Chapter 10. Reunion
The dungeon in which he walked was very dark and he couldn't see anything. He had to adjust to the dark and before that he had no idea where he had to point his wand on. Suddenly the 'Expelliarmus' spell was yelled and Draco's wand flew from his hands. The next moment another spell was called and ropes were bound over Draco's hands and feet. He fell to the ground. Draco was stuck and there was nowhere he could go.
The stalker closed the door of the dungeon and lighted the room. There in a corner of the dungeon he saw Ginny lying tied up. The stalker started to talk.
"Well Draco, I had suspected you would come. Could you easily recognise it? I never knew you was so easy to overcome."
Draco didn't look at the stalker, but looked with a troubled look towards Ginny.
"Don't you recognise me Draco?"
This got Draco's curiosity and he looked at the stalker.
"Crabbe?", asked Draco surprised. He could hardly recognise him. He was a lot thinner than he used to be. He had changed a lot since the last time he had seen him.
"Oh, so you do recognise me. Surprising how the tables are turned now, isn't it? All those years you used me and Goyle to protect you. It wasn't until now that I saw you really needed us, because on your own you never would have made it."
"You guys were even to stupid to walk normal", said Draco.
"Were we really? Or were we just pretending?", said Crabbe. "It's a shame really that you had to disturb my meeting with Ginny again. I didn't want to hurt you just yet. You were much later on my list. But hé, I don't have a choice now", said Crabbe meanly.
Draco started to get scared, but he wasn't planning to show that to Crabbe.
"What do you wantfrom me?", asked Draco harshly.
"You don't have to start and get unfriendly with me."
"What do you want from Ginny anyway?"
"Ah, the youngest Weasley. She always had interested me. In school already with her fiercely personality, and you have to admit, she is good to look at. But all those years at school she never saw me standing, and even now she wanted nothing to do with me."
While Crabbe was talking Draco tried to free himself from the ropes at his hands. Crabbe didn't saw anything and just kept on talking.
"So I decided to follow her. I now know almost everything from her, and it's about time that she also starts to know me", said Crabbe.
"But can't you let her go? You've got me now."
"But Draco, are you still not getting it? You don't matter at all. This isn't about you."
Suddenly they heard someone sneezing just outside the dungeons.
Shit, that must be Potter, Weasley and Granger, thought Draco.
"What's that?", asked Crabbe. "Have you brought some more friends?"
Draco had to think up something quickly.
"I think you heard me. 'hatsjoe'. I must have catched a cold", said Draco.
"Are you sure there are not some of your friends walking outside?"
"What kind of friends? Since the war all former Slytherins hate me. And do you really think that I would inform someone, when I myself can be the saviour", said Draco.
"Well, although you're right about that, I shall just check it to be sure."
Crabbe walked towards the door. He almost reached to door when Draco yelled.
"No, wait!"
"What?", asked Crabbe angrily.
"Well, since my dad died there are ghosts here in this house. I think they are in the hall at the moment. So you can better keep the door closed, you don't want ghosts in here, do you?"
"Nice try Draco. But do you really think I would fall for that? How stupid do you think I am?"
Draco had to suppress a laugh when he thought back to the past.
"Now I know for sure that there are people who you expect."
Crabbe opened the door and looked around. Draco knew for sure that Potter, Weasley and Granger would be caught now. He had tried to make up something. Why couldn't they just listen to him for once and stay away?
"Strange, I can't see anyone", interrupted Crabbe Draco's thoughts.
Draco wondered how this was possible. Malfoy Manor was very good protected. It was impossible to apparate in it and wizards who disapeared all of a sudden didn't exist.
Suddenly he saw the ropes over Ginny moving, while she was lying still. Of course, Potters invisibility cloak. He saw Crabbe walking towards Ginny and decided that he had to do something to distract him.
"Hé fatty!", yelled Draco.
That got Crabbe's attention. He turned around and angrily walked towards Draco.
"How did you call me?", asked Crabbe angrily.
"I called you a fatty", said Draco while he stared calmly towards Crabbe. From the inside however, he didn't felled so calm. This had gotten Crabbe's attention, but how did he have to proceed? Crabbe hated it when he was called a fatty in the past and now that he was keeping Draco a prisoner it wasn't very smart to say something like that.
"Did you call me a fatty?", asked Crabbe not believing it.
Draco tried to stay calm and to free his hands, something that now was almost done.
"I called you a fatty. You know, a pig, someone with such a big body that you can't even..."
"Enough", yelled Crabbe angrily.
At that moment they heard someone sneezing again and Draco couldn't possibly pretend that it was him as Crabbe was looking at him all the time. Crabbe turned towards the noise and walked towards Ginny. Crabbe knew for sure that the noise came from that direction, but he didn't see anyone but Ginny.
When Crabbe walked away from Draco, Draco was able to make his hands free from the ropes. Carefully he tried to free his feet from the ropes, while checking if Crabbe didn't looked at him.
Draco found it stupid that Potter and friends kept making noises with sneezing, but this time he was also rather pleased as it got Crabbe to forget what Draco just had said.
