Everlasting Memories

Chapter 17

Savior

            Lucius Malfoy strode into the Manor and kicked all the house elves that got in his way, behind Draco followed with the same expression, cold and evil.  You could tell that they are Father and son by just glancing at them, the look and the walk was all the same.  Lucius pushed a stone in the fireplace and a secret door opened that led down below to the dungeons.  "Come Draco its time to see were your loyalties lay, with me or that crack pot old fool.  This is a test….do not disappoint me."

            "Yes Father." Draco said with a monotone.

            After a twist and turns in the cold hallways, they finally reached a door and Lucius smirked evilly.  "I have a little treat for you…..one I think you'll enjoy."  Lucius pushed open the door to reveal a girl strapped to a stone, her back facing the person that was whipping her with a thick whip.  The girl screamed in agony as the whip connected to her back that was already bloody from the cuts earlier.  Her head hung low as she was barely conscious.  Draco thought she looked awfully familiar, so he walked towards her.  When he reached her, he noted that her hair was flaming her and she looked to be fifteen years old.  He placed a hand under her chin and raised her head, his breath stopped when he saw who it was.  Hermione's best friend…Ginny Weasley.

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            "Madame Pompey, is Harry going to be alright?" Hermione asked tentively as she held his hand in hers.  The nurse dabbed at Harry's bloody face with a warm cloth who looked very worried and this made Hermione very nervous.

            "I don't know.  When Mister Weasley brought Mister Potter in he was barely breathing, I had to cast a spell for him to breath normally.  He looks fine, but inside he is not.  My dear before you came in, he went into a coma.  I do not know how bad but the Headmaster will see that he will be treated well."  Ten minutes passed when Ron came in closely follwed by Parvati and Lavender who's cheeks were stained from dry tears.

            "Mione how is he?" Lavender asked her voice cracking.

            Hermione wiped her tears away.  "She told me he went into a coma…they don't know how bad it is and when he'll wake up……she told me-sh-sh…" Lavender held her friend as Hermione cried on her shoulder.  Ron sat on the other side of Harry looking paler, than pale and did not say a word.

            "Where's Ginny?" Ron asked in a whisper but they still heard him.  Parvati and Lavender glanced at each other.  "What?"

            "Well Harry told us that she told us that she needed some fresh air for a while.  When we went in the Common Room…we found this letter on the floor…its from your Mother, Ron.  Here…"  Ron took the letter and began reading it, after a while he slumped to the floor his eyes looking blank as he stared into open space.  The girls rushed over to him to see if he was okay.

            "Ron…RON!!!!  Can you hear me!?  Ron please answer me!!!" exclaimed Hermione as she stroked his cheek.  He however didn't give any knowledge that she was there, his eyes still had that blank look.

            "Is he okay???" Lavender exclaimed as she held him.

            "No the letter was too much for him…." Partvati said as she looked down at the letter.  "This is too much for all of us…."

            Hermione snatched the letter from the floor and read.  She gasped as she looked at Parvati then Lavender.  "Oh my god…"

            "We know." Was all they said as Hermione rushed out the door ignoring Parvati's and Lavender's pleas.

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            "So the old guy wants us to go find the red headed girl, Ginny.  I can sense her but just barely…its like she's given up." Paige said as she placed her head in her hands.  The three sisters with Wyatt and Leo were talking about what was happening here and at home.

            "I don't want to put much of a burden on you but the Underworld is having lots of activity and the Elders say that they are searching for a new Source.  They may come after Wyatt." Leo stated as he held Wyatt.

            Piper's head snapped up when he said that.  "No.  No chances in hell will they ever touch my son and if they do, they are as good as dead."

            "Piper calm down.  As long as we have the power of three they wouldn't come anywhere near Wyatt.  As his Aunt and Godmother I promise you that." Paige assured her as she and Phoebe hugged her.

            "She's right.  We'll be there for you when you need us, okay honey."  When she said that Hermione burst through the door.  "Honey what's wrong?"

            "Ginny."

            "We know.  We're handling it."

            "No.  Only one of us need to go.  Piper, you and Phoebe go back to the house and see what's going on.  I'll stay here and find Ginny and Hermione can watch Wyatt." Paige said as she took Wyatt and handed him to Hermione.

            Piper, Leo and Phoebe looked at her questionably.  "Are you sure Paige?" asked Leo as he took Piper's and Phoebe's hand.

            Paige nodded and they orbed out leaving Paige, Wyatt and Hermione.  Paige went over to the map and started scrying.  "Paige what are you doing?" Hermione asked bobbing Wyatt as he laughed.

            "Scrying."

            "What's that?"

            Paige was about to answer but the crystal pointed to one spot on the map.  "I'll tell you when I get back." She said as she orbed away when Hermione was about to protest.  Hermione sighed.  Wyatt looked at her and gave her a kiss on the cheek as if sensing her uneasiness.  Maybe that was his way of saying everything was going to be alright.

