Dark Fire

Chapter 9- The D Factor

It was a new day and Scorpius walked Isis to her first class. His sister had had a rough night and Scorpius had slept next to her all night long. Isis awoke several times during the night in a panic and moaning about her father in danger but when Scorpius asked her what danger she just clammed up.

“Lily can I see you for a second?” Scorpius pulled Lily aside as Isis sat down at her desk and pulled her quill out.

“Hey how is Isis? We are all really worried about her.” Lily smiled at Scorpius and he felt his heart skip.

“Do me a favor and just talk to her. She had a bad night last night and Mum is still not back from St. Mungo’s. She found the defense Against the Dark Arts Professor in her classroom, in a catatonic state last night ,after a bogart jumped out at my Mum. Mum thinks she may know where Dad is and is waiting for her to come to.” Scorpius was whispering so his other classmates didn’t hear.

“Yeah, sure Scorp no problem. This is just study hall now so I can talk to her without getting in much trouble. We love you guys and just want your Dad to come home soon.” Lily leaned in and gave Scorpius a hug and he hugged her back tightly just as the Runes Professor tapped them on the shoulder with her wand.

“You know the rules master Scorpius, now get to class.” Scorpius nodded to Lily as he poked his head in to check on Isis, who was sitting quite still in her desk face forward.

“This all really sucks Lily, ya know that? I am supposed to be going to parties and playing quidditch and studying and instead I am babysitting my mentally fucked up sister and my Dad is, who knows where, and my Mum is racked with worry.” Scorpius pounded his fist into the wall in frustration.

“I know Scorp I’m really sorry I wish there was something I could do for you both.” Lily consoled him.

“Look don’t take this the wrong way, I love Isis and I want her to be alright, I just don’t know what to do and it’s driving me crazy!”

“Master Scorpius I told you to get to class!” The Runes professor again scolded Scorpius.

“Or what you old bat? Going to give me detention? So what!” Scorpius started off towards his class leaving a helpless Lily in the corridor.

Lily sat down next to Isis and pushed her hair out of her eyes. “Hey I’m here if you want to talk Isis.” Daisy Zabini walked into the classroom now and stopped in front of Isis’s desk.

“What’s wrong with her Potter?” Daisy was twirling her quill in her fingers.

“My Mom says you take after Professor Mudblood, not your father Isis Granger.
Daisy began laughing with her friends who flanked either side of Daisy.

“Leave her alone Daisy.” Lily stood up and got in Daisy’s face.

“Or what Potter going to sick your father on me, the big bad auror, The Chosen One? You should have seen his face when he pulled you out of that closet with Scorpius. Did he call you a little slut? That’s the rumor that is going around that you are a big slut and you let Scorpius go to third base with you after the Quidditch World Cup. Too bad your little lesbian friend isn’t a slut. Do you find me attractive Isis? I heard you think I am, you little lesbian.” Daisy laughed with her high pitched cackle that Lily hated.

“You are going to pay for that you little bitch!” Lily said pushing hard against Daisy who barely budged.

“You shouldn’t be in Slytherin you smell up our common room with your skankiness. Thank God the other one is in Ravenclaw.!” Lily tried to shove Daisy again but Daisy pushed Lily to the ground instead and then it happened. Daisy was suddenly sailing across the room towards the blackboard. The study hall teacher was no where in sight as Daisy’s head smacked into the blackboard cutting her forehead wide open. Daisy fell to the floor where a thunder cloud formed over top of her and started raining on her. Lily stood up and laughed harder then she had ever laughed before. Isis had a grin on her face as she picked up her books and left the classroom with Lily right behind her.

“Let’s go find my brother Lily I need to tell him what I know about my Dad. I’m not afraid anymore.” Isis was back to her old self. The two girls ran down the halls of Hogwarts looking for Scorpius’s classroom.

In St. Mungo’s

“Please if I could just have a few minutes with her. I know she’s been through some kind of trauma but this is a matter of life or death.” Hermione plead with the nurse.

“Look she shouldn’t be having visitors she is a very sick woman. I must insist that you only stay briefly.” The nurse left Hermione alone with Madame Foxhair. She looked so peaceful as she slept but the doctors had said that she had been attacked. She had no physical evidence of an attack that Hermione could see.

“Is that you Mrs. Malfoy?” Madame Foxhair opened her eyes to look at Hermione.

“Yes Madame it is. Please I need your help, my husband has been taken and we have no clues. Can you tell me what you and my husband discussed the night before last?” Hermione waited with bated breath for her answer.

“I’m sorry dear but I cannot. You do not want to know.” Madame closed her eyes and Hermione frantic for answers shook her.

“Yes, I do want to know. I need to know, please he is missing and I fear something bad has happened to him. If you know something you need to tell me or I will bring the aurors here and they will force it out of you!”

The beautiful woman became enraged at this and sat up spitting her venomous hatred at Hermione.

“Its old magic stupid girl, leave it alone. You will bring a curse upon your whole family if you continue. Leave it alone, do you hear me, leave it alone! You lost your beautiful husband and I feel for you. He was the most handsome specimen I’ve ever laid my three hundred year old eyes on. Deal with that and feel lucky you have your kids still. You don’t know what you are playing at here.” Madame Foxhair's expression was wild and Hermione had to restrain her arms as she reached her hands out scratching Hermione’s hands.

“Is this something to do with the Death Eaters? He was looking at his arm that night when he came back to me, in the bathtub.” Hermione was now struggling with the professor.

“Death Eaters? You make me laugh at your stupidity. You are fighting Se..” Before Madame Foxhair could get it out she reached for her throat and choked, gasping for breath, Hermione called the doctors to her room at St Mungo’s as the woman coughed and sputtered.

“It burns! I’m sorry Seth please my God spare me. I did all that I could, now keep your end of the bargain.” With this the beautiful Professor from Beauxbaton’s passed away quietly.

“Seth?” Hermione had to get back to Hogwarts, to her children. She had to do some research. She had a name now. This was the break she needed.

She ran into their room at Hogwarts and reached for the book by her bed when she was startled by a man in her bed. He rolled over, his pale face falling upon hers. He looked tired and sickly but he was alive.

“Draco? Oh Draco!” Hermione held her beautiful sweet man in her arms and kissed his face repeatedly.

“Hermione. You are a sight for sore eyes,” Draco held Hermione around her waist.

“How long have I been gone this time? Draco was cold and tired and he fell asleep in Hermione’s arms as she stroked his hair, tears streaming down her face.

“I thought you were gone forever.” Hermione kissed Draco’s sleeping lips.

Hermione called her children to her as she lay holding her husband in her arms afraid to let him go.

Isis arrived first and stared at her father who lay sleeping in his mother’s arms on the bed before her. She ran to him and he opened his eyes briefly to look at his beautiful daughter.

“I love you Daddy I knew I could bring you back.” Isis hugged Draco as Scorpius threw open the door.

“Dad!” Scorpius hugged his father as he knelt on the floor by his side.

“Isis we have to talk after I rest. I think I understand now.” Draco reached for Hermione’s hand and then fell into a deep sleep.

Isis’s face lit up at his words.

He understood…Finally someone understands me…

Review?!

Rest assured to the reviewers who worried I was going to have Draco cheat on Hermione. NOT going to happen. I’d never write a married man cheating on his wife, especially when they have kids. I have more creative ways to torture a couple then that :P Thanks for all your reviews keep em coming!