A/N: Hey everyone. Sorry about not posting in a very very long time. Let's just say my life is having A LOT of ups and downs. I am trying to pull through it and write but sometimes the words won't come. The characters won't tell me what's happens next in the story. lol Anyways I hope I update very soon for you guys. Alright enjoy this chapter and let me know what you think! :)
Snowflakes looked around the empty hallway. After turning the last corner, she comes to a halt and sighs. The last people she wants to see are waiting for her. The familiar blonde hair Slytherin walks in circles as her boyfriend watches her from against the wall.
"I don't see why we are doing this." Draco mumbles, shoving his hands in his pockets.
"Because Mia needs out help! These two weeks were unbearable without her. Admit it, you miss her." Lindsay replies. When Lindsay walks close to Draco, he takes her arm and pulls her into his arms. Draco whispers something before Lindsay laughs and pulls him into a kiss.
"Excusez-moi." Snowflake says walking up to the two. They pull away from each other. Lindsay goes a shade of red and Draco smirks.
"Hey!" Lindsay says as Snowflake walks up.
"Let's get straight to business, Matthew is a problem." Snowflake says.
Opening my eyes quickly, I take a sharp breath in. I been having the same dream for nights now. Why does Hogwarts look so lonely in my dreams and why did Snape take the same spot that Dumbledore once stood?
I finally let my breath go and sat up on my bed. I slipped out of bed and made my way over to the door. I looked back at the room before slipping out. I made it down the hall before I felt it starting again. A fear sets over my shoulders and my anxiety slowly rises. Taking another deep breath I make my way out of my room and slip through those doors. A good walk will take my mind off of everything. I bit my nails as I made my way down the hall. The halls were dark but more welcoming then my dream. Soon, I feel my chest tighten, and my breath quickening, but I focused on deep breaths. My hands begin to twitch so I form them into a fist. My pace slows down before coming to a halt and I stumble to the wall before sliding down.
"Breath in, breath out. Remember that, Mia." I mumble to myself. I wrap my arms around my legs as a couple of tears race down my face. I hear footsteps from where I came from. Knowing I had to move before being caught after curfew, I found my strength to stand and followed the hall to a room.
"Hufflepuff?" I hear in front of me. Looking up, I find the Blonde Slytherin standing there. Draco Malfoy. I learned his name quickly, because everyone kept telling me that I talk to him, but they are all just nuts. I would remember who I associate with and who I don't. Lindsay has been refusing to speak to me these past few weeks and Snowflake had been nagging me with questions.
Hearing the footsteps again behind me, Draco watched the Hall before making his way to me.
"Follow me." He said, grabbing my hand. He looked down at my shaking hand before pulling me away. I let him lead me down the hall and up a few stairs. He pushes me into a room before closing the door behind him.
"Are you going to tell me why…" He begins and turns around. My legs finally give out and they crumble under me. I feel a pair of arms catch me and lower me to the ground. I begin to cry and shake.
"Mia? Mia, what's wrong?" Draco asked. I try to pull myself out of his arms but his hold his stronger. I shake my head.
"I am fine." I cried.
"Clearly." He says under his breath.
After a moment of silence, I spoke up, "what were you doing out after curfew?"
Brushing his hand across my face to remove hairs, he answered, "Detention. You?"
"I couldn't sleep," I said and paused, "what was detention for?"
He didn't answer. My shaking stopped a bit, but it was still there. I felt my panic attack slowly fade away.
"I served detention a few times. I don't like them." I say closing my eyes.
"I think that's that point." He chuckled. My anxiety melted away as soon as he did that.
"I would have never guessed. Here I thought they are meant to be liked." I joked. Silence fell between us. This time when I pulled away from him, he let me and I sat up. I got a good look at him this time. He was mostly in the shadows of the room, but I could make out his blonde hair and his sharp facial features. Questions began to form in my head, like why didn't Lindsay introduce us. But then again I think I understood, Draco can melt anyone's heart.
Finally I break the silence, "I have been experiencing them more and more. My Panic attacks, that is. It's as though something is wrong in my head."
Draco sat there staring at me.
"I don't expect you to understand. Anyways I should go." I whisper before standing up.
"Wait, let me show you something," Draco says, standing with me. He takes a hold of my hand and pulls me towards the winding stairs. Soon I realized we were in the Astronomy Tower and we had one more flight of stairs before actually making it to the top. Draco stopped and put his finger to his lips before taking me down one level. The wood creaked above and I realized, someone else was above us.
"So you decided to show up. Smart move on your end." Lindsay said. I looked at Draco, but he waved me over.
"You are friends with my girlfriend. It's only polite to make friends with her." Matthew's voice echoes below. I looked at Draco and smiled. My boyfriend is so sweet.
"You can drop the act. What do you really want from her?" Lindsay demanded of him. This time Matthew laughed.
"What makes you think I am using her? I actually really like her clumsy, naïve quirks. It makes things interesting." Matthew replied. Lindsay didn't say a word at least not right away.
"Mia is one of a kind." Lindsay whispered harshly.
"Even your boyfriend can't resist her." Matthew replied. I looked over at Draco confused. I even slipped my hand out of his. "I hear they even snogged on the night of your return."
"It's not like that between them. Remember, you took her memories away." Lindsay brought up, "It's funny, I forgot my school bag in the room and saw you use a memory spell on the trio."
"They were going to destroy her. Wouldn't you help out a friend?" Matthew replied taking a few steps. "Or would you like the entire school to know she has a Death Eater mom who is willing to sell her daughter to your father."
"Sell? What do you mean?" Lindsay questioned.
"You mean Draco hasn't told you. Mia's first day in Europe, she saw your father." Matthew replied, "She probably doesn't remember any of it."
Lindsay didn't say anything but I am guessed she was moving from the creaks in the wood.
"My father doesn't need her. She's just a Hufflepuff. She has no ounce of evil in her." Lindsay nearly wanted to laugh.
"On the contrary, you think she is in Hufflepuff because of her own choice. They made sure she was in Hufflepuff." Matthew replied, "Sure she has the quality of a Hufflepuff, but she should be in another house."
"How do you know this?" Lindsay questioned.
"I have my sources." Matthew replied.
"Do you even love her?" Lindsay asked.
"I am a lot like my father in that way. I see that you are not; you fell in love with Malfoy. A man who couldn't love actually produced an heir that can." My boyfriend replied.
"You have done your research. You know more than the average person." Lindsay said.
"It's a hufflepuff quality. We work hard on things we care about." Matthew laughed.
"But that's where you are wrong. You don't care anything." Lindsay replied.
"I care about a lot of things actually. Anyways, how is your father?" Matthew casually changed the subject. I felt my heart break and my legs grew weak. This was unbelievable. I didn't think I was one of the things he cared about.
"He's alive and that's all I can say. I don't associate with him." Lindsay replied softly.
"Bloody hell. How stupid are you?" Matthew snapped. I was taken back. I had never seen him angry before.
"He's killed like millions of people. Why would I want him in my life?" Lindsay laughed.
"At least he wants you in his life. I never believed he could love, and yet he keeps you." Matthew spats.
"What are you talking about?" Lindsay questioned.
"Tom Riddle is my father. Lindsay, you're my half-sister." Matthew replies.