Royals (Draco Malfoy x Reader)

Chapter 71

It was cold and dark, I had lost an insane amount of weight, my skin pale due to the lack of sun, the bags under my eyes were dark and deep, I looked like a skeleton. The door swung open "Get up!" Bellatrix demanded and I stumbled shakily to my feet. "You're coming on a trip with me and Narcissa, godchild" She spat her last words a sick grin on her face I nodded and began towards the door. "we leave in 40 minutes!" she hisses and I move by her through Malfoy manor, they had gotten me quickly after the battle of ministry, this was my punishment for helping Harry, being left to rot in a cell until they needed me, I was surprised they didn't kill me.

The house was gloomy and I prayed to Merlin that I wouldn't run into anyone, specifically Draco. Bellatrix had told me about how I had received hundreds of owls, not just from Draco, but from Pansy, Aurelia, Daphne, the twins and the golden trio. She didn't tell me this out of respect, but to twist my mind, she had told me about how they all believed I was dead. I was a shell of my former self, the torture, William and Cedric dying, living in a cell, it all built up, I was a puppet, and I knew it, I was just there to carry out their wishes. 

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Like a rat in a maze, Narcissa makes her way through alabyrinth of dilapidated brick houses. Bellatrix and I trailing behind her, I had no clue what was going on. "Cissy! You mustn't do this. Hecan't be trusted." Bellatrix hissed, the rain poured heavily. "The Dark Lord trusts him. " Narcissa responded quickly her cloak flowing behind her protecting her from the rain. "The Dark Lord is mistaken." Bellatrix snaps Narcissa turns, shocked. Bellatrix looks shockedherself by her own words, rain running down her cheeks. "Or so I believe. " she finishes quickly, "who can one trust these days" my voice was empty yet proper, I knew one wrong move and it was back to the cellar. 

Narcissa raises her hand banging the knocker and the door is open light shining upon us, Peter Pettigrew stands at the door.  The sisters and I follow Wormtail down a narrow hallway. "He lives in this Muggle dunghill?" Bellatrix laughs Wormtail glowers over his shoulder at her. We passinto a room where a man sits by the window running with rain, his face hidden by the Daily Prophet. On the front page is a photograph of the millennium bridge crashing into the Thames. But even more prominentis the silhouette of a young wizard and a headline:HARRY POTTER: THE CHOSEN ONE?Young Wizard Destined to Kill You-Know-Who?The paper drops and reveals snape I gasp lightly removing my cloak that is damp with rain. "Run along, Wormtail." He demands and Peter scrambles out of the room quickly, Severus stands and moves towards the table filling three goblets with wine. "don't forget me" I smile crudely up at the man who rolls his eyes and fills another, illegal yes, but I deserved it, Narcissa and Bellatrix didn't stop him when he handed me the goblet. I gulped it down quickly and held the glass out again and Severus fills it.

"I've nowhere else to turn,Severus." Narcissa breathes out, Snape hands her a goblet and extends one to Bellatrix. "You must be joking." Bellatrix peers at Narcissa Snape smiles faintly, brings the goblet to his own lips. "I know I ought not to be here.The Dark Lord himself hasforbidden me to speak of this --" Snape cuts the women off "If the Dark Lord has forbidden it,you ought not to speak." his eyes shift to Bellatrix "Put it down, Bella. We mustn'ttouch what isn't ours." Bellatrix looks up, a dark curio in hand, glowers, sets it backdown to its rightful position. 

"As it so happens I'm aware of yoursituation, Narcissa." Snape smiles one of his rare smiles and Bellatrix eyes widen in shock "You? The Dark Lord told you?" she was shocked, her reasoning highly understandable, I dared not to speak, just to listen, to try grasp what was so wrong with this meeting with Severus, I took a sip of my wine. "Your sister doubts me, Narcissa.Understandable. Over the years I have played mypart well. So well I've deceivedone of the greatest wizards of alltime." Snape glances over at me, Bellatrix makes a scathing sound. Snape turns, eyeshard. "Dumbledore is a great wizard.Only a fool would question it." he snapped at the crazed women, "I... I don't doubt you, Severus." Cissy breathed out "You should feel honoured, Cissy.As should Draco -" I shot up from my perch against the wall "Draco?! what is happening! he's just a boy!" I cried out and all gazes snapped to me. Severus's eyes softened at my outburst "I can't change the Dark Lord'smind. But it might be possiblefor me to help Draco. To providesome... protection." Snape gave me a look of reassurance "you mean it?" Narcissa questioned, she looked more relaxed now. "Oh, Severus, please, if youwould...I would be forever in  your debt." Narcissa smiled "swear to it!" I piped up and Bellatrix let out a smile and a wild laugh, Snape's eyes shift, meet my own challenging gaze. "Make the Unbreakable Vow." I finished triumphantly at my suggestion, "I don't care about good or bad, I care that Draco won't die." I finish.

Snape's eyes left mine "You see. It's just empty words.Oh, he'll try. He'll give it hisbest effort. But when it mattersmost he'll slither back into hishole. Bloody coward..." Bellatrix goes on muttering as she splashes some wineinto a goblet. Snape turns back, anger flashing in hiseyes, "take out your wand (Name)!" he demands and I do as told. Bellatrix freezes, goblet to her lips. As she lowers it,a rivulet of red runs out of the corner of her mouth. 

Snape faces Narcissa. my hand faintly trembling and I place the tip of my wand over their linked hands. "Will you, Severus Snape, watchover Draco Malfoy as he attemptsto fulfil the Dark Lord's wishes." I begin, Bellatrix had told me what to say as I was still in the dark about the situation "I will" snape droned staring at Narcissa who had a small smile on her lips, Bellatrix was drinking her wine as she observed. A single strand of liquid fire issues from my wand and wends its way around their hands. "And will you, to the best of yourability, protect him from harm?" I continued "I will" The second strand of fire intertwines with the first, "And should it prove necessary, ifit seems Draco will fail... willyou yourself carry out the deedthat the Dark Lord has orderedDraco to perform?" I watch as Snape's hand twitches within Narcissa's "I will."

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It was good enough for me, it was good enough for Narcissa but Bellatrix was the happiest out of the three of us "a brilliant suggestion (Name)!" we were back in the manor sitting in the kitchen, due to my suggestion, I had no longer been sent to the cellar, Bellaxtrix has trust in me again. "thank you" Narcissa grasps my hand in her own a motherly smile on her features. 

"Mother?" my heart landed in my throat at the sound of his voice. "ah...Draco" Bellatrix looked at her nephew "come to have tea with us?" she smiles a crooked smile "whos that?" he questioned and I could feel his gaze on my back, I took a sip of my tea, the warm liquid soothing my throat. "(Name)" Bellatrix answered his question simply, at this stage due to the fact Draco had seen me, they would Have to send me back to Hogwarts. He had a quick intake of breath as he scanned the black-haired women to see if she was lying. I pushed myself from my seat, Narcissa releasing her grip on my hand. I turned to face him and he looked horrified "(Name)!" he moved towards me quickly pulling me into his arms, he was rattling. "I thought you had died! what happened?" he cried out squeezing me, Bellatrix nodded her head as if to give me permission to tell the boy the truth "I disobeyed the Dark Lord" he let out a quiet gasp, he was scared, whatever his mission was, I would help him.