Post by Draco Malfoy on May 19, 2016 23:33:20 GMT -5
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Goyle,
How have you been doing lately? It's been a bit since we've spoken in length to one another. I was able to discuss a few things with you the other day about the upcoming event, but not much aside from that. How is your family? I hope your mother has been able to adjust to all of this alright. I know the past few years have been very difficult for our community. Not only for the Pureblood families, but for the others as well. Everyone was tested in just about every way and coming back from that has been more than a little difficult. I do hope we can all reach at least a tentative understanding over the years to come. Everyone has suffered and we can either hold onto those grudges or we can open our eyes to the fact that we're all able to understand one another in ways that I don't believe we were ever able to before. I'm hoping that...there's still some time, some way, to fix things. That I can somehow compensate for so many years lived on the wrong side of this controversy. Sorry, rambling, but you know me.
It's a little strange not having you at my side all the time. I suppose that has been the case for a little while now, actually. I didn't confide in you as much as I should've during those most trying years at Hogwarts, which is something I've really come to regret. Yet, despite all that, you've always loyally stood by me, and I really appreciate that. I couldn't have asked for a better friend. Losing Crabbe was one of the hardest things and it was nice to have you there during that. To overcome that loss with someone who felt it just as deeply as I did. The poor fool will continue to be greatly missed. And I don't know what I would've done had I lost you too. Do me a favor and make a point of outliving me, will you? ;) There's my selfish request of the year for you.
Anyway, get back to me when you can, and let's hope together that this convention will prove to be a turning point in our society.
Post by Gregory Goyle on May 20, 2016 2:01:38 GMT -5
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Draco,
I've been well. And you don't have to apologize for the rambling, you should know that. I've gotten used to it, by now. There's nothing wrong with taking the time to let all of your thoughts flow out, it certainly beats the alternative. Which, I might add, you also have a bad propensity for doing. But, well...you know my mother. She hasn't been taking any of this very well, at all. It probably hasn't helped anything, with my father getting locked up in Azkaban again, but...well, there really isn't anything to be done about it. Hopefully she'll come around, but I have my doubts. There are many people who will have a much harder time than others, opening their eyes in light of all this. Just look at what happened after the last Wizarding War: Pureblood pride was more heavily enforced than ever. Our very upbringing can attest to that. Fortunately, though...we have something going for us this time around. People like you, and Astoria, and, for that matter, even Harry Potter. There are so many of our peers who share our opinion on all of this, and with their help, I firmly believe that we will be able to make a difference, bring real change.
So, try not to worry too much, Draco. There's still plenty of time to make amends.
Hm...well, I'm not sure I can make any promises, but I'll see what I can do. Who knows? With you putting yourself out there all the time, making bold moves like this one, you're actually making it pretty easy for me. Can't say I'd much care to go through losing you, either, but I know you'd have a harder time handling it, so...probably best this way, huh? And, honestly? I know exactly how you feel. Sometimes, it's just hard to believe he's really gone. I'm not sure it would've been very easy to forgive him, though, if he actually had gotten us killed. That poor idiot. You really don't have to feel bad for any of that, though. You were going through an extremely difficult time, and everyone has different ways of trying to cope with it. Yours just happened to involve pushing people away. You know I don't hold it against you, so you shouldn't hold onto the regret.
I sincerely hope it will. Or, at the very least, the beginning of a turning point. It will be a long, difficult process, I'm sure. There are far too many old, stubborn people we're up against here. Anyway, now it looks like it's your turn to get back to me. Try not to take too long about it, alright?
Post by Draco Malfoy on May 23, 2016 0:55:44 GMT -5
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Goyle,
Yes, I suppose youwould be used to it by now. I've known you basically all my life, after all ;) You've had the pleasure of hearing ramblings of just about every sort at this point. And...I know. I really do have a problem with that. It can be difficult for me to be open about these things, but it does help to put it all into writing like this. Voicing it is much harder. I'm sorry about your mother. I can understand how difficult it must be. It was certainly difficult for my own mother while my father was in Azkaban. I'm glad you don't hold anything against my family for that, by the way. A lot of people do. But I suppose I shouldn't ever expect anything less from you.
