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I woke up on floor, still listening to my music. I rubbed my eyes and headed downstairs. I saw Lucas setting up the table.

"Morning." He smiles at me. I gave him a small wave, sitting down with my father who was already at the table. The four of us sighed and ate. I twirled the knife around my fingers, under, over. Out of the corner of my eye, i saw a hand crept up. I stabbed the table, almost hitting the hand. Everyone jumped. Of course it was Wormtail.

"What do you think you're doing?" I growled at him. My nose twitched, my knuckles turning white as I still had my hand on the knife.

"I-I-" He started to stutter.

"See here?" I moved my hand around the table. "This is family time. And if you are hungry, you are going to have whats left." I spat. My father looks down at him. "Fetch!" I shooed him away with a piece of meat. After he ran off, we went back to eating.

"I cannot believe he's staying here." Katherine rolled her eyes. "After all hes done."

"It wasn't up to us." Lucas told her.

"Dont see the point of babysitting that ugly rat. I rather kill him and go on my day." I took a sip of tea from my mug.

"Killing isnt the answer Daph, no matter how much you hate the person." Lucas said as he puts down the daily prophet. I looked at the front page. Lucius Malfoy was sent to Azkaban. My face saddens. Draco.

"Are you done?" He nods. I grabbed the paper and went straight to the page. I started to read it, they started talking about Draco. I got out of my seat and ran up to my room.

"Daph-" i heard my father yell out. I locked my door and sat on my bed. The horrible things that their saying about him and Narcissa. I mean, Lucius deserves to rot but bringing Draco into this? Why? I jumped as i heard tapping on my window. Dracos Owl. I took the letter and read it.

Diana,
Oh how much I've miss you. I dream of you every night. I want to hold you, i need you. Things are going wrong back home but I dont want you to worry, I got it handled. I want you to know, whatever you hear, its wrong. Dont let them change the way you think of me. You know me. You have no idea how much I want you here, telling me that ill be okay, your touch that relaxes me, your warmth, the way you just let me lay with you. Come back to me. I love you.
Daniel

I put my hand over my mouth, to quiet the soft cries. Oh Draco. I would be there in a heartbeat with you. I went to my desk and began to write.

Daniel,
Nothing will ever change my mind. No matter what, I will love you. Always. I cant imagine what you are going through right now. I am here, a letter away. I wish I can be in your arms, play with your hair until you fall sleep. I am counting down the days until I get to be in your arms, it seems forever but will be worth it. We can stay in the astronomy tower like we used to. Watch the stars that you now admire because of me. I might not be there, but just know, i am here for you. Good or bad.
Diana

Daphne put the parchment paper into the envelope and handed it to the the owl to deliver to Draco. She laid on her bed, staring at the ceiling. Daphne was feeling lonely, stuck, trapped. She stayed like that all day, She missed dinner, she missed dessert. She just had a sick feeling all of the sudden. She's worried for Draco. Even though he said not to, she had to. I mean, her first love, she cant lose him.

Daphne tipped toed to the kitchen and grabbed herself her favorite muggle ice cream, cookie dough. She hopped on the island, the table in the middle of the room, snacking away. She crossed her leg, while the other one was swing as she hummed, painting her nails.

Severus came downstairs and saw the curly black hair, petite, girl hunched back. She looked so much like him. Sometimes he thinks that she's better without him. She doesn't deserve him.

"If Katherine walks in youll get in trouble." Severus snaps out his thoughts and made Daphne jump.

"Only if you dont tell her." She points at him with the spoon. He chuckled a bit. "What brings you here?"

"I thought I heard a rat." He jokes.

"Well, wrong room." She rolls her eyes. He sensed something was wrong with her. The energy in the room shifted. Daphne stared at her dessert, twirling the spoon. "Have you loved someone so deeply, that you would do anything for them?" Severus looks up at her.

"Of course." For her. She asked for his hand.

"Even though they said they told you not to?" Severus leans against the table where Daphne was sitting on. She started painting his nails. As a little girl, he would let her do these ridiculous things, paint his nails, do his hair. All of that to make her smile. Lucas would tease him but Severus wouldn't care. Those moments were the best. She slowly painted his nails black.

"This is about Draco?" She nods slowly. "The daily prophet?" She nods again, focusing on what she was doing.

"Now that Lucius is in Azkaban, that means Draco is the man of the house." She gulps. "I know Narcissa would never hurt him. But all that agony that he now has on his shoulders. He doesn't want to let Lucius down." A tear falls from her cheek. She closes the nail polish bottle, Severus slowly wipes it for her. "I don't want to lose him."

"You wont." Daphne looks at her father, her lip frowning, eyes watering.

"If I did, I would lose my world. Draco means so much to me. Just the thought of losing him brings me so much pain."

"Dear." He holds her hands. He brushed the lose curl behind her ear. "I promise you, he will never leave you." Those words felt good to hear to Daphne, a shock, her father never really like saying stuff like that, but this made her have faith. Daphne wipes her tears and hops down the table.

"I should go to bed, its getting late." She sniffles. "Good night father." She waves goodbye before she headed to her room. Severus watched her leave. He knew Draco will be joining them, and if Daphne finds out, he couldn't imagine the pain. Neither children chose this path. He needed to have a word with Voldemort about Draco, due to Narcissas request. He knew he couldn't change his mind, he didn't change his with Daphne.

"What you thinking about Sev?" Lucas comes in, taking a bite from a pear. He walks up to his long time friend.

"Promise me something."

"Anything, you know this." He turns to him.

"The unbreakable vow." Lucas puts down the pear and takes off his jacket, reaching for their arms. "You will take care of Daphne, no matter what, guide her, if I'm dead or away. You will not let Fiona turn her." Lucas stuck out chest.

"I promise." Their arms glowed. It was set. "You know i will always will, with or without the vow." He watched his actions, Severus was off. "This about Draco?"

"I don't like where this is heading to." Severus clears his throat.

"Me either. You heard Narcissa, we have to keep this on the low. They'll hurt Daphne." They're playing the same game they did to her when she became a deatheater with Draco. "We'll get through this." They both felt another presence. Lucas grabs his wand and pulls Wormtail out from the shadows.

"Stop!"

"Eavesdropping? How pathetic." He spat. "You say a word about what we said here, I'll be glad to do the Lords dirty work for him." He pushes him to the ground. Lucas turns to Severus. "I will not let you down brother." Severus turns, walked away. "Like your nails by the way." Lucas smirks. Severus stops, a little grin appeared. "I see that you still have that soft spot for her."

"Always."