dracomalfcy:
It had been a couple of days since the tragic death of Peverell Parkinson. Pansy was the picture of a grieving daughter and just seemed to be angry with everyone, something that suited her just fine. But behind closed doors, closed dormitory doors to be precise, the story was a different one. Draco was waiting for her to get angry with him, but as days passed that started to seem useless. Maybe she wouldn’t. Maybe this would be fine. It looked like it, at least. He promised Pansy he could be there. He told Marcus he wouldn’t get to be there earlier that day and had told Daphne long before it happened that she should go back to the Great Hall. He did not want an audience. Pansy, however, requested to be there. And could he have said no, realistically? No, he couldn’t have, and it was fine as it was. It happened. There was no going back. Daphne asked to meet him at the Astronomy Tower after dinner. Time and place, a parallel to the first time they discussed Lover of the Light business, alongside that Draco knew Daphne meant that he had an idea of what was coming. He wasn’t in the mood to meet her there, but he did it anyway. Why? Probably so he could tell her it was none of her business if she was going to say what he thought she was going to say. He wanted her to prove him wrong, though, another reason why he showed up. “Let’s make this quick,” he suggested as he walked towards her and stood still to lean against the railing of the Tower. Arms folded, he looked at her expectantly. “Well? What did you want to talk about?”
Daphne fidget against her seat, clearly showing her discomfort, mainly about the change in Draco’s demeanor after the Memorial Event. She was meant to ask him about their next move, but she had to refrain herself from overwhelmed him with questions, moreover after his demand to skip the courtesy and straight to the things she want to talk about.
“--It’s about Pansy.”
She was feeling lost, regarding who to talk to about her friend, nor to act in front of her. Foremost, she was never the greatest person to come after when it came to dealing with griefs. But, she knew she can’t let Pansy get through all of this on her own.
“--I was worried about her.”
















