Hey, everyone. I know I usually like Dramione but this couple has interested me for awhile now. I based a lot of this on a Role play i'm doing on Facebook, so be be patient for new chapters.
Good Came of It
I, Astoria Greengrass am sitting out on the deck of my mansion enjoying the fresh summer air with my friends. My friends are giggling at some Slytherin boys that are flying around playing Quidditch.
"Draco is here!" My sister, Daphne squeals as the rest of my friends turn to look at Draco Malfoy. I look but then turn back to the Quidditch game before me.
The party drones on for hours until it is just the Malfoy family and my own. Our parents are talking quietly as Daphne and I are sitting on the window seat playing with our Patronuses. My panther jumped around the room with grace and speed. I followed it with my eyes until I caught a glance at Draco. He had been watching me for quite sometime.
"Girls, come over here." My mother, Elisabeth said from sitting on the couch with my father, Robert. Needless to say, Daphne and I got up to join the rest of our family and three guests.
"I have some very important news for Astoria and Draco." My father states sending my mind in a frenzy of wonder. "You two are old enough to know that sometimes in Pureblood families there are arranged marriages, correct?"
"Yes, sir." Draco and I say together with forced politeness.
"Good. This has been a long, talked about conflict, between our families, as to whom Draco and you, Astoria will marry." My mother puts in.
"Yes, ever since Astoria was born." Draco's mother, Narcissa Malfoy states in agreement.
"What we are trying to say is that, Draco, Astoria, the two of you are going to marry once Astoria turns of age." My father says slightly nonchalant.
"What?" I shriek in shock. How can they do this to me? We are too opposite people, it will not work! He's a Slytherin, I'm a Ravenclaw, it can't work!
"No!" Draco's voice broke through my mental dispute. "You've tried to control me in everything I do since I was little, but this has gone too far!" He shouted. "Why are you doing this now?"
"Draco, please." Narcissa said trying to calm her outraged son. "With the war starting, this will give you a better life afterwards. Astoria is very nice girl, Draco."
"No, Mother! I will not, no, I cannot marry her!" He screams at her.
"And why can't you, Draco?" I ask making myself noticed again.
"Because you aren't my type!" He says standing up angrily.
"And you think a Death Eater is mine?" I scream standing as well and walking towards him. I pull up his left sleeve to show the Mark on his fore arm. "I can't marry someone who wears that mark!"
"Let's leave them to talk it out." My mother says as everyone else leaves. As the doors shut, I hear the audible locking of every door and window.
"Don't you dare ever touch my Mark again!" Draco sneered at me as walked away from him to sit at the window.
"Or what, Malfoy?" I ask looking in his direction. His arms are crossed and the anger in his eyes actually frightened me. "I'm sorry. Who did you want to marry?" I ask curiously after a few minutes.
"I don't know, I just want to make the decision not my parents. And honestly, you aren't on my list." He says sitting on the couch.
"I understand." I say looking at my wand. "Are upset because you already have a girlfriend?"
"What? No, I just wish I could have the freedom of choosing my girlfriend or wife. Forget it!" He answers looking his Mark disgusted.
"How can I forget that my parents just told me that I have to marry someone who hates me?" I say.
"I don't hate you, I don't even really know you." Draco says looking at me.
"Oh, yeah? You sure are acting like you like me!" I say walking to sit in a chair across from him.
"What do you want me to say?" He asked angrily. "That I'm excited that our parents are making us get married?"
"No, I just think that as bad as this is we should at least try." I say looking at my feet while I pulled my hair down.
"You really want to give this a shot?" He asked giving me quizzical look.
"Yes, because we should show our families that it might work." I say looking up at him.
"So, you will do anything your parents ask of you?"
"Well, if it benefits them, then I suppose yes, I would." I say honestly wishing my parents would let live freely.
"Why do you need to benefit them?" Draco asked.
"They don't think I'm good enough to be a Greengrass. Much like your family, majority of them were Slytherins or went to a different school like, Beaubatons or Dumstrang." I say remembering that my parents resented me for the first year after I wrote to tell them I became a Ravenclaw.
"Oh, well, that is kind of sad." Draco remarked. "So, you want to make them proud? Whatever you do, don't try living up to their expectations."
"I have tried but nothing works." I say understanding that he was referring to his Mark. "You know I didn't mean what I said about your mark."
"You didn't?" He asked looking at me.
"No, I didn't. I know what you went through last year. There were so many times I wanted to help you, comfort you in the least." I say remembering how absent minded Draco was in our sixth year.
"You wanted to help me?" He asked shocked.
"Yes, I really did but didn't because you didn't know until now, right?" I say.
"Not really. I knew of you and I know Daphne." Draco admitted.
"Ah and let me guess, she is just perfect! She's beautiful, a Slytherin, talented and so much more!" I sneer bitterly. "Sorry, I just get tired of hearing that about her."
"Actually, I was going to say that she is annoying now. We used to be friends but now all she cares about is money and her looks." Draco says.
"Sounds like every other girl you've dated." I mutter.
"True, but I'm trying to stay away from those kinds of girls." He replies.
"Oh and how do you know I'm not like that?" I ask bitterly knowing that I'd always wanted to be like my sister.
"Trust me; I can sense snobby people from a mile away. You're not like her." Draco says.
"Yeah, but I wish I was." I say brokenly looking down.
"You alright?" He asks me sounding genuinely concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I say trying to be strong but my voice cracks showing how weak I am.
"Seriously?" He says watching me as I get up and pace in front of him.
"What do you want me to say?" I finally explode. "That I have liked for the past few years? That I hate that I'm not ever going to be a girl that is good enough for you? That I wish I was and am more like my sister just for you?" I fall at his feet crying harder as I say the last statement.
"Hey, relax." Draco says bending to my level. "Come sit up here." He says offering me a hand and I sit beside him on the couch. "Now, was all that true?"
"Yes." I say shyly looking down.
"Draco, you will be spending the rest of the week and then Astoria will stay with us for the remainder of the summer." Narcissa Malfoy's voice rang out as she came in with her husband.
"Yes, ma'am." Draco said forcing politeness. His mother bent down and kissed his head before leaving us alone again.
"Come on, I'll show you where the guest rooms are." I say standing. We walk out of the great room, turn left, go upstairs, turn right and then come to a hall way with all bed rooms are in East wing of the mansion. "Pick one."
"Where's your room?" He asked looking at me.
"Forth door on the right." I say automatically.
"Then I want this one." He says picking the one across from mine. "We might as well be close since they want us to be together."
Yes, I know Astoria is supposed to younger than Draco but I wanted it to be during the war for drama! Review and I'll give you cookie!(: