The Other Potter (Draco Malfoy Version)

Reunited at Last

Chapter 29

The members of the Order all came for dinner that same evening. Once dinner ended the Weasleys sent the other kids away before giving Alexis the floor for whatever it was she needed to tell them. Alexis stood casting a silence spell around them before she started.

"We may have a problem, as most of you know Mattheo chose to go to his father. He took me leaving him harder than I thought. He is aware of the prophecy although he doesn't know the full thing or the implications of what it means. I had a vision that Mattheo tortured Draco as revenge for him stealing me away. Mattheo knows who I really am, and before any of you say anything I do understand that I trusted the wrong person. I don't know at this point what he is capable of or if he has told You-Know-Who the truth about me or what he knows of the prophecy," Alexis looked around waiting for the reprimand from the group but was met with silence instead.

The group all sat staring at each other, Moody finally spoke up as the others continued to stay silent. "So we know Mattheo knows too much but not as much as he thinks. We know you are presumably in more danger. I think it's safe to assume that Mattheo wants you back even if that means delivering you to his father. So when you leave you need to be protected and you need to do everything you can to keep yourself safe as well. Dumbledore told us your prophecy wasn't what we originally thought but he didn't give us any specific details."

Alexis looked down at the table, "The prophecy isn't about Mattheo and I choosing the right path together. It's about me choosing the boy that is the right path. Mattheo is the dark path, he brings out my anger and encourages me to choose my darker side. But Draco brings me peace when I'm with him I want to be better. We are better together, he's the path that ends the Dark Lord."

The shock on everyone's faces was blatantly obvious as they stared at Alexis. "So why wasn't Draco put under our protection, why was he allowed to go home?" Remus asked slamming his hand on the table.

"Fate," Alexis said simply, she looked up seeing the Order's confused faces. "Draco knew my visions come true. Fate comes for you no matter what you do. Draco didn't want to sit around waiting for the inevitable, he wanted to get it over with. I can't say this for sure but I think he may have also been protecting me. I think he believed that being with me put me in more danger and he wanted to protect me."

"So the Malfoy boy is our great hope, seems like a giant cosmic joke," Tonks commented as the group started discussing options and solutions and Alexis excused herself. She just wanted some peace and quiet after having to open up about everything.

A few days later as everyone was in the kitchen enjoying breakfast, the owls arrived from Hogwarts with the class supplies list. Alexis and Harry had an extra letter, Harry was the new Quidditch Captain for Gryffindor and Alexis was chosen as a new Slytherin prefect.

"Oh my, well I suppose we can't put it off any longer. We will go on Saturday as long as Mr. Weasley is off," Mrs Weasley seemed a bit terrified at the thought of going to Diagon Alley. Alexis walked over as Ron complained about waiting and put her hand on Molly's shoulder.

"Everything is going to be okay," Alexis whispered into her mind. Mrs. Weasley smiled gratefully down at Alexis before snapping at Ron. "If you can't behave better you can stay here, maybe even when school starts." Mrs Weasley stormed off away from the kids and everyone turned to give Ron a look.

"What!? Oh fine," he said rolling his eyes and running after his mom.

Mr. Weasley did get off to take them shopping for school supplies on Saturday and a ministry car arrived to take them all. Harry's protection was as always the Ministry's top priority.

The drive to Diagon Alley was quiet and tense, even the Leaky Cauldron was empty and depressing. That was nothing however compared to the shock of the transformation of the once bright bustling Diagon Alley to the empty wasteland it appeared to be now.