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Chapter Nine: Malfoy's Story and Narcissa's Rescue

Pansy Parkinson had been sitting outside of Malfoy's cell for almost six hours now. She had drifted off to sleep almost two hours after Madam Pomfrey had left. When she had entered she had found her still going over him. There was a frown on her face and sweat on her brow. She looked up when Pansy entered the room. The two looked at each other for a moment before Madam Pomfrey nodded her head to her unasked question.

It was another ten minutes before she moved away from the very pale Draco. She left the small cell, closing and locking it behind her. "How is he?" Pansy's voice wavered slightly as she spoke.

"He's recovering. He was under the Cruciatus for extended periods of time not excluding the repeated Imperious curse. There is also signs of beatings and extensive cuts. It may be a few days or a few hours before he wakes it just depends on how fast his body heals itself. I've done all that I can and when he wakes I want to be told immediatly."

"Why?"

"When he is awake he'll have to take potions and then I will put him under a spell for a slow healing process that will more than likely take the rest of the summer. I don't know if he will make it though."

"Why wouldn't he?"

"It's a simple reason. He has no reason to live. If that thought is lodged firmly into his mind then he won't see the use of fighting to keep himself alive. I've seen plently of patients that have gone through similar things. Many of them could have made it through but without a reason they won't do it. Floo me when he wakes."

"I will be sure to do that," Pansy said as she turned towards Draco. He looked like he was sick and hadn't eaten in days. Hesitantly she opened the cell door and moved to kneel beside his bed. She slowly reached out to touch his cheek. He feels so cold, she thought to herself.

Slowly she brushed the hair back from his face and ran her hands down his cheeks. "Please pull through Draco. You can't leave me like this, you can't leave your mother either," she said in a broken whisper. "Don't give up Draco, don't give up on me." Pansy barely realized that tears were streaming down her cheeks as she continued to stroke his face. "Please don't give up on me."

A slight moan woke Pansy up instantly. Her eyes were blury from sleep and she looked around the room wildly, her wand in hand. Finally her eyes came to rest on Draco, who was attempting to sit up. She was on her feet and in the cell in a matter of seconds pushing him back onto the bed. "Don't move Draco, you need to lay down."

His blue eyes were dim as he turned to look at her. "P-pansy?" he stuttered. She conjured a glass of water and helped him drink it. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to watch over you."

"Why?" He asked as he searched her face.

"I'll explain why later. I need to go get Madam Pomfrey so she can give you your potions and I am sure Harry would want to speak with you."

Draco's eyes got wide as he searched for his wand. Pansy lifted his wand from her pocket. "You don't get this back till later. Just rest easy now I promise nothing bad will happen to you."

He nodded his head while she headed up the stairs. It was around five in the morning so she wasn't surprised to see no one awake. She moved to the fireplace and started a fire. Once it was up she grabbed some floo powder and tossed it into the fire, watching the flames turn green. "Madam Pomfrey?" She called through the fire.

It took a few minutes before she got to the fire. "What is it Miss Parkinson?"
"It's Draco, he's awake."

"Step back I'm coming through."

Pansy did as she was told and stepped back from the fire. Madam Pomfrey appeared a few moments later and headed to go check on Draco. Pansy made her way to where Harry's room was. She cautiously opened the door. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust to the darkness. Harry and Ginny were fast asleep in bed. Ginny had her arms wrapped firmly around him in a protective sort of way. Her head rested against his chest while his face was buried in her hair. Their legs were twined around each other's, the blanket having been pushed to their ankles. Pansy slowly made her way to the bed.

Gently she shook Harry's arm. He shifted enough so that he could look up at her with blurry emerald eyes. "Pansy?"

"Draco's awake, Madam Pomfrey is looking over him. You said to get you when he woke up."

"Thanks," he told her as he slowly untangled himself from Ginny's arms. He moved over his girlfriend and pulled the blankets up to cover her. Harry snatched up his glasses and ran his fingers through his hair. "Alright lets go greet our new guest."

The two quietly made their way downstairs and into the cell. Draco was now sitting up and drinking the potions that Madam Pomfrey handed him. They looked up when the two entered. Draco seemed to pale even more when he saw Harry.

