6

The Hockey Game

Avi and Draco didn't go public their relationship, but you know how schools are. Whenever you have a secret, they always find out somehow. Pansy was desperate to get Draco back. Her best friend, Trixi Adams, told her about Avi and Draco and it was official. They were a couple.

"Look, Pansy. They really like each other. It isn't Avi's fault that you cheated on Draco." Trixi told her. Pansy shot Trixi an evil glare. "Whatever," Trixi said, looking away to Draco and Avi laughing together. They make a great couple, Trixi thought.

"Hey, Ty," Avi greeted her best friend. It's nice to see a face that isn't giggling or looking at me all funny. Avi thought (MENACINGLY! sorry).

"Since when are you and Draco a couple? You two were just friends a few weeks ago." Tyler asked her. Avi smiled at her, blushing.

"The dance did it. You remember when I was singing Emotions and I had cried a bit? Well, I had said that I had had my heart broken before. Draco and I danced a slow song and he whispered in my ear that he wouldn't hurt me and I knew that he wouldn't do the same thing that Eric did. I knew that I could trust him. Besides, I think he's hot."

"I hope Adrian likes me," Tyler told her, sadly.

"I bet he does." Avi reassured her as they started walking to Charms with the Gryffindors. Today, they were learning to make things blow up and of course, Seamus Finnigan succeeded first.

"I did it!" Seamus exclaimed.

"Well, no duh, Finnigan. You blow up things 24/7. All that practice was bound to pay off." Draco said, sarcastically. Everyone laughed (even a few Gryffindors in the back of the room).

"You're right, Malfoy. Should I demonstrate on your face for the class?" Seamus remarked. All Gryffindors smiled.

"You wish."

"Every day"

"Too bad."

"Slytherin!"

"Obviously."

Draco grabbed his wand and Seamus grabbed his.

"Quillium!" Draco flung back, his mouth open, for he was about to curse Seamus, but he was a bit too late.

Draco was flat on his back when he saw Avi standing over him. She had her wand out, so Draco guessed that she did this to him. "Not yet, my love. Not yet," Avisaid softly with astrange look in her eyes.The bell rang, and Avi walked out first.

"What do you mean 'not yet'?" Draco asked her. Avi spun around.

"One day soon we will have our moment of power, but not yet. It's not the time, love. Wait… we'll get them soon," Avi said to him with a 'my precious' look in her eye.

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Shhhh," Avi smiled and put her finger to his lips. "Wait for the command, for we shall get them soon." Avi closed her eyes and looked up towards the ceiling. She opened them and looked around confused.

Draco showed her a weak smile. "You're joking, right?"

"Joking about what?"

"Um… ok? Nothing to see here people! Continue going to your classes. Oh god, I sound like McGonagall." Everyone smiled and laughed. Draco slipped his hand into Avi's as they kept on walking all the way to Muggle Studies class.

Hogwarts needed to add a few professors to teach the new class. Professor Harrison was going to be teaching a small series of classes. Right now, the boys (plus Avi and Tyler) were playing a hockey game.

The score was 2 to 1 with Avi and Tyler's team in the lead. Avi was in possession of the puck and about to make a goal when she suddenly fell. She didn't fall like a normal fall after which you would laugh and get back up. No, this was a fall unlike a normal one. Avi had fainted and did not move. Draco rushed to her side, trying to get her out of her state of a coma.

"Avi!" Draco yelled. Meanwhile, Adrian was distracted by something glittering on the ice. As he picked it up, he saw what it was. It was Avi's necklace.

Avi was rushed to the hospital wing, but Madame Pomfrey didn't know what was wrong with her. Word spread quickly through the hollowed halls of Hogwarts, and there was argument on what was the cause of Avi's state. Some said it was dehydration, and some said that the game was simply too much for her.

Draco wasn't the same while Avi lay still, unconscious in the hospital wing. McGonagall was actually worried about him. He sat in her class, staring at the desk deep in thought. "Mr. Malfoy," Professor McGonagall got his attention. He looked up. "As much as I'm enjoying the class without spitballs, paper, and other things being lurched across the room at Mr. Potter's head, Mr. Malfoy, I must ask you to pay attention. I know that you're girlfriend is in the hospital and I'm sure you're very worried about her, we all are. But still, you must still focus in class and pay attention to you work."

"Yes ma'am," Draco replied with sadness. She was right. He couldn't help worry about her though. He missed her. Her eyes, her smile, her sense of humor. Everyday the conclusion he had drawn earlier (review previous chapters if you don't know) was becoming more real to him and more believable.

For three days, Adrian spent most of his time comforting Tyler and holding the necklace in his pocket. After History class, he decided to give the necklace to Draco.

"It's Avi's," Adrian told him. "I found it next to her the day that it happened. I thought you might want it." Adrian handed him the necklace.

"Thanks." Draco took the necklace from Adrian and just stared at it. Now's my chance! Pansy thought. She came up behind Draco and kissed his cheek. "Avi?" Draco hoped. He spun around to find that it was only Pansy.

"Hi, Draco," she said happily. Draco frowned.

"What do you want, Pansy?"

"To have you back."

"I'll give you three reasons why that's not going to happen. One, I'm with Avi now, and she's my girlfriend and I like her A LOT; two, I don't like you and that's a feeling that's usually needed in relationships like these; Three, even if I did like you (which I don't) I can't trust you now."

"Why not?"

"You cheated." Draco remembered it like it was yesterday. Draco had come back to the Slytherin common room two years ago to find Pansy and a foreign student making out. They immediately broke up, but Pansy never got over him. (Who would?)

Pansy frowned. "That stupid witch has got you confused. You love me, remember?"

"No, I obviously don't remember. Because I don't love you." Draco snapped. Pansy stormed away, leaving Draco and Adrian to themselves. "I'm going to go see Avi. Later."

"Right, I'll go see Tyler. Later, Draco," Adrian said as his best friend started walking to the hospital wing.

When Draco got to the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey almost didn't let him in, but eventually, she did.

As Draco sat on Avi's bed, he almost cried. He brushed the hair off her face so he could see it. "Well, here's your necklace back," he told the unconscious Avi. He lifted Avi's body up, so she looked like a sitting dead person instead of a lying down one, and put her necklace on her. She seriously looks dead. She's almost as pale as I am and it doesn't look like she's breathing, Draco thought sadly.

Draco checked her pulse just in case. He set her back down, but got angry and started walking to the door.

"Where do you think you're going?"