Meanwhile with the Malfoys:
Valerie couldn't sleep. She started opening her eyes slowly, but she sees 2 shadows in the bedroom in front of the bed. Immediately she makes light with her hands, but the shadows were gone.
"I must be getting crazy" - Valerie thinks
- Wha ... what happened, Valerie? - Draco starts waking up slowly in the middle of the night and noticed Valerie still awake.
- I couldn't sleep - Valerie says
- Nightmares? - Draco asks
- Yeah ... - Valerie says
- Come here - Draco says while opening his arms
Valerie lied down and laid her head on Draco's chest while being hugged by him.
- Would you like to talk about it? - Draco asks
- It doen't really matter - Valerie says
- Valerie ... - Draco sighs
- Alright. Well, I had memories of the past. The looks I received for having Voldemort's blood and being a Slytherin. All my life, people judged for something I didn't have control. They looked at me as If I was a villain, when I'm not - Valerie says
- So, that's why you started being a hunter? To clean your name and have a good reputation? - Draco asks
- At the beginning, that was the reason, but now I really want to help and save people in the best way I can - Valerie says
- Well, can I tell you something? - Draco asks
- Yes, of course. You can always trust me - Valerie says
- You never needed to prove anything to anyone. Just be yourself. If they won't like what you really are, so it's their problem, not yours. Don't ever blame yourself for something others think about you. I made many mistakes in my life? Yes. But, I learned with them. I matured along the years. Sometimes, to feel pain and scared are good. They help you grow up, but more than that, they make you human. So, please don't regret your existence. To know you was one of the best things that ever happened to me - Draco says and Valerie kisses him
- Can I tell you something too? - Valerie asks
- Of course! - Draco says
- I wanna thank you for being this amazing person that you are. Without you, I wouldn't even be here. I really had nobody, except for Snape. We had a secret relationship, but he died. All my life, I always felt so lonely. I neve had a friend. Never had a family. I was only created and used by Dumbledore as a plan in case something happened to Harry Potter. He wanted me to kill Voldemort like that was a piece of cake. That old man never trained me. Everything I learned was with Snape. Everyone always saw him as a weirdo, but he was more than that. I loved him, but I had neve fallen in love with him. The only man I wanted, admired, dreamed and fell in love was you. At Howarts, we never talked to each other, but I was always watching you when I could, and noticed how you changed over the years. Then, I realized that you never changed. All that arrogance was because you wanted to be someone your father could be proud of. That was never really you. You were as lonely as I was. We are not that different, really. When I discovered about your marriage with Astoria, my world ended. At that moment, I knew that I had to let you go. As long as you were happy, that was fine for me. Years later, your wife died and I thought about helping you and Scorpius to deal with the loss. We got close and now, we are going to get married. My dream is becoming true - Valerie says
- Wow, Valerie. I'm sorry I didn't know ... - Draco says while Valerie interrupts him with a finger on his lips.
- You don't need to say anything. The most important thing is that we are together now. I have a family with you and Scorpius. That's all I need - Valerie says
- You and Scorpius are the most important things to me right now, you know that, right? - Draco asks
- Of course, Dray! As long as we have each other, we'll never be alone again! - Valerie says while resting her head on Draco's chest and hugging him.
- Yeah, that's right. I'm very thankful to have both you and Scorpius in my life - Draco says
- So, do I! - Valerie says while Draco smiles.
Then, a thought appeared in her mind.
- Draco? - Valerie asks while Draco is caressing her hair and almost falling asleep.
- What? - Draco asks
- That brownies you made, your mother used to do for you, right? - Valerie asks
- Yes - Draco says
- If you don't mind, could you teach me to cook them? - Valerie asks
- Of course! - Draco says
- Thanks! - Valerie says while yawning
- Good Night! - Valerie says already closing her eyes
- Good Night! - Draco says with his eyes already closed
