Chapter 23

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Hermione’s POV:

I looked over at the Slytherin table and saw Draco looking at me.
‘Wha-at…. How…. Who….’ Ginny said.
I looked at her and shrugged my shoulders. Everyone was still quiet and nothing happened. I stood slowly up. I saw that everyone turned their face to me, I just looked forwards and wanted to walk towards the doors.
‘What are you doing?’ Ron asked after he grabbed my wrist.
‘Someone has to look.’ I said.
‘It could’ve been the wind.’ A young Gryffindor student that was nearby said.
I looked at him.
‘I don’t think that the wind can close those two heavy, huge doors at the same time.’ I said.
I looked back at the doors and started to walk. When I got there I tried to push the doors open, but they didn’t even move a bit. I started to lean against it, but nothing happened. Then I saw platinum blonde hair next to me from the corner of my eye. I fast turned my head and saw it was Draco. I sighed relieved.
‘I’ll help you.’ Draco said with a small smile.
I nodded and we both pushed as hard as we could but it was not moving.
‘Is it working?’ I heard out of the sudden behind me.
I heard everyone gasp and Draco had stopped moving when he heard it. I knew exactly who this was…. Lucius Malfoy.
‘So is it true? Is it true what I heard?’ Lucius asked.
No one answered.
‘I asked you something, son.’ Lucius said.
I saw Draco turn slowly around and my heartbeat raised.
‘I don’t know what you heard.’ Draco said.
I turned slowly around as Draco spoke and saw Lucius standing in front of us. He didn’t look great, not at all. It looked like he was starved and he looked far from healthy. Draco came closer to me and stood half in front of me as Lucius pointed his wand at the two of us.
‘About you and…’ Lucius said and his eyes turned to me.
‘Miss Granger.’ He finished.
‘Yes, that is true.’ Draco said making a step forwards.
‘Who told you?’ Draco asked coldly.
I saw Draco pulling out his own wand.
‘I’ve got my sources.’ Lucius said.
‘Sure you have in Azkaban.’ Draco said.
‘Expelliarmus!’ Draco said but Lucius was faster and had disarmed Draco first. Draco had packed my hand and squeezed in it a little. Lucius looked at his son and then at me. He looked angry.
‘What are you going to do? Torture me? Take me from school? Kill me?’ Draco said.
‘No.’ Lucius said and he got an evil laugh on his face.
‘How did you escape?’ Draco asked.
‘I like this little chatting son, but I’m not here for that.’ Lucius said with a smirk on his face.
‘Why are you here?’ Draco asked and he stepped again a few steps .
Now he stood in front of me.
‘What did you do to all the professors?’ Draco asked.
‘I distracted them.’ Lucius said.
‘Now boy step aside.’ Lucius said.
‘No.’ Draco said.
‘I’m not allowing you to be together with a mudblood!’ Lucius said.
‘Don’t call her that!’ Draco said.
I heard he was getting more angry with every word that was said.
‘Expelliarmus!’ I heard coming from behind Lucius, but the person missed.
‘I wouldn’t  have done that.’ Lucius said.
Lucius pushed Draco aside and packed my arm.
‘STUPIFY!’ Draco and Harry yelled at the same time.
But it was too late Lucius had flew up holding me.

Draco’s POV:

