Heartless

Chapter nine - The cage of Golden light

Lucius Malfoy was pacing back and forth in his study at Malfoy Manor, Narcissa sat and watched him from on of the comfy arm chairs, she didn't say anything, she wasn't that stupid. She wasn't in the mood to be slapped.

Lucius wasn't the most patient of men, some mistook him for being evil but really he was just short tempered. He had only done what was expected of him in life and now look where it had got him, he was trapped worshiping a master who was going to die sooner or later at the hands of Harry Potter and his only son and heir was doing what he had never dared to do. Live his life as a human being rather than as a Malfoy.

The major problem was he was living his life with the one person who was going against the master he had sworn eternal loyalty to. He despised Voldermort for keeping him enslaved and he loathed his son for doing what he could not, he hated the fact that he was happy when he could never be.

"What am I to do dear Cissa?" He asked his wife, who he did love no matter what the humours were, he cared for her like no other, she had been his greatest friend at Hogwarts but they had not planned on an arranged marriage, he had shared her bed only on two occasions, once on their bonding night and the other when Draco was conceived.

"Oh Luc, I'm scared for our little dragon, but he is doing what he thought was best, he had a baby on the way and he had no one to talk to, is it to much to ask to call upon your brother to be punished for what he did to my baby boy?"

Lucius approached his wife and kneeled before her chair, taking his hand and wrapping around one of hers, he kissed his wife's hand gently and lovingly. "Of course my love, whatever you want, he deserves to be punished but at the same time phrased for driving our son to life he always wanted."

"I do not desire to speak treasonous thoughts dear husband but could we not follow in young Dragons footsteps, he is happy now and perhaps we could escape the darkness that surrounds us and this place, perhaps we could be happy away from it all."

"Maybe you are right but if I leave the dark lords inner circle I do not only put my life on the line but yours and Draco's. Tomorrow morning I want you to go to Hogwarts and beg Albus Dumbledore to give you rooms and promise you safety, only when you are out of harms reach will I join you."

That night for the first time in seventeen years the two of them shared a bed unaware of what had happened earlier that day.

Earlier that day –

Harry and Draco strolled down to Hogsmead together, Elena in a pram being pushed by the Slytherin. Both teens were smiling happily at each other, they ad decided to call this their first official date since they had silently agreed to take this slowly.

Their first stop therefore was to Madam Puddyfoots tea rooms, where they ordered coffee and cream cakes for themselves and milk for Elena. They talked happily without the dear of being overheard as there was only one other couple in the shop and they were all the way across the room.

"Where did you find this place?" Draco asked looking around at all the white lace and scenery pictures. It was like every small child's dream this place, all pink, white and frilly.

"Cho suggested this place for our first date, one of the worst times of my life, but the place is kinda nice." Draco laughed and took Harry's hand that had rested upon the table, he remembered the inner turmoil he had experienced about doing that deed with Cho, Draco had more courage than he, a Gryffindor, did.

"Well Harry, what do you propose that we do for the rest of the day?" Draco asked gazing intently into his bright emerald eyes that were no longer hidden behind horrid wire rimmed spectacles.

"What ever you want Dray, how about we take a walk for a little while so Elena can get some fresh air. She hasn't been out of the castle once since she was born."

"I think that's a wonderful plan," then after a short pause where they finished their coffee Draco spoke up again, "You know Harry, I think you're an angel."

Harry almost chocked on his coffee, his cheeks flushed bright red. Draco noticed and smiled, not a mocking smile or anything but a sweet one, he then went on to explain himself. "Well in the stories my mother told me when I was young angels were always people who guided protected and loved you, they were always creatures of light and goodness, they remind me of you."

"I'm no angel Draco." Harry said as he leaned forward and placed a soft sweet and completely innocent kiss upon his lips. They lingered there for a few moments before pulling apart. "Come on lets go."

Harry left payment on the table and the three of them left, Elena sleeping in her pram, a look of complete innocence on her face. The couple strolled casually towards the shrieking shack, here there were no other villagers, most choosing not to venture to far out of the village with the danger of an attack hung over there heads.

They stood looking out over the supposed haunted building and smiling their hands entwined together, in front of them was the pram holding Elena. Neither could have felt more content than they did at that very moment. If only the perfection of it all hadn't ended there.

A cold harsh voice shouted stupefy behind them, the spell hit Draco in the square of the back, Harry sharply turned and withdrew his wand to retaliate but he hadn't been prepared for an attack and found himself wasting valuable time searching for a spell.

When his emerald orbs fixed upon evil glowing red eyes he was paralysed in fear, Voldermort raised his wand to fire at Harry but he fired first and the cage of golden light reappeared. This time Harry was fully aware about what was happening but he had left Draco defenceless and Elena unprotected.

He was unable to focus on his unconscious boyfriend and the baby that was under his care as he struggled to keep Voldermorts spell from his wand.

Having had enough he wrenched his wand up and breaking the golden thread he turned to Draco who was bleeding, he turned to the pram but it was empty. He turned to confront Voldermort again but he was gone. Where was the member of the order, what had happened, why hadn't they been here when he needed them?

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