Hello, here's chapter 9 for you guys. Again I'm not sure when the next chapter will be up but i promise it won't be more than 3 weeks.

Draco went in to the house, leaving Harry and Ron outside. He was wearing black clothes; a black jacket, trousers and shirt. The only part of him that could be called colourful was his shiny white-blond hair. He had his wand in his hand, ready for any attackers. He managed to walk through quite a bit of the house before coming to two Death Eaters round the corner from him, he ran round the corner,

"STUPEFY, STUPEFY!" He shouted. They weren't quick enough to defend themselves and were hit by red jets of light. Draco took their wands and put them in the inside of his jacket. He pushed his hair out of his face, a little shaken by the events so far. However he knew he must be getting close to where Hermione was because there were guards. Still gripping his wand, he walked down the hall. He looked in every room, still unable to find anyone. He reached another hall and pushed open the door closest to it. Lucius and Bellatrix were both there, Hermione tied up in the corner. Lucius looked unsurprised and didn't even get up. Bellatrix jumped up and was about to shoot a spell at Draco.

"SIT, Bellatrix. Its only Draco."

Draco's expression went from frightened to angry.

"What do you mean 'only Draco'? You don't know what I'm capable of. You don't know what I've done."

Lucius sighed and walked over to his son, putting a hand on his shoulder and looking at him pityingly.

"Thats were your wrong Draco. I know exactly what you have the ability to do, just not the stomach."

Draco's eyes flashed momentarily,

"Oh yeah? STUPEFY!" He shouted. Lucius fell backwards. Bellatrix didn't even attempt to help him but stepped over his body,

"Not a good idea Draco." She raised her wand, "crucio." Bellatrix said calmly as if it was a perfectly normal spell to say. He saw the maniacal delight in her eyes as he gasped sharply and fell on to his knees. He felt as if his insides were being twisted, he did not cry, or shout. Malfoy's didn't. He writhed on the floor while images flashed in his eyes. Hermione crying, his mother shouting at him as a child. His father looking at him with those piercing grey eyes, cold with disappointment. He saw himself arguing, shouting and crying in multiple scenarios. These images seemed to stay in his eyes like scars. Everything part of his body felt like it was being burnt, tortured, pulled and twisted.

"Expelliarmus!" He heard Bellatrix shout. He felt his wand leave his loose grip. The pain began to subside and he was back on his feet. Those were the effects of the cruciatus curse. Intense pain, then- it stops. His father was also standing up ready. Draco needed help; desperately. He pulled out one of the wands he had taken from the Death Eaters earlier. Confusion flashed across Bellatrix's face as she looked at her other hand to check she was still holding Draco's wand.

"Well played Draco." Lucius said with a smirk, "but we can do better, can't we Bellatrix?"

Bellatrix nodded grinning once again. As if on cue, Ron burst through the door. His eyes widened as he saw them,

"HARRY THEY'RE ALL HERE AND-"

"STUPEFY!" Lucius shouted, his wand pointed at Ron. Draco rolled his eyes, Weasley had to mess it up. However Harry did reply to his shout,

"COMING RON! Who else is in there?"

Bellatrix and Lucius seemed forget that Draco was there and both pointed their wands towards the door.

"EXPELLIARMUS!" Draco shouted at Bellatrix. She jumped out of the way,

"Draco, you may be able to get your slow father but not me. So don't even try. CRUCIO!" She shouted again, but this time Draco dodged it.

"Nice try auntie."

Bellatrix snarled at him and raised her wand, but Lucius came to his son's aid.

"Bellatrix, don't waste your time on energy on my son. He has a conscience, he will come round."

Draco scowled at his father but was soon distracted. Moody opened the door cautiously and began shouting spells. He pointed his wand randomly due to the fact most of him was behind the door; only his hand was visible. His spells ricocheted off the walls,

"PROTEGO!" Lucius said, casting a shield round himself. Bellatrix did the same. Tonks, Lupin and Harry soon appeared and began to duel too. Draco ran over to Hermione,

"Protego." He said immediately. He undid Hermione's binds, an pulled her up.

"We have to get out of here."

Hermione nodded, he looked around for a broomstick. Ron sae they were in trouble and, for the sake of Hermione, summoned a broomstick. He dodged the duelling couples and ran over to them.

"Weasley- you take her. I've got to get my wand back from Bellatrix. Go back to your house. Potter knows where that is, right? Meet you there, wish me luck."

Hermione looked up at him,

"Good luck."

He gave her a small smile, snatched up his temporary wand, and left them. He watched as Ron flew out of a big window, (luckily enlarged by one of Moody's spells.) Lupin and Tonks were duelling Bellatrix, while Moody and Harry were duelling Lucius. Lucius could feel he was losing,

"CRUCIO, CRUCIO!"

He shouted at both of them and they both then fell on to their knees, just a Draco had done and began to writhe in pain. Draco stepped in a began to duel his father.

"EXPELLIARMUS!" Draco yelled. His father deflected it.

"TALLENTANGRA!" Lucius shouted. His son dodged it. Tonks and Lupin were doing well with Bellatrix. She was an undoubtably better dueller than Lucius yet she having trouble. Neither one of Lucius or Bellatrix had even acknowledged Hermione's disappearance.

"PETRIFICUS TOTALUS!"

Lupin and Tonks shouted together. It hit Bellatrix squarely in the chest and she froze. Lucius glanced quickly over to her and was by a jet of red light, from Draco.

"FINALLY!" Tonks said triumphantly, she kissed Lupin's cheek, "I knew we could do it!"

"Malfoy, did you bring a broom too?" Harry asked Draco.

"Yeah. I told Weasley we'd meet him at his house. Do you know where that is?" Draco replied.

"Vaguely... We'll work it out." Harry shrugged. Moody stepped forward and shook Harry's and Draco's hands,

"Excellent duelling Mr Potter and Mr Malfoy. I'm afraid I must leave now, the ministry told me that there has been an outbreak of higglestumps, a nasty wizarding disease. They want as many people as possible to keep it contained within the town of Helga's Gallow."

"Bye, thank you so much for your help." Harry said with a grin.

Moody nodded at Draco and dissaparated. Tonks and Lupin told Harry they had to leave too. Tonks hugged Harry and Draco and Lupin shook their hands. They dissaparated, leaving Harry and Draco to find their way to the Burrow.

Sorry for how short it is. I felt like that was the right place to stop. Review of you've got time :P x