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The Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin was won by Gryffindor, but Fred and George were banned because they were close to murdering Nott. Nott had it coming, really.

"I was really a prat then, wasn't I?" Draco said in the silence.

He was there watching how spiteful Nott was on the field. Dracos' face had been blank then watching how Nott acted.

"Their mum was really kind." He continued. "When I first came over to the Blacks' ancient house, she saw me she told me I needed to eat more being too skinny. She even gave me a hug before leaving for Hogwarts."

"That's nice." I said. I could imagine it in my head, but while it should have been warming it was something I didn't want to hear.

"That's all you have to say?" He asked me incredulously for my lukewarm reaction.

"What do you want me to say to that?" I asked blankly. "Their mum…isn't like your real mum?"

"I…no. Sorry. You've just been uninterested lately."

I returned my gaze on my essay to try and finish it before we leave, while the whispers and pages of books being flipped filled the silence. Somehow it wasn't the comfortable silence I wanted, but one that was filled with tension.

"Draco, do you think you have a prophecy?"

"Me?" Draco was a bit surprised. "I don't think I would have one. I'm not really that special like Scarhead."

"You're not from this one. Doesn't that count?"

"I don't know. Trelawney never shared anything good in Divination. She did make us good liars for that dream journal of hers. Why?"

"Just thinking." I answered dipping my quill into the ink bottle.

By `November, Umbridge was in control of the school and she added more and more rules to follow. It felt like we were in a prison and Dumbledore couldn't do anything to stop her. There was also my promise to keep. One flaw I always had was keeping my word. A flaw or strength, I didn't know, maybe it depended on the situation.

It was our first meeting in the D.A.D.A. classroom and Nott along with his cronies was present.

"You're joining?" Nott asked raising an eyebrow at me when I entered the room.

"What do you care?"

"You've been friendly with Potter last year and now. How are we sure you're not doing this for him?"

"Oh, I didn't know you kept watch." I answered smirking. "That even sounds disturbing, what do you watch all of my actions or more specifically, Potter? Have you got the hots for him?"

He glared at me viciously, but before he could speak up Umbridge entered and our meeting began. It was annoying having to hold myself back when Nott taunted me. Worst part is getting paired with him on my first patrol as a part of the Squad. I just consoled myself that it was just for an hour and not the entire day.

Thankfully it ended without me murdering him or else my soul be fed to the dementors. On my return to to Gryffindor tower when Hermione saw me walk in she went towards me and slapped me. She glared at me heatedly with tears by her eyes. She didn't have to tell me what she wanted to say. She was disappointed in me. She already thinks I abandoned my two friends. Now, I'm turning traitor to Harry for joining the squad when everyone knows in Gryffindor that we've become friends even if we had a rocky start in first year.

I stared back at the Gryffindor prefect in front of me before I gave her a cynical smile.

"Do you feel better now, Granger?" I asked her.

Hermione was taken a back from my words. "W-what?"

"Do you feel better?" I asked again.

"I—what—" She was lost for words staring at me her glare was gone just confusion on her face.

"That's good. You're not angry anymore." I said before walking past her and up to the dorms, before anyone else can see my tears. Lucky you, Granger, I feel like breaking.

"Kellina!" I heard Harry call from the bottom of the staircase before it changed to a slide sending him back down.

ooo

The silence in the common room after Kellina went up was defeaning, and someone did dare to speak after Harry tried to chase the earlier mentioned girl up to the girls' dorm.

"Hermione, you act like you're the one who lost two friends, when they're right there next to you." Neville said filling in the silence. "Just because Umbridge took control of the school, you think you're freedom was taken away, but what is M.A.D. for then? Everyone's on the same boat as you Hermione, but you don't see Kellina lashing out like you do."

"She's helping the toad, Nev." Ron said supporting Hermione. "Who's to say she's asking you or anyone of us about our meeting place?"

"She hasn't." Neville answered steel in his voice. "She's been helping me loads this year while she hears everyone talking about her behind her back. She knows the gossips." Neville looked at everyone in the common room some of them turned their heads away. "She knows, but the only time she ever gets mad is with Nott."

"Yeah, but Nott always gets on everyone's nerves." Ron supplied.

"So he does, but Kellina never got that mad with him." Neville said. "Not mad enough for her to pull out her wand with him and threaten to curse him. Nott only ever says a word that makes her angry."

"What's that?" Hermione asked.

Neville shook his head. "I'm not telling you." He replied. "It's not mine to tell you or anyone, if you really think she's spying for Umbridge, go ahead do that. You still don't know her to judge her."

"She's only started to hang out with you because her old friends are gone." Ron answered.

"Ron!" Hermione gasped.

