The Gryffindor Girl

Chapter 13

"I love you." 

I laid there in complete shock, finally I had the courage to lift my head from his chest. I felt him hold his breath as I got off of him and started to slowly put my clothes on. I needed a minute to think. 

Draco remains silent and starts to put his clothes on as well. I feel like us both being silent was just making things more awkward and one of us had to speak eventually so here goes nothing. I knew what I wanted to say. 

"You love me?" I asked as he rolled his black shirt down over top of his head and avoided my eye contact. God he's such a boy, trying to avoid his feelings and all but there was no escaping me as I made my way over to him with open arms. 

"Yeah yeah I love you Marie get over it," he says rolling his eyes but welcoming me into his arms lazily. I laugh and squeeze his waist tight. Reaching up I grab the back of his neck and pull him down to kiss me to which he happily complies. I break away and look him dead in the eyes, " You know I love you right," I say and kiss his cheek. 

"You better! I mean who wouldn't love all of this," he says feeling his body up funnily. I smack his chest laughing and he kisses me again, this time lovingly and for awhile. 

We gather our things and walk out of the astronomy tower holding each other tight. He held me so tight I felt like I couldn't breathe but I couldn't bring myself to care, this is exactly what I needed and I get the feeling he needed it too. 

( Draco's POV ) 

Dropping Marie back off to her dorm was hard for me to do, yes I just saw her yesterday and yes I just got to be with her today but it wasn't enough. I wanted her near me always and especially now since she thinks someone is following her taking pictures. Probably some creep around school who thinks she's pretty or something but it he won't last very long cause I'm going to fucking murder whoever it is. No wonder she was crying so hard earlier, she doesn't feel safe and I can't help but to feel guilty. I wanted to go with her yesterday but I couldn't because of this stupid task and I could've been with her earlier today but I had no choice but to skip classes and work on the cabinet. 

During this time I can't afford to have her in harms way especially since I'm doing a pretty good job of doing that myself. I saw her looking at my arm when we were in the astronomy tower, I know that if she saw it clearly then we would've been as good as done right then and there. This stupid fucking mark was why I couldn't go with her and her friends yesterday, that and I couldn't be seen hanging out with the boy I'm helping to be killed. Whether I want that or not, it's what's happening. Lord Voldemort called a meeting for all death eaters and I had no choice in the matter, my father made sure of it. I got yelled at, death threats and temporarily cursed while at the meeting because of how long I was taking with the cabinet. 

"Ahh young Draco good to see you here," said Voldemort as he came around to get a good view of me. My father tapped my leg under the table to get my attention, I never knew if I could speak back to him or not. 

"Thank you my Lord," I tried not to whimper out. He was now standing directly in front of me with his wand pointing at my face. I could hear my mothers breath hitch in her throat from the other side of me. 

"Let me finish my child, I just mean it's good to see you here and healthy because when one takes so long to complete such an easy task you'd assume they were unwell or ailed by something. So tell me which is it Draco?"  Lord Voldemort now moved his wand under my chin and twisted my skin with it. 

"My lord I am working on it every single day. Please I just need a little more time and it will be finished," I beg the dark lord but he looked unwilling. I hear Bellatrix laugh from the corner then the rest of the death eaters started laughing as well.