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Chapter 11: Reunion

There was a pause so complete that it seemed as if time had been frozen for three split seconds. It was finally broken by Harry, who let out a piteous cry and ran up the stairs, stopping just in front of the man. With his eyes wide, he slowly raised a trembling hand and reached to touch the mans face. "Sirius." He said, his voice trembling as much as his hand.

Sirius let out a soft smile and nodded. "The one and only." He whispered, opening his arms.

Harry fell into his embrace as if it was a life line. "Oh Merlin, Sirius, I'm so sorry." He said, his voice muffled against Sirius's shoulder. "It was my entire fault. I didn't know…"

"Shhh…"Sirius said, gently rubbing Harry's back. "You didn't know. Don't blame yourself for it. It was a mistake. Everyone makes them. Even the best of us. But I'm back, and that's all that matters."

They stood there, at the top of the steps for a long time. Finally, Harry drew away, his eyes red and puffy. Sirius smiled at him, and Harry gave a weak one back, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand. The two made their way down the stairs, and stopped in front of the three at the foot of it, Ginny still out cold.

Sirius pulled Hermione, who was biting back her tears, into a hug. "Welcome back." She whispered as he pulled away.

Sirius laughed. "It's great to be back." He answered. He turned to Draco, and stuck out his hand. "Draco," he said as a greeting. "How are my lovely cousin, and her son?"

"I'm doing well." Draco answered, shaking his hand. "my mother, on the other hand…well, I'm sure you can ask her, as she will definitely want to talk to her favorite cousin." Draco glanced at the state of Sirius's robes. "I'm sure she'll also give you a new set of robes."

Sirius laughed, "Knowing her, she'll give me a whole new wardrobe. Always loved dressing people up, your mother."

Just then Lupin made his entrance down the stairs, looking more threadbare, and tired than usual. "Just finished receiving the orders from Dumbledore." He said, nodding his head in greeting. "He says we are to stay put. He thinks this is the safest place, considering to everyone else's knowledge you are still in England. But as a precaution, he says no big burst's of magic, such as the floo system or apparating. Understood?" he said all rather fast and in the same voice he used when he was a professor, causing Draco, Harry and Hermione to think for a split second they were in school. They all nodded. "Good." He continued. "In that case," -he suddenly saw Ginny on the floor-"let's go to the living room, and sit tight."

They all followed Lupin, Sirius carrying Ginny, who gave no indication of waking up anytime soon.

"So…" Sirius began, trying to make conversation. "How were your summers?"

Harry opened his mouth to answer, but was cut off by a sudden explosion that rocked the house. "What the blooming hell was that?!" he yelled.

"I think were in trouble.' Lupin said, running to look out the bay windows. He turned back to the group, a worried look on his face. "Does anyone know how to drive a muggle car?" he asked.

"I do." Draco answered, after the others shifted uncomfortably in their seats. "Why?"

"Because we need to get out of here. Fast. Grab Ginny, Sirius! The rest of you follow me." He ran toward the kitchen's turning just before the door, and threw open a door to the left. "Everyone in!" he yelled, running into the garage and around a Ferrari to the passenger side. He threw open the door and everyone piled in, the seats expanding to fit everyone. Draco jumped into the driver's seat, turned the ignition, jerked to drive, and pressed the petal to the floor. The car skidded, slamming everyone into the dashboard, and then shot out the garage, slamming everyone back into their seats. They took off down the drive, Death eaters blurring past them. Suddenly, up ahead, a Death Eater jumped ahead of the car waving his wand in a complicated move and a yellow light streaked out.

Everything seemed to go in slow motion. Hermione watched, horrified as the light streaked closer. Suddenly, beside her, Draco took one hand off the steering wheel and drew it back like he was going to throw something. He threw his arm forward, his fingers splaying out, and a sudden ball of crystal blue streaked out of his palm. The blue streaked forward, and completely swallowed the yellow curse, and hurtled on toward the Death Eater, hitting him square in the chest and slamming him against a palm tree.

