This Town ⇢ Draco Malfoy

PROLOGUE & INFO

PROLOGUE & INFO

Draco Malfoy walked through the halls of the Hogwarts castle, keeping his eyes wide for people that could possibly be lurking. He was a prefect and allowed outside his dorm at night, but being seen right now doesn't seem pleasurable. Candles lit the dim corridors, only his footsteps echoing in the halls.

"No one better be around that corridor..." Draco muttered to himself, keeping a tight grip on the case in his hand. He lucked out, no one was around the corridor.

As fast as possible, he made his way down a hill towards the lake. The moonlight reflected off the dark blue water, making only Draco's bleach blonde hair visible from the castle, if you squint. Quietly as possible, he opened the case and removed what was inside.

A light brown wooden guitar darkly shown from the case. Strings tightly tied expertly, the instrument taunted Draco in the case. Smiling softly, he took the guitar from its case and fitted it to his body. Music had become a relaxing skill for Draco, the soothing sounds calming both his body and mind.

The dark lord had been pressuring, his father not pleased with his choices to stay out of it. His own life was threatened, Potter was suspicious as ever. All of this caused by his own fathers terrible choices.

At home and during the day, the guitar was hexed into a key. When Draco was alone and he knew for sure no one would find him, the saving instrument was allowed to be normal size. No one had ever seen him play and no one ever will, the embarrassment would be far too much.

Expertly, Draco began to tune the strings and play a few chords. Humming to himself, he played some songs he had heard in muggle stores and muggle areas. Always secretive, he had bought and hid records that he could listen to when no one was home, sneaking out of the house to go to muggle music stores and buy books.

What seemed like mere minutes was over an hour, his throat dry from humming and even singing. His fingers were burned and ached, the strings vibrating.

"Magnificent, I didn't know you could play." A voice said, starting him from his peace. Fear swelled through Draco's body, already mentally drafting his father's note of disappointment.

"Who are you?" Draco asked, unable to make out a face in the dark. He had already hexed the guitar back into a key, stuffing it into his pocket in fear.

"My name is Jane, Jane Doe. If you don't know what that means, look it up. You play quite well, don't hide it. Bye Malfoy." The figure, now identified as a girl, told him before somehow apparating to the castle. It should be impossible yet she didn't disappear like the ghosts, maybe it was some sort of port key that worked despite the castle walls. She was a student, she was in robes.

"Damn, now I gotta make sure she doesn't tell anyone." Draco growled to himself, pushing down the nice feeling the compliments gave him. "Must find the girl called, 'Jane Doe.'"

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As I'm sure you can tell, this is an AU story, so sit back and enjoy the weirdness. Not much of the golden trio and such, but again, AU.

Please make sure that you know this is AU. I will not tolerate comments saying how I did things wrong, this is AU.

Thank you, happy reading!