Chapter 4

Ella sat calmly down waiting for Draco to come back to the common room; she was tired- since the week flew by so quickly. But now it was Friday Night and the school was totally quiet, at least in the area they were at. Slowly her head began to slide against her arm, now in a curled up position and her eyes closed. Sleeping was like a thick blanket went over Ella's mind as two red snake-like eyes stared at her in the darkness of her dream.

"Great Grandfather?" Ella asked confused.

Voldemort raised his hand and hissed at her, soon enough a large snake head rose from the darkness and rushed at Ella; she started to scream as she felt the snake wrap its teeth around her neck. The teeth pricked her neck, and she felt the wetness of blood against her cool skin. Slowly she raised her hand to her neck, speechless.

"You crossed us and now you are marked... the one who you love will die." Voldemort smiled as the dream faded away. Ella jerked awake; Draco's head was against her shoulder. She raised her hand to her neck, there was a sharp pain as she pulled her hand away and looked at the bright red color that was like syrup on her hand. She looked back to Draco; peaceful he looked as she remembered her great grandfather's words. Slowly her eyes got big; Draco would be the one who would get hurt by Voldemort's promise. Slowly she pulled Draco off of herself and placed him softy upon the common room's couch. She checked if he was still breathing, thankfully he was.

Getting up quickly went to the bathroom to take a bath and change her clothes. Striping out of the clothes she noticed the dried blood on her collar of her blouse. Raising her hand she felt two swollen bumps on her neck, she felt tired and sick as she slipped into the water. Closing her eyes she fell into a dreamless sleep.

Draco blue eyes opened as he woke up, the room completely quiet. Looking around he noticed Ella not anywhere in the room, "Ella." He moaned as he fell out of the couch and went head first into the stone floor; the rug under the couch barely comforted the floor. "Ouch..." He picked himself up and walked out to the bathrooms that hook to the common room, knocking gently... "Ella..." Draco heard nothing, so he pushed the door opened... There was Ella in the tub, covered in soapy water, her hair matted in the water and her head to the side. Her neck and the bite marks were visible to Draco.

Draco's eyes went wide as he rushed at the tub, "Ella... please be ok." He grabbed hold of her shoulders as he fished her out of the tub- and placed her inside a thick robe. Wrapping her cold body into the soft robe, "Ella?" He looked closer at her neck, seeing the bite marks... "Oh my god..."

Draco rushed to the closer classroom to the common room which was Snape's... Knocking on the door quite violently. "Snape help us." Snape opened the door to see a scared Draco, Snape himself was messed up looked, and a bit ragged. "What is it Draco?" All Draco could say was Ella. Snape nodded, "Take me to her." He said firmly, as they walked quickly back to the bathrooms.

Snape entered the bathroom to see Ella's pale form in a robe. "Do you know what happened?" Snape asked Draco, the young boy just shook his head, tears in his eyes. Snape flipped her head to one side to see her neck more closely as he cradled her chin with one of his heads. "Snake bite..." Snape commented as he checked the wound more carefully, "Draco, get Dumbledore.... NOW." Snape yelled the last part- as he hovered over Ella, starting to really panic... Draco ran straight to Dumbledore's Office.

As Draco panicked at the door to Dumbledore's Office, suddenly it opened. Draco yelled out, "Ella needs help." As he guided them back, finding Snape checking her breathing and heartbeat. Then looking at the Headmaster. "Headmaster... her heartbeat and breathing are slowing down." Draco backed up against the wall, this was the person who cared deeply from him and he returned it... the first person he felt this strongly about.

There was nothing for Dumbledore to do but hope that she could fight the spell the snake was carrying, they moved her into Draco's bed and Draco stayed by her side.