𝑀𝒶 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒 𝒷𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑒

𝒯𝓌𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓎-𝓈𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃

"Mother please...please don't make me" Draco pleaded

His mother cupped his cheek

"I'm sorry my son...you must, if you want to fix the Malfoy name—"

"Mother I don't care about the name" Draco interrupted her

"Draco—"

"We can flee mother, father isn't in control anymore, we can leave everything and just disappear...please"

His mother opened her mouth but quickly shut it when his aunt walked in

"Draco" Bellatrix sang "the dark lord is waiting"

Draco looked to his mother, she could see the panic in his eyes

"Now Draco...he doesn't like to be kept waiting"

Draco took a deep breath and put his shields up, he walked away from his mother and into the drawing room, Voldemort stood in the center while all the deatheaters made a circle

He walked towards the dark lord, Draco knelt in front of him

"My lord" he said

"Draco Malfoy, taking the mark to fix what your father ruined, I do hope you aren't as useless as your father"

Draco heard the deatheaters laughing

"I will not fail you my lord"

"I do hope so" Voldemort sneered "extend your arm"

Draco fought the nerves and extended his left arm, he felt Voldemort press his wand into his skin and immediately it felt like a thousand Cruciatus curses flooding his veins

He screamed and fell over, his body burned like if he was surrounded by Fiendfyre

Draco could feel the snake slithering under his skin

"Make it stop" he cried into the floor

"Crying like a baby, Bella darling, teach him"

"CRUCIO!"

Draco screamed louder, he clawed at the floor in hopes of escaping the pain

"Malfoy!"

"M-Make it—"

He screamed again

"Malfoy!"

Draco gasped and sat up

"Malfoy!"

His head snapped to the side and he saw Granger there

"W-What?" He asked hoarsely

He glanced down to his forearm and saw that he had clawed his mark again, he looked up to Hermione who was looking at him

"Why? Why are you here?"

"The ring, woke me up in the middle of a good dream" she muttered, she put a hand on his chest and pushed him back down

"Go to sleep Malfoy" she whispered and stood up to leave, he grabbed her wrist

"I-I'm sorry" he mumbled sleepily but still didn't let her go

"Sleep Malfoy" she instructed softly

"Stay" he whispered

"Malfoy—"

"Friends cuddle Granger...doesn't mean anything"

Hermione sighed and got into the bed

"Doesn't mean anything" she repeated to herself