Never Let Go

A/N: Warning! Very short chapter but there will be more coming soon :)


Chapter 6: Don't Leave

Lily and Draco were sitting on an outdoor bench in the backyard of Malfoy Manor. One of the pure white peacocks strutted past singing its unusual song.

"I want to ask you something," said Lily after a moment in which they had both fallen silent.

"What is it?" asked Draco still watching the peacock.

"I'm supposed to be leaving to go to Romania at the start of September," she went on.

"Oh," said Draco in a disappointed tone.

"I'll stay if you want me to," she said after another pause.

"You'll stay," repeated Draco. "If I want you to."

"Yes," nodded Lily.

"Do you even have to ask?" said Draco smiling. "Of course I want you to stay." He then turned to face her and grabbed her hand in his. "I didn't want you to leave in the first place Lily."

His words were sincere and the look in his eyes told her that he was speaking the truth. She suddenly couldn't believe that she'd ever thought that he didn't want her to stay.

"Then I suppose I should write Charlie a letter," she said with a smile.

Draco returned her smile and leant forward to kiss her.

"How very touching this is," said Scorpius causing Draco to stop and pull back.

"Scorpius," said Draco calmly. "I didn't know you were there."

"Obviously," replied Scorpius as his eyes moved to rest on Lily.

"Hello Scorpius," she said feeling uncomfortable. She still felt a little weird about Scorpius seeing her with Draco.

"Potter," he said in acknowledgement before looking back at his father.

"Did you need something?" asked Draco maintaining his calm tone.

"I need to speak to you," he said in a much more serious tone. "Alone."

Lily saw Draco glance at her out of the corner of his eye. Were they hiding something or was Scorpius just playing his usual games?

"I have to go now anyway," she said deciding not to play into his hands.

Draco and Lily both stood up and she kissed him on the cheek.

"I'll see you tomorrow," she said before adding. "Good bye Scorpius."

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Dear Charlie,

I'm sorry about the short notice but something unforeseen has come up. I cannot miss the opportunity and therefore will not be able to make it to Romania as early as I had hoped. I will need to put the trip off indefinitely and will let you know as soon as I am able to. I apologise again and want you to know that I am still very excited about coming to work with you and the dragons. I hope you are well.

Lily

Charlie reread the ambiguous letter from his niece and looked up from it to think. What could have come up to prevent her coming to the dragons that she loved so much and why didn't she say what it was? A dark look formed on his fair face, there was more to Lily's letter than was written there and he didn't like the foreboding feeling that it was inducing in his mind.


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