"You all knew! What else have you been keeping from me?" Ophelia screamed at her family. Blaise sighed.
"Ophelia, we sent you to Beauxbattons to protect you, and keep you out of the life we were forced to go into. Mother, Father, and I are all death eaters as well." After Blaise spoke Ophelia dropped to the floor. She couldn't believe how everyone around her had kept something like this away from her. Ophelia thought that her friends would tell her Draco needed to talk to her about something important, she thought that her own brother would come to her for help, she thought that Draco would also come to her for help because that's what partners do. They help each other. Ophelia stood up and got read to apparate once again.
"Before you go, there is something you must know." Voldemort walked forward and Ophelia stepped backward.
"There is no way in hell that I will ever do anything you tell me to do." Ophelia choked on her sobs. Voldemort paused for a moment before speaking. Lucius walked forward and grabbed her.
"You need to join us, Ophelia. We've been looking for you for ages and now that we have you, you aren't leaving!" Lucius pulled out his wand and pointed it at Ophelia. Draco ran in front of her and shielded her.
"No!" As Draco screamed, Ophelia saw this as her chance to leave. She apparated back to her manor to pack a few things and flee. When she got back she realized she had to tell Zinzsy she had to go somewhere safe. Voldemort screamed and looked toward Lucius and Bellatrix.
"Find her!" They turned into black smoke and floated away. Draco started to tear up.
"Blaise! Blaise where would she go?" Blaise thought for a moment before he answered.
"She'd go back to the manor. She would gather supplies she'd need before she left." As soon as Draco heard he grabbed Harry, Hermoine, and Ronald and apparated them all to the Zabini manor. They saw the black trails of smoke in the sky and ran inside.
"Zinzsy! Zinzsy where are you?" Ophelia screamed as she ran up the stairs, knowing Zinzsy would pop up wherever she was. Zinzsy popped up beside Ophelia on her bed. She saw Ophelia sobbing and immediately grew concerned.
"Miss Ophelia, what has happened?" Ophelia was still choking on her sobs as she spoke.
"They-They lied to me! I-I have to get out of-of here!" Ophelia had already finished packing a bag and ran into her closet. She had been stashing her savings away in her closet for safekeeping, and for emergencies.
"Miss Ophelia, I don't understand! What is this about?" Zinzsy was truly worried about Ophelia. She never acts up like this.
"They're death eaters! And everyone knew about it but me! And now Voldemort knows where to find me, I need to go!" Ophelia ran down the stairs only to run into her friends and boyfriend.
"Ophelia, we need to go, now. The death eaters are right behind us." Draco said as he went to grab her arm.
"You mean you are right behind me. Or in front of me now." Ophelia was still crying and was clutching her bag as if her life depended on it.
"O, please. I love you, please do not leave me like this. I didn't want any part of this life." Ophelia scoffed.
"You could have come to me! You could have asked me for help!" Draco rubbed his face.
"Honey, there is no asking for help with that situation. It was either I joined and lived or refused and died. Mother only joined as well because my father forced her to. And as for your parents and Blaise, it's the same situation there! They were forced into it, we all were!" Draco held her hands in his and sobbed with her. Ophelia saw the pain in his eyes and sobbed even harder. She was devastated that her beloved was in so much pain because of this.
"Ophelia, please don't leave me. You're the only reason I have ever stuck around for this long." Ophelia hugged him and sobbed into his chest. Draco held her close as he looked out the window.
"Baby, we need to go. They're here and they won't be hesitating this time." Ophelia nodded and went up to her friends.
"Where do we go now?" Hermione thought before she spoke.
"Ronald, Harry and I will apparate around to try and find those Horcruxes. You and Draco will go back to Hogwarts and lay low there. Tell McGonagall about what is happening." Hermione grabbed Harry's and Ronald's hands before screaming to Draco and Ophelia as Death Eaters stormed the manor.
"Go!" And with that, they apparated to their destinations.
"You almost killed her, Bellatrix? I told you I needed her alive!" Voldemort screamed at Bellatrix as he walked around the Malfoy Manor.
"It's not like I knew what she looked like. All you told us was a name, and obviously she lied about hers!" Bellatrix was trying to make it seem like it wasn't her fault. Voldemort cast a spell at her and she ducked.
"I will not have your excuses! You nearly killed her! She is too important for the cause, and if she died, then I'd make sure you died as well. No matter how loyal you are." Bellatrix gave a huff as she left the room. Lucius was left alone with Voldemort and decided to speak up.
"My lord, if it helps clear things up, I did tell Bellatrix to calm down with the spells she was casting, and that we needed Ophelia alive." Voldemort cast a spell at him as well.
"Shut up, Malfoy. Find her!" With that Lucius ran into the other room and looked at his wife. He shook his head once and apparated with a group of death eaters.
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