Our Love Story

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For story info please see chapter 1.

A/N: Hi all! I\'m back! I\'ve brought with me chapter 5. I ment to update sooner, but I didn\'t have any internet access for a few days. But now all is cool! So yeah enjoy this chapter and well tell me what you thought! THANKS so for those that have reviewed up till now! You guys are the best!

A special thanks to Keikokin for beta-ing! Thanks so much!

On with the show...


The Meeting with Dumbledore

I woke up on a very cold November morning, by a very annoying tapping noise. At first I thought I was having a dream, but the sound didn\'t want to go away. There was that sound again.

Tap, Tap.

Tap, Tap.

\"Oh, for the love of Merlin,\" I snapped. I glanced over at the window; sure enough, there was an owl with a letter waiting for me by the window. \"Damn ruddy owl bringing the post at bloody,\" I looked at the clock on the table next to my bed, \"5 a.m. in the morning,\" I mumbled under my breath.

Getting out of bed, I walked over to the window, but then I saw it\'s my father\'s owl, Paris. ‘Hmm, I wonder why father would send me a letter this early in the morning,’ I thought.

Opening the window, Paris flew inside landing softly on my shoulder. \"Hey there girl, you got a letter for me?\" she hooted softly, nipped at my ear extending her leg so I can get the letter. \"Thank you girl, you can go now.\" With one final hoot, she flew out the window, out of my room. I always loved that owl, father treats her very badly, but I always go and visit her, whenever I can.

Turning the letter over to look at the family seal, I realized it\'s not that pretty if you look at it closely; kind of creepy really. Anyway, I broke the seal, taking out the letter and read it.


Dear Draco,

I hope you are well. I\'ve heard some very interesting news from one of my informants; it seems that he is under the impression that you have become friends with Harry Potter. What is wrong with you boy, you cannot and will not be friend with that boy. Stay away from Potter. I sincerely hope that my informat was wrong about this. Our friend would not be happy about this in the least. If this is true, then I hope you know where your loyalties lie and that this behavior is unacceptable. For your sake, you better brake all ties you have with that, because the consequences shall be dire. Send back a reply as soon as possible.

Your father,
Lucius Malfoy

P.S. See you at Christmas, our friend will have a special
present for you when you get home.

Damn, I thought I had been careful. Harry and I had been trying to be as discreet as possible about our friendship. Well I guessed it was time I go talk to Dumbledore. I had been putting it of for as long as possible, knowing I needed his help, but my pride was always getting in the way. You have no idea how hard it was to ask Harry for help. But now I would just have to suck it up and ask Dumbledore, because there was no way in hell I was going to be home that Christmas.

Going back to bed, I tried to sleep, but sleep wouldn’t come. There were so many thoughts going through my head right then. After about an hour of tossing and turning, I gave up. Heading to the bathroom, I took a quick shower, put on my clothes, grabbed my school bag then headed to the common room to finish my Transfiguration assignment. After about a half an hour, Blaise came down the stairs taking a seat on the couch next to me.

\"Morning Draco.\" he said half yawning \"What are you doing up so early?\" he asked.

\"I got a letter from my father this morning. It seems he has found out of my being friends with Harry and was wondering if it was true. He also kindly remind me about my little Christmas present that awaits me, when I go home for Christmas Holiday\'s\"

\"Yeah, well, that\'s a lot to think about early in the morning, no wonder you couldn\'t sleep anymore.\"

\"Exactly.\"

\"So what are you going to do? Have you talked to Potter about not wanting to be a Death Eater?\" he asked.

\"Yes I have, he says that Dumbledore could protect me from my father, but you know how I am about asking people for help. It was hard enough to ask Harry, but I guess I have no choice now, do I?\"

\"Draco, for once in your life forget about your fucking pride and just ask for the bloody help. I did. I told Dumbledore about a month ago, about not wanting to be a Death Eater, he agreed to help me. I\'m not going back for Christmas or ever again for that matter. I\'ve already sent a letter to my parents. I\'m as safe as I can be with Dumbledore.\" he said. I\'m shocked, I had no idea he went to talk to Dumbledore already.

\"I had no idea Blaise, why didn\'t you tell me you talked to Dumbledore already?\"

\"Well it\'s not like I\'ve seen you a whole a lot these past two months. You and Potter have been seeing each other a lot I must say. Have you made a move yet?\"

I sighed. \"No, and I don\'t plan to. I know he\'s gay and all, but I know he doesn\'t see me as more then friends, a very good friend I might add, but nothing more. I just don\'t want to get rejected.\" I paused for a minute. \"I love him you know,\" I finally admitted.

