Challenged Love

Chapter 36

August:
Everyone is on edge about every little thing. I suppose our small living conditions have made all our tempers go up. Harry also sat beside me outside today- asked what me and Draco had been talking about in my room. I told him it was nothing to worry about, that Draco wasn't bothering me. Harry and I sort of chatted after that, and I've been reflecting on everything that has ever happened between us. I think I was a little dramatic about our break up. I mean sure- he was sort of a jerk, but I wasn't perfect either. We were just young, immature. And now that I'm not so bitter towards him, we are actually pretty mutual.

September:
We haven't made much progress. At this point, I'm not sure we will ever find all the remaining horcruxes. But we are all desperate to stop Voldemort, desperate to end the war, so we keep searching day by day.

October:
They have let Draco stay, thankfully. While everyone is asleep, we sometimes sneak outside together. We aren't trying to hide anything- we just want some alone time together. Some times we chat while other times we sit in silence and enjoy each other's company. I like to lay my head in his lap while he plays with my hair. He also hums softly, and his humming drowns away my itching thoughts. I told him I loved him. Draco swore he would do everything to protect me. I accepted his promise with wavering confidence. I needed him to prove his words before I just took them. I just wish I could have kept that promise to Kasper. I still think about him every day since I passed by his grave, hoping he would return to me as a ghost.

November:
Ron has finally destroyed a horcrux! It was Salazar Slytherin's locket! We got it from this house elf named Kreacher. Things are still pretty bad out in the Wizarding World, but things are also looking up.

December:
Harry, Hermione, Lara, and I saw James and Lily Potter's grave on Christmas Eve. There wasn't much to see, but it was a quiet moment. We all comforted Harry before setting off to find Blaise, Draco, and Ron.

January:
To cheer everyone up, Harry played music on the radio, and we all danced in the open room in the tent. He started by taking Hermione, then Lara and I sort of joined in. Draco, Ron, and Blaise just sort of sat back and watched, though Draco's expression seemed to me admiring me.

February:
Harry confronted me about sneaking out with Draco in the middle of the night. I told him we weren't doing anything. I told him we weren't planning against him, but my words seemed to fall on deaf ears. I don't actually know for sure if Harry was really mad. I think he was just kinda confused and suspicious. He hasn't said much about me and Draco since, and everyone seems to avoid the burning questions.

March:
I just want out of this tent. I just want this chaos to end. Draco comforts me sometimes. He talks to me about the future a lot- how he dreams of us growing old in a cottage together and spending the rest of life in perfect harmony. I also cry to Lara and Hermione some nights as well. We chat all night it seems like- just us girls. I'm not sure what I would do without them.

April:
Hermione destroyed another horcrux which was a Hufflepuff cup. We are getting closer.

May:
It's May now. It's been 10 months since I escaped Malfoy Manor. It's hard to believe it's really been that long. Time has just flown by rapidly. All I really want now is the war to end. We are about to approach Hogwarts. Seeing the school in this eerie setting makes my stomach do flips. I used to love this place, but now it's in complete desolation. We just have to find the last few horcruxes and end this once and for all.