"How is he?" Harry asked in a low, even voice.

"He'll get better. I just need to put a spell on him that will allow him a slower recovery to rebuild his body to its orginal form. He won't be allowed out of bed for a week and he will take these potions twice a day, spaced eight hours apart, for three weeks."

"Then finish," he said with a slight nod.

It was another five minutes before she completed the spell. With a final look over Draco, she told him to rest and would see him at the end of the week. The three teens watched her leave the room before Harry looked back at Draco.

"Pansy, my girlfriend is up would you mind staying with her while I speak with Mr. Malfoy alone? You two will have your chance to talk later."

Pansy bit her lip as she looked between the two. In the end she nodded and headed upstairs to find Ginny.

"You aren't going to kill me are you?" Draco asked carefully.

"No. I should, after what you did to Ron and Pansy but apparently it wasn't your fault."

"I did what?"

"We will talk about that later. It appears you were put under extensive use of both the Cruciatus curse as well as the Imperious. Now I want to help you Draco-"

"Why would you want to help me?"

"For Pansy. Pansy has become a good friend not only to myself but to Ginny as well. I spoke with her yesterday and apparently you aren't such a bad guy after all. Normally I wouldn't be so forgiving but I can tell that she wants us to try and see past our differences. I am willing to do that if you are."

"I don't get you Potter. You have every reason in the world to hate me yet you come here and tell me that you want to help me. Quite frankly I am surprised you haven't killed me."

Harry sighed and conjured a chair where he sat down. "Listen Draco, I don't have to like you, I don't know if I ever will. The thing is Pansy is like family to me now and she wants to see you back to your normal self. She says that you were a great guy despite what your father was and if thats true then I am willing to see that for myself. Now Ginny on the other hand, might not be as forgiving but she might if you cooperate. We are doing this for Pansy and we can at least agree on a truce."

Draco looked at him for a few long moments. "Alright I'll do it but only for Pansy. So what do you want me to do?"

"Let me into your mind."

"What! That's insane-"

"Listen Draco. Your mind has suffered extensive damage to it from what has happened to you. You won't be able to survive long if you can't protect your mind, it's valuable. All your memories and secrets are locked in there. I want to see the truth about what happened and hopefully repair some of the damage that I can but you have to trust me Draco, I can't help you otherwise."

With a defeated sigh he nodded his head, closing his eyes in the process. Harry pulled out his wand and cast the spell. Slowly he eased his way into Draco's mind and saw the extent of the damage. He focused on his memories of Pansy.

Pansy stood with her hands behind her back. She was a shy seven-year-old and it was the first time the two had ever met. Her parents were talking quietly to his on the other side of the room. He hesitantly moved to talk to her. 'I'm Draco,' he said in a quiet voice.

'I'm Pansy,' she said in a shy voice. They stood looking down at the ground, both of them nervous around the other. Finally he broke the silence by asking her if she could fly. She nodded her head enthusiastically and that was the start of a new friendship.

Draco was running down the halls of his huge mansion. Excitement coursed through his body as he sprinted down the steps. At the bottom stood Pansy, smiling wide at him. The two ten year olds hugged each other happily. 'Come on Pansy,' he called as he dragged her out of the room. They ran down the halls, holding hands as they made it to Draco's enormous bedroom.

Pansy stood smiling up at him from the bottom of the steps. They were eleven now and it was their first trip to Hogwarts. She held out her hand to him as he reached the bottom step. 'Move it children," Lucius sneered as he knocked Draco over. Draco frowned but got back to his feet and took Pansy's hand. His mother was no where to be seen but that was to be expected.

Draco and Pansy sat on the foot of his bed. They were both twelve now and really didn't know what to say after their parents annoucement. 'Do they really mean that?' Pansy asked him.

'I think so. I didn't realize it was an arranged marriage,' he said quietly.

'Me either.' He watched as a single tear slid down her cheek. Hestiantly, he reached over to brush it aside. She looked up at him, her expression conveying her surprise. Draco slowly leaned forward to kiss her lips gently. It was their first kiss. It was short but meaningful. He wrapped his arms around her as she cuddled into his chest.

