Sorry it took so long to update but i've been working on my other stories and got a little side tracked hope you guys enjoy.

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Marina sighed as she stood in front of McGonagall's desk while the professor walked around and stood in between her chair and her desk and stared at the girl before her. She let out a heavy sigh and shook her head.

"Marina we talked about this a hundred times." "You can't stand out to much here or people will find out who you are." She explained as she slowly sat down at her desk. Marina shook her head and snorted in annoyance.

"Maybe it's time they did." She said bitterly. McGonagall sighed.

"That would make things hard on you." "I promised your grandmother that I would keep you safe and promised your father that I wouldn't reveal who you really were to anyone…except the teachers." Marina said finishing her statement for her.

"I know." She replied with a sigh. "But I was not going to stand around and just watch him torture Malfoy under the cruciartus curse while everyone just stood around and watched thinking it was justice." "That's sick." She yelled.

McGonagall closed her eyes and sighed. "Draco Malfoy is another complex case here." "There are many that blame him for dumbledores death and the fall of Hogwarts."

"I know who he is McGonagall and I really don't care." "To tell you the truth I feel worse for him then anyone else here." She stated causing McGonagall to stare at her in surprise.

"I know what he did but I feel bad for him and the people like him who have remorse for what they did and are trying to right the wrongs but no one wants to give them a chance." She explained clarifying. McGonagall smiled a little.

"You really do have a good heart." "You get that from your mother." She said softly. Marina smiled slightly and shook her head as she let out a heavy sigh.

"Professor she's innocent!" Two voices screamed bursting into Mcgonagall's office and startling them. McGonagall smiled as a winded Hermione and Ginny rushed into the office followed by a less winded Luna who simply smiled.

"I couldn't stop them." Her airy voice said with a shrug. Marina smiled and shook her head.

"You also seem to have good friends." McGonagall added and stood. "Don't worry Ladies Ms. Lockheart is not in any trouble here we were just talking." She assured growing serious. Marina smiled and shook her head.

"I will be taking statements from the three of you as well as a few other students and Ms. Lockheart here as well as Mr. Northwood before I make any decisions." McGonagall assured. Marina nodded and braced herself against a chair suddenly.

"Marina!" Ginny cried in horror as the three of them rushed towards her and McGonagall touched her arm in concern. Marina shook her head.

"I'm fine." she said weakly and before they could stop her she fell down out cold.

"Marina." Hermione cried frantically.

"It's the cruciartus curse." Luna said calmly. "She was hit with it but it didn't affect her." "It must have done something else." McGonagall sighed relieved and shook her head. "Thank goodness." She said softly.

Ginny looked up at her confused. "Professor why are you so calm?" She asked nervously. McGonagall sighed and laughed a little.

"Marina has been immune to that spell for about five years now, but it takes a toll on her." McGonagall explained. "She'll be fine." She said summoning a house elf. "Inform Mrs. Sprout that I need someone to come and get Ms. Lockheart from my office." "She has passed out and needs a calming potion." She ordered and as soon as she finished the house elf was gone.

McGonagall slowly stood and sighed. "You three had best get to the mess hall for dinner." "There isn't anything more you can do here." She informed returning to her senses as a man appeared to take Marina to the infirmary. She saw the girls hesitate to leave and smiled.

"I will send for you the moment she wakes." She assured and watched as they slowly started out of her office thanking her as they left. She sighed and looked over at the man as he picked up Marina's unconscious form and stood.

"This child will be the death of me." She mused and shook her head as she followed him out towards the infirmary.

~*~*~Draco~*~*~

Draco grunted in pain as he slowly came out of the fog that was in his mind and slowly opened his eyes. His whole body hurt but the thing that hurt the most was his head.

He gasped and sprung up as everything came back to him and fell back in pain as his head began to throb from his sudden action. He growled in annoyance and sighed. He was in the medical wing from what he could see and closed his eyes as he recalled the events that had occurred to land him here.

It was that bastard Alec Northwood. He gripped the sheets tightly as his anger began to build in his chest. The coward had attacked him in the hall on the way towards the library after Goyle and the others had left to go back to the dorm.

