Disclaimer: Seriously, if I owned Harry Potter, I wouldn't be busy writing this. I would be outside, swimming in my pool made out of pure gold (maybe exaggerating a bit but you get the point).

A/N: So, so, so, so sorry it's taken me so long to update, I've been out of town for the weekend and incredibly busy. Hope you enjoy. This story will be coming to an end soon, sadly. As stated before, enjoy.

Blaise stood on the edge of the graveyard, his heart pounding painfully in his chest. This was an absolutely crazy idea. For a moment, he wished he had listened to Alurea and told them to find some other way, but he knew there was no other way, unfortunately. And there was a very likely possibility that he was going to die.

"I'm with you Blaise," he heard Harry whisper from underneath the invisibility cloak next to him. "Remember, keep your mind blank. That includes –"

"Not thinking about her, I know." Blaise closed his eyes and took a deep breath, erasing everything from his mind, replacing them with false memories. Alurea's face flashed through his mind once more before he opened his eyes, a look of pure determination on his face.

Not speaking, he headed towards the center of the graveyard where he could see the dark ring of Death Eaters. And Voldemort.

"Aww, my heir approaches once again," came Voldemort's cold voice. "Make room for him."

The circle opened and Blaise stepped through it to kneel in front of Voldemort, hoping that the beating of his heart wasn't audible.

Voldemort peered down at him, his eyes narrowed slightly and a sad smile on his face. "You betrayed me," he said, softly.

Blaise wasn't exactly sure how to respond to this. He kept his head down, short of breath.

"You're hiding something from me," Voldemort said. "Explain yourself."

"I apologize, my Lord. I have no way to explain my actions."

"That is . . . unfortunate."

Pain hit Blaise's body full force. He heard his cries though they sounded as if they were off in the distance. The pain died down, suddenly, leaving him breathless and cringing on the floor.

"It pains me to punish you like this, Blaise, but actions do sometimes come with consequences. Maybe it'll refresh your memory and give you an explanation."

Once again, Blaise was struck with pain. He could just hear his cries echoing through the night, but there was another voice in the distance, cut off short.

"Bla –!"

The pain ended and Blaise looked up with clouded eyes. A few feet from the circle of Death Eaters, he saw Harry grabbing Alurea and pulling her underneath his Invisibility cloak. His heart stopped for sure then, fear coursing painfully through his body. He looked back towards Voldemort to see if he had noticed.

It was obvious he had. A cruel smile came to his face. "It seems that we have some visitors."

A/N: Sorry for the cliffhanger. Hope u enjoyed. Next chapter to come soon.