Rich Blood

End of Year

The smell of the lake always seemed to help me relax when I needed to. Carefully walking through the halls to make sure I didn't get caught by Filch or a proffessor I had successfully made it by the water. It reminded me of my house, the pool I spent most my time in. It reminded me of the beach and endless vacations I took with my family, especially when we went to this beautiful hotel in Greece where they had a mini Atlantis inside the hotel that made the most beautiful pool I had ever seen. But they weren't family. Despite them caring, nurturing, and affording me, it wasn't blood. And like Draco says blood is the most important thing. Now I knew I wasn't a Muggle, I was a Slytherin Pureblood, but I was also sister to one of the darkest wizards to have ever lived, his blood ran in my veins and his DNA was deep inside me beyond all the muscle and tissue the little particles that made me, me from my mother were his too.

Cutting people off worked out for the best. I couldn't seem to focus on anything especially social time and not just that but I had gone from having excellent grades to nit even having a grade. The past couple months were cruel for me but eventually I sucked it up and realised that even though I am his sister, it's my choices that count and that's what will make me and him different. I can either choose to live a life of misery and torture and of being unloved like Tom or I could choose to have friends and graduate and do something that people would consider important enough. I chose wrong, I just didn't know it yet.

I saw him sat down by the thick stool of one of the many trees that surrounded Hogwarts. His hair wasn't slicked back for once and he had a knee up holding a potions book with his left hand while his right hand played with some dirt on the floor. I knew I needed to forgive him, I didn't exactly make sense last time we talked by saying he wasn't there for me because he probably would be if I didn't completely shut myself off to any and all contact. Even Hermione asked me if I needed company so I guess people could tell I was acting differently. I approached him slowly making him aware that I was there by clearly stepping along the branches. He looked up at me and turned away with a sad smile. "Hey" he simply said as I took a seat in front of him, "hey" I said with an attempt at a smile, something I hadn't done in too long.  "You know I was a horrible friend, I told you that you weren't there for me when I never gave you the chance to be," he simply nodded and agreed with my statement, "I've realised that I can't keep everything to myself, I hold on to all my thoughts and feelings scared that if I let them out that somehow someone is going to take advantage of them. I act tough, brave and I always tell people I'm okay and I'm nit Draco I'm really nit, I mean I do not want to be related to Him but I realised at some point I'm going to have to accept it and just make better choices. Which is what I'm going to do. My first choice is to let you in, I've never truly let you in to me to who I am and what I'm feeling and I wanna do that I want you to conform me like I comfort you. I want to come to you when I'm excited, sad, happy, angry. I want to be your best friend Draco Malfoy but only if you accept me that is." I looked up at the blonde boy who was trying to hide his smile. "Come here" I sat down next to him and we hugged obviously missing each other from months of not speaking. "I will definitely accept that apology even though it was more than I hoped for I want to be your best friend too." And we stayed there for a long time just catching up on each other's life's, him telling me about his messed up family and me about mine. I finally didn't feel alone and despite how much I hated it I depended way too much in Draco but he was my best friend and I loved him.

Summer soon rolled around after another eventful year at Hogwarts. Harry has managed to kill my brother yet again I guess and we were all celebrating the end of the year. "Where are you spending Summer?" Draco looked at me with hopeful eyes, "um I'm actually not so sure but I should probably go home to discuss things with my parents" I said air quoting parents. Draco laughed and put his arm around me. "You and me on holiday.!" "I'm so very okay with that you can come over to mine on the 2nd week and then we can go to my house in Italy, ooh or Greece oh Draco you will love it." "As long as we're together I'm fine." We left the great Hall and went to grab our bags and made our way back to the big red Train for the ride back. Draco and I sat with Pansy and Blaine and we all discussed summer and how excited we were. Despite all the bad news that came along with my second year these were the moments I yearned for and treasured. Moments like these laughing, chatting and just admiring my friends and thinking how lucky I am to have such good people in my life. Anyone on the outside wouldn't even dare glance at his but deep down we all just wanted affection and love, something we only seemed to get around each other.

"Bye Meda," Draco mumbled in my ear as he hugged me goodbye. "Goodbye Draco I will see you in 2 weeks?" "Oh yes you will" he walked off and his parents waved at me, I walked out and found Rose with the driver like usual and gave her my bags and sat down. I had some small talk with Rose on the way back but nothing major.

As I stepped into the cold marbled house I knew my parents were home because there was food being cooked which meant there were people coming over and because the whole house was decorated something that we only do in special occasions. "Mother?" My mum popped her head through the archway and made her way over slowly directing me towards the living room.
"Andromeda were having a family dinner." "Mother I really must talk to you" as I rounded the corner I could see my father and grandmother but also a couple people whom I had never ever met" as I took my seat I politely greeted them "hello pleasure to meet you" "Barty Crouch" and as I looked at the other man I realised it was Snape. He simply bowed his head at me like he always did in classes and slightly raised an eyebrow.
This was going to be an interesting meal. Slowly as we ate the silence was complete agony and I courting handle it anymore "sorry to be rude but I'm just wondering as to why we are having this meal" I simply said as my grandmother and smiled at me and my mother opened her eyes at me. "Good question Andromeda, let me answer it" "we know you know we're not your real parents" I furrowed my brows rethinking that over and understanding it. "Okay?" My mother then sat up straighter "and we are trying to see the best option for you going forward as to wether you stay with us or not" I was taken back "well you brought me up why would I choose otherwise?" Everyone looked at my sudden outburst but I didn't want to loose someone else in my life, I never knew my parents so this was the closest thing I had to a family. "I choose to stay with you" they nodded and we resumed dinner. Eventually I excused myself and made my way up to my room after clearly not being needed anymore. I began writing to Draco telling him how weird everyone was being and the surprise I came home to. I wasn't sure wether I made the right decision, I could have had an exciting life with anyone else but certainly not the freedom that came with rich Muggles, this way it was great for me and Draco because we could take advantage of everything so we could have fun. And deep down I simply enjoyed having wealth and status both in the magic hand Muggle world.

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