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Captured

THEODORE NOTT

"That'll never work, the wards-" I started. "Enough with the fucking wards! You've said no to every plan!" Harry yelled. "Yes, I have! Do you want me to lie to you and say yes to a plan that won't work? Do you want your sister to die?" I snapped. "No, we don't. Harry, calm down," Hermione said. Harry sighed and leaned against the wall taking a breath. "I'm sorry, Theo. We are just stressed out, we appreciate your help and the risk you are taking," she said. "Risk? What is he risking? He's got a posh little protector. The murdering soldier. Draco Malfoy," Ron spat. Hermione shot him a look. "What? Everyone knows that Malfoy is one of Voldemort's most trusted men," Ron said. "He did that to help Caroline," I said. Ron scoffed. "You can hate us if you want, I don't care. And yes, we made mistakes, especially Draco. But everything he's done, he did it to try and help Caroline," I said. "We know, don't we boys?" Hermione said. They just nodded. "Now, arguing isn't doing anything. Let's focus on-" she started. Then we heard it. The sound of apparition and men's voices. They froze. "You set us up?" Harry asked. I shook my head. "No, I don't know. Nobody is supposed to be here," I whispered. They looked at eachother. "Stay here and hide. I'll go out and see who it is. Technically, I own this cabin. It makes sense that I'm here," I said. Hermione nodded. I went outside and gripped my wand. "Blaise? Enzo? Is that you?" I asked. Then I saw a group of snatchers. "Fuck," I muttered. "Well, well, well, who might you be?" the man asked. "My name is Theodore Nott and you are trespassing. Leave before things get messy," I said. "Do you have anything for us in that cabin of yours?" he asked. "Nothing that belongs to you." I snapped. They got to my porch and I stood in front of the door. "Leave, I won't ask again," I said. The man nodded. And suddenly, I felt hands on me. "Get off me!" I screamed. "Run, guys! Run!" I screamed. I prayed they heard me as the men stormed into the cabin. "Run!" I yelled. They took off out the back door but the snatchers were chasing them. Curses were flying and they were yelling. They tied me up and dragged me outside. I froze. They had Hermione and Ron and Harry only it wasn't Harry, at least you couldn't tell it was. I looked at them and realized. Stinging jinx. Smart. They can't tell it's him. "We aren't bringing this lot to the Ministry, oh no." he said. We apparated and landed outside the gates of Malfoy Manor. Fuck, we are so fucked. We got to the gates and Lucius came. Then they started to drag us towards the house. I walked close to Harry and he looked at me. "Whatever you see, don't blow your cover. You can't help her if you're dead," I whispered. His eyes widened and he nodded. Then we went inside. "Draco!" Lucius yelled. We're fucked.

HARRY POTTER

We were at Malfoy Manor. They brought inside and the house was massive. "Draco!" Lucius Malfoy yelled. They brought us into the room and the men smirked. I looked over and saw it. A cage, sitting in the room and inside it was my sister. They put her inside a fucking cage like and animal on display at a fucking zoo. But that wasn't the worst part. She looked up and saw me and my heart sank as she stood to her feet. She looked... she looked dead or close to it. Her body was covered in cuts and bruises and blood and dirt. Her hair was a matted tangled mess and it was so dirty, it didn't look red anymore. She was just wearing her knickers. Her arms were shaking as she covered her chest. She stared at me and her eyes were empty and glazed over. I almost threw up. I wanted to kill everyone in that room and save her. I looked at Ron and Hermione and Hermione gave me a look. I could tell it was a warning. A warning to be smart, to not be reckless. I forced the tears away from my eyes and took a breath. "Mr. Nott, committing treason again? I suppose once a traitor, always a traitor." Lucius said. "And once a prick, always a prick," Theo spat. "You know if you wanted to fuck the Potter girl again, you can just do it." one death eater said. My heart stopped. "Yeah. She doesn't even fight anymore," the other one said. I looked at Theo and my eyes were dark. His face paled and I could see the fear in his eyes. Lucius walked over to Hermione and Ron. "The mudblood and the blood traitor. Did you miss Potter?" he asked. They just glared at him. "I don't think she missed you. She had the company of every single death eater. They fucked her hard and good. She doesn't-" he started. "I'm going to kill you, you fucking bastard!" Ron screamed. He tried to get free as he lunged towards Lucius and they laughed. Then Draco walked down the stairs. It took every ounce of self control I had not to kill him right there. This is his fault. He's the reason she's here. He's the reason she got hurt. He's the whole reason anything bad happened. This is his fault and he's going to pay.