Hellooo! Urgh, all I can say is: writers block sucks. Loads. I have written and re-written this chapter so many times. Still not FULLY satisfied, but I'm hoping that by submitting this and getting this little part over and done with, I can carry on freshly. Here's hoping! It's what happens when adult life takes over and everything else gets put aside :/

Not abandoned though! Never! I have faith . hahaha. I shall remain strong (and who knows, I might be able to continue my Naruto story eventually too)

I cannot apologise enough! So I shall let you read instead! Enjoy! ^.^


Of Friendships and Heartbreaks

Jessica sat crossed-legged on one of the armchairs in the common room that morning, quietly putting her hair into two braids as some of the first years shuffled nervously around. She would've gotten her hair done in her own room, if Parvati and Lavender weren't currently so obsessed with hair spray and weird smelling perfume. It was another five minutes before Hermione came down the stairs, carrying her books in one arm and using her free hand to fix her hair. "I swear, it's untameable." She groaned.

"Looks nice though." Jessica shrugged, as she made sure her fringe was in its place. "Do you know how long the boys will be?"

"Nope... But I'm guessing they're still a little sour. Apparently Harry and Seamus had an argument last night." Hermione said.

"Great." Jessica said, rolling her eyes.

"You're not still angry at me right?" Hermione said, rather cautiously. "I mean, I wasn't able to explain myself and-"

"I told you last night, Mione, I'm over it." Jessica said.

"Yes, but, it wouldn't be the first time you've said you were fine, when actually you've just wanted to shout, or punch, or-"

There was a sudden, loud sound of a door slamming, and raised voices which immediately followed, which interrupted Hermione's train of thought. Seamus came rushing down the stairs, his entire face bright red, and he was visibly fuming. The first years that were still around quickly moved out of his way, but curiously watched to figure out what was happening. Harry was only seconds behind him. "You want to say that to my face, Seamus?" Harry spat, angrily. Ron, Neville and Dean stopped at the bottom of the stairs, all slightly worried about the potential outcome of the disagreement between Harry and Seamus. Hermione, however, clearly wasn't having any of it.

"I suggest you both stop this nonsense-"

"You go round making yourself look like a nutter, Potter. You've brought this on yourself." Seamus said, spinning round and walking back to Harry. In a matter of seconds they were nose to nose, but thankfully Ron reacted quickly. He pulled Harry back by the arm and stood in between the two boys. Jessica got up and stood next to Hermione, who also looked ready to jump in between them.

"You know nothing about what happened!" Harry exclaimed.

"Why don't you fill us in?" Seamus taunted. "Tell us all about how Cedric died and You-Know-Who supposedly came back-"

"Voldemort is back!" Harry yelled and took a step forward, and Ron shoved him back again.

"Come on you guys, just chill out." Dean said, nervously.

"So you keep saying." Seamus said, rolling his eyes.

Harry lost it in that moment. He jumped forward, but Ron held him back. He struggled and fought against Ron's protest, and Seamus was taking a few tentative steps back. "Let go of me Ron!" Harry shouted out.

"Just stop this right now!" Hermione said, desperately.

"I'm telling you. He's a nutter!" Seamus said.

"Geez, you leave these kids alone for two seconds." Fred said, walking into the common room. George and Joshua followed.

"You two better stop this, I'm being serious! I will not hesitate to send you both to detention!" Hermione said.

"Whatever." Seamus said, spinning round to head out. "You'd think being as famous as he is would've been enough attention-"

Harry dashed forward, almost making Ron tumble down, and grabbed Seamus by the arm. More students had gathered by this point, and everyone gasped, and awaited the outcome. Harry would've punched Seamus square in the face - if it hadn't been for Joshua pushing him back, and Fred grabbing hold of Seamus. "That's enough of that." Joshua said, rolling his eyes.

"No need to hold him back, I'll take you on, Potter!" Seamus fired.

"Like to see you try." Harry shot back.