They were thirteen and sitting out by the lake. They were hidden in a small clearing they had found in their first year. Pansy sat between his legs, her back pressed against his chest, his arms wrapped firmly around her waist. The day was warm and the sun beat down on them. 'I don't want you to go home Draco,' she said suddenly and he could hear the pain in her voice. He turned her to face him and he saw the tears in her eyes. 'I hate what he does to you,' she said in a broken voice.

'I can't leave Pansy, I wish I could but I can't. I want nothing more then to leave that house forever but I can't leave my mother.'

'I know but I wish you both could leave.' He leaned down and kissed her. He put all of his love for her in that one kiss and she responded in kind. When they broke apart they sat there holding each other until the sun had gone down. He knew in his heart that he would always protect her, always love her.

Draco paced back and forth as he waited for Pansy to appear. It was the Yule ball and he was waiting for her. She appeared at the top of the steps dressed in a beautiful pale pink robe. He didn't really care how frilly it looked he just cared for the sparkle in her eyes.

The two danced close at the Yule ball, enjoying the time they spent with each other. He only had eyes for Pansy, whose blue eyes were dark with pure happiness. They kissed during a few of the slow songs, enjoying each other's company.

They were in the Head suite and Pansy was pinned between him and the wall. They kissed with a fiery passion that burned- Harry put a stop to that memory knowing quite well what it was. He pulled out as the memories of Pansy faded from Draco's mind. Draco blinked several times as he looked at Harry.

"Well?" he said in a quiet voice.

"She's right, you do really love her, I can't fault you there I know what it feels like. Well except that last part."

"You mean you and Ginny haven't-"

"No, we promised we would wait till she was sixteen and she isn't too thrilled about waiting."

Draco laughed. "What else?"

"Next I need to see who has been putting you under the Imperious curse. Shouldn't take that long."

Draco nodded his head and Harry moved back into the other boy's mind.

Draco was sitting comfortably beside Pansy in the common room. A first year came up to him. "Professor Snape wishes to speak with you." He frowned but followed the first year. Once in his office Draco took a seat. "Imperius!" a voice called from behind him. He blinked rapidly as he looked down at Pansy beneath him. Her head was tilted to the side and her face was stained with tears. They were both completly naked and his eyes grew wide as he saw the bruises starting to form on her body.

'What have I done!' he practically cried out. Pansy shoved him hard off of her, he fell back and hit the ground, slamming his head against a table.

'You're wanted by the Headmaster,' a second year told him from where he was sitting. He hadn't seen Pansy in almost a week and he didn't know what had happened. As he headed toward the Headmaster's office a voice called out to him. As he turned a spell hit his chest. He opened his eyes just as Pansy ran from his room again. Her clothes were ripped and torn. Blood was on her face and arms. He spent the whole night crying. He couldn't figure out what was wrong and it seemed he was hurting Pansy.

'Snape would like to see you,' another first year said two days later. Draco sighed and left. He made it to his office but just as he reached for the door another spell hit his back. Draco blinked as he heard Pansy's scream of agony. His hands were wrapped around her wrist. She was in only a bra and her knickers. He managed to get out half an apology before she kneed him and fled. He fell onto his bed crying in pain. The look in her eyes were forever burned into his mind.

'Worthless child,' a voice sneered from the door. He looked up just as the spell hit his chest. He woke this time in the Headmaster's office and was expelled for rape.

Harry pulled out of Draco's mind. Draco's head was bent as tears fell from his eyes. "I didn't know what was happening. I was hurting her and I had no recollection of it. It was like I was under the Imperius curse but instead I was possessed."

"Your memory was obliviated so that way you couldn't remember what you were doing to her. You were under the curse but you were fighting it. I found traces of it in your mind. The last thing I need to look at is your father and your mother."

Draco gulped loudly but nodded his head in consent. "It's going to hurt," he whispered.

"I won't go that far just to certain ones."

"I thought you could only use feelings?"

"That is what they tell you but thats not the truth. I've been studying a lot into it and you can use certain thoughts and feelings to find specific things. That's what I have been looking for." Draco seemed to accept this as he nodded his head.

