Always. (A Draco Malfoy Story)

Trust me, Part 1

(A/N: Oct. 17, 2020 77k! 😭 You are all so fucking amazing! I'm sorry this chapter didn't come sooner. I got drunk and died last night 😂 I also got my mahogany apple candle and I've just been obsessed! I drank a little extra to celebrate finally getting it LMAO. ILYSM 💕)

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"She—"

My door swings wide open and reveals Father standing in the door frame.
"Binky, you're dismissed." He looks to Binky and motions for him to get out of my room, and fast.

My eyes stay on my Father as he walks into my room and closes the door behind him.

"What was he talking about?" I cross my arms against my chest.
"Joy—"

"Where is she?" I start to get impatient. No one is telling me anything, and since Rue couldn't find her in all those attempts of sending letters, I've began to assume to worse.

"She's left us."

My voice gets soft, "...What?"
My Father repeats himself, with no expression, "She left."
I stare at him in shock, "How is that possible?!" I begin to yell, "She's a Death Eater! She has you! She has me! Why would she leave?! How could she leave?! You can't just 'hide' from the Dark Lord right?! He'll find her!" My mind began to go completely mental. She couldn't have left me again, right? She just got back.

Father walked over to my bed and sat down, "She feigned a sickness and left when I weren't home." I stare at the ground, "...This doesn't make sense." I walk over to my bed and sit next to him. Father wraps his arm around my shoulder and pulls me in closer to him, so my head was now resting on his shoulder. "I know it's hard to understand," He begins to comfort me, "But, it's just us now. It's always been us for a while now. We'll be ok."

I can't wrap my head around it. She left me? Just when I got her back? No note?! No explanation?! Nothing!

I waited for her to get out of Azkaban so that we could be a family again, and goes and does this shit?! She abandoned us to protect herself?! What a fucking joke! I am her only fucking child and she left me!

My sadness suddenly turned into anger and disgust. I don't fucking need her. I've been fine by myself, when she was rotting away in Azkaban. I don't need her. I got Father and Draco. That's all I need.

I quickly sat up from bed. "I need to finish packing, Father." He looks at me confused for a second, but smirks and says, "Very well. I will check up on you within the next hour and see if you're ready to go." I nod and continue to pack my clothing, while he exits my bedroom. I could hear him turn around to face me again, as if he was about to say something, but he didn't. Instead, I just heard the sound of my bedroom door closing shut.

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As I'm almost done packing, I hear a knock on my window. I look up and I see Hedwig. I quickly walk towards the owl, grab the letter and let her fly away. Father would gladly go back to the Cruciatus curse if he ever caught me with Harry Potter's owl.

Joy,

I hope your holidays are spectacular, but there's something I need to tell you about.

Before we left Hogwarts, I overheard Draco and Professor Snape the night of Slughorn's Christmas Party arguing in a nearby hallway. Draco insinuated that he was the person who hexed Katie Bell. Snape reprimanded him and mentioned something about an 'Unbreakable Vow'.

You are bloody brilliant, Joy. You can't possibly think that Draco isn't a Death Eater by now.

We can protect you from him.

We're staying at the Burrow for the holidays. Mrs. Weasley already mentioned that she has a room ready for you, when you decide to come.

You need to trust me.

Harry

There's so many things that I can't fathom right now.

Draco needs to watch what he fucking says sometimes. What the fuck is an 'Unbreakable Vow'? I kind of forgot about Katie Bell, I wonder how she's doing? Mrs. Weasley has always had the reputation of being incredibly sweet. Even with the bad press about my family, she's still welcoming me with open arms.

But Harry is still adamant on believing Draco's a Death Eater. I don't know how much long I can cover for Draco. I'm running out of excuses for him.

I grab my quill and begin to write:

Harry,

I'm glad you're able to spend the holidays with people who care about you. I hope you enjoy your time at the Burrow.

I appreciate you trying to protect me, I really do. I won't admit this in front of others, but your friendship means a lot to me... but, I love Draco. He will soon be my husband, and I will stand by his side no matter what.
I know you two have differences and a wild history prior to me coming to Hogwarts, but I really do believe you two could have been friends in another lifetime.

I am safer with Draco than without him. It may not sound right, but it's true. I will be fine. I don't need the protection, although I truly appreciate the offer.

I think I read something about Sirius Black a while ago that I forgot about until now. He said something like, "The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are."
I'm so sorry again for your loss, I bet he was a wonderful man.

I needed to inform you of something as well. My 'intuition' is telling me that dark times are coming. It's not like before... it'll be worse. Monstrous, monumental, even.

I don't know what the future holds, but continue to be safe and stay strong. I believe in you.

Whatever happens to me, it'll be within reason.

Trust me.

Happy Holidays,

Joy