"I said enough." Joshua said, impatiently, shoving Harry back again and turning to face Seamus. "Get yourself some breakfast and get to class. And you-" Joshua said, turning back to Harry. "A word."

Jessica glanced at Hermione and then Ron, confused, hoping one of them could explain what just happened. They both shrugged, unsurprisingly. Everyone back whispering as Joshua dragged Harry upstairs by the arm, and Seamus pushed himself off Fred and left. "I'll go make sure he's alright." Dean said, following Seamus out of the common room.

"Should we go see Harry?" Neville asked.

"No." Hermione said, quickly, knowing all too well Jessica had the same thought. "Let Josh handle this one." Hermione blatantly ignored the pout Jessica gave her, and made sure both her and Ron followed her to the Great Hall for breakfast.

x.x

"Before you say anything-"

"Harry, you've got the makings of a legend, but there are times I do wonder about your levels of stupidity." Joshua said, biting back a laugh. "Can't you just keep to yourself, just a little?"

"What do you mean?"

"We're being watched." Joshua frowned.

"You're talking about Umbridge, aren't you?" Harry asked, furrowing his eyebrows.

"The last thing the Ministry wants is a group of people coming together at an attempt of a 'plan of action', Harry." Joshua sighed. "Look... We believe you, otherwise the Order wouldn't have come together. But you need to keep your mouth shut when necessary."

"But these kids need to know-"

"They don't need to know every single detail, especially if there's nothing they can do about it." Joshua said.

"That's kind of ironic coming from you, don't you think?" Harry spat.

"I am doing something about it." Joshua said.

"You're laying low. You've said so yourself!" Harry said, angrily.

"What I say and what I do are two different things." Joshua said, now getting annoyed at Harry's attitude.

"Like mother like son." Harry shot - and there was a moment of silence. A painful silence in which Harry realised what came out of his mouth. Never in his life had he seen Joshua give him such a look - in fact, never had he seen Joshua give anyone this look. He looked angry, saddened, pained... It was almost impossible to determine what was going through the Selwyn's mind in that moment. Harry only silently wished that wasn't going to leave the room with a black eye or two.

"You should get going." Joshua said. "You'll be late for your first lesson."

Harry didn't attempt an apology, because he was certain Joshua wouldn't give him the chance to. Silently admitting defeat, Harry left the room. Joshua took a seat on the edge of the bed, staring off into nothing. This year wasn't going to be an easy one - and he didn't even have Lila to turn to for some stress relief. Groaning loudly, he dropped back.

x.x

Jessica made no attempt to maintain manners as she arrived in the Great Hall with Hermione and Ron. It was quite obvious that the little spat between Seamus and Harry had already spread throughout the school, and that the three were evidently siding with Harry. "I will throw something at someone." Jessica said, through gritted teeth, as she sent a group of Ravenclaw's a death glare.

"No you will not, because that will land you in detention." Hermione said, strictly. "You remember what Dumbledore said, right? And what Sir Nicolas said about the Hat? We're supposed to be forming an inter-house unity. It's not going to be easy, but-"

"It's going to be darn right impossible." Ron snorted. "Have you noticed that everyone is whispering about us."

Pansy Parkinson walked past them, arm in arm with Millicent Bullstrode, and with three younger-looking Slytherin girls following behind them. "And there's the slag of the group. She likes to throw herself at boys in the middle of the street."

Hermione had heard Pansy's comment, and had tried to get Jessica to keep moving, knowing all too well about her best friend's relationship with Pansy Parkinson. But, before Hermione had the chance to actually react, Jessica had spun round and grabbed Pansy by the arm. "You have something to say, Parkinson, then say it to my face."

"Oh, I've got plenty to say, Selwyn." Pansy smirked. "Things that if your precious friends knew, they would hate you forever."

"What is she talking about?" Ron asked, confused.

"Jess, just walk away before you start something you'll regret." Hermione said.