Draco was five as he hurried into his parents room. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw something before him. His mother was screaming out in pain as his father raped her. He didn't know what it was then but he knew it wasn't right. His father caught sight of him and sneered. 'Hello Draco, still haven't learned to knock?' Lucius lifted his wand and the spell knocked him out cold.

He was eight now when he went to see his mother. He didn't realize his father had come home early. He had taken to staying with his mother as long as possible to watch out for her. When he opened the door he gasped at the scene. His father was having his way with some black haired woman while his mother was stuck in a chair not far away. He was taunting his mother, saying all sort of things to her. Draco cried out for his mother, gaining the attention of all three. Again his father knocked him unconcious.

At eleven he was called into his parents bedroom. Things had changed dramatically with his mother. She was being beaten up to twice a day and his father soon had turned on him as well. His mother was usually lying in bed when he found her, bleeding and frieghtened. He would spend the rest of the day with her after he had healed her cuts and brusies. He figured he was going to be beaten again but was surprised when he came into the room. Lucius stood by his bed looking down at Narcissa with a sneer on his face.

He looked up as Draco entered. He walked over to his son, who was avoiding looking at him, because he wasn't wearing any clothes. 'Come Draco its time you saw what happens to the women who get on our bad side.' He shoved Draco into a chair and cast a binding curse on him. He was forced to watch as his father beat and raped his mother. The sound of her screams etched forever in his mind.

Harry broke the connection and blinked at the tears that had formed in his own eyes. Draco was crying relentlessly at the memories. Harry called out to Ginny. Ginny.

Yes Harry?

Send Pansy back down and you and I are going for a little trip.

Will do my love, will you please tell me what it is?

I will when Pansy gets down here.

She is on her way.

He focused back on the blonde youth in front of him. Pansy practically came flying down the stairs. Her eyes widened as she saw Draco crying. Harry caught her before she could go to him. "He is only going through his memories. You were right Pansy. I managed to repair the damage that was caused to his mind and rebuild his mental shields. He will have to take it easy as his body recovers. Stay with him for as long as you like."

Pansy nodded her head and ran to Draco. Harry headed up the stairs and stopped. With a few quick flicks of his wand he transformed it into a suitable bedroom. Pansy sat holding him as he cried, soothing him.

Harry found Ginny waiting patiently outside the door. She looked up as he exited and he gave her a weak smile. "You will have to show me later but I can see you are wanting to finish what you started."

"Thanks Gin, I love you," he whispered before kissing her. She melted against him and kissed him back. Slowly they broke apart.

"I love you too Harry. So where are we heading?"

"To Malfoy Manor. Lucius should still be out of the house so that gives us plently of time to get Narcissa. Dobby! Winky!" With two pops the house elves arrived.

"Master Harry calls?" Dobby asked.

"I need you to prepare another room Dobby. Winky I need you to go get Madam Pomfrey when the room is done."

"Yes Master," they both said together.

"Please inform her that she needs some strong potions for rape, abuse, and possible potion overdose. Also inform Pansy that we are bringing Narcissa here."

"M-M-Mistress M-M-Malfoy?" Dobby said in a shaky voice.

"It's alright Dobby, no one is going to hurt you here I promise you that."

Dobby nodded and the two disappeared with a pop.

"Narcissa?" Ginny asked

"Malfoy's mother. Come on love we have to get going." They both transformed and flamed over to Malfoy Manor. Harry had transferred the images to Ginny that he had recovered from Draco's mind. The two appeared in her room. She sat in a chair, a robe carelessly pulled on. Tears were streaming down her face as she cried. They could hear her saying Draco's name. They both transformed and landed in front of her.

"Mrs. Malfoy?" Harry said carefully. She jumped to her feet and looked down at Harry, her eyes giving away her surprise.

"H-H-Harry P-P-Potter?" she stuttered as if she wasn't quite sure who she saw before her.

"We've come here to bring you to Draco," Ginny put in, gaining the older woman's attention.

"Draco? You know where my son is?"

"He is at my home with Pansy, she is looking over him at the moment. We have come here to take you away from here."

"I can't leave! He will hurt the rest of those here."

"Who else?"

