XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Hermione's POV

Hearing that Ron had attacked Fred and George brought a chill to my spine. I never thought he would do such a thing

"Are they alright?" I asked

"Oh yeah," said Harry, "George only got a cut to the head and a few bruises, but Ron used the Cruciatus curse on Fred for about a few minutes, before George intervened. That's how he got the cut, but Ron soon left after"

"Wouldn't there have been people there?" I asked

"Ron used some sort of spell that basically knocked everyone out except for the twins," said Ginny

Draco sat down at the table with Elizabeth, staring off into space. I sat next to him

"This is bad," I said

"Yeah, we have to find Ron and take him down," said Harry

He looked down at the table. Elizabeth began to cry, but Draco soothed her

"Draco, ready to head back to the manor?" asked Harry

"Yeah, sure, when?"

"Half an hour"

"Yeah, I'm there"

Draco and Harry left the table. Draco handed Elizabeth to me, before leaving the kitchen with Harry. I looked over at Ginny

"What are you thinking about?" I asked, "Ron and the twins?"

"Yeah, pretty much," she sighed, "I can't believe Ron would do that! He could be under the Imperius curse"

"But from the sounds of it, he left with Draco's father on his own will!"

"Yes, well, that does make you wonder. Why would he do that?"

I heard loud bangs and a second later, Draco and Harry burst into the kitchen, swords sheathed and wands tucked away

"Well, we're ready to go," said Harry, "So we'll see you later"

He walked over and kissed Ginny, as I kissed Draco

"Take care, both of you," I said

"Yes dear, of course dear, as always dear," said Draco rolling his eyes

"Just go"

They left and I cuddled Elizabeth as she yawned and dropped off to sleep

End POV

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Harry and Draco Apparate to Malfoy Manor and drew their wands

"Do you think we'll find Weasley here?" asked Draco, "Cuz I'm not sure"

"It's the only place I know of where he could be. Do you have a better idea?"

"Not right now, no"

"So quit whining"

"Yes, Dad"

Harry opened the door and stepped in, as Draco followed. The house was dark; there was no sign of anyone living here at all

There were no lights on, no house elves, just complete silence

"Down in the dungeons we go," said Draco in a deep breath

Harry nodded and walked over to the hidden entrance and opened the door. Draco slipped inside first, as Harry left the door open and followed

They went down the stairs and came out into the dungeons, where the throne was still there, along with a man dressed in a black cloak, his back to the pair

"Turn around, slowly," ordered Harry, raising his wand

The man turned around and lowered his hood

"Well, hello there Weasley," said Draco, "Still chasing after defenceless babies?"

Ron sneered

"Just you wait, Malfoy, just you wait. When I have gained all my powers and we spread across this pathetic country, you'll be begging for death at my feet!"

"I can hardly wait"

"Ron, that is not you talking," said Harry, "You wouldn't do anything like that"

"Do you think I'm weak, Potter?" asked Ron, "No, I'm not anymore. I'm sick of being useless with magic. I am a pureblood"

"Oh here we go," muttered Draco, but Ron ignored him

"And I will use my magic to the fullest extent possible!"

"This is madness," said Harry, "What are you thinking!"

"For once, Potter, I am thinking for myself! I don't need you at all! Stupefy!"

"Expelliarmus!" cried Harry

The two spells struck and deflected off into the ceiling, raining down chippings of rocks

"Now, this is where the fun begins," said Draco

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" droned a bored voice from behind, "Pothead and Draco. How amusing"

Harry and Draco turned around, as Lucius stepped out of the shadows, his face covered

"What are you doing to Ron?" asked Harry, his anger barely suppressed

"What am I doing? I'm not doing anything to him. He's doing this by himself, can't you see that?"

"Well, now you've mentioned it," said Draco

"Do you think I'm doing anything to him?" Lucius continued

"You've turned him against us. You've turned him away from the light!" yelled Harry

"No, I never did anything. All I did was offer him the chance and he accepted"

Draco looked back at Ron, who had an evil smile on his face, before turning back to his father

"The chance for what?" asked Harry

"The chance to claim what is rightfully his!"

"Yeah, right," said Draco, "Whatever that is"

"Hermione," answered Ron

"So, you did turn against us for Hermione," said Harry, facing him, "How stupid can you get?"

"Don't call me stupid!" cried Ron, "Expelliarmus!"
Harry was thrown back, his wand flying from his hand. He got to his feet and glared at Ron, before walking over and picking his wand up

"I can't believe you would do this over Hermione," he said, "When you know she's with Draco. You know that!"

"I loved her, Harry, I loved her with all my heart!" shouted Ron, "And she turned her back on me for him," he said pointing at Draco

"Okay, I had nothing to do with this at all," said Draco, holding up his hands

"Oh this is getting too sentimental," said Lucius in an annoyed tone, "Crucio!"

He hit Draco in the back, knocking him down. Draco writhed and cried out in pain

"Expelliarmus!" cried Harry

Lucius fell back, the curse lifting off Draco as his wand left his hand

"Petrificus Totalus," said Ron

Harry keeled over, stiff as a board, his arms and legs snapped together. He fell on his back, as Lucius got up and grabbed his wand

"Stupefy!" said Draco

Ron dropped like a sack of potatoes, knocked unconscious. Draco whirled around, as Lucius raised his wand at him

"Are you going to at least try and kill me?" asked Lucius, "Because last time, you did a very poor job. I'm ashamed of you"

"Stupefy!"

"Avada Kedavra!"

The two spells slammed into each other, ricocheting off and smashing into the rock walls. An explosion of rock, as Draco and Lucius dived out of the way of the speeding projectiles. Draco took the chance to use the counter-curse on Harry, who sat up and grabbed his wand, as Lucius jumped to his feet

"Die!"

"Stupefy!"

Lucius countered with a spell, before Apparating next to Ron and muttering a spell. Ron got to his feet and grabbed his wand

"Stupefy!"

"Avada Kedavra!"

"Expelliarmus!"

"Petrificus Totalus!"

Four spells connected and exploded. Foot long gouges were ripped up in the ground, as the ceiling and walls were blown apart. Rumblings swept through the dungeons, as Lucius and Ron disappeared with a crack

"Okay, let's get out of here before it all comes down," said Draco

Harry nodded and Apparated. Draco followed suit and appeared back home

"Well, that was fun," said Draco, "Let's hope it never happens again"

"Yeah, I agree with you on that one"

XXXXXXXXXXXXX