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Disclaimer; I don't own Harry Potter, all I own is Cindy and Kial, and any other OC that doesn't appear in the books or movies. And I don't own the songs in this chapter either.
Cindy Hiolna's POV
My tears instantly stopped, and my breath caught in my throat. "Go, Cindy... everyone's staring..." Ally, Alina's second year sister, pushed me away from the table. I started walking to the other side of the room, Harry Potter doing the same.
"Sorry, man." I whispered to him as our paths connected.
"Don't be." He whispered back.
3 hours later...
I was in the courtyard crying. "Cindy?" I heard Draco's voice as someone walked up to me.
"Please leave me alone, Draco." I pleaded.
"No." Was the only answer I got before I felt someone put there arms around me.
"Draco... please." I sobbed softly. I hated it when people saw me cry.
"Cin, you can cry. Cedric told me you were a little more than upset over is..." Draco reassured me.
I laughed sadly, "Funny... usually I'm reassuring you..."
Draco rubbed my back, "You know... I'm glad it's the other way around right now."
"Why?"
Draco chuckled gently, "Because you're always trying to do nice things... even if it hurts you..."
I bit my lip, "It's a reflex."
"I know." We stayed like this till it was time to get to bed. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" Draco whispered in my ear as we got back into the hall.
"Okay." I agreed, before he headed to the Slytherin's Entrance.
My eyes widened as I remembered I had to get to my house too, "Oh man... if I don't trip over myself on my own, I'm sure Peeves will make me!" I hissed as I ran for the kitchen, then the Hufflepuff Entrance. I quickly tapped the barrel (Keeping with the 'Helga Hufflepuff' rhythm) and got into the common room, a few very annoyed Hufflepuff friends waiting for me.
"THERE you are!" Ally, Cedric, and my new friend, Alan Cesten, (Adam's shy third year brother, and my new partner in Quidditch.) sounded really angry.
"Look; I'm sorry I wasn't back as quickly as I said I was gonna be... but I'm upset alright!" I was about to run up the steps to the girls dorm, when I felt a hand on my arm.
"We're both scared." Cedric sighed.
"I'M NOT SCARED! I'm upset cause I know your fate Cedric! I know everything that happens this year and it kills ME cause I can't change a damn thing!" I pulled out of his grip and ran up the steps, crying.
5 days later...
I put my quill in the ink jar and looked at the letter to my parents. "Mom's gonna wanna break something when she finds out." I groaned before I read the letter over once again.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I've got news... both good and, depending on how you look at it, bad news.
The good news is; DRACO MALFOY LOVES ME! Can you believe it?! He loves a Muggleborn! WHOO!
…Okay now time for the slightly bad news... I was entered into the Triwizard Tournament.
I know everything that happens, though everything will take place AFTER the Yule Ball instead of the First Task being before, and I can assure you I'll help Harry win in the safest way possible.
Oh... before I forget! Dad can you get your old tux out? I wanna give it to Draco to wear at the Yule Ball.
And don't worry mom, Mrs. Malfoy is gonna give me one of her old dresses.
And yes that means I won't be home for Christmas.
Now; I know both of you are glaring at this letter by now, but please just trust me on this. I know what I'm doing. I'll be as careful as I CAN.
As always...
Love,
Cindy.
I gulped before I put the letter in an envelope, and walked to the Owlry.
I whistled, "Brownie?"
My Brood Owl came flying down, and I attached the letter to her leg, "Take this to Mom and Dad. And be quick about. The sooner I get a howler and they yell my ears off, the sooner I get Draco that Tuxedo." I let him go. I then walked out and saw Harry being rejected by Cho Chang. "Oh, do I hate her!" I hissed as I walked up to the boy-who-lived.
"Go away." Harry hissed, his back to me.
"Ain't gonna happen." I put a hand on his shoulder, "I know your upset about not getting her to go to the Yule Ball with you."
Harry turned and looked at me wide-eyed.
