Chapter 9
Yup!
(A/Ndon't threaten to take this story off, im really proud of it and I don't mean for my friends to be a little…mean in their reviews, they say they are defending me but I know its just reviews and your giving me your opinions! So, just ignore them, but im sure it wont happen again. But im serious, nobody threatens me, I'll just come right back. And post this story again and again until I've uploaded the whole story whenever I finish writing it in my notebook.)
Warning: Stupid nightmare ahead. Seriously, it's embarrassing to type this….just to let u guys know.
Astoria ran through a forest, thick pine branches swatting her face as she ran. She heard a horrible scream up ahead, fearing she would find a body when she reached the source of the sound.
"I can help!" She cried, hoping she would make it. She could a voice, deep, menacing, and familiar.
"Did you really think you could run away?" He snarled. It was beast, but Astoria couldn't see what the beast was. It smacked his victim across the face, drawing scarlet blood, he was unable to move, thanks to a binding spell cast by the head of the operation. Astoria wasn't sure the beast was tormenting, she could see a figure, she knew it was a male from the shape.
"Did you!" It bellowed, getting a knife, or claw, she couldn't tell, it trailed it down the binded victims left arm. Blood started to pour out.
"You can't stay silent forever." Clawing down his arm again, using more pressure he cried out in pain for a second.
"No! Get your filthy blood covered claws off me this instant you stupid dog!" Astoria recognized the sneering voice. Naturally she smiled, Draco's sneering always entertained her. But she stopped smiling the minute she saw his face, he was covered in scratches.
"What did you get yourself into now?" She whispered. Astoria wanted to help, but when she tried to move, her body stayed still, she seemed paralyzed, like a binding spell, or a paralyzer spell. Either way, Astoria wasn't doing anything.
"You dead already Malfoy? Shame…Malfoy's never were used to pain like the rest of us are." Astoria's eyes shot open, she stared at Draco, he couldn't be dead! His head was bowed.
Wait a minute! She thought. She could see part of Draco's face, a sneer on his lips.
"Bad dog." He whispered.
"What!"
"You shouldn't speak to your master in such a tone!" He laughed. The creature was in his face.
"Shut up!" It growled.
I am not a dog!" It yelled. He flew forward, putting three huge gashes on Draco's chest, his shirt torn open, blood dripping. The wound seem to go right through him almost. The creature had disappeared and Astoria fell to the ground when she lost balance. She was able to move again.
Draco!" She called. Astoria rushed to his side, reaching for her wand she stopped.
"It was just here a minute ago!" She cried out. Draco had been standing, but quickly collapsed to the ground.
"Draco!" She stopped looking and knelt beside him.
"Wake up you stupid prat! Come on! You can't be dead, you tougher than that!" Astoria said, her voice quivering with worry. Draco's eyes opened slightly, pain filled their silver depths. (A/N If u haven't noticed I like to use eyes as a symbol of emotion! LOL!)
"Why didn't you help?" He croaked. His voice faint.
"I couldn't! I-I I was paralyzed!" Astoria explained.
"I thought-thought you-" His voice trailed off and his eyes closed.
"No, no you are not dying Draco! No! Don't die!" She felt for a pulse but none came. He was still.
"Silent wounds hurt the most, spoken ones just scratch the surface. Love silently you will be killed. Its better to not to love at all." Somebody cooed, it was poetry, poetry that scared the living day lights out of her.
"No, no wake up! You are not dead…why!"
Astoria shot up in bed. Darkness flooded her vision, she checked the time.
"3:15 a.m Two hours?" She thought out loud. But it seemed so much longer. Astoria's eyes widened.
"My wand!" She gasped.
"You what?" Ginny said groggily, she had woken up. Astoria sighed in relief as she held her wand.
"Oh thank God." She whispered. Sitting back down on her bed she looked up at Ginny.
"Astoria? Are you okay?" Ginny asked. Astoria blinked.
"Don't you dare say nothing because you eyes are almost as big as owls." She muttered.
"A nightmare that's all." She whispered.
"About what, I love a good horror story." Ginny was now propped up on her elbow, her long perfect straight ginger hair falling neatly over hr shoulders, while Astoria's black curls lay tangled on her back.
"Somebody died, and I had to watch the whole thing, and when I tried to help them my wand had disappeared."
"Who died?"
"I don't know…" Astoria huffed. She saw Ginny smile snidely.
"You had a nightmare that Draco Malfoy died didn't you?" She smirked.
Merlin's beard she's good. Astoria thought in despair.
"Maybe it was Harry who died." She retorted. Ginny straightened up.
"Keep your hands off my Harry." She growled.
"Who's Harry?" The two girls jumped. Astoria knew Ginny was blushing when she discovered it was Harry at the doorway.
"I'm not a possession to be owned girls."
"Hi." Ginny said. Harry walked in.
"Heard you two talking, whats this nightmare about somebody dying?" He asked. Looking around Harry pulled out his wand and pointed to the door.
"Muffliato." He said.
"Now, nobody will else will hear us talking." Harry smiled.
"I love being eighteen." Ginny rolled her eyes.
"So, the nightmare?" Harry pulled up a chair and sat on it backwards.
"Somebody died and I couldn't save them." Astoria said calmly.
"More like Draco got murdered violently and Astoria couldn't save her boyfriend! Have you two even kissed yet?" Ginny asked. Astoria's cheeks flushed red.
"I do not love Draco Malfoy! And we have never kissed!" She growled.
"Defensive…check, first sign you like him." Ginny smiled. Harry blinked in surprise.
"You LOVE him!" He gasped.
"I don't!" Astoria said.
"But he worked for Voldemort!"
"Forced to work for Voldemort!"
"No comment Ginny." Astoria said as Ginny put her hand up.' Harry just sighed.
