Mallory looked up, wiping tears away from her face, and saw Lucious Malfoy striding towards them. She looked over to Malfoy who looked shocked to see his father.

"Please explain to me why you were hugging someone like her. And in broad daylight where anyone can see you! Have you lost your mind," Lucious shouted.

"What do you mean someone like her? There is nothing wrong with her! I…I think I love her," Draco shouted back. Mallory and Lucious were both surprised by this comment.

"You…you love me?" Mallory couldn't believe her ears.

Lucious looked like he was about to pass out. "I'm just going to ignore that last comment. I think all of this work is getting to you. Come with me. I am going to insist that you have some rest," Lucious told him, reaching for Draco's arm.

Draco quickly pulled his arm away from his father's grip. "No father! I haven't been working too hard! I meant what I said! I love her!" This time he said it with more fervor.

"Wait till I tell your mother about this! I think she might faint! This is not the end of this discussion Draco," Lucious said. He gave Mallory one menacing glare before he turned on his heel and strode quickly away. Draco turned to look at Mallory, who felt like she was about to have a panic attack. This could not be healthy for her.

"I meant what I said," Draco told her softly.

"I…I don't know what to say," Mallory said, looking down to the floor.

Draco lifted her chin with his finger, bringing her eye to eye with him. "Say you feel the same way."

"Draco I…I don't think this is a good idea. I don't need another reason for your father to want to kill me," the last part slipped out of her mouth. "I…I mean…"she studdered, hoping he hadn't caught that last part.

"What do you mean? My father doesn't want to kill you. He doesn't even know you," Draco said, not believing what he had just heard.

"He does know me, he just doesn't realize it."

"I don't understand," Draco said, thoroughly confused.

Mallory sighed. She knew she had to tell him. She bent down next to Sirius, who had been sitting by her the whole time. "Snuffles we need some privacy. Go find Haley, I promise I will be fine." Sirius sat for a second not moving. He didn't seem convinced.

"I won't let anything happen to her, I promise," Draco told him. Sirius looked at him for a second, but finally left, satisfied with him.

"Come in here," Mallory said, opening the door to an empty classroom. They both walked in and sat in two empty chairs that were against the wall. Mallory sighed, not knowing where to begin. "Draco…my parents were killed," she began.

"I know, I heard a rumor about it at the beginning of the school year," he said.

"Well most people don't know that they were killed by…by death eaters."

"I'm…I'm so sorry Mallory," Draco said, touching her shoulder.

"It gets worse. I know who the death eater was."

"Who is it? When I find them I swear I'll-!" he began, but Mallory cut him off.

"You won't do anything. The death eater was…he was…your father," she finally said. Draco was speechless. He just sat there, staring down at the floor. "He doesn't know I know. That is why I can hardly look at you! Every time I look into your eyes all I can see is your father staring back at me," she explained.

"I see…" is all that Draco could get out.

"I knew I shouldn't have told you," Mallory said, getting more upset as Draco continued to stay silent.

Draco finally seemed to find his voice. "I hate him," he said quietly, but his voice was full of rage.

"You don't hate him Draco, he's your father."

"I do, I hate him," he said again. "I'm nothing like him, I swear. I would never do anything to hurt you."

Mallory smiled weakly. She was glad she had told him. She felt better now that it was out in the open. She looked into his gray eyes and instead of finding the thing that scared her most, she found warmth. "Oh, the answer to your question is yes," she said.

"What question?"

"I love you too," she smiled. Draco returned the smile. He put his hands behind her head and kissed her again, deeper and more passionately than the first. This time Mallory didn't try to pull away. She wrapped her arms around his neck and continued to kiss him.

"Mallory I-," the door opened and in walked Haley. Mallory quickly pulled away from Draco.

"Haley…I can explain," she said quickly.

"I came looking for you because I was worried about you! And I find you making out with him! His father is a death eater Mallory! Don't you understand that? I don't want to hear your explanation. I thought you had more sense than that" she said. She turned around and walked out of the classroom.

"It looks like we are never going to get any privacy," Draco said. "Maybe you should go after her."

"No, she will be fine. And plus, we need to get back to potions. Snape will be looking for us," she said. They both stood up and walked out of the classroom and back to the dungeons. Mallory returned to her seat as Draco did the same.

"Feeling better Mallory," Harry asked.

"Much better," she smiled.

They left potions and Draco joined her at the top of the stairs.

"Can I walk you to lunch," Draco asked.

"Everyone will see though," she said.

"I don't care. Let them see," he smiled. Mallory returned the smile and they walked together to the Great Hall. As they reached the doors to the Great Hall Fred and George Weasley came running up to Mallory.

"Mallory its Haley! She's gone," George said, trying to catch his breath.

"What do you mean she's gone? I just saw her twenty minutes ago," she said.

"She's gone! Someone has taken her," Fred said.

"Did you see who it was," Draco asked.

"No, but we found this note," George said, handing it to Mallory. The note was on a crumpled up piece of paper. The handwriting was sloppy, like someone had written it in a hurry. All it said was:

Taken…Death Eater

Mallory knew exactly who it was. By the look on Draco's face, he did too. "Let's go," she said, walking away.

"Where are we going," Draco asked.

"To see Dumbledore."