The Astronomy Tower was still as bitingly cold as ever but this time it was not his own life he was contemplating ending.
"Draco, years ago, I knew a boy who made all the wrong choices." His wand lowered.
"Please let me help you." He forgot was he was there to do. Hope sparked, but he should have known better than to hope so foolishly. He couldn't do this. He couldn't do it. He couldn'thecouldn'thecouldn't he could not do
His aunt Bellatrix appeared silently at the top of the stairs. He flung his wand at his Headmaster. He had to do this.
He couldn't.