Challenge 4: The Twelve Days of Christmas: Draco Malfoy. (HBP SPOILERS!!!!)

Draco Malfoy was having nightmares. The things that had happened to him in the past year had returned to haunt him…

On the first day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
The task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”

On the second day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…

On the third day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…

On the fourth day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”

On the fifth day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Five golden Galleons,
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”
“Tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta?” Dumbledore asks. “Enchanted coins…”

On the sixth day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Six Gryffindors hating,
Five golden Galleons,
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”
“Tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta?” Dumbledore asks. “Enchanted coins…”
“SECTUMSEMPRA!” Potter yells…

On the seventh day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Seven trips to Borgin and Burke’s,
Six Gryffindors hating,
Five golden Galleons,
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”
“Tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta?” Dumbledore asks. “Enchanted coins…”
“SECTUMSEMPRA!” Potter yells…
“You know how to fix it?” Malfoy asks Borgin…

On the eighth day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Eight teachers interfering,
Seven trips to Borgin and Burke’s,
Six Gryffindors hating,
Five golden Galleons,
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”
“Tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta?” Dumbledore asks. “Enchanted coins…”
“SECTUMSEMPRA!” Potter yells…
“…You know how to fix it?” Malfoy asks Borgin…
“I don’t need your protection!”

On the ninth day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Nine werewolves howling,
Eight teachers interfering,
Seven trips to Borgin and Burke’s,
Six Gryffindors hating,
Five golden Galleons,
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”
“Tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta?” Dumbledore asks. “Enchanted coins…”
“SECTUMSEMPRA!” Potter yells…
“…You know how to fix it?” Malfoy asks Borgin…
“I don’t need your protection!”
“Fenrir Greyback is perhaps the most savage werewolf alive today…”

On the tenth day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Ten curses torturing,
Nine werewolves howling,
Eight teachers interfering,
Seven trips to Borgin and Burke’s,
Six Gryffindors hating,
Five golden Galleons,
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”
“Tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta?” Dumbledore asks. “Enchanted coins…”
“SECTUMSEMPRA!” Potter yells…
“…You know how to fix it?” Malfoy asks Borgin…
“I don’t need your protection!”
“Fenrir Greyback is perhaps the most savage werewolf alive today…”
“Crucio!”

On the eleventh day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Eleven reasons for running,
Ten curses torturing,
Nine werewolves howling,
Eight teachers interfering,
Seven trips to Borgin and Burke’s,
Six Gryffindors hating,
Five golden Galleons,
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”
“Tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta?” Dumbledore asks. “Enchanted coins…”
“SECTUMSEMPRA!” Potter yells…
“…You know how to fix it?” Malfoy asks Borgin…
“I don’t need your protection!”
“Fenrir Greyback is perhaps the most savage werewolf alive today…”
“Crucio!”
“I can help you, Draco,” Dumbledore tells him…

On the twelfth day of Christmas, life gave to Draco:
Twelve memories fading,
Eleven reasons for running,
Ten curses torturing,
Nine werewolves howling,
Eight teachers interfering,
Seven trips to Borgin and Burke’s,
Six Gryffindors hating,
Five golden Galleons,
Four chats with Myrtle,
Three skipped games of Quidditch,
Two cronies in disguise,
And the task of killing Albus Dumbledore.
Snape raises his wand and points it at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”
“It’s Polyjuice Potion, sir,” Granger answers…
“So I wanted to know how come Malfoy’s up at the castle while everyone else is at the match,” Potter says…
“No one can help me…I can’t do it…I can’t…It won’t work…Unless I do it soon…He’ll kill me…”
“Tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta?” Dumbledore asks. “Enchanted coins…”
“SECTUMSEMPRA!” Potter yells…
“…You know how to fix it?” Malfoy asks Borgin…
“I don’t need your protection!”
“Fenrir Greyback is perhaps the most savage werewolf alive today…”
“Crucio!”
“I can help you, Draco,” Dumbledore tells him… "I can help you..."

Draco awoke, sweating. He thought of what he’d just remembered, and knew what to do.
He almost smiled as he recalled the old saying:
“If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.”
Maybe, just maybe, Potter and his friends could use some help…


Author’s Note: These quotes are all from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and these are the page numbers for them, in the order they appear: (U.S. hardcover)
Ch. 27, pg. 596
Ch. 9, pg. 185
Ch. 19, pg. 413
Ch. 24, pg. 522
Ch. 27, pg. 589
Ch. 24, pg. 522?
Ch. 6, pg. 125
Ch. 15, pg. 323
Ch. 16, pg. 334 (Remus Lupin)
(This one’s just the Cruciatus Curse)
Ch. 27, pg. 591

~By Eskimo Child of Slytherin~