Fred and Cassie spent the entire time talking, as he clutched her left hand in his. She had noticed the empty chair at the right side of her bed a little while ago, and Fred had explained that Draco had also stayed by her side. Apparently, he had been wreck and Madam Pomfrey had finally managed to convince him to leave for a drop of lunch just before she had woke up.

"I'm glad to see you are awake." Pomfrey said, smiling as she neared the couple, before shooting a wink at Cassie. "I don't think I have ever seen Mr Weasley in such a mess before."

Cassie grinned as Fred's face grew red in embarrassment.

"I wish I could've seen that." Cassie joked, although, they all knew that wasn't true.

"Speaking of," The mediwitch spoke. "You were out for quite some time, and for a while it was a case of touch and go. It was no doubt a very close call, but if it wasn't for Mr Weasley acting as quick as he did, I dread to think of what the outcome could have possibly been. On a lighter note, I'm sure your friends will be glad to see you."

"My friends - they didn't give you any trouble did they?" Cassie asked, remembering to when Fred mentioned earlier that they were all plotting to storm the medical wing.

Madam Pomfrey dismissed her concerns with a wave of her hand.

"You had us all worried, Miss Malfoy. I wouldn't be surprised nor angry if they all stormed in right this instance." She said, before leaning in to say quieter, "Which reminds me, I don't think I have ever seen Professor Snape so emotion fuelled in all of my years of knowing the man. It's the first time I have ever truly seen him worry - I can tell you are very precious to him."

Cassie smiled to herself, knowing that Severus felt the same way about her as she did him. She had once confessed her wish for him to be her real father a few years ago and he had admitted quite begrudgingly that he thought of her as his own daughter. Through the years, he had never failed to make her feel wanted, with his fatherly protectiveness and affections.

Cassie was about to reply, but stopped short as she turned towards the door, where her pale haired and fair skinned brother entered with a sullen look on his face as he stared at the door. He made his way over to her bed, not looking up once and Cassie's heart clenched at the look of utter defeat on his face as he neared.

"Draco," She called, no longer able to bear the pained expression, causing her pain of her own.

His head snapped up, blue eyes meeting blue eyes, before they seemed to twinkle with the glistening rim of tears.

"Cassie," He breathed, rushing over to the right side of the bed. He sat in his chair, grabbing her right hand before pressing the back of it to his forehead, as he clutched it between both hands. Fred let go of her hand, and she sat up, before reaching over to wrap her arm around his shoulders, pulling him to her.

"Hey, I'm okay, Draco. I promise." She whispered, as he buried his head in her hair with sniffles. "You don't need to worry. You don't need to be scared anymore. I'm here now."

He was speechless, not only due to the circumstances and overpowering fear he had felt, but also because it was as if she had read his mind and answered every insecurity he felt in that very moment. They pulled pack and Draco placed a gentle kiss to her forehead. He sighed, but this time it was one of relief, as he felt his tension lessening.

"I'll go and get the squad." Fred said, trying to lighten the mood and give them a moment of privacy. He had seen the emotion filled mess Draco had been with raw worry for his sister, so he thought he deserved as much. He squeezed her hand, before standing from his chair and heading off to find his conspiring group of friends.

"Please be careful." Draco said, suddenly, looking at his sister as she watched Fred leave the room.

"What?" She asked, her brows furrowed in confusion.

"With Fred." He said, sitting back in his seat. "I'm not stupid, Cassie. You can't let father find out, I know it would be dangerous. He can get really angry."

"Draco," She said, her breath hitching in his throat. Her mind jumped to the worst case scenarios. Had he been subjected to their fathers wrath? "What-"

"I've heard him shout at you and it always sounds pretty heated - it's scary." He admitted, looking at his hands as he fiddled with his fingers. "I know Fred makes you happy and he's good for you. I know he'll take good care of you, he cares about you as much as I do, which is impressive."

Cassie supressed a snort at his arrogant remark, before she registered what else he had said.

"How d'you reckon? I thought you despised the Weasley's and only backed off about me being friends with them because I threatened to tell everyone that you still wet the bed." She smirked, watching his usually pale face lighten with a dust of pink.

"He looks at you, Cassie, a lot. When you're not looking, he looks at you to make sure you're happy. That's how I know." Draco said, sitting forward and taking her hand in his. "I'm not an expect by all means, but I just want you to be happy Cassie and you look happiest when you're with him. You have a different sort of smile with him, in a good way. Truth be told, I'm glad you have someone like him. Yes, I'm not thrilled he's a blood traitor, but that's not something I should be concerned about. I went against this relationship the first time because of father, but I will now support you, Cassie."

"Thank you, Draco." She smiled, feeling emotional herself.

"But please, promise me one thing." He said, suddenly serious.

"What is it?" She questioned.

"Keep it secretive. I need you to be safe, so that father doesn't find out. He'd go to any length to break this if he ever found out." Draco begged.

There was suddenly a loud commotion coming from outside, before the doors burst open to reveal the crowd of her friends.

"We'll be careful, Draco." She whispered, squeezing his hand, before her friends tackled her in various embraces and mock scolding's.