Layken yanked her arm from Harry's grip and stumbled backwards.
"What do you think you're doing?" She yelled.
"What do we think we're doing?" Harry asked. "What do you think you're doing, embarrassing us like that in class and getting me detention."
Layken scoffed at this, they really thought they were above everyone didn't they.
"You don't need any help embarrassing yourselves, you're doing a pretty good job right now." Layken said.
"Who do you actually think you are?" Sebastian asked. Layken couldn't help but laugh.
"You're kidding me right?" She laughed.
"They're kidding right?" Layken asked Gracie at her side.
"The lights are on but on one's in." Gracie said.
"No one asked for your opinion." Harry spat.
"Hey! Listen here." Layken said, getting extremely close to his face. "You can say what you want about me but I will not have you treating people like dirt! You think you're better than everyone but really you're nothing."
"You actually think you're scary?" Sebastian asked.
"You're nothing but a disappointment to the Potter name." Harry said.
"You'll never be a Potter." Sebastian said.
This was the final straw, Layken turned on her heel, tears of frustration that she would not shed pooling in her eyes.
"Don't think you've won. You're just not worth a bruised knuckle and detention." Layken called over her shoulder as she turned the corner and out of sight.
"You arrogant, selfish, stuck-up, egotistical..." Gracie's rant was cut off by the arrival of Draco, Blaise and Theo.
"What's happened?" Draco asked Gracie.
"None of your business. Harry snapped.
"No one asked you, asshat, can it." Blaise said.
"They were both laying into Layken and he said that she would never be a Potter." Gracie said, pointing at Sebastian.
"Hey Potter." Draco said, getting his attention.
Sebastian turned and before he could register what was happening, Draco had landed a punch to his face. Draco's fist stung but he relished in the fact that he had gotten some sort of payback for Layken.
"Think about that, next time you try and hurt Layken." Draco spat, walking off to find Layken.
Blaise and Theo convinced Gracie to leave the pair alone for a bit and headed out to the courtyard.
As Draco walked along the corridors, he could hear sniffling coming from the opposite corridor and followed it to find Layken sat at the bottom on the stairs, knees tucked up to her chest. Sitting down beside her, Draco placed his arm around her, subconsciously sliding closer to her.
"What is it?" Draco asked.
"Sebastian said I'll never be a Potter and Harry said I'm a disappointment to the Potter name. They're right Draco, I'm just not cut out to be a Potter." She sighed, hanging her head.
Draco placed his fingers under Layken's chin and tilted her head upwards to look at him.
"Now you listen here, Layken Potter, if you're not cut out to be a Potter than neither are they. You are the kindest and most amazing girl I have ever met. You are a credit to the Potter's and they would be extremely proud of you. You cannot let them bring you down because they're only doing it to make them feel better about themselves." Draco said, not taking his eyes off her.
"How can I be a credit to the Potter's, I haven't done anything." Layken said.
"Just by being you. Since you arrived in this world you have been nothing but kind to everyone and what have they been? Downright nasty. Your parents would be ashamed of how they're behaving and especially how they've treated you." He said.
"By the way you're talking, it sounds as if you knew my parents." Layken laughed.
"I didn't, but my Mother did." Draco said, smiling when he seen Layken's eyes light up.
"Your Mother knew my parents?" Layken asked.
"Yes, she did. Come with me to the owlery and I'll write her a letter." Draco said, standing and holding his hand out for Layken to take. Taking his hand, Layken allowed him to lift her from the stairs. She wasn't hoping for anything to come of this, anything she could find out about her parents would be a bonus to her.