A/N: Hey everyone decided to upload sooner than expected because I couldn't wait to write this chapter and I will be having exams this coming week so I will be too busy to upload. So here's the next chapter. Enjoy, comment and vote! (Also I added the video to the right because I felt that it went well with Stacy and Draco's relationship up to this point.)
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I woke up feeling refreshed I walked to the bathroom showered quickly, changed and when I returned to my bed there was a letter laid on my pillow. I looked around wondering where it could have came from, I opened it up and groaned at the words:
Stacy,
My dear daughter, I am sorry to call for your attendance so abruptly but I would like you to go to the edge of the forbidden forest and there will be a portkey waiting for you. Please be quick I don’t like to be kept waiting.
I burnt the letter in my hand and headed out to the forbidden forest, I walked out of the castle to find Professor Snape leaving the forest but he merely walked past me nodding his head.
I walked to the edge of the forest to find a hand mirror glowing on the floor, I reached down for it and found myself spinning towards the ground.
I landed with a thud and stood up dusting my clothes off “Ah Stacy I am glad you made it so quickly.” I turned around abruptly to find Voldemort standing before me with Nagini at his feet.
“Yes, you wanted to see me?” I asked not showing much interest in being there.
“Yes I want to know how the task is going? You do know that you only have a week left to complete it.”
“Yes I understand that and it will be completed before then.”
The snake suddenly started to slither towards me and rubbed against my leg “Nagini seems to have taken a liking to you my dear. But you must remember also that even though you may be my daughter I do not take kindly to failure from anyone. I just want to remind you that the consequences will be severe shall you fail.” as he said this he spoke to the snake in a language I could not understand and before I knew it the snake had coiled around my leg tightly.
I stood my ground and simply waved my hand in the air, Nagini then loosened her grip and floated into the air back to my father and down to his side “Ah it seems you are controlling your powers as well. Wonderful, they will come in handy soon. You may leave now.”
I nodded my head and walked back to the mirror “Oh and Stacy my dear I hope Draco is doing well without you in the castle.” I didn’t understand what he meant but I did feel the strange need to return to Hogwarts immediately. I grabbed a hold of the mirror and went spinning towards the forest floor, I dropped the mirror and ran to the castle.
Once inside I quickly ran straight to the Room of Requirement, but Draco was not there so I ran back downstairs and stood in front of the great hall.
Suddenly I heard very faint crashes and explosions I ran as fast as I could following the sound to a boy’s bathroom when I reached the door it was in shambles and I could see Draco on one side of the stalls while Harry was on the other side. “No don’t!” I yelled out running towards Draco and just as I pushed him out of the way I was hit by an unknown spell cast by Harry. I was thrown back by the spell and suddenly felt a sword lacerating everywhere on my body cutting deeper and deeper with each slice.
“Someone help!” I heard Draco cry from beside me while I stared up at the ceiling unable to do anything but cry from the pain.
“Stacy I’m so sorry! Please! Please be ok!”
“Get away from her Potter! You did this!” Draco yelled but didn’t dare leave my side.
He held my hand tightly “Draco you must move so that I may help!” it was Professor Snape.
“No! Just help her please!” I looked at Draco from the corner of my eye until my eyes started to close.
“No Stacy please stay with me!” was the last thing I heard before my eyes closed completely.
Draco’s POV:
“No Stacy please stay with me!” I yelled as Stacy’s eyes fell closed.
“Are you even helping her?!” I cried to Snape not bearing to let go of her hand.
“Mr. Malfoy I have stopped the bleeding and closed the wounds but she needs to be rushed to the hospital for treatment as well as apply dittany to remove the scars.”
Snape said after mumbling words at Stacy’s body. I picked up Stacy’s body as gently as I could without making contact with her wounds and ran to the hospital wing as fast as I could while Snape followed behind me.
We made it to the hospital wing and I laid Stacy on the first bed available “Madame Pomfrey! Madame Pomfrey I need your help!” I yelled looking around the hospital wing.
Madame Pomfrey came out running from her office when Snape ran through the door “Professor what is all the yelling about?”
Snape ran to her cabinet and pulled out a bottle, I watched in horror as Stacy has still not stirred “Madame Pomfrey this girl was cursed, she needs dittany and medical treatment immediately.”
I took a step back from the bed while Snape and Madame Pomfrey ran back and forth from the cabinet to Stacy’s bed.
After about twenty minutes Snape walked to me and put a hand on my shoulder “Draco she is going to be in here for a couple of days. She is recovering as we speak and you may stay as long as you wish. But I do want to remind that you are limited on time.”
I just brushed past him and walked to Stacy’s side and held her hand, I sat in the chair near her bed and just watched her breathing slowly “Stacy I am so sorry for letting this happen to you. I shouldn’t have let you get in the way, I should be the one lying in here.” I cried. I leaned my head on her arm and stayed there crying into her side for an hour.
“Stacy I will be back. I just have to finish it. I love you.” I waited for any response but she still didn’t stir. I stood up and walked to the seventh floor pacing in front of the wall until the door appeared before me.
I looked behind me before walking in and disappeared through the door, the cabinet stood before me and I couldn’t help but fall to floor in a mess. “It’s my fault. It’s my entire fault, I’m the reason she’s hurt and I can’t even get this to work to save my family. I’m such a failure.” I cried into my arms. “No! I will get this to work, for Stacy and for our future.” I finally got up a minute later and continued to work on the cabinet.
It was already midnight when I felt tired and left the room of requirement, I walked back down to the hospital wing and fell asleep next to Stacy.
