In another life (Draco x reader)

Choosing sides (59)

I watched as Bellatrix shot a spell at Hagrid's hut and it burst up in flames. "STOP!" I yelled at her to no avail. We were almost at the gates. I was still trying to free myself from Draco's grips. Him begging me to go with him. 

"Snape! he trusted you!" I heard Harry yell. "LET HER GO!" he yelled again. 

Snape turned to Draco and me approaching us. "Draco let her go." He instructed him. 

"No I can't-" Draco was about to argue. 

"Let her go, she's safer here, you know that." Snape tried to reason with Draco. 

Snape then turned back to defend himself from Harry's spells flying at him. 

I felt Draco's grip loosen "Go!" He yelled. 

I turned to face him "I'll find you. Never doubt it!" I yelled as I ran forward towards Harry. 

Harry opened his free hand towards me. "Go!" he yelled as he patted my back quickly. I nodded and continued running forwards. 

Draco and I exchanged one last look before I disappeared behind a hill. I ran as fast as I could towards the castle praying Neville and Bill were alright, that I hadn't seen what I thought I'd seen.  

Once I reached the entrance I stopped for a brief second preparing myself before running in. I made my way inside and the first thing I saw was Bill barely recognizable with blood all over his face. 

"Bill!" I screamed as I shook him. He didn't respond but I could see he was breathing. I looked around for help and I saw Neville run to my side. 

"Y/N!" He yelled as he pulled me into a hug. 

"Neville I thought you were dead," I whispered feeling a huge wave of relief. "We have to help him," I said pulling out of the hug. 

Neville ran for help while I stayed next to Bill. Soon enough he was getting carried into the hospital wing and being treated, all the Weasley's there with him. 

Now that the chaos was over I started feeling that huge sense of guilt I had felt all year for everything that was happening around me. I sat on one of the hospital beds contemplating what had just happened when Remus and Tonks came in. 

I got up and faced Remus, he had a blank expression. I felt my eyes begin to water as I looked at him feeling like he had lost all trust in me. Just as I was about to sit back down Remus extended his arms. I ran towards him and wrapped my arms around him. Tonks rubbed circles on my back before walking away. 

"Why didn't you come to me?" His breath hitched.

"He has my mom and dad," I whispered into his chest crying. I felt his breath hitch once more. He didn't say anything else and just held me. "I'm sorry," I whispered pulling away from the hug. 

"I know, it's alright. You're ok now. We'll get them back." Remus comforted me giving me another quick hug. 

We turned to face the others and Tonks also extended her arms out to me with a look of pity in her eyes. 

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A couple of minutes later Harry walked in. He turned to face me and I recognized it to be a look demanding an explanation. Hermione, Ron, Neville, all the Weasley, Remus, Tonks, and McGonagall surrounded us and turned to face me waiting for an explanation. I turned to Remus and he nodded encouraging me to go on. 

"It was Draco and me, we did this." my voice cracked. "At the beginning of the year, Draco was forced to become a death eater to pay for what Lucius had done. Voldemort gave him the task to kill Dumbledore otherwise he would kill him and his parents...and me. The night I got hurt at the quidditch match Snape came to find me and took me to Voldemort because he had called for me. He threatened to kill my parents if I didn't help Draco on his mission. He still has them and I don't know what he'll do to them once he realizes I've stayed here." I started crying, Neville embracing me. "I didn't mean for any of this to happen." I finished.