He slowly opened his eyes again hearing the sound of footsteps getting closer. He slowly looked over and sighed seeing McGonagall standing beside him and a male nurse laying someone down in the bed beside his.

"How are you feeling?" McGonagall asked a little concerned. He smirked and shook his head as he slowly sat up again.

"Alright, better once I get my hands on Northwood though." He informed coldly. McGonagall sighed and shook her head.

"Mr. Northwood will be taken care of I assure you but not by you." She informed firmly. Draco smirked.

"Right because you punishing him will be far worse then me doing it right." He said bitterly.

McGonagall sighed in frustration. "I know it's been tough being back here after everything that happened but you don't have to let people believe you're exactly what they think you are." She explained.

Draco snorted and shook his head in disagreement. "People believe what they want, even if I did everything right, the first time I do something wrong I'm the bad guy again." "It's easier to just let them think what they want." He explained bitterly. McGonagall shook her head as she studied him.

She could see the pain he had hidden behind his mask but understood that now was not the time to discuss anything.

"Well I suppose I should contact your parents and…No, he said cutting her off, don't tell them." "Mother will only worry and I don't want my father anywhere near here." He said dismissively.

McGonagall hesitated then slowly nodded. "I'll let you tell them then." She replied softly.

Draco nodded and jumped as the person behind McGonagall started to toss and turn violently. McGonagall rushed over in a flash and yelled for professor sprout who came running towards them. Malfoy stared at them curiously wondering what the hell was going on.

"She won't drink it, I can't get her to stay still." Professor Sprout cried as two female nurses appeared and then McGonagall along with the nurses tried to restrain the person but were having no such luck.

They screamed as if they were hurting her and Malfoy slowly got to his feet and started over to see what the hell was going on.

"Can't you give her it as an injection?" McGonagall asked frantically now. Professor sprout shook her head desperately.

"If she were still yes but if I don't do it right it could kill her." She argued.

"I told them to give it to her as soon as she got here." McGonagall roared angrily. Sprout sighed.

"I understand Minerva but if I can't give it to her orally it's going to be a long night." She reasoned.

Malfoy froze as he caught sight of the person screaming and thrashing violently against them. He sighed and slowly walked up on side of McGonagall.

"Give me the potion." He stated irritably and held out his hand.

"Draco what on earth do you think your doing?" McGonagall asked in shock. Malfoy rolled his eyes and sighed.

"You said she has to take it orally right?" "So I'll give it to her orally." He argued indifferently. McGonagall stared at him in surprise then looked over at Professor sprout who shrugged.

"It might work." She said.

"It'll affect you too though Draco." She informed. Malfoy smirked as he took the goblet and sighed.

"Good then maybe it'll keep the nightmares away." He muttered before taking some of the potion into his mouth.

He slowly leaned over towards Marina and hesitated before slowly brushing his lips against hers. He could have sworn he felt her tense up as he did so but ignored it as he slowly parted her lips with his and forced some of the potion into her mouth before she could scream again. He slowly pulled back as she slowly began to relax and felt his mind starting to fog up as if he had a really good buzz.

The taste of caramel filled his mouth and he smiled wondering why he'd just done that. He watched hazily as Marina now relaxed and Professor Sprout gave her the last of the potion as they let go of her. He sat down on his bed and shook his head as McGonagall turned around and faced him. A look of surprise and gratitude was on her face as she spoke.

"Thank you, Draco." She said gratefully. He shook his head.

"Don't mention it, ever." He insisted.

McGonagall nodded in understanding and sighed. "Well I suppose you should get your rest." McGonagall informed. He smirked. "Yeah, whatever." He countered coldly making her smile a little before nodding to him and walking away with Professor Sprout and speaking in hushed tones.

He sighed as he slowly laid back down on his bed and looked over at where Marina lay relaxed and asleep. Blissfully unaware of what happened a few moments ago. He snorted in irony and looked up at the ceiling. The taste of caramel was still strong in his mouth and he sighed as he felt his eyelids growing heavier by the seconds.

"Maybe I should get sent to the infirmary more often." He mused before sleep finally took him.