I woke up to movement near me, I jumped from my seat and stared at her beautiful face.
She was still asleep but I could see tears falling from her eyes “No leave him alone. Draco.” she mumbled.
I wiped her tears away “Stacy I’m here. It’s alright I’m here.”
I heard footsteps behind me “Draco I need to speak with you.” I already knew who it was but I was not going to leave her side.
“I don’t want to speak with you.” I commented ignoring him completely. Suddenly I was lifted from the chair and pulled out of the room, before walking down to the dungeons I caught a glimpse of Potter heading towards the hospital.
“Let me go! He is not going anywhere near her, he did that to her!” I yelled trying to release Snape’s grip from my arm.
He only tightened his grip and pulled me into his office, I stood in the middle of the room not caring to look at him “Draco you are running out of time, you need to complete it or you will be killed. The Dark Lord does not accept failure and he has already said this to Ms. Thompson, his own daughter.”
My head shot up “He threatened her?” I couldn’t believe he would dare to torture his own child, but then again he is worse than my father who constantly punished me.
“Draco are you even close to finishing the job?”
I stared at him “Yes it will be ready by tomorrow night.”
He just walked towards his desk “Good because Dumbledore is leaving tomorrow with Potter and will be back in the evening. That will be the time to finish it.” I simply nodded and ran out of the office trying to get back to Stacy as quickly as possible.
When I reached the hospital Potter was heading my way “You better not have done any more damage than you have already Potter!” I spat at him.
“It was your fault Malfoy if you wouldn’t have let her take the curse for you she wouldn’t be hurt. You’re a coward Malfoy!” he said.
I pulled out my wand and pointed it at Harry “Draco!” I looked up to see Stacy staggering towards me.
I ignored Potter and ran to her holding her up before she collapsed to the ground “Stacy what are you doing? You should be resting.”
I looked at her face and could see the bags under her eyes “I heard your voice and came to find you.” I kissed her gently and picked her up bridal style carrying her back to the hospital bed.
“Draco? Was I injured badly?”
I looked down at her “Let’s not worry about that now. You just need to get your rest.” she leaned her head on my chest and I couldn’t help but feel my heart skip a beat feeling her pulse against my chest.
I laid her down on the bed and sat beside her “Stacy you need your rest it will be ready tomorrow night and that’s when it needs to be done.”
I could see the pain in her eyes and had to look away “Draco I’m glad you could fix it, I knew you could do it. Draco, could I ask you for a favor?”
I turned to her “Yes, anything.”
She laid her head down on the pillow “Will you stay with me tonight?”
I laid next to her and kissed her cheek “Of course I will.” she smiled and nestled into my chest falling asleep instantly.
Stacy’s POV:
I woke up in Draco’s arms but we were not in his room, I looked around and remembered that I was in the hospital.
I felt Draco stir beside me “Goodmorning beautiful.”
I smiled and looked up at him “Goodmorning handsome.” I sat up in bed and felt my muscles ache from the time I have spent in this bed “Hey I have to go and prepare for tonight. Are you going to be alright on your own?”
I nodded my head “Yeah I’ll be fine you go ahead.” he kissed my forehead
“Meet me in the room at 8.” and walked out of the room.
Madame Pomfrey walked over to me “Well you have had some year Ms. Thompson, I believe I had seen you about 3 or 4 times this year. Here you go drink this and then go eat some food, you’re going to need food to get your strength back.”
I grabbed the drink from her hand and swallowed knowing her drinks are not the best tasting. “Thank you Madame Pomfrey.” I said handing her back the cup.
I got out of bed and walked to my dorm to shower and change. I walked into the great hall and could feel everyone staring at me, I quickly sat at the table and ate.
Every class I attended there were stares and whispers all around me, I sat in Transfigurations and when the bell rang ran out the door to hurry and get ready to meet Draco in the room of requirement, but on the way to the dungeons people would stop and start whispering.
I got angry and couldn’t control myself “Let’s see you all whisper about me now!” I yelled while I knocked everyone out but I stayed unnoticed since I didn’t have to say a spell out loud.
I got to my room and changed out of my robes into a simple green dress (dress on the side-->) and a cloak that covered my face. I walked to the room of requirement making sure to avoid any teachers and students when I got to the room I paced back and forth thinking of what I wanted the most.
The door appeared in front of me and I walked in going to the back “Draco?” I found him standing in front of the cabinet staring up at it.
“It’s done. Are you ready?” he turned to me and held out his hand.
I grabbed it and stared at him “Ready.”
We turned to the cabinet and Draco mumbled some words under his breath, we watched as smoke started pouring out of the cabinet and once we seen Bellatrix emerge from the cabinet we walked hand in hand up to the astronomy tower.
“Sh. There is someone there with him.” Draco whispered as we went up the stairs to the tower.
We stepped into view I pointed my wand at Dumbledore “Expelliarmus!” I yelled and found Dumbledore standing near the rail of the tower.
“Who is here with you?” Draco demanded.
I walked around the tower knowing that Harry was around here somewhere I ignored the conversation between Draco and Dumbledore knowing that he would just try to convince Draco to join their side.
Bellatrix and the others joined us and urged Draco to finish the job “Do it Draco!”
I stepped beside Draco “No! I told my father that I would finish the job.”
Dumbledore stared at me “So he told you the truth.”
I nodded and raised my wand towards him suddenly Snape appears by my side “Severus. Please.” Dumbledore said softly.
I kept my wand pointed at him and I looked straight into Dumbledore’s eyes ‘I’m sorry.’ I mouthed and in the next moment Snape and I both shouted “Avada Kedavra!”