In love with the badboy

Chapter 22 ~ Listen to your heart ?

AN :  So, the next chapter is finally out !! School has started again so obviously I will have a little less time to write but I'll still try to update at least once a week ! 

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Chapter 22 :

“What’s wrong Alice? And don’t lie to me this time.” Harry’s face held a worried expression. His stare made me feel guilty, I didn’t really lie to him by the way, I just concealed the truth which was something different. After my little encounter with Malfoy, Harry had taken me to his room to catch up. But I couldn’t seem to concentrate on anything other than what Malfoy had said to me earlier that day. After our little chat we made it clear to leave each other alone. It made me wonder if he had actually ever cared for me at all.

“Look Harry” I started. “I’m just a little feeling down right now, maybe we should meet tomorrow, I’m sure that my mood will be better then.”

He took my hands in his in a reassuring manner and squeezed them. “I want you to be able to trust me. I know it might be weird for us to be related all of the sudden but I will be there for you no matter what, I do hope you know that.” He gave me a little smile which I returned.

“I do trust you,” I told him honestly, “And I am happy that you are my brother, I couldn’t ask for a better one. But you have to believe me when I say that you will not like the reason why I feel bad so it’s better to just let it rest.”

“It’s Malfoy isn’t it?” His voice suddenly turned cold, as if the thought of Malfoy alone was enough to feel the hatred towards him.

“Why would you think that?” I asked him carefully.

“I am not dumb Alice,” he retorted, “I can see how you look at him. Besides he was tutoring you during the holidays, which I didn’t like at all. You could have asked me to tutor you instead of going to his house.”

I sighed, it would have been easier if I had gone with Harry and Ron but I didn’t want to be a burden. “Yes it’s Malfoy.” I bit my lip, trying not to get emotional. I knew I could trust Harry and even though he despised Malfoy more than anyone, I knew he’d listen to me and support me so I told him the entire story. I talked and talked and Harry listened without saying a word. I told him about how nice Draco could be and about the wonderful Christmas we had. I told him that we had kissed and how he had said that he needed me, I left the part where we slept in the same bed out of it. Then I told him how I had to leave for the death eaters that were about to come and how hectic everything was. Not a detail was left out.

When I finished talking it was silent for a couple of minutes. Harry sighed. “That git,” were the first words to leave his mouth. “You really like him don’t you?” He looked at me hopefully and I knew he wanted me to contradict his question, to say that I hated Malfoy, but I couldn’t.

“I don’t want to like him Harry but I can’t seem to help it. You don’t have to worry though, we could never be together and we both know that.”

“Of course you could never be together he is a death eater Alice come on !” Harry said, clearly shocked that I would even consider that as an option. I opened my mouth to protest but he quickly talked on, noticing the angry look in my eyes. “I’m sorry. I just despise him so much. Even more, now that I know how badly he hurt you.”

“I know Harry, and I’ll do my best to stay away from him I promise. You can’t know if he’s a death eater though, you’ve got no prove !” I didn’t want to defend Malfoy but it was true, we couldn’t know if he was a death eater before we had some evidence.