s e r p e n t {a drarry fic}

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Song: Idfc - Blackbear (slowed)

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Draco,

By the time you receive this letter, I am gone. I know this is sooner than you expected, me too, but the quicker I did what I had to do, the less risk there would be on your part.

I know times may be hard for you, but please promise yourself (and me) that you will not go down your fathers path and join Voldemort. If anything, work together to defeat him once and for all.

I cannot say much in one letter for safety measures, so in the secret compartment at the old library in the manor (yes, I know you found it a few years back) you will find that I have left a long note explaining everything you need to know. Please go when you get the nearest chance, and use a cloak or something to keep yourself hidden.

I got amazing news just the morning before I wrote this: your father was sent to execution in Azkaban. You can take anything that you need from the manor, and if you wish to stay there at some point, it is officially your property. I made sure that nobody was here before I wrote this, so no need to worry about opening the doors to an army of death eaters. I killed myself far from the manor for that reason, and I put protection spells so that death eaters cannot pass any further than the gate.

Good luck, Draco. I know that you can do amazing things. Make me proud. See you later, dear,

Much love,
Mother

Draco set the letter that had just flown through his window a few mornings later down in frustration, fresh tears falling down his face once again.

He had to get to the manor, before it was too late. He walked over to Harry's trunk, attempting to open it to grab his cloak, but it was locked. He reached into his pocket to grab his wand, but remembered it wasn't there and groaned. He searched Harry's nightstand for a key, but his luck was slim and he couldn't find one. Though, he did find a paper clip holding what appeared to be potions homework.

His mind reflected back to muggle studies, and he remembered that you could pick locks using paperclips or bobby pins. What even are bobby pins?

He grabbed the paperclip and dashed back to the trunk. He struggled to get the clip in the lock, but eventually he got it in just enough to twist the lock open. The trunk unlocked, and he rummaged around until he found the cloak. He stuffed it in his pocket, shut the trunk and re-locked it.

He grabbed a handful of floo powder from the new secret compartment in his wardrobe, stuffing it into his pocket. He casually walked out into the common room, hoping to find nobody there. He realized that everyone was at breakfast, and took off in a sprint to the fireplace.

He gripped the handful of floo powder, and spoke, "Malfoy Manor."

With a huff, he fell into the ashy floor of the fireplace at the place he once called home. He stood up, dusting himself off, and setting in the direction of the library. He observed as he walked that his mother cleaned it up rather nicely. Nobody never would have guessed that the dark lord himself and his army once resided in that exact mansion.

Once he reached the grand entrance of the library, he walked into the 3rd isle, and lifted the green and silver rug to reveal a dusty trapdoor. He carefully unlocked the laches, and pulled the trapdoor open. Typically, there would be a wave of dust that came after, but considering his mother was just down there a day ago, there wasn't.

He climbed down the ladder, and the first thing he noticed was indeed a rolled up parchment sitting on the nearest desk. He carefully unrolled the letter, and begun to read.

Draco,

I'm glad you were able to get here. Hopefully the manor is still safe. Anyways, there are a few things that I discovered concerning the failed defeat of Voldemort, and something that I think you should be aware of.

Firstly, Harry Potter is destined to defeat Voldemort. Unfortunately, he cannot do it alone. Harry can indeed set Voldemort off for quite some time, as obvious, but he cannot permanently end the dark lord alone. That's why back in the war, he dissolved, but never truly died.

Voldemort can only be defeated by two wizards with something called a Serpent Bond. There has only been one pair of wizards with a Serpent Bond in wizarding history, and they dated back all the way before Hogwarts. A Serpent Bond is a bond between two wizards that makes them incredibly powerful; powerful enough to defeat Voldemort, or any great dark wizard, forever. This leads me to what I have to say next.

When you were born, I immediately knew you weren't any ordinary wizard. Your father didn't seem to understand, so the nurse only told me what I'm about to tell you. You, Draco Malfoy, have a Serpent Bond with another Wizard of your age. Yes, I do know who it is, but I think that will be your task to find out.(Which I do believe will be fairly easy, as I already stated something earlier in the letter.)
In the restricted section of the Hogwarts Library, you will find a book on ancient bonds. I need you to to read that and try to figure out who you have the bond with as soon as possible. The moment Voldemort finds you, you must be ready.

As you have already discovered (yes, I am updated) your wand no longer works. Ollivander is making you your new wand for the bond right now, but he can't give you the wand until you and the other wizard figure out you have the bond. Research for me son. You don't have much time. Stay safe and make you father and I proud. It's officially the new start to the Malfoy's.

Much love,
Mother

He rolled the parchment back up and shoved it in his pocket. Serpent Bond? The hell? What wizard would I have a dumb bond with?

"You'll discover soon." A voice said. Draco whipped around, but he didn't see anyone behind him. His heart begun to race in his chest, and he bolted for the ladder.

"You can't run from me, Malfoy." The voice spoke again. Suddenly, the ladder snapped in half and the trapdoor shut, latching from the outside.

Draco bolted away from the trapdoor, backing into the wall, body shaking in fear. He begun to hyperventilate and his vision was slowly getting filled with green and purple dots.

"Help." He whimpered.