"The elves. They were part of my family before they died. They came to me instead of Sirius. I can't leave them here!"

"Then bring them along," Harry prompted. He had felt Lucius enter the house. "We don't have much time Mrs. Malfoy. Tell them to go to Dobby at my house."

"You have Dobby?"

"Yes ma'am I do."

"Please Mrs. Malfoy we have to go now!" Ginny said urgently as she looked at the door, her wand drawn. She didn't really need her wand any more then Harry but it gave her comfort having it.

"Lexie! Tyrus, Anya, Sith come here!" She called out. Four house elves appeared in a moment.

"Mistress called?" One of them asked.

"I did, go to Dobby, I will be there shortly. You are not to answer to Lucius again, go!" With that they all disappeared with a pop.

"Time's up!" Harry said as he grabbed onto Narcissa. Ginny moved to the other side. They disappeared with a pop just as the door opened. The three stumbled as they entered Harry's living room. Ginny managed to keep Narcissa standing. Molly came down the stairs in a hurry, followed by Dudley, and Jamie.

"What's going on here?" Molly demanded as she saw Narcissa.

"We rescued her from Lucius. Dobby!" Harry called. The house elf appeared with a pop. "Please take her up to her new room. Is Madam Pomfrey in there?" At Dobby's nod he continued. "Take her up there for me please. Winky!" Winky appeared with a pop. Harry watched Dobby carefully lead Narcissa up the stairs.

"Master Harrys calling sir?"

"I did. Is Draco resting?"

"Yes Master he fell asleep with Mistress Par'sin. She is watchings over him."

"Would you tell her to inform Draco that we have his mother safe but he will not be able to see her until he is allowed out of bed?"

Winky nodded and disappeared. "When did you employ house elves?" Molly asked a bit shocked.

"Dobby and Winky came to me last night and asked if they could help. They had heard of the deaths and thought they would come to me. I didn't really want to but they bonded to me, well Winky did any way I pay Dobby."

"That's so sweet!" Jamie said.

Ginny laughed and hugged her boyfriend. "You need some breakfast you've been doing too much magic too early in the morning."

"I can do something about that!" Molly said happily.

"Into the kitchen you," Ginny said as she shoved Harry into the kitchen. "I'm going to wake up the girls."

Harry laughed and kissed her cheek before heading off on his own. Ginny headed up the stairs and down to where the girls room was at. They were both sleeping quietly. Ginny entered the room and pulled open the curtains. Both girls groaned and buried their heads in their pillows.

"Alright up you two. Mum's got breakfast cooking and its already eight thirty."

"Five more minutes," Karen grumbled.

"This isn't fair," Lily whined as she sat up. Ginny laughed as she knelt by the little red head. She conjured a brush and had Lily turn. Lily moved obediantly while Ginny brushed out the tangles in the little girl's hair.

"Me next!" Karen said as she moved to where Lily had sat. Ginny laughed as she brushed the other girls hair. Once that was done the three headed down the steps. Lily was given a piggy back ride while Karen just held her hand. Molly smiled as she saw her daughter enter the kitchen with the two girls. Even if Ginny was young she seemed to fit the role of mother very well. It saddened her a bit as she watched her only daughter. She showed a maturity that Molly had wished her sons, or even herself had possessed at such an age. Ginny settled the two girls into a seat as she sat beside Harry and leaned against him as the two read the paper. With a sigh she moved back to cooking breakfast.


A/N: Oops sorry all I got grounded for the last like three days or maybe it was two so I couldn't really post but my stepmom let me off the hook for I dont know what reason but she did so thats great, she only grounded me from the INTERNET I know my family is odd but right now things are in super stress mode so things could snap here soon but I have work on monday for like half the morning cuz my stepmom might get a new job, thankfully, so then school starts on thursday (I'm a SENIOR, goodness that came WAY too fast!) Well here is the next chapter, they seem to be getting longer! Chapter ten was ten pages! or maybe it was chapter eleven, well probably eleven if I am guessing, so yea. Enjoy my dear readers and reviewers! (Which are techniqually the same but apparently i have WAY more readers then reviewers) So review when you can! Its much appreciated.

Seritha