“Well,theregoesthatidea,”Ronmuttered.
“Attention!WillallstudentspleasereturntotheironRoomsimmediately!”MGonagall’svoiesoundedthroughtheshool.
“WehavetotellDumbledore,”Hermionespoke,hertoneleavingnoroomfordisussion,notthatRonwouldhaveprotestedanyway.
Harryrolledoutofthefirepeandjustmissedhittingthelegofamahoganydesk.
“Whatwasthat?”agruffvoieasked.
“Whatwaswhat?”anotheranswered.
“IthoughtIheardsomething.”
“Ithinkyou’vegonerazy.”
“Shutup.”
Harrypulledtheinvisibilityloaktighteraroundhimselfasheedgedtowardstheopendoor.ThetwoDeathEatersbegantoargueasheslowlyslippedout.Harrydukedintoadarkornerjustoutsidethedoor.IfSnapewasrightandtheDeathEatershadn’treroutedthefloosystem,heshouldbesomewhereinLuius’swing…whihwasontheoppositesideofthehouseasDrao’s.Nowthathewasatuallyhere,hedidn’treallyknowexatlywhathewasgoingtodo.SomewhereinthishousewasDrao,Luius,awholelotofDeathEaters,andmaybeVoldemort.Hehadtofindthefirsttwowithoutrunningintotheseondtwo.
“MasterDrao!”aHouseElfsquealedastheboyslippedintothekithen.TheboyhushedtheHouseElf,listeningtoseeiftherewasanymovementinthehallbeforeturningbaktothereaturethatwasathisside.
“Speakquietly.Whathashappened?”
“Ohitwasawful,MasterDrao!”TheHouseElf,buriedherfaeinhisrobesasshesobbed.“TheysentthesethingstoattakMasterLuius,MasterDrao,bigbkreaturesthatmaketheairfreeze!”
“Ismyfatheralright?”DraoreognizedthedesriptionofaDementor.
“TheyisorderednottohurtMasterLuius,MasterDrao.Thatwasfor…s-someoneelse…theysaid.Thenotherpeopleame,lotsofpeopleinbklikeMasterLuiususedtowear.”
Bklikehisfatherusedtowear?Hisfatherstillwore…DraothenrealizedwhattheElfwassaying.Bklikehisfatherusedtowear,bkrobeslikehisfatherusedtowear,DeathEaterrobes.
“Thenamanwithredeyesame!”theHouseElfontinued.“Eyeslikeblood,MasterDrao,andskinlikenoonewhoeverametotheManorhad!”
LordVoldemortwasinMalfoyManor?
“Whenwasallthis?”
“Theyisomingoneweekago,MasterDrao.Diddyhear…DiddyhearthattheyismakingMasterLuiuswritetoMasterDraoasifnothingishappening.Diddyheartheyispnningtogatherallthebkrobedpeoplehere,MasterDrao,sothatwhenyouomehomeforthesummertheyanmakesomeoneelseomeheretoo.”