Veil

Don't own Harry Potter, although it wouldn't be bad, no?
Anyway enjoy the story

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He was running, he had to he had no other choice. He couldn’t go back there, not after what they thought he had done, and he couldn’t tell them the truth either, they wouldn’t believe it anyway. All he knew was that he had to reach to the clearing before they got wind of his plans, besides he didn’t want them to know where he was going and he’ll be damned if he let any of those bastards on the land that was in no way theirs. He knew how greedy wizards and mortals were, that once they saw that land they would covet that land for themselves and would do anything to get it. Draco Malfoy sneered at the greedy behavior of the uncivilized mortals of this plane, he was very aware of that fact and has stared in to its face more than once in his past.

He looked up at the moon that was shining above him, he had lost Severus some time ago and could only hope that he, too was on his way to the clearing. After all these years, he would finally be returning home where he was actually need, not some place that he was a tool, he hated it with a passion being used as a tool. It brings back bad memories that no matter how much time has passed they will always hurt. He shook his head, now is not the time to be reminiscing the past, it was time to run like hell to save his skinny ass.

Even so, he could still hear them behind him, the hoof beats of the centaurs that chased him. He knew that he would get caught eventually but still he wanted to see that Severus was safe and that he was going home. If he was able to get there, then Severus and the others would get him out of this forsaken place once the time was right. He couldn’t stop, no matter how much his legs were killing him.

THUNK!!!! Damn, the damned centaurs are using arrows Draco thought as he stared at an arrow just up ahead of that was sticking out of a tree. He could feel the cut the arrow managed to make as it had passed him, it was a superficial cut but a cut all the same, one that would be healed fairly quickly on its on. He ignored it, he just had to make it to the clearing but he was losing speed and centaurs were catching up to him, he may not make it. NO! He would make it! Draco pumped his legs quicker trying to get more out of them, he was almost there, almost.

THERE!!!! Up ahead was the clearing, I can see it!!!! Looking back, Draco could see that the centaurs were missing. Confused but not caring Draco pressed on continuing to the clearing, hoping that nothing would go wrong. But that was not to happen, upon reaching the clearing he could see a group of figures up ahead with a struggling figure in the middle. Hoping that the gut wrenching feeling was nothing he continued to race for the clearing. But his gut was right.

There was Severus being held down by others including Potter, Granger, Weasley and other staff members. He stopped short in before entering the field as he saw someone land a blow to Severus, his anger beginning to surface as he saw the mistreatment of his family. Pushing his anger down, Draco took a step forward to the clearing, as if hearing his approach the group of wizards looked up. “Well, Malfoy, I was wondering when you were getting here” Draco could hear the smugness in Potters’ voice, and he couldn’t fault him for it, after all he and Severus were trapped after all.