the gentle moon / george weasley

triple a

Having Draco replace Harry for the summer holiday, before they could get him out of that house once more, was definitely not on Ron's list of things this summer. Draco wasn't sure what to do, so he just followed August around like a lost dog. Cassius had been camping out at the Burrow in the twins' old room with Draco, which again, was not on Ron's list of summer events.

"Pretty sure there is a bounty out for my head," Cassius mumbled with a mouth full of food.

"I don't think we should be here." Draco grumbled, pushing eggs around his plate with his fork, "They could find us here."

"Then leave." Ron hissed.

"I think this is the perfect place for you two to hide out," August said, leaning back in her chair. "They would never guess either one of you would come, willingly, to the Weasleys."

"That's what I keep telling him." Cassius sighed. "Also, I thought Potter lived with you, Moon."

"He did." August said, "But after mum died, Sirius was going through his patrol with the ministry. Dumbledore took it upon himself and put him back at his Aunt and Uncle. The wards were still up, so it's... It's safer anyway, without mum, it wasn't safe for him anymore in that house. Not with me gone."

August looked up from her coffee cup and saw the daggers in Ron's eyes.

"He's staying, Ron." August sighed.

"I wish you stayed sulking on that couch," Ron scoffed, "At least then we didn't have a snake in our house."

"You think I want to be here, Weasel!" Draco shot dagger eyes back at Ron. "I'm pretty sure you have bed bugs."

"I put them there." Ron said.

"Will you two quit it!" August slammed her fist on the table. Causing the room to fall silent. Draco looked around the room and his eyes fell on August. She had more scars than he remembered, and she was wearing a tank top that day. He saw what looked like a bite mark on her shoulder.

"Are you the reason?" Draco asked her.

"Am I what reason?"

"Greybacks eyes. One of them looks like it's 'bout to fall out. I almost puked when I saw it."

"Yeah." August sighed, pushing herself up from her chair. "That was me."

"Did he attack you? Did you have to fight back or something?" He asked, and then he noticed Ron's face go white like he had seen a ghost.

"No." She sighed, putting her cup in the sink, "I wasn't the one he attacked."

Cassius and Draco looked at each other and then looked back at August leaning against the sink with her head hanging low, her shoulders rising and falling faster and faster as seconds passed. Ron quickly got up from his seat and pulled her in a hug.

"He's fine." He whispered, "You know that. You saved him. He's alive."

"I have to go." August said quickly, "Don't kill each other today, Molly mopped this morning."

"Where are you going?" Draco got up from his seat.

"Not your concern." She said, turning back at him, "I'll be back later."

"You're supposed to watch me."

"I'm not your bloody babysitter, Malfoy! Go read a book or something."

"I didn't ask to be here, so you have to tell me where you are going."

August let out a laugh, "I have to tell you? I'm not your bloody servant Malfoy. You're a big boy, go think about Pancy behind a closed door!"