a/n Ok thank you everyone for the reviews! I'm so happy people like my story! And just to clear something up, at the end of the last chapter I said Michael dragged them into the forest and then apperated, Michael can apperate in the castle.
"Hermione!" Draco shouted and went over to her hunched figure that was lying on the ground. After Michael had apperated them to the clearing he had thrown her to the ground. "Hermione!" Draco said louder, but to know avail, she had hit her head on something and was out cold.
"What your love will not wake up?" Draco turned around and saw Bellatrix Lestrange grinning at him.
"No she isn't Aunt Bella," Draco said aunt with loathing dripping from the word.
"Oh, what a pity, I had hoped to finish her off myself," then an idea popped into Draco's head.
"Aunt Bella," he said this time no loathing covered the word aunt. "Did Michael tell you he received the Dark Lord/s powers?" She looked at him suspiciously.
"Yes, indeed he did why?" Draco smirked.
"Well he lied. You know how he went on about how the Dark Lord left his powers to the one who was deemed worthy? Well it turns out that it wasn't Michael. You've learned about Power Orbs. Did it disappear after he touched it?" Her face paled.
"No, no it did not, but it is not here now. Who has taken the powers?" She looked at him, she had so faithful to the Dark Lord it made him sick. She would only serve the one with his powers though, and that could work to his advantage.
"Why do you think Michael wants to kill me?" Bellatrix stared at him.
"You?" Her voice was low and fearful.
"Yes me," Draco drawled smirking at his aunt's reaction.
"But how? No… it can not be so… It can't be… how…" was all she could say and suddenly Michael was back.
"Bellatrix, do you think he speaks the truth? Get ready, the others are coming," Draco cursed as Bellatrix removed the confusion from her face and made a circle around Michael with the others.
"My Lord," the said kissing Michael's robes, Draco felt like being sick again.
"Look what I have found, a Mudblood and a traitor who loves the Mudblood. What shall we do with them?" Draco's eyes narrowed at him and he heard Hermione stir.
"Leave her out of it!" Draco said standing up. "It is me you want to face, how about a one on one?" Draco smirked as fear flitted through Michael's face, he would look like a coward if he backed down, but he would die because Draco had the Dark Lord's powers.
"Fine, stand back while I finish him off," the way cleared for Draco and immediately closed around him again as soon as Draco was in the center.
Before Draco had time to raise his wand a flash of green light went sailing at him. Casually he side stepped it and grinned at Michael.
"Cheating are we?" He asked before casually raising his wand.
There were hisses all around the circle and Michael began firing one curse after another at him. Draco dodged them all, soon Michael was beginning to tire and Draco could feel tiredness begin to wear him down. One time he wasn't quick enough and curses hit his leg causing a cut to appear and Draco to wince in pain.
Suddenly a group of the Order of the Phoenix came bursting into the clearing, Harry at their lead. It seemed that he had suspected what had happened and when he woke Ron up his suspicions were confirmed. Now he had brought a rescue team. This was not the only good thing Draco saw, he also saw a fearful Hermione standing in the back watching on the scene. As the Death Eaters around Draco dispersed to fight their new found opponents, another curse hit Draco who hadn't been paying attention.
Draco turned his attention back to Michael.
Hermione saw a figure flit in the corner of her eye and saw Bellatrix Lestrange sneak behind a tree. Anger glinted in Hermione's eyes as she plunged into the forest after Bellatrix once again.
Trees flashed past Hermione as she followed the fleeting figure that was Bellatrix. Shadows cast upon her face giving her a dark look. It didn't matter if Harry wanted to kill her, she had claim now, after what Bellatrix had done to her.
Harry looked around in time to see Hermione crash into the trees after Bellatrix Lestrange. He grimaced, but knew that Hermione would kill her. It didn't matter any more, as long ass she was dead. He had after all killed Voldemort, his attention turned to Ron who was desperately fighting a few Death Eaters. Ron was trying to make up for his mistake. Harry grinned, he knew when they got back to the castle he would pay and Harry would love to see Hermione give him what he deserved. Then Harry looked at Draco, someone who he thought he had figured out, only to be proven wrong. He loved Hermione and he was currently fighting Michael when he could have taken control of the Death Eaters and killed them all. He shook his head before finding another Death Eater to face.
Draco blinked rapidly trying to get the sweat out of his eyes. Both he and Michael were tiered and bloody. Draco's leg was hard to stand on so it hampered him a lot when he tried to dodge curses. Michael had been hit by a few curses as well, and was in worse condition then Draco.
Draco knew that this would finish soon, one way or another. Shakily he held up his want ready to end it.
Hermione finally found Bellatrix; she was standing at the edge of a cliff. She turned around to see Hermione and laughed.
"It worked once with you, why can't it work again?" Bellatrix said laughing in her high pitched voice.
"Bye," Hermione said smiling and flung a curse at Bellatrix. She screamed and flew off the cliff's edge.
Hermione rushed to the side of the cliff and looked down. The fog cleared and Hermione saw Bellatrix's broken body on a ledge. Smiling at her victory Hermione began to run back through the forest, now that she knew the way. As she ran her heart beat faster, she had to get there in time, something whispered in her ear. Hurry, hurry before it is too late! Complying Hermione's feet beat faster upon the leaf strewn ground. She had to get back before something happened. Hurry… the voice repeated again. Hurry, before it is too late…
a/n Ok, how did you like the chapter? Tell me what you liked! Thank you for sticking with the story this far!
