A.N: After getting so much positive reviews on Draco Malfoy in Love, I decided to write this. I know it's not the best but I hope you'll like it
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Astoria was finally happy, she had everything. A house, a job and the war was finally over. Or she didn't really have the house yet, but she was moving in in two weeks, since she'd finally finish her education at Hogwarts. Astoria couldn't help but to feel a little sad. Hogwarts had always been a special part of her life. She'd been safe there, well except for her fifth year when Snape had been the headmaster but even then, her life hadn't really been at risk since she was a Slytherin.
But now, it had all come to an end. Tomorrow, she would be getting out of Hogwarts and finally packing her things and moving to her new house. The packing and organizing everything would take about a week which was why Astoria was prepared that it would take two weeks for her to move in.
And her job? She had gotten a place as a healer in a hospital in France. It was much like St. Mungo's except for the fact that it was, of course, in France. She was very excited about that too. She had always liked France. But there was one thing that made Astoria a bit upset. She was alone. Unlike her father and mother had hoped, she had not found herself a good husband from Hogwarts. Although Astoria knew that she had never truly tried since she was convinced that her taste of men was somehow wrong.
The one time Astoria Greengrass had actually fancied someone, it had gone horribly wrong. The man in question had been Draco Malfoy. Astoria had always thought that there was something about him that screamed for help but in her fourth and Draco's sixth year, she really saw for the first time how troubled he was. And later that year she had also dicovered why. She had never uttered a word to anyone that she had fancied him. Even though the Greengass family had always gotten along with the Malfoy's and had considred them as their family friends but they, like everyone else, had taken a bit of distance from them when Lucius Malfoy had been sent to Azkaban.
To Astoria this was a shame. She, her sister Daphne and Draco had been friends. Had been friends. Astoria knew that if she would tell her parents about how she used to think that he was dreamy, they'd probably disown her. And when you would add the fact that she had actually, sort of, kissed him in her fifth year, then they would deffinetly disown her.
This was what Astoria was thinking on her last night in Hogwarts.
The next day, while sitting on the train, Astoria couldn't help but to think that would she ever see Draco again. How could've she known that she was going to meet him very soon...
Astoria stepped into the Greengrass house. She had, just a second ago, succesfully apparated into the yard.
"Mother?" she called. Soon her mother came into view.
"Astoria! My dear", her mother said as she ran to hug her youngest daughter.
"Mum", Astoria whispered as she hugged her back.
"Astoria dear. Take those bags of yours to upstairs and come to greet our guests", said her father as he came to hug his daughter too.
"Guests?" Astoria's parents looked at each other and it was clear to Astoria that they were trying to hide something from her. To hide the fact that she knew this, she waved her wand at the bags and they disappeared.
"I would also suggest that you would go and put on some nicer clothing", her mother said. Astoria frowned at this. There were only a handful of people in the worl that for some reason couldn't see her in normal muggle clothing. This group included the Malfoys.
Soon Astoria came downstairs again and glanced at herself from the mirror when she passed it. She looked good in her white dress. The dress had small dark brown details here and there and it was, all in all, stunning.
When Astoria came into the living room, or whatever it's called, she thought, her breath got caught in her throat. There on their couch were two figures. The other one was Narcissa Malfoy looking a bit happier than Astoria would have imagined and next to her was Draco. Draco looked pale, paler than usual. But when he looked at her, Astoria saw small smile dancing on his lips. It was nothing like the wicked grin Draco had once been wearing, but it was enough to make Astoria's cheeks a little redder than before.
Astoria sat on to the couch opposite Draco and next to her mother.
"It's so nice to see you again Astoria", Narcissa started.
"It's a pleasure to see you too", Astoria said. "It's good to see you too Draco"
"Oh yes, you haven't met Draco since...?" Astoria's mother started.
"Since my seventh year", Draco said, saying something for the first time. This time Astoria was almost sure that she saw a hint of that wicked smile on his face. Astoria blushed a little because she knew what Draco meant. They had indeed met once, briefly, in Draco's seventh year just before Draco had been called into a Death Eater meeting of some sort. He had been terrified and Astoria had been there to tell him that it was all going to be okay. And then, out of nowhere, he'd kissed her. It hadn't lasted for long but it had been one of the greatest things that had ever happened to Astoria. And even though she didn't know it, Draco had liked it just as much.
"Yeah..." Astoria said, not sure how to reply.
"How come you met during that year? I mean, Draco was a...well, not always there and I thought you didn't even know people in Astoria's year?" asked Narcissa clealry seeing that something was going on between her son and his childhood friend.
"Well Daphne was in her seventh year too, and Astoria was returning her a book or something and we met in the Slytherin common room. Briefly." Draco lied. Astoria just stared at him. She couldn't understand how he could lie like that but then again, he had been raised up by his Death Eater father, the master of multiple lies.
"Yes, it was shortly after Christmas, am I correct?" Astoria said, playing along.
"I think it was", Draco said. They just stared at each other for a moment. Then there was a knock on the door. Both Astoria's and Draco's mothers went awfully quiet and soon Astoria heard a familiar voice saying: "Hello" It was Lucius Malfoy.
"Astoria. Why don't you go and show Draco the gardens?" Astoria's mother suggested. Astoria nodded and got up. So did Draco.
They walked quietly in the garden. They really didn't know what to say to each other. The silence lasted for a time that felt like forever.
"So, I heard you have a house and a job in France?" Draco said.
"Yes, I do. It's quite interesting. Moving there I mean. My father of course thinks that it's foolish since I don't even have myself a husband yet", Astori said not even knowing where her sudden excitement had come from.
"I wish I could do that too", Draco said, "Just escape. Get away from everything. You know, you'd think that after the ministery has decided to not put you to Azkaban, you'd be happy, but I'm not. People haven't changed. I'm still a Death Eater to them. There's no escape from that"
"Yes there is." Astoria suddenly said, "come with me."
They both stopped. Draco stared at Astoria, he's eyes wider than ever before. Is she serious? he asked from himself. Astoria stopped because she realized what she had said. Sure she had thought about it, asking someone to come with her. But she'd never imagined that she'd end up asking Darco.
"Are you serious?" Draco half asked, half whispered. Astoria thought for a second or two.
"Yes. Yes I am." she finally said, "come with me."
Astoria expected him to laugh at her or something but he didn't instead he kissed her. It took Astoria a second to understand what was going on. How Draco's lips had suddenly come down to hers and were now kissing her. How his arms were wrapped around her waist as he drowned her into the sweetest feeling she'd ever felt.
"Is that a yes?" Astoria asked after he'd backed away.
"Yes", Draco said. Astori grinned like a fool and kissed him again.
One month later Astoria was sitting in the kitchen of a nice French house, reading the Daily Prophet. Suddenly she felt someone's arms around her.
"Happy that you took me with you?" a voice asked. Astoria smiled at Draco as she turned around to face him. She noticed that he didn't look so pale anymore. He looked happier. He actually had a grin on his face. He was back to the way he used to be. Happy, cunning, and everything else. But there were also two new things about him that made both of them very happy. First, he didn't call muggle borns mudbloods anymore, Astoria had told him to stop or else she'd kick him out (this had been a joke that Draco had taken a bit too seriously) and second, he was beginning to think that he was in love.
So was Astoria happy that she took Draco with her? She pretended to think about it before answering:
"Yes. Why wouldn't I be?"
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