Dark Chaos

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Dark Chaos…Chapter 8…Escape

"What the hell are you talking about?" Harry asked Malfoy incredulously.

Malfoy swiped his wand around him mumbling just below Harry's ability to hear. "I know it seems strange, but just hear me out ok?"

Harry grunted, but allowed Malfoy to continue.

"You have to get out of here! They don't believe that you have changed sides. They think you are up to something, most likely spying. They have a plan to trick you into destroying the most important people on the side of light to show your loyalty and then they are going to make a public display of your betrayal and you will be killed." Malfoy paused to catch his breath.

"Oh, that's rich. You, Draco Malfoy, are trying to save me, Harry Potter. Please, couldn't you come up with something better? I know that I'm not trusted yet and that this is some kind of test to see if I will turn tail and run. Well, guess what? I'm not falling for it." Harry smirked at the blonde man before him.

"Listen Potter, I am putting myself at risk here. You have got to believe me. I think if anyone is being tested it's me. They know I couldn't kill Dumbledore last year, although it was the task set for me. I put a privacy spell on us so no one could hear us. I didn't tell them what you did last night; I am trying to protect you, really."

"And just why is that?" Harry asked, his stomach lurching at the thought that Malfoy knew what he had done the night before. "You can't stand me. As I've heard said, you wouldn't piss on me if I were on fire, so why would you try and save me?" Harry nearly snarled.

"Ok, you're right I don't like you. I do however love my mom as well as a lot of other people, and she taught me right from wrong despite my father's best efforts the other way. She is here you know, my father won't let her leave, that's why I'm here. You are the best chance for them being defeated, because I know you have not changed sides, I can feel it."

"Do you think I'm stupid? You're only here to be near your poor defenseless mommy, please. I know this has got to be a trick to get me to do something stupid. I think what I need to do is go to Professor Dumbledore and tell him all about your trying this. Oh, I know he already knows but he will believe in me when I prove to him that I am serious."

Harry saw, was that, fear in Malfoy's eyes. "You can try; when I put the privacy spell around us I also made this a secret. You are not a secret keeper so you can't tell anyone anything about what we are discussing. I'm gonna let that go about my mom, I know you didn't have one so you don't understand. Have you been reprimanded for using wandless magic? Which you are not even supposed to be able to do, yet you used it on me last night. What? You think I didn't know? I don't know exactly what you did, but I, unlike you, am very good at Occlumency. You got only what I wanted you to have and I think that you somehow left last night. I hope you did, because that means you can again. You really do have to get out of here. If you didn't and can't, then we have to figure a way to get you out without being caught at it."

"Ok, stop! Are you fucking crazy? Do you think if you keep on I'll go along? No fucking way. You probably did set this conversation as a secret so I can't tell and you can say 'see he isn't even trying to warn you that I'm betraying you'. You wait and see; you'll pay for this shit."

"Potter, please just give it some thought, I know I have never done anything for you to trust me. But, I need for you to trust me. I'll be back later. You, get ready for dinner." With that Malfoy left a dumfounded Harry standing in the middle of the room staring at the door.

'Holy shit, what am I going to do? How does he know about last night? He was asleep. Merlin! What am I going to do? Is he telling the truth? If he is than I have to get out of here before it's too late.'

'Cordie can you hear me? Did you hear what just happened? What am I going to do?'Harry begged.

'Harry, calm down. Yes I heard everything. He's not lying, he did set privacy and secret charms around you. His mother is held there by his father. He is telling the truth. You can come home now, I know where you are. The spirits there are very unhappy. They have told me everything we need to know, they were frightened of the monster until you came to me last night without him knowing. They will spy for and help us from now on.'


'But, Cordie, if what you say is true, and I believe it is, then we have to get Draco and his Mother out of here. If I just disappear he will be blamed. I can't believe he is willing to risk himself for me.' Harry shook his head in disbelief.

'Harry, I knew you would want to do the right thing. I can't bring either of them here unless you are with them. You have to find a way to get alone in the same room with them. I will continue to listen and will bring you to me if the need arises. Now change for dinner.'

Harry did as he was bid; his mind racing. Now he had to try and save someone he had not been able to stand since he was eleven. 'But hey, I'm bound to and in love with Severus Snape so I guess stranger things have happened. I just wish it wasn't all in one week and to me.'

Draco returned, his appearance not any better that an hour or so earlier. "Glad to see you decided to pay heed to something I said, at least you're ready for dinner."

"Malfoy, do that thing you did before, please."

Raising an eyebrow in curiosity Malfoy did as asked. Once it was done, he asked, "What's up Potter? Did you have some kind of epiphany or something?"

"You could say that, I guess. Listen, I believe you. I can't tell you why, but I do. You’re right. I have to get out of here, but so do you."

"Nope, can't do it. I will not leave her here to be treated like she is. I can't help her except to visit her, and I will continue to do so. Can you leave like last night?"

"Yes I can, and I am taking you and your mother with me. We just have to be alone together in a room. Is there some way we can do that?"

"Yeah, I guess so. But there are wards Harry, there's no way you can apparate us. Even if all three of us combined our magic and she were strong enough."

