A/N: I am so sorry for the wait. I went to upload a new chapter last week
but the stupid site was down. Sorry!!!
Snape was awoken from a deep sleep by a loud buzzing near his ear. Groggily reaching for his clock he saw it was only three in the morning. "What in the world is going on?" he muttered to himself. Looking around Severus noticed an odd glow coming from under his pillow, still half asleep he flipped the pillow over. His eyes widened in shock as he saw the charm Crystal had given him glowing orange. Jumping out of bed, Snape quickly dressed then apparated over to Oliver's house.
Crystal just about ran Snape over when he appeared. "Oh Severus the worse thing has happened," she managed between hiccups. He wiped a tear from her check, and then turned to Oliver, "Where are the twins?" Oliver turned his head away trying to conceal his tears. "I don't know. We were sleeping when the charm went off. I ran into their room, and was knocked out by a Death Eater. I.I just came around," he ground to a stop as his sobs started again. "Did you see who it was?" Snape questioned, the anger rising in his voice. Crystal nodded her head and whispered three words. "Crabbe and Goyle."
Andrea and Bryan were bawling at the tops of their lungs. "Can't you shut those kids up?" snapped Crabbe. Goyle just mumbled something about house elves to himself and attempted to calm the newborns. "Tell me again why we did this?" moaned Crabbe, as the two cumbersome men trudged through the dark forest.
When Hermione caught up with Albus, he was tying a letter to a barn owl's leg. "Hurry with this. Make sure no one but Arabella receives this." Hermione looked at Dumbledore, her worry apparent in her eyes. "Is it really that bad?" "I'm afraid that it is," replied Dumbledore before leaving the room.
Harry had finally wrestled Sandy into the Hospital wing. He forced her into a chair, and then pulled one up for himself. "Now I want you to listen very carefully to me Sandy. I love you more than anything else in the entire world, and I know that somewhere deep in your heart you feel the same way. Remember what you told me after the whole Alex ordeal last year?" Sandy's eyes took on a far away look as she searched her mind for the memory, finally hitting upon several.
"Of course I am. Harry, did you forget about this?" She showed him the huge diamond ring on her finger. "Did you forget I said yes? Now you tell me why I would marry you if I wasn't happy. I want to marry you. I want kids with you. I want my life with you. There is nothing I want without you."
"There is nothing, and I mean nothing that I love more than you."
"I just don't believe him or you. How could you even think I would do that to Harry? You of all people besides him should know he is the only man I love. I can't even bare the thought of losing him no matter what the cause."
Sandy's eyes began water as she looked back up at Harry. "I don't understand. I love Draco, not you.or do I?" Sandy burst into tears, causing Harry to fidget. After a few moments he stood up and pulled her into a hug. Harry slowly began to cry as he thought of everything that has gone wrong in the past few weeks. He hugged Sandy tighter as her crying increased. "Why does this have to happen to me? I love her so much, but everything always gets screwed up!" Harry was shaken from his thoughts when he heard Sandy scream. "Sandy what's wrong? Tell me!" His question was answered when he saw the Malfoy Crest glowing brightly red in the palm of Sandy's hand. It began to blister, as the color grew sharper. Sandy's screams of pain pierced at Harry's heart. Madame Pomfrey came running out of her office just in time to see Sandy pass out onto the floor. Harry yelled in horror when Sandy hit her head on the hard floor. Blood was now blossoming out of a large gash on her forehead matching the color of the glow in the palm of her hand.
Back at Malfoy Manor Draco was having a confrontation of his own. Narcissa had gotten up off the floor and was screaming at Draco as loud as she could. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD BRING HER HERE AFTER WHAT SHE DID!! I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE HER WITH YOU AGAIN! AND MARK MY WORDS: IF SHE EVER SETS FOOT NEAR THIS HOUSE AGAIN I WILL KILL HER!" Narcissa yelled. Taken aback Draco turned quickly towards his mother. "What gives YOU the right to say anything about her!! IF IT WEREN'T FOR HER YOU WOULD STILL BE GETTING THE SHIT KNOCKED OUT OF YOU BY MY FATHER!!" Narcissa slapped Draco across the face in a fit of anger. Without thinking, Draco drew back his fist and hit his mother as hard as he could. She stumbled back and hit the floor. Draco, realizing what he had done, ran to his mother's aid. "Mum? Oh God, mum, I'm so sorry." She had a large cut on her cheek. "Get out of here Draco. Don't ever come back," she sobbed. "No Mum, please. I'm sorry." The thought of Draco being abusive towards her reminded Narcissa too much of how life had been with Lucius. He had repeatedly beaten her, sometimes within inches of her death. She didn't want to go through it again. Jerking herself away from Draco, Narcissa stumbled up and pushed her son away from him. "Get out," she said one last time before she retreated to her room.
