Drao’swingsurledforwardtoprotethimfromthedragon’sfireashejumpedbakwardtoavoidasilver-tippedwreahingforwardtograbathim.HenowrealizedwhyVoldemorthadhosenthistowertoholdhisfatherin.Withthewindowlosednomagialurrentsouldgetintotheroom,whihlefttheVeriaepowerless.

Theroomwassmallandramped,andDraowaspushedfartherandfartherbakintoaremoteorneroftheroom,awayfromhisfather.Hiswingssrapedagainstthewoodenraftersastheyslopeddowntowardsthefloors.Anotherstepandhisbakhitthestonewall.Hewastrapped.

Harryranthroughtheorridorsasquiklyandsilentlyasheould.Theburningsensationinhisstomahwasgrowinghotterandrgerbytheseond.AsifheneededmoreurgingtogettoDrao;heberatedthebondsilently.Hewasalreadygoingasfastasheould.

Afterroundingaorner,hewasforedtostopsuddenlyandpressbakintothewallasaDeathEaterstrodedownthehall.Shestoppedandlookedaround.Harryheldhisbreathandwaited,hopingshewouldjustmoveon.

“Iknowyou’rehere,Potter,”afamiliarfemalevoiedrawled.“Draoandhisfatherareuptherebutyou’llhavetosurvivemetogettothem.Thisistheonlyhallwayuptothenorthtower,sodon’teventhinkabouttryingtofindanotherwayup.”

Hereyesglitteredinsanelyasshegrinnedatthedarkness.“Imadesureweouldhaveaproperfight.Myousinmayhavetakenpreedenesttime,butthistime,Potter,I’mgoingtokillyou.”

“Noyouwon’tBeltrix,”Harrymouthedsilently,aiminghiswandather.Hismouthbegantoformwords-

“YoushallnotharmHarryPotter!”

“Dobby?”HarrywhisperedasBeltrixspuntolookattheHouseElfthathadmaterializedbehindher.

InamannerakintoLuiusMalfoyinHarry’sseondyear,Beltrixwasthrownbakward,hittingthewallwitharakthatouldn’thavebeenhealthy.Sheslidtothefloorinaheap,unmoving.Harrypulledtheinvisibilityloakoffashesteppedintothehallway.

“Dobby,whatareyoudoinghere?”

“IametohelpHarryPottersir.”

Harrywinedasanotherwaveofpainhit.“eonDobby,”hetoldtheHouseElfashegrabbedtheloakandheadedforthestairs.Soundsofsnarlingehoeddownthestairwell.Harryraedupthestairsasheheardastrangledshriekandthrewopenthedooratthetopofthestairwell.Hestoppedshortatthestateoftheroom.

Theroomwasoveredinspttersofblood.InthefarornerheouldseeDraooutlinedinbloodstainedstealwings,themutitedorpseofadragoninfrontofhim.Draowasstaringdownattheorpsewithanexpressionakintohorror.

“Drao,areyouokay?”Harryaskedashesteppedintotheroom.

“IthinkI’mgonnabesik.”Draospokesoftly.

“Fine,butnotnow.Wehavetogetoutofherebeforetheyfigureoutwhat’sgoingon.”

Draonoddedandsteppedgingerlyaroundthemutitedbody.HarrywalkeduptowhereLuiuswashainedtothewallandpressedhiswand’stiptotheman’stemple.“Ee.”

Voldemortstoodastheeremonyfinished,frowningslightly.

“M’Lord?”oneoftheDeathEatersasked.

“Iwantyoualltosearhthemansion,”Voldemorthissed.“Naginihasinformedmethatwehavesomeguests.”

Chapter30:OpeningtheGatesofHell

LuiusMalfoy’seyesopenedblearily,andtookinhisbloodoveredsonandhisson’sbondedinthedimlightbeforesaying:

“Whatareyoutwothinking!?”HehalfshoutedatthemasHarrywhisperedthespellstounlokthehains.“Youannotpossiblybethisdense!”

“Withallduerespet,Mr.Malfoy,you’rebeginningtosoundlikeSnape.”Harrysaidseriously.HewasfixedwithtwoinredulouslooksbeforeDraospoke.

“Iametoresueyou,Father,butIdidnotbringHarry.Heamebyhimself.He’sthestupidone,notme.”

ThelookLuiusgavehissonwasonethatstatedquitelearlythathehighlydoubtedhisson’swordsweretrue,buthesaidnothing.Hegavealongsufferingsighandleanedbakagainstthewall,winingashisbodyprotested.

“SothenPotter,IanguesshowmysonameherefromHogwarts.Howdidyou?”

Harrylookeddownattheblood-stainedfloorsheepishly.“IhadDobbyothefirepeinyourstudytooneintheRoomofRequirementatHogwarts.”

InsteadofbeingangrythathisformerHouseElfhaddonesomethinglikethat,Luiusmerelylookedimpressed.“Thatwasagoodidea,Potter.Anditgivesusameansoutofthismess.”

“Butyourstudy’sinthesouthwing,”Draopointedout.“Andwe’reinthenorthwing.Initiationisn’tgoingtotakeallthatlong.”

“It’sprobablyoverbynow.”Luiusrepliedmorosely.

“Initiation?”Harryasked,theblooddrainingfromhisfae.

“Yes.Youtwopikedamagi’sursedtimetostagethisresuemission.”

“Draopikedit,notme.”Harrypointedout.

“Ididn’taskyoutoome,didI?”

“Thisisnotthetimetobeastingbme.”Luiusstoppedthebikeringwithalook.“Wehavetodevisethesafestwayoutofthismess,andquikly.Weouldtakethediagonal,godowntotheballroom.Andthoughthatwouldbethefastestway,it’sprobablytheworstaswell.TheymostlikelyusedtheballroomforInitiation.”

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