FAITH AND TRUE LOVE (Dramione)✔| Completed

18. Rescued

Hermione lay there motionless. Draco stood there emotionless. The Death eaters laughed and moved out except three. Dolohov, Aria and Stefano.

"Stefano, did your spell really work or it needs something else to supplement it's work?" Aria asked looking at him with a bit of confusion. Stefano shook his head.

"Aria, it is supposed to give a slow and painful death to its recipient. It doesn't show instant results. There are no cures for this except one... But it is one of the most impossible potion to make and to find its ingredients. This antidote is supposed to be a potion made from several Dragon bloods and scales. Especially the Hungarian Horntail and the Welsh Green. A person dealing with dragons would probably know where to find it and in what proportion to be used. It is a rare magical potion and cannot be found anywhere. The chances of the potion working on the body are very slim. So we don't have to worry too much about it."

" Why couldn't you make a foolproof spell with no remedies at all?" Aria screamed at him.

"Relax!" he said softly. "I said this spell is no doubt going to work. Her organs will gradually rot and stop working. Her systems will slow down one after the other. She will die. We will get our revenge. Me from Narcissa and you from Lucius. No better way to get revenge. We didn't do anything to any of them but in a way we break Draco when he finds out. Seeing him suffer, they will suffer as he is their only son. Then we can somehow inveigle and persuade them to give up their their wealth. We both get what we want and they get their son. What do you think about this? Isn't it one masterpiece of a plan?" Stefano asked cockily. Both didn't realise that Dolohov was listening in on to their conversation. He was standing in a dark corner unknown to them.

"This is bloody brilliant. I see, you are as smart as your sister Narcissa, Stefano. Now let's leave this mud blood here with Draco. How long can we control him?" Aria asked.

"A week or so maybe. We can't actually predict. He is very vulnerable sometimes and thus he may slip away as he did when we were leaving earlier. Remember?" Stefano replied.

"Alright. Come. We will let him slip for a day or two, so he can take care of his dying mudblood. Lift the curse." Aria said and Stefano did the same. Draco shuddered when the curse was lifted and he too fell unconscious beside Hermione. Stefano and Aria laughed and went out.

After making sure, nobody was in the hallways, Dolohov went and picked up the two unconscious figures and flew away to the Malfoy Manor in the Death Eater style (black thick smoke) and didn't make the mistake of apparating.

He almost lost his balance but he somehow managed to stand firmly with both Draco and Hermione on each shoulder. As the alarm went off, Lucius and Narcissa ran to the place where Dolohov was standing. Narcissa gasped when she saw he was carrying limp bodies of her son and soon to be daughter in law.

Lucius picked Draco from his shoulders and Narcissa did the same to Hermione. They carried both of them to Draco's room and gently lay them down.

"What happened?" Lucius asked Dolohov in a quiet whisper.

Dolohov proceeded to explain everything from the start to Lucius whose mouth was agape after a certain point and Narcissa who had tears rolling down her cheeks. Even Lucius's and Dolohov's eyes were glistening a bit during the end of the explanation.

"Thank you Dolohov. For taking care of our children. We are obliged. I think you must head back and rescue your wife and son. Bring them here when you have rescued them. You also stay here. Nobody can harm you whilst you are here. Go and be careful." Lucius said patting Dolohov's shoulder. He nodded and flew away.