Shadowed Evil
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Note: Hi!! Sorry I took so long… Its holiday's for me and we've been driving all over Australia… And as you can probably tell I haven't had much time to work on this! So… Enjoy!!!
Chapter 5.
Tortured Mind…
Severus pushed past the white curtain and hissed in shock; Draco condition was worsening. Draco's breathing was ragged and quite shallow, his face was relaxed and very pale but his eyes darted around under his eyelids in fear. Not to mention the child was losing weight at an extremely fast rate, each rib was seen through Draco's almost transparent skin.
Draco had been out of school for four weeks now and the teachers were unable to feed him anything in his small moments of consciousness.
Madam Pomfry was becoming so jittery it was affecting her work and all of Draco's friends were worried sick about him. And even some of the other houses were becoming concerned about the blonde's disappearance.
Severus advanced on Draco's sleeping form.
"Draco? Draco can you hear me?" asked the professor. A small moan and quicksilver eyes fluttering open answered Severus call.
"S-Sev" stuttered Draco weakly trying not to give into the unwelcoming sleep. Severus held up a bottle of Tranquille Anima and Draco flinched and made a face.
"Draco it's time… open up" commanded Severus unhappily, normally Draco would put up a fight but this time he couldn't care less and let Severus pour and liquid down his slightly parched throat. Draco smiled weakly at Severus and closed his eyes, asleep once again in seconds.
Severus growled angrily,
"This isn't helping!" he roared throwing the bottle at a near by wall, the bits of shattered glass fell to the floor. Severus felt somewhat better,
"Repero" he murmured causing the bottle remake itself.
"What happened?" asked Madam Pomfry, who's head peeped through the white curtain.
"I-I just lost my cool," hissed Severus menacingly. Madam Pomfry fled away from Severus in fear as he was in one of his moods. Severus walked to a near by chair outside the curtain and slumped into it.
"Professor Snape?" asked a soft voice, Severus looked up to see Hermonie.
"What is it?" he spat, Hermonie didn't answer but only looked around him and at the curtain.
"Well?" he asked feeling his mood going into a tailspin.
"I-Is he going to be O-OK?" she stuttered.
"No" said Severus bluntly.
Hermonie gasped,
"B-But?" she asked confused.
"If he survives this ordeal Granger… who knows what it's done to him," said Severus in sorrowful tone.
Hermonie grabbed a chair and pulled it next to Severus'.
"You've been giving him Tranquille Anima… haven't you?" she asked.
"Yes… and yes I know what it can do… or really what it's doing," said Severus sighing feeling utterly defeated.
"Is there any other way?" she asked.
"Do you think I would be doing this to him Granger?!" roared Severus losing his cool.
"I-I j-just thought I could help," whimpered Hermonie preparing to leave.
"I-I'm sorry… It's just… actually I'll show you what's wrong" said Severus standing.
Hermonie hesitated before following the potions master behind the curtain, when she did she gasped loudly.
"Oh! My God!" she yelped seeing Draco and his condition.
"I know" sighed Severus, "We've called for some specialists from St Mungo's… but an epidemic has swept over some wizards… none could leave for one boy especially one who's the son of a Death Eater"
"T-That's terrible" whispered Hermonie horrified. She reached out a trembling hand and touched one of Draco's cold hands.
Suddenly her body went rigid.
"Granger? Granger!" gasped Severus pulling her away. When her eyes seem unclouded she burst into tears and slumped to the floor.
"What is it?" said Severus shaking the hysterical girl.
"I-I saw… I-I s-saw" wailed Hermonie shaking all over, Severus' eyes widened and went to Draco and touched his arm.
All of a sudden Severus felt everything grow cold, the pale man then looked up and gasped. In front of him hovering just over Draco was the shadow, which looked a lot like a Lethifold. Draco eyes were wide open in fear and he was trembling like a leaf caught in a wind.
"The Tranquille Anima doesn't protect you Draco," hissed the creature reaching for Draco's throat,
"No…" whimpered Draco tears were now streaming down the boy's cheeks. But then the shadow glanced at Severus and raised a bony hand clicking its charred black fingers. Severus could almost see the thing smirk and then without warning everything went black…
Severus felt his mark on his arm start to burn and then he found himself in a white circular room with a terribly bright light that seemed to come from everywhere.
