Flee from Freedom | Mattheo Riddle

42: Nearing

Smoke bursts out the room as i fling the doors open. Narcissas unconscious body still lays sprawled out on the floor of the hallway. I'd assumed they would want to protect Draco a little more than this. It was so easy to get to him. 

I seem oddly blind eyed to the fact i've just stabbed my brother and left him in a burning room. 

I head the opposite way down the corridor, to the tapestry of the manor gardens at the end of the hall. I reach it, almost running past with so much momentum. I rip the left corner back and push the stone inwards, revealing yet another secret passage. Without even checking behind me, i jump straight through and pull the material back over the hole in the wall. 

It's not long before i'm at the floor below, i can hear screams and shouts as death eaters run around. Peeking round the edge of the portrait i'm behind, i see a the hallways deserted. The whole manor has a new stench of smoke, and i know it won't be long before the whole thing goes up in flames. I jump down the floor, badly timed as 4 death eaters round the corner. 

"THERE." One of them shouts. 

"BOMBARDA." I scream, pointing my wand at the ceiling. Cracks split across the white plaster, and the whole hall gives a small shake, before a whole chunk of the ceiling dislodges and crashes down directly onto their heads. 

No time to look back, i run again, heading for the stairs at the end of the corridor. I almost feel like i'm back at the Battle of Hogwarts, running on pure adrenaline and anger. I'm seconds away from the top of the stairs as another death eater appears. 

He draws his wand at the same time i do mine, and our curses hit in the middle, rebounding around the room. I duck, then make my way to the stairs for cover. Recovering quicker than i imagined, he stands back up and points his wand at me. 

Fuck. 

Before i have time to blink, he freezes up, his arms and legs locking together, and turns an odd shade of blue. His eyes bulge out of his head, and i just make eye contact as he falls flat on his face, revealing Enzo behind him.

An instant smile cracks on my face and Enzo doesn't hesitate to throw himself towards me. 

"Are you okay." He pulls back franctically. "Are you, what's happened? You're covered in blood?" I saw .... i saw Theo in the drawing room. What the fuck?"

"Enzo Enzo." I grab either side of his face. "Breathe."

He calms slightly. 

"Im not going to sugar coat it. Draco betrayed us all, killed Theo." I'm almost too angry and focused to even acknowledge what i've just said. "Mattheo's gone to kill his father, Pansys distracting the army, i've been... looking for you." I grab his arm and drag him to the top of the stairs. 

"Fuck okay." He runs down the steps alongside me, taking another breath to compose himself. "Someone's set the floor above on fire, i tried to go down a corridor but the whole thing was completely destroyed, and it's spreading too."

I take note of the smoke clinging to the ceiling, thinking as time goes on. "That was me."

"Okay. Great." He says, as we reach the bottom of the stairs. 

We reach the corridor, upon what looks like Voldemorts whole fucking army. There must be at least 50 death eaters along the whole stretch of corridor. 

Before we round the corner fully, i jolt back, slamming into Enzo. I quickly turn and shove him to the wall, my hand over his mouth to stop him shouting. I widen my eyes, and lower my head, and he understands that we can't go out there. Signalling for us to go back up, i flicker my eyes back and forth between the top of the stairs. I peel my hand from his mouth and begin to step up, just as Enzos wand falls from his hand, tumbling down the last few steps and out, clattering onto the wooden floor.