coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

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"so what's up?"

"well... i've been trying to figure out more of who i am recently, seeing if i have any hidden talents or things i might enjoy doing" "that's great... did you find anything?" "well... i met a new friend.... shes from Hufflepuff" "oh cool... what's her uh, name?" you're confused as to where this is leading, but you're willing to listen.

"her name is Hannah... we have been hanging out recently" "oh..." "yeah, the thing is i think i've discovered something about myself. i believe my friendship with Hannah may contain some other feelings..." you have a feeling that you know where this is headed, "i think there's some romantic feelings involved"

you smile at her, "from which side?" "both... but mostly me" "so you're...?" "i'm not sure, i don't like labels" "aw Luna!" you go to give her a hug but remember you're not wearing a shirt. "oh crap, i'm sorry" "it's alright, i'm not uncomfortable if that's what you mean" "it was what i meant"

you get up quickly and put a shirt on, sitting back beside her and giving her a hug.

she hugs you back, smiling softly. "i'm happy for you" you whisper, pulling away from her. "thank you... i admire your ability to be happy for others in a time of sadness for yourself. i think that's why you're a true gryffindor"

that line makes you smile, "thank you Luna" "oh that's alright, i think i'm gonna go get some more pudding, would you like to join me?" "i'm gonna stay here actually" "alright, thank you for letting talk to you about this" "sure, anytime"

you watch her leave the room, smiling at her but dropping that smile when the door closes. you feel sad again, but the main thing you feel is pain right this second. you remember something about Luna and follow her out the room "Luna!" you shout, she turns around and stops walking. "yes?"

"do you know of any healing spells...? i just want the pain of my shoulder to go" "oh... sure, from what i saw i think it may be broken, but that's okay, the spell will still work" "awesome" you watch her pull out her wand, but someone at the end of the hall catches your eye.

you see Draco walking towards you, but he stops when he sees you and Luna talking. you watch him wait for a moment then look at Luna. "Brackium Emendo" she says softly, pointing her wand at your shoulder.

you feel a sudden relief, the main pain in your shoulder being gone, the bruising is still there because the spell only really mends bones, but that's not nearly as painful as it was.

"thank you Luna" "that's okay, good thing i'm experienced with these things or you could've lost your bone for good" she smiles and skips away but you just watch her feeling horrified. Draco approaches you while you rub your shoulder, you look at him and smile softly.

"hey" "hi... i know you said you wanted to be alone but i just wanted to make sure we're on good terms" "oh... we're fine Draco... i just don't know what i'm supposed to do with the fact that your father wants to kill me and my friends" he remains silent, like he's thinking.

"um... what did lovegood do to your arm?" "oh, i broke it today, she repaired it with a healing spell" "wait you broke your shoulder?" "yeah, the bruising is probably still there but i can't exactly show you because of my shirt" "well... you could show me in your room" he jokes, you just laugh. "i'm sorry for what you went through today" "thank you... it was rough"

he nods lightly, you remember something he said earlier. "you said this morning that you had something you were going to do tonight that you were previously scared of" "oh yeah... i was going to do it on my own terms but now i'm kind of forced to, so it doesn't feel as great" "what is it?" "i still can't tell you"

"mysterious" "oh you'll love me for it" you both go silent at what he said, "love".

"um... well i'll let you get to that then, i'm just gonna be comforting Harry tonight" "alright, well i'll see you y/n" "okay..." he looks around before kissing your lips quickly, walking away with a smile on his face. you watch him, wondering what it is that he is going to do.

Later that night, Draco meets with his father in his room. "Father" "Draco... so tell me, this girl. the gryffindor who lied to me... who is she really?" "um, her names y/n y/l/n" "i'm not familiar with the last name... what relation does she have to you?" "n-none... well actually that's what i wanted to talk about"

"go on" "she's... a friend" "a friend? a gryffindor? is she a pure blood?" "i'm not sure, she doesn't have any family. i- i think she's a pure blood though... and i wanted to ask you how you felt about her being... more then a friend to me" "like... a best friend?" "no father... my- my girlfriend".