Goyle had taken the twins to a small upstairs room in the Riddle house. The death eaters had set up base here after the MOM had checked it two weeks ago. "Stupid fools would never think to look here again," sneered their new leader. Crabbe looked up as Goyle came downstairs. "Everything alright up there." Goyle nodded his head then began mumbling under his breath. "Since when did the all powerful death eaters become a bunch of babysitters? If Voldemort were still alive." "IF VOLDEMORT WERE STILL ALIVE YOU WOULD BE GROVELING AT HIS FEET BEGGING FOR MERCY!!! However since I'm not Voldemort.AVADA KEDAVRA!!"
Draco arrived in Hogsmeade after he had packed his stuff. "I hope Dumbledore will allow me to stay," he muttered to himself, "Merlin knows I can't go back to Potter's." He began walking toward a carriage that would take him to the castle. A few minutes later, Draco found himself sitting outside the front doors of Hogwarts. Drawing up his courage he entered the Great Hall. Looking around and not seeing anyone he headed towards Dumbledore's office. Just as he was passing the Hospital wing Draco heard a blood-curdling scream. He rushed into the room just in time to see Harry pass out on the floor. Not knowing what to do, Draco ran for Madame Pomfrey. He burst through her office door only to find she wasn't there. He flew out of the Hospital wing in search of anyone he could find. He finally came upon Dumbledore and Hermione walking slowly out of the library. "Dumbledore." He panted, "Harry passed.out Sandy's.been hurt." He huffed out. Dumbledore slowly patted Draco's shoulder. "Calm down, Mr. Malfoy. Hermione, tend to Harry while I find Poppy." She nodded and followed Draco in a run back towards the Hospital Wing.
"Master those two brats are at it again. I don't think they ever shut up," complained Crabbe as he walked into the downstairs living room of the Riddle house. As he entered the room a large book came crashing down upon his head. "Try reading that for some ideas imbecile." Turning the book over Crabbe glanced at the title. The Idiots Guide To Childcare, Special Wizarding Edition blazed a bright blue and gold across the deep brown leather. Crabbe turned around and headed back upstairs to the makeshift nursery, searching for something that would make Wood's twins stop crying. He crossed the threshold of the small room just to step back in shock at what he saw. Andrea and Brain were surrounded by a brilliant yellow glow that emanated from the area around their hearts. As their crying increased so did the glow until the entire room was encased in it. Crabbe tried to penetrate the glow and enter the room, but stopped as a horrendous pain spread through his body, starting at the base of his neck and radiating outward. He managed one last scream before the pain completely overtook him and he lay upon the floor dead.
Snape was awoken from a deep sleep by a loud buzzing near his ear. Groggily reaching for his clock he saw it was only three in the morning. "What in the world is going on?" he muttered to himself. Looking around Severus noticed an odd glow coming from under his pillow, still half asleep he flipped the pillow over. His eyes widened in shock as he saw the charm Crystal had given him glowing orange. Jumping out of bed, Snape quickly dressed then apparated over to Oliver's house.
Crystal just about ran Snape over when he appeared. "Oh Severus the worse thing has happened," she managed between hiccups. He wiped a tear from her check, and then turned to Oliver, "Where are the twins?" Oliver turned his head away trying to conceal his tears. "I don't know. We were sleeping when the charm went off. I ran into their room, and was knocked out by a Death Eater. I.I just came around," he ground to a stop as his sobs started again. "Did you see who it was?" Snape questioned, the anger rising in his voice. Crystal nodded her head and whispered three words. "Crabbe and Goyle."
Andrea and Bryan were bawling at the tops of their lungs. "Can't you shut those kids up?" snapped Crabbe. Goyle just mumbled something about house elves to himself and attempted to calm the newborns. "Tell me again why we did this?" moaned Crabbe, as the two cumbersome men trudged through the dark forest.
When Hermione caught up with Albus, he was tying a letter to a barn owl's leg. "Hurry with this. Make sure no one but Arabella receives this." Hermione looked at Dumbledore, her worry apparent in her eyes. "Is it really that bad?" "I'm afraid that it is," replied Dumbledore before leaving the room.
Harry had finally wrestled Sandy into the Hospital wing. He forced her into a chair, and then pulled one up for himself. "Now I want you to listen very carefully to me Sandy. I love you more than anything else in the entire world, and I know that somewhere deep in your heart you feel the same way. Remember what you told me after the whole Alex ordeal last year?" Sandy's eyes took on a far away look as she searched her mind for the memory, finally hitting upon several.
"Of course I am. Harry, did you forget about this?" She showed him the huge diamond ring on her finger. "Did you forget I said yes? Now you tell me why I would marry you if I wasn't happy. I want to marry you. I want kids with you. I want my life with you. There is nothing I want without you."
"There is nothing, and I mean nothing that I love more than you."
"I just don't believe him or you. How could you even think I would do that to Harry? You of all people besides him should know he is the only man I love. I can't even bare the thought of losing him no matter what the cause."
