The Hunted and The Haunted

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Draco was back in Malfoy Manor. How did he get there? Wasn't he in Madam Pomfrey's Quarters fussing after Granger? No matter, he'll just have to Apparate away to Parkinson's Pub. He was promised he would always find help there.

He tried turning on the spot. Nothing happened. Something was wrong. He couldn't Apparate. This was not the Malfoy Manor he remembered. The walls were mouldy. The walls were never mouldy. Where was that wretched elf?

"Binny!!" When she didn't show up he continued, "Answer my call you miserable thing! Have you had a look at the walls?"

No reply. Something was definitely off.

Just then he heard the voice of his aunt cooing inside his head, "Oh Draco..... Where aaare youuu? Come to Auntieeee, Dracoooo."

He broke cold sweat and turned around to walk away, when suddenly Bellatrix popped up in front of him right in his face, with a loud crack, cackling with laughter.

She looked at him with a crazed look and announced, "I have a present for you my boy. Want to see?" She asked enthusiastically, shaking her head with crazed random movements.

Before he could answer, she dragged him away to the familiar drawing room, where Hermione lay looking lifeless.

"Crucio!!" The brunette screamed in agony at Bellatrix's curse, as if her every fibre was on fire.

He gasped and recoiled. The scream he had wanted to let out, had died down in his throat. He just stood there looking at her frazzled hair all over her face as the curse twisted her features into grotesque forms.

His aunt stopped for a moment. He knew her technique. She let her victim relish small comforts, so that the pain came back worse than ever, making it even more unbearable.

But Aunt Bella had decided to take out her knife instead. He knew what she was going to do. He had to stop it. He lunged at her with all his might but fell flat on the floor

He woke up in Pomfrey's Quarters to Hermione's screams.

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Hermione dreamed she was in a forest clearing, the sun rays pouring in through the foliage casting alternate shadows. There was a pool with albino peacocks moving around lazily, showing off their plume of feathers.

It was so peaceful, so blissful. She hadn't felt this good in ages. The peacocks reminded her of something. Where had she seen them?

As she sat down musing over the birds, she heard a silky voice whisper her name. She turned around expecting to see Ron. It was Draco Malfoy.

She recoiled in shock, slipped and fell into the pool, sinking deeper and deeper. She tried to swim but she couldn't. It was as if she'd forgotten how.

And just when she thought she'd lose consciousness, a pale looking hand pulled her out of the water and she splashed on the ground falling on her face.

The scene had shifted.

She was in Malfoy Manor. How in the hello, freaking world did she get here?

Suddenly she heard an eerie laughter echo through the room she was in.

"Hello there mudblood.." the voice cooed..

She turned to see Bellatrix hovering over her, her eyes red slits like that of a snake. She was holding a dagger aimed at her face. She knew what would happen. She'd seen it happen scores of times in her nightmares.

Her mouth went dry. She managed to call out the only name she could think of at the moment.

"Draco."

It came out weak and huskily from her dry lips. She tried to crawl away but Bellatrix laughed, her red eyes glinting. "No one is going to save you now you filth." And then, she brought down the dagger.

Hermione screamed. There was no escaping when Bellatrix was hunting her down. It would end with pain and darkness. With faces of Harry, Ron, Ginny and her parents dying. It always did.

But then, she saw the light. There was someone calling out.

"Hermione...! Hermione, it's me Draco!"

And the nightmare ended.

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