Arctic Blood

Chapter 1: Choice

LOGAN POV

I sit and wait by the fire for Elena to come home. I glance up at the wall full of old family pictures and see Mikes bright smile in a picture from last year. During the summer last year they had all gone to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor and gotten amazing cakes. Elena got a pink one, I got a red one and Mike got a yellow one. They were all shaped into triangles and Elena had said they looked like pizzas.

I take a deep breath and try to keep my tears in. I look around the house for something to do and I see letters on the table. I stand up and walk over to the kitchen to see them. It's the letters from Harry and Ben that Elena never opened. I wonder what they are but leave them so she'll see them when she returns.

I hear the door open and turn to see mom walking in with food. I rush over to her and take some bags from her and close the door behind her.

"Hi sweetheart," she says walking tot he kitchen.

"Hey, mom," I say following her.

"where's your sister?" she asks putting the bags on the table.

"She went to see a friend," I say

"These friends?" she says picking up the letters

"Ya, I think so, she said she would be back in an hour and she's been gone for about half an hour now," I say.

I feel bad not telling her where Elena is, But I don't want her to worry about her.

"oh she got a letter from Ben" mom says looking at the letter.

"Ya, but it just arrived so she hasn't seen it yet" I lie

"What do you mean it just arrived Logan, It's Sunday. That's impossible" she says

I don't say anything. I try to come up with an explanation but can't.

"Where is she, Logan?"

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ELENA POV

"Draco I....."I say completely lost for words "I don't know what to say"

"Say yes Elena, I love you so much, I want to be with you for the rest of my life," He says

"Draco I love you too, But I really have to think about this," I say

"I understand," He says standing up.

"I do want too, But I'm not super excited about having my brothers killer be my father-in-law," I say

"We'll go somewhere else. Buy a house for just us. Anything you want." he says

"How would your parents feel about that?" I ask

"They just want us to be together," he says.

They just want us to be together? So they know about this? I instantly feel like I've been trapped and my mind starts to race. What would Logan think? what would my friends say? Can I really get married at 17? I mean, I'm only in my sixth year at Hogwarts, We still have all of next year. How would the school react? would we even go back? I guess we could keep it low profile until the end of next year.

"Do they know you're doing this right now?" I ask

"They actually suggested it" He admits

"They suggested it after trying to kill me?" I say trying to make sense of what he just said.

"It's a long story, But they knew about the baby, that's why they sent Bellatrix after you. To protect you" he explains

"She killed our baby Draco," I say sternly

"Yes I know and I hate her for it, but Elena trust me they had good intentions," he says

"and what about Mike? how do you expect me to believe there were good intentions behind that?" I say

I can feel my blood start to boil just thinking about it. I hope Draco doesn't try to justify what happened. There's nothing he could say that would make Mike's death okay.

"I can't speak on that. They told me the plan and how it was supposed to help but I would never do anything like that to you for my own self-gain" he says

I feel my heart drop as Draco talks about it. How it was planned and they came with the idea that Logan would be dead after they were gone. he would be, I would be if Mike hadn't sacrificed himself for us.

"They wanted to kill Logan didn't they?" I ask

"Yes they did," He says taking a deep breath

I nod slowly and take in the information. How could I marry this man? As much as I love him. His family kills others to protect their own asses. How could I be part of this family? Could I really be Elena Malfoy?

"This is a lot to take in" I say

"But if the circumstances were different, If Mike was alive, would you say yes?" he asks

"Of course, but they're not," I say

"What if I could change that? What if I could bring Mike back?" he asks

"That's impossible, he's been dead for a month. The only thing that could bring him back is a resurrection stone and that's just a legend." I say

"There's another way. A trade if you will" he says

"what do you mean?" I ask

I feel my entire body fill with fear. What does he mean by a trade? he's not actually considering killing someone else to bring Mike back? That's crazy and impossible

"One life for another" he says

oh my god. This is crazy. There's no way he thinks i'll do this. I couldn't kill someone just to have Mike back. That's robbing someone of their life. They have a family too.

"A prisoner from Azkaban has just been sentenced to life" he explains "He killed a family with three children and burned their fields. Would you feel guilty about taking his life for the one who risked his life to save you?" He asks

"Draco that's crazy. Even if he is terrible. He's a human being. I could never..."

"Elena please think about it. See what your family has to say" he says cutting me off,

"This is a lot to take in," I say

"But if he was back if Mike was alive. We could be happy. Your family could be happy again" He says

"I'll talk to Logan about it. About both things" I say.