CHAPTER 15 –A visitor (part 1)
Last line: "Maybe I should never have left. Harry would have been alright without me." Hermione mumbled to herself.
Now:
A month had passed since Hermione had left. The mansion was deserted. The only person you would see was Constance rushing up and down the stairs every few hours, trying to cheer Draco up. But what ever she did or said nothing could cheer him up. He was as cold as he was before Hermione even came. He never had any emotions shown on his face, his eyes where blank he cared for nothing.
"Master, the cooks have just signed out and the maids have..."
"They are called Servants there are men working too." Draco interrupted, uninterested.
"Sorry Sir, The servants have put out the fires and turned off all lights except your room. Do you want anything before I go?"
"Go where?" Draco stood up sharply.
"To visit my family in Wales. You did give me permission last Friday. I told you I would leave late in the night and return in three weeks." Constance stepped back towards the door.
"I would like something actually. I would like to go on Holiday again, leave this place for a while, I don't think I'll be going anywhere in this life though. I hope you have a good time." Draco sat back down again.
Constance moved close to Draco and placed her hand on his shoulder, "You are not going to stay here for ever Sir. Lady Hermione will return I know she will."
"I wish I had your confidence, but why would she want to come back to this, this prison. When you're with your family remember I will be fine here, so don't worry. Thank you for your hard work, as always I am grateful."
"Thank you, I will write and send you postcards. I'll bring back presents and when I come back I want to find you out of this room. We will make this room a colourful and happy room. Ok?"
"Have fun and tell the Servants they can retire for the night and they can wake up later than normal...Umm...10:00am. Also they can finish at 6:30pm. Good bye."
"I shall see you soon." Constance left the room.
***
"Every morning is a new adventure. You can learn from the mistakes made in your last adventure and put them right in a new adventure. Oh for goodness sake, Get up I have work to do with you." A tone spoke high pitched.
It was Esmeralda; she had returned after Constance had left late last night or early in the morning, But what's the difference. Apart that Draco really didn't want anything to do with her.
"Look, Ok we have a lot to talk about. So get dressed and meet me in the lounge."
Draco got out of bed and decided he would take a shower.
***
Esmeralda was growing impatient. He had been up there for nearly 2 hours. But just as she stood up she sat down. Draco had arrived. He was in blue shorts and he had a creamy blue T-shirt on.
"Aren't you going to get cold? Though I must say you look great with you hair sleeked back like that." Esmeralda commented.
"Look, I won't get cold because I am going to exercise. I haven't been fit for some time; I thought you would have noticed that I have gained quite a bit of stomach. I have decided to eat those healthy muggle meals and that rabbit food. I shall send money with the servants when they go home to buy me some exercise materials, Treadmills, weight's, an Elliptical, Trampoline, Hydraulic rower and a gym ball. I have a pool outside so I shall use that also. I will turn the gardens into some sort of cross country." Draco paused, "I had my hair like this when I was at Hogwarts. My father wanted me to have longish hair, but it always got on my nerves. So I sleeked it back. You wouldn't believe how much gel and wax I had to put on it per day." Draco started to laugh.
"Well back to business. I didn't come here to talk about your hair and fitness. I came to find out your progress. So has anything happened yet; it has been nearly 2 years?"
"Well things have been happening. A girl did come; Hermione Granger an old enemy of mine. But we actually became great friends."
"Where is she then? I would like to meet this Hermione Granger." She used a strong tone on Hermione's name.
Draco lowered his head, "I cared about. Cared about her too much that I couldn't keep her here as my prisoner. So I let her go home."
"Thank you for that heart breaking story. But I now know your progress I am leaving you now. Remember your flame has started to glow. If she doesn't come back soon you will be sorry you ever let her go." Esmeralda smirked.
She gave a strange look, and with one last sentence she disappeared, "It's a shame your father couldn't wait."
***
Two weeks had passed since Esmeralda had left with her weird phrase Draco couldn't understand. Draco had one of the rooms downstairs converted into his gym. It was once his conservatory leading out towards the pool. But Draco had found it easier if the pool was close to the gym. He had been running on the treadmill for about three hours but he wasn't tired. He had got used to it. He had his stomach back in shape. He didn't bother with the muggle way of starving themselves because they were a little over weight, or what they thought was over weight.
Draco had had 4 postcards from Constance and a few pictures of the scenery. He thought it was very pretty with all the fields and mountains. He had stuck them up on his wall in his bare study, well what was his bare study. Now it was al green and blue from the land and oceans. It had turned into a relaxing room.
The door was knocked. Patrick the Butler entered in his sincere way; bowing low and then standing tall with his arms by his side and then he talks.
"Sir Malfoy," He spoke in his ceremonious voice, "Master Louis Vandrope is present in the meeting room." Then he sharply turned around and left.
"What's he doing back here?" Draco mumbled.
***
Coffees were placed on the table as Louis and Draco stared at each other. The maid left and closed the door.
"What are you doing back here? I thought you had gone for good." Draco sneered.
"I only came for a little chat."
"You don't just chat, what do you want?"
"I heard from the gardener Bill that Hermione left. Didn't like your company, did she?" Louis smirked.
"I let her go and it's not because she didn't like being her anymore. She found out one of her close friends was very ill; Harry Potter. I wanted to let her see him and to help him."
Louis laughed cruelly. "You really are stupid aren't you? Just like your father always said. After all he did say I should have been his."
"I wish he had been your father then I would have had a normal life and I wouldn't have this bloody curse in the first place!" He spoke sharply.
Louis stood up and moved towards the door, "I pity you Draco. How is it you turn everyone away. You had me as a friend but you lost me due to someone who didn't even like you. Now you can't leave your sweet mansion, but I can. I'll win again. Remember I always do in the end."