"Yeah, we just started to become friends, and I've thought if Luna or I were just replacements. She told us herself that she doesn't think of us like that, but she won't tell us what's bothering her."

"You're not even sure if she's lying."

"Does she need to lie when she looks sad when she recalls something about them and tells us?"

Silence was all there was in the common room after Neville defended Kellina to everyone and went up to the dorms to end the day. Not everyone was convinced, but it had some of them thinking about their housemate.

ooo

"Kellina, I'm sorry about Hermione." Harry said walking with me down to the Great Hall in the morning.

"I'm not mad." I answered.

"Maybe not, but she hurt you." He said taking long strides and blocking my path. "This is my fault. I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter." I replied shaking my head.

"But—"

"Harry!"

The both of us turned to the owner of that voice and it was Cho, jogging towards us.

"Oh, hey, Cho" Harry said before turning to me with pleading eyes to help him.

I wonder if Draco told him, but it was a good opportunity to make my exit.

"I'll leave you two alone." I said turning on my heel and leaving Harry in Chos' clutches.

I don't know where the hell Diggory's office is, but what a good way to start my morning. Meeting him by the stairs towards the basement, he didn't say anything but he was looking at the badge on my robes.

"Why?" He just asked.

"Because I wanted to." I replied.

"Is this because of—"

"It's better this way. If anyone so much has been delving in the dark arts better for more eyes to make sure no one does." I said feeding him the lie they all thought was the truth.

"You don't really believe that." He said his eyes darkened a bit.

"You don't know that." I answered. "Even if there's none, then better to make sure that it stays that way then. Enjoy the rest of your breakfast, Professor." I walked down and went to the kitchens. If he knew whats best for him, he better not follow. I wouldn't care if I do get into detention.

"Hey" Neville sat in front of me inside the kitchens. "This seat taken?"

I stared at the pin on his robes, the same pin I had on mine. "You didn't have to." I told him.

"You didn't answer my question." Neville said raising an eyebrow at me.

"The one above might be." I answered.

"Then, I'll stay here with you." Neville said before he turned to a house elf asking for waffles, bacon and syrup.

"Hello, Ina" Luna skipped towards us while I was outside Umbridges' office with Neville waiting for our orders. The glistening pin on her robes was no mistake that she also joined the Inquisitorial Squad. "Is there room for one more?"

I felt my heart squeeze, but not painfully it was a nice squeeze. "Yeah." I answered smiling at the Ravenclaw in front of me.

I don't know how they managed to get themselves into the Inquisitorial Squad, but I'm happy to have Neville and Luna with me.

Neville, Luna and I did as Umbridge told us to do, and not to abuse the power we had. We gave out warnings to our fellow students, but the points we docked weren't ten or twenty like Nott and his cohorts. We only took two or five when it wasn't a grave offense to the one Umbridge had up on the wall near the Great Hall.

As for M.A.D. they didn't exclusively use the Room of Requirements all of the time, they did transfer to different unused rooms in the school. Harry had that illusion spell going for him and with Draco helping him. I don't see how they'll get caught. Not unless someone does betray M.A.D. Neville and Luna weren't able to join them anymore for spellwork, but we had our own spellwork session on our free times in the forgotten corridor.

I still spent some time with Draco and Blaise in the library, but most of the time I was with Neville and Luna.

"So, do I have to go against your two bodyguards to talk to you?" The Slytherin I spoke to weeks ago walked up to me while Luna and Neville were flanking me. I can't blame him for saying bodyguards, but…

"Replace the words bodyguards with friends and you can talk to me." I answered.

He chuckled. "Oh, fine, do I have to duel your two friends to speak to you?"

"No." Luna answered for her. "What do you want with Ina?"

"A date" He said.

"What?" Neville and I echoed.

"Is this a prank or something?" I asked bluntly, because really he is a Slytherin and I don't know anything about him to make a decision. I'm only close with Draco and Blaise.

"No."

"A dare?"

"No."

"Did someone spike you with a love potion or something?" Because this is too surreal, and I know there's a love potion that causes someone to fall in love at first sight.

"Why would anyone spike a love potion in my drink?"

"I don't know. You've got the looks, I'm sure someone must be dying to have you for themselves. Let's hope it's not the undead." I answered.

"You're amusing."

"Someone must have bribed you." I said eyeing him suspiciously.

"You trust Malfoy and he's a Slytherin."

"I have no reason to believe you, unlike him."

"So, no?"

"No. I'm not looking for a boyfriend having one is troublesome."

"That's good." That only confused me further, and he chuckled. "I wasn't really serious in asking you out. Having second thoughts?"

"No." I answered. "I was never one to be that attracted to looks alone. Hm, what was your name again? I don't think I know it."

