"Belle!" Theo yelled. I just stared. I couldn't breathe. There was so much blood and I just stared. "Belle, focus!" Theo yelled. "Let me go! You fucking bastard, let go!" Draco screamed. I blinked away tears and looked at him. "I can't hold him, he's fighting too much and losing too much blood. I need you to stun him." he said. "Don't! Anna, don't!" Draco yelled. "Now, Belle!" Theo yelled. I drew my wand with shaking hands and pointed it at Draco. "Stupefy." I whispered. Draco fell silent and his body went limp. Theo sighed in relief. "Get towels, as many as you can find." he said. I nodded. I ran into the bathroom and grabbed every towel I saw no matter the size. "Good. Now help me stop the bleeding." he said. I knelt down again and pulled off my jacket. I folded it and placed it under Draco's head. Then we started to wrap his wrists in towels. "Hold tight. Lots of pressure, ok?" he said. I nodded. More tears fell to my cheeks and I quickly wiped them away, feeling Draco's blood smudge on my cheeks. Once the bleeding stopped, Theo grabbed a blood replenishing potion. He tilted Draco's head back and poured it down his throat. Then he drew his wand and began basic sutures. I looked at the dark mark on Draco's arm and Theo didn't even blink. He glanced up at me and his face was void of any emotion. "I know." he said quietly. Then he continued. Once Draco's wrists were sown up, we wrapped them in gauze. Then Theo picked him up and laid him in bed. I pulled the covers over him and exhaled heavily. Theo wiped his forehead with one of the towels and I stared at him. "How long have you known?" I asked. "Summer. I saw it when we tried to go get him." he said. "You've known all this time and you didn't tell me?" I exclaimed. "You knew too. I didn't see you rushing to tell anyone." he said. "I just- I couldn't." I said. He shrugged. "Neither could I." he said. I just nodded. "I found out when they took me to the Manor. Bellatrix made him show me." I said. He nodded. "I know." he said. "What?! How do you know?" I asked. "I've been following you guys. I also know Potter is onto him. I've had to confundus him a few times when he tried to follow Draco." he said. I stared at him in shock. "You knew everything this whole time?" I said. He shrugged. "What are we going to do?" I asked. "What do you mean?" he asked. "I mean our best friend just tried to slit his own wrists. Clearly whatever we were doing to help wasn't enough." I said. "What do you think we're going to do?" he asked. "I don't know, we could-" I started. "What? Are we going to take down Voldemort? Kill Dumbledore ourselves?" I asked. "No, but-" I started. "There's nothing we can do." he said. "What happened to not giving up? To keep fighting? You left me because I gave up and now you want to do the same thing?" I yelled. "No. I left you because there was no way you loved me when you couldn't even love yourself." he spat. My face fell. "All our friends say you've changed and you're the old Annabelle. They want me to dump Tori and be with you. But I know the only reason you're fighting is because it's for someone else!" he yelled. Tears filled my eyes. "You haven't solved your own problems. You just avoid them by taking on Draco's. Once he's dead, you'll go too!" he yelled. "Draco is not going to die." I said sharply. "Really? Because the Dark Lord isn't going to let him live unless he completes his task and we both know he can't do that." he said. "Stop." I said. "It's the truth. Once Draco is dead, you'll be miserable and lonely all over again!" he yelled. "No, I won't. You know why?" I said. "Why's that, Belle?" he asked. "Because Draco isn't going to die. I'm going to fix this." I said. "How?" he asked. "Stay here. Watch him, I'll be back." I said. He scoffed. "Good luck." he grumbled. Then I ran all the way to Dumbledore's office.
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I banged on the door for 10 minutes until he opened it. "Annabelle, what are you doing here? Is that blood?" he asked. "I need your help." I said. He nodded and opened the door. I walked inside and it shut behind me. "Who's blood is that?" he asked. "Draco Malfoys." I said. His face fell. "I know you know. I know you know about the mark and his task and all of it." I said. He stared at me. "You have to help him. Please. The Dark Lord will kill him if you don't." I said. "Annabelle, Snape already told me. There's a plan-" he started. "He tried to slit his wrists." I said. His face fell. "I have an idea." I said. "Enlighten me." he replied. "We can hide him." I said. He narrowed his eyes on me. "He has until the end of the year. That gives us not a lot of time to find somewhere the Dark Lord won't be able to find him." I said. He smiled. "What will you give me if I do this?" he asked. "I'll keep your secrets. I won't tell anyone that you knew about this." I said. He nodded. "Very well. I have somewhere in mind. But I have to prepare it. It will need wards and concealment charms." he said. "Fine. When it's done, you can take them there. Draco and Theo." I said. "Theodore Nott?" he asked. I nodded. "He knows too. You'll hide him as well." I said. He nodded. "You are just like your father." he said. "I am. So you know I'll keep my word." I said. He gave a nod of understanding. "Go. I'll prepare the safehouse." he said. "Thank you, sir." I said. Then I nodded and left.
