Camp Potter II: The Magic of Magical Summer Camp

Day Five: Campfire Songs

Protection

"Draco, don't do this!"

His cries were heard, but they had to be ignored. I loved him, there was no doubt in this world, but I couldn't be with him. Not now.

"I'm sorry, Charlie."

His eyes were angry now. "Sorry? That's bull shit! If you were sorry you wouldn't leave!"

"I'm protecting you, Charlie."

I left after that, I couldn't argue with him anymore, I couldn't bare to see the hurt on his face. The truth was, I was protecting him, the Dark Lord was getting closer to destroying everything good in life; it was like he had a personal hurting streak just for his Death Eaters; in addition to the one he had for the muggles. So I had to do the only thing I could think of doing; I had to get away from Charlie. I was already having too many sleepless nights because of nightmares that clouded my mind.

It wasn't until that day, fifteen years later that I saw Charlie again. In Flourish and Blotts of all places, we both hated to read so I found it really funny. It broke my heart to see him holding the hand of a little girl around eleven.

"Draco," he said with a curt nod.

"Charlie," I nodded back. I had heard he got with someone, but I didn't want to believe it, I couldn't believe it because somewhere in my heart, I still believed that we could be everything we said we would be for each other.

How wrong was I to think that.


Campfire Songs: "And if I died in my sleep, are you still willing to be everything you promised you would be?"- The Academy Is..., "Classifieds":: Optional: 1. Streak 2. Flourish and Blotts 3. "That's not what I meant!" 4. Doubt 5. Sleepless nights

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