Chapter 16
The Love Triangle Starts
Alvaro was shocked at what I told him, but Melody could have cared less.
"Save it, princess." she said, grabbing him and dragging him out.
I stood up, wiping the tears from my face and walked out to the campfire. Drosie, Emily and Raven were all sitting there, eating breakfast.
"Here." Emily said, handing me some toast.
"Thanks." I said with a weak voice sitting with my girls as Alvaro sat with Melody.
It was Drosie who noticed that I had been crying "Hey, Potter, what's up with the running mascara?" she asked.
"Yeah," Raven said "I was wondering that, too, but I thought it was some new British fashion."
"Bernard is crowded!" Melody shouted.
"Bernard's not real!" Alvaro and I said together.
"Can't you see that Hannah's upset?" Alvaro asked. "What is it, Han? I couldn't catch it in the tent."
I saw Melody had a couple tears rolling down her cheeks as she ran off.
I took a deep breath and stood up. "You-Know-Who killed him…" I started, fighting to stay strong. "Draco's…" my voice cracked again "dead." I whispered, starting to cry again.
Emily gasped, Raven creased her eyebrows together and Drosie started crying with me.
"We both lost someone we loved today, Potter." Drosie said, wrapping her arms around me as I did the same.
"I know." I sobbed, resting my head on her shoulder.
"They're getting along?" I could almost hear Harry's voice say in my head.
"Oh, Hannah…" Emily said, taking me from Drosie and hugging me "I'm sorry."
I barely noticed Alvaro left to find Melody.
…
It was fifteen minutes later when Alvaro came back, Melody in tow. I was still crying.
"She hasn't stopped?" Alvaro asked.
"Not since she started." Drosie, Emily and Raven said together. Drosie had since stopped crying, but she was still comforting me (which I found odd.)
Melody looked at Alvaro before coming over to hug me with a sigh. "Don't cry. Draco's not dead. It must be a trick. Trust me, I have them all the time. The nightmares, I mean." she said.
I hugged Melody "It was real, though. He had called Draco back from Hogwarts and threw him in the Malfoy Manor drawing room, just like when he was tortured, which I know was real, and then…" I started crying harder "He did it…the A-Avada K-Kedavra!" I broke down again, clinging to Melody.
Melody huffed and grabbed my face "STOP CRYING!"
I jolted a little, still crying, but more over fear than Draco's fate.
"Way to be sensitive, Mel." Alvaro said, coming up and wrapping me in his arms again.
"Hey, I tried!" Melody said indignantly as Alvaro wiped my tears from my face.
"I still can't believe he's dead." I whispered.
"I know, I know. But it'll be ok. I promise. You still have me…and Raven, Drosie, Emily and Mel."
"Oh, no she does not have me!" Melody screamed, crossing her arms.
"Look Mel, could you just go to the tent and leave us alone for a couple minutes, please? I promise I'll be right here if you need me, ok?"
Melody got really quiet and looked away "You really promise?" she asked.
"Yes, Mel, I swear." Alvaro replied.
Melody sighed "Ok, I guess I'll just go." she said before walking back into the tent.
I sighed. I was still crying, but I wasn't bawling my eyes out. Tears were just falling down my cheeks. "I never thought this would happen." I muttered.
Alvaro nodded "Though we don't know for sure, no need to get so upset. I mean I understand I -you know what? I suck at this. I made my own sister cry like five times and I can't even explain anything." Alvaro stood "I'm sorry."
I took a deep breath "It's fine. I suck at this, too. At least when I'm doing the comforting."
Alvaro smirked "Then let's not comfort each other. Well, obviously except for when we need it."
I laughed "I'd like that." I said, putting my head on Alvaro's shoulder. "Hey, remember when Draco and I got hurt in the same Quidditch match?" I asked.
Alvaro nodded "Yeah, you were knocked off your broom by Drosie and Malfoy fell off his. Malfoy was out and you had broken nearly every bone in your body."
I laughed "Yeah," I sighed. "At least we had a few good years before…" I stopped.
"Hey, enough of this Draco talk. Why don't you go clean up a bit?" Alvaro suggested.
I nodded and walked into the tent to find a sobbing Melody.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Go away, I want my brother!" Melody shouted.
I sighed, walking back out and making Alvaro look up. "Your sister wants you." I said, grabbing my backpack as my girls went to go explore "My stuff's in here anyways."
