Chapter 1: Seeing the Other Side
"I don't want to be prefect." Harry told Albus Dumbledore while slamming down his golden badge.
"This is Ron's badge not mine. Find someone else to be prefect because it's not my job." Harry said with bitterness in his voice. Dumbledore said nothing and the silence between them was almost tangible.
"Harry you are not taking Ron's job. If you feel guilty, don't. Ron was very brave and was willing to risk his life for you. I think he would want you to be prefect while he is ill. You must stop blaming yourself for what happened, accidents happen whether we are prepared or not."
"Don't say that because you have no idea how it feels to lose your parents, godfather, and best friend to some wizard! Voldemort doesn't know what he did, to me or to others and I'm going to pay him back for what he's done. Just like what I did to Lucius Malfoy! I'll get Bellitrix too! I'll watch them die, I'll kill them slowly so that it hurts and I'll watch them die laughing! They don't deserve to live life. Peter Pettigrew won't live long either. He'll have the worst death of all, after all it is his fault I have no parents. I'll take Neville along too, so that he can see the woman who destroyed his parents die!" Harry said all this while grinning fondly. Then, he realized what he'd just said and he was horrified.
"I—I—didn't mean that." Harry said quickly trying to cover up the words he had spoken just minutes ago. Even Albus Dumbledore with years of experience of hiding his true feelings could not hide the shock and horror of what Harry had just said.
"Harry you need to start controlling your temper and your words....Don't ever say anything like that again." Dumbledore said while thinking that Harry Potter and Tom Riddle were more alike than he had thought.
"Don't worry...I'm not going to...Trust me."
"Do you feel alright Harry? I can get Madam Pomfrey."
"I'm fine Headmaster."
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"Harry what did Professor Dumbledore want?" Hermione asked.
"Nothing."
"Harry I'm your friend....You can trust me." Hermione persisted.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Harry seriously if you keep all your emotions bottled inside it just might kill you."
"Do you think that would really happen Hermione? Because at the moment I wouldn't mind if it did...I'm tired of who I am. All I want is to be normal Hermione. Why can't I just be a normal student at Hogwarts?! Draco is right. I do act like I need to save every— OW!!"
"Harry don't ever say that Draco is right! He's just a mean creep! Wait Harry! Where are you going?!"
"You know you didn't have to slap him." Draco Malfoy said as he stepped out of the dark. Hermione jumped back in shock.
"Get away from me Malfoy!"
"It's your fault he's like this! First your father hits Ron with a curseand almost kills him...Now your working on destroying Harry from the inside!"
"Don't call that bastard my father!" Draco screamed while pinning Hermione to the wall.
"Concealia!"
"What do you have to conceal Draco....What does it matter if you hurt me. Go ahead! I'm tired of the shit that Harry gives me now! Go ahead hurt me!" Hermione said with tears streaming down her face.
"Do you think that I'm proud of being the adopted son of Lucius Malfoy? I hate him. I hate my actual father too. Do you know why Hermione? Because I was trash that he tossed to my mother after getting her pregnant. I hate my life as much as Harry hates his right now. You think you know me so well, don't you Hermione? Judging me as if my one goal in life was to ruin Harry's life and Ron's and yours too. I've got better things to do." Draco's voice was hardly louder than a whisper. His face was almost an inch away from Hermione's. His eyes had gone stolid.
"I never said that your goal was to ruin anyone's life. Though I would consider you pushing me up to a wall and putting a concealment charm questionable." Hermione said with a sympathetic smile that became a playful grin. Suddenly all she wanted to do was to make him act like usual. Hermione expected a rude remark and then for him to call her a mudblood and leave, but what he did next surprised her. He smiled back at her.
"You know you don't look half bad when you smile like that Hermione." These words came as a shock to Hermione. She stared back at Draco with her mouth gaping wide open as her response.
"What just cause I'm mean I can't compliment you?" Hermione's face started to turn red. She got out her wand and undid the concealment charm.
"I think I'm going to leave. Bye." Hermione said quickly. She turned around and left. As she looked back at Draco she saw him with his head against the wall and his eyes closed. Hesitantly she turned around and started walking back towards Draco Malfoy.
