Harry Potter One-shots

Draco Malfoy- I Can Change You

Draco Malfoy

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Being Cousins with Ron means you get wrapped in all the family fun. Family fun that includes becoming friends with Hermione and Harry. You and Hermione became particularly close bonding over your desire to help the elves. After a passionate conversation on the train right before second year about how the elves should be treated better, you two were stuck together. You did everything together, you both loved it. It was a little weird with her being a Gryffindor and you being a Slytherin, but you two made it work. The only thing you two ever fought over, if you could even call it that, is your small crush on Draco. You knew he was a jerk and arrogant and all those negative characteristics you just couldn't help but give you butterflies.

Before Your Six year you were up in your room, writing Hermione about your excitement for the upcoming year, When you heard your mom call you down to the dining room. You walk down, stopping in your tracks when you see Lucius sitting at your table. You looked at him, then your parents, then him, then back at your parents.

" Sit down," your mother said, pulling out a chair for you. You hesitantly sat down. Lucius cleared his throat causing you to look up at him. "I hear you are excited for your sixth year at Hogwarts," says Lucius. You shrug not really wanting to engage in this conversation. Continuing on, not caring about your engagement level, " Well doesn't matter. We have good news, Draco has decided to work with Voldemort this year, finally. With that being said he will need some help. This is where you come in. You will be Draco's assistant this year."

Your jaw dropped as the absolute insanity of his proposal. You began to protest but he interrupted you before you could get a word in. " I assumed this would be your reaction so I have a little incentive. It's been interesting to watch you and Granger become friends over the years, it would be a shame if Bellatrix got close with her wouldn't it?" He finished his threat with a smile on his face.

You looked at your parents desperate for them to intervene in this chaos. They were absolutely no help, agreeing with Lucius.

"You can't be serious" you say, not hiding your shock with what they were asking of you.

After a full hour of what could only be described as agony, the conversation was done and it was settled, you were to help Draco. You went to bed that night not planning on getting any sleep. You were correct, you tossed and turned the entire night.

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As you walk onto the platform to get on the train to begin your sixth year, you feel the pit in your stomach. A feeling you are just gonna have to get used to, you know it won't be ending anytime soon. Not until this year was over. You tried to act as normal as possible, not to raise any suspicion. You walked past the compartment that Draco was in and he gave you a subtle nod before going back to his conversation. That simple gesture made you want to get off the train and go hide in your room for the rest of your life.

The train ride to the castle was spent telling your stories of your summers. Harry and Ron eating more than you could imagine and Hermione giving you weird looks as she knew something was off about you, just not sure what it was yet.

As the year continued on, the trio couldn't help but notice your consistency absence. They also couldn't help notice that a lot of the times you were not around neither was Draco. Hermione was the first to notice this and bring up to the boys. They spent one morning in the common room talking about how different you were this year.

During these times of disappearance you had been helping Draco. It began with just pure awkwardness as neither of you are not sure what to expect or need from one another. As time went on the conversation went just from task oriented to more depth. Well, more depth for you. You began to ask him questions about his childhood and his parents, most of them being answered in one word or five at most. You noticed that Draco never smiled or laughed. One day you couldn't hold it in. You had to ask.