Sweet\'s Little Collection | By : Sweetie394 Category: Harry Potter > General > General Views: 68340 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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A/N: Request for melness0128! ;)
Day Twenty-Four:
"Oi! Lovegood! Stay where I can see you. If I'm to be on guard duty, I bloody well better have something to guard." Draco called, sharply. He was miserable. His father had punished him by sending him down to the dungeons, that not even the Dark Lord himself could break out of, to play guard like a little boy. The only prisoner they had was the daft blonde who was the daughter of a man that the Dark Lord thought might possess some knowledge of something or another. They way the girls bright eyes stared at him, as she eased out from behind a column, unnerved him.
"Why are you so sad, Draco Malfoy?" she asked in a dreamy voice. He hadn't expected her to talk. Was he allowed to talk to her? He fought for indifference, ignoring her completely for a moment or two. Curiosity won out, in the end, however. "I'm not sad, you bloody fool. I'm angry," Draco spat. He wondered if she would have a retort. At least a conversation might make the time pass more quickly. Was he allowed to talk to her? He didn't see why not. His father hadn't said anything to the contrary. She hummed under her breath, and began to toy with the frayed edges of her robe. He was just about to give up hope that he was going to get a response when her voice interrupted his miserable mutterings once more.
"You're not angry, Draco Malfoy. You're lonely," she said quietly. Draco scoffed at that, intent on laughing. To his surprise, and utter dismay, he found his eyes burning with tears. He swallowed back the lump in his throat, and stared fixedly at the stone wall beside him. He would not allow this witch to think she had gotten to him. He started when her voice sounded again, this time right beside him. His head snapped to look at her where she sat, just on the other side of the bars. "I can see it in your eyes. The loneliness. I'm surprised I never noticed before now." His eyes met hers and he felt as if they bore into him. Her hand reached through the bars, resting just inches from where his rest on the stone floor.
He stared down at those long, thin fingers. His mind was racing, and his emotions were running high when he leaned forward to take her hand in his. He thread his fingers between hers, and slowly brought his eyes back to hers. The unshed tears in his eyes shone in the dim light of the room. She smiled at him, squeezing his hand softly, then settled herself more comfortably on the stone. Hours later, as Draco lay surrounded by opulence, he flexed the fingers of his right hand, the one that had tangled itself so traitorously around Luna's. He could still feel the warmth of her skin. He hadn't been touched by another human being in so long, and this witch, who had every reason to hate him, had comforted him. In the privacy of his bed, and the quiet of the room, Draco Malfoy tugged his pillow to his chest, clung to it, and wept.
Luna smiled, down in the dungeons where she was being kept. Her eyes were on the ceiling above her. "There you are, Draco Malfoy. There you are," she whispered, though there was no one there to hear.
A/N: I'm sorry, Melness! I know it isn't exactly what you requested, but it kinda took on a life of it's own. I do plan to continue this one later on down the line, however. I hope it's enough to sate your thirst for the time being.
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