AN: Sorry for the delay in updating. I had college and work beating down on me...
Disclaimer: why do I keep writing these? not mine. DUH.
The next morning, Draco sat lounging in the common room waiting for Blaise to come down. He knew Blaise had talked to Lena last night, which meant he might know something about why the girl hated him so much.
After ten minutes of waiting and being bored, the object of his frustration came down the stairs looking tense. Draco just sneered at her hoping to get some sort of reaction. Instead of cursing him, or saything anything, she just glared at him and left the common room.
Before he could get up and go after her, Blaise came down the stairs.
"Finally!" Draco said. Blaise raised an eyebrow at him.
"Problems, Draco?" he asked, smirking.
"You talked to Andrews last night," Draco said.
"Very good, Draco, you found out," Blaise said.
"Did you find out why she hates me?" Draco asked. Blaise stopped smirking.
"Yes. But you're going to have to ask her," he said. Draco groaned.
"Why?" he asked. "I'm your best friend, Blaise!"
"I know that, but this is personal enough for me to keep from everyone," Blaise said walking off. Draco growled and followed him out of the common room. After a few minutes of walking in silence, he heard Blaise and Lena talking.
"Lena, look, I just wanted to tell you that I haven't told Draco anything. And I'm not going to. I'm not telling anyone. It's up to you to tell them that," Blaise said.
"Thanks, Blaise," she said, sounding relieved.
"Anytime," he replied. Draco heard them continue walking. He really wasn't kidding.
When he got to the Great Hall, Blaise and Lena were sitting down talking, laughing, and eating. Draco ground his teeth together in annoyance and sat across from them.
"Good morning, Blaise, Andrews," he said.
"Morning," they chorused before giggling.
"Great morning then," Draco muttered. Lena looked at him.
"No," she said.
"No?" he asked.
"No, I won't tell you," she clarified. Draco looked at Blaise hoping his friend could give him a hit about what was going on. Blaise just shrugged, smirking. Draco ground his teeth again, at this rate he'd need to get something to put between them for protection.
"Won't tell me what?" He asked. Lena smiled her horribly sweet smile.
"Why I hate you," she answered. Draco glared at her.
"Fine," he said. Lena opened her mouth to respond but was interrupted by the arrival of the mail. Draco cringed as his father's owl landed in front of him. The arrival of said owl never brought any good news. Draco sighed and slit open the envelope.
Draco,
I am pleased to tell you that the Dark Lord has a job for you. I will be visiting soon with more specific instructions. Get close to the new girl and have as much information as possible ready for me. The Dark Lord expects your cooperation. As do I. Do not disappoint us.
Father.
Draco cringed as he read the letter.
"Something wrong, Draco?" Blaise asked.
"Father is coming to visit. Tonight," Draco said. Lena paled and dropped her fork.
"To Hogwarts," she whispered. Draco nodded. "I-I-" Lena stuttered. "I gotta go." she ran out of the Great Hall.
"What was that about?" Draco asked glaring at his friend. Blaise shrugged.
"No clue," he answered. "Well, I'll see you later." He got up and walked after her. Draco threw down his fork and went after them as well. He was going to have to figure out what was going on with Lena before his father got to Hogwarts.
Of course to be able to get dirt on her or protect her, he'd have to be able to find her.
He got to the doors of the Great Hall in time to see Blaise go outside. Quickly he ran after Blaise catching his friend by a giant oak next to the lake.
"I need to know more about her," Draco told Blaise. Blaise raised an eyebrow.
"If you want to know about her, ask her," Blaise answered. Draco growled.
"If you want her to be safe from my father, tell me!" he snapped. Blaise smirked.
"You mean if I want to save you from your father tell you." Draco growled again.
"Fine, I'll talk to her," he said storming back tot he castle. Blaise turned and looked up the tree.
"He's back in the castle." Lena jumped down from the tree.
"Thank merlin," she said.
"So why exactly did you hide in the tree from him?" Blaise asked.
"I don't want to talk to him. I have nothin' to say to him," Lena answered. Blaise rolled his eyes.
"Obviously but why?" Lena plopped down next to the tree.
"I don't wanna talk about it, alright?" Blaise raised an eyebrow.
"You can't face Draco and his father alone," he pointed out. Lena glared at him.
"What else am I supposed to do?" she asked.
"Trust me and tell me what's going on, or go to the Golden Trio, I'm sure they'll help you even if you are a Slytherin. The Slytherins might never speak to you again, but I'm sure you won't mind..." Blaise trailed off. Lena sighed.
"How do I know you won't just run off and tell Draco everythin' I say?"
"I promise I won't," he said. Lena snorted.
"That's supposed to convince me?"
"I didn't tell him his father killed your father," Blaise pointed out. Lena clenched her teeth.
"He did more than just that," she whispered. Blaise sat down beside her.
"Tell me."
"I had just come home for the weekend, because my little brother was sick. When I walked in, my mamma was holdin' my dead brother cryin'. She looked and me and said 'run! It's him!' right before Lucius cast the killin' curse. I watched as my mamma fell over my brother, dead.
I immediately apparated to the branch of the Order of the Pheonix my mamma had been a part of. I told them what had happened. A group of them went to my house. Lucius was gone by then.
They knew it wasn't safe for me to continue living in the States, so they contacted Dumbledore. He thought it'd be safer for me to come here. I agreed. So here I am."
Blaise was silent for a while, staring at the girl.
"Why did your mom yell 'run! It's him!'?"
"She knew I would know she was talkin' 'bout my dad's killer. Lucius killed my dad last year, but my mamma got away with Bub. We don't know how he found our house. I don't even know who the secret keeper was, I was just given a piece of paper I had to burn," Lena stared across the lake, oblivious to Blaise sitting beside her.
"You know Lucius will tell Draco eventually," Blaise said finally. Lena sighed, pulling up grass.
"I know, but I don't care. As long as he stays away from me," she said. Blaise shook his head.
"Some how I doubt that's going to happen," he said. Lena laughed darkly.
"It will, trust me," she said getting up. "Come on, it's time for class."
AN: yes, this is a short chapter, but it was basically just the explanation of what happened to Lena. It needed to be done before Lucius shows up.
Which will be the next chapter!
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