Blackbird (draco malfoy)

10. I Just Want You For My Own

a/n: I know there's not alot of Draco content the last few chapters but please trust the process and wait till they get back to school ! also sorry it's a lengthy one there was a lot to get through and I didn't want to rush it !!!

Startled awake by what sounds like all the floors in the house caving in, I jerk up out of my curled up position on the sofa to see everyone running down the stairs and filing into the the living room.

"Come on Phi, you're slacking" teases George as I rub at my sleepy eyes.

"I'm awake is that not good enough for you people" I moan, voice rattly.

"George can you not leave the poor girl alone for one day of the year"

"I guess it is Christmas so I might dial it down a bit"

"I wouldn't take his word for that if I were you" chimes in Ginny "One christmas he promised to be nice to me and I really believed him until he gave me a normal looking lollipop which turned out to be an acid pops that burnt through my tongue!"

Everyone gathers around the tree which is highly stocked with presents wrapped in brown paper packaging. In turn the Weasley's dive in , tearing apart presents as I just watch , finding my own peace watching the reactions on their faces as they open each one.

"Phi dear, do you not want to open your presents?" Molly shifted her attention from her children to me, clutching a warm cup of tea in my hands.

"My presents?" I repeated.

"You didn't think we'd let you stay here just to leave you presentless on Christmas did you Phi?" George gestures towards a much smaller, untouched pile of presents under the tree. I move away from my spot on the sofa and go to collect my pile but am stopped as a hand reaches over to me.

"Let me give you mine first" interjects Fred, a look on his face I couldn't quite put my finger on it whether it was of excitement or anxiety filled. He places in my hands a small, boxy parcel which I immediately shake out of old habits from when I was little.

"Careful he spent a lot of time on that last night, he-" George starts but is cut off by Fred sharply elbowing him in the ribs.

I take my time carefully peeling away the wrapping paper, to reveal what looked like two standard boxes of Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans.

"I don't understand how- what took you so long?" I furrow my brows in Fred's direction.

"Well they contain specially chosen flavours just to your liking" explains Fred.

"What he means by that is he sorted through all the boxes he bought at Hogsmeade and gave you all the nice flavours cause he's boring like that" interrupts Fred, adding his own thoughts on my gift into the mix.

"Actually, I didn't put all the nice ones in there- just the ones I know she'll like that's all, didn't think you deserved to taste ear wax or vomit after everything that's happened recently"

"boring"coughs George.

Despite what everyone else might think, this present would mean more to me than anything else that I received today because it had almost immediately debunked all my current fears, proving to me that someone does genuinely care about me. But not just caring about me for their own use like with Draco, using me where he pleases, turning on his fake charm like he did the night of the Ball and also yesterday evening. With Freddie, I never had to question his sincerity. Now that I think about it, I never had to question anything when I was around him, he had a way of putting me at ease just purely with his humour, he made everything so easy, so carefree that it was almost impossible to feel any weight or pressure when I was around him, everything was just so easy in these moments.