How Ever Will She Live Without Me!

A/N. Yup, I'm back again (everyone groans)!!! This is the sequel to my story 'Falling' though this is a lot longer. I think the title for that was kinda stupid because no one actually fell……anyway…. I know some people may disagree with me about the use of an exclamation mark at the end of the title instead of a question mark but I thought it sounded better…. in my head….I mean the way he says it is just….I'll shut up now!!!:}

Chapter 1: Upsetting Thoughts

'Damn, it's cold!' said Kerry to no one in particular as she walked with the rest of her house to Care of Magical Creatures. It was snowing slightly, though not enough to settle, and frost clouded up the castle windows. Kerry loved the dry snow you could build snowmen with but not the wet mushy snow that had been forecasted for this week.

It had been a month since the episode with Draco Malfoy in the Astronomy Tower, when she had managed to persuade him (and by using a little reverse psychology) not to commit suicide by flinging himself off the wall.

'Hey!' she said, prodding the tall figure that was Draco Malfoy in the arm as the assembled in front of Hagrid's hut.

She received a grunt for a reply.

Though he was still fairly cold to her most of the time there was no denying it, they had definitely become friends.

'Chilly, isn't it?' she said, trying to strike up conversation which always proved to be a difficult thing to do.

'It is winter,' he replied shortly.

'I'm aware of that,' she said, narrowing her eyes as she realised he wasn't in the right frame of mind to be particularly friendly.

But she did manage to prize him out of his shell and get him to talk as the class continued. Being his only friend and the only person willing to be his partner, he was obliged to be reasonably nice to her.

Today Hagrid had managed to bring in half a dozen Crups (A/N. Jack Russell type things with forked tail, for all of you who haven't read Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them!!) for them to 'examine', well, more like play with. Because they were puppies and because Crups are generally very playful, most of the class enjoyed the lesson…

'Aaarrgghh! Get it off me!' yelled Draco as one of the Crups decided to clamber up on his chest and start licking his face whilst he was sitting cross legged on the floor.

'Don't be such a baby!' giggled Kerry as Draco unsuccessfully tried to fend off the dog-like creature.

'I'm not being a baby I just…bleurgh!' Draco started before the Crup started a fresh attack, now barking fretfully as Draco refused to give it any attention other than trying to push it off.

The whole class was laughing at him by now and Draco was going distinctly pink. Saving him from further embarrassment, Kerry relented and picked up the struggling puppy before distracting it from Draco with some food.

'Thanks,' he muttered, sitting up on his knees by her, staring round, pride slightly hurt.

'You OK?' she asked, now concerned that he looked uncharacteristically humbled.

'Of course I am! It was just a puppy!' he snapped at her, mood changing dramatically, before he got up and stomped off.

'Would you like to…' said Hagrid, gesturing for her to go after him. 'Don' want him wanderin' off and missin' most of the lesson, even if he is a bit of a coward when it comes to dealin' with…'

'Oh, leave him be!' she said crossly to the rest of her laughing class and she went after him.

It didn't take her long to find him, leaning against a tree, muttering to himself.

'Draco?' she started, concerned but her cut over her.

'I should have jumped.'

'Don't say that, please.'

'He'll find out.'

'How can he? He's locked away in Azkaban for life. It was right what you did. Turning in your own dad as a Death Eater takes a lot of guts!'

'He'll escape and come back for me. I know he will!'

'Don't be silly,' she said gently, laying a hand on his arm. 'You didn't stomp off because of the Crup, did you? You've been upsetting yourself with…'

'I haven't been upsetting myself. I've just been thinking!' he snapped back, through gritted teeth as he wrenched his arm away from her touch.

'I don't have time to stand here and try to persuade you to stop being so stupid,' she said in frustration before turning her back on him and walking back to Care of Magical Creatures. This time he didn't follow.

A/N. That was quite short….more of an introduction!!! If you're confused about that conversation, don't worry because it will all be explained in the next chapter!!! Chapter two should be up in about a week!! BTW way I'd like to say hello to my friend MIDNIGHT BREEZE who is an awesome writer so you should all go read her story/ies!!!:}

Disclaimer: I only own Kerry, the rest is JKR's!!!:}