"Shall we then?" Theo side glanced to Draco who was attentively nodding.
The two wizards climbed out of One-Eyed Witch Passage one by one, through the statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor.
With all the time that had passed in the tunnel, time was inching toward eight o'clock. Which meant students were going to be in the Great Hall for breakfast and they were in the middle of it all in a third-floor corridor.
Thinking quickly, they both seemed to share the thought to duck into the empty classroom to the left of the statue. It's a good thing that they did, due to a small group of third years passing by headed straight for the statue.
"Dissendium" one of them muttered before they each climbed into the statues hump and slid down to the tunnel toward Hogsmeade.
"How did we not remember Hogsmeade weekends?" Whispered Theo.
"This could actually work to our advantage." said Draco, as he inched around the classroom door and peered out. "It's clear! You thinking what I'm thinking?" Theo nodded and their footsteps began to carry them down the corridor toward the Grand Staircase.
They had begun descending the stairs dodging away from the occasional stray student and leaping over each trick stair as if they had never went a day not walking the halls of Hogwarts. The random glance and smirk between the two, took them back to their days of being in the school.
When they were almost to the dungeons a cat ran between their feet and up the stairs. "Goddamn Filch and that bloody cat!" Spat Theo, "We should hurry. Do you remember what the password was back...now?"
Draco nodded and took the lead down the dungeon corridor and toward the stone wall that would take them into their old Slytherin Common Room. When they reached the wall, Draco stood before Theo, looking around fretfully.
"Mudblood" Draco whispered to the wall, as they both cringed.
"Oiy. And to think we came up with that password." Theo pointed between the two of them, he grimaced, as did Draco. Checking around to make sure no one would catch them, they stepped in. "Ah, behold, home sweet home." Theo smiled cheerfully, as Draco puckered his brows. The room hadn't changed at all; still decorated with leather furniture and fire burning.
Draco gestured toward a dark corner for them to take a seat, sitting in silence for only a few moments coursing over their own thoughts.
"So, mate. Think back, what was young, pratty, Draco Malfoy up to today?" Theo prodded.
Draco scoffed, "You don't want to know, I can assure you."
"Actually, I do." Beckoning him to go on.
"Well I went to Hogsmead. And I delivered a necklace that day to Madam Rosmerta..."
Theo was now looking at his mate curiously. Draco had noticed, but went on with it. "Who I had Imperiused into giving it to Katie Bell...to give it to... Dumbledore."
"Something out of your Malfoy Vault, yeah? That's sure sweet of you mate, giving Dumbledore jewelry and all." He played with a wink.
Draco rolled his eyes before he froze and stuttered out "B-But I-I was running late to Hogsmead...oh fuck!" He jumped up as he grabbed Theo and they ducked behind the sofa. A younger Draco Malfoy emerged from the shadows, tucking a package into his cloak.
The young blond wizard slowly stalked toward the door, looking around nervously.
Theo shook his head with aggravation and whispered, "You should have bloody well told me." Draco only replied with a swallow of hard air.
As Draco stepped through the door, closing it behind him quietly, future Draco hopped over the sofa and shouted;
"That's not all...He's about to run into Hermione! Let's go!" He spat out as fast as he could while grabbing a stunned Theo by the neck of his robes and running for the exit.
Ugh! How could he have forgotten that first time he ran into Hermione? The first time she showed him compassion, to which lead to the spiral of utter chaos and confusion about his whole life.
This wasn't the day they fell in love, no. But this was a day that definitely started it all.
Draco hadn't realized how fast his feet were carrying him, until he had seen himself just ahead. Reaching out, he caught him by the back of his well-tailored cloak, and pulled him into an empty classroom.
Theo catching up behind them, closed the door, casting Silencio on the younger Malfoy and Muffliato around the room. It would be much to their advantage that a passerby only heard soft buzzing, rather than what was about to escape their tongues.
The young Draco looked at Theo and then to himself. Theo stepped forward, "I'm going to take the spell off of you now. Don't yell, don't run, or I will hex you into oblivion, and we really don't need to do that, because we need you, understood?" The wizard looked back and forth between the older men, and nodded.
"Good boy." Theo smiled.
Draco rolled his eyes once more, Nott was having way too much fun with this.
Theo noticed, and shrugged, "What?" Finally releasing the silencing spell, the younger Draco reached for his wand and held it out before him. "Who are you?"
Theo laughed, "Cor blimey he hasn't the brains." – Sneering, "Shut up." Both of the Draco's said in unison. "Hello Draco. I am Draco Malfoy. Age twenty-one." He held out his hand for his younger self to shake it. Lowering his wand, looking skeptical, he crossed his arms instead and sat on the edge of the table surveying the two before him.
"How do I know that you are me?" Draco asks himself.
"Because of that package you've got there, hidden." His eyes perching upon his younger self's cloak.
"So what are you, err… Me? A time lord or something?"
Theodore chuckled, "A time lord... As if."
Both Draco's glowered.
"Nope. We're here to save a life." The older Draco stated matter-of-factly.
"Dumbledore's?" His younger suddenly asked, fearfully.
Older Draco shook his head, "No. He will still die. But, the person we're looking after is…Well… Granger."
"Hermione Granger? You're not serious, are you? She'd be better off dead with what's coming." Young Malfoy scoffed.
Theo grinned and snorted, tapping his fingers together, "Oh, this is lovely. You're such a little prick." Elbowing his mate in the ribs.
Draco shoved his elbow away, "Could you not?"
"Sorry mate, its just funny."
"And might I ask what is so funny?"
"I just never thought that I'd be trapped in a room with two of you arseholes." Theo grinned cheekily.