Chapter 16

Nadine's POV

There and Back Again.

"Draco?" I called. I was walking in a dark corridor. I heard Draco moaning. Sounding like he was being tortured. Laughter in the process. I was running. The walls seemed to swallow me up. It got darker and darker. I finally reached a dark room. There was light shining through a crack. Draco was lying on the floor, covered---in blood. I looked up at who was laughing. There stood---Eve. Laughing Evilly.

"I warned you. And you didn't listen to me! I had to do it, Nadine. I had to hurt you the wrong way!" she laughed shrilly and the room dissolved. Her shrieks ringing in my ears.

"How COULD YOU, EVE!" I screamed. I tried to run to Draco, but my feet couldn't move.

"For you Nadine! For you Nadine! Nadine, Nadine, Nadine! NADINE!"

"DRACO!" I screamed. I saw my sister, shaking me like mad. I was sweating with cold sweat and I felt sick. I wiped my forehead. I was wet.

"Nay! Nay, are you all right?" she said worryingly. I threw myself on her.

"It was a dream!" I said to her shoulder with relief. I was breathing heavily.

"You were shouting Draco," she said, a tad hint in her voice was angry that I was even dreaming about him.

"No, no it was nothing," I muttered. The whole dorm had woken up. I felt my cheeks burning up. "I'm fine."

"Can we sleep now?" joked Arwen, getting in her bed.

I faked a smile and sat down. Eve stared at me with a look I hated. She wanted to know what my dream was about. Let alone about Draco. I said a faint Good night. She got the message and slept. That night. I wanted to go see Draco. I was so afraid for him. For us. What if someone found out? Hermione knew only. Surely she didn't squeal? I crept out of my bed as soon as I heard their faint snores.

I slipped the green Diamond Ring Draco gave me. And I rubbed it. He said that whenever I rubbed it, he would come to me, when I was in trouble. I waited. I few minutes, I saw a figure come up the stairs. Ah! Draco! I almost ran up to him when I saw another figure come up to him. It was Lara Dirge. I could see her hair flowing behind her. What' Draco doing with her?

"So, David, plan working well?" snorted Lara Dirge. He glared at her. So it wasn't Draco after all.

"Shut it, Dirge. I almost had that Skairek, if it wasn't for that Potter boy," he smacked his fist into the palm of his hand.

"Now, David, Voldemort will take care of Potter. Just get me that Eve and Nadine, how is that so hard?" sniggered Lara. "Voldemort sent us in particular! What more praise do you want? we can't let him down. You realize the punishment if we don't succeed?" "Ya ya...Damn! This is so hard!" he cursed under is breath.

"I don't think you do! Ben (A/n husband of Eve's and Nadine's aunt) wanted us to kill them because their parents betrayed Voldemort 3 times! Ben finished them off and now he wants their children too! Is that so hard to remember?"

"I didn't say I forgot the plan, Dirge." David snarled.

"Ya well, dating that Eve for a year, you could've figured out that her and her sister were---" she as cut off.

"Well, how was eye supposed to know that they were unregistered Animagus? huh? Than I wouldn't have asked Voldemort for 2 dementors to kill them!" he hissed.

"I suppose you remember the punishment The Dark Lord gave you for bringing back those Dementors EMPTY HANDED?" she bellowed.

David winced. He remembered all right. I was getting scared. I couldn't believe a word they said. I wish I was back in my bed. If they knew I was here, they would finish me off.

"I expect better from you Lauren!" said Dirge. "I am a Death Eater. I was since I was 13 years old. Look at Ben! After he married that crackpot old woman they call their Aunt, he got better and better at being a Death Eater. Good job he did, killing his brother and wife. Those good for nothing---" she trails off, speaking more to herself than David.

A surge of anger rushed through my veins. Angry Tears fell. I felt anger towards that good for nothing Ben, Voldemort Lara, and David. I wanted to kill myself. I was so oblivious to the fact that Ben had never liked us. Nor spoke to us. Heat was pouring out of me. I wanted to scream. I wanted revenge.

"Nay," I turned around and saw a puffy-eyed and hair tousled Draco rubbing his eyes, and yawning.

"Wassamatter?"

A pulled him into a hug. I didn't tell him about what I just heard. Only the Dream. He comforted me until I was content to go back up to Gryffindors tower. Eve had to know. So does Harry, Ron and Hermione.

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I gobbled up my food in such ferocity, I received several stares from Gryffindors table. I was starving. Depression makes you eat alot I thought.

Eve laughed; she swept her brown hair from her face. "Nay, there's plenty of food."

"I know" I muttered. "Listen, I need to talk to you guys alone in the Common Room during lunch today. Please be there. It's important.

I picked up my back and headed out of the Great Hall.

Eve looked confused, So did the others. "Hey, where are you going'?" she asked worried and suspiciously.

"Library," I lied. Truth was I was going to see Draco, not books.

"Hey Draco." I hugged him tightly. I needed love right now. I couldn't trust any anyone at the moment.

He pulled me into a soft passionate kiss. I almost choked when I saw Eve, Harry, Ron and Hermione standing behind Draco looking appalled. All except Hermione. She knew.

I pulled away from Draco. He too turned around. Eve's face was looking at Draco with disgust. Angry tears were forming. She turned Red and marched towards me.

"How could you!" she almost screamed. After What I did for you---" Harry stepped and put a hand on her shoulder. He looked at her meaningfully. she cooled down a

bit.

"Nay," she said through sniffs, "I tried to protect you. But I know that when you want something, you'll have it no matter what. And--" she looked down," I'm sorry I

ever doubted you for loving," she turned her head to Draco., "Him!"

And looked back to the ground.

"Eve! I could never hate you! I love you. Thank you." I hugged her. She looked still discuss tingly at Draco. I knew from then on that she would be mean to Draco. I

felt like a huge weight had been lifted.

David and Lara passed by us. I was depressed again, I remembered that I still had to tell them about the conversation that I witnessed last night. My heart dropped

again. David's face was----green! I glanced at Eve. That was of course, her doing! I gave a hearty laugh. David shot a look at us. And disappeared behind the corner. I

was terrified again.

That night, I told the trio and my sister everything.

Hermione came over and put an arm around me. Harry was uncomfortable at the fact of Voldemort was going to take care of him some way. And that his girlfriend's

life was in danger. He remained silent. Ron was confused. He had that look again. He patted my shoulder lightly.

"Well," Hermione pressed on." You know what we have to do?"

She looked around like an eager professor waiting for an answer. Her face fell when no one responded. "Dumbledore!

"We have to tell him everything!"

At that moment, a long-bearded man with moon-shaped spectacles.

"Tell me what? ---Ms. Granger?"