𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 | 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐲 |

𝐓𝐖𝐎 - 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐎

"You have to stop staring at her."
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I watched as Bloom flung a scoop of mashed potatoes across the table and onto Weasels forehead, I leaned my head down to stop my smile. I looked back up to see Bloom and her friends run from the hall, Merlin she's so beautiful. Stop Draco I thought. I need to get her out of my head, my father would kill me if he found out, and it's just a little crush. She's a halfblood and her mother is a mudb- no, a muggle born.

I'm trying, I'm trying to be different. But it's hard being who I wanna be at school and being who my father wants me to be a home. And I have to keep up my reputation so nobody tells my father, it's quite exhausting.

I caught the eye of Pansy as I watched Bloom leave. The way her red hair blew behind her, the smile that was etched on her face. I could faintly hear her laughs. Everyday I woke up and couldn't wait until I saw her face, the blueness of her eyes, the freckles that littered her cheeks.

STOP

"Draco, you have to stop staring at her." Pansy whispered. I sent her a glare and rolled my eyes.

"I'm not staring at her." I murmured, Pansy just rolled her eyes at me and went back to eating her food.

"All I'm saying is, you have to actually talk to her." Pansy spoke, leaning forward to try and close off the conversation from the rest of the table.

"And how am I supposed to do that Pans? Her brother hates me, so she probably won't even be within 10 meters of me alone. And in no way am I going to talk to her when everyone's around." Pansy let out a sigh and I went back to eating my food in silence.

***

Once I got back to my dorm after classes I noticed a letter set perfectly in the center of my desk. I walked closer to the desk and saw my mother curly and perfect hand writing. I instantly smiled, my mother and I had a thing where we write to each other once a week, and since it was Friday and I hadn't gotten a letter yet, I was expecting one soon.

I sat down at my desk and carefully opened the envelope, making sure to keep the Malfoy wax seal in perfect condition. I opened the folded parchment paper and started reading.

Dear Draco,

I wish I was writing on better terms, but I was just informed of a business meeting your father and I have to attend during Christmas Eve. Now since Christmas isn't for about a month, I'm hoping I can come visit you during one of your weekends in Hogsmeade village. I brought the idea up to your father and he didn't seem to think it was worth the effort, since we'll see each other again after you get out of school in the summer. But I miss you, and I'm starting to think the elves miss you too. Xali is getting very lonely, he's got nobody to bake for, and as you know, he loves baking those muggle cookies for you.

As I was saying your father and I are expected to be present at a business meeting this Christmas Eve, It would probably be best if you stayed at Hogwarts this Christmas. I'm truly sorry for this, my Draco. I'm hoping you will forgive me, I really wanted to spend this Christmas with you, and your father, as a family like we did when you were little.

Please send me a letter back with a weekend you might be able to meet up with me, and I'll try and talk your father into coming with me. We could use a little family time.

The walls in the manor are getting quiet without someone here, your father is always out on meetings and it's normally just me here. I look forward to writing our letters and I was hoping you would be alright with my sending two a week instead of just the one. I'm got so many things to tell you, and one letter just doesn't seem like enough.

The other day I started the garden in the green house, I spent hours in the library in the north wing of the manor trying to find the perfect spell to plant my lilies in the winter time. And I found the perfect one. It's Bruma solis, it's Latin and directly translates to Winter Sun, which is a little on the nose but that's alright. I planted the lilies and I can already see them starting to grow. I've convinced your father to buy me more plants so when you come back for the summer we can plant some things together.

Anyways I must be going, your father is ready for lunch and I need to pour him his drink.

-Mother

I smiled at the letter before placing it back into the envelope and setting it on my desk. Ever since third year when mother and I had starting writing the letters to each other I had kept every single one of them in a box under my bed. I didn't have many friends my 1-4 year and my mother always made sure I didn't feel alone. Things have been getting better recently with Blaise and Pansy but sometimes it's still pretty hard.

I grabbed my potions book off the bed and made my way out of the dungeons. I needed to meet up with Blaise and Pansy to help them write their potions essays. I love my friends, but putting off a 2 parchment essay a day before it's due is really stupid. And here I am, to help them get it done correctly.