Always. (A Draco Malfoy Story)

Constellations.

We soon said goodbye to our friends after we had dinner together.

I began to clean up the dinner table, as Narcissa stops me. "Joy, we have elves for that." I smile at her, "I don't mind, Narcissa. I normally wash my own dishes at home." I behind to bring my dishes to the sink. Narcissa stops me, "You are a guest in this house, Joy. Let the elves get it." There's no point in arguing with Narcissa, so I just obliged and left the dishes where they were.

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Draco was waiting for me in his room after dinner.

"Getting ready for bed already?" I ask him. He smiles, "Not quite." He sticks his arms out for me to come closer to him. "Are you tired yet?" I think about it for a second before answering him, "Hm, not really. I could probably stay up for a few more hours. Why?" Draco smirks. He runs to his closet and grabs two coats. He tosses me one, "Put it on." I catch it in my hands but look at him confused, "We're going outside?" He nods, "I wanna show you something." I shrug my shoulders and followed the instructions that were given to me. He takes my hand and leads me out the bedroom door.

He pulls me down the hall to the back of the Manor. He reaches for a string that's hanging down the ceiling and pulls it down. It opens up a door that allows a ladder to drop down.

I ask Draco, "Are we going to... the attic?" He chuckles, "Nope, even better." He climbs up the ladder and tell me to follow him, which I obviously do.
Once we reached the top, he grabs my hand and directs me through their attic. While we walk though, I take a glimpse around all their storage. I even saw a box that labeled 'Draco's journals' that I mentally reminded to myself that I need to snoop through at some point.

Draco stops in front of a window and pushes the glass forward, as the hinges allow the glass to swing open outwards. I ask him, "What are you doing?" He motions, "Come on."
He climbs over the window frame and onto part of their roof. I'm hesitant to follow, but Draco stick his hand out to me to help me through.

I step onto the roof carefully with careful balance and relying heavily on Draco for stability. "Watch your step, ok?" Draco slowly walks over to a flat surface on the roof that's covered in snow. He kicks off the slush for us to sit down. I sit on the spot he cleared for me and I gasp at the view.

Malfoy Manor sits alone on a piece of land, acres long and wide. All you can see is a field of snow, and the skyline of the nearest neighborhood that's still at least a few miles away.
The Manor emits such little lighting on the exterior that when you look up, you can see hundred of stars lighting up the night sky.

"Amazing, right?" Draco leans into my ear. I slowly nod as I gaze at the stars. Draco says, "I used to come up here every now and then when I was younger, whenever I would get lonely. Mother used to yell for me to come down, thinking I was going to fall off the roof." I chuckle, "And did you?" He rolls his eyes, "Only once! And she never lets me forget it!"

I look back up at the sky, I can't believe I've never seen so many stars at once. I asked him, "Did you know there's a constellation called 'Draco'?" He looks at me, "You're lying." I chuckle, "It's true! Apparently, you can see it year round." He furrows his eyebrows, "Alright then, show me."

I study the stars in search of the constellation. It wasn't long before I found it. I point to the sky, "There! Between the Big and Little Dipper" Draco looks to where I'm pointing, "...I don't see it." I scoff, "Ok, you see the Big Dipper, right?" He answers, "Yeah."
"And you see the Little Dipper?"
"Mhm."
I point to the sky again, "If you look between them, you'll see a quadrilateral connected to some stars that supposed to illustrate a string." He squints his eyes more, "Oh yeah, I see it!" I smile, "It's supposed to technically be a dragon."
He laughs, "Ok I knew that my name meant dragon, but I didn't know there's a constellation named after me." I roll my eyes, "Technically, you were named after the constellation." He laughs, "Same thing."

I take a deep breath in and sigh in content. Draco looks at me, "You alright, love?" I nod. "Thank you for today, Draco."

He kisses my head, "Anything for you."