"It's okay. She can say whatever she wants." Jessica smirked. "Because then I'll just have to tell the whole world about little Perdita."

"You wouldn't dare." Pansy's eyes narrowed.

"Once upon a time, in a little bungalow by the sea-" There was a loud screeching sound, and Pansy pounced on Jessica, dropping her to the ground.

"Oh for goodness sake." Hermione groaned. "Enough, both of you, or you'll end up in detention!"

Hermione's words went unheard, however, as Pansy straddled Jessica and began pulling against her braids. Students began gathering round, all euphoric over the scene before them. "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"

"Isn't that the Selwyn kid?" A seventh year asked, as Jessica kneed Pansy and managed to roll on top of her. Pansy's grip hadn't loosened on Jessica's hair.

"Come on! Punch her in the nose!" Another student cried as Pansy got the upper hand and managed to knock Jessica back down again.

Harry rounded the corner, hands in pockets and head hung low, silently thinking of ways he could apologise to Joshua for his comment, when he heard the students cheering on a fight. Feeling the curiosity spark within him, he began pushing his way into the large mass of students, until he finally reached the front. He hadn't been expecting to find Pansy and Jessica rolling around on the stone floor. Hermione was yelling, desperately hoping they would stop, but Ron was stood in shock - though Harry knew he was secretly amused.

x.x

"I think if we organise our time well enough, we can meet up with him just before school starts back up again." Blaise said, in a slightly hushed voice.

"We need to make sure no one follows." Draco agreed.

"No one will. They'll be busy with my mother's event." Blaise said. "I mean, there's Crabbe and Goyle..."

"They'll be fine as long as they've got food." Draco smirked.

"We can use all the help we can get though." Blaise shrugged.

"Yeah, but until I figure out how far deep they're in, they can't be fully trusted." Draco sighed.

"It just feels wrong." Blaise frowned. "We're meant to be friends."

"I know, but-" Draco stopped at the sound of the students chanting. "What the-"

"Malfoy! Do something!" Hermione said, desperately, as soon as she caught sight of Draco.

"You couldn't handle this yourself?" Draco said, annoyed, but he complied nonetheless. He pushed past the few students in his way and cautiously made his way over to the two wild girls. Just as Jessica managed the upper hand once again, Draco pulled her up, with surprising ease, and off of Pansy.

"LET ME GO!" Jessica squealed, trying to get her hands on Pansy once again.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Professor McGonagall's voice was heard, and the students were quick to begin scrambling away.

"She started it!" Pansy cried, getting up off the ground, not bothering to fix her clothes or hair.

"No, you started it. I just want to finish it!" Jessica said, throwing herself forward and almost releasing herself from Draco's grip. But he was stronger than she'd expected.

"We tried stopping them, Professor." Hermione said, worriedly.

"Did a poor job of it." Draco mumbled, still holding on to Jessica - who was ready to pounce again, despite McGonagall being there.

"I don't care who started it. Both of you in my office. Now." McGonagall said before turning to walk away. Pansy turned on her heels and followed McGonagall.

"I can't move if you don't release me." Jessica spat.

"Can you promise to be civilised?" Draco smirked.

"No." Jessica said, as Draco loosened his grip. "I'll see you guys later." Jessica mumbled, following Pansy and McGonagall.

"Wow... Eventful morning." Ron said, somewhat amused.

"This isn't funny!" Hermione said, indignantly. She spotted Harry, who seemed to be just as entertained as Ron was, and groaned. "You and Jess are the ones that are most likely to end up with the most attention on you, so you can't keep doing things like this."

"You know, it's not easy just sitting back and letting everyone talk about you." Harry said, rolling his eyes.

"She's right though." Draco said, before leaving.

"See!" Hermione groaned. "Even Malfoy knows how silly you're both acting. Have you already forgotten about Umbridge?"

"This has nothing to do with-"

"It has everything to do with it Harry." Hermione sighed. "Please just try to ignore it?"

"I can't promise that." Harry frowned.

