Light in the Darkness

Chapter 58

As Adelaide crept into Harry's mind to place another dream, she paused as she recognized the dream that was currently in his head. The black tiles, the dark mysterious hallway. It was definitely the Department of Mysteries, but she wasn't the one placing the dream.

This was good, this meant that the dreams she was placing in Harry's head had been received consciously by him and he was now dreaming about it on his own accord. That meant he was thinking about the dreams she was showing him. This was perfect Adelaide thought.

She paused for a moment however, the angle of the dream was strange. It was in the perspective of someone who was on the floor, but they were still moving quickly...strange.

She continued to watch silently as the dream progressed. Suddenly the vision panned right to look at the black tiled wall. Adelaide ripped out of his conscious, terrified of the reflection in the wall of the dream.

Draco sat next to her on the couch looking at her strangely, "What? What happened?" Adelaide's heart began racing. When Harry looked to the side in his dream, a mirror image reflected and she saw that the reason they were moving on the ground was because he was looking through the view of a snake.

No, not just any snake. Nagini.

This was no dream, this was actually happening right now. Adelaide quickly tried to calm herself as she entered back into the dream. As she emerged into his mind she saw him viciously attacking Arthur Weasley in the Department of Mysteries. He relentlessly struck his bloodied body over and over and over again. Adelaide couldn't handle it anymore and she pulled out of the dream letting out a sharp inhale.

Arthur Weasley was being attacked in the Ministry at this very moment and she couldn't do a single thing. If the Dark Lord found out she intervened, it would be a catastrophe, she would be killed immediately.

Draco put his hand on her leg, "Addie what happened? You don't usually come out of the dreams looking like this?"

Adelaide looked over to Draco in horror, "Somehow...Harry is using legilimancy or some type of magic...I can't tell what it is, but he can see through the perspective of the Dark Lord's snake, Nagini." she put her hand over her mouth thinking of the image of Arthur on the ground, "Oh gosh Draco..The Dark Lord must've sent Nagini to kill the Order member on guard tonight, it was Arthur Weasley. The snake just struck him over and over again, there was so much blood." Adelaide's hands were shaking and a single tear fell from her eye.

Draco nervously looked around, making sure no one overheard her. He didn't know how to comfort her, she couldn't intervene, he wouldn't let her. He knew the consequences if she informed someone of what was happening. While he wasn't the biggest fan of the Weasleys, no one deserved to die like that. He just wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his chest as she silently cried.

She finally calmed down and sniffed, "I have to go back into his mind and see what is happening." He nodded supportively, letting her go and resting his hand on hers. She closed her eyes and entered into Harry's mind again.

He was already awake, good. He was walking down the hallway with Ron and Professor McGonagall.

She exited his mind again and breathed a sigh of relief. Draco whispered, "What did you see?"

"Harry woke up, looks like he told McGonagall."

Adelaide was completely emotionally and mentally exhausted from the encounter. She leaned her head on Draco's shoulder and he kissed the top of her head sweetly. They sat there in silence for a few minutes before parting and going to bed.

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The next day was a whirlwind. Ron wasn't in any of their classes that day, she assumed he was sent home after his father's attack. She didn't see Fred and George in the hallway which confirmed her theory.