"I'm not blind." I smiled slyly. Harry frowned, and looked down then looked up again smiling hopefully, I held up a finger to stop him. "One. You can't go to the Ball with another Champion. And two. I already got asked."
"By who?"
"By Draco Malfoy, Potter." I could hear the snarl in my date's words. I sighed heavily, and watched as Draco walked up to us.
"You weren't about to ask my date to the same Ball now were you?" Draco smirked, "Didn't get the girl you wanted?" I smacked Draco's arm, he was pushing it with Harry.
"Whatever, Malfoy." Harry turned and left.
I glared at Draco, "You didn't have to be like that."
"But I wanted to be... you shouldn't have to face HIM anyway." Draco shivered.
"I have to face him, Draco. Harry's going to anyway... I can't change that no matter what." I sighed heavily.
"Do you know your way around the third trial?" Draco asked concerned.
"That's different. They separate the competitors anyway." I bit my lip nervously.
Draco hugged me, "It's okay." We stayed like that for a few minutes till we had to get to class. "Come on. Potion's next." Draco dragged me to my least favorite class.
"Why must I be the only Hufflepuff in your class?" I groaned before I sat down beside him, Kial sitting down beside me.
"Snape made it that way." Draco shrugged. I groaned as we got inside the Dungeons.
Two weeks later...
Professors Mcgonagall and Sprout were going to teach us how to 'Dance properly' at the Yule Ball. I swear if I had my camera on me, I'd be taking pictures of the look on Ron's face when he gets called out!
Ron was mumbling to Kial and The Weasely Twins (Who I was sitting next to) when Mcgonagall walked up to him. "Mr. Weasley?"
"Er... Yes ma'am?" Ron gulped.
"Please come dance with me." I so wish I'd charmed a camera! The look on Ron's face was PRICELESS!
"I'm never gonna let him forget this." I chuckled softly at the sight.
"Neither will we." Fred and Gorge laughed lightly.
"Nor will I." Kial agreed with a small bout of laughs.
After their 'Dance', Mcgonagall and Sprout instructed us to find partners. I went straight for Draco, while Kial when straight for Gralina. "If we haven't caused any buzz around the school." Draco smirked as we started our practice dance.
"Who cares?" I smiled happily.
"Be careful Cin." Kial nodded to us as he danced with our Ravenclaw friend, and we nodded back.
"Kial's really protective of you." Draco noted as he moved me across the floor.
"He's like a brother to me." I insisted.
Draco smiled and nodded, "I know." I smiled back as we were continuously told how to dance properly.
Two hours later...
"My feet are KILLING ME!" I flopped onto the couch in the Hufflepuff common room.
"Feels like I'm walking on air," Ally sighed happily. Cedric walked over to the chairs and sat silently.
I frowned, "Cedric... listen I'm sorry I got mad at you."
Cedric shook his head, "No... I understand."
I groaned, putting my head in my hands, "Trust me you REALLY don't." I got up and went straight for bed, hoping the Yule Ball and the Tournament won't be so bad.
One week later...
It was close to sunset, and I wasn't happy about the amount of work I had to do. "I can think of a THOUSAND things I could be doing other than this!" I growled as I started my Potions essay in the Library with the others.
"Yeah, Snape's really cracking the whip this year." Kial noted as he looked through his Potions books.
"He's a good guy, guys." Draco insisted, "You just gotta warm up to him." I didn't say anything and neither did Kial. "Guys... come on, it's just one essay." Draco added. Again we didn't say anything. "Guys?"
"What?" We gripped looking up from our essays at him.
"You gotta warm up to Professor Snape." Draco insisted.
I scuffed, "I will when he stops playing favorites with Slytherins." I gathered my stuff and headed out of the Library.
"Agreed." Kial got his things and followed after me.
Draco Malfoy's POV
I groaned, picked up my things, and followed after my friends, "Guys!"
"Go talk to somebody else." They continued to walk away.
