Re Placed (George Weasley fanfic)

Chapter 19

Draco seems really off lately, in and outside classes. He's also avoiding me... I don't know what to do about it. To be honest, I want to get to know him... and his family. Or my family. I know that they're bad news, but I can't help myself from being interested. And I guess that's okay, because they're my family for heavens sake. I decide to update George, I haven't written to him in days and I already received 5 letters with the question: 'Are you dead?'. He knows I'm just very busy, so that's why he sort of jokes about it and isn't scared that I ignore him on purpose, but I actually was... until now.

Dear George,

I'm alive still, haha. Hope you guys are doing okay. I miss you...
And I have to tell you something: I talked to Draco. I don't think it really needs further explanation, but I just wanted you to know. And if I'm being honest, I'm really curious and I want to ask him so many things, but for now I'm just letting him process. I just wanted you to know this, because I don't want to keep things from you. I miss you, I'll see you soon during the holidays.
I love you!

Y/N

"Hi" a heavy voice from behind me echoes through the owlery.

"Oh MyLanta, hi" I say, scared to death staring at Draco. I notice he has a letter in his hands. "Are you writing back to her?" I ask him.

"No" he sighs softly. "I just received one"

"What does it say?" I ask curiously.

"It's not from Isobel... it's from my mother."

"Oh" I remain quiet.

"I might have snapped and told my parents about you" he says with a guilty look.

"Just your parents? Or..."

"Well, at first just my parents, but they told your mom"

I stiffen as he says that.

"I mean my aunt" he quickly corrects himself.

But it doesn't matter anymore, because all I can think of is her at the moment.

"Do you have a neckless?" Draco asks unexpected. "With a little snake made of diamonds?"

I pull it out from under my shirt. "Is this from her?" I ask. "I've had it since my birth"

"Yes" Draco responds.

"But what did they say?"

"Not much, just that they want to meet you."

Oh my God, this isn't happening."You know I can't Draco, not right now or any time."

"I know"

After another awkward silence I ask "do you have a picture of her? Of them?" I correct myself. "I've never really seen a proper one, if you know what I mean."

"I have a family picture in my room"

"Cool" I say awkwardly.

"Do you want to meet up again tomorrow?" Draco asks and that's definitely something I'd never thought would come out of his mouth.

"Sounds great. In my classroom after class?"

"Sure"

"Okay, it's settled then. See you then."

"Okay, bye," Draco says and walks away.

One day later:

I look at the clock. It's already 4 in the afternoon. As I wait for Draco to come, I clean my entire classroom. When I look at the clock, it says 4:25. I still have some assignments left to check, so that's what I do next. Only two left. 4:55. I know I'm waiting for nothing, I should be back in my dorm, relaxing, reading a book or something. But instead I'm waiting for no one to come. I decide to grab my stuff and walk towards the door, but before I take my last step, the door opens and I feel the adrenaline flow through my body.

"Sorry I'm late" Draco says.

"It's okay, we didn't really plan a time anyways"
I respond.

"No, but it was obvious and you shouldn't waste your time waiting for me all afternoon."

"It's fine, it gave me the chance to clean my classroom and check some assignments and stuff."

"Y/N... I mean, miss Y/L/N" he says sarcastically. "Stop being so nice to me, cause I'm never nice to people either."

"I don't care, I will never stop being nice to you, cause when you don't have Isobel to talk to, you should have someone else and I don't know who that could be. So I'm just trying to open up to you, so you know that you can do that too here, cause we're family!" I catch my breath for a moment, but don't stop my gaze at him.

He looks at me shocked and I could see the pain in his eyes. "I'm sorry Y/N, but I'm not a big talker, not even to Isobel" he sighs.

"I know and you don't have to, I just wanted you to know that you can."

"Okay..." he sighs. "I have the picture by the way" he pulls his hand out of his pocket with a picture in it. He shoves it into my hand. "Here, you can have it."

"Thanks" I say, staring at it.

It's a picture of Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix standing next to each other looking at the camera and to Draco who's standing uncomfortably in front of his dad, with his dads hands on his shoulder. They don't really smile, but they don't look unhappy either.

"Thanks Draco" I say again and give him a sudden hug without thinking. I think it took him a while to process the hug, so I just let go. I look down awkwardly and burry the picture in the pocket of my vest.

"So, I'm going to get ready for dinner" Draco says.

"Yeah, me too. See you later."

And there he goes, not sure if he feels more like a brother then a cousin. I grab the neckless around my neck. I don't know why I'm still wearing it, because I hate her for what she has done, but at the same time I know she must've left it with me for a reason. I let it rest in my hand as I walk back towards my dorm.