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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"I woke Draco, however it seemed the train stopping had awoken Harry. I lifted Draco up and we slowly made our way to the door. I slid it open, trying my best to ignore the looks of pity that were constantly being sent at the pale, shaking Draco. ''Dragon are you Okay?'' I whispered into his ear. He shrugged leaving me to send him an irritated look. /spanspan class="SpellingError SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; base64,r0lgodlhbqaeajecap/8aaaaaaaaaach5baeaaaialaaaaaafaaqaaaiilgaxcchrtcgaow==); background-color: inherit; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x;"''Its/spanspan class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;" just way too cramped for my liking, to many people.'' He said weakly. Hermione looked at me gently and the four of us were quickly out of the train./span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"As soon as we got of the train a vomit covered Weasel grabbed Draco and slammed him against it ''Father stop! You're pathetic.'' The Weasel jeered. With a swift punch Draco was on the ground, and luckily for him unconscious. ''What the FUCK Was you two hanging around with a death eater and Slutty over there for?'' The Weasel continued. Harry, having being silent and reserved the whole journey made a surprise appearance to his normal self when he screamed at the ginger. ''YOU told me to go fuck myself, AMBER was very sociable and polite, much more than you have EVER been. DRACO was out most of it, and is clearly damaged, and you MOCK him for it?! I was bad in 5th year, and you didn't care, he is worse than I could ever imagined of being with the nightmares and you MOCK him, you disgust me WEASLEY!'' Harry helped me lift the unconscious Draco and we lead Hermione away. /span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"We got a carriage together, and as we approached the castle Draco began to stir. ''Dragon, we're in the carriage do you remember what happened?'' Draco opened his eyes and looked surprised when he saw Hermione and Harry. ''You two are still here? Not in a horrible way, I don't mind, I like it, I just thought you would have gone with the Weasel...y's'' Draco quickly corrected himself at the end. ''After he mocked you for screaming about Lucius using the Cruciatus curse on you and battering you he had no chance. Let's just say we're no longer friends, after we defended ''Slutty''and ''Death eater'' his words. and we'll continue to do that, that's if we're friends.'' Harry replied, much more relaxed now Draco had revealed himself to be a more calm, friendly person than before. I looked up at Harry, and stared for a moment. ''When you were fighting with Weasley, you said something about nightmare's'' Harry nodded and looked over to Hermione briefly. ''I was a Horcrux, and I should have died once more because of it. Because of my link to Voldemort, I could see things he was doing like torturing or murdering people.'' Harry explained. ''We will defend you and Draco, like our lives depend on it.'' I nodded. /span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;" Draco eagerly nodded and smiled. ''There is the problem of house's though.'' I voiced. Draco gave us all his classic smirk and began. ''My Mother'' he smiled as he thought of her ''Is on the governors board, and Minerva suggested resorting because of the war, everyone agreed on it.'' He stated confidently, with a slight drop of his arrogance in there. Good to see him back, even if briefly. ''Yes that solves part of it Draco, you, Amber and Harry could all be in Slytherin easily, but me, we haven't a chance.'' Hermione stated. That's when I piped up ''Well, clearly Draco isn't Slytherin anymore, he's way to reserved and studious, Hermione could easily be a Ravenclaw,as for I, Harry just think about books and work and you'll be set, then that's all of us in Ravenclaw.'' I smiled proudly at my handy work then waited for the rest of them. ''Are you sure you have dibs on her,Draco, could we share her perhaps, she's brilliant.'' Harry cheekily asked, Hermione replied by smacking his arm/span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;" ''Well, Draco hope you're willing to be the first non-Slytherin in your family'' Hermione retorted. ''You forgot I'm related to Tonksy, she was a Hufflepuff, almost got disowned by the Malfoy side mind you. Andromeda didn't care, but the Blacks and Malfoys weren't happy, Sirius didn't care, he was a Gryffindor, but bar them two everyone else has been a dungeon dweller 'til now.'' Draco said with a smirk. Harry looked shocked. ''You're related to Tonks!'' Harry practically screamed. ''Yeah she's my cousin,why?'' The /spanspan class="SpellingError SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; base64,r0lgodlhbqaeajecap/8aaaaaaaaaach5baeaaaialaaaaaafaaqaaaiilgaxcchrtcgaow==); background-color: inherit; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x;"blond/spanspan class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;" replied with a smirk. ''Hermione cover your ears, you'd scream bloody murder if you knew.'' She sighed and covered her ears. ''I lost