AN: Here you guys go! The thrilling conclusion to the bitch of a cliffhanger in the last chapter. I can't believe I actually got this done by Tuesday! Anyways, enjoy!

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Lucius looked around the main entrance of his house. Paintings had been destroyed, vases smashed, and he could still see a little bit of Draco's blood on the floor. He had thanked Merlin a thousand times that Draco had only received a small wound on his neck. Severus stood next to him. Lucius barely noticed his hand on his shoulder. Aurors flooded the area, collecting evidence, questioning him, but most of all they searched for any clue as to his wife's whereabouts. It seemed they had already sent for Alastor Moody. The man hunt for Narcissa Black was already underway. She was no longer a Malfoy. Before contacting the aurors, Lucius had performed a ritual to magically strip Narcissa of all titles and claims to the Malfoy name. It was a well-known practice among purebloods. The ritual would only work if the family member in question had tried to intentionally kill or harm the heir to the family. This ritual was created to discourage assassination among siblings who wanted to take the spot as head of the family. At least now Lucius didn't have to deal with the divorce procedure. Lucius couldn't wait for everything to be over with. He wanted to run to his son. Severus had suggested that Dobby take him to his house where it was impossible for Narcissa to get through the wards. Lucius hadn't wanted to let his son go anywhere without him but it was better he wasn't here for this. Harry was probably taking care of him. He was a very caring boy and he cared as much for Draco as Draco did him.

Lucius hadn't expected any of this to happen. If he did he would have made sure that Draco went to Severus' place. He had no idea Narcissa would lose it or go so far. He was too focused on his plan he didn't foresee any of the possible consequences.

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Lucius smiled to himself. He had practiced this spell on a mannequin many times and he was now able to perform it perfectly. He had read the entire book he found called, "Spells to Spice Up Your Sex Life." Lucius didn't even want to guess which of his ancestors had bought the book. At first he thought there would be a spell that would force Narcissa to want to have sex but there was no such thing. In fact there was a passage that said that at a time there had been such a spell but to use it on someone was considered rape and all traces of the spell had been wiped from history. There was however, a spell to make your partners clothes disappear. Lucius still had to be careful when he performed it. He had to catch Narcissa completely off guard and in a place where she couldn't use anything to quickly cover herself. He knew that if Narcissa were to see him approach her with his wand out she would immediately go into defense mode and block the spell.

He waited until a week after Draco had come home from school. He had used the time to observe her movements. She would spend much of her time lecturing their son on how to be a proper pureblood and would often tell him he was a disgrace to the family. In the afternoons she would often leave for a few hours and come back later at night. It was upon her arrival that Lucius finally made his move. Draco was in bed and fast asleep so there was no way he would accidently walk in on the scene. Narcissa walked in and looked up the stairs. She didn't notice Lucius in one of the doorways off to the side. Lucius couldn't help but notice that her hair was slightly tangled when it had been perfectly combed when she left. He could only guess what she had been doing. Lucius seized his moment and flicked his wand. All of her clothes became smoke and floated away. She let out a high pitched screech as she looked around for her missing garments. Lucius forced his eyes not to look away from her body until the found what they were looking for. Narcissa turned away from him exposing her back, and there it was. On her lower back, that disgusting mark stared back at him. Lucius shivered when he saw it. It was almost as if the thing was watching him as he looked at it. He shook his head. The only thing that mattered now was that he finally had proof that his wife was just as close to the dark lord as he had been, only she didn't have any proof that she was a spy. He grinned as he walked out from his hiding spot. She turned to him and gave him the most evil glare that would have made the dark lord himself cringe.

"You fucking pervert! I could report you for this," she screeched. She tried to look intimidating while covering up her nudity. Lucius rolled his eyes.

"Yes, because a court is going to get involved in a little prank a husband played on his wife. There is nothing against the law with undressing your spouse," he said calmly as he flicked his wand again. Narcissa's clothes reappeared on her.

"You're nothing but a disgusting fagot! Why did you even do that? To humiliate me?"

"Why of course not. I was just seeing if your body had had any unusual changes since I last saw it, and wouldn't you know, you got a tattoo," Lucius said in an innocent tone. He laughed internally when he saw Narcissa's face pale. Lucius decided it was time to stop beating around the bush.

