Thank you to all those reading this story... again. Please read the original story when you have the chance though.

Anyway... onto the disclaimer...

Disclaimer; I don't own Harry Potter, all I own is Cindy and Kial, and any other OC and spell that doesn't appear in the books or movies... or the song that appears in this chapter.


Draco Malfoy's POV

I frowned as I watched Cindy then Kial leave. The former looking a lot angrier than the latter. "What's their problem?"

4 days later...

I watched as Cindy attacked Pansy and watched the latter walk away angrily.

"Hey guys." I smiled as I walked up to them.

"Did you hear something Kial?" Cindy growled angrily.

"Yeah... it's making a weird buzzing sound." Kial nodded.

I rolled my eyes, "Very funny. I don't understand why you guys are ignoring me."

Cindy was about to storm away when I grabbed her arm, "Let me go!"

"Will you at least hear me out?" I asked.

"No!" Cindy snapped.

I sighed and let her arm go, "Fine. Be that way." I started walking away feeling something inside me break. Something only Cindy's ever been able to wiggle her way completely into.

For the first time in my life... I felt my heart shatter to pieces.

Two days later...

And it continued to feel that way as I walked into the Courtyard.

"I let it fall, my heart.
And as it fell you rose to claim it.
It was dark and I was over,
until you kissed my lips and you saved me.

My hands, they're strong.
But my knees were far too weak...
To stand, in your arms,
without falling… to your feet.

But there's a side to you
That I never knew, never knew.
All the things you'd say,
they were never true, never true.
And the games you play,

You would always win, always win...!"

Cindy had her back turned but I could tell she was crying. And if the words to the song were anything to go by... I think I know why.

"Cindy?" I walked over to her.

"Go away." She hissed.

I shook my head and sat beside her, "No. Cindy... we need to talk."

"I don't wanna hear it." The Hufflepuff was about to get up but I gripped her hand and had her sit still.

"Cin... please. Let me explain...!" I begged.

What I never expected for her to say was, "Let me go Malfoy!"

I instantly did as told and slowly got up, "S... sorry... I'll… I'll just…. I'll see you around." I quickly walked away. My heart started hurting even more.

3 hours later...

"Hey mate!" Blaise smiled as I sat down for Dinner.

"Hi." I barely acknowledged him. I was too busy staring at Cindy who was talking and laughing with two Hufflepuff Perfects.

"You okay?" Theodore Nott snapped me out of my thoughts, "You took a pretty bad beating from that beast."

Of course... that just had to be when Cindy glanced over and I had to have forgotten that Cindy could read lips.

She told the Perfects something, got up and walked out of the Great Hall.

"Way to go." I glared at him and started picking at my food.

"Well it is! Bloody glad it's not gonna last any long-"

"Will you sod off already." I hissed, "The last thing I want to hear about is that Hippogriff dying!" I quickly got up and I was about to go to the courtyard when Kial pushed me aside. Looks like anger was in both of them.

I need to figure out a way to apologize... and soon. I don't want to lose the only friends I have. Or had...

The next morning...

I sighed as I waited by the Great Hall doors for the Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors.

Finally when they did come to the doors I grabbed Kial and Cindy from their small groups and pulled them into a corner.

"HEY!" They snapped angrily.

"We need to talk. And before you say anything... I know I acted like a total idiot" -I rolled my eyes as they scuffed- "But I... I want to apologize..."

"Tell it to someone who cares Malfoy." Cindy pushed past me.

I looked back at Kial giving him a pleading look, "Bloody... alright fine. I forgive you."

I breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank God."

"I wouldn't be thanking anyone yet till you get back on Cindy's good side." Kial retorted.

I sighed heavily, "I know... but I don't know how..."

Kial patted my shoulder, "We'll think of something together."

I nodded, "Thanks mate."

"Now... can we get to the Great Hall? I hate to think on an empty stomach." Kial started pulling me to said room. I chuckled and started following.

I sat right across from where Cindy had her back turned to me and I sighed. This was gonna be harder than I thought.

Later that day...

"That's your brilliant plan?!"

"Hey, it's better than nothing!"

"But you can't sing!"

"I've sung!"

"Singing in the shower doesn't count!"

I groaned, "I've gotta try something!"

Kial shrugged, "And how, perchance, do you intend on singing to a Hufflepuff that's hating your guts right now?"

I sighed before something hit me, "When's the first Hogsmeade?"

Kial shook his head, "Dude. That's not gonna work."

I groaned, in two days time, the first D.A.D.A class was to be held... and I already know what my Boggart is gonna be if I don't solve this now!

