Being forced to compete in the Triwizard Tournament was never part of her plan. Neither was being thrown out of her dorm by her friends but here she was. Now in the middle of a deadly tournament, Harleyn Potter is forced to question everything she's...
"Well, Draco? We're waiting" Lucius narrows his eyes, daring him to lie.
Seeing the growing tensions, Narcissa rushes to Madam Pomfrey and whispers for her to give them privacy. The healer takes a look at her patient before nodding, concluding that it would be best for her to leave. This wouldn't be the first time the parents of students asked for her to do this and while usually, she wouldn't give in to the request this time she did.
The second she steps out of the room, Narcissa flicks her wand at the doors. Casting a locking charm on it to prevent anyone from coming in and a silencing charm to prevent any nosy witches from listening in to the conversation. Only then did Lucius snap, pulling his son by his collar, "Answer me, boy! Do you like Harleyn Rose Potter?!"
Avoiding his father's piercing glare, Draco slowly nods.
Lucius releases his son's collar and sinks to the be bed that he occupied earlier, massaging his temples. While Narcissa lets out a sigh, how could she not have noticed her son's growing affection to Potter?
"You cannot love her, Draco"
"Why because she's a half-blood?" Draco snapped, immediately regretting his words as soon as they left his mouth. "Apologies, mother" He knew of his mother's reasons for that and he knew better than to question them.
Narcissa flinched, she knew her reasons for resenting half-bloods were unfair but she couldn't help it, not after what they did to her "It's not about that Draco, she cannot get in the way Dark Lord's rising" She cannot get dragged into this even deeper, Narcissa adds mentally.
"I know that mother but," Draco gaze lands to Harley "What if she doesn't?" He swallows, feeling his parents sharp gaze on him. "You said that in order for the Dark Lord to resurrect we would need Harley's blood, right? Why don't we just take some?"
"That could work however even then Ms. Potter would still be a threat and besides we're not sure if the Dark Lord will not go after her" Narcissa turns to her husband as if asking him to continue.
Lucius grits his teeth, "Do you even know what you're getting yourself into boy? Do you know how risky this is? Even if the Dark Lord does not go after her, you sure that Potter will not fight him?"
"And if Potter finds out about this, are you sure she will return your affections for her?"
Draco flinched, he couldn't pretend that thought never crossed his mind but- "I'm willing to risk it"
His parents sigh, this boy was really something else but where he got it, they'll never know. Lucius buries his head in his hands before letting out another sigh, this time in defeat. "Fine, but remember my warning Draco" He looks to his wife and gestures her to begin.
Narcissa grabs an empty vial from Madam Pomfrey's shelf, making a mental note to ask Severus to replace it later. She pulls a dagger from her sleeve and approaches the unconscious witch. She takes her hand and makes a small deep slice on her skin.
As the blood in the vial reached her desired amount, Narcissa casts a healing spell on her wound. Giving the vial to her husband to secure as she tucks away her dagger. "Is there anything else you want to discuss, Draco?"
"There is actually, I have a favor to ask of you father" Draco's gaze once again lands on Harley. "It's for a friend"
Lucius follows his gaze and rolls his eyes, he was irritated but at this point he wasn't even surprised. So he nods and begins to listen to the request his son has. "Is that all?"
"Yes father, thank you"
Lucius pats his shoulder, giving him a look while Narcissa kisses his forehead and whispers. "Good luck my son, your father and I hope you know what you're doing"
Draco flashes her a smile to ease her worries, "Don't worry mother, I know what I'm doing, goodbye"
With their goodbyes said, Lucius removes the charms on the doors and begins to head to the Headmaster's office to carry out his son's favor with his wife following behind him. Then moments after the Malfoys left, Madam Pomfrey enters the room and returns to her desk to continue her reading.
"Madam Pomfrey" Draco calls, "How long will Harley stay unconscious?"
Madam Pomfrey hums, taking a look at the time before concluding. "Not for long, with her injuries I'd expect for her to wake up any moment now, a few hours at most but-" A groan cuts her off. "Speak of the devil and she will awake"
The Malfoy turns his attention to Harley, who at that moment was already moving to sit up. "Careful" He says to her as he helped her sit up.
Cracked her eye open, Harley winced at the light. "Where am I?"
"You're in the healing ward, Harley"
For a moment, Harley was confused before suddenly the events from earlier flashed before her. Instantly, she grabs on to Draco's robes to stabilize herself. "Careful Ms. Potter, don't strain yourself"
Harley runs her hand through her hair "Healing Ward? Bloody Hell, what time is it? I'm going to be late for class!" She moves to stand up but before she could even move off the bed, Madam Pomfrey stops her.
"And where do you think you're going?" The healer asked, crossing her arms as she glared down on her, making her shift uncomfortably.
"T-To class, Madam Pomfrey" Harley stuttered out, fidgeting her fingers, a habit she formed in her childhood whenever she was nervous.
"Class? What do you mean you're going to class? You just woke up and you want to go to class?" Surprisingly this came from Draco, who was obviously displeased by her words.
"But Draco-" She starts, in hopes of reasoning with her, she couldn't miss class, specially not now when the Triwizards Tournament was just around the corner. This time, she was interrupted by Madam Pomfrey.
"I agree with Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Potter, if you wish to be fully recovered by the time of the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, you must rest and stay out of stress, I've already informed your professors of your absence this day, please use this time to rest Ms. Potter and Mr. Malfoy, I trust that you will make sure she does"
"I will, Madam Pomfrey, come on Harley" Draco nods before helping Harley up and guiding her outside the Hospital Wing. Once they were outside, Harley lets out a sigh, mumbling. "How am I going to relax when I can't stop thinking about what the first task is?"
This didn't go unheard from Draco, he pursed his lips, turning his head to check for any students in the hallway. After seeing none, he changes their direction and leads her to the back entrance, which opens to the Dark Forest.
"Draco, what-where are we going?" Harley asked, surprised at the sudden change in direction. Just minutes ago he was scolding her about even thinking about going back to class, so where was he taking her?
"You said, you wanted to know the first task right?"
A/N
To the people who are probably wondering what Harleyn Potter looks like, the picture below is how I imagined her. I literally saw this picture on google and apparently this a picture of Emily Rudd.
Also the picture is not mine!
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First Published: September 19, 2019 Edited: August 5, 2022
