The Werewolf's Daughter

15: Heartbroken

The weekend passed in a blur; Maya cancelled the time with her father and spent the weekend in her dormitory instead. When Parvati asked if she was ok, she said she was coming down with something and she just needed to stay in her bed – only Hermione knew the real reason.

'Maya, I'm sorry. I know how much he meant to you; but I think it's for the best that you found out what he's like now rather than a few years from now. You could have been in real danger you know.'

Maya didn't respond, she rolled over and pulled the covers over her head, so she couldn't see the other girl.

'I'm going to be out most of today; I'll come back at lunchtime to check on you.'

Maya didn't respond again, and the next noise she heard was the door closing as Hermione left. Maya must have fell back to sleep – she was tired after all as she hadn't slept all night – the next noise she heard was a tapping on the window. Maya looked at her clock – 11.30am.

She sighed and looked up at the window; a school owl was there, looking at her sadly. Maya got up and opened the window. The owl flew in, dropped the letter on her bed and flew out again.

Maya looked at the familiar handwriting on the letter and sighed. She had expected this.

'Maya,

Your letter makes no sense – what's going on? Why would you think you're a joke to me?

Why weren't you in the Great Hall at breakfast?

Please write back to me; I need to know that you're ok!'

Draco

X'

Maya crumpled up the letter and threw it on the fire. Yeah, as if he really wanted to check that she was ok. She couldn't believe she had fallen for him and his lies; she had been so stupid!

Starting to cry again, Maya climbed back in to bed and under the covers, where she stayed for the remainder of the day. When Hermione came back in at lunchtime and teatime, she pretended to be sleeping.

Maya must have slept all night, as the next morning she was woken to Hermione saying:

'Maya, you need to get up. You're supposed to be meeting Professor Lupin today. Remember?'

Maya rolled over and stared at the other girl. 'I cancelled. I don't want to leave this room.'

'You have to leave the room at some point; it's Sunday so you'll need to be out and about tomorrow anyway for classes.'

Maya sighed and sat up. When she looked at the bottom of her bed, there were two letters sitting there.

'Where did they come from?' she asked Hermione.

'The owls were waiting when I came back to check on you yesterday at lunchtime and teatime. I figured they were from Draco, but I didn't want to just throw them out.'

Maya picked up the letters, the first one read:

'Maya,

Please respond to my letter – I honestly don't know what I've done but I am really worried about you!'

I know we said we should start seeing less of each other, but I will be at our spot tonight; please meet me there so we can talk?

Draco

X'

The second one:

'Maya,

I waited until 10pm but you never turned up; I will not leave this until I know what I have done to you. I will be at our spot every night and I will send an owl to you every day with a new letter.

Draco

X'

Maya looked down at the letter sadly. 'Maya, what do these letters even say?' Hermione asked.

Maya chuckled 'Well his code works anyway!' Hermione raised her eyebrow. 'To avoid being caught, Draco and I used a code in our letters. It obviously works if the brightest witch in the school can't understand it.'

Hermione looked back at the letter, her brow creased, obviously trying to work out the code. Maya took the letter off of Hermione and threw them both on the fire. She then went in to the bathroom to get changed. When she came out, Hermione was sitting on her bed.

'Are you ok?' Hermione asked her.

Maya started to cry again 'Not really; I just can't believe that he would hurt me like this. Why pretend like that? He even asked me to be his valentine!'

'Maya, it's just the person he is. He was brought up evil and will continue that way I think.'

Maya wiped her tears away. 'I need to go and get breakfast and then I think I'll go and see if my dad's about.'

Hermione nodded, and the two girls walked down to the Great Hall together. Maya sat with her back to the Slytherin table, instead of in her usual spot, so she could avoid looking over there. Hermione sat opposite her. 'Is he there?' Maya asked her.

Hermione nodded subtly. 'He's looking over here.' she answered.

Maya kept her head down and finished her breakfast at lightning speed. 'I'll see you later 'Mione.' she said to the other girl when she had finished, hurrying out of the hall.

She practically ran down to her father's office; she wasn't sure if Draco had seen her leaving and she wanted to make sure he didn't have the chance to follow her if he had.

Maya knocked on the door to her father's office; his smiling face opened the door and gave her a hug 'Hi! I thought you weren't feeling well?'

'I'm feeling a bit better and thought I would come and see if you were here.' She responded, walking in to the room. Tonks was sitting there too. 'Hi Maya!'

'Hi Tonks' she responded. 'How are you?'

'I'm really good thank you! How are you? Has school been ok?'

Maya just nodded in response; she knew if she opened her mouth the tears would flow.

