"Hurry up!" I heard Pansy shriek from inside. "He's hurt, fix him!"

"Tell me what to do one more time and you're out of here" Madam Pomfrey warned. Pansy was mad but shut up. Inside the hospital wing Draco was lying on one of the bed. His face pale and in pain. His robes were hung over the side of his bed, blood stained.

"What are you doing here?" Pansy almost screamed when she saw me. Madam looked irritated with her. I had to admit, it made me like her a little

"May I help you?" she asked me

"I was wondering if I could stay here and wait for Draco to feel better," I said not looking away from him. I didn't like that his face looked so ashy. "I understand if you don't want me to. Too many people can be bad and uncomfortable to work around."

"Well…" Madam Pomfrey started and I looked to her. When she saw my face hers softened. "I suppose so. Just don't get too close, I'm trying to work" she shot a look to Pansy. She ignored it, still staring at me, hatefully. I nodded and sat on the bed next to his.

I watched as Madam Pomfrey worked, applying potions and gauzes on Draco's arm. He groaned and rolled away whenever she went near him. The gash on his arm looked pretty deep and I was sure he was taking this hard. As tough as Draco seemed on the outside he was just a baby on the inside. But he was my baby…

Once done Madam Pomfrey insisted that Pansy go to her next class. She put up a fight but eventually left. I asked Madam Pomfrey if she wanted me to go too but she said it was okay if I stayed. I smiled at her. I liked her even more now. Since Pansy had gone I moved over to Draco's bed and sat next to his uninjured arm. His eyes were closed tightly shut and I haven't seen him open them for the entire time I've been here. I stroked his hair like I always did and as usual it relaxed him a bit. I looked around the room distracting myself. My mind wondered as I kept stroking his hair. It was his own fault he got into this…

"Idiot…" I mumbled to myself

"You're the idiot" I heard him groan. I looked down to see his cold grey eyes staring at me. He was mad. "This is all your fault"

"How is it my fault?" I asked but was unable to hold back my smiled. He smiled a little too

"You wanted the stupid class" he groaned again. I smiled wider. I rested my head next to his happy to see he was well enough to be rude

"I'm glad you're okay" I said. He patted my head with his good arm before groaning again. I sat up as Madam Pomfrey made her way back in. She gave him a potion to feel better and left us again

"Shouldn't you be in class?" he asked between making face at the potion. I shook my head

"This is more important." He smiled wide at me. I stayed with him until dinner time. Pansy had rushed back in as soon as classes ended and I was happy to see Draco's smile faded just a little when he saw her. Deciding I had hogged him enough for one day I said goodbye and left her alone with him.

At the Slytherin table a big group of them were all talking about the injured little blondie. Each had their own version of the story but all were annoyed with our new professor. Almost as soon as I sat down everyone looked to me. They were expecting an update on his injuries I suppose

"So, how is he?" Daphne asked as everyone stopped to listen

"He's… okay. The gash is going away but he's still in pain…" The look on my face was of worry so everyone thought that meant he was worse off than I said. It's not that he was but that he made everything seem like it was worse. If he'd gotten a paper cut Draco would've thought he was going to bleed out…

Back in dungeon things were the same. I went up to my room and looked over the Arithmancy notes I had taken. I talked to Daphne for a while too, but not about anything of meaning. Pansy was still not back so Draco was most likely still in the hospital wing. With just three of us in the room Millicent was never so confused. She looked like she wanted to join our conversation a few times but didn't think Pansy would've allowed it. But since Pansy wasn't here there was no actual person to stop her. She wasn't used to making her own decisions

After a while it turned late but I didn't feel like sleeping. So, I did what I always did in this situation. I went down to the common room and took a book with me. Down there, I read for some time, losing myself in the pages. It was around eleven when Pansy and Draco stumbled in. Crabbe and Goyle saw them and rushed over to help Draco. Although Pansy insisted on wanting to help too Draco shooed her away and Crabbe and Goyle took him upstairs. I waited for Pansy to leave and followed them once she was up the stairs.

I knocked once I got to Draco's room and Theodore opened the door. He didn't look surprised to see me and stepped aside so I could go in. Draco was lying in bed swatting at Crabbe and Goyle with his good arm as they offered him sweets. I found the scene endearing

"How's the arm" I asked and walked over to him.

"Almost lost it" he answered as if trying to sound brave. Crabbe and Goyle bought it, their eyes widened in response. Theodore rolled his eyes at him and went to his own bed. "Madam Pomfrey said it was horrible"

"Draco, I was there…" His eyes widened for a second as he remembered and smiled. I wasn't as gullible as Pansy when it came to him. "Now, why don't we try again? How's the arm?"

"Not too bad" he smiled and lay back down. "It does hurt though"

"I'm sure it does" I said and sat next to his arm again. "You should get some rest. But if you need anything call, okay?"

"Read me a bedtime story" It wasn't a question and I laughed. Draco frowned at me. "What? You said anything"

"You've got eyes, read one yourself" I told him and pulled pillow from behind his head, making it slam against the bed. I saw the rest of boys' eyes widen a little as I remembered I was the only one who treated Draco like this. Everyone else was too scared of him and his family to even try. But I was special

"Don't tell me what to do" he grumbled and put the pillow back behind his head. I saw his cheeks were a little pink

"Alright, sorry" I apologized for his behalf. "Have sweet dreams" I kissed his cheek. He kept a serious face and nodded but his blush betrayed him. I walked out and down to common room again. As I did I crossed paths with Draco's other roomie Blaise as he made his way up to the room. I waved to him and went to my own. Pansy was waiting outside the door

"Where were you?!" she shrieked when she saw me

"I was in Draco's room" I answered but flipped my hair dramatically so she would think I was lying

"Very funny but I was just there" she lied

"Funny how we didn't run into each other isn't it" I commented and went to my bed. Lev was sleeping at the foot of it

"You think you're so cute –"

"A little yeah" I interrupted her and lay down on the bed. She made aggravated sound and marched off to her own. "Goodnight" I called out to her and she threw a pillow at me in response. I had almost forgotten how much fun it was to mess with people. I mentally thanked Pansy for making me remember that and fell asleep soon enough.