The Prewett Girl

25) Horcruxes

I apparate into Malfoy manor bleeding heavily. I was meeting with Harry, Ron, and Hermione when Harry said 'Voldemort'. The name is tabooed now. Snatchers had apparated instantly and I had told the others to run while I held off the snatchers. The snatchers weren't impressed when I told them my name, apparently I was still registered as muggleborn.

"This one's a little mudblood," one hissed.

"I'm sorry?" I snarled back.

"You're a damn mudblood. Get the others!" The one who seemed to be the leader pointed towards the trio. I tried to think fast. I'm bleeding from where I took a curse to my foot and we are outnumbered four to eight. If it came to a battle each of us would be fighting two of them. I groaned and turned to the snatcher that tied me up.

"You fool, the Dark Lord will kill you for this!" I hissed, the snatcher looked at me.

"You're bluffing," he snarled, "you're a mudblood!" I rolled my eyes and shoved my hands towards his face.

"Roll up my left sleeve and you'll see, I had a plan to catch them and you ruined it!" I growled. He narrowed his eyes and rolled up my sleeve. He had gasped and backed up instantly undoing the ropes binding me.

"I-I didn't, your registered as- I."

"Ya ya, just shut up and leave those three alone or you'll have the Dark Lord to deal with!" The snatcher nodded immediately but before he could say anything another snatcher spoke up.

"This is Harry Potter!" The snatcher turned to me, his wand raised.

"Thanks but we will be bringing Harry Potter in." He growled and he shot a spell at me. I reached for my wand and fired back. A stinging spell hit my arm and I cursed loudly.The snatcher sniggered at me and I saw him grab Harry and pocket his wand. Harry looked at me and mouthed GO I looked at him and apparated back to Malfoy Manor to come up with a plan.

I stumble into Malfoy Manor bleeding from my foot and my arm where I splinched myself. I open the door and Draco runs towards.

"Nila, what happened?" He puts his arm around me and leads me into the living room where I slump on the couch. Narcissa comes in and starts to heal my wounds.

"Snatchers, they showed up and took Harry and the others." I gasp as Draco drips some healing potion onto my foot. "I apparated away, I'm sure they will be taking Harry here or somewhere where they can call the Dark Lord." Just then a knock comes from the entrance hall and Bellatrix walks over opening the door, she cackles in glee. Draco and Narcissa stand up and hurry over, Draco tells me to stay. Lucius glares at me before following his wife and son. I get up a sharp pain going through my foot as I attempt to stand on it. I grab the wall and limp into the hall where the trio sits tied up. Bellatrix is screaming at Hermion for a reason unknown to me and Wormtail comes over and brings Ron and Harry down to the dungeon.

Draco spots me and hurries over, "Bellatrix is scared that they took something from her vault, do you know anything?" I shake my head and stumble over to where Bellatrix stands glaring at Hermione. I hiss at the snatchers on my way by and they back up cautiously.

"What did you take!" Bellatrix is hissing.

"I-I didn't take anything," Hermione sobs. Bellatrix curses Hermione and she screams.

"You're lying you filthy mudblood!" Bellatrix takes out her knife.

"Stop! She said she didn't take anything!" I yell at Bellatrix and I make my way towards Hermione. Before I can get there Bellatrix hits me with a spell and I go flying backwards. I hit the wall with a sickening thud.

"You don't realize how serious this is! Everyone out, nobody call the Dark Lord, I need to chat girl-to-girl with this one." Bellatrix turns coldly towards Hermione. Draco helps me up and Lucius ushers us out of the room. Draco leads me into the sitting room and the others walk towards the kitchen. We sit on the leather couch and I sigh.

Heart-wrenching screams fill my ears. I want to run and help, but I can't. My eyes water and tears fall from my face.

"We didn't take anything!" She sobs. Her screams echo around the room again and he takes my hand. My pain is mirrored in his eyes. I dig my nails into his soft hand to stop myself from running forward.

"Please!" She shrieks again. I meet solemn eyes and Narcissa, who has just walked in, shakes her head. I look at Draco and he meets my gaze then runs a circle around my palm. I get up and Narcissa glares at me.

"I have to help." I whisper and Draco nods slightly. I brush past Narcissa with Draco on my tail. I creep down into the shadows and see Wormtail. I immediately stun him and the door to the cellar flies open. Harry and Ron look at me in shock and I see Dibby as well. I beckon towards Luna and Ollivander.

"Follow me, we don't have much time." I grab Wormtail's wand and hand it to Harry, he takes it and follows me up the stairs. I whisper a blasting spell and Bellatrix flies away from Hermione and hits the wall, shrieking. Before she can know it was me I turn to Harry and he nods. He pretends to cast a spell at me and we begin to duel. We walk into the center of the room while dueling and everyone stays clear of us. Harry breaks away and grabs Hermione.

"Get him!" Bellatrix shrieks spitting as she attempts to get up. I cast a stunning spell aiming for the wall behind Harry. It boots the wall with a crash and a mirror falls to the ground and shatters. Dobby grabs hold of Harry, Ron, and Hermione just as Bellatrix throws a knife in their direction. I gasp as it flies towards them and then they are gone.

Everyone stands in silence until Draco grabs my arm and drags me up the stairs. He pulls me into his room.

"Are you ok?" He asks, "you and Harry weren't really dueling, were you?"

I shake my head, "of course not, we just had to pretend so he could get to Hermione." Draco nods and sits on the bed, I go to sit next to him and he puts an arm around me.

"Good god, Nila, when will this ever be over?" He sighs, I bury my head into his chest.

"It has to end soon, Draco, we will make sure of it."

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Voldemort was angry, to say the least. Harry Potter escaped. He confined us all to Malfoy Manor and told me my mission was off as I was clearly dueling with Harry, he would now know where my loyalties lied. I went along with it as I'm sure it is too dangerous now for Harry to continue meeting with me. Voldemort came twice a week for the meetings and other than that Draco and I were alone with his family.

The days were spent wandering the garden, worrying, and baking. I never would have guessed Draco Malfoy would like to bake but he is amazing. We baked pies, cookies, custards, cakes, almost anything. He was always an amazing cook and even though Malfoy Manor has a house elf he took to cooking breakfast, lunch, and sometimes dinner. 

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