"Guys!" I ran in front of them, but they just stepped around me and continued to walk, "You can't ignore me forever, you know."
"We can try!" They called out as they climbed the stairs.
I groaned and walked to the Slytherin Common room, "I can't believe this."
"Can't believe what, mate?" Theo walked up to me.
"Cindy and Kial are mad at me." I answered simply as I walked over and sat in one of the chairs.
I heard Pansy cackling and I looked over at her, "They're nothing more than nuisances if you ask me."
"Well, I wasn't." I snapped, "They're good people, Pansy."
"They haven't been to me!" She growled.
"Maybe because you don't deserve their kindness!" I snapped angrily as I stormed out of the Common Room. Before I knew it, I had walked into the Courtyard. "You've got to be kidding me!" I was about to walk back out when I heard someone singing, and yet sobbing.
"Maybe it's the things I say.
Maybe I should think before I speak.
But I thought I knew enough,
to know myself, and do what's right for me."
I frowned, it was Cindy's voice. I carefully walked over to where the voice was coming from, I stayed back enough to where she could see or hear me.
And these wall I'm building now,
you used to bring 'em down.
And the tears I'm crying out,
you used to wipe away!
The second that line hit my ears I rushed over to her, "Please don't be upset."
"Draco?" I blinked when I she lifted her head up. Shit, that's not Cindy.
"You little..." I growled.
"Oh, Draco!" Astoria, who had somehow made me think it was Cindy, wrapped her arms around me, "I knew you cared!"
"Not for you!" I pulled away, "I care for Cindy! Where is she?!"
"Why should it matter?" Astoria pouted, "We're together now, and that's what's important."
"I bloody swear... between you and Pansy..." I growled angrily, "I will not ask again, Astoria, Where's Cindy?!"
Astoria rolled her eyes, "If you must know, she's by the rocks in the front of the grounds." I got away from Astoria, and ran to where she said, but I was blocked by Kial when I was close to the front.
"Kial, I need to talk to Cindy." I begged.
"She doesn't want to talk to you." Kial stated simply.
"She doesn't want to talk to me, but I wanna talk to her!" I gave him a pleading look and he let me pass. "Cin!" I almost slammed my shoulder into one of the rocks when I tried to slow down enough to stop.
"Draco! Oh man!" Cindy quickly got beside me and took my right shoulder and carefully spelled a mending charm on it, "Are you okay?"
"I should be asking that." I hissed out in pain.
"Draco..." Cindy frowned and looked at me carefully.
"I'm serious, Cin... er... Cindy." I corrected with a frown.
"Draco, if you think I'm mad at you, you're wrong." Cindy brushed some of my hair out of my face.
"Then why...?" I didn't wanna ask.
"Why was I out here instead of in the Courtyard?" Cindy asked for me. She sighed when I nodded, "Because Greengrass kicked me out after I was... doing something."
"Singing?" I meant it as a statement, but it came out as a question, "She tricked me into thinking it was you when I went out there."
"That little...!" Cindy was about to growl when I shook my head.
"I wasn't too happy about it either." I smiled lightly at her, "Guess my stupidity shows..." I lifted my right arm, and noticed how it wasn't hurting anymore.
"It used to show. The mending charm I used healed it in the amount of time we were talking." Cindy took my right hand with her left and lowered it slowly, "And you're not stupid, Draco."
"That could be put into question." I scuffed.
"Draco, look at me." Cindy instructed. She groaned when I didn't, and put her hand on my shoulder so I kinda had to look at her. When I did look up at her I saw tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry, okay... Kial and I shouldn't have... I shouldn't have, gotten mad at you... I'm sorry."
I hugged Cindy lightly, "Please don't cry..."
"Okay..." Cindy sniffed before I let her go. I whipped the remaining tears in her eyes, and wiped the tear tracks away.
"I'm sorry I got so pushy like that... I didn't me-" My apology was cut off by Cindy's mouth crashing into mine.
