Yes, I know. This is really short. BUT! Review and I'll get the next chapter out soon (and it'lll be a long one).
The past week had seen Draco wandering the halls with a blank expression on his face, going through the routine of school without any real emotion or attempts at engaging. Daphne was no longer speaking to him, and Draco feared he had royally screwed up any chance he had had at a relationship of any sort with Harry Potter. Draco was generally miserable. He had not seen Susanna since the day after "the incident." The girl had stared at him for a second, before turning away, and leaving him in the hallway without a glance back.
Draco wandered the hall until he found "his" unused classroom with the large windows, overlooking the lake. He sat quietly for some time, whether seven hours or seven minutes he couldn't tell. An eternity later, Draco stood. So many thoughts had gone through his head and he had finally decided upon a course of action. Everything had finally become clear to him. Looking at the clock tower, Draco realized he'd sat unmoving for hours past sunset. It was well past curfew, but Draco was oddly confident he wouldn't be discovered. As he made his way back to the dormitory, he called for Daphne mentally. When that didn't work, Draco remembered one of the reasons a young Malfoy woman was given Malfoy jewelry. Draco pulled out his pocket watch and pressed the tip of his wand to the dial. He whispered "Daphne" and noticed with satisfaction that the dial showed exactly where Daphne was (asleep, for all it mattered). Draco then whispered "here, quietly" Daphne came down the stairs, looking confused and angry. When she sat down in the chair, she immediately dug into Draco.
"What's with this ridiculous jewelry? I tried to stop coming downstairs, but the necklace pulled me! This is absolutely ridiculous, and I still refuse to talk to you." She turned her back, muttering viciously under her breath.
"I've decided not to follow Voldemort, should he ever come back fully." Draco said quietly. Daphne's muttering ceased, but she didn't turn around. Draco took this as a sign to continue, so he said, "I've spent the past few hours thinking about everything that's ever happened to me. It's very confusing, because I know my parents love me, so I want to do everything in my power to protect them, but I also know that they're evil, and they do evil things. I can't synchronize the two visions in my head. I know that my parents tortured and killed muggles on a regular basis, but every time I think of that, I also think of all the examples of how they love me. It's that knowledge that they love me that has allowed me to realize that no matter what I do, they will allow it, internally if not externally. That, along with all the emotions I've experienced regarding Harry and Susanna just lead me to decide that I know where I want to go with my life, and it's definitely not toward Voldemort."