Author: I am hoping this helps some of you with whole Draco fit. Also, this section may be a bit different from what I had intended. It's been a while since I've read or watched the movie. I've been using Pottermore to help me with writing this. Hopefully you all still enjoy it. And thank you for all of the follows, favorites, and reviews.
"He did what?!" my father was outraged by what Harry had just told him. "Is this true Evangeline?"
I nodded my head, for I couldn't even tell him with my mind. I was in too much distress and crying to the point I could barely see him.
My father wrapped me in his arms and held me close. "I'll get to the bottom of this, okay?"
I nodded my head again.
"Potter, could you take her back to the dormitories?" his voice was kind and sweet, like how he always talked to me, but Harry wasn't use to it. He jumped a little, but I could see his head bob up and down as to say yes.
Harry held me up and helped me to walk. My tears had finally stopped but my sadness remained.
"Evan," Harry said as he stopped right outside the door that lead to the Slytherin common room. "I know I can't take your pain away, but you know I'm here, right?"
I nodded and hugged him. "Thank you," I whispered into his ear.
Harry left with a sad look in his eyes, but he knew I couldn't say the password around him. I spoke the word I had to and went inside. No one was around. I walked up to the room I shared and got ready for bed. I was both mentally and physically tired. My mind quickly shut down for a recharge.
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"Evan, come sit with us," Harry nudged me as he walked past me to the Gryffindor table. I followed and sat down next to him.
"Hi, I'm Fred."
"And I'm George."
I smiled at the twins that sat next to me. "I'm Evangeline, call me Evan."
"I think you may be the first Slytherin our father has spoken highly of."
"George, she's the only Slytherin he even speaks kindly of."
I giggled a little, "Well, thank you."
"Hey," Hermione said as she and Ron sat down across from us. "Has Harry filled you in?"
I looked at her with a confused face.
"I take that as a no," she said before turning to Harry. "Harry, tell her!"
And so he did. He told me how Nicolas Flamel had possessed the sorcerer's stone. That's what they think the three headed dog was guarding. It was interesting, but who would want it? I know they suspected my father, but I knew he didn't want it. He was waiting to be reunited with someone.
The day went on. My friends helped to keep my mind occupied. The only time I really saw Draco was in class, but then I focused on the task in front of me. I refused to think of him when I had better things to occupy my time with. Days went on like this. I just enjoyed their company. Even Fred and George began to make me laughing a regular thing. There were times I could feel eyes staring at me, but I tried to ignore them for they eyes were eyes of anger. I knew who they belonged to, and that was all I needed to know not to turn around.
"Papa," I said I knocked on the door to his classroom.
"Come in, Evan." He was hunched over his desk grading tests. "How are you doing?"
"Better," I told him. "Going to the library in a minute."
He got up from his desk after he had finished the last test and came over to kiss me on the forehead. "I'm glad you are doing better."
I smiled at him. It was a weak smile, but a smile.
"I'm sorry to say I haven't found out why Draco did such a thing," there was a small quiver in his voice, but one only I could pick up. It meant he was lying or hiding something.
"That's okay," I told him and hugged him. "I have to get going. I need to study."
"Okay, dear," he said as he kissed my forehead once more. "I'll see you tomorrow."
I went out the door and leaned against it with a soft sigh. I held back the tears that were trying to form before I went off to the library. The gang was already waiting on me. Hermione waved me over. I sat next to Ron, who seemed to need my studying help the most. Hermione of course didn't need my help, but she helped Harry, for her patience grew thin with Ron. It was funny, but terrifying at the same time.
Thump.
"What was that?" Ron asked as he looked in the direction of the sound.
There stood Hagrid looking a little out of place. It appeared he was hiding something, but he disappeared before any of us could question him.
"What was that about?" Ron asked.
Hermione and I both shrugged while Harry decided to take it into his own hands to find out, "Let's go see him."
I shook my head knowing it probably wasn't wise to, but being curious myself, I nodded my head in agreement.
The four of us made our way to Hagrid's hut. The curtains were closed and asked, "Who is it?" before he would open the door. He seemed a little jumpy and secretive, but he let us enter.
We all took a seat. Hermione and I shared one of the larger chairs while Ron and Harry sat next to Fang, Hagrid's rather large dog. Something began to hum behind the half giant on the fireplace. He quickly grabbed it out and brought it to the table. We followed him.
"What is that?" Harry asked.
"I know what that is," Ron said, his face lighting up. "But how did you get one?"
"I won him," Hagrid said right before the egg began to hatch.
The dragon was small, but it would grow rather quickly. Hagrid scratched the little fellow under the chin, "Hello, there Norbert." We all look at him a little oddly.
"Well, he needs a name doesn't he," he asked.
We sort of nodded our heads in agreement. That's when Hagrid looked out the tiny window that didn't have a curtain, "Who's that?"
All of our heads turned around, but only I spoke. "Malfoy," my voice was full of malice.
We ran back to the castle and trying to find Draco, but who we found him with, we didn't want to see him with, McGonagall. She took us into a classroom. The four of us a stood a bit away from Draco as McGonagall delivered our punishment and took away points.
"Excuse me, Professor, but I thought you said all of us?" Draco said as realization dawned on him that he too would have to spend a journey to the Forbidden Forest.
"I did," McGonagall said. "You were out there just as well. If you weren't, you wouldn't have known."
Draco huffed, but I only smirked.
McGonagall left the room leaving all of us alone.
"I guess you will learn not to follow now," I told Draco before we too left the room.