"He's got a point, Hermione-"

"Oh shut up, Ronald, you were no help." Hermione spat. "I'm going to get some toast and enjoy the last few minutes of breakfast before lesson starts."

Ron rolled his eyes as Hermione walked off. "I think she's going to go mad with power." Harry smiled slightly at this.

"So what caused the fight anyway?" Harry asked.

"Pansy being a prick of course." Ron snorted. "She had it coming. Good on Jess." Harry grinned at this.

x.x

"I am not even the slightest bit interested in who started the squabble - and even less interested in who attempted to finish it." Jessica avoided the look McGonagall was blatantly giving her. "But I am willing to simply let this slide, with a single detention session with Professor Snape..." Both Jessica and Pansy groaned at this. "In the hopes that next time, you will both think twice before attacking one another." Pansy rolled her eyes. "However, if you two cannot at least pretend to act civilised, then perhaps I'll sign you both up to help take care of the Quidditch field?" Jessica and Pansy shared a glance.

"I'm sure we can put our issues aside whilst at school." Pansy said, with an extremely forced smile.

"That is very good to hear, Miss Parkinson. Miss Selwyn, I'm sure you can agree?" McGonagall pressed.

"Most definitely." Jessica said.

"We aim to have unity within this school this year. It would be much easier if you older students set the example." Professor McGonagall said. "Now, off you go, both of you."

The two girls headed out of Professor McGonagall's office, side by side. "Not a bad punishment... Considering." Pansy said, after a slight moment of silence. Jessica nodded in agreement. "Never knew you were that strong though."

"Yeah... Neither did I." Jessica said, a slight smirk forming on her face.

"What'd she mean... By forming a unity?" Pansy asked, curiously.

"Who knows?" Jessica shrugged.

"I bet you do." Pansy sighed. "You and your friends always seem to know stuff before the rest of us."

"Not always." Jessica said.

"Hey..." Pansy said, stopping in her tracks, and making Jessica stop also. "You know... I've known you all my life. Yes, there are times where I hate you... But... I wouldn't actually tell anyone."

"Good to know." Jessica nodded.

"I mean it!" Pansy insisted. "It may not seem like it, because I enjoy seeing you suffer and all, but I wouldn't... It's a big deal, actually, and as much as I envy you for it, I wouldn't go round telling people."

"Wait... You envy me for it?" Jessica snorted. "You're insane. Officially."

"Well, you're already well known enough without them knowing your secret." Pansy frowned.

"Trust me, Parkinson, you too are well known." Jessica grinned.

"Yeah, cause I took you on." Pansy smirked. "Might have to try that again once my popularity dies down."

"We'll meet up in Hogsmeade for it." Jessica laughed.

"Deal." Pansy nodded.

x.x

Hermione didn't wait for Ron and Harry to finish eating. She gave them a short goodbye, and headed out of the Great Hall. Draco, who was leaned against the wall opposite the Great Hall doors, stood up straight once he spotted Hermione leave. He followed her, ignoring the odd look both Crabbe and Goyle gave him. "Malfoy, whatever you're up to-"

"You always assume the worst in me, don't you?" Malfoy smirked, as he walked a little faster so he was now by Hermione's side. "There's something important I think you should know."

"I really don't think I'll be interested-"

"It's about Jess." And Hermione stopped.

"What about Jess?" Hermione asked, her eyes narrowing.

"I'm sure you've noticed she's been acting strange." Draco said.

"And you always happen to know about it." Hermione frowned. "I understand you've known each other for a long time, but I don't see why she'd trust you."

"There you go again, assuming the worst." Draco said, shaking his head.

"Look Malfoy, whatever it is, you're going to have to make it quick. I have a class to get to, something which I, unlike you, find to be of great importance."

"Has anyone ever told you that you talk too much?" Draco said, rubbing his forehead.

"Malfoy!"

"Alright." Draco said, raising a hand in defeat. "But you need to assure me this will remain between us."

"Why?"

