Vanessa's POV
I woke up to realize that I was fully clothed. I got out of bed and took a shower, changed into some skinny jeans and a cropped top, put on my makeup, and straightened my hair. Once I was done, I stepped into the Common Room and walked down into the Great Hall. After I got there, I saw Harry sitting by himself.
"Hey, there…" I said as I walked over towards him and sat down.
"Hey." He said looking at the ground.
"Harry, are you okay?" I asked
"No. I'm not okay. I'm being forced to relive one of the most horrific times in my life. I don't think anyone would be okay."
"Harry, you don't have to go through this alone. You have me, Ron, Hermione, Jordan, and Ginny we will all help you. We will get through this together…"
I looked at him and then just gripped him in a hug.
"Thanks, Nessa."
We broke apart and started talking until Dad dismissed us to our classes. Harry headed towards his Herbology class while I turned down the other hallway towards Arithmancy. I was walking in the hallway when I caught up with Jordan and Hermione who were also heading to Arithmancy.
"Hey guys! Why weren't you at breakfast?" I asked my two friends
"Ron needed help with his Defense Against the Dark Arts homework." Hermione explained
"What homework?" I questioned
"He gave it out after you left…" Jordan said with a smile
"Well, piss." I said laughing as we walked into the classroom and just stood there because we knew there would be a seating chart. Professor Septima started to walk around the room and seat people as Draco and Blaise slip in without notice. I rolled my eyes as Professor Septima placed Blaise with Jordan. Professor then placed Draco and I in the table on the other side of the room from Blaise and Jordan. I looked to Draco who had started to walk over to me and the table. I slowly sat down in the seat beside Draco and waited for Professor Septima to start the lecture. Once she started the lecture Draco and I started to take notes. I started writing the notes and groaned.
"What's wrong?" Draco whispered
"My bloody words are flowing together. I can't even tell what I'm writing." I said as I slammed my head down lightly on the desk. I felt my parchment being pulled out from under my head. I looked up and saw Draco copying his notes onto my paper. I smiled up at him from the desk and he returned it with a smirk.
"Thanks…"
"No problem. I got you into this mess, I'll help get you out."
I smiled, raised my head, and attempted to listen to Professor Septima's lecture until she dismissed us to our next class. I got out of my seat and walked over to Hermione and Jordan and we headed to Alchemy, once we got there Professor Hermes had already assigned our seats with name tags. I walked over to the table with my name on it and saw that Blaise would be my partner. I sat down in my seat and waited for the class to start. About 5 minutes after class started Blaise and Draco strutted in.
"Mr. Zabini and Mr. Malfoy, I would advise you not to be late to my class anymore. In this class there are no second chances." Professor Hermes stated
"Of course, Professor." Draco said as he sauntered over to his seat beside a Ravenclaw while Blaise strutted towards me.
"Why the bloody hell are you and Draco late to every class?" I whispered to Blaise as he sat down
"We get held up in the corridors. What can I say? Can't disappoint the ladies." He smirked my way as I smacked his arm and we got started on our assignment. The assignment was quite easy, and Blaise and I were the first ones done. Professor Hermes came over and checked our work and then dismissed Blaise and me. We decided that we had quite a bit of time before our next class so we went back to our dormitory to review our Arithmancy notes. We got there we slouched onto the sofa and got out our parchment and quills. I handed mine to him and he noticed something.
"Ness, this isn't your handwriting, this is Drake's. Did he write your notes for you?" Blaise asked
I nodded slowly and continued trying to read over Blaise's messy handwriting. He smirked and continued reading through them until the door opened and Draco walked in.
"How the bloody hell did you finish that assignment that fast?" Draco asked as he slumped down onto the couch beside me.
Me: It was pretty easy.
He rolled his eyes and looked over at what I was reading.
"The bloody hell is that?"
"Blaise is letting me look through his notes, but I need a break." I said grinning over at Blaise as I went over to get my guitar from beside the sofa. I nodded to Draco, and he nodded back. Blaise put my notes down, closed his eyes, and propped his feet up onto the ottoman. I started strumming the tune, and Draco followed with the words.
