Close your eyes and make belief

That this is where you wanna be

Forgetting all the memories

Try to forget love

'Cause love has forgotten me

A fresh scar outlined my forearm, right beside that black, disgusting mark. I traced the wound with my index figure lightly; it still stung a little bit.


"That will teach you to disobey the Dark Lord"

The voice in my head sent chills down my spine. I pulled on my robe and tied my hair in a ponytail. It was about time for the entrance ceremony, as much as I didn't want to go; I proceeded towards the Great Hall. I passed by many students, they were all smiling and seemed in high spirit, ecstatic to be reunited with their friends. I walked to the Slytherin table and sat between Draco and Blaise.

"What took you so long, Robyn?" Blaise nudge me with his elbow and raised his eyebrow in a teasing matter.

"What do you mean?" I questioned indifferently, grabbing an orange from the basket in front of me.

"Well, Draco just got here too" he winked, pulling a piece of orange I just peeled out of my hand and shoving it in his mouth. I glance in Draco's direction; he sat rigidly beside me. "I knew you guys would hook up" Blaise whispered in my ear smugly. I shoved his head away from me, smearing pieces of orange in his face.

"May I please have your attention?" I heard Professor Dumbledore start, "I would like to welcome you all to this new year at Hogwarts. I would also like to welcome our new Potion Master, Mister Horace Slughorn"

An old man stood up, he was a bit chubby and sported a brown suit. Everyone clapped and he sat down.

"Now, since Professor Slughorn will be taking over Potions, Professor Snape will be teaching Defence against the Dark arts."

I looked at my father; he just sat there with a blank expression.

After Dumbledore sat down, we started to eat. I peeked over my shoulder towards the Gryffindor table to find Harry with a bloody tissue pressed against his nose.

"What happened to Potter?" Pansy snickered maliciously.

Draco answered her question hastily, "Probably fell down the stairs, dim-wit" he scoffed, the grip he had on his fork tensed.

At that same moment, I could feel a pair of eyes burning into my back. I turned my head near the Professors' tables to discover that my father was staring in my direction. I'm not sure if it's because I've known him for a while or I just assume things, but I figured he wanted to see him after the ceremony. I twisted in my seat and looked at Draco. His expression looked as if it had softened, but his eyes still had a hint of anxiety.

"Uhm, I'm going to go. I'll see you guys later" I waved goodbye, only Blaise acknowledged my gesture and waved back. I stood up from the seat and strolled out of the Great Hall. I took a seat on one of the benches to kill some time before meeting with my father. I played around with the black gemmed ring on my finger nervously. It always troubled me when my father wanted to see me.

I finally mustered up enough courage, I found myself in front of the DAD classroom, pacing patiently for my father to arrive.

"Let's go" his voice surprised me, but I kept my appearance composed. We entered the classroom, it was similar to all the other classes, but had a darker aura. He moved to the front of the room, without looking at me, he started to speak, "He has chosen Draco to be the one to kill Dumbledore"

"What?!" I shrieked, slamming my fist on the table that was placed in front of me.

"Calm down" he growled lowly, "Now, since I can't keep an eye on Mister Malfoy all the time, I want you to make sure he is safe"

I opened my mouth to differ, but nothing came out of my lips, so instead I merely nodded in agreement. I clasped my teeth together and clenched my fists firmly. I stormed out of the room, leaving my father and rushed to the Slytherin common room.

And when it rains

You always find an escape

Just running away

From all of the ones that love you

"Where's Draco?" I demanded furiously when I spotted Blaise and Pansy sitting near the fire. They both looked up at me astonished.

Blaise was the one to answer me, "I don't know, he disappeared after we left the Great Hall, why?"

I didn't even reply, I stomped out of the common room and wondered the hallways, attempting to calm myself down. 'This can't be happening, damn it' I curled my fist into a ball and hit the wall that was beside me, leaving a blood-red mark on my knuckles. The sharp pain simply made it more troublesome to think straight. I have known Draco Malfoy ever since Severus Snape adopted me. Obviously, at first I thought of him no more than an egoistic maniac with plenty of money. But over the years, I've began to understand the pressure his family has put on him, which resulted to his behaviour. But this, the strain this task must cause him is huge. Over the years, I've realized that Draco Malfoy has feelings and is someone who needs to be shown love and gratitude, because clearly his parents have no idea what those two words mean. I promised my father I would protect him, but I vow to myself to give my life for that boy

I felt a bizarre sensation; it was both heartbreaking and blissful, I wasn't sure what it was. I had finally calmed down, except I still didn't want to face all the questions Pansy was going to overwhelm me with. I settled on walking around the castle for a couple more minutes. It was probably dark outside now, but there were still students walking about. None seemed to acknowledge me, except for one brown eyed boy who was sitting with two others. He stood up and blocked me so I couldn't walk any further.

"Uhm, hi" he greeted awkwardly, shoving his hands in his pockets, shuffling side to side.

"Hi" I addressed uninterestedly, pacing my fingers through my hair without noticing.

"Were you..." he started off, "On the train when Malfoy was there?"

I was taken off guard by his enquiry, "Yeah, why?"

He lowered his voice, "Is something up?"

I frowned and gave a short laughed, "Potter, you really think I'll answer that question. I fixed your nose voluntarily and now you're quizzing me?" Deep down, I was uneasy. 'Does he know something?' I asked myself while staring at him with a collected expression. But he was speechless, therefore I wandered off. After about 10 minutes of my aimless and endless promenade, I collided with someone or something.

"Watch it" I growled, looking up to see Draco, "Oh" As I looked at the blonde boy in front of me, a sudden overwhelming sensation of fear took over my body.

"What are you doing here Robyn?" he demanded, I looked around to see my surrounding weren't familiar to me.

Before I could answer him, I remembered the conversation I had just had with my father. I looked around to make sure no one was in the roundabouts, "What are you doing?" I retorted.

He frowned, "It doesn't matter"

"Draco" I called when he was about 5 feet away from me, "You know you don't have to hide it from me anymore" I stared at him, waiting for a reply but all I got was a nod. I was left alone in the empty hallway, the fear amplified in the stillness.

"Where were you, Robyn?" Pansy enquired the instant I entered the girls' dorm, she and I were the only ones there, which was odd.

I searched the room, but it was completely empty, "Where's everyone?"

"Don't avoid the question"

I raised my eyebrows, "I was taking a walk, alone Pansy."

"Oh...Well everyone is the boys' dorm" she winked,

I jumped on my bed and pulled the curtains, getting changed into my pyjamas. I slipped under my green and silver blankets and closed my eyes. I could hear Pansy searching through something, but she left soon after. I made sure no one was in the room before I took out a piece of paper and started to write.