24 September 1995

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Dear Ced,

I had a rather unsettling encounter with Cho this morning. I happened to run into her at the Owlery while I was sending a letter to Mum. It's been quite a while since we've spoken, and the air was thick with awkwardness. We've crossed paths now and then.. around the school or in the Great Hall.. and our eyes would meet, though only briefly. It feels as though she's deliberately avoiding me. She used to offer a smile or a greeting, but now... nothing. So, with only the two of us there, I decided it was time to talk. If anyone might understand the storm inside me, it would be her, wouldn't it?

But before I could properly express myself, she said something that's been gnawing at me ever since. She told me that you broke up with her the day of that terrible event. And when I asked why, she said it was because of me. Because of me, Ced. I'm at a complete loss. I don't understand what she meant.

Later, at lunch, I thought I caught her friends staring at me... though perhaps it's all in my head. I can't be sure if it's guilt or something else that's clouding my mind, but everything feels so disorienting. I keep replaying that conversation, searching for some sense of clarity, but I find only a growing confusion. I wish you were here to help me make sense of it all. Everything seems so muddled without you.

- D.W

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