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Sorry, it's kinda short, we've already planned the other chapters so they will be longer!

Also we switched from this: -xxx, to this: "xxx", when they are speaking. Because of critics we got (which we are thankful for!)

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Chapter 2

Melody P.O.V

She walked alone through the quiet hallways of Hogwarts, it wasn't often she was by herself. Most of the time the other Slytherin students haunted her where ever she went. It's been around four years since the day she started at Hogwarts and nothing at all had changed.

"Oh look, who do we have here? Isn't it little miss mudblood… ", said a mocking voice behind her.

Doubtfully she turned around. Nothing had changed. At all.

She stayed quiet, knowing that opening her mouth wouldn't help. As usual she knew what was about to come so she tried to make herself as little as possible, hoping that it would end fast. They surrounded her and her eyes met the blonde boy's who stood behind the others, watching her closely. One of the boys began to flick his wand when the blonde boy grabbed his wrist hard.

"Stop wasting time on her. We've got better things to do", the blonde boy said.

"Oh, please, Draco. Stop being such a coward", said one of the guys.

"I'd rather not loose points because of your need to waste time on a mudblood", said Draco.

She watched them walk away and the last thing she saw was Draco looking back at her before he too disappeared around the corner. She was left alone in the hallway, wishing that they'd never showed up at all.

She ran as fast as she could to the closest toilet and closed the door behind her. She looked at herself in the mirror and saw that her eyes were full of tears. They began to seep down her cheeks and left glimmering trails. What was wrong with her?

She had changed a lot these past few years yet she still reminded very much of herself as a child. She still had the same chubby cheeks and average body but now with a little more curves. Her hair hadn't changed at all and neither had her green eyes. Her poisonous, green eyes.

Draco P.O.V

Draco put his potions instruments on the desk in front of him. What was the matter with him? Why did he stop them from bullying her? He who usually used his prefect patch to bully the younger students and why did it bother him to see that girl, Melody, so sad? If his father knew about this, he would get into serious trouble.

"Speak about the devil…", he whispered to himself as he saw Melody walk into the dungeons.

He'd almost forgot that they were suppose to do an assignment in pairs with a student below their year. He saw Melody sitting down at a desk in the back, alone, as always. "Why did it bother him?", he asked himself once again.

He saw Professor Slughorn walk into the classroom with is disturbingly irritating, little hat.

"Good day, students! Today we are starting up your pair assignments. Isn't this going to be exciting?!", Professor Slughorn said happily.

The only answer he got was the silence of everyone in the class.

"Well, well, no matter. Let's put you in pairs.", he said. "Mr. Zabini, you can be with Miss MacConnory and Miss Weasley with Mr. Potter…"

While Prf. Slughorn kept on talking Draco looked discreetly at Melody. She always looked so alone, yet so beautiful. Why didn't she have any friends? She looked alright and seemed nice even though she was a mudblood in Slytherin. How in Merlins name did she end up here anyway? He didn't know it was possible for a muggleborn to end up in Slytherin, was it? He was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard his name being called.

"… and Mr. Malfoy you'll be paired up with Miss Johnson, I think you'll make a lovely couple."

Draco sighed, looking after this Miss Johnson and his eyes met with scared little girl at the back of the classroom. So Melody Johnson is her full name.

"Oh no…", Draco said quietly.

He watched her making her way over to his desk and stopped in front of him. With big eyes she looked at him, quietly asking for permission to sit down. He nodded, giving her permission she wanted. Why did she feel like she needed to ask him that anyway? He watched her every move when she sat down on the chair next to him and then she just sat there. Not looking at him. Draco sighed and opened his book.

"So what elixir or potion are you interested in?", Draco asked.

The assignment was to choose an elixir or potion of any kind to research and create. It was the older students purpose to teach the younger once.

"I don't know", Melody said so low that he almost didn't hear it.

"How about something that makes you talk louder", he said sarcastic.

He saw a little smile and a bit of red on her cheeks for some reason that really made him happy.

"Well, I'm really curious of Wolfsbane potion but that is pretty advanced and I'm really bad at this", she said a little bit louder than before.

"Okay, let's try it than", Draco answered.

"Really?"

"Yeah, why not? Prf. Snape showed it to me in third grade so I know the theory behind it."

"Why am I being so nice to her? This isn't like me", Draco thought.

The lesson went better than he thought in the beginning. They didn't exchange that many words but she nervous anymore. The little comment about the talking louder- potion probably eased the tension a bit. Suddenly he accidently touched a warm, smooth hand. He looked up to see Melody's frightened expression. She quickly pulled her hand to her and her nervousness was back.

"The lesson is over for today, you may continue next time", Professor Slughorn called.

Melody took her things and more or less ran out of the classroom. Draco felt his anger rise, why did Prf. Slughorn have to end the lesson right now? He wanted to make Melody's nervousness disappear again. She became such a different person once he'd done that. What if he managed to make her even more comfortable? He found himself longing for that moment.

What was going on with him?