Harry's door lead to a bedroom, it was cold and caked with dust. The walls were grey cobblestone and the furniture, including the bed, were army green and silver. The fire place was lit and there was a huge green armchair facing it, Harry took out his wand and pointed it at the chair. He slowly circled around it, every instinct in his body was telling him to run, but he kept his wand pointed and eventually made it to the front of the chair. It was empty. Harry relaxed a bit and made towards the door.
" You are so predictable, Potter. If I wanted to kill you I could have done it already. Honestly, you didn't even see me."
Lucius's voice came from the corner of the room. Harry looked at it and after is eyes adjusted he saw Lucius sitting on the four poster bed. He had his wand drawn and was pointing it at Harry.
"Expelliarmus!" Harry quickly shouted.
Lucius dropped his wand and scowled at him.
"Is that the only spell you know, Potter? Never mind, I need not retrieve it. Draco! Pick up my wand!" He ordered.
Draco appeared from another corner and walked over to get the wand. His platinum blond hair was plastered to his head, there was fleaks of dried blood in it. Is body slightly shook, his chalky white skin was covered in bruises, magical burns from torture, old scars and new cuts. His lips were dry and cracked, his body was boney and his eyes gazed far off into the horizon. He looked like a zombie.
"D-Draco?!" He asked, shocked, before turning to Lucius, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM?!"
Lucius smiled his cold smile and spoke.
"All you need to know it that he is very obident now, very loyal to his family, that means me."
Draco picked up the wand. He spoke, his voice, cracking, empty and robotic.
"Thank you for letting me pick up your wand father, I am very grateful to be in your presents." He said, handing Lucius back his wand.
"Actually my son, change of plans I want you to take my wand and kill Harry Potter, but torture him first."
"I would be honoured to father," Draco said, roboticly.
Draco's arm moved Lucius's wand to point at Harry. He was moving even slower than before. Harry was starting to tear up, he didn't fear death, but he didn't want soneone to kill him, not Draco.
"Draco, please!" Harry yelled, tears starting to escape his eyes.
Draco faltered for a second, Lucius's wand moving a milimetre down before continuing. Harry noticed this.
"Draco! I know you recognise me! I know you can hear my voice! Fight against whatever Lucius has done to you!"
Draco's face changed for a second, his gaze bacame focused. But before Harry could blink it was gone.
"Curico!" Draco muttered in his monotoned voice.
Harry shreaked. It was a terrible sound that made Ginny, Ron and Hermione come running in.
Draco slightly lowered the wand to give Harry a second to catch his breath. He fell to the ground, this chest heaving and sweat dripping down his forehead.
Ginny, Hermione and Ron took their wands out and pointed them at Draco. Out of breath Harry pleaded between gasps that made his ribs ache.
"No...not him...Lucius...spell."
Draco raised his wand and continued to torture Harry. Lucius just watch from the corner, a twisted grin on his face. Hermione was the one to speak next.
"Draco! LISTEN to me! You know my voice, and if you don't, then just listen to my words." She paused, Draco showed no changes. "I know you loved Harry."
"The f###?!" Ron yelled.
"It was blindingly obvious Ron," Hermione hissed.
Ginny nodded and Hermione continued talking.
"Please Draco, put down your wand. This isn't you, this is your father. Look what he's making you do! Look at what he's done to you! He hurt you Draco, he hurt your son and now he's hurting Harry. Draco, you are not your father! You are so much more. You have people that support you and you have a son that loves you. Please Draco, put down your father's wand."
As soon as she had finished speaking Draco lowered the wand. His gaze became fixed and alert. His face turned into a scowl as he turned to face his father.
"You." He simply said.
"This isn't possible! Kill Harry Potter! Stop aiming that thing at me! I said KILL HARRY POTTER!" Lucius yelled.
"You no longer control me...Father."
Draco advanced towards Lucius, his wand digging into Lucius's neck. He continued walking until Lucius's back was pressing against the wall.
"You wouldn't do it, you can't kill me. You're too weak."
Draco tensed and inhaled a shakey, angry breath...
"Draco, stop!" Harry yelled as loud as his aching lungs would let him.
He was leaning all of his weight on Ginny and Ron.
"Draco, Hermiones right, you are not your father. You won't kill him, not because your weak, but because you are strong enough to rise above him, wise enough to know wrong from right and brave enough to not become him."
Draco lowered his fathers wand and then dropped it, it landed on the floor with two echoing taps.
Lucius dropped to the floor as Draco let his go and turned away from him.
"Harry, I'm so sorry," Draco whispered.
Harry shrugged.
"It's not the first time I've been touchered in Malfoy Manner," he said with a smile. "Come on, let's go find your son."
Draco nodded.
But just as the four were about to leave, Lucius spoke.
"You will never win, Potter!"
They all looked towards where Lucius lay on the floor, his wand in his hands.
Lucius continued.
"I will always..."
Ron spoke in a casual, comical voice.
"For the love of Merlin, would you please just shut up! Petrificus Totalus."
Lucius froze mid sentence, only his eyes still moved.
The four acted like nothing had happened and exited the room, Hermione and Ginny supporting Harry and Ron talking.
"Honestly, that guy talks way too much, and, I would just like to say that I'm not invisible. Cos like, every time us three are in trouble it's always 'I will get you Potter' or 'nice to see you again Potter' or it's Ginny yelling at Harry about something. Through I don't want to be in trouble with Ginny. She's scarier than Fluffy. Do you remember Fluffy?"
When they got outside they were greeted by Matt and Sai.
"Dad! Mum! Matt yelled, running up to Ron and Hermione.
He stopped when he noticed that his mum was holding Harry up.
"Is Harry ok?" He asked.
Ron and Hermione looked sideways at each other but Harry answered straight away.
"Yeah I'm fine kiddo," he said, smiling. "I might just stay here through while you guys go get Stryker."
Ginny felt her husband's broken ribs.
"Actually Harry, I'll drive you back to St Mungos, just to make sure..... No buts, I'm driving you back," she firmly stated.
Harry could do nothing but nod.
"And, I'm taking Sai back to her parents. They just wanded me and are worried sick because she didn't tell them that she was going," Ginny continued.
"I graduated! I'm a adult! I don't need their permission!" Sai yelled.
"Don't sas me young lady. I told them that you were with me and I'm taking both of you to the hospital."
Sai huffed but walked over to Ginny. Ron spoke.
"Sis, can you take Matt as well? I want him out of this place."
Ginny nodded and Matt made no protest.
Ginny supported Harry out of the room and down the stairs, Sai and Matt following in pursuit.
Now only Draco, Hermione and Ron remained.
"So Draco, you do know where your phyco father would keep Stryker?" Ron asked.
Draco shook his head.
"There is a thousand places he could be, and I don't even know everything about this place, there are hidden compartments and tunnels."
"Great," Ron sighed. "So let's get to work then."