Alvaro followed me back into the tent and laid down next to Melody, who put her head in his lap as he rubbed her back. "Mel, what's wrong?"
I paled "You don't think she's upset over you asking her to leave us alone, do you?"
"Mel, is that what's wrong?" Alvaro asked.
Melody nodded and sobbed "Y-You l-left me."
Alvaro sighed and wiped away her tears "I know, I'm sorry, sweetie, but remember, I said that I'd be right there. I didn't leave."
I nodded "We were right there." I said, sitting next to her brother.
Melody clung to Alvaro as if she was scared he was going to leave again "Promise me not to leave my side ever?"
I cleared my throat awkwardly. "Yeah, I'll…just go over here…" I said, slipping away to clean my face up.
"I promise, Mel." Melody nodded and looked to Alvaro "Love you." she whispered, having stopped crying.
Alvaro smiled as he kissed her forehead "Love you, too." he whispered.
I smiled when my face was clean. Love you, Harry. I thought.
Alvaro left and Melody looked up at me "Stop crushing on my brother, Bernard thinks you're stupid and that hug never happened."
I was taken aback "So you think I'm stupid?" I asked, a little hurt. I was trying to be friendly after all.
"Uh, yeah. But Bernard said it." Melody said.
I sighed Again with the bloody Bernard. I thought before I said "Ok, whatever. Look, I don't like your brother that way. I don't even want to love anyone after Draco was killed. So, can we please at least try to be somewhat nice to each other? We both need someone." I said, holding out my arms and hoping she'd hug me.
Melody raised her eyebrows at me "Oh, but we already do." she said, coming up to hug me…and biting me in the shoulder.
I yelped and pushed her off me, grabbing my shoulder as Melody hit her head on the ground and knocked herself out.
I paled "I am having the worst luck today!" I said, reviving Melody in a low voice.
"Skinner, Fanelli, and Faksa!" I groaned, gripping my shoulder tightly. "I was just trying to be nice!"
"Hey!" Alvaro said, running up to Melody "What the hell was that, Hannah?"
"She bit me!" I said, taking my shirt off.
Melody yelled "Ah! My eyes! Put your shirt back on, Bernard can't see."
Alvaro checked my shoulder where a bruise was forming and saw the bite mark "Mel!" he groaned "What'd you go do that for? You ok, Han?"
I nodded "More startled than anything. I was just trying to be nice."
"I didn't mean to, Alvaro, I just didn't want to be friends." Melody said.
Alvaro sighed and looked to Hannah "You'll be fine. Why don't you sit and tell me more about having a life with the famous Harry Potter." he suggested before blushing "And maybe put your shirt back on."
I blushed, putting my black turtleneck back on and sitting next to him.
"So, is he older? Did you do a bunch of stuff together?" Alvaro asked.
I nodded "Yeah, he's a day older than me. And we spent a bunch of time together before Hogwarts. He was my best friend for the first eleven years of my life."
"Oh? What happened?" Alvaro asked.
I told him everything. About being bullied in Muggle school and how it got so bad and I got so scared that I'd hide in the library or music room at recess because I was scared to go outside. All down to when Harry always walked me home from school.
"Sounds like he cares about you." Alvaro said.
"Bet he doesn't comfort you from nightmares like my brother does!" Melody shouted across the room.
"He does and he did comfort me. Whenever I had a nightmare, he'd take me in his arms, play with my hair and sing Safe and Sound. He never sings, unless it was for me."
"Yeah, well, Alvaro still sings and comforts me. He didn't abandon me like your brother. I'll bet he doesn't even know you exist."
I sighed, getting upset. "She's right." I muttered, my voice cracking.
"HA!" Melody pointed and grinned.
Alvaro sighed and put a hand on her shoulder "Mel, knock it off, k?" he asked.
"She's right, though. My brother's ditched me, my best friend went with him, and now Draco's dead." I sighed "I have no one."
Alvaro stood up and shook his head "Nobody? Nobody! Hannah, I'm sick of this, you have people everywhere and you don't see that? Do you know that this makes me feel nonexistent? I'm sorry if me being here doesn't please you." Alvaro sighed and left the tent, Melody walking after him.
I huffed "I just can't win today!" I said before walking out "Alvaro, wait!"
I opened the tent to find Melody standing there with an innocent look in her eyes.