-End of Chapter 1-
"I don't want to be prefect." Harry told Albus Dumbledore while slamming down his golden badge.
"This is Ron's badge not mine. Find someone else to be prefect because it's not my job." Harry said with bitterness in his voice. Dumbledore said nothing and the silence between them was almost tangible.
"Harry you are not taking Ron's job. If you feel guilty, don't. Ron was very brave and was willing to risk his life for you. I think he would want you to be prefect while he is ill. You must stop blaming yourself for what happened, accidents happen whether we are prepared or not."
"Don't say that because you have no idea how it feels to lose your parents, godfather, and best friend to some wizard! Voldemort doesn't know what he did, to me or to others and I'm going to pay him back for what he's done. Just like what I did to Lucius Malfoy! I'll get Bellitrix too! I'll watch them die, I'll kill them slowly so that it hurts and I'll watch them die laughing! They don't deserve to live life. Peter Pettigrew won't live long either. He'll have the worst death of all, after all it is his fault I have no parents. I'll take Neville along too, so that he can see the woman who destroyed his parents die!" Harry said all this while grinning fondly. Then, he realized what he'd just said and he was horrified.
"I—I—didn't mean that." Harry said quickly trying to cover up the words he had spoken just minutes ago. Even Albus Dumbledore with years of experience of hiding his true feelings could not hide the shock and horror of what Harry had just said.
"Harry you need to start controlling your temper and your words....Don't ever say anything like that again." Dumbledore said while thinking that Harry Potter and Tom Riddle were more alike than he had thought.
"Don't worry...I'm not going to...Trust me."
"Do you feel alright Harry? I can get Madam Pomfrey."
"I'm fine Headmaster."
~ ~ ~
"Harry what did Professor Dumbledore want?" Hermione asked.
"Nothing."
"Harry I'm your friend....You can trust me." Hermione persisted.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Harry seriously if you keep all your emotions bottled inside it just might kill you."
"Do you think that would really happen Hermione? Because at the moment I wouldn't mind if it did...I'm tired of who I am. All I want is to be normal Hermione. Why can't I just be a normal student at Hogwarts?! Draco is right. I do act like I need to save every— OW!!"
"Harry don't ever say that Draco is right! He's just a mean creep! Wait Harry! Where are you going?!"
"You know you didn't have to slap him." Draco Malfoy said as he stepped out of the dark. Hermione jumped back in shock.
"Get away from me Malfoy!"
"It's your fault he's like this! First your father hits Ron with a curseand almost kills him...Now your working on destroying Harry from the inside!"
"Don't call that bastard my father!" Draco screamed while pinning Hermione to the wall.
"Concealia!"
"What do you have to conceal Draco....What does it matter if you hurt me. Go ahead! I'm tired of the shit that Harry gives me now! Go ahead hurt me!" Hermione said with tears streaming down her face.
"Do you think that I'm proud of being the adopted son of Lucius Malfoy? I hate him. I hate my actual father too. Do you know why Hermione? Because I was trash that he tossed to my mother after getting her pregnant. I hate my life as much as Harry hates his right now. You think you know me so well, don't you Hermione? Judging me as if my one goal in life was to ruin Harry's life and Ron's and yours too. I've got better things to do." Draco's voice was hardly louder than a whisper. His face was almost an inch away from Hermione's. His eyes had gone stolid.
"I never said that your goal was to ruin anyone's life. Though I would consider you pushing me up to a wall and putting a concealment charm questionable." Hermione said with a sympathetic smile that became a playful grin. Suddenly all she wanted to do was to make him act like usual. Hermione expected a rude remark and then for him to call her a mudblood and leave, but what he did next surprised her. He smiled back at her.
"You know you don't look half bad when you smile like that Hermione." These words came as a shock to Hermione. She stared back at Draco with her mouth gaping wide open as her response.
"What just cause I'm mean I can't compliment you?" Hermione's face started to turn red. She got out her wand and undid the concealment charm.
"I think I'm going to leave. Bye." Hermione said quickly. She turned around and left. As she looked back at Draco she saw him with his head against the wall and his eyes closed. Hesitantly she turned around and started walking back towards Draco Malfoy.
-End of Chapter 1-