Love Never Dies. (Draco Malfoy Fan Fiction) (Watty Awards 2013 Winner)

Chapter 31: Dad.

A/N: Hi everyone! Sorry for not updating for quite a while. I've been really busy and the exams are coming. I'll try my very best to write as much as I can for the time being. I hope you'll like this chapter now. Please comment and vote! Thank you! x

Hermione's POV

Who knew what would happen to both Dumbledore and Harry tonight? Death eaters were on the loose and there was no way to stop them from getting what they wanted, which is to have the both of them dead. 

"Aurors are here... So there shouldn't be a problem... Don't worry too much kids," he tells us before we see Tonks strolling towards us in the dark, her wand illuminating her face. 

"Ron, Hermione!" she squeals, hugging us tightly. "Thank goodness you're alright."

"Of course we're alright. What do you mean?" I ask her, my tone worried.

"The death eaters have arrived," Tonks says, her hair turning to a shade of dark grey, matching her mood. Lupin's face was aghast. His mouth fell open before he ran back into the darkness, back to the courtyard. 

"Let's go somewhere safe," Tonks tells us, nudging my arm. 

The death eaters were here. There was still hope of them living but what were the odds? Dumbledore and Harry would come back to Hogwarts and the death eaters would be here to fight the Aurors before they went for Harry or Dumbledore. Ron pulls my arm backward, forcing me back into reality. 

Rachel's Father's POV

I just got the news of Rachel's status as a death eater a week ago. Amber's not taking it too well. She collapsed after getting the news. The thought of having to battle my own daugher to kill her made me shudder. I never thought of a day that this would happen and I wouldn't even have a choice. Mad-eye once told me this 'This is a war. It does not matter who is your next of kin and who isn't. Lives must be sacrificed for the greater good.' His croaky voice rang in my ears. He was right. Though Rachel is indeed my daughter, she is an enemy to the Order and to the Auror office. It was Auror versus Death eater and since I'm an Auror and she's a death eater, it's only natural for the duelling to take place.

Years have passed since I saw her, her gleaming brown eyes and brown curis, my daugher. She was my girl. Now she's Draco's. I haven't seen her for ages, for a good six years. I wondered how she looked like after all these years. Has she kept her adorable smile? Or has she matured into a lady? Was she still my little girl? 

And today I will find out all the answers. In an hour, to be exact. Tonks just informed us of the murdering of Dumbledore this very night. I feared this day to the core. Dumbledore's death was prominent and we knew it was coming. But the thought of having to attend, prevent and even witness it made all of us nervous.

"It's time," Tonks announced, her bubblegum pink hair turning greyish-blue. Everyone slipped on their gear and I, for one, put on my jacket and wrapped my fingers around my wand. Seconds passed and everyone apparated straight into Hogwarts. 

Rachel's POV

"Just do it," Draco takes my hand before he gestures to the cabinet. 

My hands shiver a bit before they close the door and when I mutter the spell, I hear the door click before they turn back again, signalling that the death eaters would be arriving in a few seconds. When I hear the second click, my heart jumps and my hand tightens around Draco's. He grips mine in return before the door creaks open and a thick layer of black smoke creeped out of the cabinet. They slowly took the form of Bellatrix and four other death eaters I recognised but I didn't know their names.