Let it be • Draco Malfoy

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I looked down at the photo of Sirius, Harry and I that I held in my hand. The photo was taken by Remus the Christmas before what happened. I swallowed harshly, gently brushing my thumb over Padfoots face. I still held a grudge to Draco for what happened, I know he had nothing to do with it and he knew nothing about it till I told him, but still there was just something that hurt me every time he spoke about it. The sound of movement by the door made me look up, Draco stood. He looked like a different person, his hair wasn't as pushed back and was a bit more loose on his head, he didn't seem as pale and he genuinely seemed happy to be staying with the Weasleys. We'd had no problems since getting here, but I could tell he was nervous.

"You still miss him." Draco asked, his question was slightly clueless but I decided to just brush it off. I sighed and nodded, placing the picture back between the pages of my boom.

"I miss Padfoot, but mostly I miss the way Moony was around him. I miss coming down stairs at 3am to read when I couldn't sleep and Remus would be sat reading also. Then after a while, Sirius would come into the kitchen also and make fo much noise, Remus would get annoyed and the pair would bicker. Mostly I hurt for Harry." Draco cringed slightly at the boys name. I knew he was also nervous to have Harry around, Hermione and him didn't know about Draco. "The boy grew up in a mentally abusive house, Sirius was the only sense of a parental figure he had. I know Remus is also, but Sirius adored Harry, with every inch of them and Harry loved him so much." I could feel myself welling up.

"Padfoot will always be with Harry, just like his parents and anyone else he has lost." Remus's voice shocked me slightly and I looked up to him, he had gently placed his hand in Draco's shoulder, the boy tending slightly before looking up at him. He relaxed after a moment.

"You have both been through so much, more than I'd wish on even my greatest enemy. You both deserve all of the happiness you can have, as of right now, I sense the only happiness you get is from each other and the people who are now around you." Remus looked between us both and I could tell Draco was confused by what he was feeling, everyone had accepted him with open arms. "Tonight we will be having a meeting about how we're going to get Harry here." The seriousness of his tone made me shiver as we both nodded. He patted Draco's shoulder with one last smile before making his way downstairs. I looked at Draco who looked at me, a small smile on his face.

"Look at you, mr smiley." I joked, wiping my eyes with the backs of my hands and I closed my book and placed it under my bed. Draco rolled his eyes.

"Don't be so stupid." He smirked, he walked over to me and sunk down in the bed next to me, taking my hand in his own, kissing the palm of my hand before closing it. We hadn't had the conversation of what we were, it didn't feel like the time to make that decision, we were unsure of what could happen in the next few months. The sound of Ron running into my room made both Draco and I look up to him. He was out of breath, a smile on his face as he looked at me.

"Hermione is here!" He said excitedly. Draco shared a raised eyebrow at me, the boys excitement at the arrival of the girl. Everyone knew the pair were secretly crushing on each other, they both just didn't know it yet. I held on tighter to Draco's hand as I followed Ron down the stairs. The moment I saw the girl standing, my face lit up.

"Mione!" I yelled, pulling her into a hug. She gasped and hugged me back tightly.

"Eurydice! I had no idea you got away, how did this happen? How long have you been here? Are you alright?" She asked me quickly as I pulled away, laughing at how frantic she was.

"Okay, okay Hermione, I'll answer all your questions later." I stopped, looking back at Draco who she hasn't noticed yet. "Well actually, Draco got us out." I told her, grabbing his hand and pulling him forward. I could see Ron smirking at the moment beside me as everyone watched. The girl crossed her arms across her chest and frowned. I looked at Ginny nervously who was smiling at the moment. Draco took a deep breath, holding out his hand.

"I'd like to apologise for any hurt I caused you... Hermione." I looked at his with wide eyes, definitely not expecting him to use her first name. I looked at Hermione who looked equally as shocked. Draco looked at me with wide eyes, unsure if he'd messed it up, but the girl slowly took his hand, making everyone relax.

"With the current events going on, forgiveness is something we all need to give." Hermione told Draco, smiling at him sweetly. He returned the smile before turning to me. Ron hugged the girl and we all watched with a smile, as they pulled away, they looked around at us confused and we all cleared our throats and continued on.

"Now that we are all here, we really should start this meeting." Tonks said, looking at me. I smiled and nodded, pulling Draco over to the tableland, sitting down next to Tonks who gripped my hand under the table. I looked at her with a sad smile and she just bumped my shoulder with her own. Remus explained the plan, I was unsure, if seemed risky.

"So, we're all going to go to Privet drive and collect Harry ourselves?" I asked, looking at Hagrid who was smiling at me. He nodded but Remus shook his head, making us both look at him in confusion.

"You won't be joining us, Eurydice." Remus told me and I looked at him in shock.

"What do you mean I don't be joining you? He's my friend also!" I exclaimed and Tonks squeezed my hand, looking at me, I looked at her.

"We need to keep you safe, Mags." She told me, I softened slightly and leaned back in my chair, staring at the bowl of fruit in the middle of the table. Deciding not to argue, there was no point.