"I'm guessing you know what this means. You will be exposed that not only are you a death eater but you lied to aurors about it. That alone might land you in Azkaban. Also, this means you have nothing more to hold over me. I am giving you a few days to pack up your things and find a place to stay. I'm sure your lover has some room for you. I will file for a divorce and of course I will be taking full custody of Draco. Pinky!"

Narcissa's house elf popped into the room. Even though she had served Narcissa since she and Lucius first married, Pinky technically belonged to the Malfoy family and therefore obeyed Lucius' orders over Narcissas'.

"Pinky is here sir. What can Pinky do for Master and mistress," the female elf asked with a bow.

"Narcissa is no longer the mistress of this estate. She will be spending the next few days packing for her departure. I want you to help her with that as much as you can. If she attempts to steal anything that belongs to the Malfoy family I want you to escort her outside of the wards. She is also not allowed to lay a single finger on our son is that understood?"

"Yes master, Pinky obeys."

Narcissa had been stunned silent but seemed to recover fast.

"You can't do this," she screamed in rage.

"I think you'll find that this is a more than appropriate action to take when one is about to get divorced," Lucius assured. He turned and began to walk up the staircase towards his rooms. He didn't even turn back as he made one last remark. "If you aren't gone by the end of the week you will be forcibly removed."

Lucius had almost wept in happiness the second he shut the door to his room. Free. He was finally free. Soon it would be just him and Draco. Lucius would be able to date again. He probably was going to wait on that though. Draco might need him. True, he probably wouldn't be sad since he no longer acknowledged the woman as his mother but he still would probably want to be close to his dad for a while.

Lucius hadn't heard from Narcissa in a few days. He had told Draco what happened and asked him to stay in his room as much as possible. He didn't want Narcissa to say any more hurtful things to him. It was getting close to the end of the week and Lucius sent Dobby to go check up on how things were going. He would have just asked Pinky but he didn't want Narcissa to be left alone in the manor even for a moment. Dobby told him that Narcissa seemed to be almost done packing. It seemed she was using only two suitcases with extension charms. She was muttering to herself a lot and seemed to be getting rather violent. She also hadn't eaten any of the food that was brought to her. Lucius had a bad feeling and wished that the end of the week would come sooner.

It was the day before the deadline when all hell broke loose. Lucius was startled awake when he heard Draco scream. He had fallen asleep at his desk doing paperwork. Lucius ran to Dracos' room to find it empty.

"Master! They're heading to the main entrance," Dobby informed frantically.

Lucius didn't even bother asking what happened. He Ran to the staircase and looked down in horror. Narcissa was standing in front of the entrance getting ready to walk out. Draco was standing next to her holding her suitcases. Lucius immediately flicked his wand and sealed off the doors. Narcissa turned to him with a crazed look in her eye. Draco didn't move. Lucius ran down the stairs but stopped in his tracks when Narcissa raised her wand to him. He did the same. Neither of them casted any spells. Lucius casted a worried glance at his son who stood frozen in place. If he didn't know any better Lucius would have thought it was a statue. He heard Dobby whine pitifully behind him.

"Draco, I've got her covered. Come over here," he called. Draco didn't move. "Draco!"

Narcissa let out the most chilling laugh.

"Turn around sweetie so daddy can see your face," she ordered.

Lucius almost collapsed in despair. Draco looked at him with the dead eyes. There was no emotion in his expression. There was no trace of his son in that face. Lucius had seen this enough to know what it was.

"You used the imperious curse on MY SON," he screamed in rage.

"Our son," Narcissa corrected. "Does it upset you that he's half of me? Is that why you dote over him? Do you feel guilty because you secretly can't love him because he reminds you of me," she taunted. Lucius tightened his grip on his wand.

"Draco was the only thing I have ever loved about you. If there was ever a time I had any positive feelings towards you, it was when you gave me him. Now let him go or I'll tear you apart," he threatened. Narcissa clucked her tongue.

"I'm afraid I can't do that. You see, if I just let you have him then that means you've won. I can't allow that," she said thoughtfully. Her face brightened and she clapped her hands together. "I know. I'll just have you kill each other!"

Lucius felt his heart stop. He didn't even have to listen to Narcissa's order for Draco to know what she was going to do.

"Draco sweetie? Kill daddy for mommy."

