Last Hope | By : ShiSaiyan Category: Harry Potter > General > General Views: 8935 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Dragon stared at Draco, watching the expressions run across his face, staring at the younger him, not completely innocent, but still only a child. In a few months, his father was going to try and get him to cross over to stand with the Death Eaters and when he refused, he was going to betray the fundamental trust between a parent and child and hand his son over to be "punished." The things that young Draco had suffered during that time were unspeakable. Weeks of torture at the hands of the Death Eaters had nearly killed him, had come so close to breaking him. Then Harry, Ron and Hermione had come and pulled him out and his life on the other side had begun. Looking at his younger self now, watching the superior sneer on his lips, he knew he had to do something to stop what was coming. Even if nothing else could be done to stop Voldemort, he would keep this boy from the pain he was facing.
Harry, Hermione, Ron and the others trudged away from Defense Against the Dark Arts, exhausted, and made their way up the stairs, toward the Gryffindor Common Room. "Hey, there, Ron!" said George, as he and Fred came up behind them. "What's wrong with you lot?" asked Fred. "Defense Against The Dark Arts," said Ron, tiredly. The twins' eyes lit up. "Was it exciting then!? We heard the new teachers are great," said George. "Oh, yeah, they're great," Harry muttered, wryly. "They're teaching real stuff then, counter curses and such?" asked Fred. "We'll definitely be learning how to defend ourselves this year," said Hermione. They had reached the painting of the fat lady and George and Fred said the password in unison, obliviously, still going on about Defense Against The Dark Arts. When they entered the Common Room, the sight of the four time travelers effectively silenced the twins and they stared closely at Phoenix, then at Gryffindor, until, finally, George marched over and brushed the thick black hair off his forehead, revealing the scar. "Well, then. Suppose you all tell us what's going on here," said Fred, after a moment. A short silence ensued, then Phoenix said, gruffly, "You'd better sit down."
Fred and George were completely silent the whole time that Gryffindor and the others told the tale of their arrival and their reasons for being there. When they finished, George spoke very slowly. "Am I to assume we've died then? Nothing short of that would have kept us from joining this little adventure." Phoenix nodded, his dark blue eyes riveted on his older brothers, who, at this time, were actually younger than him. "Ginny too?" asked Fred. "I know you wouldn't have left her behind." It was Gryffindor who nodded this time. The twins were quiet while they digested that information, then they stood up and faced Phoenix. "Ron. You look a lot like Bill, you know. Mum and Dad would be really proud of you," said George. The barest hint of a smile appeared on Phoenix's face. "All right then. Now that we know all of that, I think George and I are gonna go up to our room and think of some way to make sure we stay alive in the near future," said Fred, his words and tone jesting, but his eyes troubled. With that, the normally carefree twins made their way out of the Common Room.
"We have to do something about this. We can't just wait for people to get a look at Gryff's scar and demand an explanation," said Dragon. "I suppose we should gather those people who need to know and leave the rest to wonder," said Hermione. "My thoughts exactly," said Niki. Harry, Gryff, Ron, Phoenix and Dragon all looked from one to the other of them and blinked, silently. Two Hermiones was going to take a while to get used to.
Ginny sat, waiting patiently, while Gryff and the others gathered their thoughts and decided what they were going to say. They all looked at the door when Dragon and Phoenix appeared, dragging Draco Malfoy into the room. Ginny gasped and Harry and Ron stood up. "What's Malfoy doing here?" asked Harry. "This concerns him as well," said Dragon, and Harry and Ron sat down. Dragon was right. No matter their feelings for the Draco of this time, he was Dragon's past self and needed to be prepared. "Who else?" asked Ron. "Right now, no one. Oliver will be here in a few months, when Quidditch season starts and we'll fill him in then," said Phoenix. "Very well. We'd better get started," said Niki. "Why've you brought me here!? What do you want?" Draco demanded, his eyes wide. "Shut up, Malfoy," said Harry, tiredly. "Watch your mouth, Potter! If my father-" "Shut up!" Dragon roared. Draco cowered and fell silent. "Do not ever use your father as a shield!" Dragon continued. "Why?" asked Draco, his curiosity overpowering his fear for the moment. "Sit down and we'll tell you. First you have to promise to keep your mouth shut and just listen. Any questions will have to wait until later. Got it?" asked Gryff. Draco nodded and sat down beside Ginny.
Niki began the tale in that matter of fact voice of hers and the younger Harry, Ron and Hermione sat back and watched the expressions on Draco and Ginny's faces. Ginny looked like she was afraid, but fascinated and Draco looked skeptical at first. Then Dragon dragged him aside and hissed a few choice words and Malfoy family secrets at him and Draco blinked, then paled, as the truth of the matter sank in. "Then, you're me?" he stuttered, staring at Dragon. Dragon nodded. "I'm you after your father and the others get through with you and Harry, Ron and Hermione come after you." Draco flicked his eyes nervously toward the people in question. They were looking at him, soberly. "Why would you three come after me? With the way I've treated you, you should've left me to rot." "Because Dumbledore asked us to," said Ron. "And because we would never leave anyone to suffer that way," Hermione added, throwing Ron a chastising look. "As it turns out, young Draco, you have the makings of a fine wizard and once Dumbledore was through with your training, you're nearly as powerful as Harry," said Phoenix. "Guess that pure blood of yours came in handy after all, Draco," Harry quipped. Draco appeared to take this information in and sat down again, next to Ginny. The room fell silent, but for the crackling of the fire behind them, until Harry spoke and asked the question that was lurking in all of their minds. "What do we do now?"
"Not much we can do. Train up, get the students ready for what's coming, and wait. Soon after Oliver returns, Lucius Malfoy will come for Draco. We have to be ready for that," said Gryff. "For now, I suggest we all get to bed. You lot have school tomorrow and our first class is an early one with the 7th Years," said Niki, with a wave of her hand toward the stairs. One by one, they rose to their feet and Draco looked around, at a loss. "I'll take you back to Slytherin House," said Dragon. Draco's eyes widened. "No! I want to stay here!" "You can't. Until your father comes for you, you must act like everything is normal," said Niki, gently. "No. I won't go back down there," Draco said, stubbornly, planting his feet and crossing his arms. Niki sighed and pulled out her wand. "I'm sorry, Draco." "For what?" "Petrificus Totalus!" Draco's eyes widened and his body straightened out, stiff as a board. Dragon caught him as he fell over. "It's a full body bind, Draco. I'll remove it when we get to Slytherin House." Holding the petrified boy over one shoulder, Dragon left the Gryffindor Common Room. "Now, off to bed with you all," said Niki. Harry and Ron made their way up to the boys' dormitory and Hermione walked with Ginny. The youngest Weasley threw a long look back at Gryff. His green eyes pained, he was watching her walk away and met her bold blue gaze steadily. A shiver passed through her and she turned away, walking up the stairs and toward her bed.
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