DISCLAIMER: All Harry Potter related characters and or things belong to J.K. Rowling. However, some characters, like Aravella Malozhaire, belong to me!

Author's Notes: R/R! Go easy on flames, I am sensitive..

Chapter 2: [Title goes here]

The next morning, Malfoy decided to have a look at Aravella`s records. Where? Why in the last place you would expect him to be of course! The library!
When he entered, he saw Madam Pince glaring angrily at a corner of the library. Draco followed her gaze to see Guinevere and Harry holding Aravella`s arms, most likely to keep her from trying to kill herself again. Of course, Aravella had other ways. She banged her head repeatedly on a nearby shelf, which thankfully had a spell on it, so that it would not fall over a squash a student. Meanwhile, Ron stood nearby, watching with amusement as he stuffed his face with a turkey sandwich. Malfoy smirked at the scene, then decided he would have to come back after Potions.

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As luck would have it, the Gryffindors just so happened to have Double Potions with the Slytherins. This time, Aravella tried to mix up a poisonous potion, succeeded, and was just about to drink it when Draco swiped it from her hand. Aravella scowled. 'Hmm.. She looks sexy when she's mad.', Draco thought, then again punched himself mentally. 'Shut up, Draco. What are you thinking??' Aravella broke into his thoughts. "Don't be dense Malfoy. Give me ze vial!!", she cried, letting her accent slip a bit. "You're the one being dense, Malozhaire. Trying to kill yourself, eh?" "What does it look like? A love potion??" (~A/N~ Sry 'bout that comment. Dun no where it came from.) Draco smirked. "Really, Malozhaire." He smirked again when Aravella`s eyes flared. Draco dropped the vial in his cauldron, then emptied his cauldron. "Oops.. How clumsy I am.", he said sarcastically. Then, he went back to his seat, still smirking.

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After class, just as Aravella was about to jump out of a window, Draco grabbed her. "Aravella Malozhaire.. You and I both know your not a mudblood. Don`t we?", he whispered in her ear. Aravella`s eyes flashed at him again, this time with great surprise. "How did you..??", she asked, gasping. Draco smirked. "I have my sources.. Don`t worry.. I won`t tell a soul." Aravella laughed wildly, like a true, blue maniac. Then, her laughs turned into tears. "Yes. Your right. I-I`m not. A. Muggle-born.. But.. You Can`t tell anyone!. If you d-do. My f-f-father w-will b-beat me..", she sobbed, covering her face with her hands. 'Hmm.. This sounds familiar. Oh yes, my father does the same thing.. For no reason.', Draco thought, suddenly finding himself attracted to Aravella. 'Shit! Oh great, now I`m attracted to her??' Suddenly, Aravella stopped sobbing. "And now I must kill myself. Why? Because.. My secret is known, I am still, in everyone else`s eyes, a mudblood.. And what`s the use of living? I see no reason why I must remain on this earth. After all, the wizarding world doesn`t need a disgraceful witch like me.", she said, her eyes filling with unshed tears, Draco wiped them away before they could fall. "Aravella, you are not useless.. You are every bit as important as everyone else in the wizarding world.. Well, except me, of course", Draco said with a slight smirk. Aravella smirked back, only her`s was faint, weak. There was no light behind it. "You wish..", she said, smiling slightly. She hugged him, awkwardly. "Thanks, Mal--Draco." Then she kissed him lightly on the lips, and walked away, with a single sniff, leaving a shocked and surprised Draco in the classroom.

~a.n~ Sorry about the short chapter! I promise the next one will be longer! Oh yes, and please be patient with me! I`ve been really busy these days, so the chapters will be a bit slow. Still, R+R and tell me what to do!!! Thanks! ^.^

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