Christmas break was over, and all the kids were back to their daily routine.
Sarah and Kayleigh walked down the hall together.
"And he told us that if you put even one more ounce of an ingredient in, that it would turn into a completely different potion! How is anyone going to get it exactly right?!" Sarah complained about the work Snape was giving them.
"You could try studying."
"Ugh! I hate potions!" Sarah exclaimed.
"If you're really having that much trouble, then why don't you ask Draco for help?"
Sarah sighed. "I would, but Draco has been acting really weird lately."
"Define weird. Like the normal psycho weird, or a not like him kind of weird?"
Sarah elbowed her in the ribs.
"Hey! What was that for?!"
Sarah smirked. "He's not psycho!"
"I'm just sayin', only someone with issues bullies poor little first year kids." Kayleigh said.
Sarah rolled her eyes. "I'm working with him on it, and he's getting better, okay!"
"Maybe I was exaggerating! But you have to admit he's mean!"
Sarah shot her a you-better-watch-it look.
"To everyone but you, that is." She corrected herself.
"So, what is wrong with Draco?"
"Well, earlier today I waved at him, but he just ignored me and kept walking."
Kayleigh's eyebrows furrowed in thought. "Maybe he didn't see you." She said, seeing the best in everyone as usual.
"No. I specifically remember him with a look of panic or something when he saw me."
"Did you do something to upset him?"
"No! That's what I can't understand! I can't even get close to him without him running away, and he hasn't spoken to me since we got back from winter break! He always tells me when he wants to talk about something, he doesn't hide it. I'm thinking it has something to do with his dad stressing him out and he just wants to be alone."
"Oh, um, I have to go to my class now. Hope you work everything out with Draco. Bye." Kayleigh waved goodbye and headed her own way.
Sarah saw someone with familiar blonde hair came staggering down the hallway, walking in the shadows, holding his upper arm.
She snuck up behind him and put a loving hand on his shoulder.
"Draco..." She said in low voice.
He whipped his head around with an angry expression, then was shocked when he saw her, then looked at her like he didn't know her.
Draco wasn't the only one shocked, Sarah covered her mouth with her hand, and dropped her bag when she saw Draco.
His usually well kept, slicked back hair was now an unkept, tangled mess.
His mysterious gray eyes were red and from what Sarah assumed was from lack of sleep, and had dark circles under them, and his already pale skin looked even more pale.
He was a mess, Sarah had never seen him like this.
"What do you want?" He said coldly.
"What do I want?! I want to know why you've been avoiding me!" She put her finger in his face. He remained the same.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He looked away.
"I think you do know what I'm talking about."
Draco avoided eye contact.
"Oh, Draco. You're hurt. Let me see." Sarah looked at a bleeding cut that tore through his robes on his upper arm.
Sarah started rolling up his sleeve, when he yanked it away violently.
"What do you think you're doing?! Stop touching me!"
Sarah was startled a bit.
"What's wrong? You always let me tend to your cuts and things like that."
Draco hid his arm, and pulled his sleeve down even further as if hiding something.
"No. No more. I never want to see you again! So just... Just leave me alone!"
Draco stormed off, looking back occasionally, leaving Sarah alone, and without any answers.
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