(Heavy editing)!A best friends to lovers story about an orphan taken in by the Malfoys and a nervous pure blood wizard that no one saw potential in. Happily ever after isn't as easy as these two young Hogwarts students thought, and with Voldemort re...
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Halfblood prince
Draco drags me to the carriages. "Go." He says "But what about you?" I ask "I don't want your friends thinking you were a part of that leaf." He says. Guiltily "Thanks." I say before hopping on the last carriage
I start walking towards the great hall when I'm stopped by professor Mcgonagall. "Miss Locks." She calls to me. "Yes professor?" "Would you please join me in the Headmaster's office?" She asks. I look at her confused but I agree.
We wait a long time and I start to wonder why I couldn't have come to meet the headmaster after dinner. Finally Dumbledore comes through the door. "Thank you Professor, you may go." He says to mcgonagall. She nods and leaves us alone. "Sir?" I ask after we sit in silence for a few more moments. "I know." Dumbledore speaks. I look at him confused. "I know the Malfoy boy has been ordered to kill me." I can't hide the shocked look plastered on my face "Look professor.." I start to say but he interrupts me "Miss Locks I know Draco is not a murderer don't worry, I'm am well aware that he is a good person underneath that facade he puts on." He smirks at me. "I have brought you here to tell you something that must not be repeated." He says, getting serious. I nod at him. "Miss Locks, I am cursed. I won't survive another year. Mr Malfoy is to follow through with his task. If he is to not succeed, you will need to finish the task for him." He pauses. "Do you understand?" He says. "But why?" I finally ask. "You two are more important than you know. Why do you think Voldemort is so interested in you? Keeping you on his side?" He asks. I look down at my wrist, I slowly pull up my sleeve to peak at my dark mark. "You two will succeed. Whether that be for Voldemort or for Harry is up to you to decide." He says. I look up at him and nod. "Ok." I finally say.
"Neville?" I call out as quietly as I can, trying to catch him before he enters the Gryffindor portrait door. Neville turns around and sees me. He quickly runs towards me and lifts me into hug. I can't keep a smile off my face. I hug him back, placing my face in the small of his neck. "Oh thank goodness!" He exclaims. "I was worried about you! I couldn't find you anywhere!" He says while putting me down and holding my face. He pulls me in and places a large kiss on my lips. I smile into the kiss. "I love you." I say. He pulls away to see tears running down my cheeks. "Ren what's wrong? What happened?" He asks "No secrets right?" I say "Right." He says with a confused look. "Ok... then follow me. We need to go someplace no one can hear us." I say, pulling him along with me.
Serenity pulls me into the familiar greenhouse. I sit down on a stool infront of me. "Muffliato." She says while shaving her wand over the door. She turns and faces me, then starts pacing around the room nervously. "I'm not supposed to tell you this." She finally says breaking the silence. "And I'm not sure if you will be ok with it but I need you to know. But I need you to not tell anyone." She says looking into my eyes. "Of course." I say standing up and walking towards her. I grab her hand and place my other hand on her cheek. "Nothing you can say will change how I feel about you." I say. She forces and smile but pulls away and turns to face the other way. She starts to fiddle with a leaf of a plant in her hands. Gently rubbing it between her index finger and thumb. "I have to kill Dumbledore." She finally says. She says it so quiet that I almost don't hear it and I hope I just misheard her.
"I'm sorry.. what?" I ask.
"Draco was given the task to kill the headmaster by the end of the year, and if he doesn't succeed the Dark lord spoke of killing Astoria." She pauses and turns towards me. "And you." She says. "So why do you have to kill him then? If the dark lord gave the task to Draco?" I ask "Dumbledore asked me to his office tonight. He told me he is already cursed. He won't survive another year. He spoke about already knowing what Draco has to do. if Draco can't do it he needs me to follow through and be the one to kill him. Neville Draco can't do it, you know he can't. That's why I have to. I have to kill Dumbledore." She exclaims, she is now sobbing. Her legs are shaking and she looks as if she may pass out. I run up to her and catch her in my arms before she has the chance to fall. "Serenity." I sigh. "Please Neville. Don't tell me not to do it. You know I have to. I just needed you to know." She says. "Ok." I say. "I love you." "I love you too." She says.
