Two months later

Estella Malfoy looked across the Gryffindor table in search of unruly black haired boy. She felt a pang of jealousy as she saw Romilda Vane flirting with Harry. She growled in frustration.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say that you are in love with the Chosen one" said Tracy Davis, her best friend for six years.

"Nonsense, Trace…. I'd rather die than be with him" replied Estella trying to mask her true feelings. She mentally cursed herself for being so careless. Estella suspected that Tracy and Daphne had doubts on her. They had caught her staring at Potter a few times but she had convinced them that it was of look of loathing only. Daphne watched the exchange between her friends but didn't comment.

Daphne glanced at Potter who seemed to put up a show with Vane. He had suddenly transformed from a shy reserved boy to a playboy in two months. With his celebrity status, it was never hard for him to get any girl at Hogwarts. But this year, Potter was actually enjoying the attention. Even though most of the school felt that Potter finally grew a pair of balls, Daphne felt there was something more to his sudden change in demeanor. His playboy lifestyle oddly coincided with the same time as that of Estella's engagement. Daphne knew Estella always had a secret crush on Potter. She couldn't blame her. Despite Potter being a Gryffindor, you need to be blind not to notice him. She knew Estella was seeing someone in fifth year and the boy broke her heart.

"You are playing with fire" Whispered Daphne. Estella raised her eyebrow and feigned nonchalance.

She tried not to look at Harry. " I don't care" she mentally chanted as she struggled to keep her thoughts away from those intense green eyes.

"You are so brave Harry. No wonder you have escaped You-Know-Who so many times" said romilda as she placed a hand on his shoulders. Harry resisted his urge to roll his eyes. He entertained her antics only because he knew that it irritated Estella. He watched estella leave with her friends from the corner of his eyes. As soon as she left, Harry untangled himself from romilda and joined Hermione for lunch.

"Hmmm.. So the show is over?" asked Hermione

Harry ate in silence. Hermione was always in a bad mood ever since Lavender started to go out with Ron.

"So when are you going to announce your engagement with Romilda?" questioned Hermione, her eyes glinting.

Harry spat the pumpkin juice and looked at Hermione in shock.

"What?... Engagement..We are friends" replied Harry. Sure he hadn't objected to romilda's flirting but they were not even into a serious relation.

"Well ..Eye for an Eye…Same with engagement right?" Said Hermione mischievously as her eyes pointed towards the slytherin table. Harry started to regret the fact that he joined Hermione for lunch. Of course she would have figured out. She was the brightest witch of her age.

"don't know what you are talking about" said Harry evasively .

Just as Hermione was about to reply, Ron came to join them in the table.

"Hey.." said ron cheerfully, Hermione gave him an angry look and stormed off without uttering a single word.

"Mental.." said Ron gaping after her

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The victory party for Gryffindor's victory against ravenclaw in quidditch was in full swing as Harry entered the common room. He looked over to see Ron who was snogging Lavender. He looked around in search of Hermione. She was nowhere to be seen. Harry grabbed a butterbeer and left in search of Hermione. He wished Ron would be more discreet with Lavender. Hermione seemed to burst into tears every time ron and lavender snogged.

" We need to talk"

Harry turned around to see Estella Malfoy looking at him determinedly. Harry ignored her and kept walking. She had tried to speak to him several times after her 'betrayal' (that's what Harry called it)but harry had effectively ignored her pleas every single time.

"Potter, I don't care if I have to follow you to the Gryffindor common room but I am not going to leave until we talk" said estella stubbornly. Harry knew she was serious. He went straight into Myrtle's bathroom which was empty. Estella followed him.

Suddenly Harry wheeled around to face Estella. It was the first time he was alone with her after two months. She was beautiful as always but images of her and Blaise kept cropping up in his felt the rage he had bottled up within him rise.
"what do you want Malfoy?"

"Why are you angry with me Harry? You have been ignoring me for months" asked Estella calmly. Harry looked at her in disbelief. Didn't she know what she had done? How dare she?

"Apart from fucking Blaise, you haven't done anything. And I tend to ignore cheating bitches" snarled Harry putting as much venom in his voice as possible.

Estella looked stunned for a moment and then let out an angry growl.

