Ok, on with the next chap as promised… remind me never to promise something like this again!
This chap will be SHORT! It won't be about Harry and Draco… just so I have a chance to think about next chap.
Sorry Princesspepper! Don't break down on me!
Beta reader: Princesspepper
(Princesspepper's notes): Don't worry, I'm fine!
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Chapter Fifteen: Old Promises
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The manor looked so empty. No sounds were coming down the dark hallways.
The owner of the manor walked along the halls, looking for his wife. Hard silver eyes scanned every corner, every dark space. But no one was there.
"Narcissa?" Lucius called, stopping before the staircase. He was not happy. He had been searching for that miserable woman for hours. Narrowing his eyes, he started up the stairs. "Narcissa!"
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"Are you sure that you heard their exact words?"
"I'm sure."
"This could mean problems. Huge problems."
Narcissa nodded from under the huge hood she was wearing. "We have to do something. This wasn't planned."
The man before her nodded as he passed back and forth. "We have to change our plans. We can't let HIM get his hands on Draco."
The dark-haired woman stood and placed her cup of tea on the table. "You are right. My sons must get away from Hogwarts."
The man stopped pacing and looked at the woman. "'Sons'? You only have one son."
Narcissa looked down and placed a hand on her belly. "Maybe, but…"
Dark eyes followed her movements and landed on her hand. Eyes widened before closing. "You are…"
"Yes. Do not tell anyone," Narcissa said, and moved over to the man. "No one may know until I say so. My sons will be the first ones to know. Especially Draco."
The man sighed. "There you go again. You only have one son. One son that we need to get out of Hogwarts."
"No, I mean sons. Draco is my son by blood, but since Harry is bound to him, I consider Harry my son as well," she said, looking at the man. "I won't leave one of them there where Lucius may get his hands on them."
The man snorted. "We can't save Potter. His fate has already been sealed. No matter where we take him, he will never escape Voldemort's rage."
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'Where are you woman?'
Lucius had stopped searching for the woman he had spent so many years with. He knew he wouldn't find her in the manor.
'Stupid woman. You are only making things harder for the both of us.'
Night had fallen over the land, yet Malfoy senior couldn't rest. His eyes scanned the darkness, hoping to see anything that would tell him where is wife had gone. Yet he knew he wouldn't find her.
'You are defying our Lord. I'm sorry, but I have been given my orders.'
Silver eyes closed as the tall man sighed.
'You must die… and you know me. I'm a man that carries out the orders I have been given.'
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'SLAP!'
The man jerked as the woman slapped him.
Narcissa lowered the hand she had used to slap the man. "Never say something like that again! I know you dislike Harry, Snape, and I won't judge you for that, but never speak like he doesn't have a way out of his fate! I won't leave him there to fight The Dark Lord! Never!"
Snape lowered his hand from where it had rubbed the abused cheek. His gaze landed on the floor as he sighed. "Narcissa… you know you can't take Potter from Hogwarts. If he ever leaves the walls of the school, he'll be hunted down and killed by all the Death Eaters in the area. We can take Draco, but Potter…"
Narcissa turned around to avoid looking at the black-clad man. "It's just so hard… not only for me, but it will be for the boys. When I was bound to Lucius, I couldn't stand being apart from him. It felt like I would be ripped in two if I even wandered into another room than the one he was in."
Snape nodded and placed his hand on the woman's shoulder. "But you fought that feeling. I know Draco as good as you do, and I believe that he'll make it. Our goal is to make both of them free from HIM, but to accomplish that they need to be apart. Draco is the one HE is after. We must bring him here," Snape said, looking out through the window where they were standing.
Narcissa nodded. "I sent Draco a note. By the end of the week, he will be here. I believe in them," she said, looking down at her belly. "I know they will live to see my secret."
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There, two chaps as promised. Sorry about the delay but as I said: I have a job to do. This fic as well as the rest of them will not be updated as often as before… gomen.