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            Lucius reached into his pocket and pulled out a dagger holding it out to Draco.  "Go on Draco take it…I'm sure you would take it from your Mother, if she handed it to you.  Take it and make her proud."  Draco reached out and took the dagger from his Father and Lucius smirked smugly.  "Good.  Now kill the little witch."

            Draco looked from his Father then to Ginny then to the dagger.  He nodded and approached Ginny, dagger in his hand.  He walked in front of her as she raised her head to look at him.  "…Malfoy…" she said in a hoarse whisper.  Unknowingly Draco slipped his other hand in his robes and grabbed his wand.  He looked her straight in the eye and winked.  "Well boy what are you waiting for!!!" Lucius said impatiently.

            Draco raised the dagger, looking like he was going to cut her but really spun around and pointed his wand to his surprised Father.  "EXPELLERIARMUS!!!!" he shouted sending Lucius flying back and hitting the wall.  Draco wasted no time.  He turned back to Ginny.  "Alohomora." He said to all her chains, catching her before she fell to the ground.  He put her arm around his neck as he put his arm around her waist as they slightly jogged/lipped out of the dungeon and towards the living room.

            "…Malfoy…I feel…dizzy…" she said as her eyes were fluttering.

            "No.  Come on stay with me.  You'll make it."  Draco was about to open the door put he heard hurried footsteps so they hid them behind a corner.

            "Draco!!!!  You stop boy, show yourself!!!!!" yelled and enraged Lucius.  Draco heard his Father go the other way but he knew that his Father was doing that only to make him come out.  He wasn't stupid.  He placed Ginny gently on the floor and looked around the corner only to see Paige orbing in.

            "What the hell…" Paige looked his way and started to calmly walk over to him until he reached out and yanked her around the corner, where he and Ginny are.

            "Keep your voice down." He whispered.

            "Why-"

            "DRACO!!!!!!!!"

            "That's why."

            Paige looked down where Ginny was and gasped.  "What did you do to her!?!"

            "..Not…him….Lu..cius" Ginny muttered as she feel into a world of black.

            "Come on we need to get out of here." Paige said as she grabbed Ginny and Draco's arm, orbing just in time because Lucius turned the corner.

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            Hermione was feeding Wyatt some mash potatoes in the Hospital Wing when Paige orbed in with Malfoy and Ginny…laying on the bed.  Hermione jumped up immediantly seeing the condition in which Ginny was.  "What happened…what's Malfoy doing here!!!"

            "Father was the one who had her.  He tried to force me to make her suffer but I cast the disarming spell on him and ran with her, that's when she appeared." Malfoy explained as he sat in the nearest chair.  Hermione nodded and looked at Ron who was still staring in open space…he looked like a dementor performed the kiss on him.  She walked over to him and touched his shoulder.  "Ron…Ginny's here.  She needs you, she's seriously hurt." Something flickered in his eyes but turned blank once again.

            "Oh bloody hell," Malfoy muttered as he walked over to Ron.  "Listen Weasley, your sister is here in the Hospital Wing, beaten pretty bad and is probably close to death.  If I may say I'm starting to think that you don't care if she lives or dies."  Finally Ron snapped out of his trance and looked around confused of what's going on, then his eyes landed on Ginny.  "Ginny!!!" he exclaimed as he went to her who looked pale than ever.  "What happened!?!"  he never got the answer because Leo orbed in with Piper and Phoebe.

            Phoebe gasped seeing Ginny.  "Oh my god!!!"

            "Leo heal her!!!!!" Piper ordered and he went over to heal her.  After a couple minutes she was back to her normal complexion.  She moaned then slowly opened her eyes, only to be suffocated by Ron.

            "Ginny!!!!  You're alright!!!!  You're alright!!!!" he exclaimed as he hugged her and her eyes bulged.

            "Ron…need…..air….."  Ron realizing this let go and he demanded what happened.  Ginny explained what happened with tears and what she knew what happened with Draco and Lucius.

            "What does Malfoy have to do with this!?!" interrupted Ron jerking his head to him.

            "He saved her.  I saw the hole thing." Came a new voice.  They all turned their heads to see Harry sitting up looking at all of them.

            "Harry!!!" Hermione she exclaimed as she rushed over and gave him a hug and Ron patted him on his back.

            Ron stopped from what Harry told him.  "What do you mean he 'saved' her!?!  He hates her!!!"

            "Its true Ron he saved me from his Father, if anything I owe him my life." Ginny said before giving Malfoy a peck on the cheek as a thank you.  "Thank you.  You are my savior."

            Ron approached him and looked him straight in the eye and Malfoy did the same neither backing down.  Unexpectedly Ron held his hand out, Malfoy looke at him curiously then noticing Ron was serious he shook hands with him.