Kate's P.O.V.:
I woke up and looked at the clock. I was late. Again. Tracey left without me. Again.
Looks like this year is going to be the same as all the rest. I hurriedly put on my clothes and rushed to great hall for breakfast. I just got out of the Ravenclaw common room to encounter Filch, there goes my plan of sprinting. As I'm walking I notice a boy with brown hair from walking with his friends. He's laughing but the smile is fake, he's looking to the left so he's making something up and he's not in stride with his friends. Looks like someone is telling a lie. I wander what he is lying abo- BAM
I walked into a wall. I really need to stop profiling random people...
The rest of my trip the great hall was uneventful.
I arrived and sat at the Ravenclaw table next to Tracey, Zac was on her other side. Tracey seemed to be arguing with him. Again.
"Trac, I see where you're coming from. But transfiguration is clearly more likely to help you in life than charms." Oh here we go, they're debating again. They always do this, and they're always both wrong. Tracey was about to reply when I cut in, "You're both wrong. Think about it. Defense against the dark arts is clearly going to be the most helpful." They looked at me with open mouths. Again.
"Okay Sherlock.", was Zac's reply. He knows I hate that name.
I was about to shout at him when he walked in. The blonde haired mystery boy. At least to me. From the first day I've been profiling him, trying to figure him out. He walks like everything is fine, but his face tells a anther story. I've talked to him a few times, he speaks like he's rehearsed his lines countless times. He speaks like he's hiding something. He looked at me with piercing gray eyes, eyes that showed fear.
"You need to stop obsessing over that git.", said my brother as he and his best friend Ryan took the two seats next to me. He then proceeded to steal my toast. "BJ!", he knows I hate it when he does that. Oh well... Looks like sixth year will be the same as always.
Zac tapped me on the shoulder to give me my time table. I looked at it, transfiguration now then double potions will that new guy, Slughorn.
-—-TIME SKIP TO AFTER TRANSFIGURATION-
The three of us were on our way to potions, transfiguration was good Zac and I kept on trying to answer each other's questions and Tracey got annoyed, so nothing new.
When we arrived at the dungeon, we saw the Slytherins where already there. Out of habit I looked over at Draco. He didn't bother to attempt to smile, the rings under his eyes had somehow become darker and if you looked closely you could see his swagger was gone. But his breathing revealed the most, he was on the edge of a breakdown. I was sure of it.
I need to find a way to help him, I thought. Urgh! If only he could read my body language and see I'm only trying to help!
Slughorn arrived, "Good morning students! Isn't it a lovely day.", he didn't give us time to respond, "Now I know you are used to working on your own in potions, but not in my class! So, I want you all to pick a partner from a different house! Off you go."
I knew this was my chance. I sneaked closer to Draco, Slughorn noticed him standing alone and saw I was closed to him, "You boy, partner up with this young lady here." He then walked off, I'd done it. Draco looked at me with a worried look in his eye but I only smiled. I knew what he needed, there would be no small talk today.
Slughorn grapped everybody's attention, "Alright class, I want a drought of living death from you and your partner! You have until the end of the lesson, off you go."
Draco looked at me again, he was scared I'd say something that he didn't want me to. But I wasn't going to, instead I simply said, "Two unicorn hairs please." He knew that it was fine then, he smiled and reached his eyes.
We fell into an order like that, no small talk, no confusion. Each of us just simply saying what we need or for how long. I knew he was relieved, I knew he needed this calm order.
At the end of the lesson Slughorn stood up to judge our potions, when he came to ours, he exclaimed, "Wow, this is something else right here. Absolutely perfect! This is a potions due I do not intend on to split up." To my surprise, Draco was relieved. He dismissed the class and we all left for lunch.
As I was walking I realized something, maybe I wouldnt find out the mysterious blonde's problems. Maybe I would keep him sane, maybe I would keep those problems from causing too much harm.
I smiled, maybe.
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