Inescapable | Drarry + Bleville ✔︎

Chapter 35

Blaise's POV:

He was in shock. Dumbledore was dead and Professor Snape did it. Well, now Headmaster Snape. It all disgusted him and the whole castle afterwards was dark and silent.

The scariest part of it was: Draco was no where to be seen. They went home that year due to Luna's father wanting her home.

Her father did object to him living there, but he heard his story and instead conjured up a new home for him beside them. It was much smaller, but it had everything he needed. To say he was thankful was an understatement. Neville was an angel, that's for sure. He could've ignored it all, but instead he got someone to help him out. It only hurt worse to know that they'd never ever have a civil conversation as long as Neville was convinced Blaise was a terrible person. Not that he was wrong, but there is one thing Blaise would never do and that's intentionally hurt Neville or his friends.

He was terrified, though. Terrified that Draco was in trouble, terrified that Neville would die or be horribly injured, and most of all he was terrified of you-know-who taking over. If anyone knew where his loyalities lied as a pure-blood Slytherin, he would be dead within minutes of his reign. Then again, if Neville died, would it really matter if he did as well?

A knock came at the door and he shouted, "Come in!"

The door opens to reveal Luna. "Good morning, Blaise. A letter came for you." She says, handing him a blank envelope.

"Thank you." He says and she gives him a nod.

"Oh, by the way I apologize for my father's prejudice. He just hasn't met you yet. I'm sure if he did he'd love you." She smiles.

"No worries. He's just trying to keep you safe. I'd do the same." He smiles back.

"I'm proud of you for doing the right things, Blaise. You're not as arrogant as I originally thought you might've been." She chuckles, "And you've protected my friend. Really, I thank you for flipping the script."

"I'm not that great..." He says with a fake chuckle, "I should be thanking you actually. You helped me out."

"It was all Neville's doing." Luna says.

"Yeah..." Blaise trails off and smiles to himself.

"You know, you should open that. It may be from Neville." She smirks, "By the way, we're making cookies later after breakfast. I'll bring you some. And no negotiation! You can't get out of these."

"Fine." He smiles. "Thank you, really. Tell your father the same."

"I will. Well, I must go help my father with breakfast. Tell me all about that later." She says gesturing to the letter then walking out into the field of flowers and shutting the door behind her, leaving him alone with only the sound of the birds.

He smiles and opens up the letter. He smiles wider at the familiar handwriting.

"Hi, it's Neville again. It may not be the best time because of what's happening now but I needed to make sure you were safe and had a home to go to. I know we don't really know each other but you've been so kind I can't help but worry. Please write back soon, even if it's just telling me you're safe. That's all I need to know."

He decides to write in the free space below and glides his quill across the page.

"Hello, Neville. Yes, I am safe and I do have a home. Thank you so much. Really, thank you. I can't express enough how thankful I am. I'm living with Luna and it's really beautiful here. It almost makes me forget everything that's happening. I have warm food and a nice comfortable bed. It's everything I ever wanted. Now, I must ask if you are safe. I've actually been pretty worried about you. This letter really made me feel better about it, so I appreciate you writing. I really care about you, and maybe that makes you uncomfortable especially since you know I'm a boy but you really mean a lot to me. Your safety means everything and I really hope you're happy and comfortable where you are. But no, this letter isn't bad timing. I really needed to hear from you."