Jade lay there. The voice and the face seemed so familiar. It was not master. But he knew the voice was safe. He knew the voice was protection. He could not seem to make his mind put a name to it. Harry had gone far beyond recalling for now. Harry held the memories of their past. Jade just knew that some part of him knew him. But he was scared. He knew the man was no Death Eater. He knew he was on the other side. And the assassins who tried to kill him came to mind. He stayed put.
Another person came through the floo and he wore no mask but he knew it was Master's friend. "Lucius was taken to the hospital. We need to take him now."
The first man looked around. "This is your house, how do we get to another room? And are you sure about this plan for him?"
He watched the two men. Jade could see the second man. He could see that he too was familiar. But his emotions on the new man were mixed. He knew he was master's friend. He had kept Jade here safe. Master had sworn he could trust the man. But part of him did not like the man. He felt something was wrong there. And he registered the words that his master was in a hospital some where. They wanted to take him. They were going to kidnap him from master before master got back. Would they hand him over to Albus? Would he be burned in a fire like they had tried to do before? Jade was so scared. He just wanted master to come home.
The darker man looked around. "I would not be surprised if he is hiding down here. Lucius left Harry down here when he left."
The other man was surprised. "Would he not have told Harry how to get into other rooms? Surely Harry has not been confined."
Of course master had shown him other rooms. Master encouraged him to go to the gardens. But Jade was too scared to leave the room right now. The elves had brought him food and cleaned his bladder for him. They had brought him a blanket and pillow. He even had a book with him. He saw his new book. Memories of the burning of his old books ran vividly through his mind. He eyed the book. He thought about reaching for it. He did not want his book to be destroyed again. Master gave him only the collar and the books. They were all he had. And Jade did not want to lose any of them again. But he stayed put. He would not let them find him. He would not let them see him. He prayed he would be safe. Master had to return soon.
The dark man shook his head. "Jade knows the house, Harry I mean. He could go any where. But after the fire he has been so scared. He will be pretty shaken."
The first looked down and picked up his book. "We need to get him and take him out of here. If this is going to work we need to get Harry there unnoticed."
Jade listened to them and again thought he was a dead man. They did not want the world to know he was alive. They were going to take him away and they would murder him before anyone saw he was alive. He knew he would never see his master again. He had wanted to be free of Master Lucius for so long but he had not realized how desperately he wanted him. Mater Lucius was the only one who cared about him. He was the only one who kept Jade safe. Master was alive but he realized that he was going to be dead before master ever came home. He would never see his master again. He would never thank master for keeping him safe.
He watched s the man who was holding his book flipped through it. He watched the man with it. He knew it would be destroyed and he saw a wand with the man. He let out an unintended whimper. And he realized too late that it had been heard.
The dark haired man had heard. "Again Harry? He is hiding under the couch unless I am mistaken. It is the second time."
The other man bent down and looked at Jade as he cowered there. "Come on Harry. Don't you remember me? You're safe. We're going to take you away."
Crying Jade tried to avoid his hands but he was drawn out. He fought desperately until he finally saw the wand drawn out and before he knew what was happening he had been hit with a stunning spell. As he sunk into unconsciousness h noticed the odd concern in the faces of both men and felt a hand go to his collar. He tried to jerk away. No one took his collar, but he passed out.
The first man scooped him up. "I can not remove it. I will deal with it later. We need to t him there before anyone notices."