camellia withlock│draco malfoy ✓

51│hogwarts again

CHAPTER 51: hogwarts again

"Is it just me? Or do Draco and mummy look like two people who don't want to be followed?" Hermione and Harry follow Ron's eyes before they all decide to follow the two of them. The two boys walk ahead of Hermione and they duck inside a shop front. At the end of the alley, a single shop glimmers dully: Borgin & Burkes. Narcissa and Draco enter the shop.

"What're they playing at?"

"Dunno. Let's get closer."

"Hey. Where's Hermione?"

"I'm here." The three of them get up on the roof, Hermione last. Inside they can see Draco walking around a cabinet, expecting it with caution. Then they see Melia coming from one of the doorways. She walks towards Draco and kisses him on the cheek, welcoming. She then looks towards where the trio is laying on the roof. She points at the window and a Death Eater goes towards the window and closes the curtains.

"What was that?"

"I don't know, but I think Melia has just gotten a new mission--" Hermione comes up on the roof at that moment, in the middle of the boys' conversation. "And I think Draco is a part of it this time."

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Melia and Draco were walking through Kings Cross. Draco was wearing his black suit while Melia was wearing a black knee-high dress with long sleeves and a black cloak. People made space for them when they walked. They looked like a power couple walking like they were doing. When they arrived at the platform, everyone turned their heads at them and looked at them, whispering. The trio looked at them, but Melia didn't acknowledge them. She dismissed the not too well known Death Eater who had brought their luggage and walked inside the train. Molly saw the two of them and looked at Melia with worried eyes.

They sat down with their friends and Melia sat by the window, looking outside. This may be the last year she gets to see the terrain and she wanted to remember it all. Then the carriage went completely black. Draco tensed, looking worried around. Melia placed a hand on his upper thigh and he calmed.

"Relax, boys. The lights went out is all."

"Hogwarts. What a pathetic excuse for a school. I think I'd pitch myself off the Astronomy Tower if I thought I had to continue for another two years."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Blaise says with worry, then he looks at Melia. "You're not worried about what he said?"

She turns her head at Blaise, "No, I've heard it before and he won't do it." Then she turns her head back at the scenery. Their friends look at both of them with worry. When the train stops Draco tells the others to go in front. Melia says she'll wait outside and stays by the door of the train. She hears something happening inside the train and feels a little bad for Harry. Then Draco comes out and she slips her hand in his.

"I know you hate him, but you didn't have to destroy his nose," he looks down at the ground. After some trouble at the gate, they got to walk to the castle. Melia has changed her cloak to her Slytherin robes but still has the dress under the robe. The feast had already started when they arrived, but neither Draco nor Melia was hungry anyway. Dumbledore started his speech and he introduced the new teacher, Horace Slughorn. And he told everyone that Severus Snape would be the new teacher for Defence Against the Dark Arts. Then Draco and Melia had to show the first years around.

Melia went behind Rosie, embracing her in a back hug, "Would you like to help us?"

"I can do that?"

"Yes, I'll allow it just for you. So what do you say?"

"Yes!" she almost jumps out of her seat and follows Melia and Draco to the front where the first years are sitting. They give them a few rules before walking towards the dungeons. On the way, the first years ask them many questions, which Melia answers most of. Draco is walking beside the two girls, but he isn't engaging as much. Rosie notices and goes to grab his hand. He looks down at her and smiles a warm smile. Melia gets happy by this. Ever since he got the Mark, he has been a little distant and acting differently. She believes it's because of this being his first mission and that he feels this burden with having to kill Dumbledore.

"I'm going to bed, good night," Draco says after they had dismissed the first years. He kisses her on the lips and goes to his room. Melia brings Rosie to the sofa and sits with her. She sets her on her lap and starts playing with her hair, braiding it. After some time Pansy decides to speak up.

"Are you alright, Melia?"

"Yes, shouldn't I be?"

"It's just the conversation on the train. After the lights went out."

"Draco has just had a hard summer, but he'll be alright. It's hard having a parent in Azkaban-- there, now the braid is done. You like it?" she says to Rosie who hugs her. "I take that as a yes. Now off to bed." Rosie obliges and Melia walks out of the common room to start her prefect duties. She knows Draco needs the sleep so she decided to do it alone.

(A/N) Some of the lines in this chapter are from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie script, which mean that I don't own it. Everything else is written by me.