(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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Deathly hallows
"Why did you invite him?" Draco whispers. "Why not? Is their a scandal of him killing children I don't know about?" I joke. Draco rolls his eyes at me. I missed our childish banter.
Draco and I sit at the small table and start to assemble the chess pieces in their rightful places. "Play recently?" I ask. "Yeah with Zabini." He replies. I jokingly make a puking noise. And I hear a chuckle from Hubar. Draco looks at both of us annoyed. "What's your guys' problem with him?" Draco asks. "He's a creep." Hubar and I say in unison. "He is an asshole but not anymore than you Hubar!" Draco says. Hubar just rolls his eyes at him and leans against the bookcase. I look between the two of them wondering what possibly could have happened between the two of them to make them hate each other so much. I just shrug it off assuming it's typical Draco.
Draco beats me 3 times and I finally give up. I throw my hands up and stand from my seat. "That's it, you are well practiced, there's no way I'm gonna beat you!" I say. "Well if you weren't busy with Neville all summer you could have practiced more." Draco says. He starts placing the pieces back in place. I look over at Hubar who is picking out random books and placing them in the wrong spots purposely.
"What happened to Astoria? Ever talk to her after what happened?" Draco pauses for a split second then goes back to what he was doing. "Haven't spoken to her." He finally says. "Oh ok sorry." I reply, noticing I touched a nerve. "So when's the wedding?" Draco asks. Hubar drops a book and we both look up to him. At first I thought it was on purpose but he looks slightly shocked. I shrug it off and look back towards Draco. "I'm not sure, probably after the war." I reply.
"Hubar I invited you so you can play." I say motioning towards the seat across from Draco. "Uhm." Is all he says. "Scared you'll lose?" Draco says. "I don't know how to play." Hubar replies.
"Oh shoot I'm sorry Hubby lemme show you, but I'm not that good so sorry if I make you lose." I say as I pull him over towards the chess board. Hubar smirks at me and I look at him confused. "What?" I question. "Leaf out of all the nicknames to choose you chose Hubby? And poor Longbottom gets Nev?" He chuckles to himself rubbing his temples. "I thought it was cute? And for your information I have plenty good nicknames for Neville." I reply "Oooooh are some only used in the bedroom?" Hubar laughs. I slap his arm. "Fine I'm not helping you, goodnight love birds!" I yell. I throw my hands up in defeat and walk out of the room.
That night I shoot up in bed with cold sweats. My throat feels sore as if I was screaming. My door flies open. "What the hell!? What's wrong?" I hear Hubar ask. It's pitch black so I can't see him but I hear him walking towards my bed. "Miss locks? Are you alright?" He asks. "I'm fine. I'm sorry. It's nothing." I say. My breathing is heavy. "Did you have a nightmare? You were screaming that loud for a bloody bad dream? Pathetic." He spits as he leaves the room.
"What a jerk" I say to myself. I sit in bed wondering why I had that dream again. Knowing I won't be able to sleep without Neville comforting me tonight.
I can't believe I got up from my 3 hours of sleep I can get to check on her when all she was screaming at was a stupid dream. I'll have to take over for Alecto in about a half hour so I decide against going back to sleep. I sit in the room I was given wondering what dream she could have had that would make her scream so loud. What is does she fear? She seems very strong willed. She is smart, brave, beautiful. Beautiful? What am I doing? I can't stop thinking about her. It's only been one day knowing the girl and I can feel myself going soft for her.
My 19 years of being on this stupid planet not once has anyone shown me the kindness she has shown me. Mrs. Malfoy is kind but it isn't genuine. Serenity treated me different, like she actually cared. I can see why it was so easy for her to seduce the Longbottom boy.
I wash my face with cold water to wake myself up. I look in the mirror. That's what confused me so much. The Longbottom boy. She was marrying him? I was told by many people she was seducing him like she was with many other pure blood wizard boys, but the way she talked about him. It almost seems like she loves him.
