Stuck in Love
Summary: Can Draco save the love of his life and his mother before Lucius kills them both?
Disclaimer: These characters I do not own. These characters I do not own. These characters I do not own. These characters I do not own. These characters I do not own.
Chapter Eighteen:
Harry shoved Goyle toward the portrait that led into the Slytherin common room. "Open it." He demanded, poking Goyle in the back with his wand.
"I'm not supposed to let you in." Goyle responded, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Oh please! When have you ever done what you're supposed to do?" Ron exclaimed, whipping out his wand and pointing it at Goyle's chest. "Do you wanna get friendly with death, Goyle? Because it can be arranged."
Goyle turned around and muttered the password to the portrait. It swung open, allowing entrance to the four 7th years. Ron and Neville pushed Goyle inside, their wands out and at the ready. Harry had already leaped inside, running toward the Boys' Dormitory.
"Did you find him!" Ron called from the common room.
"Yeah!" Harry called back, stepping into Draco's room. He sat down on the edge of the bed and started to shake Draco. "Wake up damn it! Hermione's missing!"
But, no matter how much he would shake him, Draco wouldn't wake up.
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Ginny and Seamus were walking around outside, trying to find everyone.
"Something isn't right, Seamus. I just know it."
"Maybe it's that time of the month."
Ginny replied with a swift hit over Seamus' head. "Shut up, Finnigan."
Seamus noticed an owl flying right toward them. "Duck!"
Ginny looked over. "That's not a duck, you moron! That's an owl!"
Seamus rolled his eyes and pulled Ginny to the ground just as the owl swooped by where their heads had been. "I meant the other duck, you moron."
Ginny glared at the Gryffindor and turned toward the owl. "Hey...whatcha got there?" She reached over and untied the letter from its leg.
The owl snapped at her fingers.
"Hey! Watch it, stupid bird!" Ginny started to walk away with the letter. "Give the owl a treat, Seamus."
Seamus looked at the owl and made a face.
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Harry walked into the Slytherin common room. "Neville, I want you to go find McGonagall and let her know what's going on. Ron, I want you to find Dumbledore and do the same." The Boy Who Lived headed for the portrait hole.
"Where are you going?" Neville asked.
"To settle a score with a Potions master."
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Narcissa stepped into the dungeon, carrying a mug and some bread. "I sent a letter to Hogwarts. Hopefully, one of your friends will get it in time." She told Hermione, bending down in front of the young girl. "Here, eat some of this." She held up a piece of bread to Hermione's lips.
Hermione eagerly ate the piece of food and sighed. "How long?"
Narcissa looked into Hermione's brown eyes, then looked away. "Not long, knowing my husband."
"Narcissa!" Lucius' voice boomed from behind his wife.
Narcissa stood up quickly and faced her spouse. "Yes?" She replied icily.
"What do you think you are doing!" Lucius demanded to know.
"What I should have done years ago, Lucius." Narcissa bent down and tipped some butterbeer into Hermione's mouth. "Defying you." She sent him a cold, bone-chilling look.
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Harry burst through the door of Snape's classroom, causing the professor to look up.
"Well, Mr. Potter, what can I do for you?" He sneered, standing up.
"You...bastard!" Harry lunged at the greasy man. "Wake up Draco now!"
Snape smirked and mumbled a spell, sending Harry flying across the room. "You think you can take me on, Potter?"
Harry stood up, wand in his hand. "Definitely."
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Neville bumped into Ginny and Seamus on his way to see Professor McGonagall. "Ginny! What are you doing here?"
"I go to school here, Neville." She noticed the panicky look on Neville's face. "What's going on?"
"Draco won't wake up and Hermione's missing. What do you have there?" Neville reached over and snatched the letter from her hands. "This is for Dumbledore. Why are a few letters written differently?"
Seamus took the letter and looked it over. "I don't know...If you put those letters together, it says 'She's here', but who's the 'she' being mentioned?"
"Who's it from?" Neville asked.
"Narcissa Malfoy." Ginny replied. "What do you mean Hermione's missing and Draco won't wake up?" She exclaimed when it sunk in.
But Neville was already running toward McGonagall's office.
