AN: This is a scene I never wrote for chapter sixteen of 'A Different Way Forward.'

Grimmauld Place, London, 10/31/1997, 03:01

"So how long have you been here?" Hannah asked feigning interest.

"Since August, Potter made a deal with my mother to get me out of France." Malfoy answered.

"Potter is forcing me here as well, I wish I knew a way to get out of here." Hannah asked hopefully.

"The only way I know of would be to jump out the window and slow your fall, but the death eaters are always watching the square." Draco said thoughtfully.

"That doesn't sound very safe." Hannah said terrified at the thought of jumping out of a window.

"Aunt Andromeda put wards on the front door, so she will know if you go out that way, you could try-

Draco was cut off mid-sentence when he heard a 'pop' and a house-elf appeared with a naked girl in the middle of the kitchen, then the elf disappeared with another 'pop'.

The girl was sitting with her knees drawn to her chest and her arms wrapped tightly around them and she was shivering uncontrollably.

"Pansy?!" Draco exclaimed worriedly as he rushed over to the new arrival.

Parkinson mumbled something and Malfoy leaned down closer to her to hear her better.

"What did you say?" Draco asked gently.

Hannah watched as if in slow motion, Pansy's right arm released her knees and rared back, Parkinson swung forward with all the strength she could muster in her awkward position and slammed her fist into Draco Malfoy's unprotected groin.

Malfoy collapsed on his ass breathing heavily, tears were streaming down his cheeks a grimace of pain etched into his features.

"Potter told me to do that when I got here, he got me out of there it's the least I could do." Pansy said quietly.

"Fucking Potter!" Draco said in a high pitched screeching voice.