Authors Note: Hey guys, I am sorry for the delay in posting, things have been hectic on my side. I just hope you like this chapter and do let me know about it.
And I would also like to add that I was going through my story when I realised I was going off track in the middle, so I went back and edited all the chapters, so it would be great if you gave it a read again.
"Harry was a Horcrux, Six down, one to go. The last one is Nagini. Voldemort is coming by tomorrow noon. Get Ready."
Tonks went into frenzy when she heard Sirius utter those words which Hermione had informed him, the atmosphere turned heavy and serious in a flick of a second from joy and relief.
Draco's knee gave away and he slumped onto the chair, Remus face hardened and held Tonks for his dear life as she whimpered quietly. Sirius looked at Harry's and Hermione's relaxed form, trying to come up with a suitable plan.
Sirius started pacing the infirmary's length when his gaze fell on Draco. He stopped in front of him, and surprising even himself he took him in his arms, giving him a well deserved hug. Draco stiffened at the contact by his... uncle but relaxed after a point of time, trying to regain his strength and body in control.
"Are you the spy, whom Dumbledore has been talking about?" Remus asked Draco when he and Sirius untangled.
"S..Spy?" Draco stuttered as he looked at their faces, wondering what they were thinking about him. He rubbed the back of his neck and then sighed. He nodded slowly and pulled up his sleeve to show then his dark mark. "But I had no choice-"he said desperately wanting them to know that it wasn't his choice "he blackmailed me, he had my mother and threatened to kill her if I wouldn't take the mark."
"We know, Draco." Tonks said calmly and came forward and took him hands in hers feeling every inch of sadness for her long lost cousin.
"Where is your mother now?" Remus asked him. "We can try to save her from Voldemort."
"She's dead; he killed her as soon as he marked me." Draco said his voice braking in-between "he petrified me and then he set her on fire in front of me." He said in a hollow voice.
"Oh! Sweetie." Tonks whispered and pulled him closer into a hug. Draco rubbed his back of the neck and moved slightly away from her, his cheeks turning pink in colour.
"So what do we do now?" Draco asked clearing his throat desperately trying to change the topic. "We have to clear out Hogwarts before Voldemort arrives."
"Yeah, we have to get the younger students out of Hogwarts and notify the others so that we all are ready to fight tomorrow." Remus agreed.
"But the bigger problem here is Dumbledore." Tonks said quietly.
"You know about him too?" Draco asked his eyes wide in shock.
"Yeah, we know about him and more." Tonks said nodding at Draco. She looked at Remus and started to panic "This is a disaster, how will we handle Dumbledore and the Weasley's and prepare for tomorrow."
"Deep breaths..." Remus pulled her into him and whispered into her ear.
"Okay, first things first, the children, they have to be taken out." Sirius said keeping an eye on Tonks, taking deep breathes as instructed by Remus.
"Well we could use the Room of Requirement. I am sure we can find a way out of Hogwarts from there." Draco said thoughtfully. Sirius thought about it and nodded.
"That's a great- What the hell was that?" Sirius asked turning around. They all could hear the thumps and bangs on the door, trying to get it open.
"They are trying to break through." Tonks said in silence as the bangs ceased for a moment.
"We don't have more time; we will have be ready before they can barge in here." Remus said in a controlled voice. Tonks nodded and went towards Harry and Hermione, with Draco in tow.
'BOOM' the sound echoed through the room and Tonks neck snapped as she looked at the door. She quickly fired curses at the door, to withhold the curses from the other side. "Try to wake them Draco." Tonks ordered him and then to Sirius and Remus "Pocket all the potions you can, we may need it for tomorrow." Not once, her gaze wavering from the door, her wand in her hand ready to curse anyone who would have tried to come in- even Dumbledore.
"Potter, Granger..." Draco called out their names standing near the bed, hovering over them both, awkwardly. He called out their names a couple of time but knew that there was no more time left for pleasantries. Hesitantly he placed his one hand on Harry's shoulder and the other hand on Hermione's and shook them, while calling out their names.
What happened next was in a blur. The moment he shook the both of them, they both sprang up from the bed like springs and had their wand at Draco's throat in the next millisecond. Draco gulped down, feeling two wands pressing down on his throat. He took a short breathe and stood still waiting for Harry and Hermione to realise what was happening, and sure enough he could see the clarity coming in their eyes slowly and both of them dropped their wand almost immediately.
"Oh! Merlin, Draco I am so sorry." Hermione said covering her mouth with her other hand which wasn't holding her wand with a death grip. Draco relaxed smirked and nodded at them showing it was okay.
"Yeah, Sorry." He heard Harry mumbled and then sat on the bed pulling Hermione with him.
Getting into grasp what had happened Harry asked "The war's tomorrow, then?"
Draco nodded as he leaned on the wall. "You were one of the Horcrux." He said, not asked but told.
Harry and Hermione's eyes widened in shock but nodded none the less. "I thought you knew about it, I told Dumbledore about it, and I realised that he had told you."
"You are the spy." Hermione said her voice loud and sharp, her eyes brightening in understanding. Draco just nodded.
"Oh! You are awake." They heard Tonks say in relief when she heard Hermione. "I know that you both need more rest, but as you see this is not the right time." She said motioning at the magically sealed door which was trying to be opened from the other side.
"Is their anyway we can avoid them?" Harry asked, massaging his forehead, feeling a headache coming.
"I'm sorry Harry, but I see no way." Tonks shook her head.
"Where are Remus and Siri-"Hermione stopped short remembering that Draco was in the room with them.
"Its okay, Draco knows." Tonks said as she returned her attention towards the door.
"Okay, so where are they?" Harry asked as he looked around the infirmary.
