Hard Times (Ron/Draco x Reader)

Chapter One

Millie' s pov

I woke up an hour later on the train, expecting Hogwarts to be outside the window. Instead, I just saw the plain, old boring countryside.
"How long now?" I asked Harry.
"Only about 20 minutes. I suggest you go put your robes on." He replied.
"Ok" I replied and grabbed my robes and headed off to get changed. On the way there, I bumped into a familiar pale, blonde-haired boy. A boy I knew all too well. Draco Malfoy.
"Watch it Potter" Draco said as he shoved past me. I just rolled my eyes and carried on my way.

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Finally we were at Hogwarts, Sat in the Great Hall. The sorting ceremony is so boring so I just sat and waited for food. I guess me and Ron and so similar. We're both ginger, have freckled faces and LOVE food. Hermione thinks we're stupid because we eat so much, but I never listen.

After the sorting and feast, me and the trio headed back to the common room. We sat on the couch in front on the fire and talked about our summer. As always, me and Harry had the most boring story every year. Except this time, I ran away from home for 5 days and Harry didn't even know. What a jerk. He knew I'd gone but he didn't figure out I'd ran away.

"What about you Millie? What did you do?" Hermione snapped me out of my thoughts.
"You know the usual. Waking up, making the Dursleys breakfast, going to My room and getting beaten by Uncle Ver-" I said quickly, not thinking.
"What?!" All 3 yelled.
"What do you mean beaten?" Asked Harry. I just stayed quiet and stared down, "Millie answer me." He sounded serious.
"When Uncle Vernon would call me downstairs and he didn't let you come, he would just punch and kick me," I lifted up the side of my shirt, exposing a massive bruise, " This was only yesterday, before I started packing." Ron went to touch it but I slapped his hand away.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Asked Harry.
"I-I didn't want to worry you, all of you. He only did it for satisfaction. I guess he liked seeing me get hurt. It even got to the point where he kicked me in the stomach and I started...coughing up blood." I replied, tears welling up in my eyes. I got up to leave but a voice stopped me.
"Are you serious! I'm your twin Millie, you could have at least told me he was mistreating you. You can trust me you know!" It was Harry's.
"But I don't have to tell you everything do I Harry! It's my choice not yours, you don't control me. You've only been there for me in the hardest of times, but this no. You knew something was wrong but you didn't ask, and now you're questioning me on why I didn't tell you? I even ran away from home for 5 fucking days, and not once did I recall seeing you anywhere!" I spat back at him.
"I've been there for you every time something was wrong Millie!"
"WHAT ABOUT WHEN CEDRIC DIED? I KNOW YOU WERE UPSET TOO BUT HE WASN'T YOUR BOYFRIEND WAS HE? YOU COMFORTED ME, THAT'S IT. HERMIONE AND RON HAVE DONE WAY MORE THAN YOU HAVE EVER DONE!" And with that, I stormed up to my room, Sat on my bed, and balled.

Hermione came rushing in and sat next to me. She said nothing, only rubbed my back. After a few minutes of silence,.I spoke up.
"What the hell came over me 'Mione? I never lash out like that on Harry." I sobbed.
"You're still upset about Cedric I can see. Maybe it's just stress?" She said. I loved Hermione so much. The way she could just calm someone with a few simple words but those didn't help.
"Don't bring Cedric into this please?"
"Ok. Hey listen, it's fine. I remember when my Grandma died. I was really close with her and I was broken at the time. You were put in Gryffindor for a reason. You're brave. You can get through this ok? You'll both come round eventually. I've seen you two argue before, it never lasts over a day," she stayed silent for a bit but lightened the mood when she said this," Remember in first year when you fell off your broom in Quidditch and fell into Malfoy? You thanked him for catching you, patted him on the back and gave him a kiss on the cheek!"
"The look on his face was priceless, he looked disgusted, shocked and amused at the same time!" I replied, smiling at the memory.

We kept talking about happy, funny, any moments in our life that made us smile. After a while, 'Mione went to her bed and we both fell fast asleep.

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Wait, where am I? This isn't the maze, I touched the cup and now I'm he-oh. The cups a portkey. The cups a portkey! We need to get back to it.
Just then, a man with a, blanket?, came out of a small cave not too far away from us. He looked so familiar, oh, Peter Pettigrew. The man who got my parents killed. Evil bitch. I'll kill him one day. Wait, why am I thinking that? I need to focus.
I heard a voice. It was quiet and raspy and it was saying Kill the Spare? Just then I saw a flash of green light from Pettigrew's wand and it hit Cedric right in the chest.

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I woke up sweating and panting. My vision was blurry so I guessed I had tears in my eyes already. I could make out a few figures around me though. There was Ron, Hermione, Lavender, Parvarti, Fred, George and Harry... I tried to smile weakly as if everything was okay, but I blacked out...