When Cindy broke the kiss she was smiling at me, "You need to stop rambling."
I smirked, "Maybe I should." I kissed her lips tenderly before I stopped to catch my breath, "But where's the fun in that?"
Cin smiled and punched my left shoulder lightly, "Very funny, Draco."
"I have been told I am funny on occasion." Cindy burst into giggles at that. I smiled happily, as I brushed my finger tips against her cheek, I love her giggle, I love her laugh, I love her smile, I love it when she's happy, "I love you."
Cindy blushed and looked me in the eye, her Ember ones full of joy and love, "I love you too."
I smiled happily at her, "Good." I kissed the top of her head. Cindy smiled and closed her eyes, leaning closer to me and breathed a relaxing sigh.
I smiled at she whispered a song softly;
"You tell me that you're sad and lost your way.
You tell me that your tears are here to stay.
But I know you're only hiding,
and I just wanna see you.
You tell me that you're hurt and you're in pain,
and I can see your head is held in shame,
but I just wanna see you smile again.
See you smile again.
But don't burn out.
Even if you scream and shout,
it'll come back to you,
and I'll be here for you."
I smiled happily, and acted as if I hadn't heard the words, before I let her go, and we were joined by Kial. "Yeesh. Wanna leave me out of the group?" Cin and I rolled our eyes, and pulled him into a group hug. "Gah! You guys!" Cindy and I were just laughing, and soon, Kial was too.
4 days later...
It was the end of another long Potion's class and I was just about to head out with Kial, seeing how Cindy was excused because someone (More than likely Crabbe, Goyle or Parkinson) put 'Sickening Sticks' in her food at Lunch today, and we were just about to head out when Professor Snape stopped us.
"Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Biralion." We frowned, he's never called for both of us to stay behind. When we turned to face him, he was holding a container of Cindy's leftovers. "I would like you two, to make a potion from Miss. Hiolna's... Leftovers." How he could say that with a straight face and not showing that he wanted to throw up at the sight, was beyond me.
"Is that even possible, Sir?" I asked.
"I believe Muggles call it 'Home-cooked leftovers', so I would like the two of you to do just that, together, then turn what you made into a potion and give it a simple effect."
"A Gryffindor and a Slytherin working together?" Kial raised a brow.
"It doesn't have to be a public matter, Mr. Biralion. And you two are close friends as is, so why should this be a problem?"
Kial Biralion's POV
For once, Professor Snape made a good point, "And I would like it done by tonight."
"Okay." Draco and I nodded nervously at the early deadline, and we soon found ourselves in the Kitchen without any house-elves (I had to force them all out) helping us.
"He said to make it like Home-cooking." I rolled my eyes as Draco tried to put some of Cindy's half eaten Corn on the Cob into a vial.
"I know." Draco nodded.
"That's not how someone cooks at Home." I took the potion supplies away from him, "Let's do it how people in the middle ages cooked." Draco raised a brow and I rolled my eyes, "Muggle cooking. Yesh I can't wait for Cindy to get better."
"Same here." Draco sighed.
I sighed and showed him how to light a fire the Muggle Middle Ages way, and showed him how to use scraps of food to make it edible (Thank you time on the street!) before we called Doby back and try it.
"Just tell us what you think Doby. Be as honest as you can. And I mean, be brutally honest, even for Draco." I instructed.
Doby took the fork I had laid down for him, and took a bite, the look in his eyes was of pure distaste, "Not very edible, even to a free elf."
"What do you think's missing." I asked him calm and gently.
"Some Cinnamon, and All-Spice." Doby answered.
I ignored the pointed looked Draco gave me, "I told you so."
"Alright, thank you, Doby." I smiled at the House-elf before I took the plate away and he disappeared with a 'POP'. "You heard him, All-Spice and Cinnamon, then we can make this a potion." Draco rolled his eyes, and put the two spices (Which I had to point to so he'd know what they were) into the food.
