Always and Forever.

Realisation.

After few days, a loud explosion was heard in the Atrium of the Ministry, and every worker of the Ministry ran for their lives when they saw that Ministry was under the attack once again. Within 10 minutes the whole Ministry was empty, save for Aurors. 2 Death Eaters went directly to the lower level of the Ministry where Rodolphus and Mulciber were kept. The rest of them fought with the Aurors present. They were having an upper hand on the Death Eaters, when they were brutally thrown back by Rabastan and his brother. The remaining 4 saw that Rodolphus and Mulciber were released and all of them apparated out.
After half an hour, Harry and his team came back to the Ministry to see the Atrium in shambles and there were few Healers coming from the lower level, with injured guards. Realisation drawn onto them and Harry along with Draco went to the dungeon type cells to find that both Rodolphus and Mulciber were nowhere to be found. They immediately went to Head Auror, Anthony Muller who was supporting a broken arm and leg. "Potter. Where were you?." he asked. Ron went forward and grabbed him on his upper arm, "What the hell happened?." "Watch your actions Weasley. You are talking to the Head Auror." "Not any more!." Came Kingsley's voice from the door. He entered and said to him, "You are officially been fired from this post. A person who can't even capture few Death Eaters when they are right infront of him, can't be a Head of the Department." Anthony understood the weight of the Minister's words and left quietly. Kingsley then turned to Harry and said, "Auror Potter. From now onwards you are the Head Auror and don't let me down." with that he left the room. Harry took a deep breath, looked at all of them in the eye and said, "I want to know exactly what had happened while we were not here." And then they were told all the details of the attack. Draco tuned out them all, he knew that his Uncle has escaped, and that was not a good sign. He rubbed his temples and punched the wall. It's been four days, four days ago both Estella and Hermione were abducted. Four days and still no news about them. He felt a hand on his shoulder and slightly turned his head, to see Harry with matching look of desperation in his eyes. He took a deep breath and turned towards the rest of the people in the room. Draco was always outside the Ministry to find out about the girls, not opening up to anybody and was keeping to himself, silently crying everytime when he couldn't find them, same was the case with Harry. Both of them were restless. Back at the Manor, both Lucius Malfoy and Sirius Black had kept the ladies safe. They never let them go anywhere without them.

It's been a week, and still no trace of the girls, when there was a bang on the door of the Manor, and in strode Blaise Zabini along with Theodore Nott, Astoria with her family and Pansy tagged along. Blaise was having a furious look on his face and shouted at the top of his lungs, "ESTELLA!?. ESTELLA!?. Come out right now." The Malfoys along with Golden trio, Sirius and Andromeda came into the foyer of the house due to the commotion and halted when they saw the occupants standing there. "What's wrong Mate?." Draco asked in somewhat calm voice. "Daphne was in need of a surgery for her blood. And the last surgery when that attack happened, Estella was the Healer in charge, so the new Healers can't do a shit about it. Estella's presence was needed in this surgery. But because she was sitting here chilling out with you lot, I lost my fiance. Daphne died 3 days ago. And it's your fiance's fault. She is responsible for her death." There was a tense silence between everyone and then a moment later Blaise received a punch from Draco. He staggered and looked at him with fury in his eyes. "What the Fuck Malfoy!." "Estella is not responsible for Daphne's death." Draco replied in rage. "Of course she is. Then why the fuck she didn't came when the Healers sent an owl about Daphne." "BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN KIDNAPPED YOU FUCKING IDIOT." Draco roared and all the colour drained from the faces of his friends and family. His voice broke after that, "It's been more than a week and I can't fucking find any information about them. My fiance and Hermione, both are missing and I can't do a shit about it." Narcissa quickly stepped infront of Draco and embraced him, while his body shook with sobs. All the members were now feeling helpless. They have never seen Draco break down like that. Harry was beyond shock with his display of emotions. "We kept this information from everyone because we didn't wanted people to think that Death Eaters are having an upper hand on Ministry." "Um." Pansy cleared her throat and said, "Have you looked up for them?." They all looked at her, furrowing their eyebrows at the stupid question. "Ms.Parkinson, what are you talking about?." Lucius asked. "I mean I'm asking where have you looked for them?." "All the places that the Death Eaters had once been found lurking." Harry answered with look of confusion. "Potter. I know you are the Auror incharge. But have you considered checking in abandoned building from both Wizarding world and muggle world?." Her this statement was met with shocked silence from all of them. "Pansy. Thankyou." Draco said with some hope for the first time on his face since Estella's abduction.

