Summary: When Draco sees his rival being tortured and raped by his father, he is revolted. He has to make a decision that could alter his life forever. Save Harry Potter from the clutches of his father and risk his life, or walk away and pretend he never saw it, letting the Gryffindor die at the hands of his father.

Disclamier: I don't own a single thing that has already been mentioned in any one of the Harry Potter books. J.K. Rowling owns all that. I own everything that's not in her books.

Chapter Two: Decisions

Draco went into his bed and closed his eyes, however, sleep did not come. He waited for a while, willing his body to sleep, but it wasn't working. Thoughts about the Gryffindor and the sight that was still in the dungeons of his home plagued his mind. 'How is it,' Draco wondered, 'that Golden Boy can be hanging in my fathers dungeons, thoroughly beaten, and still manage to annoy me?' He wasn't blaming this on Harry though. He gave up on sleep and stare sightlessly at the darkness covering his room, more specifically the area above his bed. 'Why does everything happen to this one boy?' Draco did not really feel sympathy towards Harry as much as curiosity.

Draco understood that Voldemort wanted revenge on Harry for weakening him as a baby, but why couldn't he kill him after he returned to power? 'Some great Dark Lord. Can't even kill a baby, then still can't manage to kill him as an adolescence.' Draco was mainly thinking these thoughts for his amusement. He enjoyed mentally berating his father's lord, even if he knew some of his points weren't valid. He knew that it wasn't weakness on Voldemort's part that had kept him from successfully killing Harry. 'What kind of power does Potter possess? It has got to be something strong to keep him alive against Voldemort. Why couldn't the strongest, most sadistic and evil dark wizard of our age kill that particular child?' This train of thought continued until he remembered that the boy he was trying to figure out the mystery to was currently hanging in his father's dungeon, and had a good chance of dying within the night.

'If he dies, I'll never get answers.' Draco now faced a serious dilemma. 'If I save Potter's life, he will be in debt to me big time,' the Slytherin side of Draco's brain thought. 'I'll also be the savior of the savior of the wizarding world,' he thought with slight amusement. But he also knew that saving Harry wasn't such the light-hearted task he was making it out to be. There would be serious consequences either way. He made a mental list of the consequences for saving Harry.

Draco now faced a serious dilemma. the Slytherin side of Draco's brain thought. he thought with slight amusement. But he also knew that saving Harry wasn't such the light-hearted task he was making it out to be. There would be serious consequences either way. He made a mental list of the consequences for saving Harry.

1. Father would be furious with me, and more than likely try to kill me.

2. Potter would live

3. The Light would probably think that saving him was a sign of commitment to them.

4. I would be left with no money.

5. Saving Potter would mean betraying father, for if I came back with a beaten Harry, Dumbledore would no doubt use a truth potion, and perhaps tap into my mind as well.

6. I would have an angry Dark Lord after me

7. I would be forced to answer awkward and unwanted questions.

8. I would be living with students who would want me dead, and would attempt to get what they wanted.

There were other consequences, Draco knew, but he didn't feel the need to rack his brain for all of them. He then thought of the consequences of not saving Harry.

1. If Dumbledore had suspicions that I knew about Potter's disappearance, I would be forced to take a truth potion, which would land both me and my father in Azkaban, and although he knows how to get out, I don't and he wouldn't help me.

2. Possibly the only hope for riding the world of Voldemort would be dead, because of me.

3. An innocent boy would die because of me.

4. I wouldn't have anyone at Hogwarts to fight with(he added that one mostly to lighten his mood)

5. I couldn't live with myself

6. I would never get my questions answered

Draco looked over the consequences of each action, mentally adding more to each choice. He thought about it for about half an hour, a mental battle that left him with a pounding headache. He knew if he was going to act, he had to do it soon. 'How long can Potter last in his condition?' Draco knew he wouldn't be able to last through another one of his father's torture sessions. No one could live through one night and a day of that. 'Come to think of it, I don't even know how long Potter's been here.' After about another 10 minutes of thought, Draco decided what he was going to do.

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