Nova Snape; A Draco Malfoy-Severus Snape story (Completed and Edited)

Chapter Five

It was him. He was the one who scarred me. He was there when my parents died. He was the one torturing me. He gave me the most evil stare I have ever seen

"Draco, this is the girl you brought home to us? She is supposed to be DEAD!" Mr. Malfoy said the last word so forcefully I felt little spit particles hit my face.

"You did this to her?" Draco sounded like he was on the verge of tears. He spoke while pointing to my back. "How could you?"

"How could I? No, how could YOU? Of all the girls in that damned school, you pick this one- who should have died eight years ago! How could you be so stupid Draco?" At this point, I started backing away, an attempt to leave the manor. "And you!" He started walking towards me now, "You think you're good enough for my son? You're NOTHING! WORTHLESS! You ought to be dead! In fact, you're nothing better than dead! You're living on someone else's time! MY TIME! The Dark Lord punished this family because I didn't kill you!" I started crying, I knew he was just trying to get under my skin, but I never thought I would come face-to-face with the man who tortured me. "Tell you what, let's finish what we stared eight years ago."

I knew what that meant. He was going to kill me. Or at least try. I turned around and started sprinting. Before I could get too far, a small stream of gray light hit me in the back and I fell to the ground. I didn't even have to hear him scream 'crucio' to know that’s what this was. All the pain I have ever felt was inflicted all over my body. Burns, pins and needles, cuts, bruises, sprains, breaks, dislocations, and concussions. I started screaming. Like those blood-curdling screams. It felt like hours but it was only about three minutes when I rolled over so I was on my stomach, looking up at Draco. He and his mother had their hands over their mouths.

"Draco! Make it stop!" I screamed and cried out to him. I put my head back down on the floor. Suddenly all the pain stopped. I heard a small grunt of pain so I looked up. Draco had stepped in front of me, to take the curse instead of me.

"Draco, you, me, my study, now." Mr. Malfoy spoke to Draco. They both left. I tried to get myself off the floor, but my arms felt like noodles. Mrs., Malfoy rushed forward and kneeled beside me. I rolled over on my back to look at her.

"No, no. Stay down" She said while pulling my shirt back down, so it no longer was over my belly-button.

"I'm really sorry. I shouldn't be here." I was breathing so hard that my words sounded like whispers. I truly felt sorry for walking into her home, after her agreeing to me staying there, and causing so much trouble.

"You're apologizing? I should have my husband apologize. You did nothing wrong. You know, I think you are very pretty. I've never seen hair as black as yours. I've never seen eyes such a shade of green. They are the lightest shade of green I have ever seen."

"Thank you, Mrs. Malfoy"

"Don't believe anything he said to you. I think you and Draco are very cute together." She gave me a sincere smile. The only thing I could think to tell her was about our patronuses.

"We have the same Patronus"

She looked surprised and pleased. "Oh my! You do? That's brilliant!! When he and his father get back, you have to show us"

"Okay, Mrs. Malfoy"

"Oh, please. You can call me Mum" That hit a nerve. I've never even said the word 'mum' after my own mother died. I must have had a sad look on face still because she said, "Oh! I'm sorry dear! I forgot..."

If I really wanted to be with Draco the way I did, I better get used to having his parents around. "No, no, it's alright... Mum"

Draco and his father came back into the hallway now and Draco pulled me to my feet. My legs felt like noodles too so I leaned into Draco for support. Mrs. Malfoy was the first to break the awkward silence, "Nova tells me you have the same Patronus. Can we see?"

How could you say no to Mrs. Malfoy? Draco and I pulled out our wands and cast a Patronus. The two snakes did the same thing they did at Hogwarts, danced then stopped in a heart. Mrs. Malfoy had happy tears and Mr. Malfoy was staring daggers at me.

After we put our wands away, Draco led me up the stairs and to my room.

"This is your room, that one there-" he pointed to the door next to mine "-is my room. There is a bathroom attached to your room with a shower and everything. Your trunk is already in there."

He turned around and walked to his room and stepped inside. I went into mine and got my things to bathe. I filled up the tub with hot water. I sat there, pretending that the water would wash away all my troubles and pain. I started letting the tears flow.

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A/N: drama... lots and lots of drama. I knew exactly what I wanted for that chapter but I had no idea how to write it... I sat here for about an hour writing that. It's so sad. Im a failure! haha oh well...