Ophelia and Draco had woken up together. They both were still devastated about the previous night's events. Ophelia didn't know why Voldemort wanted her alive, and how she was important to the cause. Draco still had his hold on Ophelia and she felt numb. She was content to be with her love, but she didn't understand why he didn't tell her about what was happening. Ophelia sighed and sat up. Draco sat up with her and ran his hands over his face. He glanced over into the corner and got up. He was hoping that the picture would help her feel better.
"Where are you going?" Ophelia saw him grab something from the corner and noticed it had harry's cloak on top of it. Draco sat on the corner of the bed and started at the cloak.
"This was your birthday gift. I was going to give it to you yesterday, but that didn't happen." Draco sighed and handed it to her. Ophelia grew curious and grabbed the item from him. She removed the cloak and gasped. The stars were twinkling and there were a few shooting stars throughout the photo. At the bottom, there is a message.
'17 July 1986. The day I knew you were the one.' Ophelia started to tear up. She has loved Draco ever since that day and she was glad Draco had felt the same. Ophelia looked up at Draco and sniffled. Draco looked over and got worried that she was crying.
"Ophelia?" Draco turned to her and she hugged him. Draco rubbed her back as she cried into his shoulder.
"I've loved you since the moment I met you." Draco pulled away and kissed Ophelia after she spoke. Their hearts were filled with warmth and love. Draco grabbed the picture and carefully leaned it against the desk before he grabbed Ophelia once again to hold her. They kissed one another again before there was a knock on their door. Draco groaned and stood and placed the invisibility cloak on top of Ophelia. She understood and went quiet until they knew who was at the door.
"Who is it?" Draco was nervous about who was at the door.
"Professor Snape and I," McGonagall said and Draco sighed. Ophelia removed the cloak and Draco opened the door. The two professors made their way into the room and sighed.
"What do we do?"Ophelia started to get scared.
"Well, where did Harry, Hermione, and Ronald go?" McGonagall asked.
"They went to find the rest of the Horcruxes and destroy them," Draco stated as he sat down on the bed. He groaned and rubbed his face.
"By themselves?" McGonagall was surprised. However, she was also worried. She didn't know if they would find them all, let alone destroy them.
"They will be able to find and destroy them, Minerva. In the meantime, we're hoping you two will be safe here with the other students. If not, apparate around until you are." Severus stated and Ophelia sat next to Draco and rubbed his back. Draco held her other hand and sighed.
"It's safe right now for us to wander the castle?" Draco asked his professors and they nodded.
"Yes, but do not wander too far off the grounds unless you have your broom or you apparate back here." McGonagall sighed as she and Snape left the room and shut the door to give the couple privacy. Draco and Ophelia looked at one another before putting their foreheads together. Draco kissed her nose and held her close.
"I won't let anything happen to you, love. I promise." Ophelia sniffled and kissed him softly. Draco stroked her hair and kissed her forehead.
"We'll get through this. I promise." The couple stood and got ready for the day. They walked out of their room and walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. They sat down and ate in silence. There wasn't much to do while at Hogwarts, especially since most of the people were gone for winter break. Ophelia and Draco sat in silence as they ate their food. There weren't many questions Ophelia had for Draco, but she had one she really wanted to ask.
"Draco?" Ophelia quietly asked and Draco groaned in response. It made Ophelia cringe a little, not wanting to upset her boyfriend any further.
"How did you hide it from me for so long?" Draco sighed. He didn't want to answer her question. He finished swallowing his food and groaned once again.
"I used a charm to hide it from you. That's why you never saw it when we sleep." Ophelia nodded and sat in the uncomfortable silence. Ophelia had no idea what to say to the man next to her. She wanted everything to go back to normal, but she knew it would never be the same. Ophelia wondered if there was anything else that was being kept from her. She sighed as she pushed her plate away, the barely touched food didn't go unnoticed by Draco.
"You should eat, O," Draco said her nickname and Ophelia felt her heart flutter for just a moment before she felt sadness consume her again.
"I'm not hungry, Draco." Ophelia started messing around with her hands in her lap. Draco knew she was still upset, but knew she wasn't going to leave him. Draco didn't know what to do to help Ophelia.
"Ophelia, please. What will it take to get you to eat?" Draco wasn't trying to sound irritated, but it slipped and it sure as hell didn't go unnoticed by Ophelia. Ophelia looked up at him suddenly, and she couldn't help the flash of hurt that went across them. When Draco glanced at her, he noticed it and rubbed his face. Ophelia cleared her throat and stood.
"I'm just going to walk around for a while. Explore the castle more, in case we need to make a quick getaway at random." Ophelia muttered and quickly left the Great Hall. Draco groaned and slammed his fist against the table. He wasn't mad at Ophelia, he was mad at himself. Draco sighed and decided to walk back to the common room and stay there for a while.
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