My Mate

Chapter 26

"Now why wasn't I informed about this latest update!" hissed Voldemort throwing the paper to their feet. His red unnatural gleaming eyes scorching like fire into the eyes of his servants who had to Voldemort betrayed him and his cause.

"I only found out myself a few hours ago My Lord" bowed Lucius his pale face drawn with worry sweat glistening on his head and neck. Knowing what would happen in the next few hours, he just hoped and prayed that he would live to get back to Narcissa.

"You should have kept better track of your finances Malfoyyyyy you disappoint me what use are you to me now?" hissed Voldemort his red eyes flashing in unleashed anger.

"My Lord I've always been a loyal servant, I humbly beg you to let me find the brat and get my money back" pleaded Lucius his head touching the cool dirty concrete of Riddle basement. It was the only coolness he got as his whole body was alright with fear and dread it was eating him up inside.

"Crucio! MY MONEY IT BECAME MINE WHEN YOU TOOK MY MARK!!" snarled Voldemort, he left the curse one for three minutes before releasing Lucius. Who by then was a snivelling, bleeding bundle on the floor.

"My Lord, please we will find him and get your money back" said Avery his face alight with fear and dread knowing he would be next his body shaking with fear without a single curse.

"Crucio!" snarled Voldemort, Avery was down screaming, his head banging against the cold concrete floor as his body jerked around in pain. Finally Voldemort twitched his wand and ended Avery's pain, he had lost his funding for everything, without money some of his recruits will be swayed. This was not a good thing, he needed as many people as possible, and people with no money were easily swayed to his side. Riches and power it corrupted people and so easily too.

"Boys have your fun...BUT keep them alive!" snarled Voldemort "Let their wives deal with them! Apparate them back home!"

"Yes My Lord" said the Death Eaters smirking in glee.

Voldemort sat down to watch tonight's entertainment, these men had disappointed him greatly and one Crucio curse wasn't enough in his book. He probably would have killed them if they hadn't been so damn important to him.

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"Come on Harry wake up," soothed Severus. About twenty minutes ago Harry had been sucked into a vision, screaming and clawing at himself. They could do nothing but restrain him to keep him from hurting himself further.

Now he lay there panting, gasping and gagging as he suffered the affects of the Crucio curse Voldemort had cast at his followers.

"We should never stole that money" said Draco wide eyed, he knew that's what had gotten Voldemort in such a bad mood that his defences were lowered forcing Harry to see and feel what was happening.

"He would...have...found another...reason" rasped Harry his body still jerking.

"Here drink this" said Severus softly.

"No, give me the dreamless sleeping potion and do it tonight" whispered Harry his throat hurt too much to say anything else. Despite the whisper they all knew what he was saying, Severus gave Harry a constipated look and as if he was gathering his strength around him he nodded in agreement.

"Fine" agreed Severus summoning a sleeping potion, he helped Harry swallow it and held him whispering that he loved him and that he was very sorry.

The same thing pretty much happened with Ginny, it helped that they weren't screaming in pain. If anything they looked peaceful completely unaware that they were being cursed.

When Harry woke he barely groaned he was used to being in that much pain. He ripped his clothes and made them dirty and wet, he had to look like they had been captured.

He did the same to Ginny's clothes, Ginny sighed softly, she felt that she should feel guilty that she had everyone worried so much. However, she couldn't bring herself to be she had met the boy she wanted to live with for the rest of her life. As had Harry, she smiled softly even as she put on her soiled clothes – Harry was happy she had never seen him so happy.

"You ready Ginny?" grinned Harry with mud in his hand.

"What are you doing?" asked Ginny wearily as Harry edged closer to her she didn't feel any pain they had given her a numbing potion. One that thankfully wouldn't be detected thanks to Severus' brilliant potions skills.

"Time to have fun!" grinned Harry getting her face and hair dirty as she squealed and screamed at him to stop. By the time they were done they both looked like dirty street rat. Grimacing in pain the potion was obviously wearing off, sighing softly Harry kissed his lover a bittersweet goodbye before he got Ginny out of Draco's hands otherwise they would have been there all night. One last glance at their lovers Harry apparated them away.

