Escape from Malfoy Manor
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If you long for something very bad,
You have to set it free.
And if it comes back to you,
It will be yours forever.
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Hermione woke up in the arms of her former nemesis.
"Are you awake?" Draco asked softly.
"Yes." she replied.
Draco sat up straight and said: "It's time, I heard my father leaving an hour ago."
"I don't want to leave you." she whispered.
"You must, there's nothing here for you to stay." Draco said quietly.
"You are here," Hermione said softly and she swallowed hard: "Draco, I...I fell in love with you."
She looked in his grey eyes and saw that they were filled with desire. Knowing for sure what he felt for her, she brought her face closer to his, wanting to kiss him. He felt a warmth in his chest that he hadn't felt for a long time, but he pushed her softly away.
"We...we can't do this." he sighed, "I would only bring your life in danger and..." He saw that she was hurt by his act and he couldn't control himself any longer. 'Who cares' he thought and he pulled her closer, kissing her softly.
Hermione always imagined that bad Draco Malfoy would be a rough lover, but she was wrong. She felt how his hand gently stroke her back and she put her hand on his bare chest, feeling his heart beat very fast. She encouraged him to deepen the kiss, but Draco slowly removed his lips from hers.
He knew he was going to regret this but he felt that this was the first time she had kissed a boy. And feeling how his body responded to her warmth, he knew he had to stop, not wanting to scare her away.
"What? You think I'm not mature enough for..." Hermione asked a little disappointed.
Smiling, he put his finger on her lips and said: "Not yet."
Then he turned serious and said: "I hate to let you go, but what you must do now, is get dressed and go to my mother. She's the only one who has a wand. I'm sure she knows how to break the magical seal."
"Why don't you come with me? I'll support you." Hermione asked.
"That would take too much time." Draco said resolute, "No, when you've found my mother, come back to me. I have to give you something."
Hermione did what she was told and went to Draco's mother.
Narcissa listened to Hermione's explanation and wanted to help setting free Hermione immediately. She searched her wand and said: "At least I can help one person escape from this hell."
They went back to Draco's room, Hermione supporting Narcissa. When he saw his mother smiling at him he couldn't stop the tears from falling of his cheek.
"Mother." he said emotionally and he embraced her, trying to forget the pain he felt from his wounds.
"Oh my son," she whispered, I'll make sure our lifes will change. No more kneeling for your father."
Draco softly let go of his mother and called Hermione. "Take my Nimbus and fly as fast as you can to a village in the north. It's two miles away from here. He gave her a envelope and warned her: "Do not open this, but give it to Dumbledore."
While Hermione promised she wouldn't, Draco took a small box.
"I wanted to give it to you, back then in the library. But I thought I would make a fool out of myself, so..."
He opened the box and let Hermione look at the content. It was a pendant of a graceful silver dragon, with a ruby in it's paw, shaped like a heart.
Hermione gasped: "Draco, this is beautiful!"
He put the pendant around her neck and smiled: "So, you find the combination of silver from Slytherin and red from Gryffindor as attractive as I do?"
She smiled too: "It's the most beautiful combination I've ever seen."
He embraced her and said: "Now, go! Hurry, before my father returns."
Hermione went to the door, where Narcissa was waiting. Suddenly, with tears in her eyes, she ran back to Draco, kissing him passionately.
"Promise me, that I will see you again." she whispered.
"I promise." he whispered back.
That was enough for Hermione to regain her courage. She embraced her old enemy one last time, remembering something Dumbledore had once said: "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer".
When she left the room, Draco looked at her, feeling how fear filled his heart.
Hermione supported Narcissa the long way from the manor to the gate. When they arrived at the large gate, Narcissa said: "When the seal is removed, you'll have ten minutes to get to Hogwarts. The village is a wizarding community, go to a pub called 'Agrippa's Marsh'. You can travel with floo from there."
She took out her wand and recited a spell: " Removeo incantatem villae maleficium"
The gate opened and Hermione jumped on the broom.
"Goodbye." she said.
"Farewell." Narcissa replied.
Hermione raced as fast as she could to the village. She had to hold the broom very tight, to stay on the broom. She wondered how Draco and Harry could stay seated for hours on these things. When she arrived in the village she ran to the pub and inside, took some floopowder and went to the fireplace.
"Hogsmeade!" she yelled.
Hermione arrived in the 'The Three Broomsticks'. She looked at the clock: she had three minutes left. She left the pub immediately, leaving a confused Madam Rosmerta behind. She jumped back on the broom and flew to Hogwarts Castle.
When Hermione arrived in the Hallway, no one was there. "They must be at breakfast" she thought. She pushed the doors the Great Hall open and ran inside.
