I had never expected to find myself fighting to death in a huge battle, let along surviving it. But I did, I fought and I live. The castle was still a smoking mess, but it was all over. Voldemort died and so did most of his death eaters. I was in the grant hall like most people, mourning the dead. But I couldn't take it, too much sadness. I left the hall, making my way through the empty corridors, dodging the mess that was left there. I frowned when I heard someone crying and slowly made my way to that sound. There in a empty classroom I saw the figure of a boy sitting in the corner with him legs pulled to his chest and his arms around them. I quietly made my way to him, Draco Malfoy, the famous Slytherin seeker. I don't think I or anyone else had ever seen him like this, this exposed and broken. "Draco..?" I asked softly "Are you okay?"
The white haired boy looked up at me, pain in his eyes, "Go away" he growled. He used to scare me, he had always scared me. But this time he didn't scare me. His words didn't have the same power that it used to have.
I slowly sat down next to him and handed him one of the many tissues I was handed in the great hall. He didn't take it so I started wiping his tears myself, this time he didn't fight me and just looked at me quietly as I moved on from drying his cheeks to cleaning his wounds.
"Why are you helping me? You know who I am and what I did" Draco said quietly,
"Because I don't think you're a bad person Draco. You've made a lot of bad decisions but in the end you did the right thing and helped Harry. Someone truly evil wouldn't have done that"
He nodded, "Why did I never notice you before?"
"I'm a hufflepuff, nobody notices a hufflepuff until they need one" I said as I cleaned a cut just above his eyes. "Here, all done. You should probably find some bandage soon, but at least it won't get infected now"
"Thank you.. What's your name?"
"Serena" I smiled softly at him "Now do you want me to stay here or should I go?"
"You can stay" Draco said "I think I need a hufflepuff now"