Be My Hero

Chapter 15

Song of the Chapter : Someone to You by BANNERS

Hero's POV

     It has been a few weeks since what happened. Christmas break has started so almost everyone is gone. Draco and I spend most of the time in his dorm room. I felt bad skipping the last days of class but spending time with him away from everything has been nice.

     A few nights after I started to ask questions. I didn't know how at first, or even what to ask, but I needed to know why he was asked by The Dark Lord to kill my father. It took some time but eventually he told me everything.

                           "I'm a death eater."

      Draco expected me to never speak to him after learning that about him but I know it's not his choice. Blaise told me how his family is. I also learned that Snape was a death eater as well. I guess my mother had told The Dark Lord about them hiding me most of my life. She's dead now too because of it.

          He also told me what The Dark Lord said before he left. He wanted me to take my father's place. I didn't want to, of course. But at this point I have no choice. My initiation was a couple of days ago.

        "You don't deserve this." Draco says under his breath while tracing the mark on my arm.

                 "I know." I sigh.

      No child should have to be a death eater. I hate knowing all of this time Draco has been forced to do such awful things. Part of me wonders if he had been given more time if he would have killed Snape.

            "Does everyone know?" I ask. "About Snape?"

      Draco nods. I roll over and put my face on my pillow. He lays on top of me and presses his cheek to mine.

          "Hero Snape...sounds kind of badass."

        I giggle and turn back over. He places a kiss on my forehead and goes back to reading.

      Knowing my father was so close to me for this many months and I had no idea hurts more than anything. Every night I've woken up in tears from the image of him laying there still in my head.

              But I know I'll be okay.

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     "Want to get something to eat?" Draco asks me.

     I nod. We haven't left in ages and Blaise and Theo probably want their room back.

     I grab my sweater and head out of the rooms and upstairs. Draco follows behind me. When we get to the main hall I feel him slowly grab my hand. It shocks me because I assumed as soon as we got around people again he'd not want anyone to know.

       "This is like the only couple thing I know people do." He laughs.

      "Couple?" I gasp dramatically. "Be quiet or my other boyfriends might hear!"

    He rolls his eyes and scoffs. I can see him trying and I wish he knew how much that means to me. It's hard for him and I know that. But he's trying.

      "Look who finally decided to come out of hiding." I turn around and see Pansy standing with her arms crossed. When she sees that Draco is next to me her face turns bright red.

         "Hello Pansy." I say politely.

        "Is it true that Snape is your dad?" She asks. "Oh wait, I mean was."