"Okay... now we make it into a potion." Draco gulped.
"Right." I nodded and we did just that within 10 minutes. When the potion was a deep Cinnamon color and fizzled, it was done.
"Okay... how do we test it?" Draco asked a good question. We looked at each other before we came to a silent decision.
"Doby!" We called the Malfoy's free house-Elf again.
With a loud 'POP' (And Draco hoping into my arms as the sound was sudden and behind us) We turned to see the House-elf banging his head against the wall. "Doby!" Draco got out of my arms, and we pulled the House-elf away from the wall, and took his arms. "If Cindy weren't sick she wouldn't be happy that you're punishing yourself."
"Miss. Hiolna is much like Hermione Granger." Doby sniffled, "I went to check on Miss. Cindy and she was conversing with Miss. Granger before she dozed off."
I nodded, "We'll let go of you if you promise not to hurt yourself anymore."
"Doby promises. Elf's honor." Doby promised. Draco and I smiled lightly, before we let Doby go.
"We need you to try this." I took a small ladle and poured some of the potion into it. I gave Doby the ladle, and he took a sip.
"Well?" We asked him impatiently.
"I don't feel any different." We blinked at the sound of our voices coming out of Doby's mouth.
"Come again?" I asked.
"I don't feel different." Doby replied in my voice.
"I think we figured out the effect, thanks Doby." We smiled, before he disappeared with a loud 'POP'.
"Let's get this to Snape." I decided, "Fast."
"Good idea." Draco nodded. We quickly cleaned everything up, and headed for Snape's office. But as we walked through the halls, something kept nagging me.
"...We should go check on Cindy." I stopped running.
"But we need to get this to Snape." Draco turned and faced me.
"Which is more important?" I rolled my eyes in annoyance.
"Cindy." Was Draco's instant answer, much to my surprise.
I nodded, "So..." I held the vial up.
"Let's go see her." Draco nodded. I pocketed the vial and we quickly got to the Hospital Wing. When we got there we found Cindy laying on a bed close to the entrance and sound asleep. We quickly walked up to her, and I put my arm under her head.
"Hey, sleeping beauty, wake up!" I called out.
Cindy groaned, and slowly opened her eyes, "Don't do that."
I smiled lightly, "It worked didn't it?" Cindy rolled her eyes, then groaned and held her stomach, and started coughing.
"Whoa there... whoa... take it easy..." Draco and I carefully laid her down on the bed.
"Why am I smelling my lunch?" She groaned.
"Oh... that'd be because of this." I took out the vial, "Snape told us to make it."
"And you actually listened to him?" Cin raised a weak brow.
I shrugged, "It was either that or be stuck up here for the rest of the day." She was about to comment, when I add, "And we were gonna stay with you till Madam Pomfrey kicked us out."
Cindy scuffed slightly, "Hasn't been a walk in the park for me either."
I smiled slightly before an idea struck me, I quickly put the potion in a goblet and gave it to Cindy, "Drink this... I think it could help... the after-effects could at least."
Cindy frowned, then took a small gulp, "Gross!" Cindy gasped out afterwords, before her face turned from pale green to a normal light pink. She blinked, "What the...?"
I gulped, "How you feeling?"
"Better." She answered in her own voice, which made me breath a sigh of relief.
"Thank God." I breathed out.
She raised a brow, "Why?" I groaned, that sounded like Draco. I looked behind me, and when I didn't see Draco, I grabbed something blond out from under Cindy's bed, and pulled it (Him actually) up.
"Not cool." I gripped. Draco shrugged, and the sly smile that I hated so much in the movies made an appearance on his face for just a second.
"Can you get Madam Pomfrey Draco?" Cindy asked the Blond-haired Slytherin.
"Sure." Draco smiled lightly, and headed for the Healer's office. Cindy gave me a pointed look.