It's true. The conclusion of Voldemort's previous reign was very much the opposite of what is starting to happen now, because, despite how we were raised, we've seen what that sort of mindset leads to. We've seen how pointless it is and how much it actually destroys. Unifying our community like this will make us a stronger force than ever. I'm happy to hear how firmly you believe in this movement. I can only hope that you're right. I don't know what I would do without you and Astoria supporting me the way you are. Both of you are so certain of this, so optimistic. It's had a wonderful influence on me.
I suppose I am, aren't I? Dreadfully easy, I'd say. I could very well end up crossing a line in all of this and provoke the wrong sort of person. For your sake though, I'll do my best to avoid a situation like that ;) I do generally prefer to avoid danger as it is. Which is yet another factor to add to the strangeness of all this for me. It's quite the turn of events, being in this position. I know...forgiving him would have been difficult, but I'm sure we would've managed it eventually. He'd somehow find his way back into this soft place we've always held for him.
And no, I didn't think you were holding it against me, but I still can't help but regret it a little. Might be good for me to regret though. I haven't done nearly enough of that in my life. I have to make up for lost time ;) Oh yes, a terrible number of them. My own grandmother included. I'm more than up for it though. Not really my style to back down from a challenge, after all.
Post by Gregory Goyle on Jul 12, 2016 20:27:17 GMT -5
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Draco,
I have to say, I would be very ashamed of you if you did expect it of me. Just as I've known you all your life, you've known me just as long, and I would hope you'd know better than that. I mean, if you still didn't know me well enough at this point, it really would call the nature of our friendship into question, don't you think? In any case, don't worry too much about my mother, it's not as though the fault lies with you, or your family. My parents chose their side, and now they're left to deal with the consequences, just like the rest of us.
I'm glad to hear it. I know how difficult this must be for you, and how often you have a problem second-guessing yourself and the decisions you make, so any support we can offer, if it makes this even a little easier on you, or helps you feel even slightly more confident, I'm happy to do what I can. We both believe in this, and, more importantly, we believe in you, so you can be sure to count on us, no matter what happens here.
This is true. Besides, what good would it even do, holding a grudge like that once we're already dead? Or even while alive, for that matter. Better to let the past be the past, and let go of the bitterness along with it. But, you know...I"ve been thinking the same thing about all of this. It's pretty atypical behavior for you, Draco, plunging headfirst into danger like this, and, moreover, placing yourself right in the center of that danger. One could say it's even a little...Gryffindor-esque of you. It's nice to see how we've risen above the confines of that petty House squabbling. This just so happens to be a wonderful, shining example of that. You should be very proud of yourself.
I know, I know. You've always been that way. Between your rivalry with Granger in the classroom, and Potter...well, everywhere else, who could miss it? With all that experience behind you, I'm sure you'll be just fine. Even with such a force as your grandmother standing against you. Hm...you may have a point there, though. There is plenty to make up for, I suppose, but, fornuately, we now have plenty of time in which to do it. Keeping that in mind, do try not to take on too much regret all at once, alright?
Hermione Granger: Ironically, the same thing happened to me. I'm glad you brought it up
May 24, 2016 2:50:37 GMT -5
Hermione Granger: It looks wonderful, though, doesn't it?
May 24, 2016 2:50:49 GMT -5
Draco Malfoy: It does I've been so excited for it since I first heard about it. Always been my favorite, after all. Combine that with you and it's nothing short of perfect. We definitely need to see it together.
May 24, 2016 2:53:18 GMT -5
Hermione Granger: Oh, we absolutely do! It's always been my favorite, too, but I know how much it's always meant to you. You've always sort of reminded me of how the prince was before he became the Beast, haha!
May 24, 2016 3:10:37 GMT -5
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Draco Malfoy: Ha! Yes, and then somewhere during that whole transition...I became my father
May 24, 2016 3:20:39 GMT -5