the_debt_of_time

"Look away if you can't do it yourself," Sirius mumbled under his breath, aiming
his wand at the bound Rodolphus Lestrange who glared up at him with a viciousness that
Sirius had rarely seen outside of his own family.
"Sirius.. ." Hermione whimpered.
Draco aimed his wand and sent a Killing Curse at an unconscious Travers. "This is
war, Granger," he said, his voice cold.
"Sirius, please," Hermione begged. "I know this is war, but I think there's a very big
difference between defending yourself in battle and killing an unarmed enemy."
Sirius tightened his jaw, struggling to reach a decision. Shockingly, he remembered
a time when he was the reasonable one, as far-fetched as that was. He normally would not
have given it another thought, but the look in her eyes was causing him pain, and he could
not help but lower his wand a fraction of an inch.
"Bloody Gryffindors." Draco scowled and stalked over past Sirius, aiming his wand
and shouting, "Avada Kedavra!" killing the last son of the House of Lestrange. Draco then
turned and aimed at Crabbe but hesitated.
Sirius, immediately aware of the boy's change in demeanour, approached and put a
hand on his shoulder. "It's too much. You can't take lives without consequences. Don't
end up like him," he said, and though he did not mention a specific name, understanding
flashed in Draco's eyes. "You're not a killer. C'mon, let's go see your mum, yeah?"
Draco merely nodded.
The moment was cut by a loud scream as Harry gripped his head and collapsed to
the ground. "Harry!" multiple people yelled as they ran to his side, Hermione reaching
quickly for the Horcrux before Harry dropped it.
"What is it?" Sirius asked, gripping his godson by the arms. "What did you see?"
Draco rolled his eyes at the theatrics and incredulously asked, "Potter's a Seer now?"
"He's... He's.. ." Harry forced the words out of his mouth. "He's coming."
"Hurry, we need to Apparate back to the cottage," Ron urged.
"Don't be stupid, Weasel," Draco hissed. "He's got the Aurors on his side!"
"What the hell does that have to do with anything!?"
"They can track Apparition now!"
Everyone stared at the blond, wide-eyed in shock. That was certainly new.
"What do we do?" Hermione eventually asked.