Chapter 11 – Is it over? –
It was almost the end of the summer, only a few more weeks till the new year of school will start, if that is ever going to happen.
Emma was sitting on her bed looking at the ceiling. She was depressed over the top. She hadn't seen Draco all summer and they barely got to write a few letters. She didn't knew where her parents were, they didn't show up since yesterday morning. She didn't want to know anything about the war so she didn't listen to the radio. All of the sudden she heard someone in the house. A few seconds after, she heard her bedroom door open.
"Mum you scared me! Where were you and dad?" she asked getting up and sitting on the edge of the bed
"We were out with business for the Dark Lord"
"And what happened? Is it over?"
"Yes darling, it is" she said and caressed her daughters hair.
"Is he dead?' she asked hoping for the good answer
"Yes darling, the Dark Lord was defeated by Harry Potter" she said and looked down
"And why are you sad? Aren't you happy that it's over?" she asked
"It's complicated darling, you can't understand it. We were loyal to the Dark Lord, nobody could do anything to us but now we have to run away so they won't lock us in Azkaban."
"What? So we run away? I can't go to Hogwarts anymore?" she screamed at her mother.
"Well of curse you can go back to Hogwarts, it has nothing to do with you, but we have to run away from here because we've done a lot of bad things to a lot of people and the Ministry will be looking for us"
"You call all those crimes "bad things"? You think I don't know anything about you and dad? I know all about your "things" and I can't believe that I actually admired you guys! Only a few months ago did I realize how much wrong you've done. And you know what opened my eyes?"
"What?' her mother asked shocked at her daughter's outburst.
"When Draco told me that he has to kill Dumbledore. After I saw Dumbledore dead on the ground I felt a lot of feelings and they weren't good. Then I realized the fact that I can't stand the fact that Draco had to become a killer like you and the others. Mum, I realised that I love him too much to see him a killer, a murderer. But when I learned that he didn't kill him I was relieved. So, then I realized that actually I didn't admire you for being what you are, I was only doing it because it made me feel invincible, feared and people respected me. But I was so wrong." She finished
"Emma darling, I never knew that you actually love that boy. I thought it was just a faze you will grow out of. But even with what you've told me your father will never allow you to be with him" she said to the girl
"And you think I will listen to him? You are so wrong. I am going to Hogwarts and after that I will not go with you two."
"And where do you suppose you will live?" she asked furious.
"I will live with Draco. We talked about this in the few letters we could write this summer" she tried to continue but she was interrupted.
"You will do no such thing! I will not approve that you and that boy live together, not while I'm alive!" her dad shouted from the door. He was sitting there listening to all the conversation.
"You can't control me anymore. I'm 17 and can use magic outside of school now and I will go and live with Draco after the end of the 7th year and there's nothing you can do to stop me!" She said and got up and looked her dad in the eyes. He started to laugh.
"You silly little girl! You seriously think that he will actually do that? That he will want you in his life? What do you expect? That Lucius will receive you with his arms open? That you will live there?" He asked with sarcasm in his voice.
"I never said we will live in the Malfoy Manor. I talked this with him, we will buy our own house and live there."
"Yeah and you will have the money to buy the house from who?" her dad asked
"He has his own money and we can afford it. And you will not stop us, not you, not his family, no one!" she shouted and exited her room. Her parent looked at each other and they both got to the conclusion that this is something they can never get out of her head. It's something she will have to go through on her own.
After a few weeks it was official that the students can return back to Hogwarts. She was waiting for that day so much, they day she was going to leave this house for good. She finally got her senses back and was becoming a better person, well maybe only for a few selected ones. She can still have fun at school and be just a little mean to the others.
3 weeks later.
Today was the day they were going back, the day she will once again be in his arms.
