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Chapter 3

Draco walked up the steps to the small family church. He knocked on the door and hoped someone would answer soon. He wished there was someone in the wizarding world that would help him. Just one person who would see he wasn't all bad. That he was scared to death of his father and his friends. But of course no one would believe him.

'Thanks to HARRY POTTER and his damn band of merry man! They're all probably enjoying the fact that I'm missing, I am sure of it! They've always had it out for me. So I don't have good people skills! Is that a reason to leave me in this hell? To let me be killed by my own father? I know he's only trying to kill me to keep mother safe, but still it hurts. Mother disowned me to keep father safe as well, but if….. ' Draco thoughts were interrupted.

"Hello?" A voice came from the doorway. Draco turned to see a man that looked a lot like his father, but then again there was something in this man's face that made Draco know it was not Lucius Malfoy. Kindness and greatness' was all Draco could see in the man face before him.

"Hello, I am truly sorry to bother you at this time of night, but I was told I might be able to find shelter here. Is this true?" Draco felt his hands shake a little, as he saw the man's face soften even more.

"Yes, it is true young man. Why don't you come in out of the rain? We can find you a room with a fireplace so you can dry off. I'll get you something to sleep in. We can talk in the morning." The man stepped out of the way and let Draco inside. Shutting the door behind the young runaway. Draco stood in a small enters room it looked just like every other church out there. Nothing special about it at all, except its people. Draco didn't know what it was, but there was something special about this man in front of him. He knew Father Elwood was neither muggle nor a wizard; he was giving off some strange power Draco didn't recognize.

"My name is Father Elwood and you are?" Draco's heart skipped a beat, for a moment he felt like he had met this man once before and had loved him like a father. 'But how could that be? No, it's just my imagination.' Looking at Elwood, he smiled as best he could, which wasn't that good.

"My name is not important, but if you have to call me something D will do." Draco found that this was not a problem for Elwood. He was shown to a room, where one other runaway was sleeping. Given something to sleep in and seeing a fire was already going. Without a word, Elwood was gone and Draco got to sleep in a warm bed for the first time in a week.

The next morning at the Weasley's

Hermione was happy her mother said she could spend the night at Ginny Weasley's. Later that day she would be going to her grandma's house, where there is no magic anything, because her grandma doesn't know about her little gift. And that meant for the rest of the summer she would be without friends. Well not really, but it felt that way. So when her mom said she could spend the night she had jumped for joy.

"Good morning girls." Mr. Wesley smiled at them as they took their seats. Harry and Ron sat on the other side of the table. It was funny how the house felt empty even though there were six people in it. Hermione said good morning and then began to eat as fast as she could.

"Have your parents stopped feeding you?" Ginny asked her with a grin. She heard Harry and Ron laughing for the other side of the table. Hermione shook her head no and kept on eating. The Wesley's owl flew in and dropped off the morning paper. Suddenly Mr. Wesley gasped, causing everyone to look at him.

"What is it Dad?" Ron asked with great interest. Looking up form the morning paper, his face was pale and his eyes were wide.

"I don't believe it; I think I better read this to you first. Then maybe I'll believe it." As Mr. Wesley took out the paper and began to read an odd silence filled the room.

"Where Did He GO?"

Late last night, Lucius Malfoy was seen fleeing from Malfoy manner. Several wizards were in hot pursuit of the man, but he still got away. This, however, is only were our story starts. It was discovered right after the chase that the Malfoy's son Draco Malfoy has been missing for over a week.

Under a truth spell, Mrs. Malfoy told all. She says her son was there one night and gone the next. She has no idea where he could have gone, but she does know why he left. She found that out when her husband vested. He claimed Draco Malfoy refused to become a Death Eater and was now in hiding. He was trying to find out where his son was hiding, but Mrs. Malfoy could not tell him for she did not know. Before he fled the home he had yelled, "When we find him, he's dead."

Draco Malfoy was last seen in Nolensville were he withdrew all his money and had it converted into muggle money. It is believed he is hiding somewhere in the muggle world. Mrs. Malfoy asks if anyone knows were he could be, to report it to the Ministry at once, so he can be found and brought to safety. Put all of this in italics when you post so people know it's an article not part of the story.

No one believed what they had just heard Mr. Weasley read. Ron was the first one to speak.

"Well if it is true, he's a dead man."