Paper Moon

by Black-Diamonds and Beck
 
 

Chapter 23
Accusations, Heirs, Etc.
 

Whirling around, Hermione came face to face with Ron followed by Harry, and she choked in
surprise.

"Ron! Harry!" She exclaimed, definitely shocked, but for some reason also happy to see them.
Draco's eyes narrowed with anger and annoyed suspicion.

"What are you two doing here?" he demanded in a haughty voice.

"I might ask you the same question." Harry replied, his green eyes boring into Hermione's. For
some reason, he seemed to be accusing her. But, Hermione thought, he doesn't know the whole
story. She looked at Ron. His brown eyes seemed to burn with some unknown emotion.
Hermione found herself blushing furiously. Draco noticed this and became angrier than ever,
and he drew himself upright, then practically exploded.

"How could you come here after what happened!? You could have lead him to us! What were
you thinking!? You've put us all in peril! Death comes! And what about Harry? How could you
bring him when Voldemort's tracking us!? He's trying to kill us so you decide to give him
Wonderful Scar-boy here as well!"

Draco seemed to be accusing Ron now, who flinched at the sudden attack. Hermione placed
a hand on Draco's arm, and saw Ron bristle with jealousy at this action. For some reason, this
mattered to her, and she removed it. She told Harry and Ron everything that had happened
since they all last saw each other at the Ball, and when she had finished, they stood staring at
her and Draco with their mouths open in shock.

"So , now you..." Draco's comment at Harry and Ron was cut off when a sudden noise came
from the outer room.

"They're here some where!" bellowed an angry voice. Draco's face drained of colour as he
recognised the voice of his father. Harry's face soon did the exact same as Draco's, when he
recognised the voice that followed.

"That son of your's was to be my heir Malfoy! You said he was the one! But...now we hunt
for him to destroy him and those with him." It was Lord Voldemort, the most evil wizard of
all time.

"We have to go!" Draco hissed, fearful. His self-confidence had been shattered, swept away
in one swift moment. "It's my father and Voldemort!" He ran to the window and lifted it silently,
climbing on to the balcony. Everyone followed, watching as he dropped lightly to the ground.
Once they were all at ground level, Draco dashed down the street, followed by the others.
All were aware that they were now without any of their supplies, save the wands.

Harry fervently wished he'd thought to bring his invisibility cloak. He was, however, relieved
that he had used a school broom to find Hermione and Draco and not his firebolt, as it would
have surely been the end of his precious broom. they ran several blocks, their feet pounding
heavily along the pavement.

Suddenly, Draco gave a sudden gasp of pain, and doubled over.
 
 
 


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