Two days later...

Cindy pushed past me as we got into the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, "Move it Malfoy."

I bit my lip and tried not to say anything until I took great notice of the missing desk and a Wardrobe standing in the middle of class. Great... we're starting off faster than I had hoped.

"Everyone go ahead and stand around this." Professor Lupin instructed motioning to the Wardrobe.

We all gulped and did as instructed. I stood a few feet from Cindy who actually looked frightened at the thing. And Kial stood between us looking neutral. Naturally... I was trying not to get my pants wet as the wardrobe shook.

"Would anyone like to take a guess," The D.A.D.A teacher got my attention, "As to what is inside?"

"That's a Boggart." Kial answered nervously before the thing shook and I jumped a little.

"Very good Mr. Biralion." Lupin nodded, "And can anybody tell me what a Boggart looks like?"

"No one knows." We turned to see Granger standing a few feet away.

"Boggarts are shapshifters. They take the shape of whatever a particular person fears the most." Cindy added.

"That's what makes them so-" They were about to chorus when Lupin stopped them.

"So terrifying." He finished and walked up to the side of the wardrobe, "Luckily, a very simple charm exist to repeal a Boggart." The wardrobe shook once more, "Let's practice it now. Without wands please... repeat after me. Riddikulus."

"Riddikulus." We repeated. The Wardrobe shook again and we all gathered a little closer.

"Very good... but a little louder and a little clearer. Riddikulus." Lupin instructed.

"Riddikulus." We repeated again.

"This class is ridiculous." Pansy (Who had a huge bruise on her chin from -I assume- Cindy's attack. Not that I'm complaining though.) grumbled softly.

"Very good." Lupin nodded, "Now... the incantation is not enough. What really finishes a Boggart is laughter. You have to make the Boggart assume the form you find truly amusing... let me explain. Uh... Neville, will you join me please?" I looked over at the fearful Gryffindor before he slowly walked up to him.

"Oh boy." I heard a Slytherin -Daphne Greengrass I think- scuff. I instantly glared at her before looking back at the front of the class.

"Now... what scares you the most?" Lupin asked Neville. The boy said something inaudible, "What was that?"

"Professor Snape." Neville repeated a little louder.

Everyone chuckled softly. "Professor Snape... alright. And I believe you live with your grandmother."

"Yes but I don't want the Boggart to turn into her either." Neville added.

"No..." The wardrobe shook again, "But I want you to picture her clothes. Only her clothes in your mind."

"She carries a red hand bag-" Lupin interrupted him.

"I don't need to hear. As long as you see it, we'll see it." Lupin walked over to him, "Now when I open that wardrobe, here's what I want you to do." He whispered something in Neville's ear before moving back, "Can you do that?"

Neville gulped and didn't say anything as the wardrobe shook again.

Lupin pulled out his wand, "Wand at the ready... 1... 2... 3..." He flicked his wrist and the door opened. And out stepped Professor Snape.

"Think Neville think..." I whispered softly.

"'Riddikulus'!" Neville pointed his wand and suddenly 'Professor Snape' became covered in woman's clothes. Everyone chuckled, including a few Slytherin.

"Wonderful Neville. Wonderful." Lupin smiled, "Alright, to the back now. Everyone form a line."

The other Slytherins pushed everyone else to the front of the line... but I put myself right in front of Cindy who was in front of Kial, who was in front of Parvati Patil, who was in front of Potter.

I could tell because Cindy had hissed softly, "Kial... keep Parvati back. We can't let Harry go yet... not till I face my fear." Before I got in front of her. Sadly... that meant I was behind Weasley.

The Boggart instantly transformed into a spider and I could tell Kial had clamped a hand over Cindy's mouth because I heard a soft muffled scream.

"'Riddikulus'!" Weasley called out. Suddenly the spider had... 'Roller Skates' (I think that's the Muggle word) on it's legs and it crashed to the ground.

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Lupin laughed, "Next one..."

I gulped as I stepped up and the Boggart turned into the one thing I was the most terrified of now.

Cindy Hiolna's dead body with snakes and Spiders around her.

Cindy Hiolna's POV

My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw... ME…. on the ground!

That's what scares Malfoy?! Me dead?!

"R... 'Riddikulus'!" Malfoy called out frightened.

The spiders and Snakes turned into Birds and butterflies and the rest of the Boggart turned into that of a grill.

I chuckled softly, I forgot he was afraid of Barbecuing in the great outdoors.

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Lupin smiled before I stepped up and the Boggart turned to that of a dark empty closest.

