Chapter 4 - Azkaban Escapee
Breakfast was quiet the next morning after the owls had dropped the mail off. Hermione and Draco saw why as they read the Daily Prophet, Draco reading over Hermione's shoulder.
On the front page in large letters was the headline, "Young Death Eater Escapes from Azkban!"
Under it was a picture of a crazy-eyes, sneering Pansy Parkinson.
Draco was paler than normal as he looked at the picture, chocking out, "Shit."
Hermione was equally as pale and she looked at Draco, her brown eyes filled with fear, "She'll come after us, won't she?"
Draco have a slow nod and stated, his usually calm and collected voice shaking, "I'm going to ask McGonnagal to cancel classes for today."
Hermione watched as he went over to McGonngal, then stared at her food. Her favorite breakfast didn't look so yummy anymore. Slowly, she pushed the plate away from her, the fear in her eyes making the usually sparking brown eyes turn dull, as if no light was reflecting off if them.
Not too much later Draco came back, pulling his wife from the Great Hall and guiding her back to their room. Shutting the door behind them, he sat her down on the couch and called a house elf to make their fire larger.
In an attempt to erase to loo of pure fear from her face, Draco pulled her close to him, "Hermione snap out of it, if Pansy could get into Hogwarts you could beat her in a duel with one hand tied behind your back.", he stated, trust and certainty clear in his voice.
Hermione tore her eyes from the fire to land her fear-filled eyes of Draco's face, "It's not her I'm scared of."
Draco looked at her, confusion filling his gaze, "Then what is it?"
Hermione gave a shuttering sigh, her voice cracking as she said, "Your father. She can get your father."
Draco's eyes widened, seeing the reason behind her fear clearly. If Lucius found out about him and Hermione and got out of Azkaban, there would be nothing stopping him from killing everyone Hermione held near and dear to her heart, Draco included, ending with her.
"We'll get Harry on the case.", Draco promised her, "He'll find her before she can get Lucius."