"Just agree to it, Granger." Draco said, rolling his eyes.

"Fine. I won't say a word." Hermione sighed.

"Good." Draco nodded.

x.x

Jessica had arrived at her first lesson a few minutes late, but Professor Binns, their History of Magic Professor, was too into reading a page on Great Wars to notice her silently slip in, and take a seat next to Hermione.

"You in a lot of trouble then?" Hermione whispered, and Jessica gave her a confused look. Hermione was never one to talk about anything other than the lesson during a lesson. "You know, because you decided to beat up Pansy Parkinson?"

"That's not the reason for this look." Jessica said, with the continued confused expression, but when Hermione raised an eyebrow, Jessica gave in. "No, actually... Considering." Hermione furrowed her eyebrows at this. "And trust me, I'm just as surprised as you are."

"Perhaps this is the chance we need to join together?" Hermione said.

"Everyone keeps saying that, but I'm not sure I understand what exactly we're meant to be joining together for." Jessica mumbled.

"I'm sure we'll figure it out." Hermione nodded. "We just need to all trust each other." Jessica nodded at this. "That includes you too, Jess."

"What do you-"

"Nothing." Hermione said, quickly. "Just... I worry sometimes. I think you get one idea in your head, and you forget to see everything else around you... And, well, we all care about you. So, just know that no matter what, Ron, Harry and I will still be on your side. You can trust us with anything. Anything at all."

"I know..." Jessica nodded.

"Good..." Hermione nodded also, and chose to ignore that Jessica was processing her words, obviously trying to figure out if she knew something she shouldn't. Instead, she focused back on Professor Binns.

x.x

"How would you survive, if I simply decided not to help you with your homework this year?" Hermione exclaimed, irritably.

"Well, we'd clearly fail our O. , if you want that on your conscience, Hermione." Ron spat.

"It's not my job to make sure you don't fail!" Hermione shouted back.

"They seriously need to get a room." Jessica said, as she and Harry followed the bickering duo.

"I'm tempted to lock them in a cupboard." Harry nodded.

"I quite like that idea." Jessica said, a mischievous grin growing on her face.

"But you might want to avoid getting into trouble again. At least this week." Harry smirked.

"Hello Harry!" Cho Chang, with her dark and shiny hair bouncing as she walked over to Harry, waved rather eagerly. Ron and Hermione continued on, oblivious to Cho's approach. Their bickering only grew louder and more constant.

"Hi..." Harry said, unable to keep from grinning. Jessica silently bit the inside of her cheek to keep from rolling her eyes. "How... Er... How was your summer?"

"Good!" Cho grinned.

"Alright for some." Jessica mumbled. Harry gave her a short glance before turning back to Cho.

"Mine was good too." Harry nodded, and he could feel Jessica silently judging him.

"Nice fringe." Jessica said, unable to contain the fakest of smiles she's ever had on her face.

"Oh, thanks." Cho nodded. "I thought I could pull it off."

"Yeah, I suppose." Jessica shrugged. "It's not really for everyone."

"Is that why you're letting yours grow out?" Cho asked. Jessica's fake smile turned into an angry glare. She'd pounced on someone earlier - she was more than willing to do so again. "Some of us are getting together in memory of Cedric at the weekend. You should come, Harry."

"Yeah... Er... We should be able to make it?" Harry said, nudging Jessica slightly in the arm.

"It's invitation only." Cho said, glancing up and down at Jessica. "So... Just let me know names but the end of the week." Cho gave Harry an awkward wave before heading off.

"Could that count as a date?" Harry asked, aloud.

"Gross." Jessica said, rolling her eyes and walking off.

"Oh, come on, she's fit." Harry grinned. "And she's probably upset... Needs comfort."

"You're disgusting." Jessica said, shaking her head.

"I have needs." Harry said, rolling her eyes.

"I really wish you hadn't said that." Jessica gave him a weird look.

"You know I love you." Harry said, putting an arm around her. "And because of that, I share everything with you."