my virginity to your cousin Draco!'' Draco and I started howling with laughter while Hermione stared at him very disapprovingly. ''If you tell me to cover my ears, don't then shout that you lost your virginity to Tonks. And when was this?!'' She accusingly asked. ''5th Year, Christmas break'' He meekly admitted. ''HARRY JAMES POTTER!'' Draco continued to howl with laughter, and had turned an amazing shade of red for someone who usually resembled a vampire. ''Get in there mate, from what I've heard from the wolf she's an animal in bed'' Draco responded. Harry gave a proud nod before Hermione hit him again./span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"The carriage stopped and the four of us climbed out, in a considerably lighter mood than when we got in. We made our way into the Great Hall and we went to our separate tables. The Ravenclaw table only had 12, Slytherin had about 20, Hufflepuff the same, while Gryffindor had about 50. ''Students, welcome to a new year at Hogwarts, and let us put last year behind us and continue. Because of the way the war changed many people,we have decided to do a resorting of every year. We will do the sorting of the 1st years, then resort the other group of 1st years, as you all know everyone has to repeat last year, then 2nds and work our way through.'' McGonagall boomed. /span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"Instead of making our usual small talk both me and Draco were fixated on the sorting/resorting ceremony. From the new 1st years there was only 17, 6 going to Hufflepuff, 4 to Gryffindor, 2 to Ravenclaw and the rest to then on, about 85% of anyone resorted went to Hufflepuff. It began with the 6th Years very quickly. Weaselette, Gryffindor, Loony, Ravenclaw (the only remaining except Laurel-Mae, somehow), Collin Creevey, Hufflepuff (which now held about 70% of the school) ''Amber Hightower'' My heart pounded as I reminded myself to think about the studious, calm side of myself. I did something right as the sorting hat (which was really unstable after the war)very literally screamed ''RAVENCLAW'' The hat was terrifying. /span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"I walked over and sat next to Luna, the only other person on the huge table. Ravenclaw had by far taken the largest death toll, with something like 130 out of the 150 being killed, and the 10ish that did return all went to Hufflepuff, bar Luna and Laurel-Mae. ''It's strange to think that death would send people to the house of the Just.'' Luna remarked in her dream like state. It was a strange thing to randomly say, but it was the truth. ''I would say it would send them Slytherin, if I hadn't of seen, avenging people and all'' I replied. Luna turned to me and smiled, mainly for the fact someone had listened to her.''Gryffindor, I would have assumed, because of Loyalty and Courage.'' Laurel-Mae piped up. ''7th Years'' McGonagall boomed. ''Ronald Weasley'' Although I hated the Weasel with a passion, especially after what he did to my Dragon, I was intrigued to see where he'd end up, mainly because of what he did to my Dragon. He walked up to the hat with and arrogant sneer on his face and sat down. ''Slytherin!'' He looked angered by the hat and threw it of before storming to the table ''THAT'S WHY! BLOODY GINGER PYSCHO'' The hat screamed to him. I looked over to Draco who grinned and winked at me, unluckily just as Weasel stormed past. /span/spanspan class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"''What the Fuck are you winking at you fucking fag.'' /span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"As soon as Weasel pulled back his arm to hit Draco I could see him panicking, even from across the room I could tell he was hyperventilating. Weasel punched him. Hard. His porcelain skin was covered in blood and the teachers were rushing to restrain Weasel. I ran over to my Dragon. Who was having an anxiety attack on the floor. I sat down next to him and I cradled his head and sung muggle nursery rhymes until he calmed down enough to stop hyperventilating. He was still shaking like a leaf, but he could stand. McGonagall, quick to try and remove Draco from there quickly shouted his name, and although usually the teachers would have screamed at me for leading him to the sorting hat and staying with him, they could see just about how stable he was, and it wasn't very./span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"As we got near the stairs I remembered what I had done to Harry and Hermione on the train, how I knew what they were thinking, I considered the possibility how putting something inside Draco's. The sorting hat was batshit crazy so it would never notice, or if he did he'd probably scream 'SHES IN HIS HEAD' like a bloody lunatic. I sat Draco down and began looking into his mind, I chose a memory for him to think about, one day when he spent all day in the Malfoy Manor Library and soon enough the hat made it's mind ''You're timid like a Hufflepuff, but you're much closer to !'' The terrifying thing screamed./span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"Teachers and students who knew the (ex) Slytherin Prince were shocked but I simply guided him to where I was sat and