Always

Seventh year: part two

Harry woke up in Rons bedroom. He was still badly injured but much better. He looked out the window to bright daylight.

A few moments passed and Ron and Hermione walked in. They looked at Harry relieved that he stopped crying.

"How are you feeling Harry?"

"Better I guess."

"I'm sorry I used a sleeping charm on you. But I couldn't get you to calm down any other way."

"It's okay."

"Are you going to tell us what happened?"

Harry sighed. His head ached a lot and he felt so depressed.

"Me and Draco sneaked into Malfoy manor. Draco wanted to save them and how could I say no? I had promised he'd see them again. I wanted him to see them again. I'd do anything to make him happy. But they caught us. Voldemort came and he tortured me to punish Draco for what he had done. Draco begged and Voldemort eventually decided to give him mercy. H-He rejoined the death eaters to save me."

Hermione and Ron didn't say anything. Then Hermione broke the silence.

"I'm so sorry Harry."

"So am I. I couldn't save him."

"It's not your fault Harry. There was nothing you could've done."

"I should've put up a fight."

"Harry I saw the condition you were in. If you had fought any longer you'd be dead."

"Would of been worth it."

"Harry it'll be okay."

"How could you say that? If anything it's not. Hogwarts has already been taken over by the death eaters. Muggle-borns tortures and killed. We still are no where near finding any of the horcruxes. Nothing is okay."

Hermione eyes saddened more.

"Dumbledore is dead."

"W-what? No that can't be."

"Hogwarts sent owls this morning. Dumbledore was murdered by Snape."

Harry was furious.

"What a coward."

"Before his death he sent you this."

She reached into her pocket and took out a small package in paper wrap. Harry opened it and saw Tom Riddles ring.

"It belonged to her mother."

"He did it. He managed to destroy one."

"Harry we need to end this war now. You already got rid of one. Tom riddles diary in the chamber of secrets. That was the first one and now Dumbledore has destroyed this one. As far as we know we only have 4 to go."

"And I think I know where another one is."

"What do you mean?"

"In my sixth year Dumbledore and I looked through his memories. Dumbledore made a suggestion that Nagini might of been one. It's just a guess but if it's true we have found our third horcrux."

"Then we only have 3 more to find. We'll keep looking for the rest on our own."

"What about Draco?"

"I know your hurting about Draco but we have to. Without him. After all this is over I promise that you'll see him again. If he's still alive."

"Hermione don't say that. He will be, he has to. So will I. Cause I promised I'd always be there for him."

"We'll leave after the wedding. Do you know where any could possibly be?"

"No idea. I'm sure Dumbledore must of left us some type of clues though. Well look through every possible hint we can get."

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Draco was back at Malfoy manor. In front of him stood muggle-born wizards badly injured. They had been tortured and now it was Draco's turn to kill them.

"I will need you to show my loyalty to me Draco. After what you've done I can't trust you not unless you can prove to me that your on my side. Kill them."

Draco didn't move. His face was pale and he gazed at his mother and father in corner of the room. They had the same scared gaze as he did.

He was utterly petrified of doing something so inhuman. He thought about Hermione. Despite all the shit he had told her she still had been so kind to him. She was a muggle-born and he saw nothing wrong with that.

"I-i can't do it."

Voldemort sighed in disappointment.

"You sure are weak Draco. Since I can't obviously trust you I see no other choice but to kill you."

"NO!" Lucius screamed in protest.

"My lord please. Take me instead."

Draco started to cry.

"What are you doing? I told you not to protect me."

Lucius ignored him.

"My life for his. Please. He's just a boy."

"If that's what you wish. AVADA KEDAVRA!"

Green sparks expelled from his wand straight into Lucius chest. Lucius body hit the floor instantly. His eyes still open.

"What a shame Lucius. To have to kill you. After all you were always such a loyal follower. Too bad it had to end this way."

He stormed out.

Draco collapsed to his knees. He came close to his body. He felt cold. Draco sobbed and so did his mother who didn't dare to go near the body. She wouldn't be able to handle it. To see her husband dead. What made all of it worse was seeing his son cry in front of her. He had just witnessed his own death.

Draco's POV
Don't leave me. Please. I need you. I promised we'd make it out together. I didn't want you to die for me. Why didn't you just let him kill me.

"IT SHOULD'VE OF BEEN ME. IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME."

Narcisa stopped her crying and grabbed Draco.

"Don't ever say that Draco. If I lost you that would of been the end for me. It's  not your fault."

Draco held her mother in a hug still crying as she stroke his hair trying to calm him down.

"Its not your fault. It's not your fault."

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The last months had been utter hell. Looking for horcruxes was nothing easy. So far they had managed to get the Hufflepuff cup. Also Salazar Slytherins locket that Harry carried around his neck.

It made him feel awful. He felt sick and he was in constant anger. It felt like carrying a knife through his heart.

"Where now Hermione?"

"We need to destroy the locket. Then it's off to Hogwarts."

"Why Hogwarts?"

"I feel like Voldemort hid many of the Horcruxes there. Every horcrux so far has been something from a Hogwarts finder. If there is any more horcruxes they're in the castle hidden."

"Then that's we're well go."

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Draco sat at the Death Eaters table, her mother next to him. It had been about two months now since Lucius death. In all that time they hadn't stopped mourning his death. Now it was all about surviving. Making it out of this alive.

Voldemort sat in the center. Looking as cruel as ever. His red eyes staring into every witch and wizard in the room.

"The time has come to finish this. This is now a war. With the Order of Phoenix and everyone else willing to fight against us. We will win and take over the wizarding world. After it's all over we'll kill every muggle and muggle-born alive. It's time to finish this for once and for all."