**T.W- some depictions of abuse**
Draco, Crabbe and Goyle never came back to the compartment, even as they made their stop at Kings Crossing. Céline grabbed her trunk and exited out of the train with Daphne and Tracey who had returned to the compartment an hour prior to arriving.
Céline sees Harry and the others on the platform. She looks around to see any sign of her parents before quickly approaching them.
"Harry." She called. He turned around and smiled at her. "I just wanted to say bye." She gave him a hug before going for a hug with Hermione and then Ron.
"Will you be okay?" Hermione asked with concern.
"I..." Céline paused and gave them a tight smile. "I don't know, but I'll get through it one way or another." She looks to Harry, "as I know you will too."
He nodded to her, "be careful. Especially with Malfoy." He said.
Céline stiffened, remembering the conversation she had with Draco earlier and nodded, "I'll see you in September." She waved to them before walking away. After a moment long of looking she found her father. Her hand tightened around her trunk and her heart sank as she saw Lucius Malfoy standing next to him taking.
She slowly approached them, "hello father. Mr. Malfoy." She said with a strained voice. They both looked at her, Lucius always looking down at her with arrogance and her father looking at her with great displeasure.
"Where's Draco?" Lucius said as he looked behind her.
"Oh. I haven't seen him." She said, stiffly. Céline didn't know who she felt more uncomfortable with, Mr. Malfoy or her own father.
"Well, Lucius, we will head back now. I'll follow up with you shortly." Her father said. Lucius just nodded, and she and her father began walking away.
He didn't say anything until they finally got to the Everhart Manor and that absolutely terrified her. He normally would criticize her all the way home, but this time he was completely silent.
Once she entered the threshold of the home, she instantly felt dread.
"Your mother is in the sitting room, waiting for you." He said, curtly. She looked at him nervously as he passed her. She set her trunk down at the bottom of the stairs and then followed him.
As she walked in, her mother was sitting in one of the arm chairs reading the Daily Prophet. Her father walked over to the window and looked out of it.
"Come." Her mother said without looking up from the paper. Céline's heart stared to race rapidly. Slowly, she began to approach her mother.
"votre comportement le mois dernier était inexcusable." Genevieve said, finally looking up from her paper. (Your behavior last month was inexcusable.)
Céline furrowed her eyebrows. "My behavior?" She said.
"Vous avez humilié non seulement votre père, mais moi, en tant que professeur à Beauxbâtons." Genevieve said sternly. (You humiliated not only your father, but me, as a professor in Beauxbatons.)
Céline felt the heat rising to her cheeks. She trembled in fear, knowing that talking back will only make things worse, but she couldn't help it. She was tired of this.
"By telling the truth? That girl tried to kill me. Twice now." Céline's voice shook slightly as she balled her hands.
"Watch your tone, girl." Charles, her father, warned from the window. She looked at her father, his threatening gaze made her want to submit to whatever they tell her, but she felt so angry about the things they had to say.
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Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC
FanfictionCéline Everhart is a young witch who transfered from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic to Hogwarts her third year. She is sorted into Slytherin, where she meets Draco and he's immediately intrigued by her. His world is dark as he's ready to follow whate...