"Hey, if you want, I can take you to him. He left but I normally know where I can find him."
I smiled "Thanks, for someone who bit me, you aren't that bad." I said.
"I have my moments, now come on, follow me!" Melody said, leading me into the forest.
I half expected Alvaro to be behind the tree sitting when Melody took me to it, but when I looked around, I saw that Alvaro was taking a leak.
I paled and turned around to face Melody "That information would have been great off the hop!" I said to her.
Melody laughed and ran off as Alvaro put a hand on my shoulder. "Hannah, I was kind of hoping for a little privacy."
"Sorry." I said "Melody told me she'd take me to you so…uh…we could talk about what happened. And she never told me you were…yeah." I said, turning beet red.
"Mel? She isn't even here. Are you sure you're not some sort of pervert?" Alvaro asked.
I nodded "Mel laughed and ran off. I guess she was trying to embarrass me. Look, I'm really sorry. I meant to find you, yeah, but not…literally, with your pants down. I just wanted to talk about what happened earlier back there."
Alvaro sighed and shook his head. "Mel may be evil but she wouldn't embarrass me. But I'll take your word on it. As for what happened back there -"
Alvaro was cut short by a scream.
"Melody!"
"What?" I asked, scared.
"Come on, something's wrong. Mel never screams!" Alvaro said, grabbing his wand and running off.
I grabbed my wand and followed "I'm right behind you!" I shouted, getting to the campsite.
Melody was at the edge of a cliff, a Death Eater advancing on her.
"Melody!" Alvaro cried.
Melody looked to her brother, her pale face tear stained "Alvaro, help me!" she cried.
I growled, pulling out my burglar mask "Alvaro, get her and the others out of here!" I ordered, Hannah dying inside me and the outer me becoming Harley Quinn.
"DO YOU NOT THINK I WAS TRYING TO DO JUST THAT!?" Alvaro yelled.
"Just trust me!" I shouted before I let Harley take over, turning to the Death Eater I knew as Nott. "HEY UGLY!" I shouted, Nott turning to face me with a sneer "WHY DON'T YOU PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE, YOU COWARDLY SNAKE FACED LITTLE SHIT!?"
"Melody, come here, run." Alvaro said, holding out his arms for her.
Melody shook her head, no doubt having a panic attack.
"COME ON, MELODY!" I shouted, turning to Nott "THAT'S IT! COME AND GET ME, YOU EVIL LITTLE SHIT!" I shouted, turning to Alvaro "Go, get her and the others out of here! GO!"
"Melody, come on!" Alvaro said, sprinting over to where Melody stood as I distracted Nott long enough for them to get away.
But Nott knew my plan, he started going after Alvaro and Melody, his wand pointed to Alvaro's back.
Something inside me just snapped "NO!" I shouted, almost desperately for some reason. "COME AND GET ME! IT'S ME YOU WANT!" I shouted, pulling my turtleneck down some to reveal my scar "LEAVE THEM ALONE!" I drew my wand and pointed it at Nott when he turned to me "You lot killed Draco Malfoy. You know well I loved him…now I'm pissed!"
"What'll your other man do when your gone?" Nott sneered "When little Potterella's gone the same way as your Dragon? He was screaming when I killed him. 'Spitfire, Spitfire save me! God, Hannah save me!'"
I growled "This ends now!" I shouted, before finding Alvaro standing there staring at me "GO!" I shouted. "Get out of here, save yourself!"
Alvaro looked me in the eye for a moment before he sprinted away.
"Bring it on, Nott. I'm not scared of you!" I said, jinxing him and initiating a duel.
…
Five minutes later, Nott used an Unforgivable Curse.
"Crucio!" he shouted, knocking me to my back screaming in unbearable pain.
Nott stood over me as he lifted the curse, my breathing coming in pants, sweat beading at my temples and the adrenaline wearing off. In other words, I was weak.
"Going back to your precious Malfoy, then, Potter?" Nott sneered before smirking, pointing his wand at my chest "Sectumsempra."
I screamed, knowing that curse all too well. It nearly killed Draco the previous term.
I felt like invisible swords were slashing through my body, the worst wound coming from the middle of my chest, the rest just minor cuts.
It seemed that my screaming had brought Alvaro back, because I heard him gasp and shout my name.
"Hannah, what do I do?" he asked.
I moaned, feeling myself start to black out from blood loss "Get my dagger from my holster and stab him!" I said weakly before everything went dark.