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"Get them back home" hissed Voldemort he was sick of them screaming now. Plus he needed them alive, he wanted the menaces brought to him to quiver before Lord Voldemort before he killed them.

"With pleasure thank you My Lord, thank you" grinned Machvoy one of the poor Death Eaters. He had no idea that he received the Malfoy money for his services.

"Nott, take Luciusss" hissed Voldemort red eyes gleaming in satisfaction.

"Very well My Lord" grinned Nott.

"Zabini take Crabbe and Goyle" hissed Voldemort angrily, he was too tempted to kill them now.

Three pops signalled that the bloody bodies were gone from Riddle basement.

The rest were told to go, Voldemort couldn't stand the sight of them any longer. Only one that stayed was Pettigrew.

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"What was that?" asked Molly, who was sitting in the headmasters office her tear stained face looking at Dumbledore in curiosity first sign of emotion she had displayed bar sadness since her daughter had disappeared.

"Someone apparated through the wards at the entrance to the school" said Dumbledore.

"Master Dumbledore, Mister Harry and Wheezy are at the entrance" said Dobby wide eyed.

Dumbledore's eyes went just as wide as the house elves and made a run for it. Molly had been away since Dobby had said anything, Dumbledore apparated around the wards and found himself at the entrance.

"HARRY!" said Dumbledore wide eyed relief plain as day on his face, his tool and bet all the odds and came back once again. Dumbledore couldn't help but think it was probably time to start training him before he begun the D.A again.

Conjuring up stretchers he helped the two teens onto them and took them to Poppy as soon as they could. He couldn't believe his luck; he thought for sure he had lost the war this time.

"POPPY you have patients!" boomed Dumbledore.

"Keep your hat on Albus Dumbledore!" tutted Poppy, quickly getting the two teenagers diagnosed. Dumbledore would have told her to see to Harry first he was after all more important but Molly was there and he didn't want to alienate the Weasley family they were very valuable to him.

"Is she going to be ok?" asked Molly, sitting down with a death grip on her daughters hand.

"She will be fine!" soothed Poppy, she had yet to fail any of her patients she wasn't about to start now.

"She ....wasn't ...raped was she?" asked Molly asking her greatest fear.

"There is...sign of sexual activity but not recent" said Poppy.

She didn't care that her daughter wasn't a virgin anymore she was just glad that she hadn't been violated. Great big sobs tore from Molly Weasley's throat as the relief coursed through her veins.

"Molly...Molly I think you should let Arthur and the others know she's home and safe" said Dumbledore softly.

"You're right of course I should" said Molly wiping away the tears she looked better than she had felt in weeks.

"What is the verdict Poppy?" asked Dumbledore.

"He's been hit with Crucio's, blood boiling spells, cutting curses, bone breaking spells and flesh peeling curses" said Poppy looking distressed as she read them off the list.

"But he will be fine?" asked Dumbledore, they had been obviously trying to get the prophecy from Harry that's why they hadn't killed him. Or so he thought.

"Yes, few potions, sleep and some food he will be as right as rain" said Poppy. Still rushing around her patients, spelling their soiled clothes off and a cleaning charm she got night clothes on them and gave them dreamless sleeping potion. They were going to be in pain for a while and she didn't want them to feel a thing.

"Good good" smiled Dumbledore in relief and he walked out leaving her to it he wasn't worried now that they weren't in any kind of danger. Popping a lemon drop in his mouth he wondered if he should draw up a wedding contract for Ginny and Harry as he walked to his office.

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"I wonder how they are" said Draco with a groan already feeling depressed without Ginny she had lit up his life in a way no one had before.

"They are probably sleeping it off" said Severus, if it was still the same Medi Witch as when he was in school. She did care for her patients unlike the people at St. Mungo's who were stiff and aloof.

"I hope we didn't go too far" said Draco chewing at his bottom lip.

"Don't say that, they are healed now and we had to make it look convincing unless you want them suspected" said Severus, "It would destroy everything and they would be kept from us."

There We Go! R&R Please! Will Draco Come To Hogwarts? Will The Parents Try To Pull Them Out To Be Publicly Embarrassed? Or will The Minister Work Laws In And Work In The Death Eaters Favour? Will Severus be found out before he can join Harry? R&R Please