The Mark

by May

The Dark Mark means different things to different people.

Title: The Mark

Rated: G

Disclaimer: Don't own them.

A/N: HBP spoilers (kind of). Written for the 'Lying' challenge at a live journal comm.

"Daddy's w'at that?" Draco's son questioned as he pointed to an unusual and hardly seen mark on his father's arm.

Draco flinched at the mention of his mark. "It's-"

"It's a scar." Ginny said gently. She sat down next to Draco and put their son in her lap. "It's to prove how brave your Daddy is."

He glanced at his wife and allowed a small smirk to form on his face. She was wrong about his mark. The only thing it proved was that he was a git and that he had always been a coward when it had mattered.