Reflections in Cracked Mirrors

-DICLASIMER:: I OWN NOTHING. ALL FROM J.K. ROWLING

EXCEPT MELODY!-

I handed in my work all that week, talked and laughed and shocked everyone who didn't know I was back when I entered classes. I even ate at the Slytherin table for more that once and daringly hid in the Gryffindor's table to talk to Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and the twins before McGonagall kicked me out.

I couldn't help laughing on Friday when me and Hermione had our study period. We hung out and chatted about school and Krum (who was honesty going to tear Hermione and Ron's relationship at it's seems).

Finally mid Saturday came about (I enjoyed sleeping in if I could) and I bounded up to shower and get dressed).

Hedwig was on my bed when I got back.

"Hello, Hedwig." I said and gave her a couple of Owl Nuts and read her letters.

One was from Hagrid the other from Harry.

Both letters were talking about the tea this afternoon and how not to lose my composure which I had kept this long.

I smiled happy they were concerned.

I went downstairs and was surprised to see Draco there working on Transfiguration and Charms work.

"Hi." he said not looking up.

"How long have you been working?" I asked cautiously.

"Since 6 in the morning." he said indifferently.

I felt shocked. "You want some help?"

I felt odd I hadn't worked with him since second year.

He looked up, smiled and nodded.

It took five minutes with me helping him for us to finish the Charms work, but Transfiguration was always a problem (especially with other Slytherin's) because McGonagall was very strict and wouldn't allow our humour, she was the worst to the Quittage players and nasty whenever Gryffindor lost to us. So everyone in Slytherin (the exception being me due to my 'advanced' skill) got piles of homework.

We finished finally and I then looked at my watch.

"Shit!" I cried. I was 5 minutes late for tea at Hagrid's. "Sorry Draco, but Hagrid's going to have a sea-cow if I'm not at his place for tea. I kinda' promised him."

I noticed he was smiling a lot. "At least my homework's done so tomorrow is clear."

I blushed, grabbed my jacket and then looked at him longingly.

I then stooped down and kissed him on the cheek.

I saw his face flush and felt mine do the same.

"I'll see you later." I cried over my shoulder as I ran out the common room, out of the dungeons, through the front doors and down to Hagrid's.

"Ally." I said as I ran.

Crack! She was beside me hovering as I ran.

"Do you have an apple?"

Crack! She shoved it into my hand.

"Thanks." She bowed and Crack was gone.

I finished three fourths of the apple when I got to his door, gasping for air I looked at my watch. Only 7 minutes late.

I pounded on the door, and sung open on the third pound.

"Melody!" boomed Hagrid. "We were beginning to think ye' fergot."

Harry, Ron and Hermione were all there with tea in there hands, all around Hagrid's huge table.

Hermione gave me the most Draco-ish smirk and I wanted to slap her because she was beginning to image where I was.

"What took you so long?" asked Ron.

Hermione smirked more, "Yeah Melody, we were starting to worry." she mocked.

I was still gasping, so it took me a moment.

"Slept in….common room." I panted. "Lost…track of time."

I felt my face grow a little red under Hermione's glare.

Hagrid gave me a cup of tea. "Its a'right Melody." he smiled kindly. "What were-?"

But Hermione broke in, completely jumpy with excitement, "Did you kiss again?" she blurted out.

I felt my face burn worse.

"What!" Hagrid cried.

Ron and Harry instantly mirrored Hermione's smirk to each other as it slowly dawned on them.

Ron started laughing and Harry instantly averted Hagrid's attention, "So what should be in the next task Hagrid?"

Hagrid waved Harry off, "Never ye' mind, ye' need ter work on that there egg ter find out." He continued to stare at me like I was a television programme. "What was Hermione 'ere talking 'bout 'kissing'?"

I felt my face start to match Ron's hair, "Nothing, there wasn't kissing and there hasn't been." I said in a small voice, I then tried to avert his attention, too. "I want to know more about dragon's thought Hagrid."

Hagrid was completely stubborn though, "Who wer' ya' kissing, Melody?"

I bit my lip.

Then Ron bursting with roars of laughter cried out, "MALFOY! It's hilarious!" he was crying with laughter. "Y-you should s-see your face now Melody!" he said wiping his eyes and rolling in his seat now. "I c-can't believe you, y-you were s-snogging Malfoy!"

"WE DIDN'T SNOGG! AND WE ONLY KISSED ONCE, RONALD!" I yelled at him.

Harry was laughing too.

"Y-you ki-kissed the f-ferret!" bellowed Ron, and he topped from sight.

Hagrid was staring at me still, his eyes out of focus then he came back.

"Malfoy?" he said in a far-away voice. "Really? When?"

I looked at my tea as Ron got up red-faced and smug. "Monday." I said.

"Did you kiss again?" Hermione piped up, she'd been completely quiet as Ron had laughed, probably feeling bad that she brought it up.

I shook my head, and Ron instantly stopped moving and smiling.

"What happened?" Hagrid asked, worried

I sighed, "We just were doing some homework."

At this Ron started laughing again, "I wonder why he wants to 'do' homework with you? He'd probably try to 'do' you halfway during it."

I stared at him, "What's that supposed to mean!" I threw at him.

Ron choked, he looked scared for a moment by tried to continue on his point, "It's…it's just well…." He looked around avoiding my eyes now. "You are kinda' hot and Malfoy is kind of high-class…you'd fit and he's not exactly nice."

I looked at Ron, "Ron I know you don't like Draco, none of you." I sighed and massaged my temples. "But, he was the only one who stopped me from losing it 5 times, last being 2 or so weeks back, before I came out of all of this." I explained slowly.

It was very quiet then Harry spoke, "What happened the other times?"

It all flooded forward and I remembered, "The first was in second year," I looked at Hermione. "About a month after it started, when you guys pretended to be Vinny and Greg." I looked at Harry and Ron. "When you left I had my first complete melt-down. I had fallen asleep and had once of my crazy dreams, and when I woke up for a moment I thought it was real and ran." I started to go into my memory and closed my eyes as I told them it. "Draco ran after me and stopped me before I could make it to the Great Hall, he held me and Snape found us as I was screaming for release, he put a calming charm on me and Draco he held me until I started to remember I was in reality.

"And then in third year, I started trying to make a patronus like Harry and doing quite well, and then at our Hogmean trip on found me. I saw you guys being hurt, Hermione in the hospital bed when she was Petrified and…" my voice floated away for a moment. "I then came into my 3 melt-down and someone heard my screams and when I woke up he was there, in the Three Broomsticks and was caring for me.

"Then the last 2 before pervious I jumped out of bed during one of my week-long sleeps and ran downstairs and tried to leave the school. People were keeping guard of me though, all of the Slytherin's really, and he was the one that put the calming charm on me and put me back into my bed, both those times."

I looked at their faces, all shocked, fearful, and worried.

"I know I didn't talk to you all this time, and if you really want to know why it got worse and," I looked into all there faces. "I knew you'd help if I was in your house, but I'm not, I knew you cared though through those letters."

"You read them?" Ron asked.

I nodded "Every single one. I knew you wanted to help but I could hold a quill at the time much less explain what was going on with me."

I got up and swallowed the entire cold tea.

"Just ask Dumbledore what happened with me. Tell him I sent you all."

I strode to the door and left.