Draco’s New Lover
Chapter 3: Reunited
Melissa looked around at the home that was her parents ‘Emergency Home’. It was beautiful, it had a large garden, floor to ceiling windows and it was 3 story’s high. She took her brothers arm and pulled him to face her. “Where are we?” he asked looking at her. “This was one of Mum’s ‘Emergency Homes’, one of the ones that you and Dad didn’t know about” Luke looked around “It seems like the kind of house she would’ve picked, she really was one for elegant homes with huge gardens” he said chuckling. “I knew you probably didn’t have somewhere to stay so I thought I’d bring you here” she took a deep breath in, and immediately the smell of flowers washed over her. “Come on there’s someone I want you to meet!” Melissa said while grabbing her brother’s hand and pulling him forward. She looked back and motioned for the others to come in as well, she had to talk to them.
The inside of the house was easily as beautiful as the outside, just as elegant as well. She ushered her guests into the lounge room and whistled. A few seconds later and a house-elf appeared in front of them. “Ah Miss Melissa, you’re back” the house-elf spoke, he spoke properly, unlike some of the house-elf’s around. Melissa had taught him herself. “Hello Kreatcher, it’s good to see you, I have some people I would like you to meet” Melissa said, after bowing her head to the elf. She spun around to face her guests. “I would like you guys to meet Kreatcher, Kreatcher I would like you to meet my friend, Draco, my Potions Professor Snape, my younger sister, Lilly and my older brother Luke.” Kreatcher went around shaking everyone’s hands as their names were spoken. “It is lovely to meet you all” Kreatcher said bowing his head. “Kreatcher would you like to show Lilly and Luke to their rooms please? I need to speak with Snape and Draco” Draco was amazed. He hadn’t ever seen someone be so kind to a mere house-elf before! “Of course Miss! I would be honored! Lilly and Luke, would you please follow me?” Kreatcher motioned for the 2 to follow him upstairs and they followed quickly.
Melissa turned to face the 2 other guests. Draco was the first to speak. “Why are you so kind to that house-elf?” He shot her a quizzical look. “Because he is one of my most loyal friends, and he was a gift to me from my mother. I gave him a tie almost immediately after I got him, so technically he could leave at anytime. But because I taught him proper English and set him free, he has stayed with me for all these years. When my parents were taken, Kreatcher took it upon himself to make sure that I was okay. But I didn’t bring you here to talk about Kreatcher. I need to talk to you both. Especially you Draco.” She looked at her guests and gave a small smile. “Snape, I need you to go back to the castle, I’ll give you instructions on what I need you to do when you get there, now if you ever need to talk me and have no idea where I am or if I m away and you need to speak to me, just speak my name and I should usually speak within a few seconds okay?” She told Snape and he nodded then a few seconds later he was gone. Melissa looked at Draco. “Draco, I know that you don’t particularly want to do this, and I don’t want to do it any more than you do but please, please say that you’ll do it?” she asked and he could her the desperation in her voice.
“But wait, if both of us don’t want to do it why don’t we just not do it? I mean do we really have to?” He asked the obvious question, it would make sense. Melissa looked up “Draco as much as I would love to say ‘sure don’t worry I’ll let him know that we can’t’ I can’t” She said and he could feel the pain in her voice. “But why? Why do we have to?” he asked “Because… Because…” she couldn’t bring herself to say the words, as if admitting them would make it happen. Draco’s voice softened “Because why Mellissa?” he put his hand under her chin and pulled her face up so he could look at her. She was almost in tears. “Because if we don’t he’s going to kill them!” She sad as a stray tear ran down her cheek. Draco wiped it away, “He’s going to kill whom Melissa?” he asked gently. “He’s going to kill Lilly and Luke if we don’t, and I can’t lose them again Draco, 9 years I lived with the thought that they were dead. I can’t live the rest of my life knowing that they’re dead and because of me!” she was sobbing now. Draco pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, while stroking her hair. “Why would you think they were dead Melissa?” He asked confused. “It’s a long story, I’ll tell you later, but please Draco, please do this, please” her voice was almost inaudible but he heard her. “I’ll do it, don’t worry, I’ll do it” he spoke and almost instantly she calmed down. She looked up at her, her tears clumping her eyelashes together, “Really? You’ll do it?” Draco nodded and she hugged him tightly. “Thank you so much, I will never be able to repay you for this but thank you” He smiled and at that moment her dibbling came down the stairs.
