The Marriage Law - A Slytherpuff Story ✓

Chapter 33: Those Are the Rules

After a while of walking around and clearing his head, Draco decided it was time to go back inside and face Katherine.

When he arrived in front of the painting with the old couple, he furrowed his eyebrows, feeling jealous.

The couple was cuddled up as they were talking, not having a single clue about the blonde guy that was watching them.

"Excuse me," he spoke up a few seconds later with a disapproving look in his eyes.

Both of them turned their heads towards him, an apologetic look appearing in their eyes.

"Oh, sorry, dear," the woman in the painting said to him. "We didn't expect any of you to come at this time. It's quite late, shouldn't you be sound asleep in your room already?"

Draco crossed his arms on his chest, getting annoyed.

"I believe my sleeping pattern is none of your business."

The old woman tilted her head, felling concern about the young boy.

"Is something worrying you, child? Have you and Katherine been fighting again?"

"What do you mean again?!"

"Well..."

"You know what?" The Slytherin raised his voice. "I don't care, I don't have time for this. To infinity and beyond."

The couple in front of him exchanged a confused look, making Draco confused as well.

"I said," Draco tried again, "to infinity and beyond."

They stared back at him with a pitying expression.

"Why are you not doing anything? Let me in!" He commanded, getting frustrated with the situation.

"Draco..." The old man started talking to him. "That's not the password."

The blonde's eyes widened at his words.

"Yes, it is. Stop messing around and let me in, I have to talk to Katherine."

"No, it's not," the woman said. "It was changed."

"What? When?!"

She just gave him a sad look.

"I'm sorry, but we cannot let you in unless you give us the right password. You could try to guess, though, it's similar to the last one."

He furrowed his eyebrows, deep in thought.

"To the Moon and back?"

"No."

"Forever and always?"

"No."

"Go beyond?"

"Where are you getting these from? But no, that's not correct either."

"This is ridiculous! You know this is my Common Room, you know exactly who I am! Let me in!"

"Sorry Mr Malfoy, but those are the rules," the man said. "No password, no entry."

"Where am I supposed to go, then? I have to sleep somewhere."

The couple just gave him a shrug.

"Those are the rules," he mumbled in a mocking way, sitting down next to the painting and leaning his back on the wall. "Just wait until my father hears about this..."

After a few seconds of silence, he heard the old woman's voice again.

"Do you perhaps want to talk about what happened?"