It was at least half-past eleven in the morning when Draco awoke from his sleep. The first things he saw when he woke were the embers in the fire glowing faintly, his empty teacup, and a few pieces of wood beside the fire. He sat up, stretching and grimacing slightly; his muscles ached terribly. He stood up and entered the kitchen, wondering where Snape was. There was a thermos of coffee on the stove, and an empty mug beside it. Draco was about to pour himself a cup when Snape suddenly entered from the back door.
"Hurry, pack up your things" said Snape.
"What's wrong?" asked Draco as Snape walked into the living room.
"We can't stay here" said Snape, "The Dark Lord knows where we are."
"Where are we going, then?" asked Draco.
"Wherever we need to" replied Snape quietly. "Now, hurry."
"I don't want to live like this" said Draco despairingly.
"I know you don't" said Snape, extinguishing the last of the flames in the fireplace with his wand. "But we have to."
Draco sighed
"I'm sorry, Draco" said Snape, gathering his phials and cauldrons and many potion ingredients into a large rucksack. "It's not my fault."
"I know" muttered Draco, packing his clothes in his pack.
"If possible, we will find your parents and help them" said Snape.
"Okay" said Draco.
"Now quickly, we must be gone" said Snape, opening the front door, "after you."
Draco stepped out of the house, looking interestedly at the dirty river that wound through the very lush overhang of trees and bushes, and to the small street of houses on which Snape's sat, all of which seemed rather old and unkempt. Draco thought back to his home, his sprawling mansion with many acres, on top of a hill overlooking London and its skyscrapers. He knew he would be no safer there with his parents than with Snape, but still, his home had been the only place he felt perfectly at ease.
"Don't worry, Draco" said Snape, who seemed to be reading his mind as he locked his front door. "You'll see your home again."
Draco nodded, and the two of them set off through the lush forest, towards the unknown.