A/n: this is the THIRD chapter I'm typing up today, do you have any idea how much that is??? Well, it's a lot... and it doesn't help that I have a whole NEW story I started, but only on paper, I first wanna get a lot of chapters, to see if it's going somewhere, before posting it... that'll really be a lot of typing... sniffle... poor me, oh and another thing: PINK RULES!!! I looooooooooooove just like a pill!!!
Chapter Six – ExplanationNone of them said anything and Marly started pacing again.
Finally after a couple of minutes Hermione spoke, "Marly, would you please stop that and SIT DOWN!" Marly sat down in a big red armchair. "Good, now, let me get this straight, you were a total B*TCH before you cam here?" Hermione said.
Marly was silent and looked at her hands. They wee very interesting. "Yes, I was."
It was quiet again until Harry choked out one word: "Why?"
"Why?! You mean why I did that? You actually want to know why I bullied those kids?"
He nodded.
She looked him in the eyes, "You're something else, you know that? Most people just judge and don't ask questions. But for the answer to you question: the reason was attention. Not in the beginning, then it was insecurity. I was really scared and when I learned to fight and swear I felt like I could deal with things. That's also why it got worse when we grew up. People don't pay attention to kids that are not entirely normal but also not that out of place. We were lonely. This isn't an excuse, it's how it was. We weren't the nicest kids around and the others avoided us because they didn't want to start a fight. Most of them wee a bit scared of us. We felt like it was us against them and we intended to win. The bullying was mainly a cry for the attention we only received if we did som4thing wrong."
"That's just really said, I feel like crying now," Harry said sarcastically, "basically, you were just a Dudley," he added before storming off.
"Dudley?" Marly asked confused.
"His cousin," this was the first time Ron said something, "Dudley bullied him ever since he was a little boy," and after that he followed Harry.
Draco's jaw was till somewhere at the floor.
"Why didn't you tell us before?" Hermione asked.
"Look how they reacted. Don't get me wrong, I don't blame them, I would have probably done the exact same thing. But how do you think it would have been like if I had just stepped into your compartment and said: 'Hi, I'm Marly, nice to meet you, did you know I got kicked out of my last school because I made half of the staff retire early? What do you think you're reaction would have been then?"
Hermione was silent for a while, "I honestly don't know, I don't even know how I should react to this no. So if you would please be so kind to excuse me..." and she too left.
Marly watched her go and then looked at Draco who was still staring at her with his mouth wide open.
She sighed, "Please Draco, close your mouth, you look rather stupid like that."
He shut it, but still looked really shocked. They were both silent.
"You don't have anything to say?" she asked.
"Actually I do, why were you EVER placed in Gryffindor???" he exclaimed.
"Because the Sorting Hat didn't know about my past. The Headmaster of Gwyndelring wanted us to have an honest second chance so he locked that part of my memory and no-one except me can open that part of my brain."
"Does Dumbledore know?"
"I really don't know, he didn't treat me different, or better: like I didn't deserve to be there when I fist met him. So he's either way too tolerant for his own good or he doesn't have a clue."
They stared into the fire, no saying a word. Time passed but they didn't notice it, too busy with their thoughts to even care. When the fire had almost died out Draco stood up.
"I should be going, don't want to get caught here!"
"Sure," Marly said, walking him to the exit. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," he turned to leave but as if he had only just thought about it he asked: "Why did you even try to be nice when they still react like this, like it doesn't matter what you've done lately?"
She didn't say anything and he headed off.
When he was out of sight she whispered: "Because I saw what my future would be like. Because I want to be normal.." then she added: "Because you're in the exact same place I was half a year ago and that scares me..."
End of Chapter Five
A/n: I think I already have new inspiration for chapter seven, isn't that great?? Maybe not... It'll probably take a couple of days to get that one written... please review, like? Hate? Tell me, please.
Greetz and Kisses, Katie
