Disclaimer: Same as the chapter before. I don't own- just borrowing them
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A/N: passages in between a [~*~] denotes flashbacks. All other markings [~~*~~] refer to section/chapter breaks.
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Mistakes: Reunion
By AG
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Miya sat in front of the mirror fingering her rings when she heard a knock at the door. She quickly wiped her eyes and cast a quick spell to conceal that she was crying.
"Come in." She got up and smoothed down her robes.
"Hey!" A low drawl came from the doorway. "How's it going?"
Miya smiled at the voice and turned around. "I was wondering how long it would take you get here Draco."
He laughed. "What could keep me away from my favorite cousin?"
Miya hugged him and he returned it tightly. She flipped his ponytail, "I still don't see why you have this."
"It looks good."
"It makes you look like a bad ass."
"Like I didn't look like one before?" Draco's asked with a raised eyebrow.
"What Malfoy isn't born looking like one, you mean?" Miya laughed. "So why then the ponytail?"
"Like I said it looks good." She rose her eyebrow at him. "Ok so it gets the girls' attention more!"
"Puberty!" Miya snorted and rolled her eyes.
"Oh like you're one to talk!"
"What do you mean by that?"
"I saw how you were with that- that were-"
"Professor Lupin." Miya said sternly. "He's Prof. Lupin to you and do not refer to him as a werewolf."
"Come on cous he is one!"
"You will not treat him with such disrespect."
Draco looked at her in surprise. "You really like him don't you?"
"Drac- I'm not interested in him romantically! But he is a good man and has helped me a lot." Miya explained. "He didn't have to take me as an assistant, but he was kind of enough to do so. He's a good professor and deserves all the respect in the world."
"If you say so- but I just-" Draco sighed in frustration. He couldn't be offensive to someone his cousin obviously admired. He never knew her to misjudge anyone- well perhaps family.
"It's ok. I understand why you don't like him, you've told me enough about what happened your third year. But- there is more to him."
"Ok- I get it. Let's change to topic k?" Draco asked. Miya laughed.
"You can't stand it when I like someone you absolutely abhor!"
"Only cause you're usually right." Draco mumbled. Miya's eyes gleamed evilly.
"Did I just hear you right? You said I was right?!?"
"Oh shut up! You know I just said it and I swear I won't say it again!" Draco hissed at her, yet anyone could hear the affection in his voice.
"So how was the ride?" Miya asked.
"Same ole, same ole. Nothing new going on. Same ole sorting and first day stuff."
"Glad to see you happy about being back."
"You know I am. Better then being at home." Draco said somberly.
"Anything is better then home- especially these days." Both cousins sat in silence thinking about how things were at home now that Voldemort had returned. Neither of them were happy.
"Are they still training you?" Miya asked softly.
"Unfortunately. But I figure I can use it to help Dumbledore." She nodded. "I still wonder why they haven't gotten you involved."
Miya looked up at him. "I'm not sure either, but it doesn't sit well with me. It's not like any of our family not to be involved."
"I wonder what they are up to." Draco pondered.
"Rather not think about it." Miya said. "Times will be bad soon enough, better enjoy what joy we have left now."
"Yet you aren't happy right now." Draco stated as he touched his cousin's cheek.
"What do you mean?" Miya said as she turned her head away.
"You've been crying."
"No I haven't-"
"Stop don't even try Miya. I know you put on the concealing charm. I've seen you do it enough at home." She didn't say anything. "Snape?"
"Professor Snape." Miya said sharply.
Draco thought sadly about the events that happened to Miya. She has always been like a big sister to him and just as dear in his heart. He loved her more then anyone in his family and it hurt him deeply when she was hurt. He remembered the fight that broke out and her crying afterwards.
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Draco had heard his cousin and his future professor fighting. He hated Snape at that moment. He hadn't seen Miya that upset or distraught before, not even after his aunt had beaten her. He went down the stairs with his wand drawn waiting to face off with him. Although he hadn't started wizarding training he knew enough spells that would put any wizard to shame.
He met up in with Snape in the back patio. Snape's back was to him.