Draco: Beauty queen of only eighteen she
Had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her, she
Always belonged to someone else
Me: I drove for miles and miles and wound up
At your door
I've had you so many times but somehow I want more
Both: I don't mind spendin' everyday
Out on your corner in the pourin' rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved, and she will be loved
Draco: Tap on my window, knock on my door, I
Want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesn't matter anymore
Me: It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along yeah
My heart is full, and my door's always open
You can come anytime you want
Both: I don't mind spendin' everyday
Out on your corner in the pourin' rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved, and she will be loved
And she will be loved, and she will be loved
Me: I know where you hide alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
Draco: I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and makes me catch her every time
Both: she Falls
Draco: Yeah, tap on my window, knock on my door, I
Want to make you feel beautiful
Both: I don't mind spendin' everyday
Out on your corner in the pourin' rain oh
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved, and she will be loved
And she will be loved, and she will be loved
And she will be loved, and she will be loved
I looked at him and smiled as we finished the last line together.
Blaise: Okay, thank you for the little concert, but we must get to our next class.
Me: We don't have our 3rd class today. We get to watch idiots put their name in the Goblet.
Draco: Oh, yea right. Come on then let's go.
Me: I don't think I'm gonna go. I think I'll just go and find Harry and hang out with him.
I waved goodbye to them and walked off to find Harry. I was walking through the corridor and to the Gryffindor Common Room when I saw Harry walking out to the Quidditch Pitch. Sigh.
"Accio Firebolt and jacket." I said, then almost immediately I heard the objects flying towards my face and stuck my hand out to grab them. I put my jacket on, then headed out towards the Quidditch Pitch. When I got there, I saw that he was just floating above my head. I mounted my broom and kicked so that I could fly up to him.
"Hey…" He said as he turned around his broom to face me.
"How did I know where to find you?" I said with a small laugh
He laughed and shook his head.
"You okay?" I asked
"Ron says he thinks he's gonna enter the tournament." He said hanging his head down.
"Oh Harry… He isn't thinking straight. He has always wanted to enter the competition for his family. He wants to make them proud." I tried to make him feel a little bit better.
"Shouldn't saving the world be enough?" He asked still looking down towards the ground.
"Harry, he thinks that you saved the world. He wants and needs something that he did to make his family proud. He doesn't know how proud they are of him." I explained Ron's perspective.
"Whatever." He said, obviously still upset.
I looked at him and his was still head hanging down looking at the ground. I slowly lifted myself up off my broom and slid myself onto his.
"Hey… look at me." I said and he lifted his head and looked me in the eyes.
"Everything is going to be okay. We will get through this together. I know how it feels, I saw what happened too." I said as I grabbed him in a hug while he silently cried onto my jacket. As he was crying, I heard thunder and the rain was upon us. Once he had finished, we floated down to the ground and started back into the castle.
"Come on, let's go get changed!" I said dragging him towards the Gryffindor Common Room and got there within minutes. I accioed some jeans and a rust orange colored crop top and changed into them. Once we were finished changing, we decided to go to lunch. We were walking through the corridor when we saw Ron and Hermione heading towards us.
"Hey guys. I thought you were watching the champions put their names into the Goblet?" I said as they came closer to us.
"They dismissed us to lunch and told us to come back after." Hermione said and I nodded then we all headed to lunch. When we got to the Great Hall, I looked over to the Slytherin table to find Blaise sitting with Theodore Nott with Draco missing. I gave Blaise a confused look and he mouthed towards me with quotation marks that he wasn't feeling well. Well knowing that was bullshit, I scowled and dismissed myself to go and look for him. I started down the corridor when I saw a blonde head slip into an empty classroom. I walked over to the door and slowly opened it. When I opened the door, I immediately realized that this was the room the Goblet is in. I saw that he was over by the Goblet just looking at it. I moved closer, and finally got up beside him.
"I already did it. My name is in there with so many others from Hogwarts." He said, looking very numb.
