seventeen

                                    

                                          
Sorry that chapter was so long omg. I felt emotional writing that once again, I hope your all enjoying so far. 
Stay safe everyone I love you xxx
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April 2008
*the day after Lily's accident*
*DRACOS POV*
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Another exciting day, not. It's the same as normal. Just come downstairs, eat some breakfast and sit in the garden or maybe if I'm lucky go to the beach off the cliffs. I'm 28, and I'm still stuck at home with my parents. How sad is that? I should be with Lily. We should have our own cottage by the beach, looking out at the sunsets with our own little girl like we planned. But instead my mothers keep us stuck here 'for my own safety'. It's such bullshit. I'm a grown man, I should be able to take care of myself. So I lift myself from my sheets and see the letter still sitting on my desk. I still haven't decided whether to write back, usually I'd read it and put it in the drawer. But there's so much more meaning in that letter. I can't ignore her any longer, but I have no idea what u would say to her. "Hey I know it's been 10 years. But I'm back now? Fancy getting married like we planned even if I have left you for 10 years?" How fancy and classic. But Lily, being as kind hearted as she is. She'd forgive me in a heartbeat. 
So I proceed to make my way downstairs and get myself my morning toast, not that it's much excitement of the morning. As I enter the living room I see my father sat at the table and my mother reading the daily prophet drinking her cup of tea. Disgusting. I don't know how anyone can stand cups of tea. 
"Morning mother" I greet her as I approach the cupboards to grab a mug and pour my morning coffee. I practically make her jump out her skin, same with my father. It's like they didn't expect me to be here or something. But what makes it all the more suspicious is my mother shuts the paper immediately as I said morning to her.
"Morning dear, are you okay this morning?" My mother asks with concern in her voice, but also shakey. There's definitely something going on, and she really thinks I'm not going to figure it out. So I pick up my mug of coffee and sit next to her and begin to spread my butter on my toast she set on the table. My father looks across from me giving me a nervous stare, my mother giving me a weird guilty smile. This is far from normal, and why do they have to act like this at this time in the morning?
"I'm okay" I say and notice the daily prophet still near my mother "oh the daily prophet, what rubbish news we got this morning" I finish, reaching towards the paper but my mother moving it out the way of my reach. She was clearly anxious of me getting a hold of it.
"Oh nothing this morning, just the same old" she replies anxiously. Still so much shake in her voice, she's trying not to suffer and make it all the more worse, but I continue to grab the paper out of her hand, her trying to fight me back. 
"Well there's clearly something. If it's nothing let me have a look" I say keep my grip on the paper and her tugging it back towards her, eventually she's going to end up ripping it and that'll make me all the more aggravated.
"No Draco." She snaps back, but I add more force and pull it from her hand. My father startling at me having hold of the paper. I stand there for a moment confused as to why they were so hesitant of me seeing the paper this morning. I usually look every morning, to see same old rubbish about Diagon Alley shops, how Hogwarts is still safe and the students are better then ever. What could be the big deal about today's paper?
"Mother, I just want to read it that's all-." And that's when I pause in shock. To what is on the front cover and the words I never thought I'd read.
"Professor Reed in critical condition at Muggle hospital in central London after 'hit and run' car accident last night"