Sandy's eyes began water as she looked back up at Harry. "I don't understand. I love Draco, not you.or do I?" Sandy burst into tears, causing Harry to fidget. After a few moments he stood up and pulled her into a hug. Harry slowly began to cry as he thought of everything that has gone wrong in the past few weeks. He hugged Sandy tighter as her crying increased. "Why does this have to happen to me? I love her so much, but everything always gets screwed up!" Harry was shaken from his thoughts when he heard Sandy scream. "Sandy what's wrong? Tell me!" His question was answered when he saw the Malfoy Crest glowing brightly red in the palm of Sandy's hand. It began to blister, as the color grew sharper. Sandy's screams of pain pierced at Harry's heart. Madame Pomfrey came running out of her office just in time to see Sandy pass out onto the floor. Harry yelled in horror when Sandy hit her head on the hard floor. Blood was now blossoming out of a large gash on her forehead matching the color of the glow in the palm of her hand.
Back at Malfoy Manor Draco was having a confrontation of his own. Narcissa had gotten up off the floor and was screaming at Draco as loud as she could. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD BRING HER HERE AFTER WHAT SHE DID!! I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE HER WITH YOU AGAIN! AND MARK MY WORDS: IF SHE EVER SETS FOOT NEAR THIS HOUSE AGAIN I WILL KILL HER!" Narcissa yelled. Taken aback Draco turned quickly towards his mother. "What gives YOU the right to say anything about her!! IF IT WEREN'T FOR HER YOU WOULD STILL BE GETTING THE SHIT KNOCKED OUT OF YOU BY MY FATHER!!" Narcissa slapped Draco across the face in a fit of anger. Without thinking, Draco drew back his fist and hit his mother as hard as he could. She stumbled back and hit the floor. Draco, realizing what he had done, ran to his mother's aid. "Mum? Oh God, mum, I'm so sorry." She had a large cut on her cheek. "Get out of here Draco. Don't ever come back," she sobbed. "No Mum, please. I'm sorry." The thought of Draco being abusive towards her reminded Narcissa too much of how life had been with Lucius. He had repeatedly beaten her, sometimes within inches of her death. She didn't want to go through it again. Jerking herself away from Draco, Narcissa stumbled up and pushed her son away from him. "Get out," she said one last time before she retreated to her room.
Goyle had taken the twins to a small upstairs room in the Riddle house. The death eaters had set up base here after the MOM had checked it two weeks ago. "Stupid fools would never think to look here again," sneered their new leader. Crabbe looked up as Goyle came downstairs. "Everything alright up there." Goyle nodded his head then began mumbling under his breath. "Since when did the all powerful death eaters become a bunch of babysitters? If Voldemort were still alive." "IF VOLDEMORT WERE STILL ALIVE YOU WOULD BE GROVELING AT HIS FEET BEGGING FOR MERCY!!! However since I'm not Voldemort.AVADA KEDAVRA!!"
Draco arrived in Hogsmeade after he had packed his stuff. "I hope Dumbledore will allow me to stay," he muttered to himself, "Merlin knows I can't go back to Potter's." He began walking toward a carriage that would take him to the castle. A few minutes later, Draco found himself sitting outside the front doors of Hogwarts. Drawing up his courage he entered the Great Hall. Looking around and not seeing anyone he headed towards Dumbledore's office. Just as he was passing the Hospital wing Draco heard a blood-curdling scream. He rushed into the room just in time to see Harry pass out on the floor. Not knowing what to do, Draco ran for Madame Pomfrey. He burst through her office door only to find she wasn't there. He flew out of the Hospital wing in search of anyone he could find. He finally came upon Dumbledore and Hermione walking slowly out of the library. "Dumbledore." He panted, "Harry passed.out Sandy's.been hurt." He huffed out. Dumbledore slowly patted Draco's shoulder. "Calm down, Mr. Malfoy. Hermione, tend to Harry while I find Poppy." She nodded and followed Draco in a run back towards the Hospital Wing.
"Master those two brats are at it again. I don't think they ever shut up," complained Crabbe as he walked into the downstairs living room of the Riddle house. As he entered the room a large book came crashing down upon his head. "Try reading that for some ideas imbecile." Turning the book over Crabbe glanced at the title. The Idiots Guide To Childcare, Special Wizarding Edition blazed a bright blue and gold across the deep brown leather. Crabbe turned around and headed back upstairs to the makeshift nursery, searching for something that would make Wood's twins stop crying. He crossed the threshold of the small room just to step back in shock at what he saw. Andrea and Brain were surrounded by a brilliant yellow glow that emanated from the area around their hearts. As their crying increased so did the glow until the entire room was encased in it. Crabbe tried to penetrate the glow and enter the room, but stopped as a horrendous pain spread through his body, starting at the base of his neck and radiating outward. He managed one last scream before the pain completely overtook him and he lay upon the floor dead.