Supernova: The Malfoy Twin's Story

Year 2 Part 2

"Embry let me in!" Draco shouted from the other side of the door.

"Go away!" I screamed back, tears still pouring from my face.

"I'm sorry, okay. I know you told me not to tell him but you don't understand. There's so much more at stake than you know."

I ripped open my door to become face to face with him. He stood with his head low, obviously ashamed at what he had done. Good, I thought. He deserves to hate himself for betraying my trust.

"No. I get it. As much as you all seem to forget, I'm not stupid! I understand everything just as much as you do, Draco. Just because I don't act on it as much as you do doesn't mean I'm incompetent. But here's what you don't get. You're suppose to be my best friend, and best friends don't go behind each other's backs. They don't break promises!"

     A silence passed over us. I looked at him dead in the eye, and it seemed as though he was holding back tears. The twin part of me wanted to grab him in a hug and forgive him immediately, but the best friend part of me knew better than that. I reached my hand up to close the door before I heard a gasp escape from him mouth.

    "Embry, what happened to your wrist?"

    His eyes were full of concern, but I didn't want anything from him. Truthfully I wanted to be alone with Ophelia, so I decided it was best to shield the truth for the time being.

    "Tripped on the stairs." I said shortly. "Now leave me alone."

    I yanked the door closed without another word before I threw myself onto my bed. I had cried all my tears already, but that didn't take away the empty feeling I felt inside. I looked over to my mirror, and it took everything in me not to rip down all the pictures of Draco and me. I kept trying to convince myself this feeling was temporary, but it didn't seem like that right now. It felt like he had chosen his side in this family, and I wasn't apart of it.

     My eyes started to droop as I felt Ophelia curl up next to me. Her soft purrs acted as a lullaby, and before I could even register what was happening, I felt all my worries slip away as I fell into a deep sleep.

  
    "Embry." A small voice said from the other end of my door.

     I jumped up suddenly, the noise waking me from my slumber. For a second, confusion was all that I felt, before everything came rushing back. I laid my head back down on the pillow as I tried to block out the outside world.

    "Embry Malfoy." The soft voice rang again.

     This time around, I quickly registered the voice as my mother's. Her soft words made me want to run to her comfort, but the larger part of me wouldn't allow it. She had seen what my father was capable of and stood by as he screamed at Draco and me. Maybe she was the lesser of two evils, but that didn't mean I wanted to deal with her.

"Go away." I said quietly, hoping she would get the message.

"Alohamora." I heard her say.

The door sprung open as she entered, the smallest trace of a smile visible on her face. I rolled my eyes as I turned to face my wall. I felt her walk over and sit down at the edge of my bed, neither of us saying a word.

    She reached over and grabbed my hand, making me wince a bit at the sudden contact. Her face fell as she saw the marks around my wrist, but said nothing as she brought her wand up to the bruise. With her wordless magic, I felt the pain start to melt away as the bruise became less and less noticeable, until nothing was left at all.

"Thanks." I said quietly as I sat up in my bed.

"Oh don't thank me, darling. Draco told me you looked hurt." She said softly. "I don't know what he did, but he's truly sorry."