"I thought you would have known by now?"

I stared at him and he did the same. "So, are you going to tell me or not?"

"Jino Grey"

"Then, Grey, five points from Slytherin for not returning to your dorm fifteen minutes before curfew."

"That's a bit low."

"I can always double it for you if you're not satisfied."

"I would prefer not to have special treatment with docking points from my house." He answered turning around. "Well, have a good afternoon, Fawley."

Cho Chang was getting on my nerves. Yes, she's pretty in her own right, but does she always have to come by the Gryffindor table just to say 'hi' to Harry? I think it's even deliberate with Diggory right up there at the faculty table to see everything from a far, but the idiot can't do anything since he broke up with her.

"One might think you're jealous, Kellina." Lavender said when Chang went off to her friends at the Ravenclaw table.

"What?"

"Well, you've been glaring daggers at Cho when he comes here to greet Harry." Parvati added.

I rolled my eyes. Really? I know I'm in a teenage body and everything, but Merlin, my mind is way off from crushes and such. I was annoyed with Cho, because she's using Harry to get Diggorys' attention. He's my friend for the love of—calm down, Ina, no use blowing things out of proportion.

"Do you have a crush on Harry?" Dean piped in.

Our part of the table fell into silence while the very person was seated just four seats away.

"No." I replied evenly before taking a sip from my goblet.

ooo

Neville, along with Luna and I left the Great Hall for out patrol. We were in the seventh floor corridor, the one near the tapestry and the room of requirements. We could hear voices around the corner that headed in the direction of Ravenclaw tower.

"Cho, why can't you understand?"

"That you broke up with me for a silly reason like for my safety?" Cho said her voice cracking. "You just made that decision by yourself!"

"I had to! You don't know what I saw in that graveyard!"

Did he even see anything in that graveyard at all? I know he was unconscious.

"Because you won't tell me!"

"I can't do that."

I glanced at Neville, before looking to my right at Luna. They were both looking in different directions.

"Why not?! Is it because of Fawley?!"

How the hell am I related to their arguement? I may have been there, but I am in no way connected to why they broke up.

There was a pause though.

"Cedric don't tell me you…"

"No" He said before sighing. "It's just Alistair and Sheila asked me to look after her."

Look after me? I'm more than capable of looking after myself.

"Cedric, you've seen how she glares at you. She hates you!"

At least, she knows that.

"I know, but she lost two persons that knew her the most. She's broken."

How the hell would you know Diggory?

"That doesn't mean that you should have your eyes on her all the time. She's not a child. I thought I was important to you? Did that change?"

"You know the answer, but I can't let you die because of me. Also, if you knew too much you can die." Diggory said gravely. "It would destroy me if you die."

"And you think breaking up with me didn't?" Cho asked softly.

There was a heavy silence then as we stood there overhearing their conversation. With the silencing runes on my shoes, I turned around and pulled out my wand to place a silencing charm on the three of us.

"Let's go." I said before walking away heading towards the stairs that would lead us to the sixth floor. "We can check that floor later."

"My gran thinks that Dumbledore is right." Neville answered.

"The same goes for my dad." Luna replied. "Also, there has been a lot of wrackspruts by Professor Dumbledore lately as well as the other Professors. That hasn't happened before."

"You don't think it's with the state of our school?" I asked glancing at her.

"No. There are too many of them to be considered normal." She answered.

"Well, let's leave that discussion for another time. We have patrol and we don't know who's out and about. Best to be careful on our choice of topic. We're part of the Inquisitorial Squad."

It was three days later. Rumors went around the school that Diggory was having a romanticrelationship with one of the students in the school. What was worrying was that Luna, Neville and I were called in the office when these rumors came about.

"Have a seat." Umbridge said to us.

I took the center seat, with Neville on my left and Luna on my right.

"Tea?" She said gesturing to the teacups.

I already informed them of the chances that the beverages Umbridge offers us in her office would be laced with a truth serum. It would be up to each of us on how to avoid drinking tea.

"I'm fine." I answered. "I'm a bit full from dinner, Professor."

"And you two?"

"I prefer Matcha." Neville answered. "It's healthier. I just have to ignore the aftertaste."

"Matcha?"

"It's green tea, Professor, only it is concentrated and grassy as well as bitter." Luna answered.

My fault. I had them taste it and I explained some things about it as well.

"Well, then I called you three here regarding on the event that you came across Diggory with one student." Professor Umbridge said changing the topic away from the tea. "I have heard them speaking and I did not like their discussion."

"What discussion is that Professor?" I asked.

"That they had once been romantically involved."

How does she know that? She wasn't there when the three of us overheard the two. Did the pin have enchantments on it?

