After everybody had a goodnights sleep at Hogwarts and St. Mungo's, everyone woke up refreshed for a new day.
Harry didn't know how to feel as he got changed and went down to breakfast with Hermione and Ron, who were thankfully now talking to each other. He was glad that Amanda was safe, but he was disappointed that she seemed to be going out with Malfoy, who is one of his, many sworn enemies.
As much as Harry wanted to see Amanda he wanted to delay it as long as possible, so he could sort his feelings out. Luckily for Harry she didn't arrive at breakfast or while he was doing his homework in the common room.
Meanwhile at St. Mungo's Draco and Amanda were preparing to leave in hope of making it to Hogwarts before lunch, they didn't have any clothes to pack so it didn't take long. The healer gave Draco a drink bottle of strengthening potion to last him the rest of the day, before sending him on his way.
The made it to the gates of Hogwarts via a Portkey that the usually use to transport Hogwarts patients to St. Mungo's, before Amanda sent a quick note to Hagrid's hut. Hagrid shortly arrived at the gates to let them in,
"'Ello you two, how ya' feelin' Malfoy? I saw ya' injuries in the prophet," Hagrid asked purposely avoiding the other pictures, which Amanda hadn't showed Draco yet.
Hagrid led them to the Entrance Hall before leaving to go back to his hut, leaving Amanda and Draco alone to walk to the Great Hall. When the reached the Great Hall the waited out side for a moment. Amanda pulled Draco's head down so she could kiss him, "I've got something to tell you," she whispered in is ear as she kissed his neck.
Amanda saw the look of shock and panic on her boyfriends face, "don't worry it's nothing like that," she laughed.
"Well then what is it?"
"Umm the whole school knows about us," Amanda told him half hiding her face behind her hand.
"What do you mean the whole school knows about us?" Draco asked, in a slow shallow voice.
Amanda, who was trying not to laugh, pulled out the previous nights prophet and handed it to him. He stared at it for a few seconds with wide eyes before telling her, "so that's what you were laughing about, you saw the cameras. What are we suppose to do about this.
"Nothing that secrets out, but nobody but us, Dumbledore and a few house elves know about Brad and they all think he's my brother. Nobody but us knows the truth, he's our little secret."
"That sounds so sexy, 'our little secret," Draco explained as he bent down slightly to kiss her until Amanda burst out,
"Oh god Harry," Amanda said dramatically.
"Harry, you were thinking of Harry?"
"Don't be silly I was just thinking he won't be to happy with this," she explained, "he sort of has a little first year kind of crush on me."
"You'd better go face the music then, I'll see you later," he told her as he went to walk into the Great Hall to have some lunch.
Amanda walked next to him and whispered in his ear, "meet me outside the kitchen tonight at nine."
Draco lent over smiling and gave her a long kiss that seemed to last for half an hour even though it was only a few minutes, a few random people came out of the Great Hall, but nobody they knew until Harry, Ron and Hermione came through the doors.
It only took a few seconds for the kissing couple to notice they were their, but it was a few seconds to late, as they had all seen them kissing. Hermione and Ron looked at each other awkwardly for a split second before looking away blushing, while Harry looked slightly mad.
There was an awkward silence. Harry, Ron and Hermione stated at Amanda and Malfoy, and vice versa. Draco wiped his lips with the sleeves of his robes, which unintentionally made Harry look even madder.
Amanda finally broke the silence by saying, "this wasn't the welcome back I expected, could this get any more uncomfortable?"
Apparently it could as the doors of the Great Hall swung open once again though this time many more people came out and all stood around the five of them. Many Slytherins were cheering, until their idol shot them a dark look, which quietened them instantly.
"I'll just be going then," Draco told Amanda as he bent down to give her a quick kiss on the check, causing half the crowd to cheer and the other half to booed at the sad excuse for a kiss.
After Draco left the crowd faded away leaving Amanda with her fellow Gryffindors, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Lavender and Parvarti.
Lavender and Parvarti were already gossiping with Amanda within seconds, talking about this Hogwarts' newest relationship revelation, until Harry and Ron interrupted them.
"Okay our turn," he told the two girls who reluctantly moved out his way, so he could talk to her.
Amanda smiled at Harry guiltily, "do you hate me?"
"Of course I don't hate you I'm just surprised," he paused to think before continuing, "and a bit annoyed you didn't tell me. How long have you been going out?" Harry asked desperately wanting to know.
"A little while," Amanda told him bowing her head a little, hoping Harry would assume a little while only meant since the start of term.
"So do you like him, like seriously like him?"
"Look I know what he use to be like, I've heard all the stories, and I know he's done heaps of bad things but it's not entirely his fault. Lets just say you got the better deal growing up with out any parents, then he did with his father. Didn't you see the pictures in the prophet? Didn't you see his all his injuries? Don't you realise what his father must of done to him for him to get all these injuries?" Amanda asked him with real tears in her eyes, all the suffering Draco had had, it wasn't even his fault, he didn't even know about Bradley.
Harry stood there speechless, he didn't know what to say, he hadn't meant to upset her.
"I'm going to have a lie down, nice seeing you again Lavender, Parvarti, Ron, Hermione."
Hermione was a bit surprised that Amanda had acknowledged her, but she was glad, as she had decided to give Amanda another shot, a clean slate. Harry and Ron weren't going to stop being friends with her, so the least she could try to be her friend.
Hermione waited at the bottom of the staircase that went led to the girls dormitories, she only let limited people pass, which didn't include Parvarti and Lavender. After Hermione waited for a little time to pass she went up to her on room and knocked on the door.
"You can come in," Amanda told whoever it was at the door, though she suspected it was Lavender and Parvarti trying to get the latest gossip about her love life, which seemed to be the current hot topic.
Hermione entered feeling a little nervous, "hi, are you okay?"
Amanda who was lying on her back looking at last nights Prophet replied, "Hey, I didn't expect it to be you checking up on me."
"Sorry, I just wanted to see if you were okay," Hermione muttered as she turned around to leave.
"Hermione I didn't say you couldn't come see me, I just said that I was surprised that you did 'cause you seem to despise me so."
Hermione blushed at her misinterpretation, "right, so are you okay?"
"Fine," Amanda assured her, even though her eyes were fixated on the second page of the Prophet, which left Hermione uncomfortably looking at the picture of Amanda and Draco entwined on the front page.
Hermione moved around next to Amanda squatting down to look at the same page as her, on the page with all the injuries. Hermione seriously didn't know what to saw she didn't have a clue how Amanda was feeling, as she didn't know how serious their relationship was and nothing like this had ever happen to a friend of hers. She tried to think how she would feel if Harry or Ron got hurt, she would be distraught and not able to think clearly. Nothing nearly as bad as this had ever happened to any one she loved, but did Amanda love Malfoy. Hermione was too afraid to ask, she didn't want Amanda to become upset or stop talking to her.
A few tears fell down Amanda's cheek, "he could have died," she whispered so quietly Hermione barely heard her.
"I know but he's okay now, and I think you should come down to the common room because everybody has been worried about you. They even postponed the Quidditch match till next Saturday."
Amanda smiled and nodded as she followed Hermione to the door and down the stairs, while wiping her tears onto her sleeve.
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