Then suddenly everything picked back up, and once again they were speeding down the drive, and out onto the street.

"Where am I going?!" Draco screamed, his knuckles white trying to control the car at the high speed they were going.

"Onto the highway." Stay on it until you get to the other side of the island, then turn onto a ramp to Kapolei." Lupin answered, trying to put his seat belt on.

"How did you do that?" Sirius asked his voice surprised and suspicious. "That thing with your hands?"

Draco half glanced at his hands, then at Sirius, then back out the window. "I have no idea." He answered truthfully. "I just did it."

"That thing you did with your hand, its one of the lost arts of magic. One of the strongest forms. The last one of that kind died hundreds of years ago. He took the secret to his grave." Sirius muttered more to himself than anybody. "How did you know how to use it?"

"I honestly don't know!" Draco said impatiently, slowing down as they got on the highway. To his surprise, he found that the seats weren't the only magical part of the car. It also seemed to jump ahead of cars, which Draco was thankful for; it was at the height of rush hour. Even so, Draco had to make sure not to run into any cars.

"Draco," Hermione asked quietly. "How do you know how to drive a car?"

"Bloody hell, what is this, twenty questions while Draco is trying to not get us all killed?" Draco snapped. He heard Hermione's sharp intake of breath and knew his response was uncalled for. He took a deep breath before apologizing. "I'm sorry, Hermione, I didn't mean to snap. I know how to drive because, well, because I wasn't on vacation at the Zabini's. I never have. I've been in the cities, acting like a normal muggle, cruising around, going to clubs, you know, living large. That's how I know how to drive. I have a fake I.D. and driver's license."

Ginny fluttered her eyelids, and everyone turned toward her, taking the spotlight of him, which he was thankful for.

He took the turnoff to Kapolei, and slowed down. "Now where?" he asked Lupin.

"Turn right by the Chilies restaurant. Second right, and then onto Kona Lina, the beach resort. Pull into the resort parking lot." Lupin said.

Ten minutes later they were there. "Leave the car." Lupin ordered as they piled out."

They walked into the resort and followed Lupin to the elevators. "Level 13." Lupin told the elevator attendant. They got out on level 13, and continued down the hall to room 780. Lupin opened the door and they filed in quietly. There was a sudden rustle from the living room, and Moody and Tonks appeared.

"Heard you got into a spot of trouble." Moody said, limping towards them. "We came as fast as we could. We were going to go straight to Dumbledore's place, but he said to come here and wait." He looked them all over. "Things aren't looking to great," he said tensely. "You lot need to get back under Dumbledore's watch. Were taking you all back to Malfoy's place." He let out a gruff laugh, watching Draco. "Funny isn't it? Your father just escaped, but his manor is one of the safest magical places other than Hogwarts." Draco didn't think it was funny, so Moody continued. "We're apparating back. Harry, I know you can apparate by yourself, but for safety reasons, were going to apparate in pairs. Draco and I, Tonks and Ginny, Harry and Sirius, Hermione and Lupin." They all got into their pairs. "now all ya need to do is hold onto your partner," –he clapped his hand onto Draco's shoulder, who automatically closed his eyes-"and away we go."

When Draco opened his eyes next, they were standing in his living room. All around them were members of the Order, pouring over maps and talking strategy. Dumbledore, the only one who seemed to notice their appearance, stood and walked gravely over to them. "Mr. Malfoy, we need to talk." He said, the twinkle gone from his eyes. He steered Draco to an empty room and shut the door behind them. Dumbledore looked seriously over his moon glasses at Draco. "Draco, when we received word of your fathers escape, we learned something else. He not only escaped to join Voldemort, but he also escaped to…" Dumbledore paused, and Draco noticed how old he looked. "He swore he would kill you and your mother when he got his hands on the two of you."

Draco stared at him, uncomprehending what Dumbledore just said.

a/n: so…what did you all think?? Gosh, I'm on a role here, huh? Spitting out a chapter almost everyday. So please R&R, or I'll send Hedwig to peck you until you do!!