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Chapter 27
Harry stood at the door, glaring at Draco. "Malfoy… Care to explain to me what the hell is going on!" he demanded.
"Harry, please, listen. This is all a plan. The Death Eaters lured Ginny and me here, knowing that you would come after us. Luckily, Draco heard about the plan and offered to guard us! We were waiting for you. We're all going to escape together!"
Harry stared at them. Finally, he reached out and shook Draco's hand. "Umm… thanks," he (Harry) grudgingly said. Draco nodded briskly. Harry stepped over, wrapped his arms around Ginny, and placed a soft kiss on her head. Suddenly, something occurred to Draco.
"How should we get out? Mini-Weasley can't Apparate yet," he pointed out. Ginny turned red. Before Harry could reply, however, …
"Oh, I don't think you're going anywhere…"
All four of them spun around. "Draco, I am strongly disappointed in you. To think, you tricked your own master…" Lucius whipped out his wand and shouted, "Crucio!"
Draco collapsed onto the ground. Harry reacted quickly. He pulled out his own wand and cried, "Expelliarmus!" Unfortunately, he wasn't fast enough. Lucius' wand had just left his fingertips when Lucius reached up and snatched it back. He eyed Harry menacingly.
"Well… if it isn't the famous Harry Potter, in the flesh. Dumbledore's pet. I suppose the fool sent you over here… Harry Potter to save the day, again," he murmured.
"Expelliarmus!"
Hermione's voice echoed throughout the chamber. Lucius' wand flew out of his hand before he could do anything.
Harry whirled around. Hermione had managed to grab Draco's wand. Draco was still on the ground, shaking. "Enervate," Harry quickly said, pointing to Draco. Draco stopped trembling. "Ginny, stay back!"
"Well, well… The mudblood…" Lucius said softly. "I've heard much about you… You don't deserve to be a witch… Filthy Muggles… You're just one of them…" His voice rose with every word.
"Enzo escripite!" Harry bellowed. Lucius went sailing back into the wall. Hermione, seeing an opportunity, hovered over Draco.
Draco opened his eyes weakly. "Hermione…" he murmured. Hermione gave him a small smile. "My arm…" he moaned. Hermione checked it.
"It's broken," she informed him. Draco grinned.
"I'll be okay." She gave him his wand. Draco flicked his wand. A long stream of cloth wound itself around his arm. Hermione helped him up.
All of a sudden, a loud yelp pierced the air. Draco's eyes darted around wildly. "Oh no… Where's my father?" Hermione gasped.
"Where's Harry? Where's Ginny?" Draco grabbed Hermione's wrist and led her out of the chamber.
Harry, pale faced, was standing in the middle of the hallway. Lucius had Ginny. "No… Please, leave her alone," Harry begged. Draco whipped out his wand.
"I'll take care of this," he growled. Hermione grabbed his arm.
"No! Draco, you can't! You could hit Ginny!" she hissed. Draco slowly lowered his wand. He began to walk towards his father, lingering by Harry. Hermione watched curiously. Did Harry just nod at Draco? Lucius eyed his son, his eyes flashing, as if daring him to continue.
"Father… Let her go," Draco said. Each step took a century. Hermione was almost growing dizzy. Lucius sneered.
"Let her go? Why should I? Our master, your master, will be pleased that I have her. This is a Weasley. The lowest of the low… Potter, only one way to save her… Your life for hers." Draco stopped.
"So… you're saying that if I go with you… Ginny is free. Harry said slowly. Lucius smirked.
"Clever boy you are, Potter. I can see why your Dumbledore's favorite," he said sarcastically. Ginny shook her head.
"Harry, don't do it! Don't!" she cried. Harry glanced at her.
"Fine. My life for hers. Let her go," he ordered, his voice firm and steady. Ginny burst into tears. Lucius dropped her onto the ground.
"NOW!" Draco roared. He dove forward, grabbed Ginny and ducked out of cover. Harry pulled out his wand.
