Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC

Year 5- Ch. 136

Draco pushed himself off the wall and strode up to Céline. He was worried about her. She still looked sick when she came to class. And then she got detention for being late. He knew that meant that he'll have to get her some Murtlap Essence to help her hand heal.

He was going to talk to her again. The last few days were torture for him. He was angry with her, for taking sides with Potter, but not having her by his side was putting him in a worse mood. But she took Potter's side. He hated that, it seemed that she always took his side.

When Céline asked Draco if he would tell her honestly that his father was involved with You-Know-Who, he couldn't bring himself to lie to her, but he couldn't tell her the truth. He didn't want to get her involved in something dangerous, and just having the knowledge of his father being a Death Eater would put her safety more at risk.

He hated Potter more now that he listed his father as a Death Eater that he had seen that night the year prior. Not that he was lying about it, Draco knew that it was more than likely that his father was there that night. He's overheard the meetings he's had. Draco knew they were up to something.

It was likely expected of him to follow in his father's footsteps once he's old enough to become a Death Eater. For some reason, it didn't seem so exciting now, as it did when he was younger. He knew the exact reason why, he was looking directly at her now.

Céline stared at him, she looked tired to him. He took her hand without saying anything and ignoring the protests of the others that were with her. He could feel her squeezing his hand back. He took her down to the dungeon, through the common room and to his dorm, he would have taken her to hers, but he wasn' allowed on the girls dorm side. No boy was.

Once they were in his room, he pulled her to his bed and had her sit. He pulled out something that was wrapped in a clean cloth. He carefully undid the knot on top and revealed a pair of sandwiches. He handed her one.

"Eat." He said to her as he sat down next to her, taking a bite of his own sandwich. She just stared at him, confused.

"Are you still upset with me?" She asked. He thought for a moment, then shook his head.

She laid her head on his shoulder.

"I know you still are. I know how much family means to you, and for me to accuse your father for being part of something.... Scary... I understand if you're still upset with me. I'm sorry." She said softly.

"I don't want to tell you that he is. Because I don't want you to feel like you'd be in danger knowing that." He said, frowning at his sandwich. She sat up straight and turned to him so that she faces him a bit more.

"I'm almost certain that my father has become one... so not being in danger has gone out the window. Knowing that your father is a Death Eater, has me more worried for you..." she said to him. She placed a hand on his cheek. "Are you going to be alright?"

He looked at her intensely. "I'm in no danger." He said with certainty. There was something he saw swirling in her eyes, he didn't know if his words assured her or made her more worried. But he didn't clarify, because he knew he wasn't in any danger around her family. He was positive about that. "Eat, love."

She looked at him for a moment longer before eating her sandwich. They ate in silence, he would glance over to her and see her deep in thought. She looked tired.

"We still have a good amount of time before our next class. Let's rest for a little bit before we go back." He said after looking at his watch.

"I don't want to..." Céline said quietly, she looked a bit anxious. "When I slept in the hospital wing, I had a nightmare about my father." She looked him and he saw a bit of fear on her face, "I don't want to have another nightmare."