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Betrayals and Secrets
Chapter 18
Lucius' Message
Remus and Sirius' eyes widened. "How can he of all people get passed the wards, Harry? That's impossible! Plus, Cissy told me he was killed in the attack on Azkaban!"
"Look!" Harry said angrily. "Does this look like Draco's hair? No! It's longer than his! It's his damn father's hair, because somehow he is alive and well and kicking and I want to put a STOP to him and all his madness!"
Angel started crying from in her crib and Harry screamed in frustration, cradling his lover's body to his chest. "Si, can you go see what's wrong? I know she's my daughter, but Draco needs me right now."
"Of course, Ri, I wouldn't think anything less," Sirius smirked and walked up the stairs. Remus stayed behind, however.
"You can go with him if you want, Remus," Harry told him. "I wanna stay with Draco."
Remus kneeled down beside them and looked Harry in the eye. "We're going to find him, you realize that, right, Harry?"
"I know," the teen sighed, clutching Draco tighter. "I just wish that he would leave his family alone!"
Remus hugged him tightly. "Sometimes, we can't all have what we want, even if it is the right thing." With that, he walked upstairs.
"He's becoming Dumbledore everyday, isn't he, Draco?" Harry shuddered. "It's rather scary, actually. There can only be one—well, two actually, Dumbledores. Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings is completely him, too. Or Dumbledore is Gandalf, or they're just clones—ahhh, now I've confused myself!"
Draco chuckled, but it instantly turned into a coughing fit. Harry placed a hand on Draco's shoulder and rubbed it gently, his other hand holding Draco's right. "You all right?"
"I'm so sorry that you were the one that found me," Draco said weakly. "That's what father wanted."
"So it definitely was him, then?" Harry whispered with wide eyes.
Draco nodded. "At least, I think it was—Harry?"
"Hmm?"
"Can you make the blood disappear?" Harry raised an eyebrow. "I always hated blood."
"Of course, my love," Harry smiled, and with a wave of his wand, all the blood on Draco's body and robes disappeared. Draco sighed and leaned against him. "I wish I could heal you…"
"You're doing that now, by being here with me," Draco smiled gently and kissed him.
"Harry, you won't believe what was in Angel's room!" Sirius exclaimed, running into the bathroom.
"Ahh, can we ever get any privacy?" Draco grumbled. Harry giggled and looked at Sirius.
"Blood was everywhere!" Sirius exclaimed and Harry's eyes widened. "There's a message on the walls! Come on!"
With Harry's help, he and Draco ran up to Angel's room. There was a drippy, bloody red note on the wall, and the rest of the walls and ceiling were practically dripping blood. Draco shivered and moved closer to Harry.
YOU WILL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN. SHE BELONGS TO OUR LORD NOW. THIS IS HER BLOOD.
Harry collapsed against Sirius in sobs. Sirius gathered him in his arms and looked over at Draco. The boy was just staring at the message his father had left and flinching at Harry's heart-wrenching sobs. "Draco," Sirius said sternly, and Draco turned to look at him. He noticed that Sirius had an arm opened and he ran into his hold. Sirius hugged both boys while they cried for their lost daughter.
"Remmie, can you tell Lily and Sniv to come down?" Sirius asked with teary eyes. "Maybe even the others?"
"Of course, Si," he kissed Sirius on the lips and then placed a hand on either of the boys shoulders before leaving the room.
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"Harry, oh baby shh," Draco soothed as Harry sobbed in his arms. They were in the Headmaster's Office, along with Sirius, Narcissa, Remus, Lily, Severus, Dumbledore, Bill, Ginny, the twins, Hermione and surprisingly Viktor Krum.
Harry wasn't really paying any attention to any of their conversations, though. Draco was rocking him back and forth and placing gentle kisses on his forehead every now and then.
Lily hated seeing Harry like this. Damn Lucius, why couldn't he just stay dead? Why did he have to make her son and his lover be in so much pain?
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December 22nd, 1997
The next two days had passed, and there was no word on Angel. Harry, Draco, and Hermione got excused from all classes until Angel was found, and were staying in Harry, Sirius, Draco, Angel and Remus's dorm.
That particular day, an Owl flew in carrying the next edition of the Daily Prophet.
TRAGEDY STRIKES
Written by Olivia Coals
This has just been found out about a day ago. Angelique Narcissus Potter-Malfoy has been founded dead in Malfoy Manor right beside Lucius Malfoy's dead body. DNA tests say that Mr. Malfoy had killed the child right before he killed himself.
If Mr. Malfoy had been alive when we found them, it would be a lifetime sentence in Azkaban for him, and quite possibly the Dementor's Kiss.
Very important information in the next article.
BLACK: INNOCENT OR NOT?
Ministry worker Mr. Arthur Weasley brought a person to the Ministry of Magic around 12pm yesterday afternoon. A man who happened to be proved dead. Peter Pettigrew.
Minister Fudge has used Veritaserum on the man and found out the truth. Pettigrew had been the Potters Secret Keeper. He had sold their location to Voldemort. When the attack on the thirteen people had occurred, Pettigrew had cut off his finger and had yelled some lines about how could he betray his friends? So, Pettigrew has been sentenced to a life time in Azkaban.
Sirius Black has been given official guardianship of Mr. Harry James Potter, along with his mother Lily Evans Potter.
Written by Agenlica Matthews
Harry's eyes widened and began sobbing. His baby was dead. His baby! Draco's baby. Draco hugged him and they cried together.
Sirius and Remus entered the room very happily, holding hands, but that disappeared when they saw the eidition of the Daily Prophet.
"Oh Harry, Draco…" Sirius breathed, and hugged them both tightly.
Hermione walked into the room with tears in her eyes. "Oh Harry, Draco, I'm SO sorry!"
TBC...
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