In The Shadows² ★ Draco Malfoy

*Snape's Memory

Briar's heart had broken at the sight before her. She felt like her world had ended. What reminded her that it hadn't, was a streak of red being sent in their direction 

"Come on!" she shouted "We can't do anything more now, we have to move!"

The ceiling behind them fell unexpectedly and Draco pulled her out of the way. She looked over his shoulder at her friends still gathered around Fred's body and her heart broke 

"Come on!" Draco shouted and sent a curse at an approaching Death Eater before pulling Briar along behind him. Jets of light were flying above their heads, but Briar had no time to stop or check her surroundings. If she did, she could be killed. So they ran through the chaos, until they reached the third floor staircase and Bellatrix was stood waiting at the bottom

"Lupin" She sneered and raised her wand, but Draco took a step further down, placing himself in front of her "Well done, Draco, now move out of the way and let me finish off the filthy half-breed"

"No" Draco said and raised his own wand

"How dare you!" Bellatrix shrieked "You stupid child! You would protect them?! A filthy half-breed!"

"Shut up about her," Draco said coldly, and Briar was surprised to hear the venom in his voice "I've been forced to follow my family's path my whole life. I'm done with that"

Bellatrix's upper lip curled "Well then. I guess the Dark Lord will gain two victims tonight" And on cue they both raised their wands, and sent curses at each other. Their spells met in the middle and Draco glanced over his shoulder

"RUN!" He shouted at Briar and she did not have to think twice before breaking into a sprint and running back up the stairs. She knew Hogwarts like the back of her hand, so she ducked behind one of the tapestries, and ran down the stairs behind it, to take her down to the second floor

She emerged in a corridor of duellers, and her eyes immediately landed on Cormac locked in a fierce battle with Travers

Briar pointed her wand up at the ceiling above him "Bombarda!" The stone crumbled and began to fall, but Travers dove out of the way just in time to avoid being crushed. 

But it was enough time for Cormac to shout "Immobulus!" And Travers was frozen in motion on the floor

"Wheeeeeee!" Came a voice from above and Briar looked up in shock to see that Peeves was zoomingover them, dropping Snargaluff pods down onto the Death Eaters,whose heads were suddenly engulfed in wriggling green tubers likefat worms.

She took off in a run again, desperate to find more of the Order, or her friends, but as she rounded a corner she collided head-first into a hard body. Her hands went out behind her to stop her head hitting the floor, and she looked up to see none other than Theodore Nott

He looked worse for wear, but the cruel sneer on his face still scared her "I should have killed you years ago," He hissed "I always told Draco you would have been great as one of us. If only he had listened. Maybe then you wouldn't both have to die tonight"

"Well," she huffed, trying not to wince as pain shot up her ribs "I would rather die than be one of you"

"That can be arranged" He smirked and raised his wand. Briar raised her leg and kicked him hard in the knee, causing him to double over in pain "You, bitch!" He hissed and she scrambled to her feet. But Theo's stunning spell came before she could run and her body was sent flying into the wall behind her, sinking down it with a groan

Theo, ignoring the pain in his knee, stalked over to her and grabbed her by the throat to pull her up and pin her against it. His other hand pressed his wand harshly against her neck