All students and teachers were staring at her when she entered. They were speachless first, but then an explosions of voices errupted. Ignoring everybody, Hermione ran to the High Table and gave the envelope to Dumbledore. Knowing that it was more important to read the letter than ask her questions, the headmaster opened the envelope. When he finished reading, his eyes grew wider and he whispered: "This is the end of an age."
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Narcissa was talking to Draco in his room, when Lucius came bursting in. Mother and son both stood up, still respecting an old habit.
"Who did this?" Lucius hissed. He looked at his family and, with a dangerously low voice, said: "Do you have any idea what you've done? This is the end of our good name and reputation. That filthy mudblood has probably reached the old fool of Hogwarts and told him everything."
He paused to let them answer his question. When none of them replied, he lost his patience and roared: "Who Did This?!?"
Narcissa, afraid of her husband, wanted to reply. But Draco stepped forward and said: "I did, father."
Lucius looked infuriated at his son. "You will pay for this!" he hissed and he drew his wand.
Narcissa jumped in front of Draco and screamed: "Don't you harm my son!"
"Silence, wife!" Lucius shouted and he pointed his wand at her. "Avada Kadavra!" he yelled and his wife fell dead on the floor.
"You bastard!!!" Draco screamed and he wanted to punch his father in the face. Unfortunately, Lucius was faster. He grabbed Draco's fist and pushed it behind his back.
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Aurors blasted the front door from Malfoy Manor to pieces and ran inside. Immediately after Dumbledore had read the letter, he had summoned the Order of the Phoenix: an organisation of nine hundred Aurors. The letter contained all hiding places of Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Now, a huge raid was held. Dumbledore had also sent a group of Aurors to Malfoy Manor to free Draco and his mother.The Aurors heard someone shouting on the second floor and they ran upstairs. They blasted the door to Draco's room to pieces and saw Lucius holding his son.
Lucius pushed his wand in Draco's back and yelled: "Avada kadavra!!!"
At the same time the Aurors pointed their wands at Lucius and also yelled: "Avada kadavra!"
But they were too late, they saw how not only the father but also the son fell on the ground.
Author's note: This must be the biggest cliffhanger in history! Warning! This is not the last chapter! Keep reading, keep reviewing, 'cause you haven't read the last of this! Greetings, Ravenklauw.
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If you long for something very bad,
You have to set it free.
And if it comes back to you,
It will be yours forever.
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Hermione woke up in the arms of her former nemesis.
"Are you awake?" Draco asked softly.
"Yes." she replied.
Draco sat up straight and said: "It's time, I heard my father leaving an hour ago."
"I don't want to leave you." she whispered.
"You must, there's nothing here for you to stay." Draco said quietly.
"You are here," Hermione said softly and she swallowed hard: "Draco, I...I fell in love with you."
She looked in his grey eyes and saw that they were filled with desire. Knowing for sure what he felt for her, she brought her face closer to his, wanting to kiss him. He felt a warmth in his chest that he hadn't felt for a long time, but he pushed her softly away.
"We...we can't do this." he sighed, "I would only bring your life in danger and..." He saw that she was hurt by his act and he couldn't control himself any longer. 'Who cares' he thought and he pulled her closer, kissing her softly.
Hermione always imagined that bad Draco Malfoy would be a rough lover, but she was wrong. She felt how his hand gently stroke her back and she put her hand on his bare chest, feeling his heart beat very fast. She encouraged him to deepen the kiss, but Draco slowly removed his lips from hers.
He knew he was going to regret this but he felt that this was the first time she had kissed a boy. And feeling how his body responded to her warmth, he knew he had to stop, not wanting to scare her away.
"What? You think I'm not mature enough for..." Hermione asked a little disappointed.
Smiling, he put his finger on her lips and said: "Not yet."
Then he turned serious and said: "I hate to let you go, but what you must do now, is get dressed and go to my mother. She's the only one who has a wand. I'm sure she knows how to break the magical seal."
"Why don't you come with me? I'll support you." Hermione asked.
"That would take too much time." Draco said resolute, "No, when you've found my mother, come back to me. I have to give you something."
Hermione did what she was told and went to Draco's mother.
Narcissa listened to Hermione's explanation and wanted to help setting free Hermione immediately. She searched her wand and said: "At least I can help one person escape from this hell."
They went back to Draco's room, Hermione supporting Narcissa. When he saw his mother smiling at him he couldn't stop the tears from falling of his cheek.
"Mother." he said emotionally and he embraced her, trying to forget the pain he felt from his wounds.
"Oh my son," she whispered, I'll make sure our lifes will change. No more kneeling for your father."