Draco dropped the suitcases he was carrying and took out his wand. He immediately began throwing spells at Lucius who easily deflected them. Draco was smart and had learned some more advanced spells by reading the books in their library but he was still only twelve. There was no way he could keep up with Lucius but then again, there was no way Lucius was going to use anything but defensive spells against him.

"Avada Kedavra!"

Lucus was barely able to dodge Narcissa's curse. She blasted a few more killing curses as Draco also kept throwing spells and curses. Lucius found himself not only having to block spells aimed at him but also ones Narcissa had lazily aimed at Draco. Narcissa sent a blast of fire that singed Draco slightly but caught a few nearby portraits on fire. Lucius could hear them scream as the fire consumed them.

"Stop," Narcissa screamed. Both Lucius and Draco stilled. It pissed Lucius off that she had complete control of the situation. Narcissa gave a bored sigh and flicked her wand. Draco walked over to her. "This is getting tiresome. You're not fighting like you used to. You must be getting old Lucius."

"Like I'm going to do anything to hurt my son," Lucius barked. Narcissa didn't even pay attention to his response. She was busy pulling something out of her cloak. Lucius could see it was a dagger. He watched helplessly as she handed it to Draco.

"Lucius point your wand at yourself and use the killing curse," she ordered. Lucius' eyes widened and he took a step back.

"What?"

Draco raised the dagger to his neck. Lucius watched in pure terror as the blade pressed itself against his child's neck. All it would take was one quick slice and Draco would be gone. Lucius trembled.

"Do it," Narcissa hissed.

"Please. He's our son. He's your son. Don't do this. Please just let him live," he begged. He felt tears slide down his cheeks. He wasn't sure when he started crying.

"I promise. Do as I say and I'll let him live. I'll even leave him here for your fagot boyfriend to take care of. Snape seems like he enjoys taking care of little boys these days. Now do it! Aim your wand at your head and perform the curse," Narcissa ordered loudly. Her voice echoed throughout the whole manor. To prove her point she had Draco press the knife even harder against his neck. Lucius watched as a line of blood flowed down his son. Lucius' legs couldn't even take the weight of his body anymore and he collapsed. His hand shakily held up the wand and pressed the tip to the bottom of his chin. He looked up one last time at his son. Even with that dead expression he felt his insides warm slightly. He would do anything for Draco. For his son. His little baby boy. At least he would have no regrets. He closed his eyes.

"No Master!"

Lucius opened his eyes to see a small explosion knock Narcissa and Draco off their feet. Draco hit his head on the floor and was knocked out. Dobby appeared at Draco's side and took the dagger and threw it. He then avaporated the two of them out of the room. Narcissa sat up and let out an enraged roar.

"How dare a house elf attack a witch! He will be executed for this!"

Before Lucius could regain his bearings she grabbed her suitcases and avaporated out of the manor. Lucius looked around. He was by himself. He screamed for the house elf that had taken his son. Dobby arrived with a small 'pop' and ran to his side.

"Master," he started but Lucius cut him off.

"Take me to Draco," he demanded. It took less than a second for Dobby to transport to Dracos' room. He was rubbing his head and moaning in pain. Lucius burst into tears at seeing him safe and awake. The curse seemed to wear off after he hit his head. He rushed over to him and pulled Draco into the tightest hug.

"Dad," Draco yelped. Lucius loosened a little but didn't let go. He felt Draco's body begin to shake as he broke down.

"I'm sorry dad," he cried. "I tried to stop myself but I couldn't."

"It wasn't your fault," Lucius soothed. "There was nothing you could do. No one can resist the imperious curse."

Lucius pulled away from Draco and looked him over. He looked a little worse for wear but otherwise fine. The cut on his neck from the dagger was still bleeding.

"Dobby bring me some bandages then find out how Narcissa got away from Pinky," he ordered. Dobby disappeared then reappeared with the bandages and then disappeared again in search of Pinky. Lucius wrapped up his sons neck. Draco had gone silent.

"I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I should have sent you to Severus'. You shouldn't have been here," Lucius apologized. Dracos' face kept a sullen expression.

"If I don't get to take blame then neither can you," he said quietly. Lucius gave him a soft smile. He pulled his son into his lap and held him close. Draco clung onto him as well. Their silence was interrupted by Dobby.

