Same Direction

Song: Same Direction

Artist: Hoobastank

Character(s): Draco Malfoy

"So why does there only have to be one correct philosophy?
I don't want to go and follow you just to end up like one of them
And why are you always telling me what you want me to believe?
I'd like to think that i can go my own way and meet you in the end."

Draco Malfoy had managed to escape his parents' anxious clutches as they ran away from the battles of Hogwarts. He wanted to know how it would all end. He now knew that Harry Potter would not stop fighting. He now knew everyone in Hogwarts would not stop fighting for their cause, whichever cause that may be; Voldemort's or Potter's. He now realized who he should've fought with. He disgusted himself as he watched Hogwarts burn as the sun dawned behind it, making the sky look as if it were on fire itself. He should have fought with them, with Harry and the rest of the students of Hogwarts. From where he stood, just outside of the gates of the castle that was more his home than Malfoy Manor, he heard the sounds of cheering. He wasn't sure what they were cheering for; the end of Voldemort, or the end of Saint Potter. Deep down he wished it was for the end of Voldemort, the man that had made the past couple of years a living hell.

But as the cheering began to die down, he felt a sense of mourning. All those people have lost loved ones. Was it someone he knew? What of his Aunt Bella? Although he really couldn't care less for her, he only thought of her because of his mother. He knew she would be devastated if anything happened to her sister. No matter how deranged she was, they were sisters, and they cared for each other. How about the Weasleys? He didn't know why he thought of them. Maybe because they were the kind of family he always wished he belonged to.

These thoughts brought him to a conclusion: he had finally cut himself away from the poisonous strings that latched him to his family's beliefs. They always told him what to think and what to believe. They told him to believe in Voldemort's movement and to trust that everything would be all right in the wizarding world once he took power. From the looks of it, nothing seemed to be all right. Both sides lost lives. To him, both sides lost today. But maybe it was all worth it. In fact, he knew it was worth it. The good side, Dumbledore's and Potter's side was worth fighting for.

Why did he follow them? He never understood it and maybe he never would. But he now knew that from this day forward, he was going to make his own decisions and make his own path, whether his parents liked it or not. From this day forward, the wizarding world would meet a new Malfoy. As he walked back towards the castle, his mother calling out to him, he was determined to introduce the wizarding world of a new Malfoy, albeit for his gain, but not for selfish reasons. He wanted to change and he was going to make it happen by helping those he should've been helping all along.

A/N: Hello everybody! I hope you all like my new story. I basically got this idea from another author on this site but unfortunately I cannot remember who that person was. Like I stated in the summary, instead of using an iPod (which I don't have .) or a Zune (which I do have but whose songs are currently outdated), I decided to use my Pandora stations and using the QuickMix feature, which works just like a shuffle button XD. Now, about this very chapter, I always felt that after the war, Draco changed for the better. He showed in HBP the hesitation he felt when he failed to kill Dumbledore. Maybe deep down inside, he always knew he was in the wrong side. And I hope that he managed to redeem himself one way or another. No need to review, but it does make a girl feel good :) Oh, and if you haven't read it yet, check out my other story, When Hope Has Failed. If you have, please vote on the poll I have in my profile. Thanks! XO!