The Slytherin teacher peered around until he caught site of a small thin figure,
"Draco?" he asked running to the boy.
Draco didn't answer. Only stood rigid, tears flowing down his face from his now pure white eyes as if blind.
Severus went to grab Draco's shoulder and when he touched it he gasped; the room was no longer white but red. Deep blood crimson, pieces of flesh and bone lay in the puddles of blood.
Severus clasped a hand over his mouth to stop any of his up-coming lunch. The smell of rotting flesh and the sounds of screams and the tearing of tissue filled the room.
"Ah… Severus Snape" hissed a voice that Severus recognized; Severus whirled around to stare at the dark creature behind him.
"Nice day?" it asked waving its hand around. Severus went deathly pale, Draco started to shake now and more tears started to dribble down his face.
"Actually it was going quite well" said Severus bravely "But then you reared your head," he said smiling weakly.
"Ah yes and I'm glad to see you too old pal" said Voldemort lowering his hood before tossing something to Severus, who caught it without thought.
"Want a bite?" Voldemort smirked; Severus looked down at the object and yelped finding a severed hand.
"I-I'm not hungry," spluttered Severus chucking the hand away and turning back to Draco who was whispering ancient prays.
"Please oh Merlin hear my plea… help guide my soul to find its rightful place… among the wizards and witches of time," whispered the trembling boy.
"Draco? Snap out of it" Severus whispered shaking Draco gently, Draco closed his eyes and reopened them they were once again the swirling orbs of blue and mercury.
He looked at Severus and yelled in fear,
"Get out before he-" but it was too late and a horrible sound filled Severus' ears, a dreadful pain forced him to his knees and then he saw the dagger in Voldemort's hand and the evil smirk on his reptilian like features.
Draco yelled and kneeled in the blood clutching Severus close but Voldemort grabbed Draco and pulled him away before returning Draco's eyes to the white color once again. Draco then once began to whisper again.
"He's mine Severus… don't make me fight for him" whispered Voldemort.
"No!" yelled Severus wincing from the wound "Give him back!"
Then without warning Severus fell backwards and found himself in the curtained off area, Hermonie was at his side looking at the wound that had appeared out of no-where.
"Oh No! I'll get Madam Pomfry!" she said sprinting through the curtains to find the nurse.
Severus lay there dazed,
"He's gone," he whispered before giving into the darkness.
Severus sat next to Draco's bed worriedly, Madam Pomfry had healed him but he didn't say a word as to why he had the wound. Draco's eyes no longer moved nor did he wake.
The child still breathed but just barely. Severus wasn't aware of the two boys who had come for a visit, Harry and Ron looked through Harry's invisibility cloak silently.
"Severus?" asked a voice from behind the curtain quietly.
"I wouldn't come in if I was you Pansy," said Severus sighing not even looking away from Draco.
"Well your not me" said Pansy sulkily walking in, she gasped loudly when she caught sight of Draco deathly like features.
"Told you," said Severus softly holding Draco's hand fondly.
"I-Is he dead?" she asked stepping forward.
"No… not yet" said Severus "But he's close"
Pansy's eyes filled with tears.
"Oh Draco!" she wailed running forward and hugging Draco limp body. After a few minutes Severus had slowly prized Pansy away from Draco and laid him back onto the white material.
"He's… barely alive Pansy," said Severus holding back his tears.
Pansy looked up into the professor's sad expression and burst into tears and hugged Severus for comfort.
Severus patted her back awkwardly,
"Shhh Calm down" he whispered getting onto one knee so he could see her eye to eye.
"W-We were supposed t-to be m-married" wept Pansy.
Harry and Ron looked at each other in shock.
"We're doing everything we can to save him," said Severus trying to sound reassuring (lets just say he was a bad liar).
Pansy lent against Severus' shoulder weeping.
"W-We always hated the idea of having an arranged marriage… b-but he always tried to behave the way I wanted him to be," she whispered.
"Don't get down… just pray that he makes a recovery" said Severus lifting her chin up with a finger.
Pansy made a face trying to stop her tears but soon she was crying again.
"Listen I'll give you the rest of the day off and you can spend it with Draco… OK?" said Severus understanding her troubles.
She nodded unhappily and pulled another chair next to Severus'.
The two sat and stared at Draco wishing, hoping he'd open his eyes and say; 'It was a joke' and they'd go on as if nothing happened but they knew it wasn't to be…
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