Natalie ran back down the halls hoping that draco was done by now. She saw a bunch of people exiting the classroom. Time must have been up. She scanned the crowd for him but could not find the pale blonde. She saw hermine meet up with harry and ron. They seemed in a bit of a rush going to hagrids hut.

"Someone you looking for?" a venemous voice said into her ear. She tensed at the high pitched devils voice. She knew whose voice it was and really didn't want to have to deal with her right now. So she ignored her. Sadly pansy wasn't that easily detured. She spun natalie around to face her. "Look at me when I am talking to you," she said commanding. Pansy was such a tiny thing. She was a full inch shorter than natalie but it somehow made her more intimatdating. Plus Pansy never went anywhere without her two other friends who got more psychal in their intimatdation tatics.

"Look pansy just leave me alone. I don't have time for this today," she said turning back to the crowd hoping she hadnt missed Draco. But one pansys friends has taken ahold of natalies long hair yanking her back to face them. They dragged her away to a corridor by her hair. Pansy opened what appeared to be a broom closet and pushed natalie in.

"By the way in case you were thinking about giving Draco this," she lifted up the sheet of paper with her adress on it and ripped it up till each small speck of paper gently hit the ground, "Dracos mine, I don't want you anywhere near him. If you write one letter to him over the summer and I find out. I will make your life a living hell. It would be a shame if you went missing in the dark forest wouldn't it," pansy said slamming the door shut locking it up. Natalie got up and jiggled the handle but it only confirmed it was locked. Natalie pounded her fist onto the door hoping someone would hear her.

"Hello? Someone get me out of here," she said banging on the door more forcefully but no one came.

Hours passed and Natalie was still stuck in the closet. If she had brought her wand with her she would have already been out of here. Though she left it in her uniform. She wished she had never changed. Though if Pansy got ahold of the piece of paper in her pocket then she would have probably swipped her wand. Her stomach growled to signal that she had most likely missed dinner. At least someone would notice she was gone and probably go looking for her. She could hear the door begin to jiggle again and she sat up.

"Is someone in there?" it was luna.

"Luna! Get me out of here please," natalie said. The lock lit up for a moment and luna had opened the door kneeling down to natalie.

"How did you lock yourself in here silly," luna said sweetly. Natalie rolled her eyes.

"Pansy and her friends. They saw me trying to give my adress to Draco and before I could even find him they locked me in here and ripped up my parchment," she pointed to the torn bits of paper.

"You missed dinner," luna said helping her up. "I snuck a roll in my pocket just in case I found you," she said giving her the parshally crushed roll. Natalie bit into the now cold roll but thanked that it took shelter in her stomach.

"thanks," natalie said finishing her roll. They began walking back to the ravenclaw dorm when they caught sight of the infamous slytherin girls waiting at the dorm for them.

"Hello there Pansy, what are you doing here," luna said as sweetly as she could.

"Oh just making sure that Natalie gets back saftly. We didn't see you at dinner so we got worried. You really aught to be more careful," she said with a fake sense of concern in her voice. Natalies hands turned to fist trying to hold back the urge to punch this girl straight in the face.

"Oh thats so sweet of you Pansy. Well have a good night," luna said pushing past them waiting till they were gone to answer the riddle.

They entered the common room quietly. Natalie couldn't hold it back anymore and rushed back up to her room tears falling quickly in her eyes. She slammed the door shut crying into her pillow with her cat on the one next to her. Vannessa seemed to sense her owners sadness and climbed onto her back and curled up into a ball and went back to sleep to somehow make her owner feel better.

Luna knocked on the door but did not answer. It seemed to have slipped her mind that Luna also lived with her. Luna slowely opened the door and walked over to natalies bed. She began to wind up her music box that was on the stand next to her and let it play. She pulled the blanket up to where vannessa laid, gently picked her up and setting her back down until the blanket had reached natalies shoulders. She took natalies shoes and put them on the ground. Luna brushed her hair back from out of her eyes and left closing the door. Natalie thought about how amazing Luna was as she cried herself to sleep.

Natalie didn't leave the common room the entire weekend. She was too embarrased to face anyone. She couldn't see Draco in fear that Pansy and her gang would see her. She just felt like staying in for the weekend. Luna was the bestest friend anyone could ask for. She brought natalie food from the great hall even though natalie didn't eat. She seemed to help passively to get her to feeling better. Sometimes Luna would sing and talk to her whenever she would cry. Luna had such a peaceful voice that it helped tremendously.

The last week of school came. Their grades would be posted in each of their classrooms. Luna came again to help natalie get ready but she was already dressed. Luna smiled as she took her hand and helped her down to the greathall for breakfast.

"Did you here, Harry potter found the soccers stone," luna said casually.

"Really when?" she asked.

"I believe it was two nights ago. He is in the hostpital wing now. He killed proffesor quill with his bare hands," she said looking down to her hands.

"Proffesor quill is dead?" natalie asked shocked. luna nodded.

