Chapter 13- I'm Sorry

"Nay!" I shouted, her face was red, she looked extremely angry, hateful, and mostly hurt. It broke my heart when I looked into her eyes at that moment and only saw

hatred for me, much like the kind I had when I saw her kissing Draco. But something told me her hatred went deeper than mine did.

"How........could......you?" she said slowly and without emotion, only blankness as if her soul had been crushed. I suddenly felt all the guilt I had been pushing away

these past few days. Then something flashed in my head, Draco hurt my sister, I couldn't let him do that again, I couldn't let her go back to Draco.

"I did it for your own good" I said stubornly, I regained my senses and said more clearly, "He would have hurt you sooner or later".

"I can't believe you! You still think your right? Draco really loved me and what you did hurt him just as much as it hurt me!" she shouted and looked as if she was gonna

hurt me. I had to stand my ground.

"If he loved you, do you think he would have hurt you?" I asked and shouted at the same time.

"I don't care what you say, I love him and you ruined it! I will never speak to you again!" Nay looked as if she really meant it, she suddenly ran out of the room, crying badly.

"What just happened?" I asked to no one in particular.

"Women" said Ron under his breath and Hermione hexed him.

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Days went by, I never saw or heard Nay. She would go to bed hours after me, leave for classes hours before me, and I never

saw her in the Great Hall.

"Where do you think she went?" Hermione asked one day.

"I don't know, but I'm really worried" I said sincerely, I may have gone behind her back and dumped the man she loves, then yelled at her afterward, but that didn't

mean I didn't love her. Everything was going down the drain. I would never see Harry, he always seemed to have quidditch practice. The homework was piling up. I

recieved 3 detentions this week from Snape alone. Worst of all, those mysterious notes kept coming and they got worse every time, and the recent ones were

threatening death upon me and Harry.

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"Good Morning students" Dumbledore said cheerfully one morning, I wasn't at all cheerful, I received another note right before I went to bed the night before. "We will

have a Halloween Party here in the Great Hall on October 31st, I would like all who decide to come to wear Halloween costumes, that is all, Thank you" Dumbledore

sat down and food appeared.

"Great, I can't wait to see what Draco comes as, probably the devil" said Ron laughing. Hermione and Harry joined in but I was still thinking about Nay and the notes. I got up and left the Great Hall. I was walking down the corridor to the Gryffindors Tower when I heard my name called out.

"Eve, wait up" Harry shouted, when he caught up, out of breath, he turned red and said, "er, I was wondering. Wouldyougotothepartywithme" he said this all in one

breath. I just barely understood.

"What?" I asked.

"Would you go to the party with me?" he asked again hopefuully.

"Of course Harry, I would love to go with you" I said and smiled fakely.

"Are you ok?" he asked, "You normally never give me the fake smile". He looked worried.

"Not really, I just am not feeling up to the weather" I said in awe that he was the first guy to point out my fake smile.

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"Nay" I said, calmly. She turned around from sitting at the desk, she was scribbling furiously.

"What, oh, it's only you" Nay said with disgust as she realized who I was.

"We need to talk" I said plainly.

"That doesn't mean that I have to" she said nastily.

"Your being childish, you know, there are other people out there who have worse problems" I said thinking back to the notes, at least she wasn't being threatened by someone and being watched all the time.

"O really, well then-" she didn't finish her sentence as she saw a weird owl come into the window, the weird owl that haunted my dreams. I ran over to get the note

before she could read it, I hadn't told her about them. She got there first. As soon as Nay took the letter the owl again fluttered out the window. As she read it I saw

her face change from anger to terror.

"Oh my God Eve, I didn't know" she started crying and came over and hugged me tightly not letting me go. I knew that my problems were over, Nay was here for me.

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Two weeks passed, no more notes came, I was glad it was over, and decided it was probably some prank. I was looking forward to the Halloween Party. There was

only one problem, I barely ever saw Harry. I would get mad but I wouldn't say anything. Nay was dealing with her problems by going for walks and not coming back

for hours at a time, I was worried, but at least now she was talking to me. Halloween came and so did the dance. Nay was going with a boy from Hufflepuff who I

have yet to learn the name of, and Hermione was going with Ron. I was getting ready, putting on my dress, I was going as a belly dancer. Nay was going as a

superstar, and Hermione was going as a beauty queen from another planet.

"You look beautiful" said Nay looking at my revealing top and skirt. My top was like a bikini top but it was adorned with beautiful gems and my skirt was all see through

fabric with slits everywhere. I brought it from Lebanon.

"So do you" I said looking at my sister, she had a beautiful fur coat covering a designer top and skirt. She held a fake Oscar in her left hand and a purse overflowing

with fake money in the other. Suddenly Hermione came out wearing a silk green gown with emeralds sewn into the seams, all her make up was a sparkling green. We

all looked perfect. Someone knocked on the door.

"Come in" Hermione called, and Arwen steped into the room, she was going as a ballerina and had trouble fitting her tutu in the door.

"Ron and the Hufflepuff boy are here, and you guys look awesome" she said in awe.

"Thank you, and so do you" I said, "where do you think Harry is?"

"Oh, Ron said he would be coming late, quidditch practice, I think" she said and walked out.

"They can't possible have quidditch at this time, where is he?" I asked frustrated.

"I don't-" suddenly there was another knock, interrupting Hermione. Arwen walked

in again.

"Harry is here but he looks really dirty, and he has to change into his costume" she

said and left again.

"Great" I said sarcastically. I told Hermione and Nay to go ahead and that I would wait for Harry. Thirty minutes later he came down looking as handsome as ever, I

suddenly forgave him for all he did, he had a sad look on his face as if to say he was really sorry.

"Are you ready?" he asked and we went to the Great Hall. When we walked in, everyone looked at us, most of the guys were smiling at Harry, I didn't know why, but I

let it go. A slow dance came on and Harry asked me to dance, I accepted.

"I love dancing with you Harry" I said, I was so happy, everything was finally going my way.

"Um, Eve, you know our date on Friday, well, I can't make it. I'm sorry" he said guiltily. This was it this was the last straw.

"Harry James Potter!" I yelled, "this is the third date you cancelled this month, I know something is going on and don't say quidditch!" I was furious. Harry didn't say

anything. I shook my head, angrier than ever, "You know what? Don't bother making any more promises or dates because we are over!" I stormed out, I went to the

lake, I was confused. I really wanted to be with Harry more than ever but I also wanted to never see him again. I didn't know what to do.

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