Love so Silent

Chapter Fifty Four

I couldn't help but fret over who I would be married off to. My brother and friends have caught on to my stressed out moods and try to get me to talk about whats wrong. But I can't tell them and all it does is drive an even bigger wedge between us. This war was slowly killing me. I was becoming only a shell of the person I once was and that frightens me. Having to answer to two different people and hope I don't get caught takes so much out of me. I find myself distancing myself from my brother or maybe he's distancing himself from me. Its so hard to tell anymore. He's tried countless times trying to reach out to me but all it does it make me bury deeper into myself.

I've helped Draco with trying to fix the Vanishing cabinet but wasn't getting anywhere with it. It seemed a helpless task but Draco asured me we would get it done. I had thought countless times about telling him about my fears of the marriage but never did. He had his own fears to worry about and didn't need me to add on to them. It wasn't like he didn't try to get it out of my but I just told him he'd find out soon enough which was the truth. In a weeks time he would find out.

I was woken by an owl tapping on the window. Groaning I rolled over and pushed myself out of bed. As soon as the window was open the owl flew in. It hooted once and landed on my bed. I took the letter and it flew off. It had my name on it in a familiar hand writting. Why would Snape write to me at this bloody hour. I could still be sleeping. Sighing I opened it only to find it saying that I needed to go to his office. This better be bloody important. Yawning I trudged my way to his office. When I walked in I found Draco already there. I sat in a chair next to him and looked up at Snape expectantly.

As you could tell I didn't appreciate being woken up at two in the morining. "The Dark Lord would like a report on your progress," he drawled. I knew he was only acting this way because of Dracos presence. Of course it would be because of Voldemort. He ruins my sleep to. Draco caught my eye before turning back to Snape. We both knew Voldemort wouldn't like what we had to say. I took charge.

"Its not done yet," I said. Saving Draco from having to say anything. "We're having trouble getting it to where humans can safely travel in it." Snape nodded but I could tell he wasn't going to look foward to telling Voldemort that. I deffinetly wouldn't want to be that person.

"You may go." I followed Draco out of the office. We walked in silence for awhile before he turned abruptly around. I ran into him and quickly jumped back.

"Are you going to be able to go back to sleep," he asked? I knew I wouldn't be able to. It was a lost cause that I had wished never happened.

"Probably not," I said. He motioned for me to follow him. By the time we got to the seventh floor I knew where we were going. He passes by the wall three times before the door appeared. The room was like a lounging area. There was green furniture but the walls were gold. There was a happily roaring fireplace in front of the comfy looking chairs. I took one and settled into it. He sat in the one next to me.

"Eris whats going on with you?" he asked quietly. I sighed and turned my head to look at him.

"Like I said you'll find out soon." He scowled at me.

"Is it that bad?" My clasped my hands together and let them fall into my lap. I stared down at my pale fingers.

"To me it is. He wishes for me to get married." I looked up at him to see that he's frozen.

"To who?" he finally spoke. His voice held a hardness to it. Draco considered me to be his sister. I knew this would have upset him.

"I don't know. He would announce it at the next meeting."

"Are you expected to get married right then and there?" I shivered at the thought. I didn't want that. I wanted more time. More time to come to terms with the idea. To just be free. My whole life was about to change in less than a week. That was to soon for me. My breathing quickened like it usually did when I thought about the marriage. I looked over at Draco. Emerald green meeting grey.

"I don't know Draco. I hope not." I let out a shaky breath. "Draco I don't want to just get married to anybody. I wouldn't be able to take it." My eyes pleaded with his to make him realize. Understanding flouded his gaze.

"Your already in love." I nodded. "With who?" My eyes drifted to the fire.

"Do I hide it that well?" My gaze flickered back to his. Confusion was all that I could read. I laughed lightly. "Damn I'm good at hiding things. Its Snape." A choking sound came from beside me. A small smirk graced my lips.

"As in my godfather? That Snape."

"Do you know any other Snapes?" I lifted an eyebrow at him.

"Since when?"

"I realized it last year but I guess I've felt that way longer." He nodded.

"Is that why this marriage scares you so much?" It was my turn to nod.

"Yes. That and I don't want to get stuck with Fenrir. Not all werewolves are monsters but he is. He scares the hell out of me." Draco sent a look of understanding my way.

"I'm sorry Eris." I knew that sorry went deeper than him feeling sorry about me having to marry someone. No he was saying sorry for all the times he screwed up. For dragging me along with this whole vanishing cabinet thing and having to be there when my only chance dies.

"Its OK Draco." And that OK went deeper. I was saying that I didn't mind helping him with this project and that I would cope with the death of the man that gave me a chance.

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