When the lights go out [Malfoy x reader story]

Life changing decision

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Y/n was sitting on her bed reading a book. During her summer vacation she didn't go out often since she hadn't known a lot of the non magicians in her street. She was just about to stand up when someone knocked on her door.

"Yes?" She pleased the person to enter the room. It was her mother a black haired woman, with bright brown shinning eyes and a beautiful smile.

"Dear, your dad and I have to discuss something really important to you." She explained, then she added: "Maybe you could come down for a moment?"

She nods her head in response to her mother's word's and made her way downstairs. Her parents were sitting next to each other at the big dinning table. Her father had a worrisome gaze, her mother was rather calm, as always. Her parents who both moved from England to the US when she was just a child still had a slightly British accent.

"Did anyone die?" Y/n asked jokingly as an attempt to make the situation less oppressive.

"No, luckily not, but I wanted to discuss something with you, since I got transfered as follow-up to my promotion, I have to change workplaces again." Her father frowned as he saw the surprise on Y/n face.

"Where do we have to go?" The young girl asked in curiosity.

"Back to England." Her mother looked at her, as she looked like she was about to faint.

Y/n wasn't happy about the sudden change of things at all, but since she also couldn't do anything against it, she wanted to pretend that she didn't mind it.

"Great!" She lied. "I'm really, really looking forward, maybe I'll meet new friends there and I always wanted to learn British accent. And Irish accent I love it." She smiled while her heart was torn apart. Her beloved home, her lovely friends, she'd leave everyone. Even though she never admitted it, she was a really popular person in her current school. She almost knew everyone and was liked by most students.

"Well then, say bye to you friends, we will leave next week." Her mother said with a pityfull smile.

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- arrival in England-

Y/n threw her suitcase into her room. She was sad, upset and scared, what if nothing would be as it used to be. She sat on the veranda of the house for a while, when a bushy-haired girl and her parents came across the street towards her house. She just observed them with a sharp look.

"Hello new neighbors." The woman said while the girl just raised her hand.

"Hello Miss and Mister..." Y/n started while hoping they would tell their names by themselves.

"Granger. We are the Grangers." The man said offering Y/n his hand.

"Y/n Hunter." The girly friendly answered smiling with her in her hometown famous smile.

"We have a little welcome to England present for you and your family." The woman laughed heartwarming.

"Would you like to come in and drink a cup of tea? My parents should be here soon." Y/n asked totally forgetting they were actually a kind of strangers.

" Oh why not what a nice invitation. "

The bushy-haired girl smiled friendly, but Y/n could tell she was observing something. She let her guests enter the house just when her parents came back.

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- P. o. V. Y/n-

I was making tea when my mother finished to greet our new neighbors. She took to cups and the tea and smiled at me.

"Y/n why don't you go upstairs with Hermione?" My mother asked.

"Sure, why not. Please follow me." I said not being sure if this was a good idea or not.

"Nice room." She said while throwing gazes through the room. She was observing every inch of my room.

"Goodness gracious, you know Howards? So pleased! Are you a witch as well? How comes you were never there? I could remember your face I mean you are beautiful." She hadn't even tried to take a breath since she started questioning me.

I liked her, she was that kind of person you could listen to for hours without getting bored.

"First of all my parents moved to the US because of my dads job he a kind of important person in the ministry, so we moved when I was just a child, but now I'm back." I laughed.

"Y/n you will love it. Lets go to 9¾ together then." Hermiones eyes were full of excitement.

"I'd love to, by the way, do you think I will be able to make some friends there?"

"You already got me and oh Merlin Ron and Harry will love you." She smiled from all her heart.

I knew it was a great start. I kind of wasn't regretting that we came here yet. But who knew what would happen next.

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-Day of the departure to Howards-

Hermiones parents were just as nice as she was. At the day of the departure they said they would take me and Hermione to the train station so we could catch the train on time.

I was walking next to Hermione on the crowded platform, her arm was locked with mine and she had a fast and determined walk, which I was the opposite of, everything here was new, different. I hadn't met anyone yet except of Hermione, which I was really happy about. She was really taking care of me. I carried my all I needed in a big brown leather suitcase. Teared out of my thoughts Hermione said:"Run and don't stop." Then ran towards a wall between the to numbers right in the middle were nine and ten met. I had heard about it already, but running against this wall myself was a whole different thing. When we came out a big waved of families suddenly swapped Hermione away. I couldn't see her anymore. Trying to find her I ran across the platform randomly without any plan when I suddenly bumped into a person. My suitcase fell down and so did I.
A big hand with slender fingers reached out for my hand.
I took it and started to apologize as soon as I was standing on my own two feet again.

"I'm so sorry, I lost my friend and I tried to find her and I really didn't noticed you, I hope you are fine."

Now I was able to scan the guy in front of me. He had peroxide blonde hair and a cheeky smile on his lips. His eyes were logjt blue like the clear ocean on a sunny day without waves.

" Y/n Hunter, very pleased. " I said trying to fix this awkward situation.

" Draco Malfoy." The blond haired frowned for a second. "Isn't Mister Elias Hunter a really high positioned man in the ministry who just came back from the US?" In respond to the noy I nod my head.

"He's my father."

The blond haired nod satisfied and proudly then pointed two fleshy boys with his finger.

"Let me introduce my retainers to you, Crabbe and Goyle."

I was barely able to hold my laughter by his choice of language and the fact that he was fully amazed by himself. No one theses days was still saying retainers anymore, but seemed like that was this historical thing my dad was talking about. Both of the boys were stuffing their faces with some beans. They didn't seem to really care about what he just said.

"So Draco, it was really nice to meet you, I hope we can meet each other again, but I need to search for my friend. Ah maybe who knows we will be in the same house."

As a kind of goodbye I smiled and waved my hand, before I grabbed my suitcase and continued searching Hermione.
When I finally found her she was nervously dancing up and down. The red-headed boy was suspiciously gazing me when Hermione turned around with a jealous kind of expression.