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How Could I Make You Cry?

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I felt like such an idiot. I shouldn't have pushed him like that, I knew his father was controlling and may or may not be a Death Eater. But I guess I still had the right to shout at him. He's been making my life so much more difficult, if only he were just nicer to everyone. And how could he ever think I would kiss him, unless he was just messing around.

I ran down the hall trying to think of where he could have gone. Even though he's a jerk I think I may have crossed a line. I saw Hermione coming from the library.

"Hermione! Have you seen Draco?" I asked.

"Yeah he just ran down towards the Astronomy Tower. What happened?"

I had already run off in the direction of the Astronomy Tower. I had to find him. I shoved past a bunch of first years and went to turn the corner but I was grabbed and pulled to a stop. It was George.

"George I'm kinda in a rush."

"What's going on! Was that Malfoy who ran past?"

"Yeah,yeah just- I'll tell you later."

I pulled away and sprinted to the stairs of the astronomy tower. I looked straight up and saw the glimpse of some robes at the top of the stairs. Once I got to the top, I walked slowly over to the figure sat on the floor.

"Draco?" I said, shyly.

He turned surprised, pulling his sleeves down over his hands. "What do you want."

"Draco I'm sorry. I crossed a line. Look if there's anything, anything, you need to say. I'm here. I know it sounds stupid because you hate me and-"

"Izzy" It was the first time he'd ever called me that, "Its okay. You don't have to explain just go away! Look I'm sorry, just leave it at that!" He said, an angry growling his voice.

"I'm still not leaving until you tell me what's going on. I can tell it's bothering you." I sat down with my legs over the edge and my arms on the railing. "Its your Dad isn't it."

No reply.

"He's actually a Death Eater, isn't he?" I say. "Must be difficult keeping that a secret, especially when you don't agree with it. You don't agree with it? Right?"

"Fine, yes he's a Death Eater. He wants me to be too, I.. I just don't know if I can. I want him to be proud of me. He's never accepted me, not really. He says Mudbloods are filth but, I mean, I guess you're okay. I don't know what to think!" He just suddenly opened up. I really didn't expect that of him. I thought it'd be weeks of me trailing him around trying to get some answer out of him.

"I guess that's okay though. You not knowing what to think. You just need to find out, and soon because I can see its breaking you."

"It's too late for me to know what to think.."

"What do you mean?"

He pulled up the sleeve of his left arm. There was a faint mark of a snake and a skull intertwining - The Dark Mark. I couldn't believe it. Draco was a Death Eater. The edges of the scar were red and in some places his skin was bleeding, like he had been trying to scrape it off with his nails.

"Oh my God." I said, shocked.

"See! It's too late, I told you!" He stuttered, his eyes were now glimmering with tears. "I'm one of his now! I can't just change my mind. If I do he'll kill me! I swear Dumbledore knows, and then my Father will get mad for not hiding it! Then Voldemort will kill me anyways!" He choked with tears. "Izzy, I don't know what to do..."

"Draco... I-I can't help you." I stood up and inched away from him. It was too much to handle. He was a Death Eater! Voldemort could be listening in on this conversation, then he'd find me because I knew about Draco.

"Izzy, please! You wanted me to tell you! Izzy!" He shouted.
"Izzy you can't do this! You said you'd help me!" I had started running down the stairs. I began to wish he hadn't told me, that I hadn't asked. I put myself in so much danger, I had to keep this a secret. Voldemort could kill me, then he'd kill my family.

"IZZY!" Draco shouted. "Stupefy!" The world turned black and I began to feel myself falling...