Be My Hero

Chapter 36

Song of the Chapter : Arcade by Duncan Laurence

Draco's POV

        "Hero?" I shout through the halls.

      She's nowhere to be found. Eventually, I give up and start heading back to the dormitories. Hopefully I can find her tomorrow and beg for her forgiveness. Even if I do, I doubt she'll listen.

       I walk down the hallway and see small drops of blood on the ground. It leads to the dorms. I follow it around the corner curious. The first thought that comes to mind is that someone probably got a nose bleed in the middle of the night. But when I see the amount of blood at the end my heart stops.

          Hero.

         Without thinking I race down the hall and to the entrance. Two large death eaters stand guard. They raise their wands at me.

          "It's Draco, you idiots!" I snap.

      They lower their wands. "Lucius has called me. I'm headed to Malfoy Manor."

       Once I get past them I continue running. The train isn't at the station and I begin to panic, but then make my way to the quidditch field to get my broom. I wrap my leg around it and push off.

           Please don't be dead.

Hero's POV

       When I wake up I instantly feel the cold concrete on my cheek. The pain in my stomach is twice as bad. I open my eyes slowly and look around the room. It's completely dark, the only light coming from the one lantern hanging on the wall.

       Just as I get myself up the door opens. I quickly turn to see who it is.

          "Wakey wakey, Green!" Bellatrix prances into the room.

       The lump in my throat grows making it hard for me to breathe. I scan the room for anything I can use to defend myself but it's empty.

        "What do you want?" I huff at Bellatrix.

        She giggles psychotically sending chills down my neck. I try to move backwards but she manages to jump on top of me.

        "Did you really do it?" Bellatrix whispers into my ear.

       "I don't know what you're talking about." I spit in her face.

        Her smile fades and she shoots me a glare. After a moment, she turns towards the door.

          "My Lord!" She shouts. "You don't want to miss this."

          The Dark Lord slowly walks down the stairs and enters the cellar. A wave of fear comes over me but I push it away.

       "I should have killed you along with your father." The Dark Lord sighs.

        I look him dead in the eyes. "Too bad you didn't."

      Bellatrix turns back to me and presses her wand to my neck. The smell of her breath makes me sick.

       "Where is Harry Potter?" She hisses.

         "I don't know."

       Bellatrix lowers her wand and I let out a sigh of relief. Suddenly, her fingers dig into the hole in my stomach. I bite down on my lip trying to hold in my screams.