How Did I End Up Here?

by CapCM

We all know the story of Harry Potter and how he survived an attack by the most feared dark wizard of the age. Of how he destroyed that very same dark wizard by destroying Horcruxes with the help of his friends. He made an enemy of the entire Death Eater army, but there was one of those Death Eaters that was different. Why did Draco Malfoy do what he did? Why did he join them?...

17. Chapter 17

Hello, everybody! This chapter is the shortest chapter I have ever written of anything, so I guess it's good that I managed to update twice this week! Apologies for the shortness, but the next chapter is exciting and long. I promise.

Chapter Seventeen

The next morning, Pomphrey came to my bed, cheerily saying that my parents had responded to my letter, but I was nervous about what I would find beyond the wax seal. I was always nervous. I hoped that it would be like the one I received yesterday, but that wasn't likely.

I always thought of leaving the letters they sent me unopened and never finding out what they had to say, but I couldn't. They would have instructions, warnings and reminders that I had to pay heed to. I would miss something important pertaining to the Dark Lord or the other Death Eaters.

So I still opened the letters, always faintly hoping it would just be a letter from my parents that had no codes involved.

Draco,

We're so glad to hear that you are doing better. We have both been worried sick.

We don't know what progress you've made with the Cabinet, but what you have done will have to be enough. They're coming tomorrow night. They will take the school. You need to kill Dumbledore by midnight tomorrow. I've said it to you before, but I will repeat it now: you will not like the consequences if you don't.

Father

Tomorrow? How would they come tomorrow? The Cabinet was finished, yes, but I didn't know if it could transport human life.

And Dumbledore was still alive. The Dark Lord would kill me if I couldn't kill Dumbledore by tomorrow night. The only thing I had left to use was a Killing Curse. If Voldemort didn't kill me, that Curse might, especially since I was already weak from Potter's spell.

I had one day left to get back to full health, so that Curse wouldn't do me in. Just one day.

Hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a wonderful weekend! Again, sorry it's so short, but the next chapter is 7 pages long in my Google Drive. Till next week!