“Weouldwalkthroughmywingandthendowntoyours.”Draooffered,thinkingofhismentalmapsoftheManor.
“Toomuhtimespentwalkinginapetheyouldeasilyhek.No,wehavetogetovertotheeastsideoftheManorwithoutthembeingabletoseeus.”
“Undergroundthen?”Draoasked,aslighttingeoffearinhisvoie.
“Yes.NoDeathEaterwouldlookthere.”
“Um,Mr.Malfoy,areyousureyouanwalkthatfar?”HarryaskedashesurveyedexatlyhowmuhdamageLuiushadbeenthrough.
“You’dbesurprisedwhatadrenalineandVeriaemagiandotowardsignone’swounds.”Luiusdrawled.“Onewe’reoutofthismagiforsakentower,I’llbefine.”
Leaningheavilyonhisson,Luiusstoodonshakylimbs,andthethreeofthemmadetheirwaytowardsthebaseofthetower.
“Wherearewegoingexatly?”Harryasked,astheymadetheirwaydownthesteps.herofthetwoMalfoyshadexpinedtheiroionfrombeforeandhehadnoideawhattheyweretalkingabout.
“Thedungeonsrununderhthenorthtowestwall.”Luiusexpinedinaraggedvoie.“We’regoingtowalkthroughthemtogettothewestwingandthenwalkdowntheorridorthatleadstomystudy.”
“Noonegoesdownthere.”Draosaidwithonvition.“EvenifeveryMalfoytoliveherehasmemorizeditpassageways,it’sstillnotagoodpetogobyyourself.”
Atthebottomofthestepsasmallshriekgreetedthem.
“Master!Youissohurt!LetDiddyhelp—”
“No.I’llbefine.”
TheHouseElfowereduainlyatherMaster’sfeet.“Ifyouissayingso,Master,”shesaidsadly.
“HarryPotter,isyouok?”HarrylookeddowntoseeDobby’seyeslookingupathimwithonern,asifhekingtoseeifLuius’sailmentswerealsoHarry’s.
“Yes,I’mfine.”
“Dobbyishappytohearthat!”
Dobby’seyessweptovertheelderMalfoyandhepressedhimselffurtherintoHarry’sshadow.
LuiusignoredtheHouseElf,andaddressedHarry.“RequestthatyourHouseElfotheflooinmystudytotheoneintheHeadmaster’soffie.Idon’twanttowastetimewalkingthroughthehallsofHogwartsaswell.”
HarryreyedtherequesttoDobby,whowashappytodosuhforHarryPotter.TheHouseElfdisappearedwithasmallpopandLuiusturnedtohisownHouseElf.
“IwantyoutogetalltheotherHouseElvestogether.IftheDeathEatersstartlookingforus,Iwantyoutogetintheirway.”
“Diddyuands,Master.Diddywilldoso.”
TheotherHouseElfvanishedwithapopandleftthetwoMalfoysandHarryPotterstandingaloneintheorridor.
HarryhadneverbeentothedungeonsofMalfoyManor,andhewashappythathehadn’thethoughtashesteppedoffthesmallstairaseandlookedaround.Theroomswerek,dark,andsmelledofbodilyfluidsthatHarrydidn’twanttoidentify.SomeoneshiftedtohimandasmalllightappearedinLuiusMalfoy’shand—oneofhisfeathers,glowingasbrightlyasaLumosspell.
InthedimlightHarryouldmakeouttheelldoors,woodandsteelmonstrositiesthatlinedthehallwaythattheywerein.HarryouldseewhynoDeathEaterwouldwanttoomedownhere.Thedungeons,fromwhatheouldsee,wereamazeofhallways.Therewouldbenohopeforaprisonertogetoutofhereoneleftbehindinthelightlessrooms.
“Beareful.”Luiusspokesoftlyashebegantowalkdownthepassageway.HarryandDraofollowedassilentlyastheyould,passingdoorafterdoor,hallwayafterhallway.
OneofthedoorstheypassedwasopenandHarrylookedintoseeaskeletonsittinginapoolofdriedblood.Afterthathedidn’ttryandlookaround.
Luiusturnedandheadeddownanotherorridor,turnedagainatthehallwayandontinuedinthatdiretionforawhile.HarryfoundhimselfprayingthatLuiusMalfoyknewwherehewasgoing,beausetherewasnowayhe’dbeabletofindhiswaybaktowherethey’domefromifthemansuddenlyannounedthattheywerelost.
Aftertheyturnedyetanotherornertherewasasmallrunh,andbothLuiusandHarryturnedtoseeapeuliarexpressiononDrao’sfae.“IthinkIjustrushedsomeone’shead.”Heexpined,hisvoiestrained,hiseyespointedlylookinganywherebutdownathisfeetwherethesplinteredremainsofaskullyunderhisshoe.
Luiusdidn’tsayanythingbutturnedandontinuedwalking.
Harryalmostriedoutinreliefwhenhesawasetofstonestepsspiralingupwardstowardsasmalldoor.Theyhadreahedtheothersideofthedungeons.
Luiuswasabouttoputafootonthestepwhenasmallvoiewhispered“Lumos”behindthem.
Allthreeturnedtoseethepug-likefeaturesofPansyParkinsonlookingatthemwithtear-streakedeyes.ShestaredonlyatDraoforamomentbeforehereyeslosedtightandshepedahandoverhereyelids.
“Ididn’tbelievethemwhentheytoldmewhatwasgoingon.”Shespokequikly,hervoiehushedandafraid.“But—butIan’t!Ian’t!Getoutherenow!I—Ididn’tseeanything.Ididn’t!”
Draoastasorrowfullookatthebrokengirlbeforehefollowedhisfatherupthesteps.
AloneDeathEaterstoodinthehallwaywithhisbaktothedoorthatleaddowntothedungeonsonguarddutyinasethethreeofthemtriedtoenterit,Harryguessed.HemadeastrangestrangledsoundwhenLuius’swingslithisthroatandhefelltothegroundinarumpledheap.
herboymadeaommentastheyfollowedLuiusdownthehall,arefullysidesteppingthebodywhosebloodwasnowseepingintothepurplePersianarpet.TheyhadtorunalittleinordertokeepupwiththeelderMalfoy’slongandpurposefulstrides.Theywerenotfleeingthehouse…notyet,buttheywereertainlymovingquikly.
Thehallwayseemeddeserted,buttheyouldhearrashesandmovementresounding
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