Through the Darkness | Draco Malfoy

Twelve

"Slowly, Aries. Slowly." Hermione said as she helped Aries walk in the common room by holding her hand.

Aries was annoyed, she felt embarrassed for looking this weak. "I'm fine, stop fussing over me like a mother, you're acting as though I'm weak or something." She scowled at her two friend.

"Well you currently are weak. You literally got impaled by a tree branch yesterday, chasing that rat was very reckless of you if I must say so myself."

"Aries being reckless is not something new." Ron interjected, earning a glare from her. "But that is not a bad thing of course, at least you entertained us."

Harry stood up and looked at Aries in concern as he handed over her trunk. "How are you feeling?"

She leaned to him and spoke quietly, "Between me and you, I feel like I'm dying of pain."

He knew Aries didn't like showing weakness, so he nodded and looked at Hermione. "She's fine, Hermione. Let me take it from here."

"Why? where are you taking her?" Hermione asked.

"Professor Dumbledore asked me to escort Aries and her stuff to him, I think he's going to decide where to let her stay in." Harry answered.

"Hey I thought you were going to stay with us." Fred said before the two of them left the common room.

"We wanted to show you the car, you always wondered what it looks like." George added to convince her even more.

And Aries remembered the car. "Oh, the car!" she exclaimed. "I want to see it!"

Harry rolled his eyes and dragged her away before she starts a dramatic scene again. "Let go of my arm you orphan." Aries snapped once they made it into the halls.

"Aries we need to know where you're going to stay in before we leave, in case you have no place to stay in." Harry said as they walked through the halls.

"Well I can stay with the Weasleys–"

"Potter, Black." Professor Dumbledore called out as Harry and Aries turned around to see their headmaster standing there. He motioned for her to come forward. "Aries, come this way, if you will please."

Harry quickly handed over Aries' trunk before she forgets about it. "Send me an owl if you need anything. And good luck." he told her before she took it and followed Dumbledore as he led her towards another hallway.

According to Aries' analyzation, Dumbledore seemed to be in a rather good mood as they continued their walk. That gave her hope for finding a solution to let her stay in a safe place. "Um, Professor, did you find a place for me?" she asked curiously. "Somewhere.. associated with my family?"

Dumbledore realized what she meant by that, he stopped walking and smiled.

"Ah, yes of course. You're from House Black, certainly you know about Grimmauld place. Take my hand, I will apparate us there- and don't forget your trunk." Dumbledore instructed.

The two of them disappeared and reappeared in front of houses, it seemed normal at first but not until Dumbledore used his wand which caused those houses to move and another house appears in the middle, but this one was dark coloured and seemed very old.

"Here we are." Dumbledore announced. "I expect you'll find everything to your liking in your family's ancestral home, but try not to leave without informing someone, for your own safety."

Aries frowned, "My father won't be here?" she asked.

"At least not in the right moment, I'm afraid. Your father must make sure that no one is after you, lest anyone learn where you are. But do not worry, you will have company." Dumbledore said reassuringly.