empathy *a Slytherin love story*

bowl of memories

(AN have fun.)

"How was your summer, Blaise?" Pansy asked, sitting next to Theo.

"Good, I spent time with my girl," Blaise said, looking down at me.

"You two are cringy," Theo said, making me flip him off. 

Then Draco walked in, and he had dark bags under his eyes. His face didn't hold the same smile and child-like innocence as before. I got up slowly and just brought him into a hug. 

"I have it," He said before starting to cry.

"We figured mate, what is your task?" Blaise said from his seat. 

Draco started to sob harder as the train pulled away from the station. We all stayed silent as he continued to cry harder and harder. Finally, after ten minutes, he pulled away. 

"I have to kill Dumbledore," he whispered. 

"Oh fuck," Theo mumbled.

"He'll kill my mum if I don't figure it out," Draco said numbly.

"We will figure it out," Pansy told him.

"I can't ask for your help," Draco told us.

"You aren't asking," Blaise told him.

"We are offering," I said.

"Sae, you are too good for this," Draco told me.

"Listen, Dumbledore is a piece of shit. I don't know why, but I don't trust him. And we don't need him to ultimately take Voldemort down, we do need you though," I said to him.

"What have I done to deserve you all," Draco said, crying again. 

"Draco, we all agreed to have each other's back no matter what," Theo told him. 

"I have to do something. And I hate it," he mumbled, "I have to make Harry hate me again. He won't be okay with my task."

"Go, we will keep a carriage ready for you," I told him. 

I went back and laid in Blaise's lap. We were all silent, trying to figure out how to help Draco. We all know that things will never be the same, in fact, things are seeming kind of gloomy now. When the train stopped we all walked to the carriages. Me and Blaise specifically found Cassiopeia and went up to pet her. 

"That's what they look like," Pansy said, approaching Cassiopeia. 

"They are so beautiful," Theo agreed, petting her. 

"I'm back," Draco said, running up and stopping, "Is that?"

"Yes it is," I answered for him, "Her name is Cassiopeia, would you like to pet her?" 

"Yes," Draco said, placing his hand on her head, and petting her. 

"While I'd love to give our skeletal horse more attention, we have to go," Blaise said before hopping in the carriage. 

Blaise offered me a hand and I sat beside him. The others climbed in and off the Hogwarts we went.

"I have a meeting with Dumbledore tonight," I told the group.

Draco sat up straighter and Pansy spoke up, "What about?" 

"He didn't say," I told them honestly, "I'll update you all tonight."

We made it to the feast and were trying to force Draco to eat. Suddenly Harry came storming in, a black eye evident on his face.

"What the hell!" Harry yelled at all of us.