Chapter 4 – Making Up
Draco awoke the following morning to find a note attached to the bathroom door. He picked it up and read it as he made his way into the bathroom,
Draco,
I have taken Darcy up to the Castle with me. I shall return around noon. Don't feel the need to worry or even be in the house when I return.
Charley.
After reading it he chucked it onto the floor and got in the shower. "Stupid Dursley girl." He muttered. When he had showered and changed, he himself also made his way up towards the castle for breakfast.
When Charley arrived at the Castle that morning, everyone knew something was up. She placed Darcy's pram next to the others and walked over to where Ginny and Hermione were sitting with James and Molly.
"Hi Ginny, Hi Hermione. How are you guys?"
"We're good thanks how about you?" Ginny asked
"Oh I'm fine. Where's Harry and Ron?" she asked as she held Darcy as she stood on the table.
"Their making their way up to the castle now and don't try and change the subject we know there's something wrong, your eyes are red. You cried yourself to sleep didn't you?"
"What! No, no I didn't."
"Yes you did, and you never ate a thing yesterday either and you're not eating now – "
Ginny was interrupted as Harry and Ron came and sat down with Billius.
"Who's not eating?" Harry and Ron asked.
"Your cousin Harry and she's cried herself to sleep."
"Look I'm fine ok? I don't need looking after I can take care of myself. But for now Darcy comes first." Charley retorted. Just then she looked towards the entrance of the Great Hall and noticed Draco walking in.
"Look I've got to go ok." And with that she picked up Darcy and placed her in her pram and went.
Nearly a weak had passed and neither Draco nor Charley had spoke to each other. Draco at last was feeling some regret to not helping Charley with their daughter and was ready to apologise. At dinner that evening, after everybody had ate Draco decided it was time to talk to Charley. He got up from the Slytherin table and walked over to Charley. Ginny tapped her on her shoulder.
"Charley Draco's coming over." Ginny told her friend. Harry looked up. Charley however, just took Darcy from Ginny and got ready to take her back home. As he approached Draco started to feel nervous however, he knew that this was something he needed to do. He paused next to Charley.
"Er...Charley we need to talk."
"She doesn't want to talk to you Malfoy so back off." Harry retorted.
"Harry! It's fine honestly. I'm a big girl I can take care of myself." Charley said to her cousin.
"Alright Draco we'll talk. Let's go." She got up from the table still carrying Darcy fetched the pram and started to push it outside towards their village. It wasn't until they were out of earshot that Draco finally began to talk. As he did so he took his daughter from Charley and carried her. She fell to sleep in his arms.
"Charley look I'm sorry about the other day. I didn't mean what I said about, you know, calling you a mudblood. I've realised now that I need to start taking responsibility and be a good father to Darcy. Can you forgive me?"
"Yes I will forgive you Draco but can you forgive me? I'm terribly sorry about those things I said especially when I compared you to my father. You're nothing like him."
Draco laughed "I tell you what lets forgive each other yeah?" he replied as they made their way through the front door of their manor.
"Right, I'll go and put Darcy to bed and then I'm making you something to eat and you're going to eat it. I know you haven't eaten in days Charley." Draco told her.
"Yes sir!" She said as she saluted him.