KNOCK KNOCK!
"Who's that at this time?" Paige whispered.
"Who is it?" Severus asked
"It's me, Draco…"
"Ah, come in."
"Sorry to bother you at… Oh, sorry… I didn't realise you had company…" Draco muttered
"Don't be silly Draco.. Come on in." Severus said politely
"Well, I'm homeless…" Draco said very quietly
"And why would that be?"
"Coz I erm… I don't want to be a Death Eater… I told my Father and well, he tried to kill me, and then decided to just throw me out when my Mother intervened…"
"Ahh, right, and now half of the Slytherin House hate you?"
"Yeah, something like that Professor McGowan…"
"It's just as well a new bedroom has been added for Mr Potter then, isn't it?" Severus said, raising his eyebrow slightly.
"Guess you're on our side now, Malfoy?" Harry said, offering his hand to Draco
"Yeah, I guess so… first name terms as well?" Draco said politely as he shook Harry's hand.
"Ok Draco."
"Thank you Harry."
"I'm erm, sorry for being a prat on the train…" Draco turned to Raini and Natalya
"Its ok, you're forgiven." Natalya smiled, as she too shook Draco's hand, followed by Raini.
"Erm, Natalya, do you know some prat in Ravenclaw… think his name is Tarquin? He got very defensive when I told him I wanted to speak to you…" Draco asked
Natalya's eyes went wide with shock.
"What did I say…? Oh Merlin, he did something didn't he!" Draco muttered, looking far from pleased.
"Yes, well, he tried to do something, but… he didn't.." Natalya explained
"HE WHAT!" Severus roared
"It doesn't matter! He can't do anything now with everyone around me… don't worry about me… please…"
"I swear Natalya, if he hurts you, I will…"
"Kill him?" Natalya finished his sentence for Severus..
"Yes. I will… Screw the fact he's a student…"
"He hasn't done anything!"
"Yet!" Severus carried on
"Look, Severus, shut up, and stop worrying about me. Since when has anyone worried about me! No offence Raini, and Harry…" Natalya shouted back at him
"You two on first name terms!" Draco said, looking shocked
This comment made Severus blush
"Yes, we are." Natalya said sweetly…
"Oh god! You two are…"
"Going out? In a way, yes… Now, you tell anyone… and I swear" Severus said
"Yes, I know. God, You should know me by now that I don't have a tendency of blabbing!" Draco said, raising his eyebrows at Natalya and Severus, shaking his head slightly.
"I know, just checking." Severus chuckled
"Yuk… no offence! Anyways, where am I sleeping? I'm really tired…" Draco asked
"That room there… sharing with Harry…" Severus said as he pointed the room out to Draco.
"Ok, well, good night…"
"He won't tell anyone will he?" Natalya asked Severus as Draco went into his and Harry's room.
"No, of course he won't. For some reason, he respects me a lot." Severus explained
"Ok then, I'm going to bed now. Night." Natalya said to the others as she went to her and Severus' room.
"I swear, if he touches her…"
"You'll kill him… but you'll have to get in line behind me first..." Harry chuckled
"Ha! Harry, you expect me NOT to push in if he hurts her…" Severus said back, raising his eyebrows.
"Oh, bugger, I've got patrol tonight, I'll be back soon…" Paige sighed as she got up and left the room, with Harry, Leo and Severus shouting 'BE CAREFUL' behind her…
Paige was strolling along, occasionally bumping into Filch or Mrs Norris, which she didn't mind as they got on fairly well. All of a sudden, she heard a door slam shut, so she went to investigate.
She got to the suspect room and went in, the door shut behind her, making her jump. She waved her hand and the door flew open again, only to be slammed shut and locked the minute she turned her back.
"Who's here!" She shouted
"Make yourself known…" She carried on..
Within seconds she had been hit with the Petrificus Totalus spell, and had someone on her, trying to strip her. Paige, managed to struggle free of the spell and sent the person flying across the room.
"What are you doing? You can't get out!" Tarquin drawled
Paige froze…
Oh fuck, I'm dead…
Tarquin grabbed her and held a knife to her throat, he punched her with such force when she struggled, he almost knocked her out. Her nose was bleeding like mad and she was struggling to breathe properly. He tried to strip her, but only managed to rip her robes as Paige mustered all her anger and threw him across the room to the door...
"Fuck this…" Tarquin muttered as he ran out the room, thankfully leaving the door wide open…
Paige ran as fast as she could back to Severus' quarters, where, Harry, Leo and Severus were waiting for her… she got into the rooms, and promptly collapsed.
"Paige!" Severus shouted as he ran up to her and enervated her..
"He did this didn't he?" Harry whispered, a look of horror on his face
Paige nodded, just as Natalya came out her room, yawning..
"What's going on?" She said as she tried to stifle a yawn
"He attacked her… that bastard…." Leo said angrily..
"Leo? You never get that angry…oh my god… Tarquin did this!" Natalya muttered as she walked up to Paige, who was now sitting on the sofa
"Yeah… the bastard…I recognised his voice… he was wearing some sort of glamour though…" Paige explained.
Severus had remained quiet the whole time, until..
"I'm going to find him."
"No you're not Sev, please…" Natalya pleaded
"Why not? He attacked a bloody teacher and is after you!"
"Nothing will happen... I promise. Not while she's with me… which is more or less all the time" Harry said
"Ok…Fine… but can I be evil to him in class?" Severus said with an evil grin on his face, making the others laugh
"Hell yeah! Better him than me!" Natalya laughed as she stuck her tongue out at Severus
"You'll need that one day when your arse has worn out Tali!" Harry chuckled, earning a slap from Natalya
"Now, sorry to be the boring fart, but on a serious note, are you going to be ok Paige? And you Natalya?" Leo asked
"Yes, god, you sound like Dumbledore…" Natalya smiled
"Paige?"
"I'll be fine, just a bit shaken… I'll kick his ass when I see him though… in fact, I think I did give him a few good bruises!" Paige said, trying to make light of the situation
"Now! Bed! Come on, Harry, Natalya… Oh, Faith and Raini, I thought you two had gone to bed… come on, bed, now!" Severus said, shooing them each into their rooms, and then following Natalya into their room.
"You sure you're ok?" Severus asked gently as he and Natalya got ready for bed
"I will be once I've had a decent nights sleep!" Natalya answered as she got into bed next to Severus.
Everyone was out like a light, letting themselves go before they had to see Tarquin the next day…