…
Alvaro POV
I heard screaming and gave Melody to Drosie.
"Keep her here, I'll be back." I said, running back to camp to find Hannah in a pool of her own blood, the Death Eater towering over her.
"Hannah!" I shouted "What do I do?"
"Grab my dagger from my holster and stab him!" Hannah said, weakly.
I narrowed my eyes and ran up to Hannah's body, finding her holster at her hip and drawing her dagger. I threw it as hard as I could into Theodore Nott's father's body.
I got him in the chest as he collapsed, blood pouring from his mouth.
I knelt there, panting as I went to check if he was really dead. He was.
I caught my breath for a moment before realizing something. "Han!"
She was out cold, her face growing pale as blood blossomed all over her turtleneck. Her hair's ends were dipped in the blood, but all in all she looked as if she was sleeping, except without the innocent Slytherin Princess smirk.
I swallowed and licked my lips before shouting out into the woods "GIRLS!" almost desperately, cupping the girl's delicate face in my hand.
Drosie, Emily, Raven and Melody ran back to camp just as I had made the ultimate discovery.
I was in love with Hannah Potter. Hannah Potter, my best mate's girlfriend.
My dead best mate's girlfriend.
"What happened?" Emily asked.
"Nott, he cursed her somehow and now she's probably dying." I said, panic lacing my voice.
"Step aside." Raven said, pushing me aside (but didn't stop me from grabbing Hannah's hand) and pointing her wand at Hannah's heart. "Renervate."
I swallowed, hoping that it'd work, sighing in relief when I saw her stirring, her eyes feebly flickering open.
"Han, you ok?" I said, giving her hand a squeeze before I knew the words were coming out of my mouth.
She turned to me and grinned "Fine for the most part, I mean I'm still alive, aren't I?"
The girls smirked "There's our Harley." they said together.
I gaped "Guys, she's still bleeding!" I said "You call that ok? If we don't get it stopped soon, she'll bleed to death!" I said, determined not to have her going the same way as Draco.
"Alvaro, I'm fine." Hannah said insistently, trying to get up and failing.
I ripped my shirt off and wrapped it around the worst wound on Hannah's chest, pressing firmly.
…
Hannah POV
When I came around, the first person I heard was Alvaro.
"Han, you ok?" he asked as someone squeezed my hand.
I turned to face him, looked to see his hand covering mine and grinned "Fine for the most part, I mean I'm still alive, aren't I?"
My girls smirked "That's our Harley." they said together.
Alvaro gaped. "Guys, she's bleeding, you call that ok? If we don't get it stopped soon, she'll bleed to death!" he said.
"Alvaro," I said, sighing "I'm fine." I tried to get up, but only wound up falling back down.
Alvaro ripped his shirt off and wrapped it around the wound at my chest, pressing firmly down onto it.
"Alvaro…" I said as the girls giggled (I glared at them as I went pink) "I'm fine!"
Melody glared at me "You just had to get hurt, didn't you?" she asked.
"I was saving your ass! I shouted, trying to sit up but wincing and moaning in pain "That hurt." I said.
"Wasn't very bright, either." Alvaro chirped, taking my shirt off.
Before I knew what was happening, my bangs were being brushed out of my face and Alvaro kissed my forehead.
I blushed "Thanks." I said, looking up into Alvaro's eyes.
Before I knew what was going on, Alvaro was leaning into my face. Alvaro was replaced by Draco from first year for a moment as Raven came back on the scene.
"Fuck." I said "What, Raven?" I asked.
"Later." Alvaro mouthed to me before turning to Raven "What's wrong?"
"Melody's ran off. She's crying. I guess someone scared her." Raven said, shrugging.
"WHAT?! WHAT HAPPENED!?" Alvaro screamed.
I glared at the smirking Raven "What did you do?" I asked.
"I-um nothing." Raven said, looking around.
"Your face is very guilty." Alvaro pointed out.
"I think Raven scared her." I said, glaring at her. "Go get her." I ordered
"NOW!" Alvaro and I said together.
"Fine, ok, holy crap, you two." Raven said as she walked off.
Alvaro and I looked to each other again, and again, Alvaro did the Draco-In-First-Year thing. Accept unlike Draco, Alvaro managed a gentle kiss before Melody was thrown unceremoniously into Alvaro's lap.
