Chapter 41

The plan was in it's final phase. They would draw Harry and Draco out, then corner Azadeh. They waited at the secret entrance for the little girl to let them in, and she did on time. ...

Azadeh woke up with a start, something was wrong. She looked over and Harry was missing, she got out of bed and looked around, "Harry!" She heard heavy footsteps come up and Harry came through the door immediately.

"I'm here."

"Something's wrong.."

"I know, Death Eaters found their way through..."

"Harry...," Azadeh panicked.

"Get dressed, we're taking you to the safe house," Harry started to grab her things.

"No, I want to be with you, I don't think it's safe there..."

"You can't be with me or Draco, he's hiding Hermione with some of the other rebellion... Azadeh, you have to go...," he didn't want to leave her, but he had to. "Come on." Harry got her dressed and ready to leave.

Everyone was screaming, people were being attacked as the Death Eaters marched through the dirt road, the killing curse was flying everywhere, stunning spells as well to capture any pretty looking woman that crossed their path. Harry took off with Azadeh, hiding between buildings, she saw her father attack one of the Death Eaters in his Animagus form. Other rebellion members were fighting them off as well. Draco caught up to them and helped Harry get Azadeh to safety.

"Where's Hermione!" Azadeh panicked.

"She's safe, she's with Bishop."Draco turned back to Harry. "We have to get her out of here, I just saw my father, he's looking for her,"his voice was urgent and uneven when he turned to Harry who scowled.

"Okay, this way," Harry took the lead and finally they got to the safe house. He left her but not before kissing her lovingly. "I love you," he kissed her again.

"I love you too," she started to tear, but let him go.


Lucius watched this whole time, he deliberately had Draco see him so that he would alarm Harry, everything was going as planned. Soon, the Death Eaters were in position and they busted down the doors to the safe house, the pregnant women and children screaming and trying to get out of the other exit, but it was also blocked...how did they know?

He spotted Azadeh in front of them, almost trying to block them with her whole body even though that wasn't at all possible. "Azadeh," Lucius said in a husky and loving voice. "I have found you at last... It's time to come home."

"I am home," she spat. "Go away, LEAVE US ALONE!" Azadeh cast a wall and threw some of the Death Eaters back, but stopped when the rest of Lucius's regime grabbed children and put wands to their necks. "COWARDS! You hide behind innocent children!"

"You can try and fight us, but I know the women here are pregnant and there are only children left...you can't protect them all, Azadeh. So, I give you a choice...come with me and I will let them go unharmed, fight, and well...I can't gaurantee they'll live, go ahead and use one ounce of magic towards us.." Lucius drawled.

Azadeh looked around, she caught the eye of one child held by a Death Eater. The poor boy was scared and tears were running down his face. "Don't do this, Azadeh...we can fight," one woman said.

"No, you can't...no like this," she whispered. "Do me a favor...tell Harry I love him."

The woman started to tear, "no, Azadeh..."

"PLEASE," Azadeh shut her eyes tight to keep the tears from coming. Then she turned to Lucius, "DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!" He only smiled at her.

"Let them go men...DO NOT harm any of them..." The Death Eaters stepped aside and the women and children cautiously went ahead. Lucius came up and held Azadeh tightly, "at last, you're back where you should be..." He was trying to kiss her but she turned her head, Lucius forced her head to face him and crushed his mouth over her's.


They did not expect Harry to take down the Death Eaters he took on immediately, they knew he was dangerous before, but now he had those who attacked him running from him in fear. The new abilities that Wolfgang taught him made him even more fierce a killer than anyone anticipated. Draco watched in awe of the boy he knew back in Hogwarts, so kind then, so unwilling to harm anyone, how he did a complete 180.

Suddenly, women and children were streaming in the dirt roads again screaming for him. "HARRY! COME QUICKLY!"

He stopped chasing the Death Eaters, who apparated quickly out of the camp. Running towards one of the women he asked, "what are you doing here! Where's Azadeh!"

The woman teared, "she sacraficed herself for us...their taking her, HARRY!"