continued. Within minutes we had Harry and Hermione with us and, the group, plus Luna were chatting away. ''What should we do about Quidditch?'' Harry asked shyly. Draco looked at him, looking more innocent than possible. ''There's seven of us in the house.'' Luna piped up. ''Okay, I've got idea's for positions. I'll be seeker, Luna and 2 firsties as chasers, Amber and Draco as beaters and then Hermione as keeper?'' Harry put forward. I shook my head. ''Not a good idea placing Draco with things that are about to hit him. He'd freeze up. Luna as keeper Draco as a chaser, with Laurel-Mae and the other firstie, and Hermione with me as a beater.'' Everyone agreed. The feast went well, luckily enough the other Ravenclaw firstie was a pureblood, so she could already play Quidditch. She was a tall, skinny girl with ginger hair, though not Weasley ginger, and blue eyes called Faith Abbott. ''Are you Hannah's sister?'' Hermione asked the girl, who responded with a shy nod. The seven of us chatted, and although we didn't like talking about the war, we answered the first years questions, who after a few got the hint./span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"I looked up from my plate and to Harry. ''Harry, if you don't mind I'll be sleeping with Draco, not as in sex. You've seen what he's like when he wakes up from a nightmare.'' Harry nodded and shot a glance over to Hermione. ''Is there something between you two?'' Draco quietly asked, causing Hermione and Harry to blush. Harry swiftly shook his head ''There was last year.'', and began to talk about lessons quietly. Draco ate in silence after that, which worried me. He had never been the most talkative when eating, however he would still add in sarcastic comments or a joke if the conversation went dry. I watched him push around the food on his plate, sighing every so often, he had hardly eaten any of it. ''Whats the matter, Dragon?'' He was shaking as he almost always had recently. ''Amber, shall I take Draco up to bed, I'm feeling quite tired myself.'' Harry asked, I looked at him cautiously then nodded my consent. /span/spanspan class="EOP SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Cambria, serif;" /span/p
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p class="Paragraph SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; word-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; color: windowtext; font-size: 6pt; background-color: transparent;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="TextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 17px;" xml:lang="EN-US"span class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"With the boys gone, me and Hermione separated ourselves from the other Ravenclaws. ''Amber, do you mind if I ask a bit about Draco?'' I looked at her, wondering why she was so concerned, as no one else ever had been, but I signaled for her to continue. ''Firstly, why don't you give him calming /spanspan class="SpellingError SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; base64,r0lgodlhbqaeajecap/8aaaaaaaaaach5baeaaaialaaaaaafaaqaaaiilgaxcchrtcgaow==); background-color: inherit; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x;"draughts/spanspan class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;"?'' I sighed, I had hoped no one would pick up on that, however this was Hermione Granger. ''In my 4th year, Umbridge time, he was getting worse, it was by far an improvement on what he is now, but it had never been anywhere near as bad. You probably remember what happened in the Great Hall?'' She nodded, it was not something that could be forgot easily. ''Well after then, we decided to use Calming /spanspan class="SpellingError SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; base64,r0lgodlhbqaeajecap/8aaaaaaaaaach5baeaaaialaaaaaafaaqaaaiilgaxcchrtcgaow==); background-color: inherit; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x;"Draughts/spanspan class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;". However, they are notoriously easy to get addicted to, as are Dreamless Sleep. That's why I put up with the nightmares, I knew about Dreamless Sleep, but not Calming /spanspan class="SpellingError SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; base64,r0lgodlhbqaeajecap/8aaaaaaaaaach5baeaaaialaaaaaafaaqaaaiilgaxcchrtcgaow==); background-color: inherit; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x;"Draughts/spanspan class="NormalTextRun SCX170683601" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;". He was taking them at least 3 times a day, and got addicted in a fortnight. I single handedly got him off them, and it's not a process I will ever repeat by choice.'' Hermione nodded knowingly along. ''He mentioned not liking to many people, but never have I seen him even go near the Prefects Bathroom for a bath, yet that's surely more empty and private than the Slytherin bathrooms?'' I nodded. ''Draco has a severe fear of water, as his Father would try and drown him then revive him and repeat it, when he had nightmares about it, he would wet the bed, and Draco only stopped in 3rd year.'' Hermione looked at me with pity./span/span/p
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