In Nobis

Chapter 16

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Hara's mouth went dry. She looked up at the serpentine figure holding her and searched his face. Yes, he looked monstrous, but she could still see Tom there—the high cheekbones, the cupid's bow lips, his almond-shaped eyes. Yes, this was still her Tom. "You're Voldemort..." She stated. "Why did you do it? Why did you kill them?" Her eyes began to fill with tears, her voice wavering as the words left her lips. "Hara, my little Hara... I am not a good man, but I was once a monster with a mutilated soul. An individual's soul is paramount for one's sanity, and I had divided mine several times over. I was unstable but still had tremendous power. I split my soul to defy death. You see, there was a prophecy that spoke of a child born at the end of August that would defeat me. You were the child in that prophesy, so I... I tried to murder you, little one. Your parents moved to protect you, and I struck them down. I cast the killing curse at you, but it rebounded and struck me. I thought I was dying. Every cell in my body burned and ached, but you reached out to hold my hand, and when I took it, it was as if lightning struck. That is when our souls split and latched on to each other. But, my little snake... Your soul healed me, healed my very soul. All the damage I've done to myself, you restored. You saved me; you saved me in so many ways, over and over again. I owe you my life, Hara. I owe you everything."

He held her head, looking deep into her eyes pleadingly. Hoping she would somehow not hate him. "I healed the murderer of my parents... You split my soul. You've lied to me all these years. Get out of my head, now." She pushed against his chest, and they were back in the library. She was no longer crying. Hara walked out of the library without looking at him and walked straight to her room. Tom walked in a moment later. "Hara, what are you doing?" he looked at her, and looked at all the open drawers. Clothes, toys, and other items floated into her trunk. "Packing" is all she said. Still not looking in his direction. Remus and Sirius walked in after hearing all the commotion. "What's going on pup?" Sirius asked. Confusion was plastered all over his face upon seeing her things flying into her trunk and an eerily quiet Tom standing there. "You knew, you both knew what he is, what he did and you said nothing. Did nothing. You are just as terrible as them. I don't want to live with liars, cowards, and a murderer. I'm going to the Malfoy manor." Her trunk floated behind her as she walked toward the fireplace, grabbed a handful of Floo powder, and vanished in green flames.

"She knows then..." Sirius said sullenly. The dark lord turned slowly to face him and cast a wordless hex at him, causing Sirius to buckle to his knees in pain. "Clearly, mutt."

Moments later, she arrived at the Malfoy manor and walked directly to Draco's room; not bothering to knock, she flung the door open to reveal a stunned Draco playing with a baby dragon toy enchanted to breathe green flames on his bed. "Hara?" The littlest Malfoy said, looking a bit shocked and embarrassed about being caught in his pajamas and playing with a baby toy. "I'm staying with you, Draco. I'm not going back home; I can't!" She flung herself onto his bed face flat into his pillow. "What happened?" Draco said, looking alarmed. He crawled over to her on his bed and ran his fingers through her hair, inspecting every inch of her to make sure that his dear friend wasn't hurt. Just then, there was an urgent knocking on his door. "Draco? Did I hear Hara? What's going on?" Narcissa asked worriedly through the door. Lucius, not being as patient, opened the door without waiting for permission to enter. He was greeted with the sight of a crying Hara on his son's bed and Draco petting her hair affectionately. "She just showed up; I don't know what happened yet, Father." Draco's eyes didn't leave Hara's form. "I can answer that..." Tom said from behind Lucius, causing the man to nearly jump out of his skin. "My Lord!" Lucius squeaked, much to his chagrin. Lupin and Sirius stood behind Voldemort. "Pup, please? Talk to us..." Sirius pleaded. "Little Dove, I'm right here; I'm sorry, but please come home. We can talk through everything." Remus said with a worried tone. "GO AWAY! All of you! I don't want to see any of you! You lied! You killed my parents! And I've lived with their murderer all my life!" Draco placed himself in between the adults and Hara, he kept one hand on her leg. "What is going on?!" He demanded. Making full eye contact with the Dark Lord. His body trembled, his voice wavered, but he stood between them and Hara nonetheless. "She knows..." Lucius stated, looking at the other adults. "You knew too?!" Hara screamed. "All of you knew, all of you!" She hopped off the bed, levitating her trunk behind her. "I don't know where you're going, but I'm coming too." Draco grabbed her hand. Hara began windlessly packing all his things in her trunk. "Hara... please talk with me. I should have told you sooner; I should have never concealed the truth from you. I will make an unbreakable vow to you right now to never conceal another thing from you ever again. Please... Just talk to me. Come home." Tom said in a voice so soft it left the other adults in the room awestruck. None of them have ever seen the Dark Lord so... Vulnerable. "That's not my home. I don't even know where my real home is!" She grabbed Draco's hand tighter. "We're leaving!" She pushed past the adults in the room, the trunk following them in their wake. They went to the nearest fireplace in the sitting room next to Draco's suite. But before she could reach for the Floo powder, Sirius snatched it up. "Pup, please? Stop for a moment... Where do you intend to go?" He said in a tired and concerned tone. "To the Weasley's. Stop following me. Don't write to me, don't contact them." She glared at all of them. "Not to the Weasley's..." Draco moaned. "You don't have to come with me." Hara retorted. "I'm coming with you wherever you go. Always." He squeezed her hand. "Good." She smiled at him. The two children popped away.

"Did... She just disparate?" Lucius asked in amazement. "She's angry," Tom said bitterly. "That wasn't accidental magic..." Remus said, bewildered. "She packed Draco's bags wordlessly." Narcissa Said In astonishment. "She did It without a wand," Said Sirius. "Yes, that's Hara." Stated Tom.