Secrets || Draco Malfoy

Eleven

I'm walking to potions with Hermione. I'm still not really talking to Harry.

We sit down. I catch Draco out of the corner of my eye. He's playing with his rings. Harry walks in with Ron.

"I'll be having a supper tonight, Harry, Y/n, Granger, and Malfoy I expect you all to be there."
"Okay." I say. I look at Ron who just sits down sluggishly.

We're walking to supper but I realize I forgot to grab my wand.
"I'll be right back." I say.
"Okay." Hermione says not paying me much attention.

I run back to my dorm and grab it. I walk back out and run into Draco.
"Draco." I say looking up at him.
"Y/n." He says.

"Where's Granger and Potter?" He asks.
"They're already there. I forgot my wand and ran back."
"You probably would've been fine without it." He says starting to walk.
"Yeah that's true, but with my life you never know when danger will come find you." I say. He smiles softly.

"Have you used your Felix felices yet?" He asks.
"No." I say forgetting about it.
"What are you waiting for?"
"I don't know." I say softly. "I just want to make it count."
"Makes sense." He says.

We're almost there.

"What would you do with it?" I ask. He looks down.
"I would use it to help with my task."
"Oh right, the mystery task." I say.
"I wish I could tell you." He says quickly.
"You can." I say.
"No, I can't." He says going quiet as we walk in.

Everyone's already there and they turn to look at us.
"Sorry, we're late." I say.
"No you two are just on time. Miss Granger was telling us about her parents."

We sit down while Hermione talks about how her parents are dentists.

Harry's giving me a weird look.

Ginny walks in.
"Look at her eyes they've been fighting again, her and Dean." Hermione whispers. She looks like she's been crying.
"Sorry I'm not usually late." She says. Harry stands up and they just look at each other. Hermione and I look at each other confused.

"Don't mind if I ask but how are your aunt and uncle?" Slughorn asks me and Harry.
"Oh well the fact that they tried to throw us out a window one time, because our cousin Dudley cried to them about us, says a lot." I say.
"Or when they threatened to let Hedwig go because they wouldn't let her out of her cage." Harry says.
"Oh my." He says.

I look over at Draco who's resting his head on his hand and looking at nothing.

I need to ask him.

The supper ends and Harry stays sitting.

Everyone else walks out. I grab Draco's arm to get his attention. He looks at me.
"Can we talk?" I whisper.
"Yeah, follow me." He says.

He walks into an empty hallway.

"We can talk here." He says standing nervously.
"Okay, so I need to know."
"Yes?"
"Did you do it?"
"What?"
"Did you try to kill dumbledore?" I ask looking at him carefully. He goes silent and looks down.

"Draco, I need to know, Harry thinks it's you and I need to know if I'm going to keep defending you." I say.

He looks up at me. There's tears in his eyes.
"I have no choice." He says. "He's going to kill me if I don't."
"Who's going to kill you?" I say stepping closer to him.
"He who shall not be named."
"Voldemort's going to kill you if you don't kill Dumbledore?" He nods shaking.

"I'm so scared." He whispers. "It hurts so much."
"What hurts?" I ask softly.
"This." He lifts his sleeve up to reveal the dark mark. It has red marks all over it.

"Draco..." I whisper. I gently reach out and touch it. I can feel the scratches. I feel so bad. I look up at him. There's tears rolling down his face. I hug him tightly. His arms wrap around me and I just hold him until he relaxes.

"I'm sorry." He says.
"What?"
"I have to bring the death eaters here too. I have no choice."
"It's okay. It's not your fault." I whisper looking at him. He wipes the tear off his face.

"Voldemort wanted me to get close to you to get your secrets. I promise I haven't told him anything. I don't plan on it." He says.
"Dumbledore tried to get me to get yours." I say. He looks down. "I'm not telling him anything." I say. He looks back at me.
"Thank you." He says. I know he's referring to me helping him right now.
"You're welcome." I say.

———— Draco's pov

My dark mark hurts. I've been scratching at it until it bleeds.

I walk by the Gryffindor common room and Y/n walks out.
"Draco." She says.
"Y/n."

"Where's Granger and Potter?" I ask noticing she's alone.
"They're already there. I forgot my wand and ran back." I'm glad they're not with her right now.

"You probably would've been fine without it."
"Yeah true, but with my life you never know when danger will come find you."

"Have you used your Felix felices yet?"
"No."
"What are you waiting for?" I ask curiously.
"I don't know. I just want to make it count."
"Makes sense."

"What would you do with it?"
"I would use it to help with my task."
"Oh right, the mystery task."
"I wish I could tell you." I really want to but I don't know how she'll take it, and I like the way things are going now.
"You can."
"No I can't." I say walking in.

Everyone turns to look at us.
"Sorry, we're late." She says.
"No you two are just on time. Miss Granger was telling us about her parents."

She sits down and I sit next to her. Hermione continues talking but I'm not listening. My forearm feels like it's on fire.

I notice Harry looking at Y/n weirdly. Last I knew they were in an argument about something.

Out of the corner of my eye I notice Ginny walk in. I can hear Y/n and Hermione whispering.

"Sorry, I'm not usually late." She says.

"Don't mind if I ask but how are your aunt and uncle?" Slughorn asks someone. I don't look up.
"Oh well the fact that they tried to throw us out a window one time, because our cousin Dudley cried to them about us, says a lot." Y/n says. I listen in.
"Or when they threaten to let Hedwig go because they wouldn't let her out of her cage." Harry says.
"Oh my." He says.

I rest my head on my arm to stop myself from picking at it.

The supper ends and I walk out wanting to be alone. It hurts so bad.

I feel someone grab my arm. I turn reaching for my wand. It's Y/n. I forget about the wand.

"Can we talk?" She whispers. I wonder what she has to say.
"Yeah, follow me." I say.

I lead us into an empty hallway.

"We can talk here." I say anxious.
"Okay, so I need to know."
"Yes?"
"Did you do it?"
"What?"
"Did you try to kill Dumbledore?" I don't know what to say. I look down. My heart is pounding.

"Draco, I need to know, Harry thinks it's you and I need to know if I'm going to keep defending you." People think it's me. I feel like crying.

I look up at her.
"I have no choice. He's going to kill me if I don't."
"Who's going to kill you?" She steps towards me.
"He who shall not be named."
"Voldemort's going to kill you if you don't kill Dumbledore?" I start shaking as I nod.

"I'm so scared. It hurts so much." I say as the dark mark feels like it's pulsing.
"What hurts?"
"This." I show it to her. It's red and scratched.

"Draco..." She whispers touching it slowly. Her fingers feel cool against the warmth of my skin. She looks at me and I realize I'm crying. She hugs me. I wrap my arms around her feeling comfortable and safe.

"I'm sorry." I say.
"What?"
"I have to bring the death eaters here too. I have no choice."
"It's okay. It's not your fault." She looks up at me and I wipe the tears away.

"Voldemort wanted me to get close to you to get your secrets. I promise I haven't told him anything. I don't plan on it."
"Dumbledore tried to get me to get yours." She can tell him this. "I'm not telling him anything." I believe her.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."