New Student | Draco Malfoy FF

[ Time Together ]

"You told Malfoy?" Severus said as he looked back at you, his arms crossed over his chest. You sat in silence, staring at the ground.

"I had to. He was pressuring me." You replied quietly. "Does he know I'm... your father?" He trailed off for a second as he moved back to his desk.

"He knows too..." You replied again. With a sigh, he moved to the chair beside you and sat down, taking your arm in his hands.

He caressed your arm with one hand and wiped your tears away. You closed your eyes when he leaned in and kissed your forehead.

"How did he react?" He asked quietly after he pulled away. "I ran away before he could say anything and I came here." You looked up at him sadly.

"Did I mess up? I shouldn't have told him. Those people will come and hurt me again and this time they might use you or him or mom against me and-" He hugged you when you started panicking, caressing the back of your head.

"Shh... Nobody will come and hurt us." He whispered, pressing his lips on your head in a sweet kiss. You stayed in his arms, closing your eyes.

You felt happy to have a father, even more, when it was Severus because he was someone who could guide you along the way.

"Why didn't you tell me?" You asked after a while of silence. "Your mother asked me not to. She thought you were too young to know about me and everything else." He replied.

You pulled away to look at him, wiping your cheeks. "But all I ever wanted was to know who my father was." You whispered.

He smiled sadly, caressing your shoulders. "I know. But I'm here now and that is all that matters." You leaned back into his arms, hugging him tightly as he chuckled.

It was obvious Severus had a soft heart for you ever since you were his daughter. But it was still surprising to you because he was cold to everyone else and very serious.

But with you, he was caring and sweet. He would laugh and smile, hug you, love you as a father would do.

You couldn't be any happier than now.

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"There you are! Where were you?" Hermione asked worriedly when you walked into the common room. They had been waiting for you in worry.

"Oh, I was at Severus' office." You replied, smiling at them tiredly. "What happened? You seem... different." Harry asked as he made his way to you.

"Nothing. Just Draco Malfoy, mingling where he shouldn't." You said quietly. Harry glared slightly, knowing Draco did something.

"What did he do? Did he bother you again?" He asked, glancing at Hermione. "No, it's alright. I already said what I needed to say." You replied, heading to the stairs.

"Why don't you just end your friendship with him?" Ron asked, still sitting on the couch quietly. You glanced at him softly, staring in thought.

"Because even though he can be stressful sometimes, he is the only one who is in my situation and understands what is going on with me." You replied, smiling sadly at the 3 of them.

"We understand you though," Hermione said, walking closer to you. "I know. And I'm very glad that you do. But he can put himself in my shoes." You said back, shrugging.

"You won't understand it." You whispered, turning around and heading up the stairs to the girls' dorm room.

You placed your wand and robe away, changing into your pajamas before sitting down by the window beside your bed.

You opened the window when you saw an owl flying to it. It landed beside you on the floor, a note tied to its neck.

You took it and unwrapped the rolled note, reading it. 'A gift for you so it can guide you on your darkest days.' You read out loud.

"You got an owl?" You heard Hermione say behind you. You glanced at her and nodded, turning back to the owl.

"Yeah, I did." You said quietly, caressing the owl's head sweetly. "Does it say who's it from?" She asked when she sat down beside you on the ground.

"Just the initial. It's a D." You replied, handing her the note. "Dumbledore, maybe?" She suggested.

"Maybe. Or someone that has a surname that starts with the letter D." You hummed quietly.

"Or maybe it's Draco." She said after a minute of silence. You scoffed, shaking your head.

"Why would he get me an owl? It's not like he cares anyway." You shook your head at Hermione's words, chuckling softly.

"It's impossible."

"It is clear he likes you, Y/n. Malfoy treats everyone as an enemy, but with you, he acts as if you are the softest and most breakable human being ever." She stated.

"He has a soft spot in his heart and you're in it. Only you. And it is so obvious a blind person would notice it." She chuckled.