"Classy, Raven." I told her, blushing.
Melody whimpered and pressed herself against her brother, shaking hard and crying.
"Raven, what happened, Mel has never been this upset!" Alvaro demanded, his angry side making me jump a little. When he got angry, you watched out.
"I-I scared her while you and Harley over here were making kissy face."
"I-I thought s-she was a D-Death Eater." Melody sobbed.
"I know sweetie, I'm sorry she scared you."
Melody whimpered and Alvaro began to sing in her ear.
I glared at Raven "Leave." I growled "I'll deal with you, later."
Raven left and I sat up to listen to what Alvaro was singing to Melody, who had since stopped crying and shaking.
While I listened to Alvaro sing, what I was sobbing inconsolably about earlier in the day seemed sillier and sillier. All that mattered was that moment. Just me and Alvaro…with a sleeping kid.
When Alvaro was done, he had Melody softly snoring in his arms.
I sighed "Poor girl." I said. "She must have been terrified."
Alvaro nodded and kissed Melody's nose before turning back to me "Why would she do that?"
I shrugged "I don't know. But I am sorry about her. I never thought she'd do that." I admitted, going red.
"It's ok as long as it doesn't happen again." he grinned "Now, where were we before?" he asked, setting Melody down and drawing me to him, kissing me.
I was shocked, what was he doing? Wasn't it in the Boy Code not to take a guy's girl, especially the day the guy was killed.
But at that point, I wasn't worrying too much about it. My heart skipped a beat and I melted into him, my hand going straight to his hair as per instinct.
Alvaro broke the kiss and looked me in the eye. "I know this may sound weird but do you believe in love at first sight?" he asked.
I nodded "Yeah…" I breathed.
"Good," Alvaro said "because I do, too." he added before kissing me harder, making my heart race as I placed my hands on his chest. His abs trembled beneath my touch.
Alvaro suddenly stood up, grabbed a bucket of water that was close to the tent and splashed it all over me, getting me soaked again.
"Hey!" I shouted as Alvaro laughed and took me in his arms again.
"I love you." he said, smirking as I gave him the death glare "Even when wet."
I blushed. I didn't know what to say.
Just go with him! He's giving himself to you and Draco's dead. You may never get this chance again just do it! I thought.
"You're an ass!" I said playfully "But I love you, too."
"You'd better, or it's in the lake with you!" Alvaro said, laughing.
I laughed "You know you wouldn't get me wet and sick all over again." I giggled.
Alvaro tapped me in the nose. "Maybe, but do you want to risk it?" Alvaro kissed my nose, sending a slight tremor through my spine as he smoothed my hair out of my face.
I shook my head.
"Neither do I." Alvaro said "Besides, I'm all out of peppermint tea." he added, laughing as he picked Melody up. "Come on, I'd best go put her to bed, you coming?" he asked, a mischievous smirk playing on his face "We can have a lie down if you know what I mean?"
I swallowed, my heart racing in anticipation. "Y-Yeah, I'll come."
…
Alvaro put Melody in her bed and covered her up before he took my hand and lead me to his and kissing me.
I giggled as Alvaro laid me on his bed, nibbling gently on my neck so not to leave a mark.
"Hannah…" he muttered in my ear "I want you…"
I sighed and said one thing I had thought I was going to say to Draco first.
Well, I thought he was dead, so…times changed.
"Then have me." I whispered back.
And…the rest I'll leave to your imagination.
A/N: Uh Oh…what is Hannah doing?! Ok, more questions from hi. Come on out, Sheila, She-Cat and Ivy.
*Ivy and Sheila and She-Cat come out*
DWDE: Ivy, hi wants to know why you hate Draco.
Ivy: Just because his father's a Death Eater and a Death Eater got my sister thrown into Azkaban, where she died.
DWDE: Sheila, where'd you get Fireball?
Sheila: I had him from an egg. I saw him in the Owl Emporium and begged my mum for it. The owner said it'd be expensive, because New Zealand Firescales are so rare, but my mum saw me fawn over his egg and dished out the Galleons.
DWDE: Sheila and She-Cat, what do you think of Draco.
Sheila and She-Cat: *look to each other and say in unison* He's a git, but he makes Hannah happy, so we put up with him.
DWDE: Made her happy, because look who she's got now. So, keep reviewing and voting for a dragon name, the poll with close when I get the next chapter up! So hurry up! :D
