Transfixed: A Draco Malfoy Fanfiction

Chapter 56

Draco and I laid low for the rest of the day. We only went out to the Great Hall at dinnertime, and I tried my best to be cordial to the Carrows. They were the ones Draco and I needed to watch out for when we started helping students. As for the other professors, I was sure they wouldn't give us away, but they were also under the Carrows' jurisdiction now. We couldn't rely on them for help either, at least not at first.

"I was wondering if you two might like to sit in on my Dark Arts lesson tomorrow," Amycus said to Draco and I. "Alecto said you quite enjoyed sitting in on her Muggle Studies class, Draco, so I thought you might like to see my work as well."

Draco clenched his jaw and looked down, so I spoke up. "We would love that, Professor Carrow. Thank you."

Amycus nodded curtly and went back to his supper. Draco nudged me with his elbow.

"I am not doing that again," he murmured.

"Fine, we'll just say you're feeling ill, and you can rest." I squeezed his hand and looked out over the Great Hall, surveying the damage. Students sat and ate quietly, all of them looking tired and dejected.

I felt my resentment for Snape and the rest of the Order grow as I looked out at the sea of faces. I didn't care that Snape was truly on our side. He had failed as Headmaster, as much as I hated to admit it. He had failed, and so had the rest of them. It should never have gotten this bad.

"We've got a big job ahead of us," Draco whispered to me, and I nodded nervously. We sure did.

...

After dinner, Draco and I changed out of our clothes and into our pajamas. He came into my room so we could look at the crown again to see if anything had changed. I put it on and concentrated as hard as I could, but just like before, nothing happened.

"I would like to throw this crown across the room," I said calmly to Draco, which made him laugh.

"I'll take it then, thank you very much," he said as he gently removed the crown from my head. "We need to give it time and be patient."

I groaned. "I'm tired of being patient. I want to be who I'm supposed to be."

Draco kissed my forehead. "You're already exactly who you're supposed to be. This is just a wonderful surprise."

I smiled. "Well, I just wish this surprise would hurry up and sort itself out. If I could see the future, that would certainly speed up the process of killing Voldemort and ending all of this."

Draco furrowed his brow as he thought about it. "Yes, it would. Let's look at the story again."

We both sat on my bed and laid the page out in front of us.

"Alright," Draco said. "So she had to prove her courage in five different ways. Looks like the first one was..." he paused as he began to read. "Ah, here it is. Strength. She proved it when she weaved the bridge all by herself."

"I already did that," I said. "Remember? In the same place as her, too. In Grizedale Forest."

"That's right," Draco said as his eyes scanned the page. "It's spooky how similar the story is to what you've already done."

"Spooky and wonderful," I replied. "Hopefully it's more than just a coincidence. And the second test?"

"Kindness," Draco said. "It's just here. She proved her kindness when she saved the house elf from the giants and let it go free."

I paused and thought, then I remembered. "Of course! I've already done that, too! Or rather, we did it, when we saved Ollivander from the dungeon at Malfoy Manor."