Royals (Draco Malfoy x Reader)

Chapter 34

Marauder's Map

A week later and (Name) felt a lot better, she stood with Harry as he watched the students begin towards Hogsmeade. "Ready (Name)?" "Ready Harry!" She grins and he throws the cloak over him. "Follow me" she mutters and he began to walk beside her an extra set of footsteps appearing in the snow. Suddenly Fred and George appear and they begin to head the opposite way. The extra pair of footsteps reversing and following the two boys and the girl. "Clever, Harry." Fred laughs "But not clever enough!" George adds. "Besides, we've got a better way." Fred finishes. The great doors open and (Name) Fred and George enter. TheInisibility cloak drops and Harry is revealed, looking cross. Instantly, Fred slaps a worn roll of parchment into his hand. Harry unfurls it. Frowns. It's blank, (Name) peers at the paper confused. "What's this rubbish?" Harry glares at the twins "Rubbish he says. That there's the secret to our success." Fred laughs "It's a wrench giving it to you, believe me." George adds,  "But we've decided your needs greater than ours. George, if you will..." Fred looks at his twin "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. George touches his wand to the parchment and ink lines the surface in the fibre of the paper, spread like veins. (Name) and Harry curiously read the words at the top "'Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs are proud to present the Marauder's Map'...?"  the girl read around looking up at the two tall gingers "Ah... Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot andProngs. We owe them so much." Georg smiles happily.  "Hang on. This is Hogwarts! And that... No. Is that really..." Harry points to a small moving dot labelled Dumbledore. "Dumbledore." "In his study." "Pacing." "Does that a lot." the twins switched who was talking. "You mean, this map shows..." Harry trailed off "everyone!" Fred beamed "Everyone?" (Name) asked, "Everyone!" George concluded. "Where they are." "What they're doing." "Every minute." "Of every day." "Brilliant!" (Name) gaped "where did you get it?" Harry questioned, "Nicked it from Filch's office, of course, the first year. Now listen. There are seven secret passageways out of the castle. But we'd recommend.." Fred spoke and pointed at a passage "this one!" the twins said in unison "The One-Eyed Witch on the third floor." George explained "The One-Eyed..." Harry trailed off "Witch, right. But you best hurry.Filch is heading this way." they turned and began to walk away.  "Oh. And, Harry? When you'redone, make sure to give it a tap and say, 'Mischief managed.'Otherwise, anyone can read it." and with that, they were gone. (Name) Bid Harry a farewell as she ran off to meet with Hermione and Ron who were most likely already in Hogsmeade. 

They stood on a slight hill, At this elevation, the mist hangs in thick, undulating veils, the Shrieking Shack an eerie silhouette in the gloom. The trio stands stiffly, attempting, as best they can, to conceal the fact that, basically, they're scared stiff. "It's meant to be the most haunted building in Britain. Did I mention that?" Hermione spoke "twice" Ron and (Name) answered in unison. "Should we move a bit closer?" (Name) looked at the two and they just nodded and inched closer to the house. "Actually, it's fine from here." Ron speaks "Perfect!" Hermione adds and (Name) giggles "big babies!" Just then, voices echo through the trees and three figures appear over the rise, phantoms in the mist. Malfoy. Crabbe. Goyle.Pike. "Well, well. Look who's here. You two shopping for your dream home?Seems a bit grand for you, WeaselBee. Don't your family all sleep in one room?" Draco laughs "Shut your mouth, Malfoy." Ron hisses "Now that's not very friendly. Boys, I think we're going to have to teach Weasel-Bee to respect his superiors" Draco harshly clicked his tongue and began towards them "Stop it Draco!" (Name) stepped out from behind Ron and began towards the blonde "I told you already! stop bullying my friends!" she stood in front of him and he glowered "you filthy blood traitor!" he hissed "shut up Malfoy!" Hermione glared, Malfoy's eyes shift, regard Hermione with disgust "you dare speak to me you filthy mud-" (Name) swung for Malfoy and socked him in the cheek, he hissed out in pain and roughly shoved the girl and she falls her head smacked off a large rock. Blood tickles into the snow, he gasps lightly but is taken out of his worry as he takes a snowball to the face, "who did that?" he shrieked lacing around as Hermione manoeuvred over to (name) who had blood gushing from her head, Malfoy glances about in confusion, when he takes two more "don't just stand there!" he shouts to his goons.   Crabbe and Goyle start running towards the trio when their knees go out and they fall headfirst into the snow. Draco begins to back away fearfully, eying the mist "there's something out there!" he stutters Malfoy's hat is pulled over his eyes, he's spun about, given a rough kick to the ass and sent stumbling over the rise and out of sight. Instantly, Crabbe and Goyle join him running and screaming. "Harry?" (Name) calls and the boy takes the cloak off, Hermione laughs lightly and turns her focus back to (name) "your head!" the girl called out worriedly lacing down at the snow that was stained red. "its fine mione'" (Name) smiled and pulled out a first aid kit, "Just a little bump" she grins and takes her hat off and begins to wrap a bandage around her head and putting her hat back on.  "Bloody hell, Harry! That was not funny!" Ron slaps the boy lightly as we all laugh. The four trudge through the heavy snow. Harry'sdonned Hermione's scarf, (Name)'s snow goggles and Ron's hat to disguise himself "Those weasels! Never told me about any Marauder's Map!" Ron hissed extremely mad at his brothers "But Harry isn't going to keep it. He's going to turn it over to Professor McGonagall, aren't you?" Hermione looked at Harry "Oh sure. Along with his invisibility cloak, his pack of exploding snap cards, his --" Ron began "Oh shut up!" Hermione glared at the ginger. "Rosmerta, m'dear!" Up ahead Cornelius Fudge emerges from a ministry sleigh as Hagrid swings the door clear and -- with unfortunate ease -- rips it clean off the fittings. Fudge joinsMcGonagall and a barmaid outside of a pub "That's Madam Rosmerta. Ronfancies her." (Name) said to Harry pointing at the barmaid. "It's not true!" Ron insisted and Harry shushed him. "I trust business is good?" Fudge asked the women who rolled her eyes at him "It'd be a right sight better if the Ministry wasn't sending Dementors into my pub every other night." she hissed "We have a killer on the loose." Fudged retorted. "Sirius Black? In Hogsmeade! And what would bring him here?" Rosmerta gasped her eyes as wide as saucers Fudge whispers something to the barmaid who repeats it much louder, "Harry Potter?!" Fudge looks around nervously, then jerks his head toward the pub. As he leads Rosmerta and McGonagall inside. "Harry?" Ron called out and the three looked down to see footsteps appearing in the snow, and into the pub. They gasped as the door swung shut "Not good!" (Name) exclaimed.

{Name's Pov}

Hermione, Ron and I have been sitting on a bench the last 15 minutes waiting for Harry to stop eavesdropping and come back outside. The pub doors fly open and FOOTPRINTS appear in the snow, Harry barges through a choir and the three of us shoot up following after him "I'm so sorry!" I call as we run after Harry. At the end of a rocky clearing, the footprints end and heartbreaking sobs are heard. Ron grabs my arm as if not to tell me to go any closer but I do, filling the footprints with my own as I walk towards him. I kneeled in front of the rock and very gently-- draw the cloak from Harry. He stares into my eyes, his own stinging with tears, I tilted my head grasping his hand looking at him sympathy sprawled across my features. "He was their friend. And he betrayed them. He was their friend.  I hope he finds me. But when he does, I'm going to be ready. When he does, I'm going to kill him." He hissed angrily.