"Everyone knows about it, Professor." Neville answered. "They were together last year."

"And this year?"

I shook my head. "They broke up from what most of us know."

"Professor Trelawney said during a lesson that death follows him wherever he goes during our Divination." Neville said. "It's a possible reason why he broke up with her."

I didn't know that.

"Well, to be honest, a Professor and a Student shouldn't even be involved romantically." I said. "That's not really setting a good example for the students."

"Yes, that is indeed correct, Miss Fawley." Umbridge said. "Hence, the motion of firing Mr. Diggory from his position."

But why hasn't she done that yet? "Motion?"

"Not unless we have evidence, and I am assigning you three the task of finding evidence."

"Rumors have been going around about them Professor, so isn't it just a fabric of spoken words from the student body?" I answered.

"If it is only rumors, then there will be no evidence. I would still want you three to make sure that it is indeed false or the name of Hogwarts will be tarnished because of one Professor."

The way she said it sounded like it was for the school, huh, she's good. If only she didn't make her speeches long, someone would have believed her.

"Of course" We had no choice in the matter or else be found suspicious by her.

We went on our rounds after our meeting with the toad. Thankfully, none of us—

KELLINA FAWLEY!

I paused in my steps and snapped my head behind me, but no one was there. "Did you just say my name?" I asked turning to Luna.

"No." She answered. "I didn't say a word."

"Nev?" I turned to him.

He shook his head. "Are…you're not like Harry when he was in second year are you?" Neville asked then.

"Neville, the animals I can speak to is zero." I answered.

I shook my head then, I was probably just hearing things. There was my suspicion on the pin on our robes. That was more important than me wondering if I heard anything.

"Luna, can you…" I trailed off pointing at the pin on my robe.

Luna blinked at me before she nodded. "I'll see, but...wouldn't Hermione be the best choice?"

Huh, so Luna does in fact see that Hermione is a brilliant witch.

"If you can speak to her, I don't want another slap to my face or any irrational actions from her." I answered.

The next following days, Draco had been giving me too many glances. It was starting to annoy me. He could just ask me. It was time for Arithmancy and I went to the room early without Draco. I was reading the book I borrowed for my Potions essay. I could hear the other students entering the room.

"Granger" I heard, it was Draco. He sounded cold and angry meaning he didn't wake up on the right side of the bed.

"Yes, Malfoy?" Hermione said.

"Could I have a word with you outside?" He said.

I heard Hermione stand up and from the steps they left the room. There was some silence in the room and the way Draco spoke earlier there was steel in his voice.

Eventually, I saw Draco take the seat next to me as our Professor entered the room. I glanced at him while I placed my book in my bag. His face was blank of emotion, but his eyes were…I guess cold and burning at the same time. It sounded contradictory, but it looked that way to me. I turned my head to the front as our lesson started. Why was he angry and what did it have to do with Hermione? Was it related to M.A.D.?

"Everything okay, Draco?" I asked at the end of Arithmancy.

"Yes." He nodded and I just took it as that before I broke off to head to my next class.

I was on my way to the corridor that weekend to meet with Neville and Luna for our spellwork when I bumped into Grey.

"Hello, Fawley, where are you off to?" He said smiling.

"Off to meet with a ghost." I lied.

"Is it with Peeves?" He asked. "Planning on your pranks with him?"

"No. Fred and George have always been the ones to prank and they get along with him."

"Have you ever thought how Peeves came about here?"

"He's a ghost." I said like it was obvious.

"Yes, but he's not like the other ghosts here. He's a poltergeist. The other ghosts have pasts— backgrounds, Peeves, what do you think is his past?"

"You know, you're almost like Luna." I told him bluntly. "But she never asked that either, why are you even curious about that? Does it matter if Peeves does or doesn't have one?"

Grey shrugged. "You could say I like mysteries. See you around, Fawley." He said before walking off to who knows where in the castle.

I entered the Forgotten Corridor to find not just my two blond companions, but Draco and Harry.

"What are you two doing here?" I asked.

I've made…progress. Draco answered

"Progress with what?"

Silence. Like I just said something wrong.

"Kellina, no one said anything about progress." Neville answered.

AN: Thank you for taking the time to read! Sorry this update took a while. I'm working and it's draining my brain. To be honest I want to quit, it's not the job I want. Sure the pay is fine, but...I'm not happy. I know, I know that I have to survive and things like that, but guys you know how we only live once?

If there's one question that literally changed everything I thought about getting my license it's the question 'What do you really want?' When i heard that question from my friend. I realized I didn't know anymore. I was lost, but I do know I want to write. It's been three years since I started to write here in fanfic, and I don't regret it AT ALL.