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Lucius barely had time to react before Drake was on him. The vile man was knocked down by an indescribable force, and within seconds he was being pummeled by blow after blow.

Al caught Sander's glance and immediately knew he had to do something. "Stop, Drake, you'll kill him!" the half elf shouted. A simple repulsion spell from Al sent Drake flying away from Lucius. He hit the opposite wall of the room with such force that the impact left cracks on the stone. Al rushed over to his friend, pulling him to his feet. "Get a hold of yourself!" he shouted. "I don't care what he did to Dimitri, I will not let you kill him. Don't get me wrong, I hate Malfoy too, but revenge isn't worth sinking down to his level!"

After Drake was removed from his chest, Lucius stood up once more, healing some of the deeper wounds with his wand. "So, you want to play rough,do you, Nightwing?" he snarled, not even bothering to thank Alphonse. "I'm game." A flick of his wand caused a small chest to appear from nowhere. Lucius slowly opened the box, holding it open for all to see its contents. Inside was an ornate necklace, made of silver and embedded with opals. It seemed to be antique, as the silver had a considerable amount of tarnish on it.

"I trust you recognize this, Alphonse, Drakengarde?" the man said, smirking tiumphantly. "Gave Hogwarts quite a bit of trouble back in the good old days; I've even heard that it nearly killed poor Angelina Johnson." The necklace floated out of its container and hovered over Dimitri, just inches over his face. "And, if I remember, it only touched poor Angie through a minuscule hole in her glove," Lucius continued, his smirk changing into a sinister grin. "Imagine what would happen if it came into full contact with a person?"

"What the hell do you think you're doing, you bastard?!" Al cried, taking an aggravated step towards Lucius. "Don't you know how dangerous that thing is?"

"Oh, I know full well, Mister Wendsleydale," the dark wizard said. "And I would advise both of you to think twice before you say or do anything. After all, it's so easy to lose concentration and break a levitation charm." Just as he finished talking, the necklace dropped, stopping only a millimeter from Dimitri's pale face before rising again. Al reached forwards, as if to stop it, but stopped himself before he took a step towards Lucius' bad side. "Oops," Lucius whispered, a spark of malice glinting in his eyes.