"HOW DARE YOU!" Draco hissed at the older man. Snape turned around and saw the outstretched wand pointed at him.
"Accio wand!" Snape muttered as Draco's wand went to his hand. "What do you think you're trying to do?"
"No one hurts Miya! NO ONE!"
To Draco's surprise Snape broke out into a smile, but then it quickly faded away. "You love her don't you?"
"She's my cousin, of course I do!"
"Don't stop. And you are right no one should hurt Miya. I'm sorry that I did."
Draco was stunned. He didn't know what to say. This was the last thing he expected. Snape walked over to Draco and knelt in front of him with Draco's wand in his hand.
"I love her as well, but I cannot anymore because it will put her in grave danger. Don't tell anyone this because if you do she will get hurt. Very hurt. Protect her with everything you have. She's lucky to have someone who loves her as much as you do." Snape whispered to the young child. He then walked away.
Draco stood there for a long time. When his mind had digested what was said to him he made his way the stairs and stopped by her door. He could hear her crying and vowed at that moment he would keep what Snape told him a secret. He would do anything to protect her.
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"It's ok you know?" Draco said trying to console her. "It's ok to still be in lo-"
"In love with him." Miya said softly. "No it's not. After what he did, I should've stopped loving him. I didn't. It's foolish especially with-"
"With what?"
"Nothing." Miya said brushing aside her thought. Draco could tell she was hiding something, but let it drop. They all had their own secrets.
"Miya- what I was saying before I mean it. It's ok to still be in love with him. Maybe it's a sign that things will work out in the end."
She gave a sarcastic laugh. "Since when did you become the optimist?"
"Because it's you, Miya. You will be happy and if being happy means to be with Snape you will be."
"No. Snape will not be what will make me happy. He made it quite clear to me."
Draco wanted to tell her about Snape's comment, he's wanted to a lot over the past six years. Yet he held back knowing that it could be too dangerous for her safety.
"I didn't mean to bring you down, cous."
"I know-" Miya sighed. "I didn't mean to snap at you. It's just that this is harder then I thought it would be. I never thought it would be so difficult to be around him. You would think six years is enough time to get over him."
"You never get over the ones you truly love."
"Since when did you become so wise?" Miya asked ruffling his hair.
"Hey!" Draco smiled and tried to smooth down his hair. "You know I've always been wise."
Miya laughed. She then got more serious. "Draco- it was past curfew when you got up here? How did you get up here?"
"Snape said I could." Draco answered. Miya raised her eyebrow.
"And how did you convince him to let you up here?"
"I asked- that's all. I am after all his favorite student." Miya snorted.
"Favorite my butt! Professor Severus Snape does not have favorites."
Draco laughed. "Well I had wanted to visit you earlier, but I couldn't find him. Then when I did it was after curfew. I asked him if I could still see you and he had said it was fine."
He omitted the part about how Snape had thought she needed Draco and that was the reason why he was able to go out past curfew.
Miya nodded. "Well I think you had better go back down. Don't want to be out too much later. You know Flich would just love to catch someone out of dorms on the first night."
"Ugh! Flich needs a life!" Draco replied as he got up.
'It's his job Draco." Miya said as she summoned parchment and quill to her. She quickly wrote a note and handed it to Draco. "In case you do get caught, it's a note excusing you from punishment."
"Thanks! Can I get more?" Draco winked as he took the note.
"You are not going to take advantage of me! Understood?" Miya lectured.
"Fine- you know you are such a party-pooper!"
"I'm a professor! What do you expect?" Miya smiled.
"You're a Malfoy! What good is it if you can't give out favors? Party- pooper!"
"Ah, I can feel the love." Miya laughed as Draco snorted. He gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. She returned it and pushed him towards the door.
"Always cous." Draco said as he went out the door. "Night!"
"Night Drac." She replied as she closed the door. She smiled but then frowned. Why would Snape let Draco out so late at night? She didn't entirely believe Draco's explanation.
A/N: Hope you're enjoying it so far! Please please comment and let me know what you think. Good or bad- would love to hear it!
