War is On Us // Closed RP cont.
continuation from here with @fidelixcorde
"I'll be crossing my fingers on that," Draco murmured. Drowsiness was seeping over him, and he knew that was credit to having one ounce of peace and happiness here--her. "Update me as you can," Draco requested softly. "....and let's just stay here for now? Fall asleep together."
It was the best rest he got all Christmas.
(~)
He mentioned the idea of returning early at breakfast, frankly impressing himself with how casually he managed it; it really did sound like he was thinking about seeing his Prefect badge one day be a Head Boy one, and his imminent O.W.L.s, with no thought of fleeing from the chilly silence here.
Lucius merely tensely said they'd consider it, because he was no longer master of his house, and it was not up to him if anyone left. Narcissa smiled, strained, and said that she was so proud of him for taking his studies so seriously, and they'd see. He wondered if she'd have to shove Lucius to get the balls to ask Riddle.
It was a good thing the days following Christmas were typically quiet, allowing him to return to his room. Draco saw the green flame as soon as he entered, and he rushed to pluck the floating scrap of paper, reading it and then immediately tossing it back into the now-regular fire to destroy it. Thank Merlin they'd been practicing glamours. He prepared one at once on a ring, then pocketed it to go downstairs to ask if he could meet Pansy for tea.
At least that, Riddle didn't care about. And no one was about to waste effort checking with the Parkinsons that Pansy was in fact there or not. Draco donned his cloak and left for central London, putting on the ring as soon as he was sure he wasn't followed. He was daker-skinned, black-haired now, with only his grey eyes unchanged.
He reached St. Mungo's quickly, using the visitor's entrance, and he got as far as the general waiting room before hesitating, unsure of where Taylor would be. There was a floor for the Mind Healers, but she'd just said she'd had a nightmare, not that she was here because of it. Fear tugged his heart--was Sirius hurt? Or one of the others?














