Friendship
A year had passed since the Battle of Hogwarts. Many of Voldemort's followers had been caught and tried, the worst being sent to Azkaban for life, others managed to worm their way out of what was essentially a death sentence. For Draco it had been a year of hiding, dodging aurors and keeping a low profile. He had heard his mother had been acquitted, while his father was serving an undetermined time in Azkaban, he was scared that if he came forward his would be his fate as well.
Late one night he was running through the backstreets of a town, after being spotted and identified by a group of snatchers. He paused, clutching a stich in his side, against a garden wall on the outskirts of the town.
"Draco?" He jumped and spun around looking for the source of the voice "Up here" He glanced up and saw a familiar face looking down at him from an upstairs window. Astoria Greengrass one of the many Slytherins who, contrary to popular belief, did not follow Voldemort during the war. "Wait there" She disappeared from the window.
The garden door clicked open and she beckoned him inside,
"What are you doing here?"
"Hiding from snatchers" He replied, wondering why she wasn't shouting that she had found him, after all his name had been on the list of those wanted for questioning for over a year now. She shut the garden door,
"Come inside, you'll be safe here"
"I can't, if they find me here your family will be implicated"
"My parents are away at the moment, and Daphne is preoccupied with her new boyfriend, no one will see you" She tugged him inside "At least have something to eat"
Draco sighed and let her march him to the kitchen and place a pan of cold macaroni cheese in the oven to warm up. She sat opposite him,
"It's good to see you, even in these circumstances"
"Are you going to hand me over?" Astoria laughed
"No, that's your choice, beside I would never snitch on a friend"
Draco smiled, "It's been a long time since anyone called me a friend"