Chapter Four (sadly, my first comment on chapter three had no name so this chapter is dedicated to rtag – thanks so much for the reviews everyone!):
That night I sleep on Malfoy and Zabini's couch in the living room of the apartment. I'm glad that the two Slytherins let me stay the night, but my Aunt and Uncle are probably going to be furious when I go back to their place tomorrow after school.
I sigh gently as I pull the blanket Zabini found around me tightly and try and fall asleep. It's already past midnight and I have school tomorrow, I really don't want to be tired.
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The next morning Serena and David meet Blaise and Draco (I've decided to call them by their first names since they're being so nice to me) and I outside of the apartment building. Together the five of us walk to school.
We arrive at the school about ten minutes before the bell is supposed to ring so we hang out by Draco and Blaise's lockers (which ended up being side-by-side). I actually felt happy here for once until Dudley and his friends suddenly show up.
"All look, Potter and his freak friends are here," Jake says with a sneer.
"I thought you'd run away already," Dudley says and chuckles.
"Piss off, Dudley," I growl angrily.
"Huh, it seems having friends has given the little slut some confidence. I guess we'll just have to knock that out of him again later," Bradley, I believe the larger one's name is, says as the bell rings for homeroom to begin.
"See you later, slut," Jake says with a sly grin before hurrying off after his friends.
My four new friends glare at the boys' retreating backs for a few minutes before heading off to homeroom with me.
"How come they keep calling you a slut?" Blaise asks me curiously.
"…No reason…" I say quietly before heading into the classroom and sitting down by the window. Blaise just shrugs and sits down beside me, Draco on his other side, Serena behind me, and David in front of me. I feel safe, which is nice for a change.
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Soon lunch comes and I'm already wishing that the day was over. Dudley and his friends just couldn't leave me alone! The five of us sit down outside during lunch since its sunny out and also to try and hide from Dudley.
"Hey, Blaise, how come Draco and you are living alone? David and I have a person who comes to check on us every so often," Serena says while we eat.
"Yeah, we have some guy watching us but he pretty much just gave us a number to call if we needed anything and then left. I don't think the school chose a very responsible guy," Blaise says and rolls his eyes.
"Lucky, the girl who is looking after us keeps coming by my room every hour!" David complains.
"She probably likes you," Serena teases and David shoves her playfully.
"Hey, Harry, are you okay with staying with your Aunt and Uncle? I don't mind you staying on the couch if it's really horrible there," Draco says worriedly, which I find quite odd since just a few days ago he hated me, and Blaise nods in agreement.
"I'm fine for now, but if something happens I may take you up on that offer," I say with a shrug. "Anyways, why are you two suddenly so nice to me?"
"Well, it was kind of expected that we hate you at school since you're the Chosen One and all that. It's different here since we sort of know you now," Blaise says with a smile.
Blaise's words make me happy, I feel like I finally have friends at this school. Sure, I have lots of friends at Hogwarts but they all expect things from me. I feel like I can trust Draco and Blaise because they are Slytherins and don't expect anything from me. I also trust Serena and David because of how sincere they always seem.
Suddenly the bell rings and the happy mood is broken. Classes are beginning again and it's time for physical education. I've been dreading this class all day because of what has happened in the locker room in the past. Hopefully Dudley and his friends won't try anything with David, Draco, and Blaise with me.
We all head to our classes; Serena has a different class since the PE classes are split by gender.
"See you after school, Serena," I say and she waves good bye to us before heading off to her own class.
Soon I find myself standing in front of the door to the boys' locker room.
"What are you waiting for?" David asks in confusion as he pushes open the door and heads in.
"Uh, nothing, I just spaced out for a moment. Sorry," I mumble before heading in. Draco gives me an odd look but shrugs it off.
Once we get in the locker room I go over into one of the corners away from Dudley and his friends in hopes that they won't notice me. I get down to my boxers and am about to put on my shorts when suddenly I'm shoved against the lockers.
"Hello again, slut," Jacob says with an evil grin.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" David asks angrily.
"Hmm, I guess you haven't told your friends, huh, slut?" Jacob asks and I glare at him as I try and escape his grasp. I'd rather not be strangled again.
"Leave him alone!" Blaise suddenly says as he pulls Jacob off of me.
"Have you been whoring yourself to them too? Is that why they like you so much?" Jacob asks with a sneer and I flinch. Why did I have to be sent to this school? I didn't want to face this again… It was supposed to be my past, not my present.
Blaise seems confused but he shoves Jacob away before finishing getting changed. Jacob just chuckles darkly before heading into the gym.
I quickly finished getting changed and then head into the gym with Draco, Blaise, and David.
"What was Jacob talking about in there? He wasn't making sense…" David says quietly to me as we head over to the group of guys gathering around the teacher.
"Nothing… just leave it alone," I mutter coldly. I don't want my new friends to think badly of me. It's hard enough having the people at the school knowing without Hogwarts knowing as well.
Okay, fourth chapter is done! Hopefully I'll get another one or two chapters up this weekend! Did you enjoy this chapter? Harry has a dark past ;D Do you think Blaise and Draco are too out of character? =( And I'm wondering if anyone actually likes Jacob xD For some reason I really enjoy writing about him! He's sort of the evilest guy even though Dudley is supposed to be xD Dudley just isn't strong enough to push Harry up against walls, unfortunately. xD Anyways, I love reviews and I've gotten so many already! Please keep reviewing! Oh, and I have a poll going! Check it out!
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