Always. (A Draco Malfoy Story)

Second thoughts.

(A/N: Oct. 6, 2020 😭😭😭 6k?! I'm crying! I'm so overwhelmed with all your votes, comments and messages. I know some of you are mad that I kept the drama going, but it'll be worth it! ILYSM! Enjoy reading!)

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I'm pacing in Snape's office.

"Then he tries to tell ME who I can and cannot date! Who does he think he is?! A fucking Malfoy?! I'm a fucking Deveroux! My family lineage is far superior than his!" Snape raises his eyebrows at me, "Don't give me that look, Severus. Now is not the time to be correcting me!" He raises his eyebrows even higher, I realize what I just said. "Sorry... I meant Professor."

He sighs, "Joy, I honestly do not care for your romantic squabbles with whomever. Just don't... kill anyone. Not only am I your Head of House, I am technically your... guardian for the time being. I do not need to know of these kinds of... matters."
I slouch down onto the couch I made him put in his office. "Well I can't talk to Tori about it, she's always with Blaise. Chelsie and Harper are always doing their own thing." I sigh, "I'm like you, Uncle Snape... I don't have that many friends."
He glances over to me before rolling his eyes.

"Have you heard from Father yet?" I ask. "I have not." I sigh. I really thought he would've reached out to me by now. His last letter being the beginning of summer.

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I left Snape's office after he got tired of me bickering and kicked me out.
I turn a corner where Adrian was doing his prefect rounds. "Hey, I've been looking for you." He runs up to me, "Are you alright? I heard about you and Draco." He moves a strand of hair away from my face. "You need me to teach him a lesson?"
I giggle, "I'm fine, Adrian. Don't worry about it." He stares at me for a second before nodding, "Come on, curfew's soon. Let me walk you back." I nod as he places his hand on my lower back and escorts me back to Slytherin House.

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I get back to my room and Tori is still up. I actually missed her. She's been spending so much time with Blaise, I really only see her when she's fast asleep.

She screams, "Where have you been?!" She pulls me into the room and slams our door shut.
She leans over to me, "You need to tell me everything."
So I did.

We stayed up all night talking. Well, mainly me talking and her listening.

She falls back into her bed, "Ugh, where have I been all this time?!"
"With Blaise, snogging." She throws a pillow at me and I laugh as she missed.

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I've been avoiding Draco since our fight. The only time I really see him is in class, during DADA and Potions. Even then, I don't look his way and he doesn't look mine.

Although, I do catch myself watching him during Adrian's Quidditch practices. It takes a second before I have to snap myself out of it and make my eyes look for Adrian again.

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I'm sitting under the same old tree by Hogwarts Lake. I thought I should get some fresh air while doing some homework.
Adrian was out doing perfect duties so he couldn't come with, but he promised to sit with me during dinner.

"What's up, Deveroux?" I look up from my parchment, "Blaise? Why are you out here?"
"Tori sent me to check in on you." I put my quill down, "Of course she did." I motioned for him to take a seat next to me on the grass, which he does.
I sigh, "You can tell Tori that I'm fine." Blaise smiles, "Deveroux, she knows you better than I do. If she says you're not fine, then you're not fine. I'm just doing what I'm told." I roll my eyes before returning to my work.
He skips a few rocks across the water before saying, "I think you should know..." I look up at him since he left his sentence incomplete, "... Draco stopped hanging out with Pansy since your fight." I scoff, "And I should care, why?" I go back to my work.
I see his body move to face me, "...Because he loves you."

I look up and stare at him, "Shut up."

Blaise laughs, "Alright, I don't know about 'love'... but he really does like you. Why don't you give him a chance?"
"I'm dating Adrian, in case you forgot."
He rolls his eyes, "So break up with him. He's not gonna be here next year anyway."

That's actually true. Adrian is two years older than us. It's not likely that he'll want to stay in a relationship with someone who's still enrolled in school, right?

"I thought Tori sent you to make me feel better, not make life choices!" I throw a crumpled piece of parchment at him. He catches it in his hands, "So you're thinking about it, then?"

I glare at him, "...Shut up."