Chapter 9: What She Is.

George and Fred entered the great hall to join the others for dinner. Even if George wasn't really hungry, he tried to eat to be more normal now, but still thought on what to say.

"Do you mind if I go out and get some air?", Deyanira asked Harry

"It's almost curfew and it's night."

"Just a few minutes and no one will see me, I'll be back soon.", Harry thought about it, but her begging eyes were too strong.

"Five minutes. Don't let anyone see you."

She smiled before getting up and walking away. George noticed and followed her with his eyes.

"Now's your chance", Fred whispered to him, "she's going out, alone. Talk to her."

"You sure?"

"Yes, you're lucky if you get detention together too"

"It wouldn't be bad."

George took a deep breath before he got up and walked away too. He passed by Harry who was focused on his dinner and talking to Ron and Hermione. For curiosity, he looked to the door and saw Fred or George leaving, he stretched himself to look o the doors of the castle and saw him leaving. He soon realized it was George, probably going after Deyanira.

"I have to go", he said before getting up, but Hermione stopped him

"Why are you storming off so much?"

"It's nothing."

"If you keep this up, Umbridge might think you're up to something."

"Yeah, mate, don't give her a reason to punish you."

"I don't really care-"

"Well we do"

As much as he wanted to get up and just leave, they were his friends, he tried to just talk, with out snapping, and convince them to let him go. Deyanira had her hood up to block the light of the moon from hitting her face and she was walking down to the forest.

"Deyanira!"

She suddenly stopped, recognizing George's voice.

"Hey, I need to talk to you.", he said behind her, panting

"Go away", she said as she started to walk, but he kept walking

"I need you to listen to me, please. It's important."

She started to run and entered the forest to lose him, she thought he would get scared and go back, but when it came to her, nothing stopped him. He kept calling her and calling her while she kept turning and turning around trees to lose him. She suddenly stopped, realizing she was lost.

"Dey", he caught her, panting, "I really need to talk to you"

"I don't feel like talking…less with you", she didn't mean it, she just wanted him to leave before he saw him

"Please, turn around and listen. Let's make it quick."

"No…I-ah…I burned my face with a potion…I look horrifying"

"I just saw you in the great hall…you look…you look beautiful"

She was going to speak, but that comment made her cheeks burn and blush.

"So please…turn around so we can talk."

"I…I can't…I don't wanna see you, George"

"Don't say that…please."

She quickly turned around with head down and walked by him, but he didn't give up. He turned around too, quickly, and grabbed her arm, making her turned around. By the wind that came with the turn and the impulse, her hood fell down and the light of the moon was in her direction. Her face started to show the scary green skull and she looked away, but not fast enough. George saw it, making his jaw drop, but he didn't let go of her arm.

"Dey…", he said as his hand went to her cheek, making her turn to him, she tried to look away, but his eyes caught hers, and he also got paralyzed

"Deya-!", Harry arrived, but stopped when he saw them

Deyanira walked backwards from George and turned to Harry so George wouldn't see her. Harry just got between them to cover her.

"What is…she's a banshee…?"

Harry didn't answer. He just lowered his head and looked at Deyanira, but she was still turned.

"…George…you can't…forget what you saw", Harry asked

"…Only if she listens to me"

Harry sighed and he turned to her again. She didn't turn around, she just put on her hood and crossed her arms.

"We'll talk in the castle"

She said before walking away. Harry and George followed a few feet behind her and all the way there was a silence. George was still taking in what he saw. When they got to the castle, they got caught by none other than Snape, giving them detention right after dinner, which almost over, so he sent them directly to his office.

"So? Now can we talk?", George asked in Snape's office while Deyanira cleaned the dust of every book in a shelf and Harry wiped the tables. Harry stopped to look at Deyanira.

"What did you want to tell me?", she asked with out stopping

"…I thought you had slept together.", George said walking to her, "Fred and I saw you coming out of the bathroom together…then I saw you all close the next morning…thought it was true."

"Well it wasn't.", she said, turning to him, "you shouldn't have jumped to conclusions."

"I was mad"

"Why is that, George?", Harry asked, kind of mocking him, "tell us"

"…I thought…we…we were friends…and you didn't tell me anything…I felt…betrayed or forgotten", Harry sighed, feeling the fail he got, this was a chance for George to say it

"Well…now you know why we're so closed", Deyanira didn't know if to believe it, she still had in mind what Ron said, that he was jealous, but she couldn't picture him having a crush on her, "and it's still no reason to get mad with him and to push me"

"I am so sorry for pushing you…I was out of it. I am really sorry."

She just kept looking at him and took a deep breath.

"That's forgiven.", she finished and turned around to keep cleaning

"So…you…are you a…banshee?"

"You saw it didn't you?", she kept cleaning, "now you promised you wouldn't say anything"

"If I get some answers"

"What more do you want?", she turned to him again

"Really, are you going to blackmail us or something?", Harry said, feeling annoyed

"No, I wouldn't do that…I'm just…so that's why you're so closed?"

"Yes, Dumbledore asked Harry to watch over me this year…that's why we have a separate room, that's why we are together so often, that's why we are alone most of the time, and that's why you saw us coming out of the bathroom. I needed to scream and he helped me."

"That's also why I saw you alone that night too? The night we stayed up talking?"

"Yes."

"Well now I know…why didn't you tell me?"

"First off, you didn't want to listen.", Harry said, "and second we can't tell anyone. Not even Hermione or Ron know."

"That's why you can't tell…even if I'm not a full banshee, people can still get scared and do who knows what."

George looked at her, this time deeper. He looked beyond the shivers and those dark eyes. She was scared, she was innocent and she needed help. He was there for her and she was up for it, but was she up for it too? After what happened, he still felt tension in her towards him.

"…Can I help you too?"

Deyanira looked at Harry, looking for the words.

"Ah…well…it's kind of difficult since you're not in the same year…or room."

"Well…I want to help you. There must be a way."

"Yes. Don't make me mad."

"…I guess I blew it with that one."

"You think?", she said with a sarcastic smile, he still laughed, along with Harry and she ended up chuckling.

"I'm so sorry, Dey…for everything…let's…start again? I am here for you and I promised to not tell anyone…not even Fred."

"Really?"

"Yes.", he smiled, with trust

Deyanira just looked at Harry and he nodded with a grin, accepting it. She didn't speak, though, she just turned around and kept cleaning. George on the other hand kept staring at her and bit his bottom lip. He felt the tension was a bit away now. Harry chuckled and threw him the towel he was using so he would react, which he did and threw it back at him.

"I'm so hungry", Deyanira said when they reached the common room

"Me too", Harry added

"Stay here, I'll be right back"

George said before storming off. Harry and Deyanira looked at each other and Harry shrugged. After a minute, George came down with a few sweets Fred had brought after dinner for him. He placed them on the couch and the three of them started to eat while they talked and told George about her attacks, how he should handle them. 'Just stay away when I say so.', was her advise, which he thought was going to be hard to do.