Chapter Thirty Two: Saving The Young Heir:

Draco was scared, he did not want to join the dark lord but the way things looked he had no choice. His aunt Bellatrix was happy and looking forward to him in the ranks of death eaters as she was sure that is where he belonged. Draco did not agree, he was a pureblood, why should he have to call master a half blood barely human freak? He hated the dark lord and did not want to serve him but knew he had no choice, he either joined or his family died there really was no other way. He looked out the window in the library of the manor at the gray summer day with the rain falling in sheets. It matched his mood perfectly as he was sure today was the day he would be forced to join the dark lord.

"Draco?" Narcissa said from the doorway and he turned to see his mother there alone.

"Yes mother?" He said.

"I was wondering if you would like to go to Diagon Alley today?" She asked. "To look at the new Firebolt 2?"

"Sure, hopefully it is not raining there." Draco said, he had to act as if nothing were wrong, he was sure his mother would be disappointed he was not happy to join the dark lord. "Can I get it if I like it?"

"Of course Draco." Narcissa said warmly. "As a gift for your new…Position in life."

"Yes mother, I look forward to serving the dark lord." Draco said forcing a warm smile.

"Good, you will do well in his ranks Draco, so strong and powerful." She said smiling looking up at her boy for the first time. "So like the Malfoy blood in you."

She lead Draco to the fireplace in the drawing room and told Lucius she would be back in a few hours. He nodded and kept reading while she threw floo powder on the fire, called out Diagon Alley and went through. Draco did the same and he stepped out in to the Leaky Cauldron and carefully dusted off his robes. He followed his mother in to the alley and headed to the Quidditch shop. He went in while his mother stopped by the apothecary shop to get some supplies to make potions with. He was looking at the new brooms when he felt a wand stuck into his back causing him to freeze in fear.

"Don't turn around boy, just come with me." A gruff voice said and a hand guided him out the door. "No funny business boy."

"You cannot do this, my mother…"

"Cannot help you boy." The gruff wizard said.

"You will pay for this." Draco said snarled.

"Doubtful boy, in here." The man said.

Draco was shoved into an empty store and to the fireplace where the man threw on some floo powder and drug the reluctant teen through. Draco heard the words Grimmauld Place and knew that he was being taken to the order. Once through the floo he was shoved away from the man who removed his hood and cloak to reveal Sirius Black. With a roar of anger Draco attacked him and started to hit the other man. Sirius was shocked at this attack and dared not fight back as he did not want to hurt the boy. Severus walked into the sitting room and saw Draco knocking his cousin to the ground. Before he could even speak Narcissa stormed in and had Draco up by his ear.

"Draco stop this at once!" She snapped.

"Mother what is going on?" Draco asked. "Why are we here?"

"Your mother has brought you here so that you can choose for yourself if you will join Voldemort or not." Dumbledore said walking into the room. "I doubt you would have been given the choice if you stayed with your father."

"Your father does not really want you to join." Narcissa said to Draco. "Nor do I, as a true pureblood you would betray your kind by joining them. Even your father finally realizes this now."

"Why is he not here then?" Draco asked. "What is going on?"

"He is scared and does not believe that we can help him." Dumbledore said.

"No wonder after what you did to me headmaster." Severus said softly.

"I stand by my decision Severus, you are not going back." Dumbledore replied to Severus, then to Draco. "Now as for you Draco what do you want?"

"I do not wish to serve that half blood sub-human freak!" Draco said. "Each time I think about joining him I want to get sick."

"Good answer cousin, he is creepy looking." Sirius said walking up rubbing his jaw where he had been hit. "And really cruel and did I mention he is ugly?"

"Besides if I had joined him I could not do this." Draco said seeing Ginny walk down the stairs and stop cold seeing him. "Ginny I have been a prat and stupid for even thinking of joining the dark…you-know-who forgive me?"

"Of course Draco." Ginny said. "You really are not going to join him?"

"No, he is too ugly, too cruel and too beneath me." Draco said. "I don't want to become evil, I want to do good things even if they are not great things."

His was reward was Ginny walking up to him and putting her arms around him forgetting there were several adults here. She kissed him and he returned it also forgetting his mother was there watching this! There was a sound of footsteps on the stairs and suddenly Molly was there with Ron, Fred George and Harry. Draco and Ginny were in their own world and not paying any attention to anyone else. It was clear they had missed each other this past year and were more than making up for it now. Severus raised an eyebrow at this thoroughly non-verbal apology and forgiveness. Sirius whistled softly and Ron handed over money to Fred and George while Harry paid Ron up.

"Um that is an interesting hello." Remus said walking into the sitting room.

"Draco." Narcissa said trying to get her son's attention but failing the first time. "Draco Arbaxas Lucius Malfoy!"

