𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐍

❃ lightning has struck

❃

𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒇𝒐𝒚

One week later

That morning was utter bloodshed.

I sat and stared, terrified I would be next as The Dark Lord slashed open the bodies of the remaining guards from the attack at Gringott's Bank last week.

By the time it was over, Father, Mum and I were the only ones left standing as he walked barefoot through the bloodbath that sat on my dining room floor; bodies littered the carpets, now stained with their blood and intestines as the smell of death reeked throughout the house.

The snake slithered close to his feet as he whispered in parseltongue, none of which I could translate.

He was undeniably composed for his current state of mind.

The snake's head met his hand and they had apparated away, leaving us to clean the bodies and blood.

"Draco, go upstairs, I'll help Lucius clean, alright?"

"No, Mum I want to help-"

"Draco, please," she begged with tear filled eyes.

I took a deep breath before nodding, practically sprinting to my room before vomiting in the bathroom toilet. I rid the stench of bodies from my clothing with a shower, throwing the suit in a black trash bag before chucking it out of my bedroom window.

𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒆

Chatter was prominent as I entered the main hall, whispers spreading around the tables like a game of telephone.

"What's going on?" I sat down next to Theo.

"Harry Potter was sighted breaking into Gringott's Bank, Bellatrix's vault specifically. Thirteen of the goblins died, eight security guards," Blaise exclaimed as he sipped his tea, placing the newspaper down on the table.

"What're they doing sneaking around Bella's vault?" I asked confusedly, my stomach churning at the thought.

A war was approaching. They were scheming; and there was no denying it.

"They escaped on a bloody dragon," Pansy shoved me her newspaper, pointing at the main picture.

"Why is Hermione in Bella's clothes?"

"I propose she polyjuiced as her," Daph added, plopping a fizzing whizbee into her mouth.

"But how-"

"Bellatrix was torturing Hermione downstairs when Draco took you away. That's who was screaming, May," Theo exclaimed somberly.

"Oh."

"I wonder what they were there for," Naevah questioned.

"No doubt something important. Who would do such a risky thing if the circumstances were otherwise?"

............

Neville and Luna had gone up to the Gryffindor commons, leaving the rest of us and Ginny to sulk on the Slytherin couches.

"Do you think he'll come here?" Ginny asked, closing her book as she hugged her knees to her stomach.

"I hope so for your sake," I exclaimed, giving her a small smile.

"Something seems off tonight, I don't know. Luna said something peculiar was to happen, that's why she left with Nev," Pansy huffed, staring into the green flames.