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Chapter 3: There are now Three
Draco stared at the empty doorway where Voldemort had disappeared with Hermione. How could that bastard take his love? How could he have survived that Aurorae Iubaris? It was full of channelled anger, love, and Hermione.
"Lavender, you must fulfil what your father could not. You must defeat Voldemort forever!" Dumbledore said, you could see in his eyes he was getting older.
For 21 years, Dumbledore and Ginny had been living in the ruins of Hogwarts, eating magic-food, or rare food from a passing house-elf. Magic food was not the best food; it had flaws, like no taste, no nutrients, or no food at all. Since the spell could only be cast one time a day, if it didn't work, they would go hungry.
Ginny was beaten down, her hair was short, her clothes were ripped and she was pale. They couldn't have been outside much, since it was too cold around here all the time. How they survived was a mystery to Draco.
"Voldemort, what do you want me for?" Hermione asked, brushing her long, wavy, chestnut hair.
"As you know, 21 years ago, I took Miss Weasley to my castle, Cimmerii Castrum, and I took some of her power. It allowed me to live on after my defeat and regain control when Mr. Malfoy was gone."
Hermione listened to Voldemort's whole story, he seemed to want Hermione's energy more than anyone else's because he kept wrapping his fingers around his wand, in a manner that looked like the way you would hold your wand when analysing a witch or wizard's blood.
Hermione began to worry, Draco and Lavender would be devastated if she were the reason Voldemort lived again. Hermione could feel the rage inside of her build up, the same rage that built up in her 21 years ago when she used Nex Necis against Voldemort.
"Riddle, let me out of these chains!" Hermione yelled, but Voldemort just laughed.
"If only I was Riddle! Bwahahaha! I told you, I was born again by Ginny's magic, I could have taken any person's body I wanted, and I did!" Voldemort laughed and pulled down his hood.
The face that Hermione could see reminded her of so much. Love, money, and her old rival. Voldemort's long silver hair down to his hips, his cloudy eyes, his pale skin, and his 'Malfoy' smirk.
"Lavender?" Draco asked the crying teen, "What's the matter?"
"Mother, she's gone! HOW CAN SHE BE GONE?! WHAT DID WE EVER DO TO DESERVE THIS?" She screamed, and Hogwarts began to shake, anger was controlling the Castle's remains now!
"Lavender dear, you know that Voldemort can't hurt your mother, she helped me beat Voldemort the first time and…" Draco couldn't finish because of Lavender.
"Well you didn't do a damn good job of killing him did you? You should have made sure he was gone forever."
"But Lavender, we thought he was gone, Salazar Slytherin took out an aura from Voldemort that he implanted into me to help me survive… maybe by doing that, he only awakened Voldemort's true power?" Draco started to question himself.
"Draconis Malfoy! I have never heard such nonsense, that aura was what would have let Voldemort live after his defeat. Salazar tried to help you by stealing the aura, he would have gotten rid of all of it if it weren't for the soul destroy spell. But even with the bit Voldemort had left, he still shouldn't have been able to survive."
"I think I know…" Ginny said, walking around the corner to meet the three others, "When Voldemort captured me, he took a bit of my powers and injected it into his left arm. Then he released me into the woods where I lived off bottled werewolf blood that he gave me. I don't know what it did, but I have never been able to sleep on full moons ever since, but I don't turn into a werewolf, its very strange."
That was the story, summarized. Ginny didn't want to get into any details on what else had happened because Lavender was still a bit too young to understand. But overall, Ginny was ok, hopefully.
"Wait, if Voldemort took some of your magic then… he would have been able to survive and take the form of any wizard he saw before he died!" Dumbledore explained before staring at the hole in Ginny's arm, it seemed to carry a dark aura around it.
"We have to go to Cimmerii Castrum and get rid of Voldemort, before he hurts my love." Draco said with a tear in his eye.
"They're here!" Hermione said before Voldemort could cut off her hair with the knife that he was holding.
"Excellent! I don't have time to take your powers… I'll just send you to the tower up top of the castle, and destroy you later…" Voldemort said, pushing Hermione into a mock crystal, just as the castle doors open.
Draco, Albus, Lavender and Ginny all Apparated into Cimmerii Castrum, seeing the dark that Draco had seen 21 years ago.
"Lumos!" The four of them yelled and their wands all lit up, lighting up the entire room.
They could see blood on the wall. After scraping it off, they could see magically written words, written over 22 years ago, signed by Trelawney.
"So Trelawney was killed by Voldemort?" Dumbledore asked, "And you knew this Draconis?"
Draco had already opened the door by means of the brick, and was screaming Hermione's name. Dumbledore and Lavender rushed out of the prison, but Ginny stayed behind and talked into a microphone disguised as a necklace, "They're here!"
Draco, Dumbledore and Lavender walked right in front of Voldemort's door, just like 21 years ago, except Lavender wasn't there last time. Dumbledore and Draco both got out their wands and nodded at each other, "Adepertum!"
The doors burst open and Hermione disappeared. Voldemort was laughing at the three wizards, scaring them with the recognizable laugh.
"Welcome Bastards and Bitch!" Voldemort yelled and pulled down his hood, revealing Draconis Malfoy!
I know I'm bad, but sorry…