Romeo and Juliet {HP fanfic}

Chapter 3

Hope you are enjoying the story so far! Not really an author's note today, so...

Enjoy!

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Leona stared at Draco, wondering what on earth he was doing. Draco took a deep breath before lifting his sleeve.

What Leona saw made her gasp and she covered her mouth, in total shock. Draco Malfoy had the Dark Mark, he was one of them. She suddenly got very scared and freaked out. What if had to kill her? Nobody could be trusted.

"Let me out!" she tried to dodge past him but he blocked the door.

"No, I need to ex-"

"I don't want an explanation! I want to get out!" he shook his head, grabbing her arm. It didn't hurt but she couldn't get away. 

"Please le-"

"Draco Malfoy!" she screeched, "Let go this instant!"

"Ooooh! My name." he mocked, not letting go.

"Oh, I have got a lot more names for you going through my head right now!"

Draco looked at her pleadingly, "If I let go, will you please stay here?"

"Yes." said Leona, sighing in defeat. "Go on then, tell me."

"Ok, well first I need to show you something." he lifted up the other sleeve of his shirt. Leona could make out ropes burns on his wrists. Strange? He then began to unbutton his shirt.

"Why are y-"

"Shh." was all he said. And when he was done, he opened it. Leona gasped for the second time. On top of his well-toned abs were bruises and cuts. He was covered in them, some were raw; some from a long time ago. Draco winced at the look on her face; disgust. He knew it wasn't disgust at him, but he had never shown anybody before. He wasn't even sure why he was showing her, he just felt she was owed an explanation.

"I didn't want to be a Death Eater. I never did but Voldemort was back and no one was getting away easily. My parents were there, when it happened. And they did nothing." his voice broke and he sat down, leaning against the wall. Leona sat beside him as he continued, "He tortured me because I said no. I said I didn't want the Dark Mark. Even after all that, I still didn't want it. He still made me get it, these rope burns are from being held down. I couldn't stop them, I tried! It hurt so much, and I couldn't believe my parents just stood and watched. I am not a Death Eater, at least not by heart."

"So why did you...you know, slap me?" Leona said quietly, there were tears in her eyes as she realised what he had been through.

"Well, when you said I was a spoiled brat I snapped. I knew that was what everybody thought, but I'm not. I was when I was younger but soon enough the Dark Lord was back. And he was ruining my life, made my father angry all the time."

"Did he do that to you?" Leona asked, pointing to his bruises.

"Well, not all of them."

"Oh my god, I had you all wrong." she felt disappointed in herself and pity for the broken boy sat beside her. But why had he hit her? That didn't explain it nor made it right. "And as sorry as I am about that, it doesn't change anything."

"I know but what can I do?" he looked pleading.

"You still hit me Draco, how do I know you will never do it again?" Leona knew she was making the right choice, she couldn't forgive him that easily. She may feel sorry for what had happened to him, but he had no right.