A/N- Okay! Here we go again, you know the drill, I don't own the world of Harry Potter.
I didn't see Draco for twos days afterwards. He never looked at me during potions or meals wouldn't even answer me when I would call out to him.
I decided that Id had enough, so I barge, quiet un ladylike, into Severus' office.
"I need to see Draco." I say quickly as he looks up at me. His hard face softens when he see the emotions of worry & pain play across my pale features.
"Very well." Standing he comes around leading me down the familiar stairs to the Slytheren common room.
As we enter several pairs of eyes look up at our arrival, well most likely my arrival, shocked & confused. Draco looks the most shocked. I step down into the common room & make my way over to him.
"So what? I don't exist anymore?" I ask standing before where he & his "friends" Crabbe, Goyle, & Zambini, sit at a table where a game of wizards chess is being played.
He doesn't meet my eyes & the two goons chortle at this until my eyes give them a look of pure death, that shut them up right quick.
"Draco, please.." I whisper softly turning my gaze back to him, my words bringing his gaze to mine. I start to smile softly at the handsome boy before me when I hear words spill from his mouth that cut me to my core.
"I'm disgusted that I ever kissed a low class, blood traitorous, Potter lover like you."
I inhale sharply while my brow draws down in a frown as I watch him waiting for him to say it's a horrid joke. He doesn't. I realize he's actually being cruel, to me.
"Oh, I see. I'm not one of you is that it? Because I actually have a pair & can think for myself. I don't allow others to dictate what I think or feel, or even how I act. You're pathetic." I turn & storm towards the portrait hole, but as I reach it I stop & turn back to look at him as the tears threaten to spill from my eyes.
"You once said we would never be our parents, well you lied. You're just like your father, aren't you…Malfoy." I spit out before running past a stunned Snape up the stairs to my dormitory.
Once inside the dormitory I rush past the Trio & Ginny who calls out my name worriedly, to climb in my bed. I just lay there, my pain is not worth tears. I feel more than hear Ginny come in before she even whispers my name.
"He said I was a disgusting, low class, & blood traitorous. He was so, cruel, Ginny. That's not the boy I know." I hear her gasp & then feel her climb into bed behind me & scoot up enough to rest her chin atop my head hugging me as tight as she can. We stay like this, we even skip dinner. It's not until the next day we head down to breakfast arm in arm. I sit with my back to the Slytheren table, I don't want to see him. Ginny sits across from me by Hermione. Harry is to my left & Ron is beside him. Harry knows I am upset, though I refuse to tell him why, & to try & comfort me he wraps his arm about my shoulders pulling me in for a slight hug which I return. I stay leaning into him, feeling a bit better than before until we must finally eat.
I make it through the day without incident until I am in the library studying with Ginny.
"Sevara?" I hear his voice softly speak my name before I hear Ginny's venom filled voice.
"Go back to your hole you snake. You've done enough damage."
"You listen hear you penniless little blood traitor…" He begins but is unable to finish.
I feel my anger build inside me, deep inside my chest until I feel it begin to spread as he attacks my one real friend. Hearing his words I am unable to keep the control Severus has taught me & I feel the magic leave my body in a direct line to him, tough it does upend our study table & the books that were upon it. The force of my anger driven magic lifts him from his feet & slams him into the wall across from me, just beside the window over looking the lake.
I feel myself move, with even touching the floor, to stand right in his face as my power holds him against the wall.
"You will not speak to her like that again." I hear a voice that is similar to my own, but seems to be deeper, darker, than I know mine to be.
"The only traitor I see here boy, is you. You betrayed my trust, you broke your word to me. Your hurt me." I can see his face, pain filled & almost scared as the voice speaks. I am suddenly pulled away by two strong hands & before I can even think I see the face of Severus Snape before my eyes, kneeling down to look at me as he cups my face between his hands.
I can feel my power slowly pull back into me, releasing Draco who falls to the floor, when I hear Snape speak.
"Potter, Granger, Weasley. Take Ms. Weasley & Mr. Malfoy to the hospital wing. I will see to Ms. Black."
I find myself being lead out of the library & ending up in his office. He sits me down & closes the door. I hear him rustling around in his potions cabinet but as to numb, to frozen, to move. Moments later he moves to kneel in front of my chair with a potion he places to my lips, & I obediently drink. I can feel its warmth spread through my veins, helping the fog that engulf my brain lift. I shake my head slightly & finally register what happened.
"Oh! I am so sorry, I didn't mean to, is he hurt? Is Ginny? Severus I am so sorry." I begin to sob afraid for what I have done. He gently shushes me as a parent would a child while he smoothes the hair back from my sweat & tear soaked face.
"They will be fine, they're just a bit shaken. You however are a bit torn up my star." He tells me softly as he begins cleaning my face with a cloth dampened with a potion of some sort. I feel him clean my face, especially below my nose, before he sets everything aside & looks to me.
"Explain." I know what it is he wants explained, so I start from the night of the ball leading up to what happened to moments ago in the library. He remains silent though I can see his jaw clinch when I mention the harsh words spoken between Draco & myself.
After I am through I take a deep breath & hang my head, I then feel his arms go around me pulling me down into his body. I feel safe with him, cared for. He's more of a father than Sirius, who never even writes me & rarely remembers to have Harry tell me he says hello. I stay with him for awhile before he takes me back to Griffyndor tower.
I enter & go up to the girls dormitories to see Ginny reading a book.
"Oh my God! Ginny I am so sorry!" I exclaim running over to her bed & hugging her tightly, a hug which she returns.