Her brother came over to her and held her shoulder “Lissa, what’s wrong sweetie?” he asked and Draco could hear the concern in his voice. “Nothing’s wrong anymore” She smiled and he hugged her, making her burst into tears. “Shhh, come one it’s okay now, it’s all gonna be okay” Luke held her tightly and her little sister claimed her leg once again. “I’d thought I’d lost you Luke, I thought I’d never see you again, I thought that for 9 years, trying to live with the thought that I was the reason you weren’t there anymore, trying to cope with the knowledge that I am the reason Mum and Dad are dead!” she sobbed into her brothers chest “You have to stop blaming yourself for that little duck, it’s not your fault” he stroked her hair and finally after a few minutes she had calmed down and removed herself from her brothers chest.
“Oh I nearly forgot, I have gifts for you and Lilly, I managed to get them before it all happened and I was going to give them to you and Lilly, I have my own and seeing as I didn’t even know if you were alive until today I’ve kept them in a safe place” She held her hand out a beautiful wooden box materialized in her hand and she handed it to her brother. “These were Dads” Her brother’s face lit up as he opened the box. It was full of little knick-knacks that had belonged to their father. “Thank you Lissa” She smiled at him and held her hand out again and another almost identical wooden box materialized in her hand, this one she also gave to Luke “These are some of Mum’s things, will you give these to Lilly when she gets older?” she smiled and handed Luke the box. He smiled at her and nodded “Of course I’ll give them to her.”
Draco’s heart melted seeing her with her brother and sister. She looked younger, innocent. Unfortunately he had to break up the image and he hated it, but they really had to go. “Melissa, we have to go” he gave a sad smile to Melissa and she nodded. She turned back to face her siblings. “He’s right, as much as I’d wish to stay it’s getting late and we have to get back to Hogwarts” Luke’s face saddened but he nodded “I suppose you probably should” he picked Lilly up from where she was on the floor and Melissa’s heart broke at seeing what she had to leave. Luke, sensing his sister’s sadness placed a hand on her cheek. “Don’t worry” he gave her a kiss on the top of her head “This isn’t like last time. We will see each other again okay?” she nodded and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Lilly, even though she was still young, knew what was happening and she grabbed her sister and refused to let go. “I know Lilly, I know you don’t want me to go but I have to sweetie,” she said holding back tears “NO!” Her little sister was going to make her cry. “I’ll be back Lilly, I’ll come back this time, I promise! I’ll write to you and I’ll always visit okay sweetie? But right now I need to go” Lilly reluctantly let go of her hand. “You promise?” she asked while looking at her big sister, Melissa gave her a hug and kiss on the cheek. “I promise,” she said nodding, then she whistled and Kreatcher appeared. “Kreatcher, can you please look after these two? For me?” Melissa asked her loyal friend already knowing he would accept. “It would be an honor Miss” he said and smiled. “Thank you Kreatcher.” Melissa walked over to Draco and looked back at her siblings, knowing that this time would be different. This time they wouldn’t be apart for so long. She blew them a kiss and thought of where she wanted to go and a second later they were standing back in Draco’s room.
“I never knew you had siblings” Draco said quietly, Melissa looked at him. “That’s because until today, I didn’t think I had them either.” Melissa looked straight into his eyes. “Thank you Draco. What you’re doing for me is unbelievable. You don’t know how much this means to me, I have a family again thanks to you” She walked over to him and gave him a kiss. A few seconds later she pulled away and hugged him. “I’m so sorry” Draco barely heard her. “Don’t worry about it okay?” he pulled away to look her in the eye “Okay” she said while nodding. “Do you think you’re up to telling me what happened yet?” He asked. Melissa took a deep breath in and nodded. She was just about to start when Snape entered the room. “It’s 6:30, so you have to get ready for dinner” Both Draco and Melissa nodded. Snape looked at Melissa before speaking “The potion will be ready for you after dinner so come to the potions room straight after dinner okay?” They both nodded again. “Good” That was all he said before walking out of the room. “I’ll tell you the story another time” She waved her hand up and down in front of him again and he was changed back into his school clothes, she did the same to herself and turned to walk out. “I’ll see you at dinner Draco” She said as she was walking out of his room. “Yeah see ya.”
