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"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder."


The Regression Line

"This is either madness, or brilliance!"

"It's amazing how the two usually coincide, isn't it?"

Draco Malfoy patrolled the hallways of Hogwarts during the night of the fourth week at school, with Luna Lovegood in toe. Being that he was Head Boy, he had to do his rounds to ensure that all the students were in their dormitories. It was only beginning of the school year, and already he had found second and third year students in broom cupboards snogging each others faces off, almost like the good ol days.

It's been almost a month since he revealed to Luna that she was needed, though he didn't giver her all the detail.


Flashback

"I need your help." Draco spoke to Luna breathlessly, his face contorted to a form of pleading. "He is going to kill my parents."

"Who is?" Luna looked at him, wide-eyed in surprise. Draco looked around to make sure they weren't seen before dragging Luna down a barely used hallway.

"The Dark Lord." He whispered into her ear. "He is holed up in my family's home, and it's as if he turned them into his doting slaves."

"Why haven't you went to anyone else like this, like the professors? I'm sure Snape could find a way to help you, he's the head of Slytherin."

"Professor Snape is a part of His inner circle!"

"What? Are you sure?" Draco could hear the slight tremble in her voice as she had begun to realize how deep Voldemort's connections ran.

"I see him at the snake bastard's side at all times. Yes I am sure."

"Then what about Dumbledore? He can defeat Volde-"

"Shh!"

"...He can defeat You-Know-Who. He is the most powerful wizard, isn't he?"

"We cannot go to Dumbledore with this." Draco spoke quickly, causing Luna's eyes to narrow slightly.

"Why?"

"Because we just can't. Look, I need you to trust me on this."

"This is a lot to trust you on, Draco. Everyone knows that you're family are ex-Death Eaters, and possibly still are. How do I know you're not doing something to endanger me or Harry?"

"Because I can prove it to you."


End of Flashback

"Shh shh… Yeah that.. oh yes, right there..." Luna Lovegood's ears perked slightly at the sound of moans coming from a nearby door. Tapping on Draco's shoulder, she pointed at the nearby door. Giving her a million dollar grin, Draco marched forward to open the door, only to be stopped when she grabbed his arm. Bringing a hand to her lips, she imitated a silence motion before pulling out her wand.

"Periontae Vizio." She whispered out her spell, making the door see-through. Draco made a noise as if he wanted to wretch, alerting those in the closet to turn around and see that they were caught.

"Erm..." Ronald Weasley was red-faced as he looked at the Head Boy and Luna staring at him. Lavender Brown hid behind him, covering her chest as best as he could.

"You know Weasel, it never really crossed my mind that you lot reproduce." Draco started, holding up a hand to keep anyone from interrupting. "Naturally like most insects and rodents, I assume you all popped out into existence. It appears from the biology lesson you have just taught us, regardless of how short and out of breath you must be from the performance," Ron sputtered in anger as both Luna and Lavender stifled their laughter. "Has given us a new insight on Weasley living, even though I am sure I could have gone on in life without witnessing this. Thank you, Luna."

"My pleasure." She replied, oblivious to the sarcasm.

"Get out of here, you bloody git!" Ron looked angry, putting back on his shirt as Lavender struggled slightly to redo her bra.

"Is Potter still sore about losing his invisibility cloak?" Draco smirked as Ron's face reddened.

"You listen here-"

"No, you listen and listen good. If Potter wants it back, tell him to come with Granger to the girls lavatory on the first floor. Moaning Myrtle's bathroom should be empty tomorrow night."

"I'm not gonna let you get your Death Eater hands on Harry!" Ron yelled at him, before getting his face smacked. He grabbed his cheek and rubbed it before looking with surprise at Luna, her eyes seemingly stormy.

"Well, that settles it." Draco looked shocked for a split second before he smirked and pointed with his wand down the corridor. "Now run off to the Gryffindor Common Room before I start deducting points."


"Who does that Death Eater think he is?!" Ron fumed in the Common Room after revealing what had happened to Harry Potter. "Then his bitch whaled on me like that-"

"Ronald Billus Weasley!" Ginny shrilly screeched at him. "She is my friend!"

"Well you're friend is with a Death Eater!" He shouted back. "Hell, she may have become one herself..."

"That's enough Ron." Harry leaned on the sofa with one hand holding up his chin. "I don't really care for Malfoy, but he has my cloak. If he is willing to give it back, I should see what his conditions are."

"Also, Luna is a good judge of character, at least if memory serves." Hermione quipped thoughtfully. "I don't understand why she would be with Malfoy though, unless she is under a curse."

"That's… possible." Harry mused. "Hermione, do you think we can get into Slughorn's storage room?"

"Why?" She stared at Harry curiously, with a some indignation. "It's against school rules Harry! We could get expelled for stealing from a teacher."

"We have to make sure that Luna hasn't been put under a curse. We need some Veritaserum."


"I had no idea you had it in you."

Luna's cheeks pinked slightly as Draco referred to her slap. "He insulted you and called you something you're not. Isn't that what a girlfriend is supposed to do?"

He looked at her with a questioning gaze, his magnificent eyes searching hers. "Luna, when you called me your boyfriend back on the train, what caused you to do that?"

"Well..." Luna looked back at the memory and smiled. "It's what the trolley lady thought you were to me, and it didn't seem bad at the time. Do you think it's wrong?"

Draco shook his head quickly. "Of course not! After all, you got rid of my wrackspurts." He winked at her, causing a fluttering feeling in her chest to take hold.

"Are you sure it's all gone…? I think there might still be..." She stepped towards him and placed her hands on his neck. "Some left." Luna ended that sentence by leaning upwards and planting a kiss on his lips, the electrifying feeling giving the sensation of a magnet as they drew closer together.


Meanwhile, a certain Theodore Nott peeked around the corner, having seen the entire confrontation with Weasley and the interactions with Lovegood. 'Draco, you're way in over your head...' Stepping back, he started to walk towards the Slytherin Common Room, his mind swimming with thoughts. Theodore wasn't an idiot. He was renowned in Slytherin house for his cunning, but if there was anything he valued, it was his loyalty.

"There's no reason you would be meeting with Potter if it wasn't to attack him. Why would you give back the invisibility cloak to Potter? He's our sworn enemy, isn't he? Lovegood is a friend of theirs, why are you even with her?" He voiced his concerns quietly as he walked. "The Dark Lord gave you a task, what you're doing will only make it harder… unless..." He stopped and looked up at the dark nothingness.

"Unless you don't want to complete it." He continued to walk as he mulled over the situation. "If you don't want to complete it, you're parents will die. But to be reasonably clear, there is no way someone of your caliber could defeat wizard like Dumbledore. So actually, there is only one path you can take with even a small chance of coming out alive..."

Before stepping into the common room of Slytherin, he looked back. "What are you planning Malfoy…?"

"You said something?" Zabini's voice carried out of the common room door, his head popping out with a shit-eating grin.

"What did you hear?"

"Enough. Come inside, lets have a chat."


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