Harry and Draco looked at each other and apparated quickly to the door of the safe house...they had just caught Lucius as he was about to get to the exit, the indoor part had a charm that prevented anyone from apparating in or out. "Ah, say farewell to your FORMER wife, Harry...my, this scene does look familiar, doesn't it?"

"NO!" Harry bolted towards Lucius as Azadeh screamed for him. He wanted to use his wand but he was afraid he'd hit her instead. Draco tried to get around his father and get his back, but Lucius was too quick for that.

Lucius put a cloth over her mouth, something was wet on it and Azadeh couldn't breath, she was slowly blacking out and going limp. He moved just as fast and had her thrown over his shoulder, barely making it to the exit as Harry nearly lept to get to him.

"DON'T TOUCH HER!" Harry screamed.

Lucius only laughed as he managed to get out, struggling out of Harry's tight grip on his cloak. Lucius released his cloak and then apparated out in a puff of black smoke before Draco fired his wand.

"NOOOO! NOOOO! NOOOO!" Harry let out a roar of rage and fell to his knees. Draco went to get Wolfgang.


Wolfgang finally made it to Harry with a sullen face, his eyes filled with worry, knowing his daughter had been taken once again. Yet, he knew it wasn't Harry's fault...but his main concern was Harry's sanity, the boy was shaking with rage, his eyes were as red as garnets.

"Harry?" he approached Harry carefully. Hermione paced back and forth, her eyes filled with tears, she should have been with Azadeh...but now she kept a safe distance because Harry frightened her.

Harry looked up as if he didn't recognize Wolfgang...

"Harry...," he bent at the knees to meet Harry. "Are you with me?"

"They took her," Harry hissed. "HE TOOK MY AZADEH. HE TOOK MY CHILD!"

"I know, Harry. We'll get her back...I will train you to get her back."

"I. WANT. HER. NOW!"

"I know...we will get her back," Wolfgang hissed. "We will have our revenge."

He finally got Harry calmed down enough to get him back to the house, where Harry sat on their bed, found Azadeh's night gown and cried. He was full of rage and sadness, he was so happy this morning, everything was perfect...and now it was like he'd lost everything all over again. But he vowed he would get her back.


Draco could do nothing but stare at the wall...he should have known better. They should have apparated with Azadeh, but no one knew about the safe house, why didn't anyone detect it? What happened? His heart ached. He heard a knock at the door and he knew it was Hermione. "Come in."

Hermione's eyes were puffy and red, she had clearly been crying. "Can I stay with you tonight?"

"Yes," Draco took Hermione in his arms and held her.

"I saw you fight, you were very brave...I know it must have been hard going against your father..."

"Not as hard as you think...but we were stupid, it was a trap and we should have known that it was."

"Thank you for protecting me."

Draco held her tighter and said nothing...

"Why were Harry's eyes like that? It scared me..."

"Voldemort did something to him while he was under his influence, but that THING doesn't understand it's about to turn on him," Draco hissed. "We'll get her back...we will."


Azadeh's eyes opened... her head felt so fuzzy. She looked around and realized where she was. The black furniture and bed...she was back at Malfoy Manor. She also felt something on her wrist...the bracelet was back on. "No," she whispered and started to tear.. "NO," Azadeh said again as she tried to take it off but it wouldn't.

"Yes," a voice drawled. Lucius was sitting by the fire place and watched as Azadeh climbed off the side of the bed, putting distance between him and her. He got up, she only put more distance between them.

"Get away," she whispered.

"And what do you think I'm going to do? I'm not going to harm you..."

"Take me back."

He only chuckled at the request, "silly girl, that won't be possible..." Then Lucius was on top of her before she could blink, throwing her on the bed and laying on top of her. "I've missed this."

"NO! GET OFF OF ME!"

Lucius cocked his head coldly at her, not listening, and forced her hands above her head and locking her wrists with one large hand. Tonight he was going to celebrate and he was going to celebrate by making love to the one person he'd been trying capture back all this time, "you're not going anywhere...EVER AGAIN." He smashed his mouth over Azadeh's and raped her, though in his mind he wasn't...