I am special

Prologue

It is just before Christmas, and our lead characters are in their sixth year.

Voldemort attacks Hogwarts with his Death Eaters, but Dumbledore is warned, thanks to Professor Snape, and can defend the school. But no one suspects what the Dark Lord really has in store. Draco Malfoy disappears after the attack without a trace.

Draco, who was warned by his father about the attack, is totally surprised when the Death Eaters seize him and lock him up in a cell at Voldemort's base. He receives no answers from them, and is treated like a prisoner.

He is entirely baffled as his mother is locked in the cell next to him. Narcissa Malfoy can't help her son, though; she is killed immediately by her husband - right before Draco's eyes.

Voldemort appears for the first time, and he makes it very clear that he wants something from Draco. The boy can't imagine what that could be; he would have joined the Dark Lord's army gladly, without the kidnapping.

Voldemort demands from Lucius Malfoy proof of his loyalty, and the Death Eater obeys without objections. Lucius therefore cuts two fingers off his own son's right hand, with a ritual knife that seems to be very important to Voldemort.

Draco is numb, first from losing his mother and then from his father's treason, and he's close to going mad. His captivity lasts about four months.

But the situation changes drastically. Voldemort tries to perform a ritual with Draco as its centre, and the Slytherin is bitten by Nagini in the left leg. As the Dark Lord is raging, a former Death Eater disturbs his plan - Severus Snape. At his side is Sirius Black, who was officially cleared and is now a free man. Black rescues Draco from Nagini's attack, and together both men take the boy to St. Mungo's.

Now it is summer. The two professors, Dumbledore and Snape, are visiting the Slytherin. In the meantime, Snape officially received custody of Draco, as Malfoy senior is on the run from the ministry.

Draco has spent the last two months at St. Mungos, and he has only one thing left in mind - going back to Hogwarts...