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pinkstar146: Yes, Tory is the main character here.

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Now Tory and Hermione were friends, life had turned up-side down for Tory, or prehaps it was down-side up? Tory was in a better mood, she was going well with her studies and she had friends.

Tory woke up. She slipped out of her sheets and reached for her brush. She brushed her long hair and winced at the static. It was going to be a long, dry day. Tory walked towards her closet and drew out her robe. She walked into the bathroom, robe in hand, and shut the door.

Tory stood in the shower, letting the water pound on her smoot fore-head and cascade for her back. Enjoying the warmth or the water, Tory's mind began to wander. She thought back to third year…

Flashback starts.

Tory's POV

Tory walked down the empty hallway. Her eyes were alert for any abnormal sights and her hair was brushed back into a tail so she could hear with the upmost accuracy. Her head perked up when she heard a deep moaning, a person in pain or in sorrow. Her pace quickened but stopped short when she saw him. The blood on his hand, the knife on the ground and the dead girl in his arms. Her eyes widened in recognision. "You…" she choked out.

End flashback.

Tory jerked suddenly. She realised she was shaking and there were tears mixing with the water on her cheeks. She turned off the taps and quickly stepped into her towel.

Tory finally emerged from her bathroom, fully dressed. She brushed her hair into a tail and walked down the stairs. She waited in the common room for Hermione and the two girls walked into Great Hall together. Images kept flashing through her head. Images of the girl, the knife, the blood and the man. Tory suddered. The man. It still gave her nightmares. She hadn't been able to sleep for three weeks after that. Her marks had taken a big drop. And she had become paranoid. The only reason why she had gotten better is because Hermione had dragged her to the Hospital Wing.

It's over, Tory thought nervously. He's not going to come back, he's in prision. "Are you okay? Tory, you look pale" Hermione was saying, waving a hand in front of Tory's face.

"What? Oh, yeah. I'm fine" Tory said, in a slightly dazed voice.

"Hmmm" was all Hermione would say.

Tory finished breakfast and hurried to her next class. It was Potions, her most hated subject in the whole world. She slipped into her seat and waited for the rest of the class to file in. Draco Malfoy came in first. He came over to her desk and plonked himself on the tabletop. "So, Masing. Looking forward to Potions" he asked casually. Tory sent him a death glare but Malfoy remained unshaken. "Tory, come come. Don't look at me like that. I'm only being friendly!" Draco informed her in a slightly posh voice, thinly hidden behind it was a hint of sarcasam. Tory rolled her eyes and didn't answer. "Tory, answer me" he growled. Tory eyes him irratably but didn't say a word. Draco snapped. "When I say, answer me, I expect an ANSWER!" Malfoy roared. At this point the rest of the class walked in and Draco Malfoy slinked back to his own seat. Professor Snape arrived soon after and the class began.

"I will pair you up for this assignment. There will be NO changes. I expect most to fail, with a few exeptions" Snape sneered. He drew out a roll of parchment from his sleeves and started to read. "Potter, Parkinson. Brown, Crabbe. Granger, Goyle. Masing, Malfoy. Patil, Zambini" Snape read slowly. Knowing fully well that he had paired everyone with people thay hate. "Get into your groups. NOW" barked the professor, returning to his desk. Tory grudgingly picked up her books and moved to Malfoys desk.

Tory added powdered monroot to the murky bubbling potion. It hissed and turned bright aqua. Draco was shredding some herbs and threw them into the pot, the mixture made a gurgiling sound and shifted through the rainbow colours, sending rainbow lights on Draco and Tory's faces. Tory checked the black board. The instuctions were on it. "Did you use Chibe or Sive?" she asked sharply. Draco looked at her and answered silkly

"Why, Sive, ofcorse."

"Idiot! You were ment to use Chibe!"

"Oops. Silly me. Let me check… no, my mistake. I did use Chibe." Draco grinned. Enjoying her irriation. Snape choose that moment to appear at their table.

"Very good Mister Malfoy. Full marks." Snape made a note on the roll of parchment.

"What about me?" Tory demanded.

"Full marks, Miss Masing." Snape admitted irratably.

After Potions had ended, Draco lingered behind. He waited for Tory to pack up her stuff, before going up to her and saying

"We work well together. Full marks. We beat Granger. Good job" Draco held out his hand.

Tory blinked. Had Draco Malfoy just complemented her work? She took his hand cautiously. She was pulled forward and kissed roughly. Tory pushed the blonde boy away and slapped him. Hard.

"Son of a Bitch!" She yelled, running away from him. Fast.

Tory walked into her next class. Charms. This she was better at. And Today Professor Flitwick was sick, so the rief teacher was letting them talk for the lesson. "What happened? You were late for Chrams, which means something happened in Potions!" Harry whispered loudly.

"Good logic Harry" Tory said sarcasticly.

"Do tell, Tory." Hermione said. And so Tory did.

"That Bastard!" Hermione growled.

"Shh!"

"Did I miss something?" said a new, deep voice.

"Ron!" squealed Hermione, jumping up and running to give the red-head a big hug.

"What are you doing here, Masing?" Ron growled. Tory gave him the 'Look'.

"Tory, Ron, not Masing. Tory is our friend now." Hermione corrected. Still pink from exitment.

"I see," which meant that he didn't.

Tory walked towards the Gryffindor Common Room during her free period. A set of footsteps fell into pace with hers. She looked up once, and regretted it. It was Draco Malfoy. "What do you want?"Tory growled.

"You" he said simply.

"In your dreams!" Tory yelled, running down the hallway.

Why does she do that every time I go near her? Draco thought to himself. Did I say something bad. My God, she is playing very hard to get. What on earth do I have to do?

And thus finishes my third chapter. You will never knoe what happened on that bloody night (pardon the pun). But maybe I will explain in further chapters