Chapter Nine

Draco's POV

After my parents left, Blaise decided to stay.

"They left, Draco. What the hell are you thinking? You know how fragile your mother is when it comes to her sisters."

I felt really guilty, I never saw mother looked so devestated before. She probably had a lot and went through a lot after I got here, and now, me being shit doesn't consider what she felt when I still insisted her the fact about what I saw.

"I'm telling the truth, Blaise." I said to him.

He went silent for a minute.

"I know, Draco. Potter told me when I got his letter." he sighed. I looked how troubled his eyes eyes were. "But, Draco. You should have talked with your father first."

"You don't know what could happen to them if I don't warned them, Blaise. My parents are done being Death Eaters, I don't want them to repeat the same mistakes twice, they had enough. I warned them so that they would know what to do when Aunt Bella-"

"She won't even dare to take one step at the Manor, Draco. The Ministry made sure the Malfoy Manor is safe from your Aunt's future attacks." Blaise had assured me.

I sighed in relief.

"Screw her! Why can't she just die?!" I said furiously, punching the sheets beside me.

"Draco, she must've been the one who murdered Arthur Weasley and cursing the whole Ministry of Magic in Italy. You had mentioned to me once that the dark lord had thought her dark magic, right?"

Well, what do you know? Blaise had finally got his interest on being an Auror.

I raised an eyebrow.

"You know, Blaise. I can make a good word for you at my Department-"

"Don't start me with, smartarse." he said and chuckled. "I don't want to play detective beside you while you date Granger behind my back."

I felt like my eyes popping out.

"Are you mental?! Why would I date that crazy-" I wanted to vomit.

"You are such a drama queen, Draco." I saw him rolled his eyes at me. "Everyone saw how Granger was fratically yelling your name while she was being floated towards the wheelchair."

"You're joking, right?"

That's absurd! Why would she do that?! And the last time I checked, we couldn't even had a proper conversation without having our hands into each other's throat.

"I wish I could joke about that matter, Drake. But you see, you were really bleeding a lot, we thought we'd lost you, you were literally out, like you know? Dead. Your father and mother had threaten all the healers here just to take you back, they couldn't afford to lose the last Heir of the Malfoys, right?"

I clicked my tongue.

"What happened to Granger?" I hesitantly asked.

I saw him smiled wickedly. "I'm intrigued, Draco. I thought you won't even ask if she survived or not."

I flinced.

Oh, please. Don't tell me she died?!

"Don't tell me she didn't make it?" I asked, I could feel the insides of me wanting to breathe air but I couldn't.

"I'm sorry, Drake. She didn't."

Oh, Merlin.

I rubbed my forehead, I think I'm gonna be sick.

"Just kidding, man! You should have seen your face!" Blaise roared in laughter after teasing me.

I swear, I would hex him if I ever got out of here, alive.

I glared at him so much it made him stop.

"Where is she?" I asked.

"She's right beside your room, Drake. Listen, I got to go. I was owled a while ago, the Chuddly Canons had won against Bulgaria. That's something, isn't it?" he looked so amused and excited.

"Whatever, man. Just go away!" I said and threw him one of my pillow.

"Kiss Granger for me, will you?" he said and winked.

I quickly snatched my wand from the table and pointed it to him.

"Just joking! See you later, Drake!" then he apperated.

I grabbed my wand and stood up from my bed, I wore my slippers and robe before going out of my room. Granger must've been awake now, I'm out for two weeks, she had probably woken up before me.

I knocked on the door twice.

"Granger?" I said and knocked again.

The door opened but I wasn't really expecting the person who opened the door.

"What are you doing here, Pansy?" I hissed.

She rolled her eyes and opened the door more to let me in. When I entered, I saw Potter, the two Weaslebees, and Pansy inside. Granger was awake and was shocked when she saw me.

"Malfoy! Ouch." she winced in pain when she tried to stand up.

"Watch it, stupid." I hissed at her and went a little more forward towards her.

She was just laying on her bed, her head was patched up, her left arm was cemented, and she had a very big bruise at her left eye. In short, she looked like she was beaten up very badly.

"You're awake! You've been out for-"

"Yes, Granger. I am aware of that." I rolled my eyes and sat at the sofa beside her. "You should look at your state, you look horrible." I spat.

"Come on, Malfoy. Hermione's been resting for a week, she's not even completely healed yet, give her some space." the Weaslette hissed at me.

"No thanks to me" I muttered.

"You're not to blame for this, Draco." Pansy said softly . "Those who were victimized testified that they really saw your Aunt Bella coming out of the fireplace." she added.

I looked at the Weasleys.

"If you're doubting my loyalty, Weaslebees, don't. We may be related but that doesn't mean I'm taking her side, I'm sure Potter would want me to catch my own Aunt, am I right?" I looked at Potter and smirked.

"Thanks, Malfoy." the male Weasley said to me and nodded.

"The case isn't finished, yet." I said.

They all looked at me.

"Why?" Granger asked.

I looked at Potter and I'm sure she knows what I'm talking about.

"Bellatrix may be the one who killed your father, but before that, she shouldn't be able to floo on your father's fireplace at the first place, Ron." Potter said those words very carefully.

I saw Granger looked at me, her eyes narrowed, but it snapped opened.

"Someone from the ministry is a traitor." I hissed at Granger.

Everyone became silent. Potter had embraced her girlfriend tightly to his arms and the side kick? I was so surprised I saw him looking at Pansy, his face showed fear, and terror, and sadness.

What the bloody hell is happening with those two?!

"How would we know who is who? There are thousands of people working at the ministry." Granger looked very frightened.

I don't exactly know what was happening, but I felt the sudden urge to hug her on my arms. What the bloody hell?!

"Leave" I said while still looking at Granger.

Fuck it.

"Excuse me?" she asked.

"Not you, idiot. Them" I said as I pointed her friends.

"The hell, Malfoy?!" Pansy said.

"Just leave. I want to talk to Granger, alone." I said.

I heard that Weaslebee gruntted and left the room, it didn't took long enough and now it was just only me and Granger.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"I want you out of my department." I said.

She raised an eyebrow and looked at me like I'm joking.

"Like you will." she said.

"I want you out by tomorrow."

"Are you insane, Malfoy?!" she yelled at my face. "I'm the best you can get, why will you just throw me away?!"

"You don't get it, don't you?! You're here because of me!"

"Because of you?! It's my job to be with you at all times when we're a the field, idiot! You can't just bail me out!" she was really screaming furiously at my face. "I can take care of myself, Malfoy!"

"Aren't you supposed to be a genius?! It's not just some employee that we have to hunt down, Granger! It's my Aunt Bella that I'm talking about! Have you forgotten what she did to you at the Manor?!" Jeez! she just doesn't get it, does she?!

Then I heard her sobbing.

"Please, don't push me away, Malfoy. I don't want you to do this alone." she said as she sobbed at the sheets.

"Please don't tell me you like me." I worringly said.

"I don't like you, Idiot! I just want to be your friend!"