|| Star-Crossed ||

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Terminate

CAROLINE POTTER

The next morning, I woke up to heavy footsteps. 4 death eaters with their masks on came in. Nobody said a word as they yanked me out of the cage, tied my wrists together and dragged me into a strange room. When I got inside, it looked like a room at St. Mungos. Sterile, there was medical supplies, potions, and a healer. She looked at me with sorrow. I froze and looked around. "What's- what's going on?" I asked. "Get on the bed," the man snapped. "Wait- just tell me what's happening? Please-" I stammered. They dragged me to the bed and strapped me down. "Please! Let me go! What are you doing?!" I screamed. They strapped my head down and forced my legs open. "Ma'am, you can't be in here," a man said. "Just let me speak to her, for a moment. Please," a soft voice said. "No, you need to-" he started. "Let her in. I can't do the procedure if the patient is in distress. Let her try to calm the child down," the healer said. They nodded. Then the person came. When I looked to the side, Narcissa was next to me. She reached down and held my hand. "Mrs. Malfoy, I'm scared. Please, what are they doing?" I asked. Tears pricked at the corners of her eyes and she forced a small smile. "You're pregnant, Caroline." she said. My eyes widened. It all made sense. The nausea, the vomiting, I didn't get my period, all of it. "I'm- I'm what- I don't understand," I said. She nodded. "Don't be scared. I'll stay with you the whole time," she said. "The whole time what? What are they doing to me?" I asked. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she wiped them away. "The Dark Lord ordered them to terminate the pregnancy." she said. My heart stopped. I shook my head. "No, wait- just wait- please. Why?" I asked. "He said because your a slave, you can't be out of use that long. And he doesn't want anymore half-blood children," she said. I shook my head frantically. "No! No, please! Where's Draco? I want Draco! Please!" I cried. "He's not here. I'm sorry, dear. I'm so sorry." she said. I choked back a sob. "They're gonna kill it?" I asked. She nodded. "Dear, maybe this is better. You don't want your child growing up in this world." she said. Tears streamed down my cheeks. "May I begin?" the healer asked. Narcissa looked at me. "Caroline, dear. She's going to begin now. Just squeeze my hand and close your eyes. It'll be over soon," she whispered. I squeezed my eyes shut and cried softly. Once they finished, the healer gave me a potion. Before she could pour it down my throat, a death eater grabbed her wrist."What are you giving her?" he snapped. "This is a sleeping draught. She just underwent an intense procedure. If her body isn't given rest, she could die." the healer said. He nodded and stepped back. The healer leaned close to me and poured the potion down my throat. "I'm sorry I did it. He said he would kill my family." she whispered. I just nodded. I felt drowsy and my eyelids felt heavy. A death eater levitated my body and before I got to my cage everything went dark.

DRACO MALFOY

The second I got back from my mission, I went to see Caroline. I was walking down the hall when I heard my mothers voice. "Draco," she said softly. I turned around and she was standing at the doorway of her bedroom. "Mum? Is everything ok?" I asked. "Come in here," she said. I nodded and walked inside. She shut the door and when I looked around. Theo was sitting on a chair with his face buried in his hands. I looked at my mum and there were dried tears on her cheeks. "Mum, what's going on?" I asked. "Sit down," she said. She led me over to the bed and I sat on the edge. She sat next to me and held my hand. "Is it Caroline?" I asked. She nodded. "Is she dead?" I asked, my voice shaky. "No," she said. I nodded. "Just tell me. Just say it," I said. "Yesterday, Avery and McNair ran a diagnostic on Caroline after she had thrown up multiple times. They discovered that she was pregnant," she said. Everything stopped. I stared at my mum and she continued to explain. "They told the Dark Lord and since she is a slave and a half-blood, he ordered- he ordered a termination of the pregnancy," she said. Theo looked up at me as silent tears fell to his cheeks. "They brought a healer here this morning and it was done. I was there the whole time. I held her hand and made sure she was ok. I knew you couldn't be there and you would want to, and I knew she would be scared. I'm sorry, little dragon," she said. Tears filled my eyes and I looked down. "Do they know who's it was?" I asked. "Draco-" Theo said. "Do they?" I asked. "She was 7 weeks pregnant. It could have been any of them," mum said. I exhaled a shaky breath and nodded. "Where is she now?" I asked. "Sleeping in the cage downstairs," she said. I nodded. "Draco, mate. I know this isn't what you'll want to hear but maybe you should give her some space for a few days," Theo said. I just nodded. Then I left. I went into my room and the second I locked and silenced the room, I screamed and let my magic explode and destroy everything in sight. Then I broke down and sobbed on the floor.