New beginings...where to start..tbd

I hoped she knew what I was doing for her with this.  I was putting out my own neck so she could at least say goodbye to them.  They would not understand what would happen to her being friends with the likes of them.  What would happen to her and to me.  Father seemed to think that whenever one of us did wrong, the other should have been able to stop it from happening.  I sighed.  Of course she would bring that up right now.  "We can still have game nights," I said, snapping at her slightly.  It was not that I did not want game nights, I thought it was a brilliant idea, but I was just sour at who she kept company with.  I sighed again.  "I'm sorry, June... I didn't mean to snap about our nights together."

A small smiled formed on my face when he apologized. "That's okay." I said softly. "I should've known better but I still spoke to them. I just wanted to repay them for helping me." I sighed. "I am happy we still get games night though."

I flashed a look at her.  "What did you need help from them for?  I'm here," I said simply.  That was almost like an insult that she would go to them for help over her own brother.

I knew what he was thinking. "It was in our very first week. I got lost in the castle and ran into them. We found the class together." I replied simply. "You couldn't have helped me."

I nodded slowly, thinking that it seemed a legitimate reason had it been anyone else.  But Father would not see it that way.  "Oh... well, that doesn't really change anything, though," I pointed out.

I nodded in understanding. "I know." I looked up at my brother. "So one week, then you tell Father?"

As much as a jerk as it made me, I had to do it.  "Yes," I said quietly, not looking at her.

I nodded. I didn't want him to get introuble because of me. I gave a half hearted smile as I looked up at him, "At least now we know when the storm will come." I began. "I'd say in about a week and one day. It'll probably start with a howler. This may even necessitate a visit. Do you think Father will come here because of this?" I was rambling, not sure how I felt, happy that Draco wouldn't get introuble and that he had given me a week but nervous that Father was finding out and what he might do. I just hoped I could convince him that Draco told him as soon as he found out, not a week later and that it wasn't his fault.

I stayed quiet, not entirely sure what Father will do.  I would not put it past him to visit.  That did sound like something Father would do.  I sighed.  "I dunno," I answered honestly.  I was sure that there was no way that Father would take this easily.  He would do something, that I was sure of.

I knew I was introuble once Father found out but I had a week. "Well we will find out soon enough I guess." I said with a sigh. I had no idea what would happen to me or Draco but I would make sure I got the brunt of this punishment.

I knew that I was barely being better than Father with handling this.  But I did not want her to be dealing with this or them.  And she brought it on herself.  Perhaps I should not try to help her with this one; I knew that would not happen.  I sighed.  "Let's hope he doesn't come out," I said, shaking my head.  We did not need Father to come to the school, though it did make things more interesting with the other students, but I hated when it was for punishment for one of us.

I thought it over, "I don't think he will. If he did, he'd have to admit that I talked to them which he wouldn't want to do. I think he'll send a howler, with general disappointment, then save the rest of my punishment for the holidays." It made sence in my head, whether it worked out in reality, only time would tell.

I nodded at her; she was probably right.  "Just wait until you hear that howler with Father's condescending disappointment he uses especially for us," I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes.  I hated the way we were treated, but what could we do?  Nothing.  He was our Father.  He just had high expectations for us, according to Mother, and that was why he treated us the way he did.  I doubted that was the reason, but I just went along with it.  There was no use fighting it - besides, I did rather enjoy having an influential father at times.

I gave a quick laugh before biting my lip and looking over at my brother, wondering if we were at that point in the argument where we could laugh about it. We hardly ever argued, we were too dependent on each other to stay mad for too long. "I'm sorry." I said seriously. I knew that telling our Father hurt my brother almost as much as whatever my punishment might be would hurt me.

I put my free arm around Juniper and gave her a squeeze as we walked, letting my arm drop back down.  I looked over at her.  "I know... I'm just thinking about what would happen if we don't tell Father," I said, shaking my head slightly.  "I think me yelling at you might be enough for you to realize that you went against his wishes.  I just don't know if we could pull it off."  And if Father found out we both had lied to him about something like this for so long... then we would really get in trouble for it.