Chosen

Chapter 44

I woke up with a jerk, panting heavily. I looked around the room that I was in, it was smaller than most, the blankets were I was wrapped in looked like something Mrs. Weasley would have made, it felt like home. I listened to what was around me, the ocean and voices. I swung my legs off of the bed and followed the voices downstairs.

"We can't let her go back, they'll know." I recognized Hermione's voice.

"I know, but what about-" Harry was cut off by me almost falling on the stairs. They all turned their heads to me.

"Nyx! We never thought you would wake up!" Hermione jumped out of her seat and rushed me into a hug.

"I'm glad to see you're doing fine." I tried to smile, but probably failed.

"Yes, well...are you alright?" she asked awkwardly.

"Do you think you'd be alright, if you got ripped away from the person you cared about the most, who is probably being tortured to death as we speak?" my voice dripped with venom and exhaustion.

"Nyx, we're sorry, we thought-"

"That you were doing the right thing. Me being here doesn't do anyone any good, because now they're probably guessing that I've betrayed them, and they know my worst fears."

"I thought you didn't have any fears, remember in Lupin's class?" Ron seemed confused.

"Fears can change Ron." I informed him.

"Well then how do they know what you're afraid of?" Ron asked.

"You two weren't there to see what I saw." Hermione motioned towards Harry and Ron. I walked over to the other room in which I found residence in a chair by a small table. Fleur brought a cup of coffee to me. I looked up and thanked her.

"What did you see?" Harry asked. They were all being quiet now, because I was there and Hermione didn't want to upset me even more.

"Draco, he was comforting her when I was...it was a different Malfoy. You should have seen the hurt and anger on his face when Bellatrix was insulting and hurting her. He even tried to stand up to her. They love each other. That's her biggest fear, is losing Malfoy." She whispered, but not quiet enough. I wonder what Draco is doing right now. I wondered if he was alright, if he had been tortured. I touched the bracelet on my wrist, the one thing I had left to remind me of him. I felt the tears well up in my eyes. I blinked them back and sipped my coffee. Harry came to sit across from me.

"Nyx, I need to ask you something." He looked into my eyes. I just stared at him and sighed.

"I don't know Harry. I couldn't go to a lot of meetings, so no, I don't know any of their plans, I'm sorry." I told him.

"You couldn't go, because they tortured you." he stated. My eyes widened slightly thinking back to all of those sessions because I wouldn't use the Cruciatus Curse on somebody, or just out of pure anger.

"They could be torturing him right now." My mind spoke out loud.

"Anyxus, if there is anything that you can think of that might help us, you know where to find me." Harry got up from the chair and went back to Hermione and Ron.

"Do you think she could come with us?" Hermione asked.

"No, she's too weak right now to do anything." Harry answered.

"Yeah, plus, if we brought her, George would probably kill me. He fancies her, a lot." Ron commented. I almost smiled at this. George Weasley, the charming, ginger, goofy, Gryffindor Weasley, fancies me. I had completely zoned out and realized that the trio went upstairs. I sat back on the couch and drifted off to sleep. I needed to not think about anything, just clear my mind of all emotion, just like how I was trained in Occlumency and Legilimency. It was so peaceful...

I didn't get to rest a lot, but Bill, Fluer and Luna kept me company while the trio was upstairs. I was currently sitting at the kitchen table eating lunch with the others.

"That's a beautiful ring you've got on." Luna exclaimed. What ring, I thought?

"Are you engaged?" Bill asked. I looked down at my finger and saw the most beautiful ring ever.

"No, I don't know where this came from." I muttered, confused at the ring on my finger. Where did this come from? Just then, the trio came downstairs.

"What ring?" Ron asked.

"The beautiful engagement ring Anyxus has on." Luna stated. They all turned to look at me.

"I doubt it's an engagement ring." I stated uncertain of what exactly it was to me.

"You don't know where it's from?" Harry asks me.

"No, I only just noticed it after Luna pointed it out." I told him.

"No doubt it was Malfoy." Ron muttered.

"What?" I looked at them with wide eyes.

"He gave you the ring, I suspect. Who else would?" He replied.

"Think back, did you ever feel someone take your hand before we left?" Hermione asked. I thought back to the night I was tortured, when Draco helped me to bed. I do remember him touch my hand.... I shake the feeling, it was probably a dream.

Everybody left so I walked along the sandy shores of the beach. I stopped walking and closed my eyes inhaling slowly but heavily.

His bony Skelton feet walking through blood is all I see. My vision turns to the horror struck face of Narcissa Malfoy. The room's floor is a river of blood with goblins lying all around. I see him in front of me, a face ready to kill....

My vision came back to normal and I ran to the cottage. I burst through the door.

"What is it?" Bill asks immediately.

"He's slaughtered them, the goblins. I'm assuming the trio got out alright and that's why he's killed them. I saw it, it was like I was Draco. I need to get to Hogwarts. I have a feeling it's starting there." I tell them.

"Okay, but there's no way to get in." Bill says.

"I know a way." I state walking to the fireplace and they follow. "Hogwarts, Headmaster's Office." I say loud and clear before they can object. The next thing, I land with a thud. I look around the office and quietly creep out. I don't know why, but I'm making my way to the Room of Requirement. I thought it would be useful, and I guess I was right.