do you think that'll take?"
Severus sighed, "A long time, maybe two months."
"But what if they find us here?" Draco asked, a bit frightened by the idea.
"They won't" Severus reassured Draco. "As I said before, no one knows about this place."
"How are we going to contact Dumbledore? We must tell him we're here right?" Draco asked.
"I'm afraid we can't contact Dumbledore now, it's too dangerous. Maybe I'll try to apparate to London in a few days and see if I'm able to contact him. For now it's important to stay hidden and don't use any magic." Severus said firmly.
"Great! So we're trapped here on this island and we can't use any magic. Is it even possible to live on this island for two months without magic?" Draco asked.
Severus rolled his eyes, "Yes it is, your mother and I did."
"Oh... How come Harry didn't cure as much as you did after you took the potion?" Draco asked changing the subject completely, suddenly realising Severus was looking fine.
"Because my wounds were very fresh and not as bad as Potter's. Besides, that wasn't the first time I was hurt so badly. Remember, I may look fine, but that isn't how I'm feeling right now. It's like a mask, it's build it up automatically when you work for the Dark Lord." Severus smiled weakly. "Keep Potter's wounds cold. They will hurt less that way. The long wounds are wounds caused by a whip. They don't take very long to heal. Just make sure you clean them well. We'll be in trouble when they get infected."
Draco nodded, grabbing the cold and wet towel.
"I've put some disinfectant in the water. It'll sting very much" Severus warned Draco, while grabbing a towel too. "Be sure we press the towel against the wound at the same time. He can't focus on both the wounds that way it'll take shorter and hurt less... Ready?"
Draco nodded again, not feeling ready at all.
"One... Two... Three" Severus said.
Draco squeezed his eyes shot, so he couldn't see Harry's reaction. Pressing the towel to one of Harry's wounds he heard Harry gasp, scream and whimper. He didn't allow himself to look towards Harry's face, knowing he would start crying again if he did. It was hard enough to fight the tears now, hearing that his Harry was in pain. He didn't want Severus to think he was weak.
He felt a hand being placed over his and opened his eyes. Opening his eyes he saw it was Harry's hand. Feeling the hand tremble, he knew it was Harry's way of asking for support. He felt a bit selfish.
He moved up to Harry's face and kissed Harry's cheeks, while squeezing his hand. "I'm sorry, but we have to clean your wounds... Love you," he whispered in Harry's ear.
*
It took Draco far too long, but after half an hour seeing Harry in pain, they were finally finished. Severus left them alone and carried his mother out of the room, to give and get some privacy.
"We're done" Draco said, watching Harry's eyes open again. Harry had held them closed the entire time.
Harry sighed softly. "You look awful," he whispered.
Draco shot Harry a mock glare. "Well thank you," he said sarcastically.
"Do you want to sleep?" Harry smiled.
Draco rubbed his eyes and nodded, suddenly realising how tired he was.
"Do you want to sleep next to me?" Harry smiled again, this time with a tiny twinkle in his eyes.
Harry didn't have to ask Draco twice, he quickly took off his clothes and climbed into the bed next to Harry. He was afraid he would hurt Harry, so he didn't come too close to Harry. Sighing happily he closed his eyes.
"Dracy?" Harry whispered, tilting his head a little.
"Mmm?" Draco murmured back, to his amusement he felt Harry snuggle towards him slowly. He looked Harry in his eyes and saw that Harry had some trouble moving towards him. Quickly he lifted the wincing Harry a bit, making sure Harry's head could use his chest as a pillow.
"Where are we?" Harry asked, finally lying comfortable in Draco's arms.
"On a tropical island," Draco answered, kissing the top of Harry's head.
Harry snorted a bit, "Seriously, where are we?"
"I was telling the truth!" Draco exclaimed indignantly. "We're on an island. Severus made a small house here, for my mother and him. Nobody knows about it, except us of course."
"Oh... Why-" Harry wanted to ask something but Draco cut him of.
"Don't ask, I think they have some kind of affair. They won't tell me, well Severus won't... I haven't asked my mother yet." Draco answered, knowing Harry would ask that question.
"OK" Harry grinned slightly.
Draco slowly closed his eyes again, welcoming the sleep.
"Dracy?" Harry whispered again.
"Yes?" Draco groaned.
"Do you like me calling you Dracy?" Harry asked
"Yes"
"Good night... Dracy" Harry whispered.
"Good night, Potty" Draco grinned, before closing his eyes again.
*
Late at night Severus and Narcissa decided to see how Draco and Harry were doing. They entered the room silently. They found Draco and Harry entangled in each others arms.
"Look how cute they are" Narcissa whispered clutching Severus' arm. "Do you still remember?"
"Of course I do" Severus smiled warmly. "I'll never forget."
"They look a bit like us," Narcissa sighed softly.
Severus raised a eyebrow, looking slightly disgusted.
"Don't be silly" Narcissa laughed quietly. "I mean the way they love each other."
"What do you mean?" Severus asked.
"I mean... My feelings haven't changed after those 3 years, Sev. I know we had to stop it, because Lucius was becoming suspicious, Voldemort rising again and I didn't see how evil Lucius actually was and still is." Narcissa confessed. "I still love you Sev, really much."
Severus smiled, "I love you too"
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(Thank you D.Yangirova, I changed it right away!)