Chapter 10-
Drea walked quietly into her dorm and slipped off her clothes, replacing them with pajamas. She examined her almost completely unclothed body in the mirror, spotting the scars from the boils on her legs and the rather gruesome looking burn on her thigh. She wondered when she would be called in to be punished for her actions. Would anyone believe it was in self defense?
She turned up the covers and slipped into bed, turning on her side and falling almost straight into sleep.
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Remus sat thinking miserably down in the Common Room. He shouldn't be thinking such things or having such feelings.
For years Sirius had been there for him, understanding why Remus was different and even breaking the law to help him, and now Remus wanted his girlfriend. What kind of loyalty was that? What kind of friend was he turning out to be?
"Mr. Lupin," an older woman's voice said sternly, snapping Remus out of his reverie. He looked up to see Professor McGonagall stepping in from the portrait hole and walking briskly towards him.
"Yes Professor?" He replied, closing his book and standing to greet her. She was an older woman with gray hair pulled back into a tightly made bun, tall, lanky and seemingly thin.
"Have you seen Ms. Malfoy? I would like a word with her." She asked, staring stiffly at the young man in front of her.
Remus thought for a moment, wondering what McGonagall could want with Drea at this hour of the night.
"Yes, she just excused herself to bed. She should be up in her dormitory." Remus said slowly.
"Thank you." She walked quickly past him and up the girl's stairs and out of sight.
Remus sat back down on his couch and opened his book again, trying to take his mind off the matters, questions, and more importantly, the problems at hand.
He heard low voices as someone descended the girl's stairs once again. This time it was not only McGonagall, but Drea following closely behind her. Her face was paler than usual and she hadn't changed out of her pajamas. She wore only a pair of starred blue jimjam pants and a low cut tank top, braless. Remus quickly looked away and sat a book in his lap, as if trying to discreetly cover up something.
Drea did not look at him, nor did she look at anything else, she simply kept her eyes forward and stepped out of the portrait hole. They walked for a while through the rather chilly halls until she realized they had reached McGonagall's office.
McGonagall opened the door and took a seat behind her large wooden desk, clasping her hands together on top of it.
"Please have a seat, Ms. Malfoy." The older woman asked, gesturing to the purple cushioned chair next to Drea.
Drea took a seat and crossed her arms, looking at McGonagall steadily.
"An incident happened earlier today in one of the second floor corridors, we found a fifth year Ravenclaw girl unconscious and moderately injured. " McGonagall started, eyeing Drea suspiciously.
"Her name is Kat Bristow and some of the students claimed that you and she had quite a row at breakfast this morning. Is there anything you would care to enlighten me on Ms. Malfoy?" She finished.
"Yes Professor, Kat and I did have quite a row this morning, but this only resulted because she was threatening injury to one of my mates." Drea replied, sitting up straighter in the rather comfy chair.
"After I unbound her from the petrifying charm I used to stop her from cursing Remus, she stormed out of the hall. I went to follow her to make amends with what had happened and try to explain my actions. She refused to listen to me and in anger and irrational thought, attacked me. The only thing I thought to do was defend myself, which left her.er..rather unconscious, Professor." Drea completed, watching the woman in front of her carefully, now feeling the nervousness in the pit of her stomach.
McGonagall remained quiet for a short while, watching Drea extremely closely now.
"Ms. Malfoy, obviously your actions were valid, but I must ask you this question. If it were in self defense, why exactly did you leave her there?" McGonagall asked.
Drea sat for a moment thinking hard. Why had she left her there? But before Drea could answer, the door to the office swung open and in walked none other than Kat Bristow and Madam Pomfrey.
"Minerva, she insisted she saw you. She wouldn't lie down at all, once she woke up. She marched herself right down here." Madam Pomfrey huffed, glaring at Kat.
"Professor, if I may. Drea is at no fault here, this was indeed all caused by me. I should have known to keep my temper, in fact, being in Ravenclaw as I am. I should have realized she was only being a true Gryffindor by protecting her friend." Kat said, almost pleadingly.
Drea stared at the girl in astonishment; she hadn't expected this in the least bit. Why would Kat do this, unless to obtain revenge?
McGonagall stared at Kat, suspicion very evident in her eyes.
"Right, well if that is what you insist Ms. Bristow, no punishment or blame shall be issued here tonight. You are free to go. Oh and Poppy? I would like a word with you, if you have a minute please." Professor McGonagall finished, motioning for the girls to leave.
They exited the room quickly and shut the door behind them. Kat looked at Drea nervously, wondering what exactly was to be said or done next.
"Why.? I mean. thanks really. but why?" Drea asked coolly.
Kat looked at her feet for a moment before raising her head and replying. "Well.. Er. I believe that it's much more beneficial to me, and my health for that matter, if I have you as a friend, rather than an enemy. I've got quite some nasty bruises from our row earlier today."
Drea grinned. "Brilliant idea. Friends sound much more... healthy to say the least."
"Fantastic." Kat said, veering off to the right and up a different fleet of stairs. "Night then.." she added awkwardly, turning once more and out of sight.
Drea shook her head and continued back to the common room, almost in shock. For the first time in 5 years, she now had a female friend at school.
She reached the portrait of the fat lady and whispered the password, stepping in silently, her eyes watching the ground. She glanced up quickly, as she made her way to the girl's staircase, noticing that Remus was still occupying the common room, but not consciously for that matter.
She felt something in her chest flutter, and realized that her heart had skipped a beat. How incredibly handsome and sweet he was, just laying there. She wanted greatly to walk over and wake him up gently, but decided against it and ascended the girl's stairs. Her feelings seemed to be playing havoc with her mind. Why on earth did her bloody heart flutter?