A/N: passages in between a [~*~] denotes flashbacks. All other markings [~~*~~] refer to section/chapter breaks.
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Mistakes: Reunion
By AG
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Miya sat in front of the mirror fingering her rings when she heard a knock at the door. She quickly wiped her eyes and cast a quick spell to conceal that she was crying.
"Come in." She got up and smoothed down her robes.
"Hey!" A low drawl came from the doorway. "How's it going?"
Miya smiled at the voice and turned around. "I was wondering how long it would take you get here Draco."
He laughed. "What could keep me away from my favorite cousin?"
Miya hugged him and he returned it tightly. She flipped his ponytail, "I still don't see why you have this."
"It looks good."
"It makes you look like a bad ass."
"Like I didn't look like one before?" Draco's asked with a raised eyebrow.
"What Malfoy isn't born looking like one, you mean?" Miya laughed. "So why then the ponytail?"
"Like I said it looks good." She rose her eyebrow at him. "Ok so it gets the girls' attention more!"
"Puberty!" Miya snorted and rolled her eyes.
"Oh like you're one to talk!"
"What do you mean by that?"
"I saw how you were with that- that were-"
"Professor Lupin." Miya said sternly. "He's Prof. Lupin to you and do not refer to him as a werewolf."
"Come on cous he is one!"
"You will not treat him with such disrespect."
Draco looked at her in surprise. "You really like him don't you?"
"Drac- I'm not interested in him romantically! But he is a good man and has helped me a lot." Miya explained. "He didn't have to take me as an assistant, but he was kind of enough to do so. He's a good professor and deserves all the respect in the world."
"If you say so- but I just-" Draco sighed in frustration. He couldn't be offensive to someone his cousin obviously admired. He never knew her to misjudge anyone- well perhaps family.
"It's ok. I understand why you don't like him, you've told me enough about what happened your third year. But- there is more to him."
"Ok- I get it. Let's change to topic k?" Draco asked. Miya laughed.
"You can't stand it when I like someone you absolutely abhor!"
"Only cause you're usually right." Draco mumbled. Miya's eyes gleamed evilly.
"Did I just hear you right? You said I was right?!?"
"Oh shut up! You know I just said it and I swear I won't say it again!" Draco hissed at her, yet anyone could hear the affection in his voice.
"So how was the ride?" Miya asked.
"Same ole, same ole. Nothing new going on. Same ole sorting and first day stuff."
"Glad to see you happy about being back."
"You know I am. Better then being at home." Draco said somberly.
"Anything is better then home- especially these days." Both cousins sat in silence thinking about how things were at home now that Voldemort had returned. Neither of them were happy.
"Are they still training you?" Miya asked softly.
"Unfortunately. But I figure I can use it to help Dumbledore." She nodded. "I still wonder why they haven't gotten you involved."
Miya looked up at him. "I'm not sure either, but it doesn't sit well with me. It's not like any of our family not to be involved."
"I wonder what they are up to." Draco pondered.
"Rather not think about it." Miya said. "Times will be bad soon enough, better enjoy what joy we have left now."
"Yet you aren't happy right now." Draco stated as he touched his cousin's cheek.
"What do you mean?" Miya said as she turned her head away.
"You've been crying."
"No I haven't-"
"Stop don't even try Miya. I know you put on the concealing charm. I've seen you do it enough at home." She didn't say anything. "Snape?"
"Professor Snape." Miya said sharply.
Draco thought sadly about the events that happened to Miya. She has always been like a big sister to him and just as dear in his heart. He loved her more then anyone in his family and it hurt him deeply when she was hurt. He remembered the fight that broke out and her crying afterwards.
~ * ~
Draco had heard his cousin and his future professor fighting. He hated Snape at that moment. He hadn't seen Miya that upset or distraught before, not even after his aunt had beaten her. He went down the stairs with his wand drawn waiting to face off with him. Although he hadn't started wizarding training he knew enough spells that would put any wizard to shame.
He met up in with Snape in the back patio. Snape's back was to him.