"How dare you ?.." her voice shaking with anger "You broke up with me for no apparent reason. You never replied to any of my letters. You have no right to call me a cheat"

Harry chose to ignore this. Yes, they had broken up. But that didn't make it any less painful for him to see her with Blaise

"Then why are you here? Now you are fed up with Blaise? So now you want me too? Once a cheater, always a cheater" fumed harry.

"I did not cheat. We were over" said Estella.

"Oh yes, we are over. " bit back Harry.

Estella looked at him sadly. She took a deep breath. "Harry please.. listen to me"

Harry didn't respond.

" I had to get engaged to Blaise. You broke up with me and Father is in Azkaban. My family needed the Zabini support. It was more of a business deal than an engagement. If I didn't agree to this, the aurors will storm into the Malfoy manor. Both Draco and mother are under investigation"

" So what?" asked Harry scornfully.

"Harry.. I..I said yes to save my family. And that day… I saw those girls flirting with you in quidditch trials. You hadn't even glanced at me. I felt angry. I am sorry. I went with Blaise so that I could forget you"

"So did you forget me then?"

"No" whispered Estella. She hoped Harry would forgive her. That's why she came. She had tried to forget him. But finally she had accepted that no one could ever replace harry .

The monster in harry raged. Another voice in his head wanted to forgive Estella but the monster wanted her to bleed. To feel the pain

"I told Blaise to break the engagement. We have agreed to break it off at the year end. "

"I am sorry harry" Estella pleaded.

"So I guess Blaise was unable to satisfy your needs. So you want me as well" said Harry nastily taking a step closer to Estella.

Estella's eyes widened in shock as she watched Harry's eyes darken as he looked at her. The monster purred as it looked at Estella's fear. The monster within him shivered in excitement as it watched its prey's frightened look.

"I think I could help with that… To forget Blaise for a day" said harry as he advanced towards her.

"Harry… No…" whispered Estella looking shocked.

"why not Bitch? You were enjoying it when Blaise was snogging you in the greenhouse. You think he is better than me?"

Estella looked around to see any escape route. Harry was stepping towards her blocking the doorway. Memories flashed across her mind as fear kicked in. This was not her Harry. Her Harry wouldn't do this.

"Harry Please…not like this.." said Estella as she stepped back. Her hands went to get her wand. But she knew it was futile. She was never good at magic.

The men came to her. She fought..she kicked..she bit….

"Fiery ..I like that" he said as they tied her. They bit . they kicked..they scratched.

Harry placed his hands on either sides of her effectively trapping her against the wall. He placed his arms around her waist pulling her towards him. Estella seemed paralyzed with fear. She didn't try to stop him. Memories flashed across her mind.

She wanted to scream but someone had gagged her. No sound came out as she felt those hands roam around her body. The more she fought the more they got excited. Blood fell out of her body as she screamed in pain. They lauhed

Harry looked at her. The monster in him wanted to take her. So roughly that she'd cry out in pain. That she'd never even think of betraying him. She'd fear him. Fear his name…

'Crucio'

Pain beyond anything as they laughed. She wont cry. She wont scream. She wont move.

She wanted it to end. Everything to end. She didn't fight anymore.

Harry suddenly realized what he was doing. This was his Stella…No matter how much he hated her, he couldn't hurt her like this…He was becoming another Voldemort. Taking pleasure in her fear. There was a darkness in him that he couldn't explain. The connection with Voldemort was turning him into Voldemort. He stepped back to from Estella. He wasn't Voldemort. He never would be. She hadn't moved or made any sound. She stood there like a statue.

There were no more tears to spare. The laughter died away. She was in pain. She couldn't take it anymore.

Suddenly Estella started convulsing and she collapsed on to the floor. As Harry ran towards her, he was thrown aback by something powerful. He felt magic radiating from Estella's unconscious body. He saw deep scars appearing on her body as a pool of blood started to form. Harry ran towards her. He looked over to see more scars appearing.

"No.." he gasped.

Harry picked her up and ran to the hospital wing. He could feel her pulse getting weaker as he ran like never before.

She felt dirty..violated…helpless...Her screams subsided….another man came…

"Kill her..Its better to kill her than doing this" her mother wailed… Mother was right. She wanted to die..no more pain..she wanted nothing more than death…she felt her magic react…she was going to die.