I almost chickened out.

When I was younger I could swear there was a monster in my closet at night. Which, in turn, brought me to reading magic books so I could think of them instead. It wasn't much help when my parents left on a trip though.

I still am terrified of something being in my closet but I don't let it show. Well... until now.

"Not scared... not scared." I gulped softly before I shouted, "'Riddikulus'!"

The closet started spitting out random mystery books that I always stuffed in it. I was afraid of them falling out and landing on someone.

I sighed a little with relief and walked to the back of the line, "I'm sorry." I whispered to Mal... Draco when I by him.

"It's okay." He whispered back.

I bit my lip as Kial went next, his was a giant Wasp.

"'Riddikulus'!" Kial shouted and the wasp turned to that of a yellow and brown stripped yellow leather jacket. I busted into a fit of giggles. Kial hates yellow leather jacket! He likes them dark.

"Wonderful." Lupin smiled as Kial got behind me.

Parvati went next and the jacket turned into a snake… I hid behind Draco in fear of it before she sent the 'Riddikulus' charm and it turned into a giant clown jack-in-the-box.

Then… it was Harry's turn.

Within seconds, Lupin stood in front of him and the Dementor turned to that of a full moon. Which is when he closed the Boggart back up.

5 hours later… ten minutes after Dinner

I walked into the courtyard and saw Draco sitting and staring at the leafs.

I smiled lightly and walked up to him, "They're beautiful aren't they?"

The Malfoy heir instantly turned to face me and quickly got up, "I… I was just-"

I put a hand on his shoulder and sat him back down, "Relax… I didn't mean to scare you… may I?" I motioned to sit next to him.

"Yeah… yeah sure." Draco nodded quickly and I sat beside him.

After a few moments I sighed, "Draco I really am sorry…"

Said Slytherin stared at me, "Did… did you just call me 'Draco'?"

I smiled lightly, "That is your name, isn't it?"

"Er… yeah. But… you've been calling me Malfoy…" Draco gulped.

"Right… I need to apologize for that…" I bit my lip nervously.

"No… I get it."

"No. You don't." I sighed, "Draco I'm sorry I got mad. Heck… I attacked Parkinson because she was… she mouthed off about me being your friend and when I… when I saw you… I… I honest to GOD thought you were coming to see her…"

Draco looked me quiet literally dead in the eye, "Her name is Pansy."

I looked at the ground… maybe this was a mistake… I shouldn't be trying to fix this… Lord knows I can't.

"I'm sorry." I whispered softly as I held my eyes tightly shut. I was about to stand up when Draco pulled me back down and I tripped over the bench, sending me to the ground. "The Fates have it out for me…" I grumbled as I slowly opened my eyes.

Everything but the Slytherin was out of focus. "Cindy! Oh man! I'm so sorry!" Draco put a hand on my right cheek, "I… I didn't mean to hurt you like that!"

"Draco…" I groaned closing my eyes for a second before everything became focused.

"I'm such a buggin' moron." Draco whimpered and I just barely heard it.

"You're not a moron." I whispered.

Draco stared at me before helping me sit up, "I let you fall though… I let you get hurt..."

"Draco I'm fine." I put a hand on his shoulder.

"Cindy…" Draco wrapped his good arm around me and pulled me close to him, "I… I honestly… I really didn't… it was an accident…"

"Draco…" I bit my lip.

"Please… I know this is the stupidest thing I could say… but please forgive me." Draco's voice was begging.

"Okay… okay." I nodded slowly and pulled away from his chest.

"Do you forgive me?" He questioned, not looking at my eyes.

"Of course I do." I answered simply, "In more ways than one."

"So… so you're not mad at me for…" Draco motioned to his arm.

"I said I forgive you… I never said I wasn't mad for that." I retorted.

"Fair enough." Draco nodded but then lowered his gaze again.

"Draco…" I sighed and hugged him, "It's okay. I promise." I heard Draco hiss in great pain and I quickly pulled away.

"No… my arm… it still hurts a little…" Draco frowned and looked at his left arm, "Though I do deserve the pain."

"No you don't." I murmured.

"Yes I do." Draco insisted, "If I hadn't gotten so upset over Buckbeak biting you…"

"Wait! That's why you taunted him?! Because he bit me?" I know he said that before… but I wasn't ever in the mood to listen.

"Uh… yes."

"Draco… I LET Buckbeak bit me to show I wasn't afraid of it." I informed him.

"WHAT?!" I winced slightly at Draco's tone, "Er… I mean… what?!"