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Hermione watched as Narcissa crumpled to the floor unconscious. "Asshole." She spat at Lucius. "How could you do that to your own wife?"
"Shut up, mudblood. You're lucky I didn't kill you both." Lucius turned on his heel and left Hermione alone.
"Narcissa!" The bushy haired girl hissed. "Narcissa! Wake up! Please!" Hermione let out a small cry and thrashed in her chains. "Oh God..." She moaned, realizing what was going to happen to them both in only a matter of time. "Draco, where are you?" She whispered, feeling tears run down her cheeks.
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"Draco, be careful." Future Ginny warned, cradling little Hermione in one arm and holding onto Neville with the other.
"I will." Draco kissed Ginny on the cheek. "Thank you." He whispered.
Ginny nodded. "Get her back. Alive and safe would be nice."
Draco shook Neville's hand. "Congratulations again. Take care of them both."
Neville smiled. "I will. Go already, will you?"
Draco chuckled some and disapparated out of the Burrow. Next stop: Malfoy Manor.
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"So that's what happened." Ron finished, out of breath and looking at Dumbledore.
"Oh dear." Dumbledore mumbled, standing up and hurrying out of his office.
Ron continued to stand there, debating whether or not to follow the headmaster. He shrugged and left the office, running to catch up with the old wizard.
At the same time...
"And that's what happened." Neville said, leaning against a desk and trying to catch his breath.
Professor McGonagall took the letter from him and skimmed it quickly. "Oh my." She let the letter fall to the ground and rushed out of her classroom.
Ginny and Seamus, who had been standing in the back, walked up to Neville, Ginny with tears in her eyes.
"Neville, what's going to happen to Hermione?" The red-head asked, looking directly at him and letting the tears fall from her eyes.
"I...I don't know Ginny..." Neville was shocked when the youngest Weasley threw herself into his arms. He simply patted her back in a comforting manner. "Don't worry Ginny. Everything is going to be okay."
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Harry heard his clothes tear again, feeling the pain of the cut on his skin. He winced and fell down onto his knees, coming to the realization that Snape had beaten him.
Snape walked over toward the young man, smirking. "Voldemort has been waiting so long to do this..." He raised his wand, the words for the killing curse on the tip of his tongue.
"Petrificus Totalus!"
Snape fell to the floor, paralyzed. Harry looked up and saw Dumbledore standing in the doorway with Ron right behind him.
"All right there Harry?" Dumbledore asked, walking into the classroom and over the Potions professor.
"I'm fine." Harry stood up slowly. "How's Hermione?"
"We don't know." Ron replied.
Neville, Ginny and Seamus ran into the classroom. "Harry, are you okay?" Ginny asked, rushing over toward the black-haired boy.
"I'm fine. We have to get to Hermione."
"She's at Malfoy Manor." Neville stated, causing Harry, Ron and Dumbledore to stare at him. "Ginny and Seamus intercepted a letter from Draco's mother. It was encoded with a message that said, 'She's here'. I did the math."
"Brilliant, Neville." Ron clapped his fellow Gryffindor on the back. "Let's go."
"You five aren't going anywhere." Dumbledore said. "At least not to Malfoy Manor." He motioned for the teenagers to follow him.
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Draco apparated into the kitchen of Malfoy Manor. He looked around and stormed out of that room. "PANSY! MOTHER!" He yelled, stomping around to find the two women he had left earlier.
"What is it dear?" Narcissa asked, appearing in front of Draco with Pansy by her side.
"Where is she?"
"Where is who?" Pansy asked.
Draco growled softly. "Hermione. Where is she?"
Pansy scoffed. "She isn't here, Drakey."
Draco grabbed both women and dragged them to a room. "Fine then. You're staying in here until I find her." He locked them in the room and used a spell to keep them from using magic to get out.
He headed for the dungeons. She had to be there. As he reached the stairs, he started to get woozy. "No. No damn it, I've got to get her!" He cried out, leaning against the wall as the room started to spin around and blur.
Draco's eyes flew open and he gasped for air. He looked around the dorm room and cried out in frustration.
A/N: Next chapter might be the last? Haven't decided yet.