Draco softly let go of his mother and called Hermione. "Take my Nimbus and fly as fast as you can to a village in the north. It's two miles away from here. He gave her a envelope and warned her: "Do not open this, but give it to Dumbledore."
While Hermione promised she wouldn't, Draco took a small box.
"I wanted to give it to you, back then in the library. But I thought I would make a fool out of myself, so..."
He opened the box and let Hermione look at the content. It was a pendant of a graceful silver dragon, with a ruby in it's paw, shaped like a heart.
Hermione gasped: "Draco, this is beautiful!"
He put the pendant around her neck and smiled: "So, you find the combination of silver from Slytherin and red from Gryffindor as attractive as I do?"
She smiled too: "It's the most beautiful combination I've ever seen."
He embraced her and said: "Now, go! Hurry, before my father returns."
Hermione went to the door, where Narcissa was waiting. Suddenly, with tears in her eyes, she ran back to Draco, kissing him passionately.
"Promise me, that I will see you again." she whispered.
"I promise." he whispered back.
That was enough for Hermione to regain her courage. She embraced her old enemy one last time, remembering something Dumbledore had once said: "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer".
When she left the room, Draco looked at her, feeling how fear filled his heart.
Hermione supported Narcissa the long way from the manor to the gate. When they arrived at the large gate, Narcissa said: "When the seal is removed, you'll have ten minutes to get to Hogwarts. The village is a wizarding community, go to a pub called 'Agrippa's Marsh'. You can travel with floo from there."
She took out her wand and recited a spell: " Removeo incantatem villae maleficium"
The gate opened and Hermione jumped on the broom.
"Goodbye." she said.
"Farewell." Narcissa replied.
Hermione raced as fast as she could to the village. She had to hold the broom very tight, to stay on the broom. She wondered how Draco and Harry could stay seated for hours on these things. When she arrived in the village she ran to the pub and inside, took some floopowder and went to the fireplace.
"Hogsmeade!" she yelled.
Hermione arrived in the 'The Three Broomsticks'. She looked at the clock: she had three minutes left. She left the pub immediately, leaving a confused Madam Rosmerta behind. She jumped back on the broom and flew to Hogwarts Castle.
When Hermione arrived in the Hallway, no one was there. "They must be at breakfast" she thought. She pushed the doors the Great Hall open and ran inside.
All students and teachers were staring at her when she entered. They were speachless first, but then an explosions of voices errupted. Ignoring everybody, Hermione ran to the High Table and gave the envelope to Dumbledore. Knowing that it was more important to read the letter than ask her questions, the headmaster opened the envelope. When he finished reading, his eyes grew wider and he whispered: "This is the end of an age."
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Narcissa was talking to Draco in his room, when Lucius came bursting in. Mother and son both stood up, still respecting an old habit.
"Who did this?" Lucius hissed. He looked at his family and, with a dangerously low voice, said: "Do you have any idea what you've done? This is the end of our good name and reputation. That filthy mudblood has probably reached the old fool of Hogwarts and told him everything."
He paused to let them answer his question. When none of them replied, he lost his patience and roared: "Who Did This?!?"
Narcissa, afraid of her husband, wanted to reply. But Draco stepped forward and said: "I did, father."
Lucius looked infuriated at his son. "You will pay for this!" he hissed and he drew his wand.
Narcissa jumped in front of Draco and screamed: "Don't you harm my son!"
"Silence, wife!" Lucius shouted and he pointed his wand at her. "Avada Kadavra!" he yelled and his wife fell dead on the floor.
"You bastard!!!" Draco screamed and he wanted to punch his father in the face. Unfortunately, Lucius was faster. He grabbed Draco's fist and pushed it behind his back.
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Aurors blasted the front door from Malfoy Manor to pieces and ran inside. Immediately after Dumbledore had read the letter, he had summoned the Order of the Phoenix: an organisation of nine hundred Aurors. The letter contained all hiding places of Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Now, a huge raid was held. Dumbledore had also sent a group of Aurors to Malfoy Manor to free Draco and his mother.The Aurors heard someone shouting on the second floor and they ran upstairs. They blasted the door to Draco's room to pieces and saw Lucius holding his son.
Lucius pushed his wand in Draco's back and yelled: "Avada kadavra!!!"
At the same time the Aurors pointed their wands at Lucius and also yelled: "Avada kadavra!"
But they were too late, they saw how not only the father but also the son fell on the ground.
Author's note: This must be the biggest cliffhanger in history! Warning! This is not the last chapter! Keep reading, keep reviewing, 'cause you haven't read the last of this! Greetings, Ravenklauw.