Drea walked quietly into her dorm and slipped off her clothes, replacing them with pajamas. She examined her almost completely unclothed body in the mirror, spotting the scars from the boils on her legs and the rather gruesome looking burn on her thigh. She wondered when she would be called in to be punished for her actions. Would anyone believe it was in self defense?
She turned up the covers and slipped into bed, turning on her side and falling almost straight into sleep.
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Remus sat thinking miserably down in the Common Room. He shouldn't be thinking such things or having such feelings.
For years Sirius had been there for him, understanding why Remus was different and even breaking the law to help him, and now Remus wanted his girlfriend. What kind of loyalty was that? What kind of friend was he turning out to be?
"Mr. Lupin," an older woman's voice said sternly, snapping Remus out of his reverie. He looked up to see Professor McGonagall stepping in from the portrait hole and walking briskly towards him.
"Yes Professor?" He replied, closing his book and standing to greet her. She was an older woman with gray hair pulled back into a tightly made bun, tall, lanky and seemingly thin.
"Have you seen Ms. Malfoy? I would like a word with her." She asked, staring stiffly at the young man in front of her.
Remus thought for a moment, wondering what McGonagall could want with Drea at this hour of the night.
"Yes, she just excused herself to bed. She should be up in her dormitory." Remus said slowly.
"Thank you." She walked quickly past him and up the girl's stairs and out of sight.
Remus sat back down on his couch and opened his book again, trying to take his mind off the matters, questions, and more importantly, the problems at hand.
He heard low voices as someone descended the girl's stairs once again. This time it was not only McGonagall, but Drea following closely behind her. Her face was paler than usual and she hadn't changed out of her pajamas. She wore only a pair of starred blue jimjam pants and a low cut tank top, braless. Remus quickly looked away and sat a book in his lap, as if trying to discreetly cover up something.
Drea did not look at him, nor did she look at anything else, she simply kept her eyes forward and stepped out of the portrait hole. They walked for a while through the rather chilly halls until she realized they had reached McGonagall's office.
McGonagall opened the door and took a seat behind her large wooden desk, clasping her hands together on top of it.
"Please have a seat, Ms. Malfoy." The older woman asked, gesturing to the purple cushioned chair next to Drea.
Drea took a seat and crossed her arms, looking at McGonagall steadily.
"An incident happened earlier today in one of the second floor corridors, we found a fifth year Ravenclaw girl unconscious and moderately injured. " McGonagall started, eyeing Drea suspiciously.
"Her name is Kat Bristow and some of the students claimed that you and she had quite a row at breakfast this morning. Is there anything you would care to enlighten me on Ms. Malfoy?" She finished.
"Yes Professor, Kat and I did have quite a row this morning, but this only resulted because she was threatening injury to one of my mates." Drea replied, sitting up straighter in the rather comfy chair.
"After I unbound her from the petrifying charm I used to stop her from cursing Remus, she stormed out of the hall. I went to follow her to make amends with what had happened and try to explain my actions. She refused to listen to me and in anger and irrational thought, attacked me. The only thing I thought to do was defend myself, which left her.er..rather unconscious, Professor." Drea completed, watching the woman in front of her carefully, now feeling the nervousness in the pit of her stomach.
McGonagall remained quiet for a short while, watching Drea extremely closely now.
"Ms. Malfoy, obviously your actions were valid, but I must ask you this question. If it were in self defense, why exactly did you leave her there?" McGonagall asked.
Drea sat for a moment thinking hard. Why had she left her there? But before Drea could answer, the door to the office swung open and in walked none other than Kat Bristow and Madam Pomfrey.
"Minerva, she insisted she saw you. She wouldn't lie down at all, once she woke up. She marched herself right down here." Madam Pomfrey huffed, glaring at Kat.
"Professor, if I may. Drea is at no fault here, this was indeed all caused by me. I should have known to keep my temper, in fact, being in Ravenclaw as I am. I should have realized she was only being a true Gryffindor by protecting her friend." Kat said, almost pleadingly.
Drea stared at the girl in astonishment; she hadn't expected this in the least bit. Why would Kat do this, unless to obtain revenge?
McGonagall stared at Kat, suspicion very evident in her eyes.
"Right, well if that is what you insist Ms. Bristow, no punishment or blame shall be issued here tonight. You are free to go. Oh and Poppy? I would like a word with you, if you have a minute please." Professor McGonagall finished, motioning for the girls to leave.
They exited the room quickly and shut the door behind them. Kat looked at Drea nervously, wondering what exactly was to be said or done next.
"Why.? I mean. thanks really. but why?" Drea asked coolly.
Kat looked at her feet for a moment before raising her head and replying. "Well.. Er. I believe that it's much more beneficial to me, and my health for that matter, if I have you as a friend, rather than an enemy. I've got quite some nasty bruises from our row earlier today."
Drea grinned. "Brilliant idea. Friends sound much more... healthy to say the least."
"Fantastic." Kat said, veering off to the right and up a different fleet of stairs. "Night then.." she added awkwardly, turning once more and out of sight.
Drea shook her head and continued back to the common room, almost in shock. For the first time in 5 years, she now had a female friend at school.
She reached the portrait of the fat lady and whispered the password, stepping in silently, her eyes watching the ground. She glanced up quickly, as she made her way to the girl's staircase, noticing that Remus was still occupying the common room, but not consciously for that matter.
She felt something in her chest flutter, and realized that her heart had skipped a beat. How incredibly handsome and sweet he was, just laying there. She wanted greatly to walk over and wake him up gently, but decided against it and ascended the girl's stairs. Her feelings seemed to be playing havoc with her mind. Why on earth did her bloody heart flutter?