Let it be • Draco Malfoy

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I stared out of the window at the horrible weather, my heart in my throat as I gripped Draco's jumper to my chest. Weeks had passed since what happened at the party and still there was no sign of Harry, Ron and Hermione, all we knew was that they were safe. I'd heard nothing from Draco, which only fuelled my anxiety. I tried to keep a brave face for the Weasley's and Remus and Tonks were always here. Classes had already reconvened but I refused to step foot near the school, Ginny went. I missed her. I was filled with guilt, knowing I was turning my back on my friends, but I couldn't face that school before the inevitable happened. I pulled the jumper on as I sat up, deciding to actually make my way downstairs.

"There she is." Arthur said happily as I smiled at the man who was eating his breakfast. Remus and Tomsk we're here yet, but I presumed they would be at some point .

"Ah Eurydice, dear. I made you a cup of tea." Molly smiled. She was worried about her children which was only fair, Ginny was at a school controlled my death eaters and Ron was missing.

"Thank you, Molly." I smiled at the woman sweetly, as I sat down she noticed my jumper and I watched as she frowned. She was worried about him also, I could tell. The sound of a meow scared me slightly as I looked down at Oscar.

"Well goodness, where have you been sir?" I asked as I picked him up, cradling him in my arms. He purred before using his paw to scratch his neck where his collar was. As he scratched his collar, a small piece of folded up paper fell from where his tag was.

"What's that?" Arthur asked. I picked up the paper and unfolded it, immediately my heart lept to my throat as I recognised the handwriting immediately.

'I'm okay'

"It's from Draco, it just says he's okay." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding as Molly placed her hand on her chest and smiled.

"Oh good." She seemed genuinely glad which made me smile. Arthur smiled also. "I wouldn't send a note back, Eurydice. It's probably suspicious having a black cat keep going back and forth from the house." Molly told me and I nodded, agreeing with her. The bungalows door opened and I turned to Remus and Tonks with a smile. Tonks bump was getting larger and larger and it was only a few months till she was due.

"Why are you so smiley?" She asked, trying to bring a bit of normality to their greeting. Usually Remus started with someone new about the war.

"I got a note from, Draco. It's says he's okay. Oscar has it on the back of his tag." I told her and she smiled as I passed her the note, Remus read it over her shoulder and sighed gently.

"Oh good." Tonks smiled as she sat down beside me. Remus sat on the other side of me as Molly made Tonks a cup of tea and Remus a coffee.

"Have you heard anything from Harry, any updates?" Remus asked and I shook my head. "We're keeping one contact with the school. It's really the only thing we can do until the trio finish their hunt." Remus announced and we all nodded. We knew Ron, Hermione and Harry were hunting for the horcruxes, no matter how many times Harry said he'd do it alone, Ron and Hermione wouldn't let him.

"I spoke to Ginny briefly, it's hell there." I told them and Molly sank into the seat across from me, next to her husband. She placed her hands in her head and I swallowed harshly. "George and Helios will be coming tomorrow." I told Remus who looked at me with surprise.

"Helios is moving in here?" He asked and I nodded.

"We figure it would be safer to keep us together, The dark lord could go after him. He's pretty defenceless with just him and George out in the countryside." I told him and he nodded, agreeing. The pair had moved into a cottage just outside of London, in the middle of nowhere.

"It'll be nice having a busy house again, the twins are coming back also." Molly told Remus who nodded. He seemed oddly quiet today. I looked at the date. Noticing it was the full moon tomorrow. I shared a knowing look with Arthur who had already realised.

"I'd probably be in Divination right now, Trelawney going on about something. Ron would be looking at me bored while Harry is just smirking." I explained. "Hermione would be rolling her eyes because even though she hates divination she still took the blasted class." I laughed holding the note tightly in my palm.

"After this is over, you can go back to Hogwarts." Tonks assured me and I looked at her.

"But what if there is no Hogwarts to go back to?" I asked her. The question shocked her slightly and she looked at Remus for some sort of assistance but he was just staring at me. Sadness in his gaze. I excused myself, making my way back upstairs with Oscar following closely behind me. As I entered my room, I shut my door gently. Walking over to my bed and crossing my legs. I looked at Oscar who sat in front of me, looking up to me.

"You have to promise me you won't keep going to see Draco, it's dangerous, for both of us. I know you like
him, but you can't keep visiting him." I told Oscar who just meowed. I sighed and reached down beside my bed, pulling out the boom I had been reading to Draco before everything happened. I tucked the note into the book. Looking at Oscar again. "It'll be okay Oscar." I assured him as he curled up in my lap. I looked out of the window to the rain and drizzle. "It'll be okay." I assured myself this time.