So that you have some back story on Draco this is his story.

Going to be a shorter chapter. Only because I am not changing anything when it comes to the war.
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Draco quickly walked with his parents across the bridge away from Hogwarts. Away from what he truly thought to be his home.

Hogwarts had been destroyed, he was partly to blame. He didn't want this. He didn't want this life. He didn't want to be a Death Eater, but he loved his mother and he would do anything to protect her. That included becoming a disgusting, low-life Death Eater. If it kept her alive and unharmed he would do it.

As for his father, well he could rot in hell for all that it mattered to him. His father is the reason he is here. Walking away from Hogwarts and not helping with the wounded. He is the reason he is not mourning the dead.

Not only did he loose family. Granted some of that family he had a distinct distaste for. They were still family. He lost friends, people he loved, people that he wanted to know for a lifetime. He wanted his children to know their children.

He had to go away. He didn't want to be constantly reminded of what happened. What he did, and what he didn't do. He knew if he stayed it would be a long hard road before he would be able to show his face again. Being honest to himself he was to much of a coward to walk that road.

It was in that moment Draco decided to disappear. To start over as someone new, and someplace new. He had to get away and he was going to happen tonight.

"Draco? Draco!" Narcissa yelled. "Are you ok? Are you ready to go?" she said looking at her only son with concern.

"Huh? What? Oh yes mother. Sorry, yes I am ready to go." Draco quietly mummbled.

"Good. Good. Now lets get out of here before people start asking questions." Lucius said yanking on Dracos arm.

Draco jurked his arm out of his father's grip. "I got it!" Draco growled as he grabbed his mothers arm and apperated leaving his father behind.

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Landing at the Malfoy Mannor Draco started pulling his mother inside.

Once inside he looked around stopping when his eyes fell on his mother's face.

He never took the time to really see her. She was beautiful. He has always seen his mother so well put together. Face done up, hair perfectly placed, and clothes made by famous designers, perfectly tailored for her.

Seeing her now though he saw a different kind of beauty. Lines on her face from years of worry but if you really looked you could see those small lines around her eyes. The ones that came from laughing and smiling. She had a beauty only a mother could have. He saw her gray-blue eyes that held so many emotions. Now they held worry and fear looking at her son.

SLAM

"How dare you leave me!" Lucius said as he quickly advanced on Draco.

Draco never saw it coming as his back was towards the door. He didn't see that his father's wand was out and pointed right at his back.

"Stupefy"

A body slammed back against the wall and slid down like tears on sandpaper.

Draco slowly turned around and saw his father crumpled on the floor like a childs old rag doll. He turned back to his mother and saw that her wand was out and pointing at her husband.

"Run! Don't look back just run." Narcissa said in a whisper to her son.

"What about you mother? What will happen to you?" Draco asked as he pulled his mother into a hug.

"Don't worry about me. I will be fine. Find yourself my dear boy. Don't become your father." She said as she planted a kiss on her sons cheek. Her tears now falling on his shoulder.

Draco ran upstairs grabbed everything he needed out of his room. He went back downstairs to his mother who handed him an envelope.

"In here is everything you will need to get all of your savings out of Gringotts and start over. All I want is for you to write once a month saying you are well. I don't need to know where you are. Just that you are ok." Narcissa is now crying and not holding anything back. "I want you to live, love and be free. Promise me? I love you Draco. Now run and don't look back." She hugged him once more and then pushed him towards the door.

"I love you too mum" Draco said as he left never looking back.