"Why, Draco? You don't need the money. Why?"
"I'm not really sure. I just have a feeling that I need to. Maybe to win some type of honor back to my family. I just want my family to be valued again."
I gave him a small smile, and then a side hug.
"Hey, you aren't the same as your family. You will make your family proud no matter what you do. They love you for who you are, not what you do." I said while looking up to him.
"You've met my father, right?" He asked with a very small chuckle.
"Yes. He isn't the most approachable person; however, that doesn't mean he doesn't love you. Draco, you are very special. I don't agree with the Tournament, and I hope you don't get picked but if you do let me help you."
"Vanessa, I can't ask you to do that…"
"Believe me Draco, I do not want you to get picked. I am praying to Merlin that you don't get picked, but if you do, I want to help. Please."
"Okay, Vanessa, you can help."
I gripped him in a hug, and he bent down so that he could whisper in my ear.
"Thank you…"
We broke the hug and then people started coming back into the room. I went out to look for Harry but couldn't find him so I decided to go and sit in my common room. I opened the door to see an empty room. I threw myself onto the sofa, took my phone out, plugged my headphones in, and turned on my Spotify. I listened to the song and drifted to sleep.
Blaise's POV
I left Draco watching others put their names into the Goblet and headed up to my common room. I opened the door to see Vanessa laying on the sofa asleep. I walked over to the loveseat, sat down and read the Daily Prophet. As I was reading, I noticed it was about the Triwizard Tournament, it was saying how Dumbledore is mental for allowing Hogwarts to participate in it again. I set the prophet down on the table and decided to wake Vanessa because we have our next class in about 10 minutes.
"Ness, wake up." I said while putting my hand on her shoulder, and she woke up instantly.
Vanessa's POV
I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I jumped awake to see Blaise standing over me.
"Hey, I just thought to wake you for our class."
"Thanks Blaise." I said sitting up on the sofa and looked around the room. We sat in silence for a few moments before we headed to class. Once in the corridors we were joined by Draco in the walk to class.
"Where are you guys going?" I asked them both
"Ancient Runes, you?" Draco responded.
"I'm going there too." I said as we walked into the classroom and I started over to Hermione and Jordan. Professor Babbling had Hermione and I sitting beside each other, and Draco and Blaise behind us. Once we got our seats, she paired us with different tables to work on our assignment. Hermione and I ended up getting paired with Blaise and Draco. Hermione and I simultaneously turned our chairs around and looked up at Blaise and Draco.
"Well, let's get started." Blaise said awkwardly.
Hermione and I started on the notes for the essay while Draco and Blaise worked on the classwork. It took about 20 minutes before I handed Blaise and Draco their essay notes. It was another 5 minutes before Blaise handed in our class work and we were dismissed. We were heading towards the library when we heard my Dad's voice all over the school.
"Please remember that tonight is a formal feast so please dress your best."
"Fuck." Blaise mumbled
"You forgot, didn't you?" I asked with a chuckle.
"Well, I guess that means goodbye." Hermione said as she headed off to the Gryffindor Common Room. I walked slowly ahead of Draco and Blaise, and out of earshot of their conversation.
Draco's POV
I watched as Vanessa pulled ahead of Blaise and me.
"Man, you got it bad." Blaise said once again.
"Blaise, you have told me this 3 days in a row." I told him
"What are you going to do about it?" Blaise asked
"Nothing, she deserves better than me." I said as we continued to the Heads room.
"She loves you!" He exclaimed.
"No, she doesn't. She deserves someone good. She deserves someone that will be able to be what she needs. She needs someone that is better than me." I tried to make him understand.
"You can be that for her!" He finished, but I sped up my pace and ended up being in between Blaise and Vanessa.
Vanessa's POV
I opened the door to the common room and headed straight into my room. I first took off my old makeup and replaced it with new makeup. Then I took my hair out of the bun I had it in and took a curling iron to the ends of it. Then I grabbed my bright red dress, shoes, and jewelry and put them on. Once I was done, I walked out to see Draco and Blaise waiting on me.
