A/N: Drarry!!! My (Julz!) first angst/tragedy/romance! Medium drabble! Hope you like it! OH, btw, if you haven't seen HBP yet just be warned… this story has spoilers!
A New Chapter (DRACO'S
P.O.V.)
There I was, walking into the Great Hall hoping to have a
normal breakfast. But then I saw Potter talking to- Katie Bell? I
gulped. She's back from St. Mungo's already? My heart started
pounding. I didn't care how weird I looked standing in doorway of
the Great Hall. I didn't care that people were staring at me. All I
could see was myself and Katie. I started sweating. She looked
distressed while talking to Potter. But then, she made eye contact
with me. Katie didn't look mad or scared of me, she barely had any
expression on her face at all. She just waved at me because she had
no idea of what I did to her. I turned on my heel and started to
loosen my tie. It was choking me, closing me in. I was losing air, I
needed to take a walk. When I felt emerald eyes burning into my back,
I started running.
I ran outside and to the lake. I splashed my
face a few times and looked into the reflection. Who was that
miserable, scared boy? No, of course it couldn't be a Malfoy.
Malfoys were strong and relentless and felt nothing after they hurt
someone. Malfoys don't cry. This boy, this boy looking at me was a
Malfoy. A different one.
"Draco," a deep, masculine voice
whispered. I whirled around and saw Harry standing over me, face deep
with concern. My heart melted when I saw his face so concerned. Oh,
that's another thing. Malfoys aren't gay.
"What do you
want, Potter?" I sneered, it hurt me to recoil all the time and see
the hurt in his face. Harry's face changed from worry to
anger.
"Well fine! I just came to see if I could help you but
I'll just leave!" he started walking away until I grabbed his
hand and muttered an apology. He just smiled and sat down next to me,
not releasing my hand.
"You've been different lately, Draco,"
he whispered. "You haven't been bullying anyone. What's up?"
Suddenly, the aura around us changed from tension and hate to concern
and friendly. I looked at him and let the tears sneak out again
because now I knew that he wouldn't say something mean or stupid to
me.
"Harry,
I-I… I can't say!" I cried and buried my face into my arms. He
let go of my hand and started rubbing my back and shushing me.
"You
can tell me, Draco. I'm here for you now," he whispered into my
ear. He was so close, so close that every breath he took danced
across my skin. I sighed.
"I've been given a mission from the
Dark Lord, Harry! I didn't want this!" I pulled up my right
sleeve to reveal the Dark Mark burned into my skin. Harry' s eyes
widened and he flinched at the sight of it. I sobbed even harder.
"DO
YOU SEE WHAT I'VE HAD TO BECOME!? MY FATHER FORCED ME INTO THIS! IT
WAS DECIDED BEFORE HE WENT TO AZKABAN! I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT KATIE!
I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE BUT I HAVE TO DO THIS!" I yelled.
Harry allowed me to curl into his chest and sob.
"You don't
have to," Harry whispered.
"I do Harry! If I don't kill
Dumbledore, HE'LL KILL ME!"
"So that's it, you have to
kill Dumbledore?" Harry asked softly. I nodded, letting the hot
tears slide down my face. "You don't have to do this," Harry
repeated. "Dumbledore can give you protection! Choose the light
side, not the Dark!" I immediately started bubbling with anger.
"I
can't give up on this mission! I HAVE TO DO THIS! MY FUTURE HAS
BEEN RUINED BECAUSE OF THIS, HARRY! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? JUST
BECAUSE YOU'RE THE CHOSEN ONE AND YOUR LIFE IS SO MISERABLE AND
DANGEROUS DOESN'T MEAN THAT ALL OF OUR LIVES ARE A WALK IN THE
PARK! THE DARK LORD IS PART OF ME NOW!" I showed him the Mark
again.
"And I'm part of Voldemort!" Harry recoiled, showing
me the long scar on his right arm. "My blood runs through
Voldemort's veins! I'm the thing that brought him back! I'M THE
ONE WHO HAS TO DEFEAT HIM! YOU THINK I DON'T UNDERSTAND!? I DO!"
"Touche," was all I could say to him. So there we were,
standing so close that our noses were touching, screaming in each
other's faces. I stared at the boy I loved. The close contact made
me dizzy and delusional. So I couldn't remember why or how I did
what I did but I don't regret it.
I kissed Harry. Yup. I kissed
Harry-freaking-Potter. And the craziest part? He kissed me back. When
we separated, we didn't say anything to each but he took my hand.
"Draco," Harry croaked. "I'm here for you now. I will
always be here for you. I'll help you, Draco. I love you." I
started to cry again but I smiled.
"Harry, you don't know how
much I wanted you," I confessed. He laughed.
"Same here,"
his face became serious. "I guess we just gained something happy in
our world, huh?" I nodded. I locked my stormy gray eyes to his
emerald ones. I hugged my knees.
"Harry, you know you're my
only reason for living, right? If it weren't for you, I would
gladly say goodbye to this existence that some call a life but I call
a horror." I sighed. Harry glared at me.
"Don't even talk
like that," he hissed. I shrugged.
"It's true."
"Draco,
are you in love with me or the Chosen One?"
"You. The
vulnerable boy behind the stereotype hero, the boy who wants to be
loved and cared for," I said truthfully. He smiled and kissed my
forehead. I stood up and offered my hand, which he took. He didn't
release it but he squeezed it tighter.
"Let's go back," he
said.
"And shock everyone?" I suggested as I cocked my head to
the side. He contemplated the idea.
"Yes. People need to know
the truth about the raven and the serpent," Harry mused.
So we
walked back to the castle, holding hands, not caring about what
anyone thought. We had both just made a new chapter in our lives.
Fin
