A/N: Okay!!! Hope this is out quick enough. I'm sposed to be writing an essay on animal production right now so you better be thankful!!
Ginny Weasley awaited a chance to escape as she hid inside the mausoleum of a long deceased Karkaroff. She could feel her hope slipping away with every passing second.
"My Lord!" A low gravely voice panted. "My Lord they are gone!"
Ginny felt the atmosphere grow colder at these words and peeked out at Draco.
"That is impossible!" Hissed Voldemort. His red slitted eyes fell upon Draco who was staring at the ground.
Voldemort began to glide towards Draco leaving no imprints in the snow of his wake.
Then many things happened at once.
Lucius shot a shield up between the Dark lord and his son as Voldemort raised his wand towards the flaxen haired boy. Draco whipped his wand out from beneath his cloak and pointed it towards the burial chamber. "Accio Ginny!" He shouted and she shot out of the tomb and Draco caught her gruffly in his arms which flexed with the force in which she collided with him.
Death eaters swarmed them as Lucius cast another shield charm. They wouldn't hold up long against their dark magic but he wouldn't need it long. Draco and Ginny dived behind a tombstone as a flash of red light shot from a wand and blasted the tombstone crumbling it.
Draco ran to a grave beneath the large twisted tree which once probably blossomed in the necropolis. The tombstone before it was a large, black, marble beam. A peculiar large gold disk was fixed to the front in which the graves occupants name was written. Draco reached out and twisted the disk.
Lucius' shield charm deteriorated as the Death-eaters and their curses broke through. "Sectum sempra!" One screamed and Lucius let out a cry of pain. Draco reached out and grasped him by the hem of his billowing death eater cloak. The three vanished out of the graveyard as they heard a twisted icy howl and a green burst of light collided with the tombstone where they had been standing a split second before…
The three landed with a slight thump on cold wooden floors as the dust rose around them. Draco hurriedly clambered to his feet and pulled Ginny up with him. Lucius pulled himself upwards slowly and clutched at his side where blood was pouring out.
"Quick they're going to follow us." Draco yelled as he ran over and helped his father up. Lucius came to his senses and attempted to block the pain. The three darted down the long twisted corridor as fast as their feet would carry them.
Ginny still clutched the Horcrux in her hands and felt a rush or adrenaline at their narrow escape. They heard the sound of death eaters entering the tunnel below the graveyard and screams.
"Hurry you dismal nitwits! Do not let the traitors escape!!" A voice bellowed. Draco was brought back to his last escape months before. He had vowed never to return yet here he was. Was it worth it? Of course it was. Nothing had ever been as important to him in his life. The warmth emanating from the large fireplace drew nearer as they glow came into site. Draco caught the glimpse of Hermione's purple robe disappearing into the fire and his heart jumped. They got out. Thank Merlin they got out.
The yells were growing closer as Ginny and Draco broke into a sprint of the last leg of the corridor. The heard a stumble and looked back to see Lucius had collapsed.
"NO!!!" Draco yelled. Ginny stopped too and they raced back towards him.
"Go!" Lucius choked out. Draco looked down at the bloody pool which surrounded his father.
"I'll hold them back just…go." He spluttered out along with blood. Draco saw the figures fast approaching .
Draco took one last look at his father. Lucius smiled at his son for the first and last time, before it turned into a grimace of pain.
"You were right." He said softly.
Ginny was silently crying at the sight but Draco shed no tears. He nodded to his father and hesitantly wrapped his arms around him. The death eaters were now close enough to curse them as a green burst of light whizzed passed Draco's head.
Lucius let out a grunt and patted his son on the back.
"K-Keep and eye out f-for y-your m-mother D-Draco," He coughed and spat blood.
Draco looked passed him at the death eaters approaching and stood.
Lucius got to his knees and faced the death eaters to give his last fight.
Draco clasped Ginny's hand tightly and they raced towards the fire. They heard bangs and screams and curses behind them as Draco grabbed a handful of floo powder and through it into the fire. He looked back one last time at the scene.
Lucius was leaned over in a pool of blood with his wand hand thrust out in front of him. A purple beam was being emitted and the whole hoard of death eaters were on the ground with their hands over their ears.
"Take me where I am meant to be." He said as the fire burst into a fit of green flames. Ginny and Draco stepped in and vanished as Lord Voldemort hastily glided up the chamber towards the dying Lucius.