"He was working for you know who. Tried to kill harry. Hermine and ron were also there but Ron was also injured in the fight so they never saw quill,"

"Wow I have missed a lot."

"Not that much. The scores are in for the house cup. Ravenclaw came in second," she said brightly. That cheered natalie up a bit.

"Who came in first?" she asked.

"slytherin," she said. As if on que Draco appeared in front of them talking to his friends. Natalie tensed. Luna realizing her panic led her away taking a short way into the great hall. They quickly sat at their table.

"Thanks." natalie said plainly.

"I can't hide you from him forever you know. You have classes with him." she said. Natalie huffed. She was right. She couldn't avoid him forever. The ravenclaw and slytherin tables in the great hall were both right next to eachother. He could see her from his seat. Natalie ducked her head down when he came in. She quickly ate her breakfast waiting to be dissmised to her classes before anyone from the slytherin table saw her.

"Now before we send you to your classes I would like to make a few announcements," dumbledore said. Natalie banged her head on the table, "I would like to announce that your grades will be posted today in each of your classrooms. If you have any missing assainments you may use this final week to turn them in. If you are missing anything this is the week to find it. Packing should be finished by the banquet on friday where we will award the house cup victors. Which as it stands right now is slytherin. Congradualtions. Though you can still use this week to scrounge up any final points you can win. Good luck," and he then dissmised the students to their classes.

"Don't worry okay. Everythings gonna be fine," luna comforted natalie. She gave her a quick hug and left to go to her class.

"Everythings gonna be fine," natalie repeated. She took a deep breath and made her way to her potions class. She sat down in her seat waiting for her grade to be given back. Hermine gave her a thumbs up and natalie smiled and gave her a thumbs up to. Draco sat next to her in silence. Snape entered the room with a pile of papers in his arms. He wisked his wand and the papers began flying around the room going to their respected owners. Natalie shakedly checked her grade and was relived with her amazing 99. She checked what she got wrong. It was a simple misspelling of one of the ingredints in a Tonic of good fortune. She really needs to learn how to spell rimweed and not be so careless to spell it remweed. She looked back to hermine who was smiling with delight. She must have gotten her very well earned 100.

"You are dissmised," he said grimly. Natalie grabbed her book bag and made her way to the door. Suddenly a firm hand grabbed her robe pulling her back. She turned around to see it was Draco.

"Why have you been avoiding me? Did I do something to upset you?" he asked. Natalie pulled her robe back. She caught sight of Pansy looking at her with distain.

"I have to get to herbology," she pulled away tears already forming in her eyes. She didn't want to push Draco away. He was her friend but she couldn't handle that closet again.

"Natalie!" draco said chasing after her. Natalie only ran faster leaving Draco behind. Natlie spent the rest of the day collecting her grades and avoiding Draco. She had made all A's in all of her classes. She had come a long way in her studies.

School had ended. At this usual time she would meet up with Draco at the Great Hall to go hangout. She saw pansy was following her all around today. If she could just lose her long enough to explain to Draco.

"Natalie!" speak of the devil it was draco running towards her. Natlie began running only to find Crabbe and Goyle blocking her path. Draco had planned this. Draco had caught up with her and dissmised his minions leaving them alone with Pansys spies watching them giving her threatning gestures.

"Draco, please. Leave me alone," she said trying to sound confident.

"Why though. Why are you suddenly avoiding me," he asked. She had never seen Draco like this. Draco had never seemed scared to her before. He alwasy seemed so calm but right now he was almost shaking as much as she was.

"I can't tell you," she whispered looking around.

"Has someone hurt you," he said looking around. He caught sight of pansy as she began running. He growled. "I swear if Pansy did anything to you…" but he was cut off.

"Don't Draco. Your only gonna make it worse."

"What did she do to you," he said taking her hands forcefully. Natalie shook her head. "Natlie please tell me so I can help you,"

"Pansy is obssesed with you. She thinks I am in the way of her and you getting together. She doesn't like that we are friends. She has been making my life a living hell all year long. She has been cursing my food so I get sick. She puts roaches in my pockets. She locks me in closets till I miss my meals sometimes even overnight. Draco I love being your friend. You are my first real friend and I don't want to lose you but I am scared. I am scared draco," natalie said crying. The heat was back but it was differnt. It was more eletic shooting up and down her going faster and faster.

"Pansy is a dead girl," draco said. "I will tell my father about this. He will do anything he can to make sure her family pays," he helped wipe away a few tears.

"Thanks for the offer. But I rather you didn't," she said. Draco nodded. His eyes lit up for a moment.

"I have been meaning to give you this," draco said handing her a sheet of paper. "In case you wanted to write over the summer," he said. Natalie laughed with delight.

"Do you have a sheet of paper?" she asked. Draco nodded reaching into his pocket pulling out a small notebook. Natalie picked it up and flipped to a page and wrote down the adress.

"Promise to write,"he asked.

"Everyday," she laughed.