TROUVAILLE // H.Granger x Male OC

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Theo and Draco couldn't stop teasing Draven the whole day after the robe swapping incident. They both know why it happened, and the older Malfoy just kept mum about it.

"Luckily no one caught you snogging down the halls." Theo jested at him.

"Of, course we went somewhere private, Nott," Draven said to him, fixing his hair as he prepared himself to sleep.

"But still, it's the highlight of the day. A Gryffindor and Slytherin switching robes." Theo covered himself with his blanket. "All right lads, let's now go to sleep since tomorrow's a new day."

The twins just chuckled at his sudden change of tone. After some time, Theo and Draco were both sleeping peacefully while Draven wasn't entirely sleepy at all, so he quickly rose and went downstairs to the common room and saw Celeste sitting down on the couch. The Slytherin girl turned around and saw him.

"D-Draven..." She stammered a bit seeing him. "You're still awake."

"I can't seem to sleep, that's why." He went to the kitchens and took a glass of water. "How about you?"

"I..." She hesitated a bit. "My father wrote me. He just found out now what I did to you. Of, course he's mad at me, saying that I was a disappointment as always and I don't deserve the Dumont name."

Draven felt a bit of pity for her as he walked toward her and sat down on the other side of the couch. "I know that feeling."

"You do?" She looked at him.

"Yeah. Ever since I was a kid, my father already shut me out of the family." Draven looked down a little, trying to hide the sadness in his eyes. "I was a disgrace, a shame to the family. I will never live up to the Malfoy name."

"But Draco always tells us that your father is very proud of you two." She perplexedly glanced at him.

"He just tells that to cover up our real relationship. But the thing is, I do know his true colors to me. He was never proud of me; it was always Draco. Though it's fine. I do understand why." He scoffed and looked at her. "It's fine Celeste. I knew that you already regretted what happened, and you know your mistakes. It's okay."

"Thank you, Draven..." She couldn't help but burst into tears. "You're too kind, gosh you're too good. Despite what you've been through, and despite what I did to you. Almost killing you."

"I'm very much alive, so please don't dwell yourself on what happened, anymore. It's already done. What you need to do, is to make yourself better every day." He moved closer to her and patted her shoulder.

"I was hoping if I could apologize personally to Hermione..." She told him. "I knew how much she got mad at me, and to be honest, I don't have any strength to face her and talk to her after what I did."