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Tweak says, "Jakalope?"

Draco Malfoy (dragon_star) wrote in collision_rp,
@ 2013-02-26 11:51:00

Entry tags:

!february, astoria greengrass, draco malfoy

Characters: Draco & Astoria
Where: The hotel room they met in on Valentine's Day
When: Early hours of Tuesday 26th of Feb
What: Bad news
Warnings: Some adult content
Status: Incomplete

Draco was pacing. He couldn't really help it. What a bloody mess this had turned out to be. He'd been pretty confident when he went in to speak with his parents that he'd be walking out with their blessing to marry Astoria, regardless of his initial reluctance to be married at all.

Instead, he'd been informed that his marriage had already been arranged, and it wouldn't be with Stori, who as the younger of two siblings wouldn't have much owing to her by way of inheritance. His mother had cooly informed him that after Mrs Greengrass had made some less than flattering remarks about Draco and his intentions towards Astoria, that they'd decided on Lily Moon. Yes, she was a former Hufflepuff, but she was from a very good family, their sole heir, plus she worked for a living, and was well respected in society.

No amount of arguing on Draco's part had been able to sway them from their decision, especially because they'd already made the announcement public. He had then been confronted with the evening paper, and seen it right there in black and white.

"Fuck!" he swore, screwing up the paper and flinging it into the corner. What the hell was he supposed to do now? Well, he supposed it was a good thing that he hadn't managed to seduce Astoria after all, though he hadn't thought as much at the time. He flopped onto the bed and covered his face with his hands. He stayed that way until he heard a timid knock at the door.

"Come in," he said, not moving.

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miss_greengrass
2013-02-26 04:18 am UTC (link)

Astoria had been lost and confused by the owled responses she'd received from Draco. Here, she thought things were going well. And, she came from a respectable family, so why was he telling her that things were a mess?

She'd taken one last look at her self in the mirror and made certain she wasn't sporting any wrinkles when a knock at the door to her room interrupted her. In walked the stooped and bent form of one of the HouseElves her family owned. He placed the Prophet in her hand and beat a hasty retreat from her room.

The headline caught her eye, large as life. It really was hard to miss. All color drained from Astoria's face as she continued to read the article. By the time she reached the end, Astoria read it again. And then again. As she finished a third time, Astoria folded the paper and crammed it into her purse. There was definitely going to be some explaining to do. Yet, she knew she didn't want to hear it.

Astoria Apparated into Diagon Alley, not far from the building she was supposed to meet Draco at. As she walked into the lobby, Astoria pulled the brim of her hat down as far as she could, as she tried to hide just who she was, in case she found her name written across the next headline in the paper. The lift took her up and she stood before the door a minute before she raised her hand to knock. how she could be so calm in a moment like this, she wasn't sure.

Draco's voice carried into the hall, and Astoria pushed the door inward. On the inside, Astoria made sure the door was shut and locked behind her. Without a word, she moved into the room and all but collapsed onto the couch.

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dragon_star
2013-02-26 04:27 am UTC (link)

He'd hoped that she wouldn't have found out, but rather than come to his side and ask what this was all about, he heard her moving to the sofa, as far away from his as she could, so he deduced that she had seen the Prophet. He sat up, swinging his legs around to the side of the bed.

"I had nothing to do with this, Stori. I told them I want to marry you, and they won't listen," he said, burying his head in his hands. "It's the potion. They seem to think the fastest way to forget I nearly married a Mudblood is to force me to marry a Pureblood."

	dragon_star 2013-02-28 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Draco would turn back time, too, and instead of fighting his attraction to Astoria, he would have asked for her right away, before Mrs Greengrass had a chance to insult him, and his parents, and then she'd be the girl he was engaged to, instead of Lily. "So, lets go. You and me," he said. "To hell with all of this." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dragon_star 2013-02-28 04:31 am UTC (link)
	Draco chuckled. Not that he actually wished any harm on Lily, but if she were attacked, she would certainly be a less ban disirable match for him, and maybe his parents would release him from this ridiculous deal. "I love you," he whispered, then he kissed her, softly, but firmly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dragon_star 2013-02-28 11:50 am UTC (link)
	He liked the way that sounded, being hers. He'd never thought he'd like that before her, and it just felt so desperately unlucky that he'd finally found someone he could love only to be forced to marry someone else. "I'll always be yours," he replied, then pulled her tight, returning her kiss with fervour. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)