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Harry snickers as he follows Draco into the manor, watching the prideful peacocks prance around in amusement.
Spinning around quickly, the blond narrows his eyes on Harry, “what exactly, are you laughing at this time, Potter?”
Harry’s face scrunches up as he desperately tries to hide his amusement as responds, “nothing, nothing at all.”
No matter what he does though, he can't stop his eyes from traveling to the peacocks. Malfoy’s rage heightens.
“You think their fate is funny ?”
Harry jerks back, bewilderment clear on his face, “their…fate?”
Malfoy stares at Harry for a long moment before comprehension dawns, “you don't know do you?” the man whispers in horror, eyes wide and filled with dread.
“Don't know what , Malfoy?”
Draco gulps, looking at the peacocks around them, “you obviously know of the feud between the Weasley family and the Malfoy’s, yes?”
Harry scoffs and rolls his eyes, “no, you and Ron were very subtle during school.”
Malfoy glares at him half heartedly before continuing, “the Malfoy’s refused to allow a Weasley man to marry their daughter. The man didn’t like that, so he cast a spell on not only them, but her too.”
Their eyes connect before Malfoy looks back to the field filled with albino peacocks before smiling sadly, “Malfoy’s do not live long, Potter. Not in their human form at least,” he jerks his head at the field, “my ancestors learned that because of your weasels. And that will soon be my fate. Stuck as a pretentious bird until the curse is finally broken and we are allowed to revert back and finally die. My family has been suffering for nearly a milenia Potter. And will likely continue for another milenia before someone finds the cure.”
Harry stares at him in horror, looking at the birds with a new perspective, “they’re…they're people?”
Malfoy nods, pale face even whiter as he stares his fate in the face, “my family. I will join them in just a few decades.”
Gulping, Harry nods, looking at Malfoy before coming to a decision, he would find the cure. Even if Malfoy was an arse, no one deserved such a horrific fate.