Yes, I'm back with another chapter. And I'm sorry, but Warwick won't be reappearing until some time soon. Or who knows? But on with the story! Enjoy!
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Draco's POV
After about three hard ass months of training, I believe we were ready to take on the Death Eaters now. There may be only about twenty or so Order Members against a small army, but we had the element of surprise
Harry had decided that we go out during the night and take down the Death Eaters in one go before it was all too late. And the body count was climbing
Houses had been burnt down without explanation; bodies had turned up dead, scaring several Muggles who needed Memory Charms. And even a few bodies had been found that were mutilated beyond recognition. It was madness and every time I heard something like this, I felt my blood boil, furious at my father for what he was doing!
He was destroying the world!
But not if I didn't have anything to say about it!
I woke up one morning and left Hermione in bed, before heading over to the crib and picking up Elizabeth. She was wide awake, staring up at me. I left the room and went to the shower, before turning it on and getting in. looking around, I saw the baby soap Hermione had bought earlier and with one hand, brought it down and squirted some on Elizabeth's back
"What's that song you sing in the shower while washing yourself?" I asked her
Elizabeth smiled at me. I grinned, surprised, before rubbing the soap into her soft skin
"Rub a dub dub, something like that hey bub," I smiled
I titled my head back and opened my mouth, gargling, before squirting the water over her body. She shivered and I turned the taps off, before getting out and grabbing my towel. I dried Elizabeth off, then myself and wrapped it around my waist, before covering Elizabeth in her small towel and leaving the bathroom
"Draco, mate, there you are," greeted Blaise
"Shower's now free," I said
"So, this is your daughter?"
"Yeah, isn't she cute?"
Blaise shook his head, smiling
"What happened to you, Draco? Now you're all sentimental. Lucius isn't gonna like that"
"It's not like I'm going to be forgiving him and letting him free," I said with new anger, "No way, he's going to die"
"Now that's the Draco I know"
"Change is necessary. Maybe you should try it someday"
"Yeah, maybe," he said in a far-off voice
Blaise grinned and went into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him, as I walked back to my room, before dressing Elizabeth in a small, pink dress. I looked over at Hermione, who was stirring, before heading over to the wardrobe and grabbing a pair of black jeans. Just as I put them on, I heard a knock on the front door
"Harry, get the door, please," I yelled
"Why can't you, you're closer?"
"It's your house"
I heard Harry's bedroom dor slam and grinned to myself, before picking Liz up again. Suddenly, I heard a loud noise that sounded like splintering wood, followed by Harry's annoyed cry of pain. Grabbing my wand, I joined Ginny on the landing and began to head down the stairs, only to find that Harry's flying form had destroyed most of it. I looked past him and saw a swish of black cloak
"Ginny, take Elizabeth back and wake up Hermione," I said, "We're under attack"
I handed Elizabeth over and jumped over Harry, who was getting to his feet, muttering under his breath as he drew his wand
"Come on, what's taking you so long?" I asked
"You'd take your time if you were thrown into a set of stairs, wouldn't you?"
I raced into the kitchen and was met by five Death Eaters, one of them including Ron. I glared at him, as he threw back his hood, his spiked red hair gleaming in the light
"Hello, Malfoy, we met again"
"Unfortunately"
"Tsk-tsk. One of these days, Malfoy, that's gonna get you killed"
"Not before I kill you!"
"Ooh, I'm scared. Ha, like I should be scared of you"
"Not until I'm through with you"
"Draco, you won't attack me until you have your friends with you"
"Yeah, at least I've got friends"
Ron glared at me and tightened his grip around his wand. He relaxed and turned to his comrades
"Show your faces, boys"
The Death Eaters removed their hoods, revealing Lestrange, Zabini, Wormtail and Dolohov. I allowed myself a small grin
"Five against one. That's not exactly fair, is it?"
Ron shrugged his shoulders, as Harry, Hermione, Blaise and Ginny entered
"Okay, now we're even," said Ron, "Happy?"
"Yeah, can we begin?"
Ron raised his wand, followed by the Death Eaters, as my friends and I did the same
"On your mark"
Ten spells were fired, resulting in the kitchen being destroyed instantly. The oven exploded, the table and chairs were reduced to splinters, while the walls were covered in burn marks and punctured with large holes. Meanwhile, the wizards were blasted away from each other by the force, as smoke filled the kitchen. I sat up, as Harry and Blaise got to their feet. I looked over at Hermione
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine"
"Good"
I got to his feet and tried to see through the smoke, but was unable to
"Stupefy!"
"Aarrgh!"
Blaise was knocked back, frozen as a statue, as Harry dodged a spell and countered with his own. I got ready as the smoke began to clear
"Incendio!"
"My cloak's on fire," cried Dolohov
"So take it off you fool," said Ron
Harry looked at me and winked. Two cracks later, we had appeared in the kitchen behind the Death Eaters. Lestrange whirled around, as Harry disarmed him and I stunned him. Ron fired a spell, but struck the sink, bursting the taps, as Harry and I moved away to attack. Wormtail and Victor Zabini fired spells, as Ron disappeared. I started after him, but a spell from Dolohov made me stop
"Come on," said Harry
We Apparated back outside, where they found both Blaise and Ginny stunned
"Where's Hermione?" I asked
"There you are!"
Harry and I whirled around, as Wormtail, Dolohov and Victor appeared. I stepped back and kicked Dolohov in the face, knocking him down, as Harry faced off against the other two wizards
"Give up, Potty, or die," said Victor
"Make me," said Harry
"Cruc-"
"Stupefy!"
Victor was thrown back and struck the wall, while I had disarmed Dolohov, stunned him and was now pointing my wand at Wormtail, who cowered back
"Look at who the cat dragged in," sneered Harry
"Where has Ron taken Hermione?" I asked, fury etched in my face
Wormtail cowered from my glare, but refused to answer
"Here, let me try," offered Harry
He walked over and grabbed Wormtail by the throat, before squeezing slightly
"Where will Ron take Hermione?" he asked
"Back…ah…Malfoy…ack…Manor," Wormtail answered
Harry loosened his grip
"Harry, I'm sorry about your parents"
"Ooh, big idea," I whispered
Harry turned away, but suddenly spun around and punched Wormtail. He squeaked and shrank back, as I stood over him and tapped him with my wand. Ropes appeared and binded his hands and feet
"That should hold him," said Harry
He revived Blaise and Ginny. She instantly jumped into Harry's chest, burying her face into his chest
"I'm so sorry; Harry, but they've got Hermione!"
I headed back to the destroyed kitchen, but Lestrange was gone. Cursing, I left and kicked Dolohov's stunned body in anger
"What are we going to do?" I asked
"We can't stay here for too long," said Harry, "They know we're here and they'll come. We have to alert the Order of the Phoenix and arrange a plan to rescue Hermione"
I nodded, before hearing Elizabeth's crying. I turned to tend to my daughter, saddened and furious over what had just happened
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Shock! Horror! What will happen now that Hermione has been kidnapped! Find out in the next chapter!