"Corripso!" he screamed. Lucius flew into the air and was slammed down onto the floor. "Hermione, move!" Hermione jerked her eyes away and scrambled into the corner with Draco and Ginny. Draco gave her hand a quick squeeze.
"Stay here, 'Mione. I'm going to help Potter," he said. "Satapilo!" His spell missed and instead left a small hole in the wall. Lucius spun around and lunged for Draco. Draco didn't have time to react.
"Refirator!" Hermione yelled. A beam of blue light came from the tip of her wand and formed into a curve. Lucius crashed into it and flew back. The curve disappeared. Draco flashed Hermione a smile.
"Thanks… What was that?"
"A type of force field, designed to reflect things. We can send out spells, but all of their spells reflect off of the field," Hermione quickly explained. Draco nodded and smiled.
"MALFOY!" Harry shouted. Draco looked up. Hermione cowered in fear. A band of Death Eaters had surrounded him. There had to be about thirty of them.
"Fortuge!" Draco yelled. One of the Death Eaters stumbled backwards and fell onto the floor. "I can't take out all of them!" Draco cried, panicky.
"Tratugo!" Hermione shouted. Several Death Eaters collapsed onto the floor and shrieked in pain.
"Tratugo!" Harry cried, using Hermione's spell. Unfortunately, his wasn't as strong and only a few writhed in pain.
"Harry! Use the Brukin Spell!" Hermione shrieked. Harry flicked his wand and muttered the incantation. The Death Eater's skin turned a bright red and then slowly turned to black. He moaned in pain and stumbled into the wall.
"Malfoy, you stay here! I have to go find Voldemort!" Harry screamed. "It's the only way to end all of this!" Draco nodded.
"Refirator!" Hermione cried. The same force field came out again. "Harry, run!" she hollered as several Death Eaters crashed into the curve.
"Rictusempra!" Draco cried. A silver beam shot of his wand and into a Death Eater's stomach. The Death Eater fell onto the ground, panting.
"Tarantallegra!" Hermione shouted. Another Death Eater began to dance, unable to control his legs. "Petrificus Totalus!" Yet another was caught in the body bind.
"Impedimenta!" Draco said. Three of them were knocked backwards. "Stupefy!" he yelled as one dove for Hermione.
"Draco! Watch out! Refirator!" Hermione shrieked. The beam of light was just enough to block off another Death Eater.
Suddenly, everyone stopped. All the remaining Death Eaters turned around and quickly backed into the wall. Hermione glanced up.
Harry and Lord Voldemort were dueling. "Harry Potter… It's an honor to see you once again. The boy who caused my downfall… Are you ready to die, just like your poor parents?" Voldemort sneered. Harry swallowed hard.
"My parents died to save me!" he cried, pointing his wand at him. Lord Voldemort merely glanced at him with an amused look on his face. .
"I see you have the same stubborn streak as your father. He thought he could fight me, the most powerful wizard of the time, and let you and your mother escape. Your mother. Your filthy mother. A mudblood," he spat out.
"It's not like your parents were pureblood either!" Harry blurted out. "You said so yourself! We're alike in that way!" Voldemort lowered his wand threateningly. He took a step forward. Harry stepped back.
"Do not talk about my parents! The poor, filthy people! They never knew what was good for them! Marrying mudbloods! My parents were stupid and cowardly! Are you ready to duel, Harry Potter? Let's see who really is stronger. Lord Voldemort, the strongest wizard of all time, or Harry Potter, the poor orphan boy who only survived because of his mother." Harry and Voldemort lifted their wands. They both nodded their heads in a bow and got their wands ready.
"Surely you remember how to duel, right, Harry Potter? No more hide-and-seek games? On the count of three, we begin! One… Two…"
A/N: Sorry for the bad chapter cut off! And this chapter was really short, I know! But I rushed to get it out!
Unfortunately, I will not be able to continue for the next6 weeks because I will be on vacation. I am tremendously sorry and promise you all a LOOOOOOOONG chapter when I get back! If you review, that is :-)
