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Lies and deception

Chapter 2

Bella's head snapped up and she watched Harry with wide eyes. Although there was no fear in the woman she was reluctant to get up and fight the boy. She was sure she could and would kill him, from what she had seen at the ministry of magic, but how would her lord take it if she did kill him?

"Bella?"

She turned her head to look at Tom and the older wizard's gaze promised a world of trouble if she wouldn't get up and accept the challenge. Slowly but surely Bella got to her feet and faced Harry. The brunet was looking intently at her waiting for her to accept the challenge or chicken out.

In a flash Bella took out her wand and send a nasty slashing spell at Harry, but the brunet sidestepped it with ease and a grace no one who knew Harry had ever seen. Snape and Malfoy were looking at him with wide eyes as he took out his own wand and threw it at Tom.

"Watch that for me? I was planing on giving her a chance."

Tom caught the wand and smirked amusedly as he put it into his pocket with his own. Bella was smiling. What was this idiotic boy planing facing her without a wand! Even Snape was looking at Harry as if to say: "Now your going to die."

Harry merely smiled before looking at Draco and winking. The blond's cheeks turned a light pink color before he ducked his head yet his eyes never left Harry. The brunet turned back to Bella and his facial features turned into a stoic mask.

Harry stood really still waiting for Bella to make the first move and he wasn't disappointed. She soon raised her wand the cruciatus on her lips. Harry watched as the curse came closer and closer and nothing happened.

A high pitched scream erupted in the room (A/N: Just in case its too confusing she's screaming because her curse isn't working.) as Harry lifted his arm pointing it directly at Bella.

"Crucio."

The other people in the room watched Harry as the curse gathered in his hand before shooting towards Bella. It hit the witch directly in the chest and another scream followed her first one. Harry held the curse on her until she was withering on the floor begging Harry to stop.

And he did stop. He walked closer to her enjoying the the fear in her eyes. When he was standing right next to her he crouched down and smiled at her.

"Do you want me to stop Bella? You do don't you? But I said to the death, didn't I?"

Harry stood back up stretching his hand out the killing curse on his lips when Bella lost the very rest of her slowly dying dignity.

"Please, please I'll do anything. Give you anything just let me live."

Harry raised an eyebrow, but lowered his hand letting Bella hope she'd actually get out alive. Crouching back down Harry moved his hand to her hair and gripped it tightly pulling her head up by her hair.

"And what is it you think I want? What you think you can give me?"

"Draco. You can have Draco. Do with him what you please. We all know you want him it was clear by the way you acted earlier."

"Let me get this right. In exchange for you life you're willing to give me your nephew? Well since when are you his keeper?"

This seemed to make Bella's hope falter a little. Why wasn't the little git just taking her deal? Who cared if she was Draco's aunt or mother. He had better do whatever asked of him if it kept the family alive and well.

"And what makes you think I need you to get him to do anything I say? You know I can be very persuasive when I want to be."

Harry locked eyes with Malfoy when he said this. The blond was trying to look away but didn't seem to find the strength to do so.

"Anything else you can offer me?"

Fear flooded Bella but before she could answer Harry let go of her hair and stood up.

"Let me answer that: No."

Harry stretched out his hand and-

"Wait."

Harry turned towards Tom and raised an eyebrow.

"Let her live. She will be forever in your dept. It will be a fate worse than death for her."

Harry smiled and let his arm fall limp at his side.

"Very well. Now toss off before I change my mind."

Harry walked back to Tom and held his hand out for his want. The wizard gave it back to the brunet before turning to look at Malfoy and smirking.

"Young Mr. Malfoy why don't you go and show Harry his new room?"

A/N: Tell me what you think...;-)