"I asked them to get all the potions, they can with them. It may be useful for tomorrow."She said. Harry stiffened beside Hermione remembering Voldemort's attack on him and then sighed knowing no matter how much he wanted to run away from all of this, he couldn't. Hermione took his hand silently into hers and squeezed it.
'What do we do now?'
'First we need to get out of here, and we have to face Ron, Ginny and Dumbledore before tomorrow's war.' Hermione said.
'You make it sound so easy.
'I know... I hope it is, but we both know it's not.' She said sighing out loud.
"Harry, Hermione..." they both heard their names called out and saw Sirius and Remus walking towards them.
"Hey." They said and hugged the both of them one after the other.
"How are you feeling?" Remus asked them taking a step back.
"Good, well rested." Hermione answered for the both of them.
A loud BOOM got their attention towards the door and Sirius sighed. "Any idea how to get out of here without any confrontation?" looking at their faces Sirius understood.
"Let's get it over with." Harry said again hearing a BOOM.
"Yeah, so we tell them that we know about the Weasley's and Dumbledore." Hermione said getting up and standing next o Tonks, her wand trained at the door.
"What about Sirius?" Draco spoke up beside Hermione, before they could open the door. They all looked at Sirius without his glamour.
"It's okay; I think the world s ready for Sirius." Harry said.
They all nodded then Harry spoke up "Draco, you don't have to help us, you just stay back from anyone view and then afterwards join them."
"Are you crazy, Potter? My family is here. I am not going anywhere." He said and soon found himself wrapped in Tonks arms, who was shrieking in happiness. Throwing a help me look to the others who were looking at the scene amusedly. Remus at last came forward and pulled her back releasing Draco from her hold. Draco gasped in a mouthful of very much needed air. Chuckling Sirius came near him and took him in a one arm hug. Draco broke away and cleared his throat, clearly feeling awkward at the open affection or love.
Understandingly changed the subject towards the door. "Everyone ready?" he asked. After a series of confirmation, he took a deep breath and unlocked the door slowly.
The surprise on the faces of the people who were on the other side of the door was clearly evident on their faces. Headmistress McGonagall was the first one to react.
"What is the meaning on this Mr. Potter?" She asked looking at Harry. Her gaze fell over Hermione, Tonks, Draco, and Remus and when it reached Sirius's she gasped aloud. Sirius cheekily took a step forward and waved his hand "Hey Minnie." With that McGonagall took a step back nearly avoiding on stepping on someone toes.
During the conversation going on, it had given enough time for Hermione and Draco to create an invisible shield between them where the door was which was meant to keep them out but would allow the six of them to go outside.
"How can this be, how is he alive, I saw his fall in the veil with me eyes." Ron said loudly, his eyes on Sirius.
"He did, he fell into the veil but our Hermione here brought his back." Tonks answered and everyone's eyes fell on a blushing Hermione.
"I can't believe you didn't tell us Harry. we are like your family." Molly said angrily making herself know for the first time.
"You are not my family. My family is here with me, on this side of the door. How can you expect s to believe you after you gave me and Hermione those love potions and stole money from me, for every day I stayed with you." Harry said his voice hard and in-control barely managing to control the immense anger he was feeling at that time. He saw Molly, Arthur, Ron and Ginny the Weasley's present, step back in surprise. Ron's face had already started to turn red slightly. Draco chuckled next to Hermione, looking at Ron.
The chuckle drew attention towards Draco, and they saw Ron take a step front "What are you doing with Malfoy?" Ron bursted out, his face turning an unhealthy shade of red. Draco again chuckled and this time Hermione knew it was to spite Ron. Hermione slapped his arm and scolded him "Draco!" she could see the shock on their faces when she acted so friendly with him.
"But you should have at least informed me Mr. Potter." McGonagall said trying to get the conversation going again.
"Just the way you informed us that Dumbledore is alive, Professor?" Hermione spoke up. McGonagall stiffened; never in her life could she imagine that her favourite student would speak to her like this.
"Ho... H... How?" Molly spluttered in shock, the same shock that could be seen on the others too.
"That is not important-"Sirius said but he saw soon cut off by Molly's screech.
"It was you, wasn't it?" She said pointing her finger at Tonks.
"Oh! Don't be stupid I am under an oath. And it wasn't Draco either." She added when she was her eyed go to him.
"Then how?" she asked adamantly.
"That's our secret, which we don't want to tell you." Remus spoke up for the first time. "But what is important that Voldemort is going to attack Hogwarts tomorrow noon, which is less than twenty four hours." He said.
"What do you mean, this is not the time to kid around, Remus."
"I am not Minerva, I am telling the truth, surely you know me well enough that I won't kid around with this." Remus said looking offended.
"We don't care whether you think it is a truth or lie, but the thing is Voldemort will be here tomorrow noon, and the first thing you have to do is send back the younger children." Harry said finally taking control of the situation.
"You can use the Room of Requirement to get them out." Draco suggested and he knew that is the only way outside Hogwarts which directly connects to London, from where the parents could easily pick them up. But no one moved.
Seconds later Hermione was the one to snap "What are you waiting for, if you didn't hear Harry before then let me repeat. Voldemort is going to be here, tomorrow noon for a war. And I imagine we have loads to prepare for and have lots of people to inform."
McGonagall sprang into action as she registered the words. She nodded sharply and set out to inform the other professors what had happened. Harry then turned his attention to the Weasley's who were standing outside the infirmary looking at them broodingly with such hatred. Harry stared at them without saying anything to them, just looked at them with disgust and anger.
"Why don't you go and inform Dumbledore what has happened." Sirius spoke up, disgust clearly heard in his voice for them.