Suddenly the invisibility cloak catched at something, but the famous trio didn't noticed anything and just kept walking. It was a rather funny sight, if it wasn't so terrible. Because there you saw the trio bend down walking behind each other, looking around and thinking that nobody could see them.
"But of course, Potter, Weasley and Granger have decided to pay me a visit. It looks like a reunion", said Crabbe.
It wasn't until they heard this that they noticed that they weren't walking under their invisibility cloak anymore. Quickly the wanted to grab their wands, but Crabbe was faster and yelled: 'Expelliarmus', followed by some spells which bound some ropes over them.
Meanwhile Draco was finished with freeing his feet and crawled slowly towards his wand that lied on the floor a couple of metres away.
"Well Potter, I wonder how you were able to destroy the Dark Lord as this all goes so easily", said Crabbe.
"That only makes it more stupid for his followers who thought that he could defeat me", said Harry.
#pets#
Crabbe had hit Harry on the cheek.
"That's no way to talk about the Dark Lord", said Crabbe angrily.
"The Dark Lord? It's more like the Dead Lord", said a voice behind them.
Crabbe turned around and was surprised to see Draco standing with his wand pointed at him.
"But how.. how did you..?"
"Escape? Did you really thought that those ropes would stop me? And I was thinking that you weren't as stupid as you used to be. I've clearly mistaken myself in that."
Draco yelled a spell and Crabbe was bound with thicker ropes than Draco was.
Quickly Draco walked towards Ginny who was still lying motionless on the floor. He said a spell and the ropes who bound her disappeared. He felt a heartbeat and knew she was still alive. He lifted her up and wanted to walk away when...
"Hé Malfoy, aren't you going to free us?"
Draco turned around and saw that Ron was the one who said this.
"But Weasley, why would I do that? It's your own fault that you're stuck here. If you would have listened to me and went to the other side of the dungeons you wouldn't be stuck here now, would you?"
"So you deliberately gave us the wrong directions?", said Hermione not believing it.
"Yes Granger, that was exactly what I had done. And if you would have listened to me for a change you wouldn't be stuck here now. How lovely I find it to sit here and chat with you all I really have to go now, because Ginny has to go to the hospital. Have fun!"
And with those words Draco carried Ginny out of Malfoy Manor. When he reached the gardens of the Manor he immediately apparated to st. Mungo's.
As soon as he reached St. Mungo's several doctors walked towards Ginny and him. Draco was left alone in the waiting room where he anxiously waited on some news about Ginny. He could only hope that he wasn't too late.
After about 15 minutes of waiting he asked several doctors about Ginny, but nobody could say anything about here. After another 15 minutes he was sick of the waiting and decided to go look for Ginny. He just went into a hall when he saw Harry, Ron and Hermione walking towards him.
"Where is she? What have you done to her?", said Ron angrily.
"Well as you probably can see Weasel, she is in a hospital, where exactly I can't tell you, the doctors are still busy with her."
"And how come you're still here? You saved her and brought her to the hospital. You can go now", said Harry.
"But Potter, I kind of like it here so I think I will stay. Besides, I want to see Ginny when she wakes up."
"Oh no you don't! You stay away from her!", said Ron angrily.
On the moment that Draco wanted to retort a nurse walked in the waiting room.
"Are you here for Ginny Weasley?"
All four turned towards the nurse.
"Have you news about her?", Draco asked quickly.
"Yes, she is doing well. She is only very tired because she lost much blood. But I think she may leave the hospital in two days."
"Can I see her?", asked Draco curiously.
"Her family and friends may visit her, but only two at a time."
The nurse walked away and Draco followed her.
"What do you think you're doing Malfoy?", asked Ron.
Draco stopped and turned around.
"What does it look like Weasley? I'm going to your sister."
"Than I think you didn't understood the nurse. She said that only her friends and family could visit her, as you are neither of them, it's logic that you can't see Ginny."
"What!", said Draco angrily.
"Ow, didn't you hear me? I thought that I was quite clear. You cannot visit Ginny. You know, I will tell it to the doctors right away, that they cannot let you near her."
"You can't do that!", said Draco.
"Watch me", said Ron and he walked towards a doctor. He talked with him while the doctor nodded. When he walked back he had a huge smile.
"So, that's arranged. They won't let you near my sister."
"No? We will see about that."
Determinedly Draco walked towards the hall where Ginny would be in. He almost reached Ginny's door when he suddenly was grabbed by two men. Quickly he grabbed his wand, ready to curse someone, but to his surprise the persons who held him didn't do anything. He said a spell and they started to laugh.
"You can't go in here, so you can better leave. Your wand doesn't work her. After some aggressive patients in the past had cursed the doctors it was decided to took care that only the staff can use a wand. So you can better leave."
Draco looked up and saw that the men who hold him slowly let him go, but their wands were pointed at him. Knowing that he wouldn't be able to see Ginny now, he decided to leave. In his head he started to form a plan to visit Ginny.
So next chapter you'll hear about the plan that Draco has. And the stalker will also make a comeback. (6)