He held out his wand.
"Avarda Kedavra." He hissed and Lucius collapsed in the dark crimson fluid. His wand rolled out of his open hand onto the cold timber boarding as his blank eyes stared up at the black ceiling of the passage way.
Voldemort let out a hiss of disgust for the man as he glided passed him towards the fireplace, his faithful death eaters flanking his sides. They vanished into the fireplace one by one leaving the passageway silent and empty and Lucius empty cold body to rest. Lucius had redemption.
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Hermione felt the cold snow beneath her and got up on her elbows to have a look around. She recognised the frozen over lake of Hogwarts and could distinguish the outline of Hogwarts castle a little further off in the distance.
She clambered to her feet and began to make her way towards the castle.
'Where were the others spat out?' She thought.
Hermione felt a warm glow underneath her robes and retrieved one of the coins that the members of Dumbledore's Army had used to communicate.
Where are you? Harry, Ron, Neville are here.
Fred.
Hermione's throat began to close up. Where was Narcissa? Why wasn't Hermione spat out with the others? Hermione looked around anxiously when her eyes fell upon the white-blonde haired woman in a Slytherin green robe. Narcissa had raced out to the middle of the lake and began to pound the ice. Her body was heaving with uncontrollable sobs.
Hermione raced out onto the lake. Narcissa had broken through the ice and dived beneath the icy depths.
"No!" Hermione screamed.
Hermione fell to her knees beneath the hole in the ice. She took a deep breath and dived beneath the icy depths. The cold water stung as Hermione felt as if her chest was caving in on itself.
She looked around for Narcissa and caught a glimpse of her long blonde hair whirling around her in the water. It took all of Hermione's strength to move through the bitter cold lake as she made her way over to Narcissa. She wrapped her arms around her fragile frame and began to drag her back towards the hole in the ice. As Hermione broke the surface into the cold early night she took a gasp of fresh air and pulled Narcissa out of the water. Narcissa spluttered and shivered as she wrapped her arms around herself. Hermione pulled out her wand and uttered a drying charm. Narcissa looked up at Hermione with a morose expression. Unlike Draco, Narcissa's eyes were an emerald green. The same colour as her cloak.
"He's dead." She whispered.
Hermione's stomach dropped.
"Who's dead!?" She choked out.
"Lucius… H-He's dead. I can feel it. My heart is empty. H-he's g-gone!" She wailed.
Hermione closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Even though she was relieved it wasn't Draco, she couldn't imagine the pain the woman must be feeling. If Hermione was to lose Draco… Well the thought was too painful for her to comprehend.
"Narcissa.. I-." Hermione was trembling even though she was dry. The cold water still felt like it was engulfing her.
"I know the pain you must be feeling right now is too immense to describe. But you must carry on. You are still needed. Draco needs you. He saved you for a reason."
Hermione heard someone calling for her and looked up. Although it was quite dark she could make out the shape of a pale, blonde-haired boy racing out onto the lake…
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Draco landed in the soft snow and looked up at the black night sky. He looked around for Ginny but could not seem to locate her. At least I'm at Hogwarts', he thought as he looked up towards the looming castle. The image of his father still loomed in his mind as he attempted to block it out. He swivelled around towards the barren icy lake when something caught his eye and he gulped thickly.
Two figures were emerging from beneath the frosty lake. "Hermione! Mother!" Draco screamed. He watched as Hermione dragged Narcissa out of the lake and cast a drying charm. He raced out onto the lake towards them.
"Hermione!" He screamed. She looked up at him and stood. Draco raced over the slippery surface towards Hermione and wrapped his arms around her.
"What happened?" Hermione whimpered into his shoulder. Draco shook his head and looked into her eyes before kissing her lightly on the forehead.
He turned towards his mother and knelt down beside her. She looked into his eyes searchingly and Draco had to turn his gaze elsewhere as he nodded as if confirming what she already knew to be true. Narcissa bottom lip quivered with a mix of the cold night air and her pain. Tears swimmed her eyes and she let out a heart wrenching scream and collapsed into Draco's arms.
Hermione looked away from the tragic scene towards the castle where she saw shadows walking towards them… breaking out into a run.
A/N: HOW WAS THAT!!!??? please please please review for me. please? I had to cut this chappy in two otherwise it would have been WAY to bloody long! Thankya muchly. xoxo