Heartless Love

Chapter 18

Elara stood in her regular cloths. She held Draco's hand in hers. She didn't want to say goodbye to him, even if it was just for the summer.

"Promise me." She stooped, causing him to stop, and looked at me.

"Anything, love." He smiled.

"Try and see me this summer." She looked at him with sadness.

"Always." He smiled and kissed the top if my head.

"I love you." She whispered to him.

"I love you too." He smiled before kissing her one last time to go to the train.

"I'll miss you." She thought before walking off to her father's classroom.

"Hello moon." Severus smiled at his daughter.

"I don't think it's safe for me to stay with you anymore. I can't put you in harm." Severus shook his head.

"Baby girl." He walked over and pulled her into a hug. "I'll always keep you safe." He kissed the top of her head.

"But what if she comes again?" She said, fear lacing her voice.

"Then we'll deal with that then my moon." He said grabbing her hand. Elara sighed as she apparated out of her school and into her home.

"I'm going to my room, I'm really tired." Elara said to her dad, kissing him on the cheek and walking upstairs.

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Draco let out a huff of breath as he plopped onto his bed.

"Whats on your mind, my boy?" The sweet voice of Nacrissa Malfoy, sang throughout the room.

"Nothing Mother." He said with a sigh.

"It's a girl." She said her lips turning into a wide smile. Sue quickly did some spells and sat on the edge of her son's bed. "Tell me all about her, and don't say I'm wring because I know I'm not."

"She's amazing. She's beautiful. She's smart, she'd be the top student in our year if she wasn't so kind. She let's the mudblood one up her just so, she is happy. She's unlike any other girl I've ever met. She makes me happy, unlike I've ever been. I-I love her mother and I shouldn't." The young boy confessed looking down.

"She isn't a Slytherin is she?" Nacrissa said softly, running her hands through her child hair. He shook his head 'no'.

"She's not a pureblood either, is she?" He looked down, but his response was the same.

"She's a half-blood... A special half-blood." He said quietly. Nacrissa raised one of her eyebrows curiously, she then let put a light gasp.

"Draco, is she- is she your headmasters granddaughter?" She asked, worry laced in her voice. Draco.only nodded sadly in response.

"She's heartless... I'm so sorry, Draco. It must be terrible knowing she cant return the feelings." Nacrissa said sadly, but Draco began to laugh, though she could still see sorrow on his pale face. Cissy then looked at her son as if he was crazy.

"Mum she can love, just she can only fall in love once." He advised her.

"Oh! So, uh who did she fall for?" Nacrissa asked hesitantly.

Draco looked deep into his mothers eyes, "Me." Nacrissa's eyes widen and her smile widened.

"That's fabulous!" Nacrissa said happily, until she realised the reason her son was so upset. "Bella has been advised not to kill her Draco. The Dark Lord wants her to be on his side."

"Did you know Aunt Bella branded her? On her left arm the words 'filthy heartless' are carved and on her right arm 'halfblood' is carved deeply. Elara is terrified of her. Mother, she won't join him. Not even if her life depended on it." Draco said. Nacrissa's eyes widened at what her sister did.

"I can't believe Bella would do that to a child." Nacrissa said disgusted.

"Mother, This- Elara needs to stay in between you and I. Nobody can know. She is already in enough danger as it is. I don't think I could live if anything happened to her." He said honestly. Nacrissa smiled sincerely.

"I understand Draco, it will be our secret, I promise. But you need to be prepared for anything, has anyone practiced o

cclumency

on you?"

"Yes, I've been doing lesson with Snape since she and I began meeting." He told his mother.

"Wait, Severus knows of her?" Nacrissa said bewildered.

"Well there's another secret... Elara is Snape's daughter." Draco admitted hesitantly. His mothers facial expression definitely showed surprise.

"Well then, you learn something new everyday about people you've know for years. Its for her safety, I suppose?" Nacrissa said, she was truly beginning to like this 'Elara'. Draco nodded his head in response. "Draco, love, what does this Elara girl look like?" Cissy asked curiously.

"She's pale, but not too pale. She has mesmerizing blue eyes, it's like your looking into the water of those hidden beaches you and father used to take me to. Her hair is long, wavy, and black. It looks absolutely stunning when it's flowing behind her, as she walks away. She has a natural rosy touch to her cheeks too. Her lips are a light pink, unlike most girl's natural red lips. She's quite a bit shorter than me, but I adore it." He said, Nacrissa couldn't help, but enjoy hear her son ramble on about this girl. "Her hand fits perfectly in mine too, its the same way when we kiss it's like our lips were meant to fit perfect with each other. Everything just feels so right with her." He said finally looking over at his mother.

"You do know what that means right love, when everything fits exactly how it's supposed to?" She asked a smirk playing on her lips. Draco raised a curious eyebrow.

"You're meant for each other. Draco, my boy, your love is truly, true." Draco couldn't help the wide smile as it kept onto his face. 'True love, eh?' He thought not being able to wipe the grin off of his face.

"I really do love her, so what you say must be true. Elara Fay Dumbledore is my, Draco Lucius Malfoy's true love."