"You're still gross." Jessica grinned. "And she's just... Horrible."

"She's really not." Harry grinned. "You just need to be a little more approachable."

"Oh yeah, I'm the issue here." Jessica said, rolling her eyes. She nudged Harry, so his arm was no longer around her. "You need an urgent priority check." Harry shrugged at this.

"She's fit."

"You're gross."

x.x

"Settle down." Snape said, coldly, as he entered the dungeon and shut the door behind him. "Before we begin today's lesson, I think it appropriate to remind you that next June you will be sitting an important examination, during which you will prove how much you have learned about the composition and use of magical potions. I expect you to scrape an 'Acceptable' in your O. , or suffer my... Displeasure."

"Fantastic." Ron mumbled, as Snape obviously glared at Neville.

"After this year, of course, many of you will no longer study with me, as I take only the very best into my N.E. class, which means some of us will certainly be saying goodbye." Snape continued, a miniscule smile forming on his face - which was almost unnoticeable. "But, alas, we have another year before that happy moment. Whether or not you are intending to attempt the N.E. examination, I advise all of you to concentrate your efforts upon maintaining the high pass level I have come to expect from my O. students."

Jessica began fidgeting with her quill as Snape proceeded to explain their potion for the day. Although she knew all too well she should give the lesson her undivided attention, she couldn't help but recall her previous conversation with Hermione - and the fact that Hermione kept glancing over at her every now and then, giving her a strange look. Perhaps she was being paranoid? But she couldn't shake the feeling that Hermione was up to something. When the time came to actually attempting the potion, Jessica found herself stuck.

"That's what happens when you don't pay attention." Draco said, as he settled himself next to Jessica. It was only then that she noticed Snape was moving all the students around.

"Did you say something to Hermione?" Jessica asked, as she wrote down the instructions Snape left on the board.

"Like what?" Draco asked.

"Anything..." Jessica shrugged. "She's been... Weird... Almost like she knows, and-"

"Don't you think she would've told you by now? I mean, it's Granger. It's not like she knows how to keep her mouth shut when she knows something." Draco said, smirking. Jessica shrugged again. He had a point, but she wasn't fully convinced. "You're just overreacting."

"Well, let's not forget Pansy knows too." Jessica frowned.

"Pansy won't do anything." Draco said, shaking his head. "Just forget about it and focus on this, alright?"

"Fine." Jessica sighed. "But I don't think I'm getting this right today."

"Relax." Draco smiled. "One of us was actually paying attention."

"Thank goodness for that." Jessica smiled.

"Ironically enough, it's a potion to calm anxiety." Draco said, raising an eyebrow. "We might need to get you to test it out once we're done."

"Funny." Jessica said, rolling her eyes.

Jessica wasn't sure if Draco had chosen her as his partner, of it was Snape's doing, but she was extremely grateful when they successfully managed to get through their potion. Snape had stopped by their table and given them a grunt of acceptance. Harry had worked with Dean, but the two hadn't managed to get it quite right, and Snape felt the need to inform the entire class of their mishap.

"If you're serious about O. , you might want to revise this one." Draco whispered.

"I'll worry about it when it's closer." Jessica said, waving a hand.

"At least it's something to keep you occupied." Draco shrugged.

"Surely other stuff is more important and-"

Draco shoved a piece of chocolate into Jessica's mouth. He smirked as she glared at him, somewhat furiously. "You're so stubborn... To the point where it's irritating." Draco said, though his smirk never faded.

"And yet, you never leave me alone." Jessica said, raising an eyebrow.

