𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋

Chapter 23

When Draco walked down the Malfoy's mansion, wand in his jacket's inside pocket, to meet his parents, he decided to forget everything that had happened to him in the past months. Step by step his adventures with Mrs. Dunham, who was in the end a metamorphomagus who worked for the Ministry, his search for a job, Josh and Marie and in the end Harry too were literally slammed away in the back of his mind, never to be remembered again. If Draco did, he knew he wouldn't stand it and he would break.

Draco forgot all the liberties he had as a muggle. His cheerfulness and all the stupid things he had said without thinking weren't needed anymore. Draco was again a full Malfoy and from now on he had to be careful in everything he said or did. It hurt and Draco realized in a moment how much he had felt free when he was a "muggle".

Draco opened the door to the third living room and found his father and mother conversing with Astoria's parents. When the door creaked open all chatter suddenly stopped and four pair of eyes looked up at him. Mr. and Mrs. Greengrass stood up as one and Draco's parents followed them.

"It is nice to finally meet you again, after all this time…" Draco said with a smile, shaking Mr. Greengrass hand first and then bowing to kiss Mrs. Greengrass pale fingers, making her giggle a little.

"You grown to be a really handsome man, Draco…" Mr. Greengrass said with a smile, "But you seem to have lost weight…"

"It seems that muggles don't eat as well as pureblood wizards…" Narcissa suddenly said with a frown.

"Oh, it must have been horrible for you to live in such awful conditions for so many months…" Mrs. Greengrass said, sincerely worried. Draco shook his head with a smile.

"That is the past, Mrs. Greengrass…" Draco said, "The future is more important now…"

"Indeed…" Mr. Greengrass said, "Astoria simply adores you…"

"So Draco, before you arrived we were talking about the wedding. Everything is decided for tomorrow…" Lucius said, talking for the first time.

"Everything is ready, dear…" Narcissa said, "We already send invitations…"

"If there is someone who you would like to come to the wedding, though, there is still time to send another invitation…" Mrs. Greengrass said. Draco looked at Astoria's parents, his mind totally blank, but his heart was racing.

"No…" he said quickly. "There is no one. I'm sure you handled this perfectly without forgetting anyone…".

"This isn't going to work.." Harry exclaimed making Ron and George stop chatting. "What if Draco really wants to marry and we will just… I don't know… mess up his career or something?"

The Weasley brothers blinked at him. Harry sighed and started reading again the paper Ron gave him just some seconds before.

"Are you nuts?" George suddenly said. "No one would like to marry like that…"

"And besides… what career is there to mess?" Ron added, grinning a little.

"He probably will not work for the rest of his life…" George continued.

"You know what I was talking about!" Harry said and sighed again. Ron and George looked at each other. "I… I think we aren't doing the right thing…"

"Hmph… bullshit…" George said. "The only thing wrong with the plan is that we don't know the where and when…"

"Told you it wasn't going to work…" Harry said. "Forget all about this stupid idea and… we should just move on with our lives…" Harry tried to have a cheerful tone of voice and failed miserably. Harry stood up and ran a hand through his already messy hair.