'Maya, actually we had something we wanted to talk to you about.' Her father said.

'Oh?'

'Yes, we have some news that we wanted to share with you.' Remus walked over to sit next to Tonks 'I have asked Tonks to be my wife; and she's accepted.'

Tonks lifted her hand to show Maya a beautiful ring on her left hand.

Maya could feel the tears before they started to roll. 'Maya are you ok?' her father asked gently.

'Of course I am; I'm just so happy for you both.' she stammered.

Remus and Tonks smiled at each other, touched at the young girl's emotions. The next few hours were spent looking at wedding magazines and discussing what they both wanted.

'Maya, next weekend we are going to be having tea with Tonks' mum and dad, to tell them the news. Will you join us? I think it would be good to introduce you to them soon.'

Maya nodded, gave Tonks and her father a hug and left the office. Once she was out in the corridor, she breathed deeply leaning against a wall. 'Maya?' she heard a soft voice say and she jumped in fright.

'What are you doing here Draco?'

'I've been waiting for you.'

'Well I don't want to see you' she shouted. 'You're a jerk Draco; using me just to get whatever you want. Leave me alone!'

Remus' door opened again, and he poked his head outside. 'Maya, are you ok?' he asked, spotting Draco. 'Is he bothering you?' Maya was crying at this point, so she just pushed back into her dad's office; she rushed over to Tonks and threw herself at her, crying on her shoulder.

'Maya, what's wrong?' Tonks asked, confused.

Maya heard Remus talking to Draco. 'Mr Malfoy, I don't know what you did to her, but I suggest you leave right now.' He said, in a calming voice. 'Now! Before I speak to your Head of House!' he then barked; Draco had obviously refused to leave when he asked the first time.

Remus eventually shut the door and hurried over to his daughter, who was sobbing her heart out. 'Maya, what did he do to you? Did he hurt you?'

Maya nodded, and Remus' colour started to rise. 'No, not how you think Dad!' she said, surprising both herself and Remus. 'Remember how I told you I had someone I really liked, someone that was special to me?' Remus and Tonks both nodded. 'It was him…Draco. We got close just before Christmas and I really fell for him. Now though, I think he was just playing with me.'

Remus looked at his daughter sadly and sat down next to her. 'I am so sorry you are suffering because of him. Maybe it was best you found out now? The Malfoy's are on old family Maya, pure-bloods that don't believe in half-breeds; blood-traitors or mudblood's being accepted in the wizarding world and I don't think that will ever change.'

Maya nodded. 'I know you're right, I just wish it didn't hurt so much. Can I have tea here with you two? I don't really feel like going to the Great Hall right now.'

Tonks and Remus both nodded and they spent the next two hours trying to take Maya's mind off of Draco Malfoy.

At 8pm, Tonks left via the fireplace and Remus walked Maya back to her common room. 'Try and get some rest. Tomorrow is a new day and I expect to hear that you have attended all of your classes. Also, Maya I am going to speak to Dumbledore tonight and I hope you give me permission to let him know about me being your father? Although, he is such a great man it wouldn't surprise me if he knew! It means that I can take over your guardianship.'

'That would be great!'

They said their goodbyes and Maya went into her common room.

'Hey Maya, how are you feeling?' Parvati asked her as she passed.

'Oh, great thanks Parvati, I got something from Madam Pomfrey.'

Maya headed up to her dormitory where Hermione was sitting reading a large book. 'Hey 'Mione, what are you doing?'

'Reading up laws about creature executions.' she responded, not looking up from her book.

'Oh, you're trying to help Buckbeak? Do you want some help?'

Hermione finally looked up. 'I would love some! Harry and Ron are no use! How did today go by the way?'

'Why don't we go to the library?' Maya asked, 'I'll tell you all about it there'. Hermione agreed, and the two girls chattered away as they made their way to the library, where they spent a few hours making notes about different executions.

The next week passed in a blur of classes, research and daily letters from Draco which were destroyed. Before Maya knew it, it was almost the weekend again.

Potions on Friday was just ending; as everyone got up to walk out the door Maya heard Professor Snape speaking. 'Draco, can you stay behind? I need to talk to you.'

Maya looked out the corner of her eye and saw Draco sit back down. He looked annoyed and sad all at the same time. Maya didn't understand, ok she had caught him which meant his plan ended sooner than he wanted it too, but surely, he should look happy that he no longer had to pretend to like her?

Draco's POV

'Draco, your father has requested that you go home for the weekend and I have agreed that you can go; you will use the fireplace in my office once classes are finished today.'

'Sir, did my father say why he wanted me home?'

'He just said it was important that you're there this weekend.'

This can't be good .