A/N: see?  Another chapter, like I promised!  : ) Just…erm…3 weeks late…

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Chapter I don't know the number anymore I have to fix the story: The meeting of the Dark Lord

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                               The elevator stopped and jerked open, revealing a morose corridor with tiny, flickering candles casting spider like shadows on the walls.  Draco guided Daisy to the end of the passage, where there were three large doors.  The door on the left was opened; Daisy caught a glimpse of something bright red—

            "Ginny?"

            Daisy slipped from under the invisibility cloak and darted into the room with her friend in it.  Draco hurriedly followed her, trying to get her back under the cloak.

            Ginny was bound by a spell to the ceiling.  She was flailing about, trying to get down.  When she heard her name and saw Daisy coming into the room, followed closely by Draco, Ginny stopped and pleaded with her eyes for them to leave.  Daisy looked nervously at Ginny…

            Then, as quick as anything, Draco grabbed Daisy and pulled the cloak over her head, and led her swiftly, silently out of the room—but not fast enough.  There was a cold, manic laughter coming from the corner of the gloomy room.

            "There's no use running away from Lord Voldemort, Draco.  Come back here."

            Daisy stopped abruptly.  Draco urged her to move, but her feet were frozen with fear.

            "I said come back! Imperio!" A flash of red light hit Draco, and his eyes became glazed.

            From the force of the curse, Draco walked obediently back to the Dark Lord.  Daisy was left under the cloak.

            "Good.  Now Draco, I know you have that filthy little girl hidden under that cloak.  Bring her to me," commanded Voldemort.

            Dutifully Draco slipped the invisibility cloak off of Daisy, and powerfully pulled her arm to Voldemort.

            "Ah.  The young American girl.  Well, kill her now, Draco." He looked away, and up at Ginny's thrashing body.  He chuckled.

            Draco raised his wand, and Daisy crouched on the ground.  She was going to die…she knew it.

            But no sound came from Draco.  She looked up at him, and he wasn't moving.  The curse on him had worn off.

            Voldemort's red, slits-of-eyes snapped back to Draco.  "Well?"

            Just then, Lucius Malfoy apparated in the middle of the room, a pace from Ginny.  He smiled wickedly at Draco and Daisy.

            "Why hello, Lucius.  I was just about to watch Draco kill the girl.  Would you care to join me?" His tone sounded so casual, like he was talking about the weather.

            "I would, My Lord, but Draco won't kill her." He was equally calm.

            "And why not?" asked Lord Voldemort.

            Lucius didn't reply—he was ashamed of his son for loving a Potter.

            "Well?"

            "I'm not sure, My Lord.  I tried to make him before, but he ran away," retorted Lucius.

            "Liar.  You know why he didn't kill her.  Do not lie to me, Lucius.  Crucio!"

            Lucius doubled over in pain, and Voldemort turned to face Draco, who had been silent, staring at Daisy.

            "You should know by now, Draco, never to run away from danger."

            Draco was still.

            "What are you waiting for, boy? KILL THE GIRL OR I WILL!"

            Draco remained silent, and Voldemort hit him with a spell that caused him to fly backwards, against the back wall.  Hard.

            Lucius stood up, wincing from the pain of the Cruciatus Curse.

            "Now, My Lord, pity the boy.  He's never killed anyone before."

            Voldemort looked furious, then his expression lightened.

            "You're right, Lucius.  Annuluo!"

            Draco sat up, and the blood that was dripping down his head disappeared.

            "I'm going to give you another try, Draco.  Just kill the girl," drawled Voldemort.

            Draco had to think very fast.  He tried to summon up the energy to do the Obsonva spell again, which is what got them to the DWH in the first place.  It was hard, but the spell worked.

            Extraordinarily speedily, he reached out to Daisy.  He took her arm the same time he touched Ginny's still foot.

            Lord Voldemort was yelling constantly at Draco as he began to become invisible with speed, and Lucius was silent.  He knew as well as the Dark Lord what was happening, but he was to shocked to speak.

            Voldemort aimed the Cruciatus Curse at Draco and missed, but Draco, Ginny, and Daisy stopped abruptly.  Ginny's arms were still bonded to the ceiling with the spell.  She cried out in frustration.

            Voldemort laughed softly.  "You knew you could never escape me, Draco.  But I've wasted too much time. Avada Kedavra!"

            Daisy, Draco, and Ginny all winced.  Draco held on to the power of the Obsonva spell.  He knew they would somehow escape.

            The killing curse went right through Ginny, and she didn't scream out in pain—she didn't die.  Instead, the curse hit Lucius, who was standing right behind Ginny.  He was dead in a second. Soundlessly, he fell to the floor.

            For the first time, Voldemort felt remotely scared.  The girl seemed invincible.  They were somewhat transparent.  Then he realized what happened.

            Draco was dragging Daisy and Ginny from the Obsonva spell, but Ginny was attached.  The spell Lucius used to tie her there was very powerful.  They were still moving farther away, but they were still in the room too.

            In the five seconds it took for Voldemort to register this, a brilliant white bearded man with half moon spectacles that hid eyes that no longer twinkled was standing in the doorway of the room.

A/N: *grins*  that's all I have to say.