"Oh hush. I am fine, it was well worth the bruised bum to see you go all badass on Malfoy. That was wicked Jazy!" She laughs pulling back to smile at me.
"You floated. Did you know that? There was freaking wind out of no where! Your hair was flaying around like mad, you were brilliant!" I look at her slack jawed in awe.
"I…well…um…wow." Is all that is able to pass my lips. We burst into a fit of laughter & then begin to discuss what could have caused all that when Hermione calls up that its time for dinner.
We head down & I look about for Draco but do not see him.. I really should apologize, though he should more so, the stupid git.
After dinner we go back up & go to sleep, I groan remembering that tomorrow is the second task in this bloody tournament.
The next day I walk with Harry down to the lake where we find will be the task. Once we are in place I shift uncomfortably about because I have no idea how to recover whatever they took. I have no bloody plan! Severus comes down to wish me luck & stays as Dumbledore explains that each champion has had something precious stolen from them, or rather someone, & that we have exactly one hour to recover them or be disqualified. I frown trying to think who it could be when I realize, there is only one person it could be.
Draco.
The cannon sounds & everyone jumps in, I however stand franticly thinking of how to get down to where ever he is being held. I decide I cant stand about & I take a deep breath before plunging head first into the Black Lake. I propel myself downward even though I begin to feel my oxygen running out, I cant let him die. I feel myself grow weak & my vision become cloudy but I refuse to give up. I can feel my consciousness slipping away when I am suddenly face to face with a mermaid, & let me tell you they are not a pretty species, do not believe all those fairy tales kids. I gasp which only succeeds in sucking a mouthful of water into my lungs, at that same moment to mermaid touches my forehead with the tips of her fingers & suddenly I am able to breathe. I am in shock to say the least & open my mouth to tell her thank you when I realize, my voice! I sound just like them. I quickly look down to see I also look like them, only prettier I know because I can feel & see my hair is still my hair, not seaweed.
I smile to her & watch as she points off to her left.
"There your hearts treasure lies in wait." Her voice rasps out, though it all of a sudden sounds like a song to my ears. As does my own when I thank her & then turn to use my new found mermaid tail to swim through the water & seaweed. After what feels like a lifetime I push through to see not only Draco but Ron, Hermione, Cho Chang, & Fluer's little sister as well. I begin to swim forward when I see Harry in front of me & I call to him. He quickly turns with his wand raised but he stops short as he sees me & his eyes widen at my new appearance. I laugh & then nod towards his gills & flippers.
"Looking good Harry." He turns red & gives a rather rude gesture towards me.
"Shove it Jazz."
We smile & then head to our "treasures" when we notice Cedric has arrived. He frees Cho at the same moment we free Ron & Draco. He points to his watch before taking Cho & himself back to the surface. Harry & I don't need to speak, we both know we wont leave anyone behind. Moments pass when we must suddenly duck down to narrowly miss being rammed by a half transfigure Victor Krum who snags Hermione & quickly swims away with her in tow. We waits for what seems like forever when we finally decide to take the little girl with us. The mermaids try to stop us but I push them back, with a wave of my hand an massive underwater wave pushes out from me toward them driving them away as Harry releases the girl & begins his way back up. Grasping Draco tightly I follow him on the lengthy trip back.
I look over to Draco who is in an enchanted sleep, like the others when I smile having a thought, I slowly lean in to press my lips to his in a soft kiss, though really I should be smacking the idiot. Suddenly his eyes pop open & he begins to panic noticing we are underwater. I realize my mistake to late & then see the only way to keep him alive is to calm him down & breathe air into him. I slap him in his face making him stop his panic long enough for me to press my lips to his again, only this time I force his lips apart enough to breath into his mouth. I pull back after a moment & tug him with me towards the surface. I can feel his eyes on me as we swim back up towards the surface & a few more times I must breathe into him again so that he doesn't drown.
We are almost to the surface when I suddenly notice Harry from the corner of my eye shove Ron & the girl up to the surface as he is swamped by Grindylows. I scream his name & turn to Draco breathing into him once more before telling him to surface while I go help Harry. I push him upwards nut as I turn to aid Harry I scream out in agony as a terrible pain courses through my body. I look down to see the scales vanishing & my fins turning into my legs once again. I am choking on water & unable to help Harry, who is unaware of what is happening to me. I see him mutter a spell that propels him up through the waters surface. I however am not so lucky, I can feel myself drowning, my body is so heavy, I cant breathe anymore. Darkness is taking over when I feel a pair of hands grab me & pull me up to the surface. I cough & gasp for air wiping the water from my eyes to look into the eyes of my rescuer, Draco Malfoy. I look at him a moment as I regain my breath. I finally hear the words I know in my heart are true.
"I'm sorry Sevara. I didn't mean what I said before. I swear I.." I cut him off with a smile as I move closer & press my lips to him once more, this time it is purely for enjoyment. My lips caress him briefly before I pull back.
"I know. Me too Draco, for well for everything." The smile on his face is more than enough. With that we swim back to the platform & hears the results. Harry & I are awarded 1st place, for outstanding moral fiber. I laugh & look to Harry rolling my eyes, who laughs at the craziness as well. Afterwards we are all transported back to the mainland where we all head to our dorms to clean off & rest before lunch. I smile the entire way back up to the castle, because in my hand is the hand of Draco Malfoy, beside me, as he should always be.
Now fairy tales are not real, far from it, this is no happy ending. Later that day news reaches me that Harry & the others, along with Hagrid, have found a man dead in the woods, Barty Crouch. Murdered.