"HOW DARE YOU!" Draco hissed at the older man. Snape turned around and saw the outstretched wand pointed at him.
"Accio wand!" Snape muttered as Draco's wand went to his hand. "What do you think you're trying to do?"
"No one hurts Miya! NO ONE!"
To Draco's surprise Snape broke out into a smile, but then it quickly faded away. "You love her don't you?"
"She's my cousin, of course I do!"
"Don't stop. And you are right no one should hurt Miya. I'm sorry that I did."
Draco was stunned. He didn't know what to say. This was the last thing he expected. Snape walked over to Draco and knelt in front of him with Draco's wand in his hand.
"I love her as well, but I cannot anymore because it will put her in grave danger. Don't tell anyone this because if you do she will get hurt. Very hurt. Protect her with everything you have. She's lucky to have someone who loves her as much as you do." Snape whispered to the young child. He then walked away.
Draco stood there for a long time. When his mind had digested what was said to him he made his way the stairs and stopped by her door. He could hear her crying and vowed at that moment he would keep what Snape told him a secret. He would do anything to protect her.
~ * ~
"It's ok you know?" Draco said trying to console her. "It's ok to still be in lo-"
"In love with him." Miya said softly. "No it's not. After what he did, I should've stopped loving him. I didn't. It's foolish especially with-"
"With what?"
"Nothing." Miya said brushing aside her thought. Draco could tell she was hiding something, but let it drop. They all had their own secrets.
"Miya- what I was saying before I mean it. It's ok to still be in love with him. Maybe it's a sign that things will work out in the end."
She gave a sarcastic laugh. "Since when did you become the optimist?"
"Because it's you, Miya. You will be happy and if being happy means to be with Snape you will be."
"No. Snape will not be what will make me happy. He made it quite clear to me."
Draco wanted to tell her about Snape's comment, he's wanted to a lot over the past six years. Yet he held back knowing that it could be too dangerous for her safety.
"I didn't mean to bring you down, cous."
"I know-" Miya sighed. "I didn't mean to snap at you. It's just that this is harder then I thought it would be. I never thought it would be so difficult to be around him. You would think six years is enough time to get over him."
"You never get over the ones you truly love."
"Since when did you become so wise?" Miya asked ruffling his hair.
"Hey!" Draco smiled and tried to smooth down his hair. "You know I've always been wise."
Miya laughed. She then got more serious. "Draco- it was past curfew when you got up here? How did you get up here?"
"Snape said I could." Draco answered. Miya raised her eyebrow.
"And how did you convince him to let you up here?"
"I asked- that's all. I am after all his favorite student." Miya snorted.
"Favorite my butt! Professor Severus Snape does not have favorites."
Draco laughed. "Well I had wanted to visit you earlier, but I couldn't find him. Then when I did it was after curfew. I asked him if I could still see you and he had said it was fine."
He omitted the part about how Snape had thought she needed Draco and that was the reason why he was able to go out past curfew.
Miya nodded. "Well I think you had better go back down. Don't want to be out too much later. You know Flich would just love to catch someone out of dorms on the first night."
"Ugh! Flich needs a life!" Draco replied as he got up.
'It's his job Draco." Miya said as she summoned parchment and quill to her. She quickly wrote a note and handed it to Draco. "In case you do get caught, it's a note excusing you from punishment."
"Thanks! Can I get more?" Draco winked as he took the note.
"You are not going to take advantage of me! Understood?" Miya lectured.
"Fine- you know you are such a party-pooper!"
"I'm a professor! What do you expect?" Miya smiled.
"You're a Malfoy! What good is it if you can't give out favors? Party- pooper!"
"Ah, I can feel the love." Miya laughed as Draco snorted. He gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. She returned it and pushed him towards the door.
"Always cous." Draco said as he went out the door. "Night!"
"Night Drac." She replied as she closed the door. She smiled but then frowned. Why would Snape let Draco out so late at night? She didn't entirely believe Draco's explanation.
A/N: Hope you're enjoying it so far! Please please comment and let me know what you think. Good or bad- would love to hear it!