"Well," Lucius asked. Dobby was wringing his hands. He looked frightened.

"Master, Dobby's sorry sir, but Pinky is dead, sir," he informed. Draco stiffened in Lucius' arms.

"Was it Narcissa?"

"Pinky is victim to killing curse sir," Dobby answered sadly. Lucius shook his head. He would have to make a grave for her.

"Um…master," Dobby asked on the verge of tears. Lucius looked at him. "Is Dobby going to be handed off to wizard ministry now?"

Draco shifted in Lucius' arms.

"Why would we do that? You saved our lives. Even if it took until the last minute," Draco asked sounding confused.

"But Dobby break house elf law. House elves can't attack wizards," Dobby protested.

"Draco, according to the law, even though Narcissa was attacking his master, it was still illegal for Dobby to attack her. The ministry decided after the wizarding war with the dark lord that protecting their masters would not protect them from facing judgment. They decided that it would open a gateway for elves to start being used in rivalries and warfare," Lucius explained sadly.

"What are they going to do to him," Draco asked looking up at him. Lucius sighed sadly.

"If the ministry gets a hold of him, he will be executed."

"No," Draco yelled standing up.

"Draco," Lucius started.

Draco knelt beside Dobby and wrapped his arms protectively around the small elf. He looked up at Lucius with a defiant look.

"No! Dobby didn't do anything wrong! He's a good elf!"

"Draco I'm not going to send Dobby to the ministry. We're going to have to hide him," Lucius explained. Dobby looked up at him with hopeful eyes. Draco smiled and dropped his arms.

"Master?"

"A Malfoy doesn't abandon someone who saved their life, and you protected Draco. For those things I am eternally grateful. Now we need to act fast. Dobby you need to go get Severus. Bring him hear. Don't bring Harry because it's not safe," Lucius said. His mind being trained to work under pressure was already coming up with a plan for damage control.

When Severus arrived he quickly noticed Draco and went to look him over. He had been trained to perform emergency care. It seemed Draco didn't need any. Lucius explained to Severus what happened and they talked about what they were going to do about Dobby. They decided to tell the ministry that Dobby had disappeared after the incident and just hide him until everyone forgot about what he did. Severus suggested that Dobby take Draco over to his house while the aurors were investigating. Lucius agreed and let Draco leave with Dobby only after giving him a tight hug that must have lasted at least three minutes.

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Lucius felt slightly numb. He just wanted this to all be over. The aurors had been there all night. Lucius handed over his memories of the incident to the lead auror. The many stored them away and looked back at him.

"Now I hate to ask this, especially after what he did for you, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to take that house elf into custody," the man said with a sad look on his face.

"Dobby hasn't been seen since I arrived," Severus reported. The auror looked to him then back to Lucius.

"Is that true," he asked.

"Yes," Lucius confirmed. He gave the man a stern look. "And I pray you won't find him."

The auror just blinked at him then chuckled.

"Off the record, I'm not going to put that much effort into it," the man confessed before he called to his coworkers telling them to wrap up what they were doing and prepare to leave. Lucius visibly relaxed. Severus escorted all the aurors to the floo. Lucius looked around the room again. He couldn't believe what his conquest for freedom had almost cost him.

"I've already given your other house elves orders to clean up. Do you want to stay at my place tonight," Severus asked as he reappeared. Lucius simply nodded. He practically ran to the floo and barely slowed down as he grabbed some powder and practically begged it to take him to his brothers' house. Draco must be absolutely beside himself right now. When Lucius and Severus arrived they were only greeted by a nervous looking Dobby.

"Where are they," Seveus asked.

"Young masters Malfoy and Potter are in Master Snapes room sirs," Dobby informed.

With a few quick strides Lucius reached Severus' bedroom door. He couldn't hear anything behind it. He slowly opened the door and stared inside. Severus walked up behind him. Lucius quietly gazed at the scene and couldn't help but smile.

"I take it you'll all be staying here tonight," Severus asked.

"You can stay here too. There's enough room. Come on," Lucius said happily entering the room.

"You're suddenly in a good mood," Severus commented following him inside.

"Of course," Lucius said. "Draco seems to be calm for now and I can finally sleep. I'll take care of all the serious stuff tomorrow. For now I'm just going to enjoy some peace."