\"Well, I could have told you that. What do you expect from a crush that lasted for more then a year already.\" he smiled. \"You should tell him though, never say never Draco. At least you can say you gave it a shot. Or you\'ll go through life saying ‘what if.’\"

I sighed again. \"I know, but it\'s just hard? All I know is that I\'ll protect him with everything I have, even if that means dying for him.\" ‘GOD I sounded like a Gryffindor. When had I become all mushy? When you started loving Harry, DUH!’ That little voice in my head said.

\"Let\'s just hope it won\'t come to that. So are you going to go to Dumbledore now?\"

\"Yeah, yeah I\'ll go. But I don\'t have to like it,\" I half growled.

\"That\'s a good boy. Now what do you say we get to breakfast?\"

\"No, you go ahead. I have to finish this assignment and then I want to wait for Harry in to in front of the Great Hall, so I can tell him about the letter and that I want to go see Dumbledore after dinner tonight.\"

\"Okay sure Draco. I\'ll see you in class.\" he waved goodbye and left the common room.

Fifteen minutes later, I was standing in front of the Great Hall waiting for Harry. He hadn’t come to breakfast yet. About 5 minutes later, I saw him coming down the staircase with Granger and Longbottom. He looked at me, raising his eyebrow questioningly. I inclined my head in the direction of an empty corridor. He nodded. He said something to his friends who nodded in return. He walked over to the empty corridor. I followed a minute later, leading him into an empty classroom and close the door.

\"Draco, why did you want to meet me now? We never meet in the morning. Is something wrong?\" he asked full of concern.

I sighed once more, realizing as I did so that I needed to stop that habit. “I got a letter from my father this morning.” I told Harry what was in the letter, then paused for a second.

\"I think it\'s time I go see Dumbledore, I know I\'ve been putting if off, but I can\'t much longer. Christmas is only a month away and I can\'t go back home.\" I was looking at the floor at this point now. Harry was quiet for minute or so. Then I felt a finger on my chin, as he lifted my chin up. I looked at him and he smiled.

\"I\'ll go with you if you like; you don\'t have to go to Dumbledore alone.\"

\"Yeah I would like that a lot actually, I don\'t think I can do it alone.\" Okay, it was official; I had turned into a bloody girl.

\"Okay, why don\'t we meet at the statue in front of Dumbledore\'s office a half an hour after dinner? Don\'t worry about it everything will be alright, you\'ll see.\"

\"I hope you’re right\"

\"Aren\'t I always?\" he smirked. I playfully punched him.

\"Anyways, I better get something to eat, breakfast is almost over.\" he said.

\"Okay sure, I\'ll see you after dinner then?\"

\"Yep, bye Draco, see you tonight.\" He left the classroom. I left a few minutes after him, making my way the the Great Hall. I hoped that everything would go well that night.

***

After dinner, I headed to my room first to take off my school robes and freshen up a bit. I then headed to Dumbledore\'s office. I was really starting to get nervous now. What if he didn’t believe me? What if he didn’t want to help me?

When I arrived at the gargoyle statue I saw that Harry was already there. He smiled at me.

\"Well, are you ready? I\'m really proud of you. I know how hard it is for you to swallow your pride and ask someone else for help.\"

\"Yeah I know, but I have to do it.\"

\"Okay, well all we need now is the Password.\" he says \"Hmm, name every type of sweet you can think of\"

\"Sugar Quills\"

\"Bettie Botts Every Flavor Beans\"

\"Pumpkin Pasties\"

\"Canary Creams\"

\"Cauldron Cakes\"

\"Chocolate Frogs\"

\"Oh for god\'s sake, I just want to get into the bloody office,\" I growled.

\"Oh I know, Lemon drop.\" Harry said. The gargoyle came to life. Thank god, finally we went up the stairs to stand in front of the door. ‘Okay breathe, I can do this. Everything is going to be fine.\' I told myself.

\"It\'s okay Draco, you can do this. Let\'s go, you can\'t stand outside the door forever.\" Harry said intuitively.

I knocked twice on the door. Upon hearing Dumbledore say \"Enter,\" I opened the door then Harry and I walked into the office.

