Chapter 3
"Bring that lowlife disgrace that's apparently my son. IMMEDIATELY!"
Through the double doors a weak and injured Draco was escorted in, the colour in his face gone the life in his eyes non-existent. Even in this state my heart leapt, he's alive that's all that mattered as long as he was alive nothing else in the world mattered.
"Draco seeing as you are my son you have the first joyous attack on Potter" the smile on Lucius' face growing ever wider. "You will place the cruciatus curse on him and watch him suffer and then we will truly know if you can live up to the Malfoy family name. Do it my son and make the family proud!"
Draco slowly turned to me his eyes still dead but avoiding eye contact with me, I wanted so desperately for him to just look at me straight in the yes to see if he could feel anything towards me that I do to him. He raised his wand his hand shaking slightly his breathing heavy audible in the musky silent room. The next word came out as a scratchy yet forced whisper.
"Crucio…"
My body surged with pain my shoulder intensified but I bit my lip refusing to submit to them.
"DRACO WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT MEANT TO BE? You look your victim in the eye when you curse them further more you say the curse with force and meaning sending them into a ball screaming out in agony you pathetic worm did you not learn anything this morning!" His father fumed and almost immediately Lucius grabbed his wand pointed it directly at Draco and Shouted "CRUCIO" with the greatest force he could muster.
Draco fell to the floor gasping for air close to passing out writhing in pain.
"Ahaha good boy that's its you're finally not letting it get to you, come on keep it up"
"Lucius that's enough! You've put him through to much today!" Narcissa exclaimed staring her husband straight in the eyes. For several moments Lucius studied the predicament he was in letting g up on Draco letting him stand as Narcissa walked over giving him a hand to recover.
During those few minutes my heart shattered and my life started crumbling around me. Unfortunately it seems that Lucius caught on to that fact. As he moved the curse onto me my whole body writhed in pain every cell of my body had its own individual pain I tried my best to hold it in but I ended up biting through my lip just adding to my pain. All I could do was scream out in pain, so loud that it rung through my ears, Draco's head shot round his eyes catching mine and for the first time ever there was pain in his eyes from what he was seeing. However the tears then streamed uncontrollably from my eyes and everything around me turned into a blur my world consisted of nothing but pain every muscle was on fire and my head had constant images of all my loved ones being brutally murdered in front of my eyes over and over. My head felt like it was in a vice and it was being tightened constantly up to a point where I knew I would surely die.
"Haha such a weakling" Lucius snarled " He's even more pathetic than you Draco if that's even possible, haha"
My body froze in a spasm not a single muscle would allow me to move. My eyes continued to water even though there was no more forced pain just the residues of what came before but even so Lucius found it a hilarious situation.
"Haha aww look at it bitty Potter still crying aww do you want mummy to kiss your booboo better for you?" His tone thick with resentment and mocking "Oh that's right she's dead! The good for nothing mudblood! How'd you like to join her Potter then you can cry with her and tell her how Mr Malfoy was so mean to you" His snide remarks had a sting at the end of each like a scorpion with the smallest words striking me the hardest. "Get up Potter we're not finished yet, far from it, but I've had my fun maybe we should give someone else a go I'm sure everybody in this room is just dying to watch you die, hahaha"
The movement slowly returning to my limbs I slowly climb to my knees unknowing of how strong my legs are and deciding not to risk it. If I was in for more of this there was no point wasting my energy on trying to stand up whilst I was hollered at by the rest of the room.
"Lets see who's first…. Bella how about you"
Bellatrix's eyes lit up at this proposal reaching for her wand when Lucius cut her off
"Hmmm… maybe not let's see… I know how much all of you wish to have your turn and I know who deserves it the most"
The grin returned to his face sending chills to my bones and so I decide that if I'm going to be laughed at for going through that pain there is not point in appearing weak. I muster all the strength I have and stumble to my feet but this only made Malfoy grin even more. I stand up as straight as I can blood running down my face and arm waiting to hear who will be my next attacker.
Malfoy turned on the spot and started pacing the room continually grinning until he circled the whole room and sat back down in his chair.
"Oh Potter you are so foolish, you are easier to read than a book and so vulnerable for someone who been through what you have… what a pity" Even with the apparent sympathy in his voice he was clearly dying inside to burst out in laughter at my predicament. And then he spoke the name of who'd be my next attacker sending my world spiralling out of control smashing on the ground sending me dizzy to the point where I almost feel over once again.