"Don't worry Malfoy, you get the three of us alone together in a room and leave the rest to me."

"Potter, if you endanger my mother; I will kill you." Malfoy promised.
"I would never do that, Malfoy. Contrary to what you believe, I do remember my mother and I understand how you feel. I only had my mother a short time and I want to kill the bastards that killed her."

"Thanks, sorry for that remark. I was just frustrated you didn't believe me, So, I tried to get your full attention. Now, let me get dressed for dinner. That way it will look like that is where we are going. I usually stop by to see my mother before going to dinner. She is kept in a room in my father's suite. I am the only one who visits her, so she should be alone. Every day, I spend as much time with her as I can. Tonight will be no different, except you will be with me. Be sure you act miserable."

The two young men entered a door to hear the sounds of sobbing. Then the sound of flesh striking flesh, repeatedly. "You stupid bitch! Do you think crying is going to help you? It never has before has it? Has it? I asked you a question. ANSWER ME!!" In addition the rhythmic sounds the sound of a slap echoed.

"Nnnoo master it has not." Came the small female voice.

"Do not stammer, it is unbecoming of a Malfoy, and like it or not, you are a Malfoy." The words were emphasized with grunts.

Harry stood listening to the exchange in shock. Malfoy glanced at Harry his face a mask of pain.
'Harry. Go in there! I am alerting Severus that the senior Malfoy will be joining us as well. Hurry!" Cordie urged Harry.

Harry grabbed Malfoy by the wrist and stormed toward the sounds. They walked into a bedroom to see the senior Malfoy over his petite bound wife, fucking the hell out of her. She had her head turned toward the door, her eyes closed, and silent tears falling. Harry's heart nearly broke at the sight; then he got mad. Both younger men took a step toward the pitiful scene and in the next second, found themselves in a large barren room, the only furniture; the bed Narcissa Malfoy was tied to. It was surrounded by the Weasleys and all the other witches and wizards currently at Hogwarts. Lucius Malfoy was roughly pulled off of his wife by the Weasley twins while Narcissa was gently untied by Hermione and Draco.

"My Goddess, Narcissa! What have they done to you?" Minerva asked rhetorically, when she saw the state of her ex-student.

"Ladies let us take Mrs. Malfoy to the infirmary. Miss Granger, if you would, grab that quilt to cover her with." Minerva levitated the mistreated woman before them, leaving the men to see to her tormentor.

"What is this? Where am I? Where are they taking my wife? Draco, are you a part of this? It figures. You are a worse blood traitor than those useless Weasleys."

Fred Weasley backhanded the senior Malfoy "Shut your fucking mouth. You don't get to speak, do you understand me? You. Don't. Talk." Each word was emphasized with a jab to the chest of Lucius Malfoy.

"A blood traitor does not talk to me, Lucius Malfoy, in such a manner. Nor are you permitted…" He was unable to finish his sentences as Fred put his fist in the mouth that was speaking.

"Didn't I tell him to shut up?"

"I heard you tell him." George supported his brother.
"I think this room is as good as any for him to stay in for awhile." Harry volunteered; he turned to the bed and made it disappear. "Let's leave him to think on what he has done and what will happen to him."

The men filed out of the room while Fred and George held the senior Malfoy between them. Once everyone else had left the room, they slammed him against the wall. "You fucking bastard, you don't treat women like that."

"Ever"

"You better hope that we forget…"

"…about you. If we don't, we…"

"…will be back…"

"…to visit you."

They each took a gut shot, and backed toward the door, smart enough to not turn their backs on the man.

"You will be sorry for this! My master will destroy you! You will all pay for this!" Lucius Malfoy raged at the now closed door.

Outside said door, Draco Malfoy shook with reaction.

"What about him?" Fred asked no one in particular.

"We will take him to see his mother. Then, we will let give him a room. He was only there because of his mother, not because he wanted to be a Death Eater." Harry informed the assembled group.

"Thank you so much, Potter. I don't know how you did it but, thank you for rescuing her, us. What is going to happen to us, to him?" Draco nodded toward the door behind which was his father.

"Call me Harry, please. I think after this we should be on a first name basis. I really don't know what is going to happen. Let's try to take it one step at a time. Let's go check on your mom first. Fred, can I talk to you a minute."

"Sure, Harry." Fred lagged behind the others. "What's up?"

Harry waited for the others to get out of earshot "What I said is true, Draco was only there because of his mother. However, I'm still not sure he can be fully trusted, especially with his father held here. Can you keep an eye on him? Don't be obvious about it; see if George can help too, of course. I can't imagine anyone forgiving the way his mother was treated, BUT, Lucius is his father." The two men began to follow the others, still out of earshot.

"No prob. Harry. We don't trust any of those stuck up Malfoys. Oh yeah! Why didn't you tell us about Cordilla? That is so cool to have a castle as a Godmother or whatever."

"You know about Cordie? How do you know?"

"She told us when she called us to the room Malfoy is in."

"Oh. Well, I didn't tell you because I promised her I wouldn't. I guess the situation with the Malfoys made her decide to reveal herself."

"It's really cool!"

"Yeah it is."