Carina Malfoy//h.potter

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

Carina Malfoy is not amused. Correction, Carina Malfoy is beyond pissed with the situation she found herself involved in. When she first appeared in the Shack, she described these circumstances as a greek joke, now it's closely reminded of a Greek tragedy. Especially if she dies by the wand of this sorry of excuse wizard-like Peter Pettigrew because then she'll come back and make his life even more miserable than it already is. Nonetheless, she doesn't know who in Salazar's name is writing this story but one thing is certain, someone wants to fuck up with her life.

She breathed by her nose, trying to calm her nerves, staring at Harry Potter's furious emerald eyes as he was being held back by Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, worriedly watching her. Sirius Black, whose anger displayed on his face is identical to the one of Alphard Black that she remembers, kept them behind him and protecting them. Professor Remus Lupin looked calm if you didn't observe closely the death stare painted in his expression while Professor Severus Snape, now released from the moment the rat took her wand, was blank, void of any emotion and cautious.

"Drop your wands!" Pettigrew roared "Or else I'll blow her head!"

"Keep your hands off her!" Harry screamed Ron and Hermione grabbing him from Remus's hold trying to calm him down as they whispered to him.

"Peter," said Lupin "Don't do anything stupid. You won't be able to get away with this. Let. Her. Go."

Carina felt his disgusting nails sinking deeper and a drop of blood fell slowly from her neck forcing her to wince. She started to panic making it obvious in her blue eyes and Harry who never once looked away from her started to panic too. Because if Carina Malfoy, the girl who in every single situation had a plan A to a plan Z, was losing her nerve, her cold logic then something is extremely wrong.

Honestly, everything is wrong. Never once came across her mind that Remus Lupin was a werewolf, it was fortunate that she found the potion and return it to him, that Sirius Black was Snuffles, that Severus Snape was angry beyond hearing reason, and most importantly that Peter Pettigrew was alive, keeping her captive. So, yes. She had no plan whatsoever to get out of this without the idiot rat-man killing any of them, intentionally or unintentionally. Unless she acted as a Gryffindor and depended only on her luck which didn't seem much right now.

"Okay, Pettigrew." spoke Snape grimly "We'll put our wands down." he stared pointy at the Gryffindors, young and old, urging them to follow his lead "Now, let her go." and they waited.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" asked Pettigrew, gripping her even stronger.

"That's up to discussion?" commented sharply Sirius.

"Sirius!" warned Lupin then glanced at Peter with a fierce look "We dropped our wands, now release Carina."

"And how will I know that you'll not attack me the moment that I let her go?" he asked not giving them the chance to reply he continued "I'll take her with me and when I'm far away I'll release her. However, if any of you follow us then this is the end."

"NO!" jumped Harry getting away from his friends standing beside the adults "I'll come with you!" he said quickly "You let her go and take me instead." as always, facing trouble bravely ignoring the protest of the rest of them.

Carina's gaze softened and in a second her glare would cut them in half if it was a sword "Don't be stupid Potter." she scoffed. She went straight to the last resort, acting as a Gryffindor it is. She stood tall, looking fiercely at the Boy-Who-Lived "I'll be alright." she said trying to convince more herself than the others "Just do as he says."

Harry was about to open his mouth to disagree but Snape didn't allow him to "Alright. Leave and then let the girl go, unharmed." he spoke pointedly.