\"Mr. Potter, Mr. Malfoy, to what do I owe the pleasure.\" Darn his eyes were twinkling. \'Doesn\'t that twinkle ever go away?\'

\"Well Headmaster, Draco has something to discuss with you. I\'m just here for support.\"

\"You are here to support him Mr. Potter? I was under the impression that you and Mr. Malfoy hated each other,\" he looked at Harry now.

\"Well about two months ago we......Draco and I have sort of become friends and now he needs your help, Headmaster.\" he said. \"Go on Draco.\" Dumbledore looked at me now.

\"Well Headmaster, there is no point in lying about it. You know my father is a Death Eater. This morning I got a letter from him, he knows about my friendship with Harry and he also reminded me that this Christmas if I go home for the holidays, I will get the Dark Mark.\" I pause then sigh.

\"You really must help me Headmaster! I don\'t know what else to do! I don\'t want to get the mark. I don\'t want to kill any of the mudbloods and I want to get away from my father and Voldemort.\" Okay there I had said my piece. I sat back nervously after my little tirade and waited for the old man’s reaction.

\"Well Mr. Malfoy, I must say I didn\'t expect it. But if it is help you need, I will do anything in my power to protect you.\" ‘Whew thank god,’ I thought.

\" But,\" ‘Oh no, there is a \'but’ those are never good,’ I thought. \"You will have be given Veritaserum, just as a precaution. It\'s not that I don\'t believe you, but I have to be sure you are not working for Voldemort. At this time you have to be very careful of whom to trust.\" he finished.

\'Veritaserum? Well I wouldn\'t see why not, anything to make Dumbledore believe what I was saying was the truth. I\'ll do anything. I looked at Harry, he smiled and mouthed, \'Go on, you\'ll be fine\'. I turned back to look at Dumbledore.

\"Of course Headmaster, whatever it takes.\"

\"Excellent. Just let me call Severus and ask him for some Veritaserum.\" He stood up and walked to the fireplace.

I looked at Harry. \"Don\'t worry Draco, I know this might be a little extreme, yet Dumbledore has a point, but I believe you. I know you’re telling the truth, I don\'t need the Veritaserum for that.\" he smiled. \"Thanks Harry.\"

\"Okay Mr. Malfoy, now three drops will do it.\" Taking three drops of the Veritaserum, I felt this tingly feeling flow trough my body. Suddenly, I sat up right and looked straight at Dumbledore, hardly blinking.

\"Okay now, please state your full your name?\"

\"Draco Ryan Malfoy.\"

\"Are you spying for Voldemort?\"

\"No.\"

\"Are you willing to work for the Light side if the need arrives?\"

\"Yes.\"

\"Why don\'t you want to be a Death Eater?\"

\"I think Voldemort is nuts. I don\'t think getting rid of all the muggleborns will solve anything. Without them the magical world will die out, we need them.\"

\"Why do you want to get away from your father?\"

\"Because all he has taught me has been nothing but lies since I was little. It\'s time I start thinking on my own. He has never been a proper father to me. I was just his heir, someone to carry out the Malfoy name, someone to manipulate into being something I\'m not.\"

\"Now Mr. Malfoy, why are you doing this?\"

\'OH MY GOD.\' He had to ask me that. I didn’t want to answer. I tried to fight, but it was no use. \"There are two reasons. One, I never ever want to kill again, unless it\'s Voldemort himself, since killing was the most horrible experience of my life. I never want to kill someone just because some psycho-half blood says so. Two......\"

No, don\'t say it. DON\'T SAY IT!!! But the pain was too much. \"Mr. Malfoy?\"

\"T-two I\'ll do anything to pr- protect H-harry from Voldemort.\" I looked at Dumbledore. He raised one eyebrow questioningly and then I looked at Harry who just frowned.

\"And why Mr. Malfoy, would you do anything to protect Harry from Voldemort?\" I was really trying not to answer. I put my hand over my mouth and shook my head.

\"Come now Mr. Malfoy, there is no point in fighting the Veritaserum. What could be so bad you don\'t want us to know? I\'ll ask again. Why would you do anything to protect Harry from Voldemort?\" The pain was really bad now. I really didn\'t want to answer this, but the Veritaserum prevented me from fighting it .

I sighed, defeated. I looked at Harry, and our eyes locked.

\"Because I....I love him.\"

-TBC-

A/N: This calls for a Dun dun dun...lol Don\'t you just love cliffhanger...so what will harry do?? You\'ll just have to wait and see. So yeah please review!! You kind words are what keep my going, ya know!! The next update shall b soom time tomorrow!!

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