Too Sweet // Draco Malfoy

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A/N: Please read the a/n at the end, would love your opinion on another book idea once I finish this one!

Celeste's pov: 

     I left for Winter break the day after Slughorn's party. A much needed break. Now it was time to go back and I was ready, ready to talk to Draco. That is until he approached me on the train and asked to speak to me alone. We went to the very back of the train until we found an empty cart. 

     "You wanted to talk?" I asked, keeping my distance from him. 

     "You aren't going to be happy, but it has to happen."

     "What has to happen?" I ask nervously. 

     "Voldemort wants to meet you" He says quickly. 

     "What? No absolutely not!" I say almost yelling. 

     He comes closer and gently places a hand over my mouth. "Shh, look I don't want this to happen either but it has to. It's either we apparate to my house, where I know my mother and I can keep you safe or he sends another Deatheater after you." He keeps his hand over my mouth, "are you going to yell again?" he asks gently. 

    I shake my head no and he lifts his hand from my mouth. "What the fuck are you talking about Draco? How does he even know who I am?"

     "He used Legilimency on me, he knows you know I'm a Deatheater. He has to make sure you will not tell anyone. "

     "I won't tell anyone," I say.

     "I know that, but he doesn't."

     "My mother and I have ways we can keep you safe. Are you going to come with me or not?"

     "Do I have a choice?"

     "Not really,"

     "What are the ways you can keep me safe?"

     "Voldemort may be in my house but it is still my house. My mother will do whatever she can to keep him under control. I used a protection charm on this ring." He say's digging though his pocket. He pulls out a ring and holds it up. "But you have to wear it before we apparate. He has eyes everywhere at my house, if you aren't wearing it when we arrive he'll know."

     "Okay," I say taking a deep breath. I grab the ring from his hand and slip it onto my finger. "I'm scared."

     "I know you are. It's Saturday now, he doesn't want to meet with you until tomorrow. Snape said he will cover us for as many days after if you need to stay." 

     "What do I tell Ophelia and Luna?"

     "Just say we're going to my house or your for the weekend to talk. Tell them I've been going through it since my father went to jail and I took it out on you. 

     "I don't know if they'll believe it."

     "Word it how you need to to make them believe it. Pansy and Blaise know so Pansy will be able to help the lie work."

     I hesitate for a moment, "Fine, I'll go tell them." I walk away and head back to the train cart. 

     "How'd things go?" Luna asks. 

      "He apologized, I think we're going to go back to my house to talk things through."

     "You're house? Classes resume on Monday." Ophelia asks. 

     "I know, we'll be back by then. We just think it's better to talk outside of Hogwarts. He's been really struggling since his dad went to Azkaban. He didn't mean to take it out on me." I say.