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Harry was utterly shocked by what Draco said. He and Mr. Malfoy were almost murdered? Who was this woman he was talking about? Surely he wasn't talking about his mother.

"Who," Harry asked for confirmation.

"Narcissa. That bitch that claims to be my mother," Draco raged through tears. "She…."

Draco fell into tears again. All Harry could do was embrace him. He desperately thought of something to calm his friend down. He remembered something that happened during the winter at Hogwarts. One of the gryffindor girls was crying nonstop because her boyfriend had been cheating on her. Her friends had given her some hot cider to calm her down.

"Draco, let's go to the kitchen and I'll make you something to drink," Harry offered picking them both up. Draco muttered an okay and followed Harry. Harry looked in the cupboard that had been enchanted to keep food cold. He let out a sigh. No cider. He looked through some of the other cabinets and found some packages of hot chocolate. Harry looked at the expiration date since they had probably been in there at least since last summer. It was still good. Thankfully Severus had a muggle microwave since Harry didn't have the ability to magically heat it. He prepared the drinks for him and Draco and then ushered them into his room since all the other rooms were rather depressing to be in and he didn't want to bring any drinks into the library with all those books. They sat down on Harry's bed. Draco began to sip his drink. His eyes widened a little.

"What is this," he asked.

"Hot chocolate. I think it's a muggle brand," Harry said taking a drink from his own mug.

"The muggles sure no how to cook," Draco muttered taking another drink.

"So, do you want to talk now," Harry asked. Draco nodded.

"I was just sitting in my room and she came in. She put a curse on me," Draco started staring deep into the hot chocolate. "It was the imperious curse. It forces you to do whatever the caster orders. Even kill yourself."

Harry stared at him in disbelief. He stayed quiet while Draco spilled everything that happened to him.

"She… she wanted to make me go with her. To force me to become what she wanted me to. But dad stopped us from leaving. He begged mom to let me go. She was acting so crazed."

Draco took a few seconds to calm himself down before he spoke again.

"She made me attack him. I tried to stop myself but I couldn't fight the curse. I could only watch as I tried to hurt my dad. My mother even sent a few killing curses at him. It was horrible to watch my dad desperately trying to protect me and himself at the same time. He was trying so hard, but then, that woman stopped the fight. I guess she wanted to do more than just kill my father. She tried to destroy him completely."

"What do you mean," Harry asked.

"She gave me a dagger and forced me to hold it to my throat. She said that if he wanted to save me. He had to kill himself," Draco confessed. Harry literally chocked on his words. He hadn't imagined the sheer hell his friend had been through. Harry was surprised he had even managed to stop crying. He wouldn't have been able to. "He was going to do it, Harry. He held his wand to his throat. I've never seen dad look so helpless. If Dobby hadn't…"

Draco broke down into fresh tears. Harry grabbed his cup and placed it on the end table along with his own. Draco collapsed into Harry's arms yet again, this time he wept for a long time. Harry didn't say anything, not knowing what one would say to someone whose mother just tried to kill them. He kept rubbing Dracos' back as he cried out all his pain and anguish. They stayed like that on Harry's bed until Draco's crying quieted into sniffles and his body became heavy against Harry's. It took him a while to realize that Draco was falling asleep. Harry started to get up so he would have room to lay down but was stopped.

"Don't leave me alone," he begged rubbing his eyes.

"But you're tired and my bed's not big enough for both of us," Harry pointed out. Draco cocked his head to the side.

"What about Uncle Severus' bed," he asked.

Harry had seen inside Severus' room. He did have a large bed with nice sheets. He wondered how Severus would react if he found out they used his room without his permission. He looked at Draco who was already falling asleep even though he was still sitting up straight. Harry finally surrendered and led Draco across the hall to the bigger bed. They both crawled into the bed and curled up under the blankets. Draco snuggled into one of Severus' pillows.

"Hey Harry," he asked quietly. Harry finished situating himself in the bed and looked over at him.

"Yes Draco?"

"Thank you for being there for me. You've been a good friend to me since the moment we met," Draco said with a yawn. Harry smiled to himself.

"You're welcome. Goodnight Draco."

"Goodnight Harry."

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AN: Surprisingly I don't have that much more to say. Thank you guys for reading and for the amazing review. You guys are the best, cookies for all! Until next time. Heehee