“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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