"I let Buckbeak bit me." I repeated.

"You let that mon- Buckbeak… hurt you?!" Draco was clearly not listening to reason.

I sighed and nodded, "Yes. And I'd do it again if you hadn't let you father" -I spat at the word for Lucius Malfoy- "Put him on a death sentence!"

Draco didn't say anything till he saw the look in my eyes, "You think I'm turning into him don't you?"

I looked away, "Well… um… maybe…."

Draco growled, "I am nothing like that man! I have never once intentionally hurt you… or called you a filthy little mudblood like I could."

My muscles stiffened but I wasn't gonna let Draco stop. He needed to vent. Let him vent.

"I could very easily hex you right now, but I won't! I don't harm girls. And certainly not ones that have a brain problem!" Draco continued angrily.

He needs to vent… he needs to vent…

"Not to mention I don't get angry when your being bloody stubborn… which might I add is ALL the time!" Draco finished gasping for breath.

"A… are you finished?" I whispered softly.

At this, Draco's eyes went wide and I hoped it was because he realized he got mad at me.

"Of course I'm bloody not!"

And there goes my hope.

I stood up, "I thought you were apologizing!"

Draco stood up and looked me in the eye, which was really annoying because I barely had a growth spurt and my eyes were level with his nose, "I thought you wouldn't worry me half to death!"

I opened my mouth before I felt something falling from my eyes. Something wet.

"Thanks for making me cry." I hissed before I turned and was about to leave when Draco grabbed my arm.

"I… I didn't mean to say that Cindy… I… I… I guess you don't want to be friends again?" I could tell it was meant to be a statement but came out as a question.

"Can you please leave me alone?" I frowned.

Draco, however, didn't let that happen and instead turned me to face him, "I honestly didn't mean what I said… I… I was mad. Please… don't leave."

I looked up at his gray eyes and I instantly cursed my stupidity. His eyes were full of sorrow and tears.

"Draco." I groaned not wanting to look at his eyes anymore.

"Please." Draco whispered.

"Darn it!" My thoughts gripped before I hugged him again, "Alright… alright."

Draco wrapped his good arm around me tight and held me close, "Th… thank you."

My heart skips beat for some stupid reason and I'm reminded of what I told Moaning Myrtle not more than three days ago.

Note to self: Never EVER tell a ghost something EVER again!

"Welcome." I smiled lightly.

"Oh! Snaky and Huffy make up?" We instantly separated at the voice.

"Back off Peeves!" We hissed.

The poltergeist chuckled, "I thought as much."

If it hadn't been for the fact the I saw something on Gryffindor tower just now, I would've hexed him. As it was, I quickly pulled Draco out of the courtyard.

"What's up?" Draco frowned.

"I swear I think I saw someone on the Gryffindor Tower." I answered honestly.

"Let's go check on Kial." Draco nodded.

"My thoughts exactly." I noted and we headed straight for the Tower.

"KIAL!" We called out the second we were in shouting range of the Portrait.

"Good grief guys!" Kial gripped as he walked down to us, "What's up?"

"Tower." We chorused.

"Not Octob-" We grabbed him and dragged him out to the courtyard again were we saw the… something on the Gryffindor tower. Hanging there as if it was in trouble.

"Oh no! You are NOT going to save him!" The boys informed me when I held out my wand to summon my broom.

"Oh yes I am." I snapped and called out, "'Accio Broom'!"

Within a few moments I was flying up to the tower and saw the one I was most terrified to find as I got to eye level with him.

Sirius Black.

"Go away. I need to get something." He hissed and I instantly ducked as he sent a jinx my way.

"Peter Pettigrew?" I asked without thinking.

He instantly turned to face me a dark look in his eyes. But I didn't move, inwardly flinched and screamed in fright, but didn't move.

"Do you know him?" Sirius asked me in a hiss.

I looked around the grounds to make sure the Dementors were away before I looked Sirius straight in the eye, "No. But I know of him. I know you're innocent as well. I know it was Peter Pettigrew that betrayed The Potters. Not you."

Sirius growled before looking at my broom, "Can... Can you…?"

"No. Sorry… but no. I know of a place you can stay for the time being though." I assured, "I promise the Ministry can't get to you there either."

"How can I trust you?" Sirius hissed.

I sighed, "I know you're innocent. Can that NOT be proof enough? I also want to get Pettigrew more than anyone."

Sirius thinks for a moment before looking at me straight, "Alright. Take me to that place."

I smiled lightly, "You won't be sorry… are you okay though? You look a little injured."

