Chapter Seventy-Eight: Family Is Forever
Here comes another one of my more favorite chapters. Some Dramione fluff and brotherly love between Harry and Draco. 3333
As soon as Draco and Ron finished hurrying up the stairs, they turned to look at each other. "Alright, even though we currently despise each other,.. the important thing is that we're here for Harry. So I think it's best for right now that we put our differences aside agreed?" Draco questioned him before Ron nodded in response.
"Right." He replied before Draco gently rapped his knuckles on Harry's bedroom door.
"Harry? It's Draco. Can I come in?" He questioned him.
"Yeah, sure." Harry replied before Draco opened the door and Ron followed him inside and they both sat down on top of his bedside. "Where's Hermione?" He wondered.
"She's talking to Sarah and trying to calm her down." Draco began. "Look, I know you're angry with her and I can't say I blame you, but at least you have each other. I can only see Bree at school and Hermione doesn't even have any siblings." He told him before Sarah raced upstairs.
"Guys, we have a problem." She began before they all turned to look at her.
"What is it?" Ron wondered. "Where's Hermione?"
"She's really upset. I dunno, she came into my bedroom and gave me a hug and then she just burst into tears. I can't find out what's wrong with her." She explained.
"Ah shit." Draco began before he got to his feet. "I'll be right back." He told them before hurrying out of the room and across the hallway into Sarah's room where Hermione was sitting on her bedside and facing the wall and sobbing. "Hermione? Darling what happened?" He questioned her anxiously while he sat down beside her and wrapped an arm around her and pulled her into his chest, but she just continued sobbing hysterically.
"Hey, come on you're scaring me. Are you hurt or something?" He asked her but she shook her head and then sniffed before resting it on top of his chest by his heart and could hear it pounding inside her ear. "Then go on, tell me what happened." He told her softly while gently rubbing her shoulder and pressing his lips to her forehead and kissing it.
"Harry and Sarah reminded me of Brooke and Jamie. My little brother and sister." She sobbed while looking up into his eyes and blinking away her tears.
"I didn't know you had a little brother and sister." Draco began before wiping away her tears with his thumb. "Sweetheart what happened?" He questioned her suddenly extremely scared and worried for her.
"They were both killed in a house fire when I was seven years old. It's all my fault because I couldn't get them out in time, and I was afraid that I would die if I didn't get out." She sobbed inside his chest and Draco kissed the top of it.
"Darling you were a child. It wasn't your fault and I'm so glad that you did make it out alive, but I'm so sorry that you had to go through all that." He told her while resting his chin on the top of her head and holding her tightly. "It must have been so scary for you." He whispered before Ginny entered the room since she had been listening from the hallway and sat down beside them.
"Sounds like you need to have a talk with Aaron." She began. "When his younger sister was thirteen years old, he became a werewolf and accidentally killed her. He blamed himself for years when eventually he realized there was nothing, he could have done about it, so he had to let it go. And none of us are going to think badly of you for it. Regardless of whether you wind up marrying Ron or Draco, you and I will always be friends and sisters forever." She told her as she gently set her hand down on top of hers. "As long as you're being loved and taken care of, that's all that matters to me." She told her before glancing over at Draco and grinning at him. "And it seems like right now you're currently drowning in it, so I don't think there's anything to worry about." She added as Draco grinned back at her and Hermione turned her head and smiled at her.
"Thanks Ginny, and for what it's worth I hope you and Harry eventually get together. You're perfect for each other." She told her as Ginny gasped, looked down at the ground, and her cheeks went as scarlet red as her hair.
"Uhh,.. Harry? Harry who?" She muttered underneath her breath while turning her head away from them.
"You know, scarhead? My bes_" Draco began before realizing what he was about to confess. "My best friend." He finally finished before Hermione scrunched up her face in confusion as she looked up at him.
"I thought that Crabbe and Goyle were your best friends." She said as Draco glanced down.
"So did I." He began. "But it's different with Harry then it is with them. If they were truly my friends, they wouldn't care that we were together or in different houses. But Harry doesn't care that I'm a Slytherin or a Malfoy and he's always been there for me even when I didn't deserve it.
I never really did have a friend like him before." He admitted not realizing that Harry and Sarah were currently standing behind them. "I mean, we don't always get along,.. sometimes I can't stand him because he has everything that I want. But as much as I can't stand him, I also can't live without him and I'm starting to wonder if this is what it feels like to have a brother." He said as Hermione grinned up at him.
"Why don't you just ask him yourself?" She questioned him while pointing over at Harry and Draco quickly turned his head over to look at him and rolled his eyes.
"Ah shit, I've been caught." He said before turning his head away from everyone.
"Umm,.. do you guys mind if we have a minute?" Harry wondered as Ginny nodded and then stood up and walked out of the room with Sarah.
"Sure." Hermione replied with a nod and kissed Draco on the cheek before she got up and left with the other two girls.
"Did you mean all that?" Harry wondered.
"Yeah, so don't go getting all mushy on me." Draco began. "The only reason I didn't tell you how I felt is because it seems like I'm cursed." He finished and Harry suddenly found himself rather confused.
"What do you mean by that?" He questioned him with a cock of his head and this time it was Draco who burst into tears.
"Because every time something good happens to me something horrible happens to me in return! I'm in love with the most beautiful woman in the world but I can't tell my family about it because God only knows what Voldemort will do to her if he finds out, and on top of that I'm trying to be strong for my little sister but as much as I love her and I'm glad that we have each other, I can't do anything about it when my father gets into a rage and I basically lost her!"
He cried with a sniff before rubbing his eyes. "I didn't want to lose you too. You're the only brother I ever had." He told him while looking at Harry with tears streaming down his cheeks as he got to his feet and then he suddenly found himself in a tight embrace and Harry hugged him tightly.
"Hey, you're not going to lose me. We'll always be friends and I'll always be there for you and be your brother." He began. "You know, I'm starting to see why you have trouble having faith in God because it's difficult for you to have faith in anything else. But there is one thing that you can always count on. Once a member of this family,.. always a member of this family. Just ask my dad." He told him before Draco hugged him back.
"I love you." He whispered while Harry continued holding him tightly.
"I love you too."
