*Harry's POV*

I woke up, feeling sore and beat. I was afraid to see her today in Divination. Her glares would be piercing, I could almost guarantee it. My glasses now slightly bent, I looked at my reflection, I was bruised, battered, beyond just a minor skirmish's wounds. Ron rolled out of his bad groggily, and then he gave me a concerned expression. "Aye, I wish you the best of luck, pal. You'll definitely need it today." He gave me a firm pat on the back, and shuffled over to his drawer.

"I don't know what to do, Ron. I'm not sure what to tell her."

"I'm not really sure either. I mean, you did kinda intrude on her relationship with Diggory. And, you know, the obvious 'I hate you' thing."

"You really give me some boosts of confidence." I muttered, and decided to just not think about it until I had to.

Divination class rolled around, and my stomach became quite queasy. I wasn't ready, I was far from it, actually. When I walked through the door, I felt like my knees were about to turn to jelly. My eyes darted across the room, and then I found that her seat next to mine was empty. A sigh of relief almost escaped my mouth, until I fully processed that she was gone. It was peculiar, she would never skip or miss class on purpose, no matter the reason. I decided to sit by Neville, who was feverishly scribbling notes.

"We've got a quiz today, Harry." He mumbled, as if in a note-taking trance.

"Neville, have you seen Violet?"

"Not since she stormed outta the Ball yesterday." He said softly, looking up from his notes finally. "I hear you kissed her, Harry."

I blushed for a moment, then shook my head, "I know, it was a mistake."

"No, it goes to show you that guys like us can even win over girls from Diggory's charm." Neville chuckled. I wasn't sure to take offense, but I saw his gaze wander over to a short, brown-haired girl reading over her notes.

"Who's that?"

Neville blinked a few times, then shrugged, "I don't know her name, but she's in my Herbology class. She's quite amazing with plants." He let out a deep sigh, and returned his gaze to her. The girl slowly looked up, her big brown eyes making eye contact, but immediately fluttering away as if she didn't want to be caught. A slight smile crept on her lips, but she kept reading her notes.

"Why don't you just talk to her and ask her on a date?"

Neville smiled sadly, then shook his head. "No offense to you Harry, but you haven't had the best of luck with girls." With that, Neville went back to his notes, leaving me pondering over Violet's absence.

"So, she wasn't in class today?" Hermione asked, leaning across the dinner table closer to me. Danni scooted closer to her, so she could hear the conversation better.

"No, she wasn't in any of the classes we have together." I stated, still trying to figure out why.

"That's very odd and out of character for her. I mean, she's as obsessed with school as Hermione is!" Ron uttered.

Hermione crossed her arms and pouted a bit, "I'm not obsessed! I just value my education a bit more than you do."

"A 'bit' is an understatement." Ron rolled his eyes and began to stuff some food in his mouth.

"She definitely wasn't happy when I was with her last night. Maybe she's just taking a break for a day or two because she's really upset still." Danni suggested. I wished that would put me at ease, but it didn't.

"Violet wouldn't miss a day of school for the world, even if she contracted some deadly virus." I explained, nervously stirring around my food in my plate.

"Just don't worry about it, Harry. It'll just upset you more." Hermione insisted, patting my hand. I nodded pathetically, and ate the rest of my meal in silence.

On the way to the Common Room, I saw Draco and his gang cockily walking down the hallway. Curious why they were roaming around the Gryffindor parts of the castle, I ran inside and grabbed my Cloak. When I went out, I heard their footsteps and ran after them until I could hear their voices. "Now, you two, she's very timid. She's not used to much attention, so keep it down." Draco smirked, Crabbe and Goyle rubbing their hands together.

"Why do you even have her?"

"A request was made, to do a little, experimentation. I'm not quite sure for what exactly. It'll probably make sense soon."

"So what do you want us for?"

"You can keep watch. I might be long…depending on how it goes."

My eyebrows furrowed. "How it goes"? That didn't sound very good. I let my Cloak drop and I shouted, "Draco!" The three spun on their heels, facing me.

"Ah, Potter, how nice of you to visit!" He teased, pulling out his wand.

"Where is she?"

"Who?"

"You know who I'm talking about, you snake!" Draco rolled his eyes,

"If you mean Violet, then I'm sure you wouldn't want to hear."

I ran up to him, pulled out my wand and screamed, "Expelliarmus!" Draco's wand spiraled onto the floor, and I shoved him into the wall, placing my hand on his throat. Crabbe and Goyle both pulled out their wands, but Draco just smiled and waved them off. "What have you done with her?"

Draco straightened up a little, then laughed, "What have I done with her? Maybe you should ask Diggory the same question."

"Don't play with me. Tell me where you have her."

"If you honestly think I care about her, then you're dead wrong. What would I want with an imp, little Ravenclaw that's only good for cheating on tests? Now, if you let go of me, I can tell you where I saw her." I gritted my teeth, my eyes locked with his angrily. I released him, and backed up, pointing my wand at him.

"Fine. Where is she?"

"Last I saw her, she was skipping supper with Diggory."

"You're lying to me." I uttered, hoping deep down that it wasn't true. But now that I thought of it, I hadn't seen Cedric at dinner.

"Potter, you flatter yourself too much. I couldn't care less about you, or your little girlfriend, or what she does with her time to come up with lies. As much as I despise you, I don't have a reason to lie to you about something as petty as who she's snogging. If you would like to know, I saw her by the Lake after dinner with Diggory, but they're probably long gone. Maybe you can catch up with them tomorrow."

"Why are you helping me?" I questioned, still processing everything.

"I'm a Slytherin, so I enjoy feuds. I might as well just help fuel this one. Now, if you don't mind, I'll be on my way."

"Wait." I hissed, before Draco went rushing off with Crabbe and Goyle.

"What do you want from me now, Potter?"

"Who were you three talking about?"

Draco hesitated, then shook his head, "My affairs have nothing to do with yours." And with that, they fled the scene. I quickly rushed the Common Room, heartbroken and confused. But mostly angry. I knew one thing for certain though. I would be going to the Lake after dinner tomorrow, and if Draco was right, it was not going to make for a very fun night.

Suspenseeeeee. I might have the next chapter with Violet up very soon, I hope you guys like. But also, I'll be having a Draco POV chapter out, so for all you Draco lovers, look out for that on. Hope you enjoyed. Don't forget to review, share, follow the story or just keep reading! We've had 1,000 views for this story so that's absolutely amazing! I love you guys! Stay awesome, Gotham. -April