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The Swan Prince
Part 8
Harry moved through the castle the next morning. Once he had gotten home last night he had gone straight to bed. He knew that today was going to be a big day and he wanted to be at his best. The thought that after today, he would have his love with him forever, made him extremely happy. He was currently on his way to the ballroom to meet his mother. He wanted everything to be perfect.
Once he arrived at the ballroom he took a quick look around. The servants had outdone themselves, most likely because of all the pressure his mother was putting on them. He saw his mother standing by a table with food on it. She was selecting which ones the servants would hand out to the guests. He quickly walked over to join her. "Mother."
Queen Lily gave her son a quick glance from head to toe before turning back to the different dishes. "Make sure you take a bath before tonight."
Harry nodded his head. He did want to look his best. "I will mother. I want to look perfect for him."
Lily nodded her head. "Yes Yes, of course dear. Why... Wait a minute." Her body went rigid and she faced Harry with hope in her eyes. "What did you say?"
Harry hid a smile. "I said that I want to look perfect for him."
Lily let out a squeal of delight and gave her son a big hug. "How? When? Forget that... Who?"
"You will just have to wait and see." He liked to tease his mother when possible since it was usually his mother who teased him. He ignored the pout on his mother's face and looked at the food that was on the table. "This food is all wrong."
Lily almost died on the spot. "What?"
Harry reached over and picked up a plate and took a piece of food off of it. "Could a swan eat this?" He ignored the puzzled look that came from his mother. "We need to have these dishes replaced. And the music needs to be graceful, like a swan."
Lily gave Harry a suspicious look. She slowly took the tray from Harry's hands and then placed his hands in hers. "Harry dear... you umm.. that is... you don't like animals do you?"
Harry burst out laughing at the scared look on his mother's face. It took him over a minute to stop. He gave his mother a big hug. "Don't worry mom, he is human." He then started to chuckle as he walked across the floor. Right before he left the room, he turned again to his mother. "Have you seen Ron today?" Once he saw his mother shake her head he left the room. He scratched the back of his head as he made his way to the bathing room. Where was Ron?
Draco ruffled his feathers in agitation as he started up at the wizard. When he had regained consciousness he had found himself in this empty tower. All the floors to the tower had been removed, so it was just a great big open area. The bottom was filled with water at least 10 feet deep. The wizard had shown up a little bit after he had awakened.
Voldermort stared down the tower in amusement. "Now now Draco, you don't have to look so upset." He tossed a bouquet of flowers down onto the water. Draco's response was to use his beak to tear them to shreds. Voldermort let out a sigh. "So ungrateful. All the things I do for you." He looked through a bared window and saw the setting sun. "Well, I am off to a ball." He turned away ignoring the noise that Draco was sending his way. After just a second he shot back around.
"Oh, one more thing." He let an evil grin cross his face. "I wouldn't want to leave you alone."
Draco's anger turned to confusion as he tried to understand what the wizard meant. It only took a few moments, since he heard someone's panicked voice asking them to let them go. Draco watched as a red haired man was pushed through the door. He felt his breath catch as he saw the man fall over 10 feet and then crash into the water.
He quickly swam over to the person and grabbed a hold of his shirt with his beak and moved him over to where a chain was hanging from the wall. Once the person had a firm grip he looked back up to the door to see it closed and Voldermort gone. What was he going to do now?
Fred kicked a small pebble that was by his paw. "It's hopeless." He watched as his brother George nodded his furry head as well.
Hermione let out a hoot of outrage. "We can't give up. The wizard has just left with his servant Peter Pettigrew. That means that no one is guarding Draco. We have to save him."
George pointed his paw at the high window of the tower where Draco was being held. "How are we supposed to get up there? I am telling you it's hopeless."
Hermione looked at the window so far up. She could easily fly up, but she wouldn't be able to go through the bars. Her body was just too big; she was after all a very big owl. She sighed and looked down at Fred. Then she had an idea. She looked from Fred to George to the window a few times before they caught her looking. She rose up one of her claws showing the sharp talons. "You know, I have an idea."
Fred took one look at the owl's talons and put two and two together. "Oh no way." He shook his furry head back and forth while backing up. "There is now way I am ever letting you put those talons around me."
Hermione gave a pointed stare. "It's the only way. If I can get you in, maybe you can find a way to get the door open. I can't fit thought the bars and Draco does not have any sharp teeth he could use to chew threw the leather holding the door shut. If you don't do it, then Draco will never see the sunlight again."
"That's not fair. Why lay all the guilt on me." Fred looked to his brother for help, but was only met with an accusing look. "Not you too, why can't George do it?"
"Because I am asking you too. I guess I could fly up and tell Draco that you wouldn't help him. I don't know how he would take it though."
Fred new he was licked. "Fine... But if you put one hole in my pelt I am going to pluck your feathers."
TBC...
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