Walking the Halls

Chapter Six

"Dumbledore," he says. 

He smiles. 

"I'm surprised. I don't think I've seen you outside your office." He has. 

His tired face drops from the window.

He chuckles. "Well, I came to find you and you are not in my office."

"Was I supposed to be?" No one told him to be there. Maybe there should be some kind of intuitive thing.

He shakes his head. "I suppose not," he says. 

"Okay. What is it you wanted?" He isn't sure how he's supposed to treat the man he killed (will kill?). 

"I was curious about what you've been doing." His eyes glitter in that way that says he knows something.

"School. I know it's surprising but sometimes I go to class," Draco says. 

He nods and chuckles. "Right, but this year has been strange," he says. 

"Maybe it has to do with the three-headed dog," he says, "Seems strange to me." 

"Mr. Malfoy, I believe that you were told not to go to that area," he says. 

"Doesn't matter to me. Your warning was specifically about dying and I did not die," he says. 

He pauses but nods. "So, you have been going to class and exploring areas you are not supposed to?" 

Draco shrugs. 

"Tutoring too," he says. 

He nods.

"Seems like you have a lot of time," he says. 

Draco pulls his face into an innocent smile. "I just organize my schedule well," he says. 

He nods. "Go-" he says.

"We have to go to detention," Harry says, "Hello, Headmaster."

He nods. "I will talk to you again later," Dumbledore says. 

Draco and Harry head to Filch by the front door.

He leads us to Hagrid. He's still blubbering about his dragon. 

"We're going into the forest," he says. He sniffles. "Something's in the forest. Killing unicorns." 

Draco wrinkles his nose. He likes unicorns.

"They lose a piece of their souls each time they drink it," Hagrid says.

Hermione asks, "Who would be that desperate?"

Draco sighs. "Doesn't much matter," he says, "Since it is taking place so close to Hogwarts it could be a security issue."

Hagrid nods. "We'll be going in groups to cover more ground. We might need to contact each other so to let us know if you're in danger use this spell." He shows them how to send sparks into the air.

"Draco go with-"

"Harry," he says, "and Fang."

Hagrid nods. "You two with me," he says, "Fang's a coward though."

Draco walks into the forest with Harry hanging on my arm and Fang following them. 

"Is Fang going to be helpful?" Harry asks.

Draco shakes his head. "Harry," he says. He points to a puddle of silver. 

Harry nods and goes quiet.

They follow the trail of the silvery blood to a unicorn on its side taking its last breathes. A hooded figure hovers over it.

Harry gasps.