Everything will be fine... || Draco Malfoy

Chapter 3.

I felt warm to say the least. Waking up after passing out from immense pain and starvation did a number on me. I never had time to eat seeing as tho Voldemort wanted me to do everything an elf does.

I was not going to lie, he treated me iniquitously and wrong but who was I to go against the Dark Lord?

...my Dark Lord.

Sadly this life I live is unfair but I will not be giving up as I know a day will come and light will be shining upon my life.

Hearing a door I look up from the fire and to the person that was walking in.

"My mother wanted me to give you this." He gave me what seemed was a letter. I was confused "Why didn't she just come to me herself?" taking it out of his hand I noticed the my forearm was bandaged up and I looked at it shocked.

Surely Narcissa was already in here seeing as she was the only one that always bandaged my wounds. "Her and my Father had to leave with him after what happened for something important. We are to leave tomorrow for Hogwarts." He spoke cautiously as if I was to break at any point.

"Hogwarts?" I was speechless and opened the letter as fast as I could.

Dear Y/n,

I am glad that you are awake it has been more than two days since you are unconscious now. Lucius and I have gotten The Dark Lord to let you go to Hogwarts with Draco. You will be helping him with his tasks and will befriend Harry Potter to get information out of him.

I am so sorry but this is the best we could do so far for you. You will be leaving tomorrow evening with Draco. We have already gotten you everything that you need for your classes and will be checking in on you every so often.

If you need help Draco will be helping you as much as he can and will tutor you. The last you two need to do is get your wand since a wand can only choose it's owner. We hope you get better soon, I have made you a healing cream which you will need to apply three times a day.

Eat as much as you can, and take care of yourself.

Yours
Narcissa

"I am free." it comes out as a question and my face scrunches with confusion and shock. I look at Draco and do not know how to react.

He smiles at me softly and nods "How is that possible, why...how did they get him to let me go?" I ask urgently on the verge of crying.

"I do not know that, but you are a death eater Y/n..." he says with his head hanging low as if it was his fault. I take his chin softly and make him look at me.

"It was my own choice. No one could have stopped me and I knew my consequences, he made it clear what would happen if I ever tried using my power. I expected it to be worse but I am free now Draco, at least as much as I can be." I smile at him and look at the fire sighing.

"How did you do it..." I hear him ask after a while "You know...without giving up." I smiled and thought back to the last memory I had of my mother.

"My mother, I was having a bad day because some children from my class were bullying me. She said 'As long as you keep going and keep being yourself, you will get rewarded one day. All of them are strong but you are stronger, no matter what your reward is at the end it will be happiness. Do not give them the joy and let them see the anger and sadness within you. That is what they want to see, it makes them happy...don't let them.' she was a smart woman, never said a word that would disappoint me or make me feel bad..."

"I am really sorry." I knew exactly why he was apologizing, he was one of those children. "It is alright Draco, it's in the past and I am still standing aren't I?" I smirk trying to make him feel better and I did making him smile.

"Yes you are."