Where Your Loyalties Lie

Chapter Fifty: Visiting Old Friends

"Draco, I know you don't like talking about your task, but do you have a plan yet?" I asked Draco one day as we sat in my room, Draco on my bed and me on the floor playing guitar.

"Actually, I have. There's this vanishing cabinet in the Room of Requirement that I'm going to try to mend. The cabinet has a sister at Borgin and Burkes that forms a passage. If I mend it, I'll be able to get the other Death Eaters into the castle. Tomorrow while at Diagon Alley for school supplies, Mother is taking me to Borgin and Burkes to get the man to make sure to keep the vanishing cabinet there so he doesn't sell it," Draco explained.

I nodded in comprehension and continued strumming my guitar.

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The next day, Draco, Narcissa, and I went to Diagon Alley for our school supplies. After we had gotten all of them, I led Draco to Weasley Wizard Wheezes. We searched the shop for Maddie until we found her near the back of the store. "Katie!" She squealed before running over and hugging me. "Draco!" She hugged him too. "How have you been? I haven't seen you two in forever."

"Great, how are you, Maddie?" I asked.

"Great. I've spent the whole summer here with Fred."

"Speaking of Freddy, where is he?"

"Wouldn't you rather see your big brother?" I heard a voice from behind ask.

I turned around to find George standing there. "George, how are you?" I asked, hugging him.

"Fantastic, business is booming and now I have my little sister here!" I laughed.

"Katie, sorry for interrupting, but I have to go do something. I'll be back in about ten minutes," Draco told me. He hugged me and whispered, "I love you."

"OK, I'll be in here somewhere," I called after him as he began walking away.

"So Katie, want me to give you the tour of the shop?" George asked.

"Alrighty!" I cheered before following him. Looking behind me, I said, "Wait, where did Maddie go?"

"Probably to go snog Fred in the back room. I catch them doing that once every few days," George explained. He shook his head. "So unprofessional." I giggled.

After the tour, we ended at the front of the store. I looked through the window to find Draco there, motioning me to come over to him. "I have to go," I told George, "But it was nice to see you again."

He grabbed my arm. "You should stay for a night. Or at least for dinner. Fred hasn't even seen you yet and we haven't had the chance to catch up."

I thought for a moment before responding, "OK, I'll have to leave to grab an overnight bag and then come back." I went outside the shop to where Draco was waiting.

"Ready to go home, love?" He asked when I approached him.

"Actually, George invited me to stay here for a night. Is that alright with you? I can use floo powder to get back."

Draco sighed, "Alright."

"Thank you!" I hugged him and kissed him on the cheek. "I have to go back to the manor first to grab an overnight bag." Draco nodded and Narcissa took both of us by the hand before apparating back to the manor.

After grabbing clothes, toothbrush, etc., I gave Draco a quick hug goodbye and used floo powder to go back to Weasley Wizard Wheezes.

After the shop closed at five, which was their closing time every day so they didn't go insane from all the business, George, Maddie, Fred, and I headed upstairs. "Here are the living room and the kitchen," George told me as he led me around the place by the arm. He took me down the hallway. "On the left here is the bathroom and next to that is the laundry room. To the right we have my better half's room and at the end is my room."