The Road

A Friend

"Can I come with you, PLEASE?!" Molly begged Draco, who was currently limping on his leg which Molly clung to like a monkey.

"Molly, that's enough, now. I have to go."

"Oh come on, I won't say a word in the car! Please!"

"No, Molly, now go home! Or to Mary's!"

The little girl crossed her arms and looked at him nastily. "You're mean!" and then she ran off leaving Draco to get into the newly painted Volkswagen. He redid the yellow paint for her, as a sort of "Welcome Home" present. Then it dawned on him that maybe he should get flowers or something for her. He ran to the front of the house and found those lillies Hermione planted a while ago. He ripped them out of the ground and made them nice before bringing them back to the car.

In the car, he turned on the CD player to the one she played the night they looked at the stars.

God, was he in for it.
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At the airport, Draco wondered if maybe he should wait inside and hold up a sign that said stubborn bookworm or something but decided that would be terribly cheesy.

Suddenly he saw her appear at the door and he smiled a lot wider than he intended to. He got out of the car and ran over to her. She embraced him with about as much adoration as a person who made it home from war would. He lifted her off the ground, too happy to care who was watching. "I've missed you," she whispered.

"I've missed you too," he admitted, "I-"

Then he stopped. His body froze. Hell, even the blood in his veins probably stopped in their tracks.

His eyes landed on the boy who lived. Harry Potter. Staring back at him with a nasty look in his eyes.

"Hermione, what-why..."

"I asked him to come, Draco. He knows."

"Are...are you here to arrest me?" Draco gulped while putting Hermione back on the ground and stepping away from her.

"Unfortunately no," said the green eyed man.

"He's going to be staying with us for a few days. I'll explain on the way."

"No. Way. In. Hell."

"Draco."

"I don't know what the fuck this is, Granger, but I sure as hell am not going to let him stay with us."

"Please just let me explain in the car! Not here!"

Draco spun around angrily and got in the car without another word. He waited until Harry and Hermione put their trunks in the back before starting the car. Draco considered just driving away.

So long, Granger, nice knowing you.

But unfortunately that witch has some sort of godforsaken power over him that wouldn't let him just do that.

Hermione got in the front seat as Harry took the back, although Draco was tempted to just leave the git there.

Then all of a sudden, "HELLO HERMIONE!"

It was the first time he ever heard the Boy who Lived actually shriek and he had to say it was one of the most hilarious things he's ever heard. But then his attention was brought to the little girl under the blanket in the back seat.

"Molly?" Draco and Hermione both said simultaneously.

"Hermione! I'm so happy to see you!"

"I'm happy to see you too! Draco I didn't know you brought her!" Hermione said as she received a tight hug.