"What?" Draco said unlocking his lips from Ginny's, he looked around and blushed a little. "I ah missed Ginny, there I said it I missed her!"

"Wow now that is so sweet." Sirius said getting a sappy look on his face. "A lion and snake in love….."

"So what?" Draco said his arm around Ginny he stood tall glaring at Sirius. "I will shout it from the rooftops I love Ginny Weasley!"

"You do?" Ginny said looking so very happy at this.

"Yes, you are beautiful and talented and very smart." Draco replied.

"So this means you will still be dating our sister?" Fred asked.

"Yes, if that is alright?" Draco asked the twins.

"Sure, don't see why not." George said. "You refusing the dark lord's service makes you alright in our books."

"I quite agree, you are a very brave young man." Molly said smiling at him. "Now everyone come down to lunch, the elves have worked hard and would be upset if we did not enjoy what they have made for us."

Draco followed the family down to the dining room and learned that his mother had been working on getting him here for a long time. She had risked a lot to get him to safety and she wanted him to know how much his father loved him. He only served Voldemort out of fear now, not loyalty. He loved his family far more than Voldemort and would do anything to protect them. Harry kept looking over at Draco, he really was happy that Draco had been able with help to make the right decision. After lunch Draco walked around the entrance hall and saw the portrait of Mrs. Black looking at him keenly. He walked up to look at her knowing who she was.

"So you are the young Malfoy heir." Mrs. Black said to him.

"Yes ma'am I am." Draco said.

"Refuse to join the dark lord eh?" She said.

"I am a pureblood, he is not even fully human." Draco replied. "I will not bow my back to the spawn of hell that he is."

"Wise words boy." She said. "You are a true pureblood in that regard."

"I am a true wizard, there is no way I will bow my head to a dark lord!"

"You are wise boy, braver than either of my sons." Mrs. Black said as Sirius came up. "Especially this one."

"Typical mother, at least you cannot beat me anymore as you took delight in doing in my childhood." Sirius said.

"You are a pitiful excuse for a son!" Mrs. Black shot back.

"Right, good bye mother." Sirius said blasting the curtains over the portrait.

"She always that way to you then?" Draco asked Sirius.

"Worse, she is being nice now." Sirius said. "So want to take the grand tour?"

"Sure!" Draco said following his cousin up the stairs for a tour of the house.

Severus watched them walk up the stairs and felt a pang of jealously, Draco was getting along with his childhood nemeses! He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Narcissa there, she knew that this would be hard for him seeing Draco here as he was the boy's godfather. She said something to him quietly that got him to smirk and he replied back getting her to laugh quietly…

Riddle Manor:

Lucius Malfoy gasped as he was hit again by Voldemort. He was furious that Draco had not been brought before him as Lucius had promised. It was as Lucius tried to explain a hard thing to do as that very day someone had kidnapped his son from Diagon Alley. Though there was proof of this from several witnesses seeing Draco forced out of Quality Quidditch Supplies, Voldemort still saw this as a failure by Lucius. Lucius staggered back and hit the floor, his cane with his wand was of course across the room where he had been ordered to leave it. His hip gave way and he dropped to the floor in a heap, he had been wounded years before, the nerves in his leg had been severed and he needed the cane as his hip would give way, like now. He did not even try to get away from Voldemort, he knew he would get far worse if he did. Voldemort reached down and drug Lucius up by his robes and Lucius could feel the dark lord's magic as it crackled around him.

"You promised me the boy Lucius!" Voldemort snarled, "where is your son?"

"He was k-kidnapped m-my lord!" Lucius stammered.

"Or did he plot to escape hmm? Maybe like his father he wishes not to serve me?"

"I wish to serve you master, I am not worthy to but I wish to." Lucius protested as he was hit again. "Please let me find him and bring him to you!"

"No Lucius Bellatrix will find him for me." Voldemort said. "He will join or die."

"Yes master." Lucius said and he was thrown to the floor he tried to get to his feet only to find Voldemort holding him down with his boot.

"No Lucius I am not done with you yet." Voldemort said softly. "You and I need to talk as we really have not talked one on one for a long time have we child?"

"N-no master." Lucius said knowing exactly where this was going.

Outside the room no-one could hear the screams of pain from inside the room. Bellatrix was pacing the anti-chamber and she smiled coldly as she knew what was going on. She was the dark lord's favorite and he listened to her. Soon she would have that weakling of a Malfoy brat back here and he would join, it was his destiny and he had no choice in that matter. She went and poured herself a goblet of wine and down it her dark eyes glinting with sadistic amusement…

Oh yea Narcissa is smart and she worked with her insane cousin to get her son to safety. To bad that Lucius has to deal with getting tortured all the time. Bellatrix is so unstable even more with her husband gone.

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