Silver and Gold // Dramione

Golden

6th Year, November 17th

When they stepped through the floo in the Headmaster office both students were sent swiftly back to their common rooms. Aurie to Hufflepuff and Draco to his shared situation with Hermione.

That was the first time Drac had really thought about her since he had gotten to the Manor. There were offshoot ideas that lingered in his mind, things that remind him of her, but he didn;t stop to contemplate what he would be walking back to upon a return.

Twice in one day Draco had left Hermione alone and confused. The first being when he kissed her, and the second being when he had apparated away with his sister.

Draco figured we could either be walking into a common room with an enraged Hermione, scolding him for kissing her and then running off to 'probably splinch himself and another classmate'. Or he could be walking into a completely still common room, with Hermione locked into her bedroom with wards placed around it.

He wasn't sure which would be better, it was more a matter of which was worse.

When he got to the Senior Prefect's quarters she was nowhere to be found. Her bedroom door was closed, but Draco noted that there were no wards on it as he walked by. If she was in there, she wasn't worried he would go barging in ... at least that's something.

The next morning Draco didn't see her in the common room again, nor did he catch a flash of her curly hair in the Great Hall at morning meal. It was Sunday, and he figured she was in Gryffindor with Weaslbee and Potter, discussing their theories on what happened to Katie.

He'd almost forgotten about Katie Bell and the cursed necklace.

It wasn't until Professor Snape had cornered him just outside the GreatHall after breakfast requesting him in his office that he truly remembered that the worst was likely yet to come.

Now Draco sat in a chair across from Professor Snape, and unexpectedly, Headmaster Dumbledore.

Dumbedlore had been in the office waiting on His and Snape's arrival, and Draco was certain the conversation that was about to ensue was about Katie Bell and the curse that was initially meant for his Headmaster.

When Dumbledore spoke it threw him off completely.

"Your Sister has been asked to conduct your occlumney lesions, personally by your mother.

"... you know...?" he breathed.

"About which Mr Malfoy? Your mission or the curse necklace. Because it is yes to all the above"

"How?" Draco was at a loss for words as he stared between his two superiors.

"I know all that happens in these castle walls, child"

Draco turned his head between the two before Snape spoke again.

"Headmaster has been aware of your sister's situation since the moment she set foot inside the wards. Some secrets are not easily hidden young Malfoy"

Headmaster nodded his head towards him, affirming to Draco that he knew the situation.

It dawned on him that Aurie had been sorted in a private ceremony in the Headmaster Office, and the hat would reveal the bloodline name of its wearer - if Dumbldore had not known before then, then Snape had surely explained to him after - or Aurie had.

"So what now? Does anyone know it was me who cursed Bell?" Draco managed to ask, it seemed that every conversation he took part of nowadays left him breathless and searching for more answers.