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

Chapter 43: Orphanage. (Part II)

A/N: Hi everyone, here's the next chapter. Hopefully you've been liking the story so far. If you've noticed, I've deleted some chapters. I actually merged two chapters together for certain events. There's not much of a change in content, just the organization of the whole story in general. Thank you for 10,000 reads, I still can't believe it. You guys are amazing. Please keep commenting and voting! Thank you x

I turn back to flipping through the book I just retrieved from the shelf. My finger was running down the contents page when I feel someone's breath down my neck. My hand jerks back, hitting the person behind me. 

"God dammit!" Draco shouted, loud enough for nearly everyone in the Library to hear. 

"Sorry," I grin awkwardly at him. "You shouldn't have crept up behind me in the first place." He sighs and shakes his head before he leans forward, peering at the book that was in my hands. "I thought this one could have been or more help compared to the old one. Besides, I don't think we're making much progress wandering around the orphanage the whole day." He nods before retrieving another book of his own. 

I flip to the page that said Horcruxes and More. I flip to the page and it read -

It was rumoured that You-Know-Who created six horcruxes, each containing a part of his soul. But no one really knows how true this is. Many believe this was just another rumour created to spark fear in fellow witches and wizards of You-Know-Who. Few in the wizarding world, however, truly believe this rumour. It's true, I thought. There was, however, another rumour among the believers that there is another form of a horcrux, found in Wools' Orphanage, that You-Know-Who created to secure his soul should all the others be destroyed. Rumours state that 

The next page was torn out. I slam the book shut in frustration. Who in the right mind would tear it out? It was in the bloody school! I rush back and place the book back into its shelf and pick up another one nearer to the ground. "Rachel, come here." Draco called me over and I walk over to him. He had a finger on one page and another slip of yellow paper in his hand. "Read this," he said handing me that slip of paper. 

Danger is approaching. Should you seek the Chest of Bones that contains the Dark Lord's soul, I suggest you seek the answers from the unwelcoming receptionist. For you are now on a fatal task, I hope you are taking the necessary precautions for your safety lies in your own hands. Good luck.

"Where did you find this?" I ask Draco whose face turned pale. 

"In here," he said, flipping to the page he had his finger on.

I read it and it didn't seem to have any close link to what the yellow slip of paper contained. "We have to go to the orphanage now." We leave the Library, not giving a thought to clearing the books, and head towards Snape's office. We find him there with Weasley girl, Longbottom and some blond Ravenclaw girl. Snape was handing them over to two professors whose name I knew not of. When they notice our presence, the two professors take the trio by their collars and drag them off after nodding curtly at us.

"Sir, we need to go to the Orphanage now."

"Be careful. I expect the Order to be lurking around the corners soon," Snape said after waving his wand around his office. "Be back by six." 

"Thank you sir," Draco said. He takes my hand and my feet were lifted off the ground. 

When my feet find the familiar uneven ground, Draco leads me to a dark and gloomy alley where we were to change. "We should stay together this time." I tell him. "As muggles," I add before swishing my wand over him and myself. I wore a tight pencil skirt and a formal suit for a woman. The jacket was rather tight at my waist but I let it pass. What hurt was the shoes. They weren't as comfortable as the ones I wore a few days ago. These were pointed at the end so my toes were crushed together. I try pacing back and forth, trying to break them in. When I was comfortable, I take a pin from my bag and bun up my hair. Draco wore a smart suit, with a white shirt below his grey jacket. He had a red tie down his chest and his hair was already pushed back wtih some gel. "Ready?" He nods and we walk in together into the orphanage, hand in hand.