Out of the sudden my father pushed me aside with all his strength and when I looked I saw him grabbing Hermione’s arm. I was so angry!
‘STUPIFY!’ I yelled at the same time as another person yelled.
But it was too late my father had flown away with Hermione. Everyone was quiet, everyone was looking at me. I stood still and couldn’t move. What would he do to her? I need to find her! But I couldn’t move anything, it looked like all the strength in my whole body was gone.
‘Draco!’ I heard in a distant.
‘Malfoy!’ Another voice said.
I felt hands on my arm. I looked up slowly and saw it was Ginny, Harry and Ron.
‘We need to get her!’ I said.
‘Yes.’ Harry said.
Then the door behind me opened. McGonagall and a few other professors ran in.
‘What happened here?’ McGonagall asked looking around.
‘Her-hermione…. My father….. he took her…..’ I stuttered.
‘What?’ McGonagall asked.
‘Lucius Malfoy took Hermione with him.’ Harry said.
‘That’s not possible, he couldn’t come in….’ McGonagall said.
‘You couldn’t come into the castle, no one.’ She added.
‘But he had come in and now he is gone with Hermione!’ I said.
She looked at me.
‘Don’t worry, we’ll get her back.’ She said.
‘Don’t worry? I don’t think that’s possible!’ I said.
‘Has he only taken Hermione with him?’ Hagrid asked coming forwards behind McGonagall.
‘Yes.’ Ron said.
‘Mister Malfoy, Potter, Weasley and miss Weasley please come with me to my office.’ McGonagall said.
I nodded and walked after her with them.
‘We’ll get ‘er back.’ I heard Hagrid say probably to Harry.
We arrived in McGonagall’s office and Ron closed the door behind him.
‘We need to get her! Now! I don’t know what my father is going to do to her but it can’t be something good!’ I said before someone else could say anything.
‘Mister Malfoy, calm down a bit, you can only help her if you’re calm.’ McGonagall said.
I nodded.
‘Do you have any idea where he can be?’ She asked.
‘I don’t know, he can be everywhere.’ I said.
‘How did he come in?’ I asked.
‘I don’t know, someone let him in, because he couldn’t come in himself.’ McGonagall said.
‘Who’d let a bloody Death Eater in?’ Ron said.
‘Plus Malfoy is mad, no one likes him, no offence.’ Ron said looking at me with the last two words.
‘We need to figure out where he could take her.’ Harry said.
‘Maybe Malfoy Manor?’ Ginny said.
‘Isn’t that to obvious? I mean you would think of that place the first.’ I said.
‘Maybe that’s why he took her there…. The most obvious place.’ Ginny said.
‘We can always look there.’ Harry said.
‘You are going nowhere.’ McGonagall said.
‘What? Why not?’ I asked.
‘That’s too dangerous.’ McGonagall said.
‘I don’t care! I just want her to be safe!’ I said.
‘I understand that mister Malfoy, but she won’t be if any of you is hurt.’ She said.
‘I want you to stay here in the castle! I’ll talk to the Ministry of Magic tomorrow.’ McGonagall said.
‘That could be too late!’ I said.
‘She can be dead by then!’ I added.
‘Draco! How can you say such a thing!’ Ginny said.
I turned around to Ginny.
‘You need to consider everything, he can kill her! He has nothing to lose.’ I said.
‘I want you all to go to your common rooms and I’ll talk to you tomorrow.’ McGonagall said.
‘Aren’t you going to do anything?’ I asked.
‘She is in the same position as we are.’ Harry said.
‘You are dismissed come to my office tomorrow after breakfast.’ McGonagall said.
We all turned around and walked out of her office.
‘I can’t just sit down and do nothing! Hermione is in danger!’ I said when we walked down the stairs.
‘What do you want to do?’ Harry asked.
‘I’m going to Malfoy Manor.’ I said.
‘It’s too dangerous to go alone!’ Ginny said.
‘I don’t care, I just want Hermione to be safe.’ I said.
‘You’re not going alone!’ Harry said.
‘You can’t stop me.’ I said.
‘I’m not stopping you, I’m going with you.’ Harry said.
‘Me too.’ Ginny and Ron said.
‘Okay, we’ll leave tonight around 12 o’clock, when everyone’s sleeping.’ I said.
They nodded.
‘But how are we going to get there?’ Ron asked.
‘Brooms?’ Ginny asked.
‘I think I know something better.’ Harry said.
‘What?’ I asked.
‘Thestrals.’ Harry said.
‘What?’ Ginny asked.
‘Those creatures you see in front of the carriages.’ Harry said.
‘They look pretty creepy.’ Ron said.
‘Not everyone can see them, so that’s a plus.’ Harry said.
‘Only the ones who faces death.’ Harry added.
‘Okay, we’ll take them.’ I said.
‘We’ll see each other in the Entrance Hall tonight.’ I said.
‘Okay.’ Harry said.
I turned around to walk further to the Slytherin dungeon. I walked into the common room and found Blaise sitting there in an armchair. He turned fast his head when he heard me walking in. He stood up and walked towards me.
‘What is McGonagall going to do?’ Blaise asked.
‘Nothing, she’ll talk to the Ministry of Magic tomorrow.’ I said.
‘And what are you going to do?’ Blaise asked.
‘I’m going to get her.’ I said.
‘I thought you would.’ Blaise said with a smirk.
‘I need to get her, he’ll do horrible things to her, I know that for sure.’ I said looking down.
Blaise put his hand on my shoulder.
‘It’s going to be okay mate, I’m coming with you.’ He said.
‘Really?’ I asked.
‘Yes of course!’ Blaise said.
‘Thank you!’ I said.
‘I thought you didn’t like Hermione.’ I said.
‘I got over that whole bloodstatus thing. She’s really nice.’ Blaise said.
‘I know.’ I said smiling thinking of Hermione.
‘How late are we going?’ Blaise asked.
’12 o’clock.’ I said.
‘Where are we going actually?’ Blaise asked.
‘Malfoy Manor.’ I said.

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