~*~*~*Dream*~*~*~

The smell of roses captivated his senses as he walked through a rose garden with the sun shining around him as he walked down the familiar path. It was the garden at his home before it got tainted by the evil that had been Voldemort.

He smiled as he walked out and saw his parents sitting in the courtyard drinking coffee and reading the paper. Both at ease and as he walked up. "Draco," his mother's voice sang. "Draco." She said again a little more urgently. He froze as was flung from the dream again as someone called his name again.

Draco shot up with a start and looked to see Hermione standing beside him with a pouch in her hand.

"Bloody Hell Granger, what the heck is wrong with you?" He asked irritably as he rubbed his face with his hands. "Sorry, she said sincerely, but have you seen Marina?" She asked a hint of desperation in her voice.

"Bloody Hell Ganger she's right…" He stopped as he looked past her to see that the bed was empty. "What the hell?" He whispered in shock. Hermione sighed in defeat.

"Damn I guess she left then." She cursed. He smirked.

"Stubborn one, that one is." He said shaking his head. Hermione stared at him in surprise. He rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Don't you have somewhere to be?" He asked irritably. She jumped in surprise not realizing she had been staring at him and nodded.

"Yes, your right I have to get to Astronomy." She said nervously and hesitated before placing the pouch down beside him on the bed and smiling.

"Thanks." She said and rushed out before he could yell at her to take her pouch with her.

He sighed in annoyance and slowly reached for the pouch she had left on his bed. He smirked as he opened it and looked to see a blueberry muffin stashed inside. He sighed and shook his head as he slowly took a bite of it. He snorted at how ironic this was but none the less ate the muffin.

~*~*~Marina's~*~*~
P.O.V.

The sun hurt my eyes as I walked down the corridors and past the chattering students. My body had the shakes as if I had gone out the night before and drank but I wasn't letting it bother me. I sighed as I made it to my defense against the dark arts class and took my normal seat.

I felt like hell and had a feeling that my day was not going to get any better, in fact I was sure of it. I put my bag down beside my chair and pulled out parchment, ink and a quill as I rested my head on my arm against the desk and slowly began to write down my secret.

The one thing that kept burning inside of me so strong that I thought I'd surely burst into flames at any moment. The one secret I wasn't allowed to tell for fear of the consequences.

But If I could write it down, if I could put it down on paper, then maybe it would take the weight off of my shoulders. I sighed as I stared down at the words and read them a million times before finally turning the paper into ash and allowing it to take my secret with it.

I jumped as someone placed their hand on my shoulder and looked up to see Luna standing beside me. Her hazel eyes filled with concern but also joy. I smiled weakly up at her before she sat down beside me.

"So how are you feeling?" She asked softly. I sighed and shook my head.

"Like hell to be honest." I informed defeated.

She chuckled and shook her head. "You know you had us all worried." "Hermione is going mental trying to find you as we speak and the whole school is abuzz with what happened yesterday." She informed me with a sigh. I smiled and rolled my eyes.

"Great, just what I need is people talking about me." I said irritably as I rubbed my temples and leaned back in my chair. "As for Hermione, I suppose I should have informed you guys that I was alright."

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you worry and think that I don't care." "It's just that I've never had friends before and its all kinda new to me." I explained looking over at her apologetically.

Luna beamed in excitement but I also saw understanding in her eyes and I realized that out of my friends Luna and I probably were the most alike in terms of how we grew up. I shook my head and sighed. "Thanks for listening Luna." I whispered. She grinned.

"Anytime." She replied and I watched as her face suddenly became cold and looked over to see Alec Northwood glaring at me as he slowly walked towards his seat.

I smiled and rolled my eyes in annoyance. "Prick." I muttered under my breath as he took his seat and then things really became tense as Malfoy walked in and took his seat without so much as a word or glance around the room except for when it came to Alec and the two exchanges the coldest glares I've ever seen before.

I slowly looked over at him and watched him as he took his seat. He glanced up at me and then looked away. I bit my bottom lip and tried not to smile but was finding it hard to laugh. I had this weird feeling inside me. I shook my head and regained my composure as Professor Krane walked in and started his lesson.

Well I hope everyone enjoyed it because there will be a lot more flirting in the next chapter. Please review and let me know what you think so far. Thanks