"You're friends, by choice! With Draco Lucius Malfoy?" Astoria nodded.
"Why!" Harry asked loudly. Astoria stood up.
"As I've told you before Harry, Draco Malfoy wanted to die! He hated himself and his life, he never had a true friend, until one night, I felt the need to help him. I saw the Draco Malfoy nobody else has saw! I have seen Draco truly happy. I know him, and you two have no right to go and saw a word against him!" Astoria wanted to take the words back she second she said it, Ginny would never let her hear the end of this. She couldn't care for him, and yet she did. She wanted to love him, but didn't. Ginny and Harry just sat there with a surprised look on their faces.
"Wow, you really care don't you?" Said Ginny softly.
I admit it! I do." Astoria huffed, now irritated. Harry fixed his glasses and cleared his throat.
"Um, well, I'm sorry to get mad I you I guess." He said. Astoria just nodded.
"It's fine, don't worry about it." She murmured. Ginny yawned.
"Is my Ginny getting tired?" Harry teased.
"Oh shut up." She laughed. She got out of bed and gently kissed Harry.
"Night, now, go to bed and stop snooping." She warned. Harry just smiled and walked back upstairs.
"Ginny?"
"Yeah?"
"Whats it like?" Astoira asked.
"What's what like?"
"Kissing somebody." She said.
"You've never kissed?" Ginny gasped.
"No…" Ginny shook her head.
"And how old are you again?"
"17."
"You've never kissed?" Astoria sighed.
"No. That's why I was asking you." She laid down on her back.
"Well, sometimes it can nice, it can be a sweet kiss, like just now, passionate, or just a lovely kiss, where he just kisses you for a second, but that second makes you feel fuzzy inside." Ginny explained happily.
"How come you've never kissed anybody Astoria?" She asked. Astoria shrugged.
"Rejection, I guess, I don't know, I've never really liked anybody. I want my first kiss to mean something I guess." She explained stupidly.
"Its 3:45 we better get to sleep." Ginny whispered. Astoria nodded.
"Yeah." And she rolled over to hopefully sleep again.
Draco sat up in bed, he just couldn't sleep, no matter how hard he tried he just couldn't keep his eyes closed. The return home was pleasant, his mother hugged him and gave him a kiss, then ehy had some tea in the parlor, where Draco told his mother about Astoria.
"She sounds just marvelous honey." She purred. Draco just smiled, but he felt bad for Astoria, who would never again be able to see her mother again. Draco whished he could talk to her, he missed her. Don't even think about loving her. He told himself.
"What?" He turned to the window, his owl was there, looking absolutely exhausted. Draco let him in, took the letter and let the owl sleep
She's at the Weasly's! Well, at least she's with friends there. he though as he read the letter. He knew it was late, he just couldn't sleep. He began to think of the danger they would face in the summer, or spring, when then went to get rid of Avery.
She could die, I should leave without her, to make sure she's safe. Draco knew it would make her mad, so he though of a plan.
"If I leave the night before I tell her we're leaving, she'll never get to follow me, forcing her to stay. I can do this without any help." He said to himself. Sighing, he silently hoped that this would all end soon.
"Sometimes goodbye is the only way.: He told himself. Draco decided sitting in his room was doing nothing for him, so he crept out and headed down to the living room, the fireplace still burning wit life. He looked for the Daily Prophet, but it wasn't on the table.
Mother is probably reading it. He sat down in the chair his father usually sat in, he glanced up at the family portrait, above the fireplace.
"Crazy Bellatrix." He muttered. He was only nine or ten at the time, his hair was slicked back.
"That hairstyle is horrible." He laughed quietly.
"Why did I ever think I looked good like that." He turned his back to the portrait and closed his eyes. Where? He thought.
The lake! He took a step forward and was sucked into nothing, when he landed he was at the lake. He brushed the dirt and snow off his pants and walked to the edge, dawn was coming. Draco could see the pink lines in the distance.
"Is this place even safe?" Draco's eyes widened. What the hell? Is that PANSY?
"Protego Totalum." He whispered, while pointing his wand at himself. Now invisible, Draco Malfoy crept over to Pansy.
"It's fine! What are you findings?" Draco almost fell over. It was Avery! What the hell is going on here! Draco was close to panicking.
"I found Astoria's little hiding place! It's on the tallest tower at Hogwarts, I saw her fly up there one day. Maybe you could push her off." Pansy laughed. Avery just sighed.
"The Malfoy boy would save her you idiot! Or she would save herself!" Pansy cringed at the harsh tone.
"Well, they also sit by the forbidden Forest every day to talk." Pansy suggested.
"That's perfect, maybe if we can get him orher in there we can kill one of them. Anything else?" Avery asked. Pansy got on her tip toes as if to whisper it to him.
"Well, if you ask me, I think they fancy each other!" Pansy started to giggle oddly.
Oh great, another Bellatrix! Draco thought in dismay.
"That will be all Miss Parkinson. Now go home." Pansy nodded and apparated away. Leaving Avery to apparate last. Draco plopped onto the ground rubbing his temples.
Pansy's been spying on us! That noise I heard when I saved Astoria that one night, it was Pansy! Rage started to build inside of him.
"That's what she's been doing!" He hissed. Now Astoria was definitely staying behind. Draco sighed, this was his fault. If I had just jumped off that bridge and ignored Astoria, none of this would be happening, and she would be safe. Sighing loudly he apparated back home to take a shower.
"What have I done?" He whispered.
YAYZ! ITS DONE! Soooooooooooooooooo what did ya think? Who would of thought, that PANSY would work AGAINST Draco? WHAT A TWIST! Ahah! I have another little plan for Pansy in chapter 18! You guys are gonna be like
that's totally cliché kind of, but HOLY CRAP!
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