The Consequence Of Power

Hidden In The Dungeons

"Draco, do you think everything will be okay?" She asked as she laid down in the snow next to Draco, facing the half-frozen lake "I can't promise anything with me, but I know you will be okay" He drug his arm across the snow to hers, she grasped his hand, his hand was soft and freezing cold and his skin was red from the melting snow that was on his hands, she looked down at his hand and noticed his knuckles were bruised and cut up, she chose to not ask what happened this time. They laid there together watching the sunrise, it was so beautiful and calming "Draco, do you like sunrises?" She asked "Well, I never care for them really, I don't pay attention to that stuff, why?" He rubbed her hand with his thumb "I just find them amazing, the way the colours blend and how the sun slowly rises, it is effortlessly beautiful don't you think?" She smiled as her eyes soaked in the sun glaring on her skin, warming her up from the snowy weather. Her skin was pale but the sun made her skin look like gold "I never saw it like that, you are smart you know"
"How does that make me smart Malfoy?" She turned her head to face him again and he did the same "I don't know exactly, maybe the way you just notice every little thing, it makes me feel like I do not have to pay attention because I know you will be there to do it for me" He smirked "Maybe we should head back to the school, you need to speak to Dumbledore" She stood up, dusting the snow off her "Rhiannon, I don't think I should stay, I mean I know I came back, but I didn't think where I would go" He stood up "Well, where else will you go? you belong here, you can't go back home, we need to find a place for you to stay" She tried to think where she could keep him so no one else would know, he wasn't welcomed back by Dumbledore so she had to work on that so he could easily return to classes. "I think you should stay in the dungeons, I'll take some extra pillows and blankets for you"
"Like a prisoner? yeah no thanks"
"Well, Draco do you have any other ideas?" He just stared at her, knowing there was no other idea he had, he trusted her with this "Come on, we need to go, I will get you in, it's still fairly early so no one should be awake" She took his hand and guided him to the school "So, do you know why that diary was so important to Lucius?" Draco asked "It holds information about me and my past, it's odd because Severus also knew my mother, and so did your father, I was reading it and I stopped because it was a lot to process at the moment," She said, looking down at the ground as they walked. "How did he know your mother? were they friends or something?"
"I haven't told you this but I saw my mother the day we had detention together, when I stormed off to the lavatory, I was crying and wished to see her, and she showed herself to me and told me all of these crazy things about how she knew your father, and how they were partners in crime fighting the dark forces together. One day he turned evil and joined the thing they fought against and he did the same thing he did to me to her, carving this into her arm and trying to kill her"
"That doesn't make sense, I thought your mother was a muggle?"
"I did too until she told me, Draco she was a very strong witch, apparently she had the same abilities as me, but mine are far stronger. She probably had so many stories that I will never know" She sounded upset with the fact she couldn't just know those things when she wanted to, she thought maybe she could search somewhere for them, but where? "Maybe the diary, or the library! it could have past yearbooks or something about her years at Hogwarts" She then remembered the only person who was alive or not evil who knew about her mother was Professor Sprout, but what if Dumbledore knew something as well, he just kept all those secrets from her. Draco and her reach the front doors, the sky was getting lighter which meant people might be awake "Okay I will sneak you into the dungeons and I'll return with some things for you okay" Draco started to smirk and walk closer to her, he placed his hand on my cheek "You won't leave me down there all alone will you?" She got nervous from his silver eyes piercing her emerald green eyes, he knew what he was doing "Of course not, I'll visit you, once in a while" She smiled "It's quiet, dark, and secluded down there, perfect for anything we want to do, whenever we want" She couldn't speak, she just stood there and bit her lip. "Draco, we have to get inside before people see you, now smarten up lover boy" She tried to walk inside but he stood in front of her "Hold on, I just want to see you right now, give me a few more minutes before I have to go down there" He held her still by her hips, admiring her face as he smiled at her "Draco, you will see me again you know, it's not like I won't come down there"
"I know, I'm just happy I came, I probably wouldn't have had the chance if I didn't leave when I did" His smile faded "Why? What happened?" She didn't want to question it but she noticed his knuckles, they looked fresh. "I had to deal with a lot of shit" She felt concerned by the way he said that. She worried he may be in trouble "Like what?"
"Nothing okay, don't worry" He tried to lie to her "Don't lie, tell me Draco, are you in trouble?" She demanded "Not exactly, it's too much to explain, I don't care about what I had to do to be here, I just want to ignore everything before I came here okay, please just drop it"
"Okay...did you hurt someone, like you know-"
"NO" He cut her off raising his voice, she just looked at him "Im sorry, I didn't mean to press you," She said softly, looking away, Draco realizes he hurt her feelings, she knew he didn't mean to. "Im sorry, I didn't mean to raise my voice, I'm just really stressed out you know, but I promise you everything is okay now" He kissed her on the forehead and moved the hair out of her face by pinning it behind her ear "Okay, let's go get you to the dungeons" She grabbed  his hand and opened the front doors. She peeped her head inside and so did Draco, they had to make sure no one saw her bring him inside, so they quickly rushed in and shut the doors. They walked down the corridor toward the dungeons "Rhiannon?" They quickly stopped, they for sure thought that they were screwed, it was over at this point and she tried to think about how she would get myself out of this. She slowly turned around, and Draco tried to hide his face but his hair gave him away, no one else in the school had platinum blonde hair like his. She looked up and it was Hermione, she had never been up this early, so why did she have to be up right now, scared she might make a scene that Draco was back "Draco? why are you here, I thought you were expelled" Hermione stood there, trying to whisper to not cause attention "Hermione please don't say anything, but he came back and I need to keep him hidden until I speak to Dumbledore about this, it is a long story so I will talk to you at breakfast" She whispered to Hermione as Draco stood behind Rhiannon, trying to hide his face while still admiring her. "Of course, but do you think this is a good idea, Rhiannon, what if he brings the others" Hermione looked over her shoulder, looking at Draco standing there clueless about what they were talking about "I have no choice, Hermione, I have to go, I will explain later" She quickly give Hermione and hug and walked up to Draco, Draco grabbed her hand. Hermione stood there and watched them hold hands, she quickly came to the realization that it was over romantic terms. She smiled to herself and walked to the Great Hall, happy for her and Draco. "So did you tell Granger about me and you?" Draco said looking down at her as they walked down the stairs toward the dungeons "Well not yet, I will at breakfast, I don't have time for small talk with her right now"
"Understandable, being down here makes me feel poor and like some peasant" Draco gagged at the smell of the old wet cement and the sight of rats and spiders lurking the the dungeons "I know, Im sorry, it's just for a little bit okay" They finally found a room, it was a big broom closet "Well, this should work" She stepped into the cold room, grabbed the dangling chain from the ceiling light, pulling it and the light bulb flickered then lit up the room, it was fairly large and somewhat clean "Wow, very nice" Draco sarcastically said and he crossed his arms "Draco Im trying" She felt like a shitty new girlfriend, they barely are official yet and she was already making him stay in some dusty broom closet in the dungeons "Hey, it's lovely, thank you" Draco grabbed both of her hands, kissing them, trying to make the best of the situation, he knew she was also stressed out and new to this just as much as him, so he changed his attitude. He didn't want to make her even more stressed out after what she had to deal with.