It's true. Sirius had a bloody lip and I think his left arm was bleeding.

"I'll be fine." Sirius assured.

"Okay." I noted before I glanced at the ground and mouthed, 'I'll be back in like… three minutes tops.'

Kial looked like he was about to say something when I pulled out my wand, and made Sirius and I invisible.

"'Wingardium Leviosa'!" I waved my wand and Sirius lifted into the air.

"Be careful not to lose focus now." Sirius instructed smartly.

"I know what I'm doing." I replied with an eye-roll.

Draco Malfoy's POV

Kial and I started pacing. Waiting for Cindy to get back. The more she was away… the more I started going over what I vented to her.

"I'm such a jerk!" I finally decided after a while of waiting.

Kial shook his head, "No man. It's not your fault. Cindy and I both know he's innocent. No one else does."

I bit my lip, "I guess you're right…" I was glad he didn't hear what I shouted at Cin.

Cin… oh man… she's gonna be so mad…

The next day...

I followed Cin to her Detention with Snape after he saw her fly off the school grounds.

Course... she didn't know I was following her... I was under her cloak.

I hid a little ways inside the Potion's classroom as I heard Snape instruct my crush to clean the inside of some dirty cauldrons without magic.

Snape walked out of the room and into his office. Giving me the perfect time to sneak in and watch her closely.

Cin's eyes were sparking with a deep fire... which kinda made me smile. They were so beautiful... and so deep... and so...

It was then that I shook my head, "Get ahold of yourself Draco! She'll never agree to go out with you! You're still a prat to her!"

Cin was on her second cauldron when I started hearing her hum a song... and considering I never heard her sing, it was surprised by how beautiful it was.

"I had a dream about a burning house.
You were stuck inside,
I couldn't get you out.
I lay beside you and pulled you close.
And the two of us went up in
smoke...

Love isn't all that it seems
I did you wrong.
I'll stay here with you,
Until this dream is gone.

I started noticing tears brimming her eyes a little, but I couldn't walk up to her without her realizing I was eavesdropping. And it hurt that I couldn't help... it really did.

"I've been sleepwalking.
Been wondering all night.
Trying to take what's lost and broke
And make it right.
I've been
sleepwalking
Too close to the fire.
But it's the only place that I can hold you tight.
In this burning house.

I see you at a party and you look the same.
I could take you back,
But people don't really change.
Wish that we could go back in time.
I'd be the one you thought you'd find.

Love isn't all that, it seems
I did you wrong.
I'll stay here with you,
Till this dream is gone.

I've been sleepwalking.
Been wondering all night.
Trying to take what's lost and broke
And make it right.
I've been
sleepwalking
Too close to the fire.
But it's the only place that I can hold you tight.
In this burning house.

Flames are getting bigger now.
In this burning house.
I can
hold on to you somehow!
In this burning house.
Oh and I don't wanna wake up,
In this burning house.

And I been sleepwalking!

Been wandering all night.
Trying to take what's lost and broke
And make it right.
I've been
sleep walking!
Too close to the fire.
But it's the only place that I can hold you tight.
In this burning house."

She was on her third to last cauldron when she finished the song, and I had to shake my head to make sure I'd stay focused.

But... it was also when Pansy walked in. "Oh? Little mudblood cleaning without help from her friends?"

"Go away Parkinson." Cin sighed and continued to scrub.

"Sorry, mudblood, but I've got better things to do than listen to someone as filthy as you." Pansy snarled and kicked over a table of freshly brewed potions. Causing them to topple onto the cauldrons Cindy's already cleaned, "Have fun." With that, my housemate left the room.

I pulled off the cloak and rushed over to the Hufflepuff, "Cin?"

She jumped and looked up at me, "Oh... Draco... it's you."

I got on my knees and pulled a newly dirty cauldron over to me. She was about to take it when I took her hand and put it against the one she was working on, "No... I'll clean these. Don't worry, I'll say you did it all."

"Draco you don't have to..."

"But I want to." I assured, "Please?"

She sighed, "Fine..."

"Thank you." I smiled happily before I started helping her clean.

Later that night...

I was staring up at the stars in the courtyard…. I may or may not have stuck out of the Hospital Wing to look at them in my favorite area of the school.

There were so many and so beautiful, no wonder Cindy always gets good grades in Astronomy… they're so… captivating.

Of course… they're not as beautiful as said Hufflepuff… she's the most beautiful person alive. And I can only hope that I can tell her that… and how I feel for her… soon.


I actually decided to add Cindy's detention in this chapter instead of the next because... well... I felt it would be better placed...

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