Arctic Love

Chapter 37: Now Or Never

Madam Malkin brings out our dresses in garment bags and hands them to Narcissa. I guess the Malfoy's are regular visitors because Narcissa doesn't pay for the dresses. She just turns on her heel and heads for the fireplace. I follow her and we walk inside and I grab a hand full of powder.

"Go on Elena," Narcissa says putting a hand on my shoulder "Malfoy Manor," she says with a smile. 

"Malfoy Manor," I say dropping the powder

The green flame surrounds us and we're sucked into the Floo network. The sound of fire wraps around us and we land on a new floor. Narcissa steps out of the fireplace and walks down the hall towards the stairs. I get out of the fireplace and brush off my shirt.

"Draco!" Narcissa yells up the stairs

Draco runs down the hall and looks over the railing at the top of the stairs.

"Yes?" Draco says

"Will you help me with these?" she says holing up the dresses.

Draco doesn't respond, just walks down the stairs. Narcissa walks up a few stairs towards him and hands him the bags.

"No peaking, I want it to be a surprise," She says looking back at me.

Draco takes the bags from his mother and I walk over to them.

"Elena, why don't you go with him?" Narcissa says

"Come on," Draco says reaching his hand out for me.

I take his hand and he leads me to another room. Draco and I walk over to a large closet where Draco puts the dresses.

"How was it?" he asks wrapping his hand around my waist.

"Surprisingly easy," I say

"Really? No weird questions?" he asks

"No, I think she liked me instantly when she saw my necklace," I say looking down at it.

"That would explain her good mood," he says

"She's not always like this?" I ask

"No," Draco says with a laugh "She's usually too drunk to remember her name," He says

"Really?" I say

"I don't blame her. With everything that's going on I- " Draco stops and looks at me "and she likes you so much somehow..."

Draco lets me go and walks by me. He looks sadder than ever and I'm so confused.

"Draco, what's wrong?" I ask

"She knew, She knew I gave you that necklace months ago," He says

"What do you mean?" I ask

"She doesn't like you because you have that necklace. She likes you because ....she knows..."

"What? what does she know?" I say in a panic.

"She knows you were pregnant," He says looking up at me.

"That's not possible," I say

"When Bellatrix came to find you what did she say?" He asked

"She said we were going on an adventure," I say

"She knew, She meant to have your brothers chase you and she meant to drop you," He says

"Oh my god," I say

Could he be right? How could she have known? I didn't even know until the next day. Why would she want my baby dead?

"Draco, I don't think it matters now," I say