Next day Draco with Sirius Black went looking in the Wizarding world and Harry with Ron went to muggle world. Harry and Draco both had been updating each other on their cell phones, when they left yet another abandoned building, where no traces of Estella and Hermione were. Harry was about to give up on searching the muggle London, when, Ron and him both came to a clearing that held few magic traces. Harry narrowed his eyes and held his wand. They both carefully walked the distance till the house. Ron held up his wand and checked for anyone in the surrounding areas, while Harry worked on the door. When Ron gave a clear signal, Harry blasted the door, and his team entered the house. Two Auror each went to looking in the first floor and second floor respectively. Harry saw a door to the left and opened it, but to his surprise, it lead to the basement, and along with that, a rotton flesh smell was oozing out of the basement. Looking at each other in alarm, Harry called Draco. "What is it Potter?." "Malfoy I think we got a lead about something." "Where?." "North outskirt of muggle London, we came across a clearing where I felt few magic traces and that lead us to this house." Harry was explaining everything while tiptoeing down the basement. "Why is your voice sounding like that?." "Because, the basement is oozing smell of rotton flesh." "I'll be there." With that they both disconnected the call and Harry went deep in the basement.
"What was Harry saying." Sirius asked to Draco. "He had apparently found a house which had traces of magic. They went there and had found a basement where they have sniffed some foul smell." Draco replied, while both Sirius and him made their way to the apparation point. "Potter thinks that we may have a lead to something. Let's find out." Nodding along they both apparated to the outskirts of muggle London.

The basement was pitched dark. There was a faint glow of light coming out from Harry's and Ron's wand. They were only two there and the rest of the team was were still searching in the house. "Sir!." came a voice from the door of the basement. "What is it. Parker?." "We didn't find anything. Should I call for medical help?." "That will be good." Replied Harry to him. After walking for five minutes, they came to a halt. The source of the smell was in front of them. They were about to touch the body which was facing downwards when Harry stopped and heard his Godfather's voice. He whirled around and saw that both Draco and him are making their way to them. Draco stopped altogether when they saw the body. "This can't be." He said in disbelief. "You know him, Malfoy?." Ron asked. He nodded and turned the body upwards. "Shit." He ran a hand in his hair, messing it up. "It's Charles Rodriguez." At this he was met with silence. Harry levitated the body out of the basement and Medi-Wizards who were waiting for them, looked at the body and surveyed it for a minute. "Sir. He's been dead for a month now." "What!?." Draco exclaimed in shock. "Yes sir. And his death was due to the immense torture on his body which is estimated to be going on for months." "Ok. Thankyou. You can take the body and make sure this is not to found out by anyone. This is secret mission." Harry said to the incharge Medi-Wizard. They took the body and left for St Mungo's. Draco was looking at the basement door. Something didn't fit. Like a puzzle game, he was missing something. He turned around slowly still looking in daze. The three people in the room were looking at him with wide eyes. Draco furrowed his eyebrows and thought about all this. 'If Charles Rodriguez was already been in here. Tortured. They left the house a month prior. And Estella was attacked a month prior. Before she came back, none of them were knowing that she was not here. Or was it?.' His eyes widened in realisation. "Potter. I think we have a spy within ourselves." Draco told them with firm voice, that they couldn't even doubt that he can be wrong.