(A/N: Yes, chapter 3. That's right, ppl, I finally wrote chapter 3. I've been putting it off for a while, don't really know who to focus on in this story. ah well, just read. And review, of course!)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any characters, settings, names, or anything else to do with Harry Potter in this story; J.K. Rowling does. I also do not own any song lyrics used in this fanfic, Evanescence does. Thanks.

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*~Choices of Those In Darkness~*

~Lost In My Thoughts~

Draco woke Tuesday morning from yet another dream. And yes, this one did include his father. It also, however, included the girl. He had seen her the other day, and the feeling that he'd known her before Hogwarts kept getting stronger. Draco sighed and got up to dress. He glanced at his timetable before going up to breakfast.

"Not bad," he muttered to himself, while following Crabbe and Goyle up the dungeon stairs. "I've got Herbology first thing, followed by Care of Magical Creatures. then Defense Against the Dark Arts this afternoon, and Dueling after classes."

"Hurry up, Draco," Gregory Goyle called to his friend. "We're having sausages for breakfast. I can smell them."

Draco watched his drooling friend in disgust. The truth was, Draco longed for real friends. Friends that he could talk to, maybe even have an actual good time with. Crabbe and Goyle were merely his protection, and did wonders to enhance his reputation. Draco sighed for the second time that morning.

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Harry Potter walked slowly downstairs to the Great Hall. His mind was clearly somewhere else; his friends couldn't get a word out of him.

Harry was caught up in thoughts of darkness. Last night he had dreamed of his parents again, and his scar had been burning ever since he had woken at four AM. Harry had gone to visit Professor Lupin at seven o' clock, and they had chatted for a while about his past. Glad to have the Professor back, Harry had cheered up a bit, then sent a letter to his godfather Sirius Black. Sirius had been going all over the country rounding up wizards and witches to rebel against Voldemort, and Harry missed him.

"Harry?" Hermione's sweet voice called Harry out of his thoughts. He laughed at himself. Hermione was a whole other problem, these days. Sometimes when he lay in bed at night, he would think about her, and wonder what he would do if anything ever happened to her. Ron was his best friend, but Hermione.well, Harry just knew there was something more that he felt for her.

".and so your theory would be incorrect. Harry? Harry, are you listening to me?" Hermione stopped talking.

"Sorry, Hermione, I was just thinking about. umm. last night and all." Harry winced at his stuttering.

"Cheer up, Harry," Ron told him with a smile. "We won't let you-know-who get anywhere near you!"

"No way," Hermione added, also with a smile.

That smile practically melted both Harry and Ron on the spot. The three had reached the Hall, and sat down to eat a very distracted breakfast, each lost in their own thoughts.

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"Miss Laurenson, please pay attention!" Snape called out.

Yes, Raine was yet again daydreaming in class. "Sorry, Professor."

"Ten points from Ravenclaw. Now, you have your ingredients. This potion is very complicated and dangerous. Anyone caught fooling around with it outside of this classroom will be expelled. The potion is called Memorbulous. It is very strong potion," Snape lectured. "The drinker of this potion will immediately have all memory charms ever put on them nullified, or erased. It is a very quick-acting potion."

Raine did not hear the rest of Snape's speech. Her breath had caught in her throat and her mind was reeling. Erase the effect of memory charms?!?! This was her opportunity, her one chance to make Draco remember her. but did she want to? Never mind that, she told herself, I'll decide later.

By the end of class, she had a small vial of the potion safely tucked away in her blue, black, and silver robes. Draco is everything to me, she thought. And I have to make him remember everything I did for him, and all we've been through.

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now i will tell you what i've done for you

50 thousand tears i've cried

screaming deceiving and bleeding for you

and you still won't hear me

i'm dying again

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i'm going under

drowning in you

i'm falling forever

i've got to break through

i'm going under

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blurring and stirring the truth and the lies

so i don't know what's real and what's not

always confusing the thoughts in my head

so i can't trust myself anymore

i'm dying again

i'm going under

drowning in you

i'm falling forever

i've got to break through

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so go on and scream

scream at me; i'm so far away

i won't be broken again

i've got to breathe

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Dueling tonight looked to be interesting.

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(A/N: Sorry this chapter was so short. chapter 4 will be up VERY soon. Now please, if you want this to continue. REVIEW! Thanks, I luv you guys.)

~flutterby