The Malfoy Diaries (A Draco Malfoy Fanfiction)

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"Are you sure Blaise and Theo won't mind me being here?" Aria asked, as she and Draco walked into his room.

Draco gave a small shake of his head, as he sat down upon his bed. "If they have any problems with it, they'll have to discuss them with me. I doubt it, though, considering Blaise and Luna have been together since before the war even started."

At this statement, Aria felt her eyes widen slightly. She had known that Luna had been seeing Blaise but she sometimes forgot about it.

"Right, right. Of course," Aria said. She smiled as she felt a little reassured by the fact that it was unlikely for the other Slytherin guys to have any issues with her being there, even if she was a Hufflepuff. The whole divide between houses was beginning to fade away entirely after the war, actually, given that they had all helped to defeat Voldemort.

Aria went to sit down beside Draco on the forest green covers of his bed and he shifted a little closer to her to observe the moonlight that was reflected in her honey eyes. He had always found her eyes entirely captivating and gorgeous, even when he was supposed to have disliked her. They were one of the first things that made Draco realise his feelings for Aria because he could never get them out of his mind.

"What are you thinking about?" Aria asked then. It was her turn to be curious.

"Are you really going to stay?" Draco asked. "You don't have to."

"Hey, I want to, Draco. You already know how I feel about you. I will be here while there are stars visible in the sky and I will still be here long after the sun has risen again and that's not because I have to be but because I want to be, Draco. I want to be here with you because nothing makes me happier than spending time with you," Aria confessed.

After she had said all of this, Draco's eyes brightened against the dim lighting of the Slytherin bedroom and he soon smiled once again.

Draco gave Aria an expressive grin, as his knee gently knocked against hers.

"We should do something before we go to sleep," he said, as a sudden burst of energy made him stand up from the bed.

At this, Aria's eyebrow lifted a fraction.

"What exactly did you have in mind?" she asked.

Draco thought on her question for a couple of moments before he replied.

"What do you want to do?" he asked.

"Hm. I've never got the chance to properly go stargazing before. It's silly, I just-" she cut off then, as Draco spoke again.

"We can do that!" he said, as his eyes glimmered with an affectionate glint.

Aria smiled then, as she was slightly taken by surprise.

"Are you sure?" she asked him.

"Of course, I am, Hufflepuff. Why wouldn't I be? If that would make you happy, then I want to do it," Draco said.

Aria couldn't help but feel her chest warm then, as she smiled back at Draco.

"Alright, then," she said, "Then let's go."

Thus, the two of them walked out of the Slytherin bedroom and left the Hogwarts castle to walk across the green outside.

Once they came across the perfect spot, the two of them sat down together in the glistening moonlight from the full moon above.

Aria admired the moon for a second before she returned her attention to the boy sat beside her. Although the moon was gorgeous and wonderful, he was even more so.

"School's going to be so different now, huh?" Aria thought aloud, as her eyes glanced towards the illuminated navy blue sky above.

"It is. However, I think it'll be better," Draco admitted.

"Why's that?" Aria asked, with genuine curiosity.

Draco reached out to take Aria's hand in his, then, before he replied.

"I have you," he said.

Aria felt herself blush, which was why she was glad that it was so dark outside. It was almost inevitable that Draco would tease her for it, if he knew that she had been blushing in his presence. Of course, this wasn't exactly new to her. Draco almost always managed to make her feel a furious flutter of butterflies in her chest and stomach, but she didn't mind them one bit.

Sooner than Aria could reply, a new voice spoke nearby the two of them.

"Draco," was all that it said.

The both of them turned to find Narcissa Malfoy a short distance away from the two of them. She looked between Aria and Draco with some curiosity in her expression, but she didn't say a word about the fact that the two of them had been together.

"Mother?" Draco asked, as he walked over to Narcissa. Aria followed suit and went to stand beside him. "What are you doing here?" he asked. "Not that I'm not pleased to see you."

"I'm going to go away for a bit. I think it's for the best, considering everything that happened with the battle and with your father and well-" Narcissa cut off then and Draco soon spoke again.

"I understand," he said, "You need some time alone. Where are you going to go?" he asked her.

Narcissa considered the question for a little while. She wasn't all that sure herself where she was going to go yet, but she knew that she needed some time and space away from everything just to think.

"I'm not sure yet, Draco, but I'll only be an owl away if you need anything. You should know that I always here for you, Draco. I don't suspect you need me very much these days but I am here," she said.

Draco gave a small nod of his head, before he stepped towards his mother to take her hand in his.

"You'll be careful, won't you?" she asked him.

Draco couldn't help but feel his lips twitch up at that question.

"Always am," he said.

"Good," Narcissa replied. "Look after each other," was the last thing she said to Aria and Draco, before she apparated away into the night.