Heartless

Chapter eleven - The great escape

It was two days later when Draco was finally released from the hospital wing and told to relax but that was not on his agenda, Harry however was having none of it. Narcissa was fussing over them both like they were both little children.

The teenagers moaned and complained about this treatment but in reality they loved it. Draco had always loved his mother, his father was another matter but there was no doubt that they cared for one another but they spent very little time together, Lucius was always working.

Speaking of the oldest Malfoy, he had still not shown up at Hogwarts and Narcissa was getting worried, Draco and Harry on the other hand were becoming very stressed, they wanted Elena back and were getting sock of sitting at school pretending that nothing was wrong and doing nothing to bring her back.

It was currently three in the morning; Harry was wide awake and watching Draco sleep. He wasn't in his pyjamas or his boxers, he was in fact fully dressed, he had been for about an hour now. He was leaving and wouldn't return until Voldermort was dead and Elena was safely in his arms.

"Goodbye Draco." Harry whispered, he wanted to place a soft kiss upon his lips but didn't in fear of waking him, if the blonde awoke he knew that he would never get out of Hogwarts, not without Draco in tow and he wouldn't put any more lives at risk.

He slipped out of the room and closed the door with a soft click, he crept through the school that was deathly quiet, he did not expect to meet any one and he didn't not until he reached the entrance hall. Here he had to duck behind a statue of some long dead wizard or witch –he couldn't really tell - to avoid being seen by the headmaster and his transfiguration teacher, Minerva Magonigal.

"I am sure Harry will try to go after him tonight." Dumbledore said "He mustn't, not yet, I won't have him die."

"The Dark Lord went to far in taking the child, Harry is attached to her, something you knew would happen when you handed her over to him."

"I only wanted Harry to be happy, I did not foresee Voldermort taking Elena but I knew she would make him happy and she did, he has not only a little girl who means the world to him but he has Draco who loves Harry whether Harry wants to be loved or not."

Harry didn't want to listen to any more of this, he was going to have to find an alternative route out of the castle, he back tracked to the statue of the hunch back witch and he slipped inside before anyone could try and stop him. He full out ran down the dark tunnel not even stopping to mutter lumos so he could see his way.

Back in there rooms Draco jerked awake and upon realising that he was alone called out to Harry. The instant that he got no reply he knew something was wrong, Harry wouldn't just not answer him unless he wasn't there.

To make sure he wasn't jumping to conclusions he searched their rooms but found no trace of him, then he grabbed the map that Harry had shown him "I solemnly swear I am up to no good" he muttered, just in time to see Harry vanish off the edge of the map.

Without really thinking he grabbed his teal silk bathrobe and ran to where he had seen Dumbledore standing and talking to Minerva. It took him valuable minutes to reach his destination and then explain to Dumbledore everything that he knew.

"Draco, are you very sure?" Albus said staring at him in all seriousness.

Draco nodded "please headmaster, don't let him die."

"I won't."

Harry did not bother to be careful as he exited through Honeydukes, he was in too much of a rush, he knew it would be only moments before he was discovered as missing and search/rescue parties were sent after him.

He had no idea where Voldermorts main base was but he knew a good place to start, he apperated to Riddle manor where Voldermort was waiting for him.

I'm so, so sorry that this took me ages and it's so short but I'm in the middle of my exams and I have very little time to myself these days but I promise as soon as they are all over I will update all my stories with super long chapters. Please review xxx.