HARRY POTTER AND THE FINAL PIECES
Chapter One: The Dream
Everything was quiet. An owl hooted nearby. Suddenly, WHOOSH! A huge shadow appeared, followed by a scream.
"Draco!" Narcissa screeched. "You are safe! I was so worried, so scared--"
A tall man wearing long black robes appeared out of the shadows. "I thought you might want to see him. I promised you no harm would come to him, but I assumed you might be worried, so I brought him here anyway."
"Severus, you do not know how grateful I am…oh, please come in…"
The man entered the house, letting light pour onto his pale sallow face, giving the impression he did not sleep or eat for several days. Narcissa could tell, for she said, "Severus, you look weak. And my boy! Have you two not eaten?"
"We managed," Snape said slowly, not wanting her to worry. "But some wine would be nice."
"Of course!" Narcissa exclaimed running to the kitchen, returning one minute later carrying three glasses of white wine on a glass tray, along with some biscuits.
"I am grateful for your hospitality, my dear Narcissa…"
"Of course Severus…of course."
They sipped their wine in silence, but Draco finally spoke. "Mother, I have returned to you. Why do you seem so troubled?"
"Draco," she said softly. "I am so happy and relieved that you have come back. But, I am scared. You have heard of the recent death, or rather, murder of Dumbledore?"
Draco nodded, and Narcissa continued, "The ministry thinks that it was the two of you who killed him. I do not believe them, because I know that you would not do something so foolish and try to get yourselves arrested. They are looking for the both of you and they want to put you in Azkaban!"
Snape and Draco looked at each other guiltily. Narcissa narrowed her eyes. "So it was the two of you…Severus! How could you have been so irresponsible! I trusted you with my son and this is what you do!"
"Your son was ordered to kill Dumbledore by the Dark Lord," Severus said, his voice rising. "Furthermore, he did not kill him. I did."
"Why did you not stop him from getting orders at all? Why did you not convince him to stay away from all this?"
"You know as well as I do that I tried convincing him out of all of this. But what goes, goes. The Dark Lord communicated with Draco, and I always knew Draco wanted to be a Death Eater. It is a job of honor, but a job which requires sacrifices. Are you prepared to let him go? Not that you have a choice…"
"Please Severus! Please keep him away from all of this trouble!"
"Mother!" Draco finally said. "I want to be a Death Eater and I want to work for the Dark Lord! Why do you not understand? It is something I must do!"
"Draco, please be quiet. You do not know what you are talking about. Stop being foolish and arrogant."
"You know, Narcissa…I think you must give Draco the freedom to do what he wishes. He is, after all, now seventeen. He must be allowed to make his own decisions," Snape said.
"Yes, I know…but…he's my son Severus! I don't want to lose him like I lost Lucius!"
"I assure you, you will not lose Draco. We have attacked the opposition, and now we are waiting for a counter-attack. Let Draco fight in this final battle."
"I suppose I have no choice, do I?" Narcissa said, tears trickling down her soft cheeks.
"I will do the best I can to try and protect Draco. You are right, we have no choice. The Dark Lord will make him fight, otherwise he will kill us all. Now, let us not speak of the Dark Lord in such a way…"
"Of course, Severus…" Narcissa said wiping her tears. "I was just being worried, that's all."
"Quite understandable…now, we must depart. We can't stay in one place for more than hour, because where ever we go, people are looking for us."
Narcissa nodded and embraced her son with all her might, and Draco hugged her back with equal force. Severus kissed Narcissa on her hand and soon, they were gone. Narcissa sighed and collapsed onto the mahogany armchair below her.
Author Notes: I hope you all liked the first chapter! Please review:)
-Lil Crow Bow