"It's not that I don't like him, okay, we made a good team for the potion." I admitted, "But the more I look at him now... the more I start seeing... well you know." I couldn't bring myself to say it.
"We can keep him from trying to kill him, Kial." Cindy sighed, and I already knew who she was talking about.
"No we can't, have you reread the sixth book, Cin?!" I sighed heavily.
"No one ever got hurt from trying." She reminded me.
"First Charms class... first movie." I scuffed.
"That doesn't count." She rolled her eyes. I smirked before Draco came back with Madam Pomfrey.
"Alright, Dear, you may go." The Healer of Hogwarts smiled at Cin.
"Thank you for looking after my, Ma'am." Cindy got out of bed.
"Pleasures all mine, deary, just try and not let Miss. Parkinson get to you, the last time that happened..."
"I said I was sorry, didn't I?!" Cindy groaned and I laughed at the memory from last Term.
Flashback.. one year ago
It was just a few days after Draco turned idiot and got 'attacked' by BuckBeck. Cindy was non-too-pleased with Draco and resorted to not talking to him till he either apologized or got hit in the face (Meaning Hermione's punch) and Draco wasn't so keen to let either happen. I had followed Cindy to the Courtyard, where Cindy was saying quite a few dirty words about the 'Prat of Slytherin who doesn't listen', and I was getting annoyed.
"He'll apologize." I had assured her.
"Yeah, and Snape actually has a kind sense of humor." Cindy scuffed.
"I'll give you that one." I smirked at her.
"Cindy Hiolna." We both groaned at the sound of Parkinson's voice, "I believe you have someone to talk to."
"Stick a fork in it, Parkinson." Cindy glared at her Arch-rival.
"Oh well, he's all mine then." It took every last ounce of strength in my body to keep a tight hold on Cin before she could do anything to Parkinson.
But with one glimpse of Draco coming this way, Cindy's eyes turned that of a bull's when it sees Red. I lost my hold on Her and she lunged at Parkinson, sending them into the wall of rocks in the front of the school, which was a new record with her small temper-spans. "You DID NOT just say that!" I heard Cin growl as I rushed up and tried to pry her off Parkinson. Sadly, she's got the grip of an ox (I don't know where that came from, but that's the best way to describe her strength when she's angry like this) and I couldn't pry her off.
"Miss. Hiolna!" We both cringed at the voice of Professor Mcgonagall.
"I can explain Professor!" Cindy protected, letting go of the Slytherin Princess, "Parkinson, here, was mouthing off about being with Draco Malfoy. Yet AGAIN!"
"5 points from Hufflepuff. You must learn to keep calm, Miss. Hiolna." Professor Mcgonagall sighed heavily, practically everyone knew that, next to Hagrid, Mcgonagall was a big softy for Cindy since she was the most willing to try anything in their classes. (She hates Snape so much she rarely even tries the work in his class) With Lupin as our teacher in third Year she was a little more than happy to try even harder than she did when it was Quarrel or (No argument from me on this one) Lockhart, as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers, which still wasn't much.
"5?! she should get 30 or 50 points off!" Parkinson shouted.
I rolled my eyes, but smirked when I saw a bruise forming onto her lower chin, "Might wanna get that looked at." I pointed to her bruise. She screamed and ran to the Hospital Wing.
"Now I believe 15 points... should be awarded to you, Miss. Hiolna. For standing up against Miss. Parkinson." Mcgonagall smiled at her before leaving.
End of Flashback
Anyway, Cindy, Draco and I walked out of the Hospital Wing with fresh smiles on our faces. "Thanks for coming to see me, guys." Cindy put her arms around both of our shoulder.
"With pleasure." We smiled at her, "Anything for our best Friend." We wrapped our arms around her, and high-fived each other behind her.
If most of you are willing... I'll try and make the third year book (Or movie depending on which speaks to me more) into either another story... or just put in more flashbacks in later chapters.
And I can't know unless you guys review so please do so and let me know what you think.