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Chapter 23: Brotherly Love and A Great Friend

Her hair was messy, her clothes disheveled, her face pale, and her eyes blood-shot from the lack of sleep. She hadn't slept since her son was taken. Which for a count of five day made it 120 hours since the last time she had a decent night of slumber.

Her husband was gone, out scouring the globe for their lost child. Along with others. Draco was currently entering Germany without the luck of finding him in France. Remus was in Libya, Tonks in Canada, Hagrid was looking over Russia, letting his teaching position for Care of Magical Creatures being taken care of by Firenze, Van went to Romania, Arthur and Molly were in Peru, Charlie in Australia and moving onto New Zealand, and Bill was in China. The other Order members were off searching other countries. On the days they didn't teach Albus, Minerva, Kaytrina, Severus, and every other teacher joined in for the search of the missing Riddick Valerius Malfoy.

Hermione walked down the crowded corridor. Everyone staring at her with pity. Her best friend had betrayed her, no not just her, the whole Wizarding World! But, she really didn't care, all she wanted was her baby boy back. She just wanted to look down into his beautiful brown eyes, that were more of a caramel color then identical to her own. She wanted to run a finger through his blonde feather like hair that he got from his father. She wanted to kiss his soft little cheeks and squeeze him until someone told her to stop.

Hermione wasn't watching where her feet were taking her, but she ended up in the Slytherin common room. Only one person occupying it. Blaize, who was reading. He put his book down at seeing her and patted the cushion next to him on the black leather bound couch. She slowly made her way towards him and sat.

She felt her eyes water at the memory of when Blaize first met Riddick. Of how she learned of the relationship that was brewing between him and Ginny. How he said 'He's one cute little future Slytherin.' At remembering that Hermione broke out into a fit of sobs.

Blaize looked down at her and felt as if he too was going to cry. But, he couldn't. Not infront of her. With her being in pain, he had to be the strong big brother he was. That's what their feeling were towards each other. Family love. Brotherly love.

Blaize took Hermione into a hug and let her cry on his shoulder. He hated seeing her like this. Sad, angry, depressed, mournful. She shouldn't be living like this. Riddick shouldn't have been missing. Ron shouldn't have jumped off the deep end and landed in the fiery pit of hell Hades ruled, literally.

Hermione backed away and started to wipe away her tears. She looked at Blaize intently, "Tell me this is a nightmares. That Riddick isn't gone. That Ron didn't take him." Hermione said voice pitched. "That the Prophecy isn't true." She sobbed, "That my little boy is safe."

Blaize took her once more into his arms, letting her sob on his shoulder, once again. Gods, he hoped that if Draco...when Draco found that Weasel he'd kill him on the spot or at least torture him 'til consciousness left him. Ron Weasley deserved the Dementors kiss for his betrayal. No, no, no...He deserved to rot a life sentence in Azkaban.

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Draco walked into the Slytherin common room the black haired boy on his tail. He smiled when he saw his wife asleep on the couch. Blaize now, sitting across from her in a chair, back to his book.

"Find him?" Blaize asked softly, not wanting to wake the sleeping Hermione. He set his book down and stood up.

Draco shook his head and then made his way to his wife. He knelt down and put a stray hair behind her ear, then softly kissed her forehead.

"France and Germany were clean." The dark haired boy confessed sitting in a chair, putting his head in his hands.

"Clean?" Blaize asked, "I thought you two got a hold of his trail?"

"We only got a whiff, we were in Northern Germany before we noticed it was just a trick the wind was playing." The boy said with a sigh.

Malfoy just stared at his wife. He promised he'd come home with their child. That Ron would be behind bars for the rest of his life. He promised and he wished that his promise would come true soon. It's just been too long since he'd seen his son. At the thought of Riddick a tear slipped from Draco's eye. He couldn't help it. Riddick was a newborn, he was defenseless. Even if it was true that he was a God, he was still a baby.

Hermione started to stir. Her eyes opened and at seeing Draco, jumped up and threw her arms around him. Tears brimming her eyes. She knew that Riddick hadn't been found. But, still she needed to feel his arms around her. Draco gave her a squeeze and then pulled back, placing a soft kiss on her lips. He then smiled and brought her back to his chest for a hug.

When they both finally let go of each other Hermione noticed that it wasn't just her, Draco, and Blaize. She couldn't believe it. She wanted to, but she couldn't. She stood up and so did he. She poked him in the arm, afraid that he might be a mirage. "Harry?" She asked in a whisper.

Harry nodded and then brought his friend in for a hug. Hermione was in shock at first, but then she wrapped her arms around him and started to cry.

"What are you doing here?" She asked, "Besides you going to school and all?"

"I've been helping, Draco search." He told her rubbing her back and trying to be strong, willing himself not to cry. "We just got back."

Hermione pulled back to look at him, "You've been helping?" She asked with a sob. Harry nodded and she threw her arms around him.

Draco sat there on the ground with a smile on his face as he watch the reunion of the two friends. He was happy that Harry was back in her life. He knew Harry was sorry for whatever he did. He did apologize to Draco in France once they hit the city of Lyons. And he helped Draco, even when the times were bad and Draco himself felt like he was going to give up. Harry was the one to tell him that he had to be strong, that he had to find Riddick, that Hermione would be a wreck without her son and even more of a wreck if Draco was depressed all the time. Draco Lucius Malfoy now considered Harry James Potter a great friend of his.

When Hermione and Harry parted, Hermione went over and pulled Draco up on the couch with her. Harry sat back down as did Blaize and they sat there. In silence. Until, the portrait hole burst open and Severus and Van rushed in joyful yet lost expressions on their faces.

"We've found them."