••always forever•• (draco malfoy)

•6th year•

year 6. the beginning of what adela is yet to know would be the best and worst year of her life.

"adela" luna hummed, interrupting my thoughts. "are you excited?"
"i'm sorry luna, excited for?"
"the tri wizard tournament of course." hermione exclaimed. "it's only the biggest event in wizarding history, you know!"
"oh well, to be completely honest, i'd forgotten it was even happening. with everything else going on, i'd assumed dumbledore was going to cancel it."
"nonsense! he won't cancel it. he can't! i heard the beauxbaton's girls are quite charming, if you know what i mean." ron laughed, shoving his elbow into harry's side playfully.
"oh shut up ronald! if you ask me, i think this is the perfect thing to take everyone's mind off of the recent events. it's brilliant!"
"hermione, it's dangerous." harry exclaimed, joining the conversation. "someone could get hurt, or worse.."
"don't finish that sentence harry. you know how much ced's been talking about this. in fact, it's all he's been talking about. everytime i see him he's going on and on to our father that this time next year, everyone will know him to be the tri-wizard champion. it worries me. i don't want to see him hurt if he gets chosen."
"adela, the odds of him being chosen are 1 in 1,000. you have nothing to worry about, at all."
"i really hope you're right hermione."

the train came to a screeching hault, meaning we've arrived at hogwarts. "you all go ahead! i've got something to take care of real quick." 
"oh for the love of merlin harry just don't be stupid!"
"i won't hermione. now go on, i'll be right behind you!"
all of us exited the train except for luna and harry, who stayed behind to take care who knows what at this point, while luna was roaming the train to look for wrackspurts.
we were making our way to the carriages when right on que, malfoy appeared with his little servants, crabbe and goyle.
"ah look what we've got here, a weasley, a mud blood, and the slut herself." he spat, crabbe and goyle laughing and cheering him on.
"oh shut up malfoy!" i hissed, glaring back at him. "i'm sure i speak for everyone here when i say i've had enough of your crude comments. your presence is insufferably annoying and you crave attention so desperately because your pathetic excuse of a father doesn't bat an eye for you ever! now do us all a favor and shove off."
"wow. looks like we've got ourselves an angry little slut! you know, if you weren't so obsessed with telling me off, you might wonder where your little friend potter is." he smirked devilishly
"shit!" ron yelled, dashing towards where the train once was, hermione and i following swiftly behind him.

"harry! harry!" he appeared out of the shadows with luna by his side.
"oh harry, are you alright? you had us worried to death!" hermione said grasping his shoulders and pulling him into her embrace.
"lucky i stayed back really. i found him lying on the ground with a broken nose. i fixed it, of course."
"thank you luna." i said, sending her a smile. "malfoy said..."
"oh nevermind what malfoy said. don't worry about it. i'm fine, really!"
"how could you be so stupid?!" hermione whacked him across the head with her book.
"i was trying to see if my theory was correct hermione!"
"what theory?" ron questioned
"harry is under the impression draco malfoy is now a death eater." she whispered
"that's utterly insane harry! i mean i know his father is but does that really mean he could be one too?"
"it's just that adela. lucius is a death eater and malfoy is now old enough to be one as well. tell me you think i'm lying or that i've gone mad!?"
silence filled the air
"he's also been acting rather suspicious if you ask me. i was trying to get information on the train just now but he caught me and busted my nose. thankfully luna found me before the train left."
"you realize how serious this is harry. if you are sure of it, you must tell dumbledore!" ron insisted
"no! absolutely not! no one is telling dumbledore anything! now, we're all going to pretend this conversation didn't happen and go to the great hall for dinner. okay?"
"adela, we can't put this off forever you know? i realize it's a sensitive topic for you but we need to let him know!"
"let him know what exactly?! that draco malfoy is a death eater just because harry potter says so?! we have no evidence whatsoever! you'll look like a fool harry!"
"fine then. have it your way. until i find evidence that proves draco is a death eater, everyone will stay silent, agreed?"
"agreed" all of us nodded

dinner was quite awkward considering the conversation we all just had. i decided to head to the library for some light reading to distract myself.

"well im feeling quite tired so i think i'm going to head up to the dormitories. goodnight everyone!"
"goodnight. i will see you in a little while." said luna

with that i made my way out of the great hall and started for the library. i couldn't help but feel like i was being followed. i quickly turned around just to check and to my suspicions, i was right!

"well, well, well. what are you doing roaming the halls all alone?"
"ced!" i yelled giving him a tight hug!
"happy to see you too del!"
"i might ask you the same question. and why were you coming from the ravenclaw common room?"
"well" cedric cheekily grinned
"ugh ew gross. no need to continue, i've got the idea don't worry! you know, out of all the girls you've messed around with, cho's my favorite. so please don't mess this up!"
"are you just saying this because she's a ravenclaw?" he laughed
"maybe. but i really do like her."
"alright well i'll keep that in mind. you'd best be getting to bed. tomorrow's going to be a long day. first day of classes. plus the beauxbatons girls and durmstrang boys arrive tomorrow too. oh and with that being said, don't you dare think about trying anything."
"ah yes. my big brother always trying to ruin any chance i have at a love life once again. how ever can i thank you?" i teased
"you can thank me by going to bed. goodnight i love you."
"love you too, ced."
we began to part ways before he shouted one last thing.
"oh and adela, just know that mom would be beyond proud of you!"
"thank you ced. i know she would for you as well!"
as we said our good nights and finally parted ways, i resumed my journey to the library. once there, i decided to read up on death eaters and the dark lords army, just to have a better idea of what we might possibly be dealing with.

before i knew it 2 hours had passed and it was now 11 pm. "my god is it really this late" i thought to myself. i started to pack up to head up to bed when just then i felt someone's cold hands wrap around my mouth, restricting me from yelling or saying anything. i felt cold rings pressed against my face and i knew this could only be one person. malfoy. i was shoved against a bookshelf, hitting my head against the wood. that's definitely going to hurt tomorrow. his cold hands slithered away from my mouth and down to my neck. his forearm was now firmly pressed on my neck, pinning me to the bookshelf.

"listen her you filthy little slut. if you ever speak to me like how you did tonight, you'll wish you'd never met me in the first place. try anything ever again and i will make your life a miserable hell! do you hear me?"
"yes." i managed to choke out
"good. now don't ever speak to me again!"
he began to leave but my mind compelled me to do something so incredibly futile.
"malfoy!"
he briskly spun back around in awe that anyone would ever defy someone like himself.
"diggory, what did i just say? im not fond of repeating myself but if i have to, i will."
"roll up your sleeve."
he went silent and his face began to grow so pale he looked ill.
"excuse me?"
"you heard me. after all, i'm not fond of repeating myself." i mocked him
"whatever you think you may know, you're wrong." he said, inching closer.
"if i'm wrong then why don't you just prove it to me?"
"i don't have to prove myself to anyone, especially not a slut like you."
"oh come on! haven't you got anything else. it's getting old malfoy. after all, this happened over a year ago!"
"doesn't make you less of one now does it?" he smirked "not a word of this to anyone, you hear diggory?!"
"or what?" i challenged
"trust me you don't want to find out."
"we'll see about that." i grinned shoving past him to grab my things and head for my room. i could practically feel him starring lasers into the back of my head but i didn't care. this had been quite the evening and i knew one thing for sure, i was exhausted.

*THIS TIMELINE IS OUT OF ORDER* - i know it's 6th year and the tri-wizard tournament happens in 4th but for the sake of this story, it's happening now.

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