I DO NOT OWN HP
Draco felt a chill run down his spine as he walked the dungeon halls. He slipped his wand into his hand cautiously. A bright red spell sped by his ear, and he spun on his heel to face his attacker. "Who's there?" he asked, blue eyes scanning the dark hallway.
"Draco, the Dark Lord wants you." Pansy stepped out from the shadows, her wand in hand. Draco tightened his grip on his wand as Theodore Nott, Crabbe, Goyle, and Millicent Bulstrode stepped out, surrounding him. He knew he had no chance against them all, but he would try anyway.
"Tell Riddle he can shove his offer back up his ass," Draco replied with a small snarl, lifting his wand.
"Well too bad he won't take a no for an answer Malfoy." Theodore sneered, and the crucio red fired from his wand. Draco neatly sidestepped the spell, relaxing into the many different dueling tips that Harry had drilled into him. One, never stop moving.
"Conjunctivitis, diffindo," Draco responded in kind, jumping into the air to avoid a barrage of stunners from Goyle, Crabbe, and Pansy. Theodore lazily shielded against both, never moving from his spot. Draco knew that in this case, it would be dangerous for him not to go all out. He struck out his heel, slamming it into Pansy's face.
"My face!" Pansy shrieked in pain, going silent when Draco's elbow smashed against her head, knocking her out. The Malfoy narrowed his eyes as he flipped out of the way of another crucio. Nott was getting annoying. A fist slammed into his stomach, knocking the air from him. He quickly recovered and slid back to avoid the next punch. He knew that going against Crabbe and Goyle physically would be stupid, so he quickly snapped out a flurry of disarmers, stunners, and body binds. They both were too slow to block them all.
"Just me and you now Nott." he spat, wiping his mouth of the small amount of blood that trickled down from Goyle's punch. He rolled up his sleeves, transfigured his shoes into something that Harry called "trainers", and settled into a dueling stance. He leveled his wand at Nott's face. "Let's dance."
Theodore snapped off cutting curses and even managed a weak fire whip. Draco summoned his own water whip after dodging the cutting curses. As Theodore struggled with controlling his fire whip, Draco suddenly pulled out his and whipped Theodore into the wall. Draco suddenly coughed up blood and fell to the ground. His hand flew to his stomach, and he removed it to see it covered in blood.
"I got you." Nott chuckled weakly before his eyes rolled back into his head. Draco curled up, barely managing to press his dragon symbol before falling unconscious.
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"How is he?" a voice whispered.
"His vitals are stable now, but he needs a lot more rest. We won't be able to tell what happened until he wakes. The others are claiming innocence, but we need his account before pumping them with veritaserum." another replied. Draco groaned, blinking open his eyes before shutting them at the bright light.
"Mr. Malfoy! Can you hear me?" Madam Pomfrey's voice reached his ears. Slowly he nodded his head.
"You shouldn't be moving much, hang on," Harry muttered to him. Draco hummed in response before feeling someone pour a potion down his throat, numbing the pain.
"What happened?" he asked hoarsely. Harry chuckled.
"We were hoping you could tell us that," he replied, summoning a piece of paper and a dicta-pen. Draco hummed and closed his eyes again before replying,
"I was ambushed in the dungeon hallways by Parkinson, Nott, Crabbe, and Goyle. Parkinson claimed that the Dark Lord sent them to fetch me and bring me to him. I dueled them all, knocking out Pansy with an elbow to her temple, and took down Crabbe and Goyle with a round of stunners. Nott and I dueled, even bringing out a fire whip. I countered with a water whip and quickly knocked him out by whipping him into the wall. But he seemed to have gotten me with one of his cutting curses before he fell unconscious."
Harry nodded and stood. "Thanks, Draco. I don't know how much longer you'll be in here for, but either way, this information is helpful. Now, to pump them all with truth serum." he left the room, nodding to Madam Pomfrey as he went.
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"Auntie! Why are you here?" Susan asked surprised. Amelia Bones shook her head at her niece, marching past with an auror contingent.
"Headmaster Potter, where are they?" she asked, dangerously calm.
"We kept them in an empty classroom that we warded so that they couldn't do magic, wand or not. They can't get out or send messages either." Harry replied curtly, standing and leading the aurors out, ignoring the loud whispering from the students.
"Here they are," Harry muttered, opening the door only to blink slowly as a fist slammed into the ward bubble where Harry's face would've been, had he not stepped back.
"Arrest them!" Amelia snapped, and the aurors quickly stormed into the room, snapping magic suppression cuffs onto them all. "We're taking them to the Ministry now for their trials that we managed to arrange in record time. Would you like to send someone to oversee it?" she asked Harry, who looked over his council.
"I can go." a hoarse voice said from the doorway. They all looked over in shock to see Draco Malfoy leaning against the doorframe, his face sickly pale. "I have enough strength for this, but I definitely want to remain sitting," he muttered, collapsing into a wheelchair that Harry quickly conjured.
"Terry, go with Draco to the Ministry to oversee the trials. I think you know what I would be pushing for, and my responses to things. Go, quickly. And keep Draco well please." Harry ordered and Terry nodded as he wheeled Draco out to the floo.
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The trial went smoothly, with Draco's account of the story and Terry's ability to block any move made to save the accused, making short work of the group. The pair managed to convince everyone that because it was a war they should start to sending anyone who was a confirmed Death Eater through the veil.