"You look beautiful, Nessa." Blaise said
"You look great." Draco agreed as Blaise extended his arm, and I looped my arm around it. We walked to the Great Hall together to see everyone interacting with each other. The long tables had been replaced with multiple circle tables with beautiful tablecloths. I looked and saw Harry come over to us, and Blaise allowed him to take my arm. I waved bye to Blaise and Draco as Harry started talking.
"Gorgeous, as always, Nessa."
"You don't look so bad yourself." I said smirking at him, and he glanced over at Ginny.
"Go." I said as I shoved him over towards Ginny and he looked with a smile. I turned around to see Jordan with Neville, Dean, and Seamus. I took a step towards them as Dad said for us to be seated. I went over to their table, greeted them, and listened to Dad's speech.
"As you all know we will be traveling to France to compete in the Triwizard Tournament. The last time we competed in the tournament the Quidditch for the season was canceled; however, this year Beauxbatons has allowed us to use their Quidditch field for our matches. So, in light of this event the Gryffindor Vs. Ravenclaw is on for tomorrow. All classes are cancelled." He said as everyone erupted in cheer while I smiled at Neville, Dean, Seamus, and Jordan and they returned it. Once everyone was done celebrating the food had appeared.
"How are you, Vanessa?" Neville asked after the food appeared
"Yea, how's your concussion?" Dean questioned
"I'm doing alright. Some words are starting to form together, but other than that it is just trying to focus." I told them.
"It's good to know you're alright!" Seamus exclaimed and we laughed and laughed the rest of dinner until we were dismissed. I said goodbye to my friends and headed up to the common room. When I got up there, I changed into some pajamas so I could be more comfortable. I went into the commons area and saw Draco laying on my sofa. As I walked into the kitchen area I started speaking.
"Why is it that I feel you are here more than Blaise is?" I laughed
"I probably am." Draco said also slightly laughing.
"Where is Blaise?" I asked as I started to make some tea.
"I'm not really sure." He said still laughing
I got out two mugs and poured the tea into them. I walked into the living room and handed Draco one then I sat down.
"Blaise has a habit of wandering off at the oddest times."
"Are you excited about having Quidditch this year? I mean you are the Slytherin captain."
"Yea, I'm excited; however, I'm kind of upset about having to wait until Spring to crush Gryffindor."
I rolled my eyes as he chuckled. I raised my cup to my lips as I allowed a laugh to escape my lips. Once my tea was almost gone, I heard the door open.
"Where do you disappear to, Blaise?" I ask as Blaise storms through the door
"You always end up disappearing, we just wanna know…" Draco trailed off seeing Blaise face.
Blaise looked from me to Draco, then just went into his room.
"What's his problem?" I asked
"Girl troubles." Draco said as he got up from the sofa and started into Blaise's room. I nodded and sat silently until I saw Draco come out being singed from head to toe.
"My Merlin!" I said as I got up and helped him over to the sofa, and he laid down with an ouch.
"It was my fault. I was being a prick. But I can definitely tell you that it is girl troubles." He winced
I went into the kitchen to get multiple ice packs, and put them on his arms, cheeks, and forehead. As I was putting them on, he would gasp, then let his breath out slowly.
"You are staying here tonight." I told him as I went and sat down beside him.
"Vanessa, I don't want to bother…" He said
"Shut up." I said as I transformed the sofa into a bed and went to get a blanket. When I came back with the blanket, Draco was fast asleep. I laid the blanket over him and went to check on Blaise. I knocked on the door and heard his soft snores. I opened the door and walked over to his bed. When I got over to him, I saw how much pain he was feeling through his face. I placed my hand on his cheek, and all that pain went away. I slowly turned off his light and went out of the room. As I made my way to my room, I heard Draco speak very softly.
"Vanessa…"
I went to look at him, but he was asleep.
"Vanessaa..."
I started over to the couch and saw he was tossing and turning. I went over and sat on the side of the bed. I brushed his hair back with my hand, and he immediately calmed down. I moved over to sit on the loveseat and ended up falling asleep.