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emerson's pov
the end of the year had finally come, me and draco had been growing further apart once more. of course we couldn't show that, or it would get back to our parents.
we were boarding the train to go back home , our normal group of me , draco , olivia , and blaise sat in complete silence the whole way home , with blaise trying to break the tension a few times , never prevailing though.
once we finally got to the train station, draco and i prepared our usual performance , of smiling and holding hands , acting like nothing was wrong. we hadn't formally broken up , i still had love for the boy , we just weren't seeing the same side of things currently.
"oh we missed you so much" my mom said pulling me away from draco and into her arms as my 'dad' grabbed my trunk. "i missed you too mom" i said smiling up at her. glancing over towards draco i saw him talking with his father , looking to be having a small altercation , but that was normal for them.
we talked about what had gone on at school and little small talks like that as we headed back to our house.
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i walked into the kitchen as my mother cooked dinner , 'the malfoys will be joining us , i have to make sure it's perfect' she had told me not long after getting back.
"mom?" i asked gazing up at as she stirred and mixed different bowls and pots. "yes dear?" she replied with her posh english voice not taking her eyes off the food. "do you think he's going to come back" i asked her referring to my father , i could tell the question caught her off guard by the way she flinched and almost dropped a spoon. "i believe he will" she said trying to compose herself and continued working over the stove. "believe who will what" my 'dad' said walking into the kitchen reading a book from our library. "believe he will come back, my father" i replied to him , he seemed shocked as well by the question , slamming his book shut and biting down on his cheek. constantine was still my dad, he still was the man who raised me, but he wasn't my father , tom riddle , voldemort was my father, and me learning that had created a small wedge between us. my mother turned around for the first time throughout this conversation and gave him a look, he just nodded and walked out of the room. i didn't feel like bothering them about it any longer , so i went up to my room.
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i was reading over one of my textbooks to pass the time when my mother called for me to come downstairs , as our company was here. i got up from my bed smoothing down my pleated skirt then bounded down the stairs to where my parents were conversing with the malfoys. "you two go on now , the food is still in the oven and the grownups need to talk" my mother said to me and gestured for us to go away, then they walked into my dads office , locking the door behind them , i was hoping this didn't have to do with my father but i tried to ignore it for now.
we walked up to my room , with him awkwardly standing in a corner by my door , and me seated on the bed. "what do you think they're talking about" i said trying to start some sort of conversation "i think i have some idea" he said a nervous tone sounding in his voice. i heard arguing from downstairs almost directly after. "well what is it?!" i said standing up from my bed startled. "my father says they're planning something , something big , involving your father" he replied not meeting my eye contact, i was more than shocked by what he said, how could my father be back already it had only been a year. & i would be lying if i said i wasn't scared for what might happen when he comes back
a/n: these past 2 chapters were kinda short bc i am so ready to start on a new year. i hate hate hate the way i wrote some of the previous chapters so v excited for this little fresh start on here. alsoo thank you guys for 12k that's literally wild , my 12 year old self would be dying rn if she saw that .
