The Life I'm Stuck In
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING. I barely even own the junk in my room. What makes you think I own Harry Potter?
I laid down on my bed, staring at the ceiling, concentrating on a very important issue. Soon, I'll be of age to be a Death Eater. I have no choice in the matter, unless I can miraculously kill my father. Which is almost impossible, considering I have barely a fifth of his power.
Perhaps I can go to Dumbledore or Harry. Wait, what am I thinking? Degrade myself to that level? There is no way I'm going to scar-face or that Muggle-loving fool.
Snape then? No, that is almost as bad. Snape isn't the type of person I can rely on. Well, the type I person I don't want to have to rely on, at least. He is rude and treats everyone as if they are below him, even if they are actually far above his status.
Perhaps I could just escape when I graduate. I mean, I could move to someplace like France and get married to a hot girl… Wait. How would I get access to money? My parents won't trust me with the money until I am married. There's no way I could live unless I got a job immediately and worked for the rest of my life. There has to be a way to just get the money and live easily instead of having to work.
Wait, get married and then kill the girl I'm betrothed to! Then, I'll have the Malfoy fortune and I won't have to stay with the girl! No… then the Ministry will be after me for killing my wife. Sooner or later, even in hiding, I'll be found and then put in Azkaban or executed myself. So that's just another dead end.
I could kill my father in his sleep. Yes, that way, he won't have time to kill or attack me before he's dead. Oh, yeah. He's a light sleeper and his wand is near him at all times. He has gotten a little paranoid over the years. It's like he is constantly expecting an attack on his life.
Well, maybe I could find and steal the key to the Gringott's vault, start a new account, and then transfer the money so father can't get it. Then I could move somewhere and live in luxury while marrying whomever I want to. No, that won't work either. Father constantly changes the hiding place of the key, and the Manor is huge.
Perhaps I could change my appearance and then join that D.A. thing Potter started… Then after I graduate, I'll have won their trust and they might allow me to join in the Order father has told me about. But, no… Even if I can change my appearance, I cannot change my name. Besides, why would I want to change my already perfect looks?
Perhaps I can just tell him no. Wait, what am I thinking? That is the most absurd idea I've had the entire time! Come on, like he'll just say with open arms, "That is all right Draco. I have no problem with it. Go ahead and marry who ever you wish, and take the fortune as well! I don't mind at all!" In my dreams! He'll either A) physically abuse me himself or B) put me under the Imperious Curse. He might even go ahead and just use Crucio until I decide under torture to just be a Death Eater.
There is no escaping it. I am stuck as a Death Eater, and I can't do anything about it. Well, I could if I wanted to sacrifice my pride or if I wanted to work. The only desirable option I have at this point is to go ahead and do as my father wishes.
So I'll marry Pansy Parkinson. So I'll have to follow the orders of some coward who has to use Death Eaters to carry out his dirty work. So I'll be completely unhappy with my new life. I'll have money and luxury. Isn't that enough to live with?
Okay, I know this one-shot probably wasn't all that good. But I like the idea, after my dad shot down the idea I had for a series with the same title because of the pairings I had in it… I decided just to make it a one-shot drabble thingy.
