(y/n) - your name

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"Want to sit with me, princess?" Draco whispers against (y/n)'s neck behind her on the train, walking down the corridor together as they tried to find an empty compartment.

"Wait are you sure?" she turns around to ask him, wondering if he was ok with them being public. The couple had a talk about what was going to happen to school, the Hufflepuff being the one to start the conversation since she didn't want to upset her boyfriend. They talked long into the night about what they wanted to do and what they felt about being public with their relationship.

(y/n) didn't mind being public but Draco...

He was terrified of the news going back to his father.

(y/n) listened to him vent about his fears of his father finding out about the two of them. He wasn't ashamed of them, wasn't ashamed of her... he was scared of what his father would do to his girlfriend. Draco would never let harm come to his Puff even though she knew she could take care of herself but he never wanted to risk her being taken away from him if anyone found out about her powers. He knew his father would hurt her or make her stay away from him and he didn't want that, ever. He never wanted to be separated from her. So that's why he wanted to keep their relationship a secret.

(y/n) completely understood. She didn't care if her relationship was public or private as long as Draco was ok. People knowing about the two of them being together wasn't important to her, she just cared about enjoying her time with her boyfriend. That's all. Why flaunt that around and seem like some egotistical person about a relationship? Them being a couple will come out to the public whenever it happens. She would go with the flow and see what happens in the future. For now, she will ease Draco's fear and keep his anxiousness at bay with their usual secret meetings at the astronomy tower. That would never change.

"Of course. People know we spend time together as 'friends' so you can still sit with me. If you want to though-"

"-of course! There's an empty one right here." Draco smiles as (y/n) takes hold of his hand and pulls him into the compartment, snapping her fingers to put their belongings away on the overhead.

The Hufflepuff had to leave most of her belongings in her bedroom at the Malfoy Manor since she didn't want to bring everything with her to Hogwarts. Plus it was safer than her abandoned apartment which anyone could barge into. It was empty of her belongings, nothing tying back to her living there. Narcissa was happy to leave the girl's belongings in her bedroom, welcoming her to come back and live with them whenever she wanted. Lucius apparently didn't care enough that the girl was going to start living with them as long as she didn't bother him.

Draco was obviously ecstatic about the news, a worry he had in the back of his mind dissipating every time (y/n) would be by herself during the holidays Hogwarts was closed. Now she had a permanent safe place to be without her moving apartments every time she was caught. She still found it weird being served hand and foot by the house elves. She had to force them to take a break when they were carrying her belongings to the train, snapping them easily to the transport when they weren't looking. To see their confusion was quite funny.

"I still can't believe I get to stay with you during the holidays now." (y/n) says as she sits down, Draco sitting down next to her.

"Be warned, you will be endlessly spoiled by mother. You think the new clothes she got you was the end, nope that's just the beginning." he chuckles lightly seeing the panic on his girlfriend's face while she looked at the new dress she was wearing this his mother made her. "She's always wanted a daughter so I think she would be living her every dream with you."

"I wouldn't mind that..." the Hufflepuff smiles happily at the thought of being taken care of by a mother that was almost her own, finally getting to experience what it would be like to have a parent to look after her.

The couple moved to grab their books to occupy their time on the ride to Hogwarts, (y/n) having her novel and Draco with his drawing journal. His girlfriend moved to sit with her back against the compartment door, facing the platinum blonde-haired boy as he moves her legs to drape over his lap. She was too busy reading to notice that the Slytherin had started drawing her, sketching her features as her eyes skimmed over the words.

Her eyes were the most expressive with the rest of her face hiding behind the novel. He drew the way they shone with mischief, the crease of her forehead or the scrunch of her brows that signified confusion, the way she raised a brow at moments of disbelief. She would look up every now and then to smile at him and that's when he would capture the way her doe eyes became warm, like melted chocolate from the rays of the setting sun through the window.

Draco was busy sketching out (y/n) when he heard silence instead of the page being flipped, looking up to see her asleep against the compartment wall. "Shit-" he cursed and dove to catch her falling head when the train jolted, not surprised by how her muggle slang had been rubbing off on him. He carefully moves her so her head lay on his lap, running his fingers through her hair as she snuggled against his blazer. "Sweet dreams princess." he whispers to her, leaning down to kiss her forehead.

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"Draco, wake up. We're here..." the boy groans softly as he croons up against the warm touch against his cheek, opening his eyes to see his Puff smiling down at him as she laid her head against the compartment door and her legs stretched out for him to lay on her comfortably. He sighs out in bliss, holding her tight with his arms around her waist and nuzzling against her stomach which makes her giggle. "Come on. Everyone is getting off." She pats his back so he would sit up despite not wanting to, looking down to see his shoes taken off and his blazer around his shoulders acting like a blanket.

"You must be cold." Draco croaks out softly, still sleepy as he drapes his blazer around (y/n) before putting his shoes back on. He yawns and ruffles his hair, stretching while smirking knowing his girl was watching him. "Come now, don't want to be late to the school dinner now do we." He leans down to hold her chin, pecking her lips softly and leaning back as she moves up to chase his lips but he tuts softly, moving to open the compartment door instead. People walked past with raised brows, whispering to each other about why the slithering and Hufflepuff were together in the compartment. Draco quickly fixed his appearance, moving to grab his bags and (y/n)'s but she snaps her fingers and they disappear with a glow of red. "(Y/n)." He warns her but she just grins back.

"They're in our rooms. Doesn't worry. Just quicker this way." She chuckles as she gets up and walks past her boyfriend, him stumbling after her as her sweet floral scent pulls him in. He follows her out of the train with the other students, staying behind her so no one would look at her or even be near her when he scares the students away with his dark gaze. Draco was soon joined by his goons, the three of them acting like guard dogs with (y/n) unknowing as she said hello to people that greeted her.

The four of them were soon joined with the rest of the Slytherin crew, Theo saying hello to (y/n) as she walked with them but he jumps back seeing the glare he was receiving from Draco. Marcus and Blaise were snickering at the scene, pulling the single Hufflepuff to walk with them to tick him off even more. An angry and protective Draco, yes it was hilarious to them to see him show this much emotion over someone. Plus it was a fun way to see Pansy suffer as she received no attention from her Dracie-poo.

"So how was your holiday (y/n)? Do anything fun." Blaise asks as he drapes an arm around her which she questions but doesn't do anything about it since he wasn't harming her.

"I did actually. Visited some family and stayed over with them. Went to the new year wizard festival for the first time ever too!"

"Sounds like a blast. What about you Malloy?"

"It's none of your business now is it Zabini?" The platinum blonde-haired boy snaps and his friend smirks. Draco normally shows off about what he did during the holidays but he was so closed off this time. How strange but convenient. The students all got onto the boats, Draco sticking with (y/n) until they got to Hogwarts and she quickly passes him his blazer when she sees the golden trio waiting for her already since they decided to stay at Hogwarts for their Christmas holidays.

"I'll see you later alright." She smiles up at him and he nods, watching her run off to hug Granger and waving to Potter and Weaslebee before they walked off. He puts his blazer back on, feeling her warmth against the clothing and her perfume stuck in the fabric, a drunken smile on his face as he sighs in bliss and walks away to his dorm room.