ToHurtandHeal
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Summary:
TheysaythateverybodywhogetsoutofAzkabanomesoutalittlemad.Afterthewar,DraoMalfoyspendsthreemonthsinAzkaban.Hejustwantstogoinsaneinpeae,butHarryPotterfindsthathe,inexpliably,stillan“tleaveDraoalone.
Chapter1
“Don’tlookasifyou’llmissme,Potter,”isMalfoy’samusedquipfifteenminutesbeforeheisduetobetransportedtoAzkaban.
Thereisawry,almosthallengingsmileonhislips,onethatlookssooutofpeonhisthin,wanfaethatHarryinhisfrustrationalmostwantstopunh.
Heisn’tevensureanymoreifheisangrybeausetheoldwizardsintheWizengamothadn’tlistenedtohim(again)orbeauseDraoMalfoyingeneraljusthasthistalentofmakingpeoplewanttopunhhim,evenwhenheisabouttojumpintotheDementors’arms.
Evenwhenitisobviouslyonlyfalsebravadoandegoenablinghimtostandstraightthen.
Hisstiffshouldersandred-rimmed,sunkeneyesfoolnooneintheroom,thoughHarrysuspetsthatDraoisn’treallytryingtodeeiveanyone.
TheonlyonespresenttosendhimoffareNarissaMalfoyandHarryhimselfafterall.
LuiusMalfoyhadalreadybeensenttoAzkabansinetheBattleofHogwarts,anditwasquikandiable,andnoonehadarguedtheverditofalifesehisfamily,notevenhimself.
ButNarissaandDraoMalfoy—oh,Harryhadfoughttoothandnailforthat.
Butintheend,everythingwasdeidedonthatblemishofink,thatmonstrosityofaskullandaserpent.
DraoMalfoyisMarked.NarissaMalfoyisnot.
Threemonths,theWizengamothadsaid.ThreemonthsinAzkabanandamagiban,tobeliftedonthe30thofAugust.
AnditisasenteneobviouslymadelightbythepetitionofHarryPregoryGoylehadn’tbeensoluky—butthreemonthsisstillthreemonthsandthreemonthsismorethanenoughtobelokedinaage,surroundedbyDementors.
“Malfoy,”istheonlythingHarryisabletosaythen,frustrationmakinghistongueheavy,beauseDraoMalfoy,17yearsoldandthesoddingirritatingslimygitthatheis,savedhim—
“TheMinistryan’tbegoingaroundleavingMarkedDeathEatersunpunished,”Malfoysaysinreply,hisfaenowfashionedintoaarefulmaskofindifferene.“Itsimplywouldn’tbeappropriate.”
Harryshakeshishead.“Youtoldthemitwasn’tme.You…yousavedme,”hetrailsoff,helpless,unsurehowtoonveytheguiltthathefeelsfornotbeingabletopreventthis.
AwistfulsmileslowlyslidesitswayonMalfoy’slips.“Idid,didn’tI?”Andthereisadistantlooktohiseyes,asifheismullingoverathoughtthathehaslongsinepondered.Hesighsandfixeshisrobes,ifonlytoavoidHarry’sgaze.