The bickering between Ron and Hermione hadn't calmed after Snape's lesson. Jessica silently fiddled with her mashed potatoes as she observed the two as they discussed whether or not Snape was trustworthy. Ron, obviously, believed Professor Dumbledore was mad to trust him. Hermione, however, was certain Dumbledore had his reasons - reasons which he wouldn't share with his students. Nothing about their discussion was interesting, Jessica thought, but she couldn't help but smirk. The two were arguing a little too much recently. Perhaps locking them in a cupboard would benefit the both of them... "Give it a rest already." Harry said, suddenly, startling Jessica from her thoughts. "You've been having a go at each other all the time. It's driving me mad." With a slight huff, Harry grabbed his stuff and walked off, abandoning his still warm shepherd's pie.

"Now look what you've done." Hermione spat. Jessica snorted. "What's so funny?"

"Oh... Nothing." Jessica smirked. "Nothing at all."

"No... You're up to something. I can tell." Hermione said, narrowing her eyes.

"You've got that look." Ron said, his eyes narrowing also, which made Jessica grin.

"You know... I owe you both." Jessica said, gathering her stuff together.

"What?" Ron and Hermione asked, simultaneously.

"Constant bickering... Never agreeing to anything..." Jessica said, shaking her head, her grin never fading. "Life's too short, right? We've got dark times up ahead and blah, blah..."

"Are you understanding any of this?" Ron asked, confused.

"No..." Hermione said, furrowing her eyebrows. "I don't think so, at least?"

"Don't worry about it just yet." Jessica said. "I'll see you later."

Ron and Hermione watched as Jessica practically fled the Great Hall. With a shrug, Ron went back to his food - and, of course, he helped himself to both Jessica's and Harry's leftovers. Unlike Ron, Hermione watched Jessica until she disappeared. She glanced around the Great Hall, taking note of nearly every face she could see. There was one familiar face that wasn't around... "Oh..." Hermione said, suddenly.

"What?" Ron asked, with his mouth full of mashed potatoes.

"Oh for goodness sake, Ronald, chew your food!" Hermione exclaimed.

x.x

Jessica wasn't sure where the sudden burst of courage had come from, but she felt like a woman on a mission. She was determined to get this off her chest. Was it too soon? Possibly... A small part of her thought back on her short-lived moments with Cedric, only a few months ago. But she soon recalled Harry's story about Voldemort's return. Despite the Order keeping them in the dark, Jessica was certain they were preparing for war - and if that were the case, she'd fight. But she wouldn't fight without taking care of something first...

She rounded the corner and spotted that platinum blond hair outside with his friends. It seemed much more complicated with his friends around, but she continued on. She was stopping. He felt the same... Right? He'd tried to kiss her more than once already... She would've let him. She wanted to let him...

"Draco, you promised you'd show me that spot, remember?"

Georgina Carlson. Jessica stopped in her tracks immediately - but she was a little too close to them now. "You lost, Selwyn?" Crabbe said, teasingly. Draco glanced back at her as soon as Crabbe spoke. Jessica took note of Georgina's hand, which had latched on to Draco's arm when she spoke to him, and still hadn't left that spot.

"You alright?" Draco asked, somewhat concerned, which earned him a strange look from Georgina.

"I... Uh..." Jessica spun round and headed back to the castle.

"Weird kid." Goyle muttered.

"Come on, Draco!" Georgina insisted. Jessica could still hear her. She bit the inside of her cheek. What was this feeling? That previous courageous feeling came back - only a thousand times stronger, and this time it was making her weaker.

"Hey, have they stopped- are you crying?" Harry asked.

"What?" Jessica quickly rubbed her eyes and took a deep breath. "No. Of course I'm not crying. Why would I be crying?"

"You tell me..." Harry said. He seemed genuinely concerned. "Jess..."

"Nothing." Jessica grinned. What else could she have said? There wasn't a chance she could tell him what she had thought of doing. It was stupid... It was the spur of the moment. She's lonely. She misses having someone who has romantic feelings for her... "It's nothing. Really. Come on..."


Things have changed in this since I've last used it... For some reason, didn't allow me to upload my document? Anyone know why? ._. I mean... I've written it the same way I've always done? Ah well... And I least was able to copy and paste. Whoop whoop! Here's hoping for smoother writing from here on out! XOXO