"Reina, what in bloody hell are you doing?" Ron asked, giving her a confused look. She snapped out of her gaze and managed to mumble,
"what do you mean?"
"Well, I don't know if you notice, but…umm…" Ron stumbled over his words as he always did when he didn't want to let someone down.
"Spit it out Ron." Reina snapped, automatically feeling bad afterwards. "Sorry, I have just been really stressed out lately." Before Ron got a chance to tell her what was wrong, Professor Snape stormed over to her table.
"Are you blind Ms. Sparrow?" He yelled. Only then did she notice her potion was bubbling over her cauldron rim, eating through the desk, and her robes. She jumped up, knocking her chair over, trying to get the corrosive liquid off her before it touched her skin. The class erupted with laughter as Reina tried to hide her face with her long brown hair; it had gone as red as a cherry.
"I am getting really disappointed in your classwork Ms. Sparrow. Ten points from Gryffindor." She heard the Slytherins laugh louder, and the Gryffindors groan loudly. Now she really wanted to crawl into a hole. "I would like you to stay after, so we can have a little chat." Professor Snape waved his wand at the eroding table and instantly the wood was back, and the cauldron empty. "you are dismissed." He said to the class. Reina walked up to Snape's desk as the rest of the students filed out of the classroom. Just before everyone was out of the classroom, Snape grabbed someone by the sleeve and dragged them back in. At first she couldn't tell who it was, but after Snape closed the door, she realized it was Draco. He looked around to make sure the classroom was completely empty before clearing his throat to speak.
"Ms. Sparrow…" He began. She felt her skin crawl. She knew he was evil. She had seen him at the Malfoy's before. "Why did you let your potion boil like that? You are one of my best students, and even though you are a Gryffindor, you have the heart of a Slytherin." He smiled his evil smile that made her shiver.
"I am not sure Professor." Was all she could say, "My mind was somewhere else." Her and Draco made eye contact for a brief moment before turning to look at Snape at the same time. He turned from Reina and looked at Draco.
"And you, Mr. Malfoy, you feel it no doubt." She looked at him, knowing they were talking about the Dark Lords presence. They knew Reina wouldn't say anything to anyone; her life would be ended if her mouth opened. Draco just nodded his head, lifting his sleeve to reveal his dark mark. Her heart began to pound.
"He is coming, is he not?" Draco asked, subtly stepping closer to Reina.
"Soon, we have but a day to prepare for his entrance." Reina gasped. "Control your servant Draco." He snapped. Draco stepped forward.
"She is not my servant." Draco snapped back. Reina looked at Draco, who gave her a half smile over his shoulder. "Her chains are attached to my father, not to me."
"But your father bound her to you when the dark lord rose!" Snape growled, slamming his hands on the table. This made Draco take a step back, stepping on Reina's foot.
"Why do I need to be here Professor?" Reina asked, putting her hands to her hips.
"Because, we need your help. Don't we Draco?" He gave a piercing glare to Draco, who shrunk down again.
"Reina…we are looking for the woman who cries tears with healing powers." She sharply inhaled, the hair on the back of her neck standing up. "With her, the death eaters will be invincible. We will take over." Draco looked at her eyes.
"Why are you asking me Draco? You know I do not fight on the side of the Dark lord…" She looked away from his eyes, it pained her to look at them.
"But you will, as Snape said, my family holds your chains. You want your freedom? You will cooperate." She shook her head in defeat. All she wanted was her freedom. Snape began to walk into his office,
"You two may leave. Don't forget this chat Sparrow." With that, Draco and Reina walked out of the classroom together. As she walked faster, Draco grabbed her arm and pinned her against the wall. It was so silent she could almost hear her heart beating, loud, hard and fast in her chest. She couldn't swallow. She had not been that nervous in a long time. He moved in closer, their hips pushing up against each other. She could feel his pulse, which was racing just as fast as her own. After a moment of staring into each other's eyes, he finally said,
"Meet me in the forest again tonight. I need to talk to you." He bit her earlobe after whispering his words. She shivered. She was afraid of Draco, but at the same time loved the danger. She loved that being close to him made her feel unsafe, and she loved the fact that only Draco and his family knew about her association with them. He had never gotten this close to her before, and it made her shake down to the bone. He began to move closer and closer, until their lips were almost touching. Then she heard it.
"What do you think you are doing Malfoy?" A voice sounded behind them. Draco jumped back to see who had interrupted him. It was Harry. "Get off her! She's not your type." Draco got his normal smug persona back and, stepping up to Harry, said,
"Jealous Potter? She was loving it. Better than anything you could ever do." He turned on his heels and stormed off. Harry walked over to Reina, who was still shaking.
"Are you alright Reina?" He motioned for her to follow him. "He sure is awful, isn't he?" Reina walked next to Harry,
"I am fine. And yeah, he is pretty awful." She laughed. She didn't think it was a complete lie; he really was an awful person, just not to her. "Harry, can I ask you a favor?" She looked down at her feet.
"Of course! What is it?" he said, putting his arm around her.
"Can I borrow your invisibility cloak tonight? I need to go to the library and figure something out tonight." Harry looked at her suspiciously, but he remembered doing the same thing as a kid, so he just smiled at her.
"Of course you can. But you need to be careful. Filch likes the library at night." He winked at her. They both began to laugh as they reached the fat lady.
"Lemongrass drop" Harry said to the fat lady, who opened to let us into the common room. Reina sat down on a chair, Harry sitting next to Ron, who looked at Reina and asked,
"So what did Snape want after potions?"
"He was just chewing my ass for what happened in potions. Why didn't you tell me I was spewing everywhere?" Reina's face grew red. Ron sighed loudly.
"I tried to but you were all over the place. Snape stormed over before I could even warn you." They were silent for a moment, then the three friends burst out in a fit of laughter. Harry was first to break the fit.
"What was that with Draco in the hall too? That was strange. Did he hurt you?" Ron was taken aback by Harry, and looked at Reina for answers. She explained everything to them, leaving out the part about meeting him later that night.
"That no good, thick headed crook." Ron grumbled quietly. "He will wind up in Azakaban, and I will be the happiest man alive when that happens." Reina shook her head in agreement, but on the inside she hurt for him. He didn't choose the path he went down, he was forced there, as was she. She didn't choose to be a slave to the Malfoy's, she didn't choose to be a pawn in their missions for the dark lord, she was forced there. And it was there she was going to stay.