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Chapter 17:
He felt the wind rushing by, a cold crisp wind carries leaves... Each leaf sways, rushing against the many leaves on the floor, cascading into one another and creating a rustle of leaves which are personified by the wind... The leaves start to move as if by some divine intervention, as if they were ready to travel where ever the wind blows. The last leaf falls off a tree, making it more barren then it was, as it falls to the ground it is lifted up by a burst of wind. It floates further away into the distance, and it falls to the lake quietly. The wind howls and woos like an owl almost as if it is whispering to him. He starts to believe it is talking to him in a chant, in a language although he cannot sense it properly. The sky is grey but bright in color, it feels as if it will rain any moment but it doesn't, just like him, swallowing away his tears. Autumn is a perfect description of his life, of his long lost hope, that's why he found pleasure in spending most of his time there, beside the black lake…His thoughts were just like the leaves, carried away by the wind, taking him to the unknown…
"Draco! There you are, I've been looking all over for you!" Hermione exclaimed as she sat next to him.
"Oh hey Hermione." Draco replied, his eyes on the lake.
Silence dominated, with Draco still staring at the lake, Hermione was confused. Why was he acting like this? This wasn't the fun gangster that used to tease her around four years ago, was it really this painful that it tore him down, even after all four years he is till hurting. She couldn't help but feel miserable herself.
"Draco...It's been four years…it's time to move on." It came out almost as a whisper. Her hands trembled the minute the words left her throat, she felt the sudden tension in him.
The words hit him like a thunderbolt. He took a deep breath, then turned to look at her, with cold gray eyes, he didn't need to say a thing, for she stood up and walked away.
As she headed for the castle, tears went down her cheeks, she walked faster, in hopes that nobody would see her like this, vulnerable. His stare, his icy cold stare, it made her bones shiver! Her heart dropped. Did he really become a mere shadow! She was just trying to help him! 'Why do I care that much?' the thought. She was confused to say the least, what was wrong with him? What was wrong with her? She muttered the Gryffindor password to the fat lady and walked in, heading straight to the dormitory. Nobody was there, she slumped on the bed, buried her face in her hands, and sobbed. 'What is wrong with me?' she thought again, and just as that question echoed, his face flashed inside her mind, his smile, his eyes…and suddenly she straightened up, a lone tear escaping her eye, she found the answer to her question…she was…in love.
Potions was torture for all students, especially with Snape as professor. Orion was paired up with Ron Weasley, his now close friend for over two years.
"Bloody hell! What language is that?" Ron asked as he stared incredulously at his textbook.
"English! Come on Ron, it's not a hard one this time, just follow the instructions." Orion explained.
"Can't you just tell me what to do?" Ron whined.
"Alright! Just add some Bat spleen to the cauldron." Orion explained.
After class, Orion, Ron and Neville headed for the great hall for dinner.
"Too bad Draco can't join us." Neville mumbled.
"He had to take an advanced potion lesson! Why is he working so hard?" Ron asked.
"He wants to fill his schedule, he's exhausting himself in hopes of taking his mind away from his problems." Orion stated.
"How can you be sure?" Ron questioned, one eyebrow raised.
"He's like a brother to me Ron, I know how he thinks." Orion replied.
"I think that's it too, He's been so strange lately, even more than usual." Neville added.
"I'll talk to him." Orion ended.
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