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Secrets, lies and love-Chapter 7
Nicole's POV
After the feast me, Harry, Ron and Hermione followed the rest of Gryffindor along the usual path to Gryffindor Tower, but when we reached the corridor which ended with the portrait of the Fat Lady, we found it jammed full of people.
"Why isn't anyone going in?" I asked curiously.
I tried to peer over the heads in front of me. The portrait seemed to be closed.
"Let me through, please," came Percy Weasley's voice. "What's the hold-up here? You can't all have forgotten the password-excuse me, I'm Head Boy-"
"What's going on?" asked Ginny.
I shrugged, "I dunno, maybe Neville has forgotten the password."
"Hey!" I turned round to find Neville behind me.
"Oh, you're there." I said to Neville.
Next moment, Professor Dumbledore was at the scene. Me, Harry, Ron and Hermione moved closer to see what the trouble was. "Oh, my-" Hermione exclaimed and grabbed onto my brother's arm. The Fat Lady had vanished from her portrait, hmmm, that's odd.
"We need to find her," said Dumbledore. "Professor McGonagall, please go to Mr Filch at once and tell him to search every painting in the castle."
Then a student found The Fat Lady in one of the paintings looking rather messed up. "He's here in the castle, Professor, the one they're all talking about, it's Sirius Black!" The Fat Lady shouted before hid behind a cow or something.
Professor Dumbledore had sent all us Gryffindors back to the Great Hall, then in ten minutes we were joined by Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, they also looked very confused. "Nicole, what's going on!" I heard Draco shouting as he tried to push through the crowd towards me.
"It's The Fat Lady!" I exclaimed.
Draco looked confused, "What do you mean?" he asked.
Before I had the chance to answer, Dumbledore spoke, "The teachers and I need to conduct a thorough search of the castle," Dumbledore told us. "I'm afraid that, for your own safety, you will have to spend the night here. I want all Prefects to stand guard over the Entrance to the Hall and I am leaving the Head Boy and Head Girl in charge. Any disturbance should be reported to me immediately," he added to Percy, who looked really proud and important. Professor Dumbledore waved his wand and the floor was covered in hundreds of squashy purple sleeping bags. "Sleep well," he said to all of us before closing the door behind him.
"Everyone into their sleeping bags!" shouted Percy. "Come on now, no more talking! Lights out in ten minutes!"
I slumped down on a sleeping bag next to Hermione, "Sleep well? How are we supposed to sleep well when we're sleeping on the floor?"
"Do you think Black is still in the castle?" Hermione whispered anxiously.
"Dumbledore obviously thinks he might be," said Ron.
"It's very lucky he picked tonight, though," said Hermione. "The one night we weren't in the Tower..."
"I reckon he's lost track of time, being on the run," I said. "Didn't realise it was Hallowe'en. Otherwise, he'd have come bursting in here."
Hermione and Ron shuddered.
All around us people were asking each other the same questions: 'How did he get in?'
"Maybe he knows how to Apparate," said a Ravenclaw a few away. "Just appeared out of thin air, you know."
"Honestly, am I the only person who's ever bothered to read Hogwarts, A History?" said Hermione, crossly to me, Harry and Ron.
I nodded, "Yes." Hermione has mentioned it so many times I've lost count.
The next morning everyone kept going on and on about Sirius Black. I wasn't interested. While on my way to Herbology I accidently ran into a girl. "Sorry, I didn't see you there," I said while helping the girl pick up her books.
"It's all right, I'm quite clumsy a lot of the time," she smiled. The girl had blonde hair and light blue eyes, she's about the same height as me and I think she's in my year. "I'm Grace Edwards," she held out her hand, I shook it.
"Nicole Potter," I smiled. "and before you ask, yes I'm Harry Potter's twin and yes the rumour is true that me and Malfoy kissed."
"How on earth did you end up with him?" Grace said gloomily.
I shrugged, "He likes me and I like him. Um, what house are you in?"
"Gryffindor, I'm a third year," said Grace. "Nicole, you do know that Malfoy's father used to be a Death Eater, right?"
"A Death what?" I asked confused.
"A Death Eater. You-know-who's followers. I wouldn't get too close to him if I were you."
Then, to my delight, Harry popped his head around the corner and walked towards us, "Hey, sis."
I smiled, "Hey, Harry this is Grace Edwards."
"Hi," Grace said shyly.
Harry smiled, "Nice to meet you, Grace."
Then, my worst fear came true. Pansy Parkinson stormed up to me, looking rather pissed off. "Potter! Stay away from Draco, he's mine!"
I rolled my eyes, what a dumb bull-dog faced bitch. "Give it a rest, Pugson! Draco doesn't like you, get over it!"
"Shut up, you filthy half-blood!"
Oh hell to the no! "Two-faced senseless bitch!"
I watched Harry and Grace stood in the corner both looking rather terrified. "You stay away from my Dracie!"
"Why the hell do you call him that?" I asked, smirking.
"He likes to be called Dracie."
I smirked, "And I like people to mind there own fucking business," Harry and Grace tried to hide their giggles but it didn't work.
Pansy stormed off and I felt so much better for saying that. "Bloody hell, sis, I didn't know you're that scary," Harry said.
I smiled, "There are a lot of things you don't know about me." All three of laughed together before walking to Herbology.
After a hard day, I found a note addressed Nicole Potter. I read the note,
Nicole,
Meet me in the Forbidden Forest tonight, after curfew.
Love Draco xxx
I blushed at the three kisses at the end.
Later that night, I borrowed Harry's invisibility cloak and walked quietly to the Forbidden Forest.
I pulled out my wand. "Lumos Maxima," I whispered, before taking off the cloak and clutching it tightly to my chest.
As I walked deeper into the forest, I heard a twig snap. "Draco?" I whispered still clutching the cloak. "Is that you?"
I heard bushes rustle, I headed through them before I smiled. "Draco, what's all this?" I asked. Draco was lying on blue blanket, with a bowl of Bertie Botts every flavour beans.
"A little midnight snack," he said, turning to me and smirking.
I made myself comfy next to Draco. "Pugson got pissed with me earlier."
"Why?"
"Oh, just telling me to keep away from you and all the rest of the crap that goes with it-"
Draco wrapped his arm around me and held me close. I felt a little cheeky and wrapped an arm across his chest. I cuddled closer to Draco and closed my eyes before I felt him play with my hair. It wasn't long before I leaned up and kissed him before I pulled away from him and we stared at each other for like five seconds before Draco just kissed me back but more passionate. I placed my hand on his cheek, we pulled away after two minutes and spent the rest of the night cuddled up together, asleep.
The end of the seventh chapter, this took me a long time to write but it's worth it. The next chapter is coming soon, please review. :)
