Crimson Ink

Where Wolf? There Wolf! There truth ...

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The absolutely furious unknown wizard wasn't fazed by the fog and started blasting the Carrow twins with spells. They gave as much as they got and Alecto managed to blast the hood clean off the wizard's cloak revealing an enraged Remus Lupin ...

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Narcissa and Lucius felt panic slowly grow in their chests, "Peter went there ... and Draco ..."

Rabastan and Bellatrix both saw the witch sway slightly, "Don't you start breaking down, Cissa." Bellatrix said as she pushed Rabastan aside to get to her sister first and help her sit down before the mother collapsed. Lucius was leaning on the back of the couch so he wasn't in immediate danger of hitting the floor. "Listen, Cissa, Lulu. You're going to have easily a dozen young witches and wizards arriving soon and they're all going to be freaking out. You're both going to have to calm down."

Lucius sighed shakily, "If this is a frame up I need to contact Gringotts and get them involved before accusations start flying." He said before reluctantly leaving. As much as he wanted to help here and make sure his son was safe, he knew they'd be in more danger if Dumbledore got this frame up to stick.

"Yes." Narcissa took a deep breath and tried to collect herself as Lucius went upstairs to his office. "Dobby, Flippy, Flopsy, get three beds and medical potions outside right now. I want everyone directed indoors the second they apparate up to the runes and for those who may be wounded ... make sure they get treated instantly. Make the doors larger to help float the beds through if you have to. Just do whatever is needed." She said wondering if the French doors would allow three beds to get through.

"Right away, Lady Black." The elves bowed obediently and over the next few minutes the beds and other medical things, like potions and bandages, floated out the door. Just as the makeshift infirmary on the lawn was done several Slytherin students appeared on the edge of the runes.

Dobby gestured for everyone to hurry inside, "Everyone get inside and clear the way! We will have injured people coming through any second." If the students weren't scared and confused before then the thought of one of their own being in danger definitely horrified them.

"So Draco and Vincent haven't been found yet ..." Blaise said softly as the entire group entered the manor.

Narcissa refused to show anything but a calm smile, "Peter is after them. For now, let's get you all settled in and some tea in you." She said as she personally summoned some freshly brewed tea. The fact that the witch wasn't ordering her elves to complete the minor task meant that the elves already had a task that was far more important than a tea kettle. Whatever was going on it was serious.

Theo stared at the hot liquid in the cup that was handed him, "What is going to happen to us?"

"Nothing if we can stop it." Bellatrix said, but 'if' was the key word, wasn't it? Every Slytherin knew it. So many things could go wrong. So many people were in danger ...

A few minutes later everyone jumped at a sound from outside. Several of them moved to the windows hoping to see who it was in the nighttime darkness. Of course, they all wanted to see Draco and Vincent safe and sound, but instead they were met with a barrage of spells.

Bellatrix held her wand up ready for a fight, "All those good at dueling get ready everyone else get in the cellar!" She yelled almost hoping it was the ministry since she always wanted to get even after that raid years ago.

"Lucius!" Narcissa exclaimed with her wand ready. She was so terrified that Draco would apparate in the middle of this madness.

Lucius ran down the steps feeling a sense of Déjà vu and he looked up just as a stray spell flew beyond the wards and hit the doors making them rattle. There were three people fighting each other in the semi darkness and the house elves were protecting their infirmary set up. To everyone's horror two more people on a broom apprated in the middle of it and they looked like Draco and Vincent ...