Without you | Draco Malfoy x Y/n Potter

- Amortentia -

Half Blood Prince

Draco's Pov

I stare at the mark of a skull with a snake through it. Death eater. This is the first time I've ever felt like I was going to cry. I felt like a threat. To myself, to everyone.

I've cried when I was younger but I haven't cried since. My father banned me from writing to Y/n all summer and doesn't let me read her letters.

I hear a knock on my bedroom door. "Yes?" My father enters the room. "Come take a walk with me, Draco." He says.

As much as I don't want to, he'll probably get mad if I don't. I stand up and we start walking down the long hallways of the manor.

"Yes, father?" I ask. "This school year, I want you to focus on your task." He began. "And that Potter girl is a distraction." He spat. My breath hitches as he mentions her name.

I nod not knowing how to respond. "I want you to ignore her. Don't talk to her and don't go near her." My father demands. Shit. "But Father, please-" "Not another word." He says.

"You follow the Dark Lord to help him kill the Potters. Not have a relationship with the sister." He stated. I hesitate and nod.

"You know the consequences if you fail your task, Draco." He whispers. "I know." I reply. If I fail my task, my family dies. I can't let my mother die. She doesn't deserve it.

"So, you'll cut off the Potter girl?" My father questions. I hesitate but I need to complete my task. For my mother. "Yes." I confirm.

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Y/n's Pov

I'm walking down Diagon Alley with Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny. The five of us head into the Weasley twins' joke shop and the place is huge.

I look around with Hermione and Ginny as Harry and Ron look around together. We head over to a stand of bottles with pink liquid in them. "Love potions?" George asks from behind me.

I flinch at his voice as I didn't know he was behind me. He smirks. Hermione picks up a bottle. "They really do work." Fred says.

"But you know, you're doing just fine on your own." George smirks at Ginny. "That meaning?" She asks. "Are you not currently dating Dean Thomas?" Fred asks.

Ginny smiles her cheeks flushed. "That's none of your business." She claims. I look over at Harry who seemed to have heard that conversation and I walk over to him.

"Don't worry, it won't last forever." I smile. Harry looks at me in confusion. "Oh, come on. I know you still fancy her." "Be quiet!" Harry nudges me.

After leaving the shop Ginny just stays with Fred and George while Me, Harry, Ron and Hermione continue walking around.

For some reason, the streets look trashed. Even the shops with shattered windows and broken down doors. I stop in my tracks as I see the familiar platinum blonde boy and his mother go down an alleyway.

"Draco...?" I whisper just so quiet that barely anyone could hear. Hermione noticed that I stopped. "What is it, Y/n?" She questions. "I thought I just saw Draco... and his mother." I reply.