What I Want | Draco Malfoy

Chapter Twenty Four: The Middle

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Draco was on his way back to the room when a Patronus charm flew through the room. His Mother's voice rang loud and clear, coordinates to Lennon. A gasp left his mouth as he quickly grabbed a quill and parchment to write it down. "Potter! Weasley!" Draco yelled as he ran through the halls. The Aurors stuck their heads out the door, wondering what Draco drank in the bathroom. "It's her," He breathed showing Harry the paper first. "Are you sure?" Ginny asked, taking the paper out of Draco's hand. Draco nodded, trying to keep the tears from falling, "It has to be her."

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[The Middle - Caroline Spence Cover]

Aurors flooded the dungeon within an hour of Narcissa's message. The location turned out to be Maxwell Bast's home. Not only did they catch him upstairs, they were able to help Lennon. Maxwell Bast had been hiding for years due to his apprenticeship with Voldemort. But nobody understood why he wanted to hurt Lennon; so they were bringing him in for questioning and possibly Azkaban. "Lenn?" Draco was the first to go up to Lennon. He quickly took his jacket off and wrapped it around Lennon's body. She was so bloody and lifeless, it sent terrible emotions throughout his body. Her eyes gently opened and Draco smiled at her. She began screaming and thrashing away from Draco, "Don't hurt me!" The words shocked Draco as he stumbled back into Harry. Ginny quickly went up to her and tried calming her down, but nothing seemed to work. "We have to take her to St. Mungos." Hermione spoke up, but Draco didn't hear any of it. He was in his own mind, the dark thoughts filling his head. "Draco, it's not your fault." Harry put his hand on Draco's shoulder, surprising Draco by the touch. Draco stared into Harry's eyes, wondering why he wasn't questioning his motives again. "You don't think I did anything?" Draco asked quietly. Harry looked back and Lennon and shook his head at Draco, "I think your father really messed her up." The two watched as Aurors grabbed Lennon and took her away, a flash of her collarbone caught both of them off guard. "Did you see that?" Draco asked, his temper beginning to boil. "I almost want to get your father out of Azkaban just to throw him back in." Harry spoke, anger within his voice as well. "Draco, I hate to say this, but we need to tell Charlie." Ron hesitantly spoke. Draco nodded, almost numb to what's going on. "Are you okay?" Harry asked, as Draco stared at the spot Lennon had been laying in. "I think he's in shock." Hermione's voice sounded distant to Draco. The only thing that was clear as day was the word 'Whore' etched deeply into his girlfriends skin.

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