Last line: "Maybe I should never have left. Harry would have been alright without me." Hermione mumbled to herself.
Now:
A month had passed since Hermione had left. The mansion was deserted. The only person you would see was Constance rushing up and down the stairs every few hours, trying to cheer Draco up. But what ever she did or said nothing could cheer him up. He was as cold as he was before Hermione even came. He never had any emotions shown on his face, his eyes where blank he cared for nothing.
"Master, the cooks have just signed out and the maids have..."
"They are called Servants there are men working too." Draco interrupted, uninterested.
"Sorry Sir, The servants have put out the fires and turned off all lights except your room. Do you want anything before I go?"
"Go where?" Draco stood up sharply.
"To visit my family in Wales. You did give me permission last Friday. I told you I would leave late in the night and return in three weeks." Constance stepped back towards the door.
"I would like something actually. I would like to go on Holiday again, leave this place for a while, I don't think I'll be going anywhere in this life though. I hope you have a good time." Draco sat back down again.
Constance moved close to Draco and placed her hand on his shoulder, "You are not going to stay here for ever Sir. Lady Hermione will return I know she will."
"I wish I had your confidence, but why would she want to come back to this, this prison. When you're with your family remember I will be fine here, so don't worry. Thank you for your hard work, as always I am grateful."
"Thank you, I will write and send you postcards. I'll bring back presents and when I come back I want to find you out of this room. We will make this room a colourful and happy room. Ok?"
"Have fun and tell the Servants they can retire for the night and they can wake up later than normal...Umm...10:00am. Also they can finish at 6:30pm. Good bye."
"I shall see you soon." Constance left the room.
***
"Every morning is a new adventure. You can learn from the mistakes made in your last adventure and put them right in a new adventure. Oh for goodness sake, Get up I have work to do with you." A tone spoke high pitched.
It was Esmeralda; she had returned after Constance had left late last night or early in the morning, But what's the difference. Apart that Draco really didn't want anything to do with her.
"Look, Ok we have a lot to talk about. So get dressed and meet me in the lounge."
Draco got out of bed and decided he would take a shower.
***
Esmeralda was growing impatient. He had been up there for nearly 2 hours. But just as she stood up she sat down. Draco had arrived. He was in blue shorts and he had a creamy blue T-shirt on.
"Aren't you going to get cold? Though I must say you look great with you hair sleeked back like that." Esmeralda commented.
"Look, I won't get cold because I am going to exercise. I haven't been fit for some time; I thought you would have noticed that I have gained quite a bit of stomach. I have decided to eat those healthy muggle meals and that rabbit food. I shall send money with the servants when they go home to buy me some exercise materials, Treadmills, weight's, an Elliptical, Trampoline, Hydraulic rower and a gym ball. I have a pool outside so I shall use that also. I will turn the gardens into some sort of cross country." Draco paused, "I had my hair like this when I was at Hogwarts. My father wanted me to have longish hair, but it always got on my nerves. So I sleeked it back. You wouldn't believe how much gel and wax I had to put on it per day." Draco started to laugh.
"Well back to business. I didn't come here to talk about your hair and fitness. I came to find out your progress. So has anything happened yet; it has been nearly 2 years?"
"Well things have been happening. A girl did come; Hermione Granger an old enemy of mine. But we actually became great friends."
"Where is she then? I would like to meet this Hermione Granger." She used a strong tone on Hermione's name.
Draco lowered his head, "I cared about. Cared about her too much that I couldn't keep her here as my prisoner. So I let her go home."
"Thank you for that heart breaking story. But I now know your progress I am leaving you now. Remember your flame has started to glow. If she doesn't come back soon you will be sorry you ever let her go." Esmeralda smirked.
She gave a strange look, and with one last sentence she disappeared, "It's a shame your father couldn't wait."
***
Two weeks had passed since Esmeralda had left with her weird phrase Draco couldn't understand. Draco had one of the rooms downstairs converted into his gym. It was once his conservatory leading out towards the pool. But Draco had found it easier if the pool was close to the gym. He had been running on the treadmill for about three hours but he wasn't tired. He had got used to it. He had his stomach back in shape. He didn't bother with the muggle way of starving themselves because they were a little over weight, or what they thought was over weight.
Draco had had 4 postcards from Constance and a few pictures of the scenery. He thought it was very pretty with all the fields and mountains. He had stuck them up on his wall in his bare study, well what was his bare study. Now it was al green and blue from the land and oceans. It had turned into a relaxing room.
The door was knocked. Patrick the Butler entered in his sincere way; bowing low and then standing tall with his arms by his side and then he talks.
"Sir Malfoy," He spoke in his ceremonious voice, "Master Louis Vandrope is present in the meeting room." Then he sharply turned around and left.
"What's he doing back here?" Draco mumbled.
***
Coffees were placed on the table as Louis and Draco stared at each other. The maid left and closed the door.
"What are you doing back here? I thought you had gone for good." Draco sneered.
"I only came for a little chat."
"You don't just chat, what do you want?"
"I heard from the gardener Bill that Hermione left. Didn't like your company, did she?" Louis smirked.
"I let her go and it's not because she didn't like being her anymore. She found out one of her close friends was very ill; Harry Potter. I wanted to let her see him and to help him."
Louis laughed cruelly. "You really are stupid aren't you? Just like your father always said. After all he did say I should have been his."
"I wish he had been your father then I would have had a normal life and I wouldn't have this bloody curse in the first place!" He spoke sharply.
Louis stood up and moved towards the door, "I pity you Draco. How is it you turn everyone away. You had me as a friend but you lost me due to someone who didn't even like you. Now you can't leave your sweet mansion, but I can. I'll win again. Remember I always do in the end."
