This was the first good look I had gotten at Malfoy since before the summer. And Merlin’s beard when had he gotten so attractive? He had the body of a long term Quidditch player, his features were still sharp, but in a handsome short of way, and his blonde hair had gotten long and fell into his eyes.

Cool, grey eyes that were staring at me curiously. I blushed. “I did not just think all that about Malfoy,” I though, horrified.

Amy and Lily went into my room and as I closed the door behind them, I heard Al say, “Yeah, my dad taught me the Wronski Feint, but I was never too good at it. He stills does it sometimes when he’s not at work. I’m beaten by an old man.”

Malfoy laughed, “I wouldn’t feel to bad, mate. Your dad coulda played for England if he didn’t become an Auror.”

Oh the wonder of it all.

Cue tense music. Speed it up…and then BOOM. It was like someone had switched all the lights in the world off. It was pitch black. It had happened so fast. I don’t like the dark and I don’t like being caught unawares. I panicked, I completely froze up. I don’t know how long I stood there my breath coming very fast. Finally, I got a grip on myself. This was a lot more serious than some students messing around after curfew. I had to move and get help.

I spent the last few weeks leading up to Christmas in complete denial of what I was feeling.
A crush on Scorpius Malfoy? Me? Nah?

I sighed, running a hand through my hair. “I know, Mom. I’m sorry for losing it like that. It’s just, Scorpius…” I trailed off, not knowing how to proceed or even if I wanted to at all.
Thankfully, Mum took the matter out of my hands. “You’re falling for him.” It wasn’t a question.
“Yes,” I whispered and waited for the bomb to fall.

I couldn’t keep worrying about Scorpius though, because it soon hit me that Greyback was still after me and my cousins. That thought was enough to cause me to break out in a cold sweat at night. I started getting nightmares. When Scorpius asked me about the bags under my eyes, and brushed him off, saying that I was fine. He didn’t say anything more, but I knew he was watching me with concern.

I wish I could say that as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out like a light, but besides being terribly cliché, that just wasn’t the case. I should have been exhausted; it had been such a long day, but sleep didn’t come to me. After lying awake for several hours, I finally fell into an uneasy sleep. That’s when the nightmares began.

Instinctively, I ducked into an empty storage closet, pulling the door partially closed behind me. A moment later, I laughed at myself. Who was there to hide from in a hospital? I was letting my paranoia over Greyback get the better of me. Shaking my head, I was about to push the door open when a voice spoke.

I froze as icy fear trickled down my spine. I knew that voice. I had heard it right before Grayback had attacked me. I hadn’t recognized it at the time, but now, well there was no way I could mistake it.
 

 Famous Last Words