*Draco's POV*

"Draco, what happened to your face?" Danni asked, concerned. She touched my cheek gently, taking note of the large, purple bruise there. I pulled her hand away, shaking my head.

"It's nothing. Let's just continue studying." She slammed her book shut and pulled mine out of reach.

"Draco Malfoy, tell me how you got that bruise." I stared into her eyes, and couldn't help but admit how beautiful they were.

Damn it, stop getting distracted. Father needs to be happy, I thought. But the way her hair fell into her face whenever she leaned closer to understand something, or the crease in between her eyebrows whenever she was worried was, stop it right now! "Really, it's nothing of your concern." I growled, pulling my gaze away from her so I wouldn't get completely caught up in her pity.

"If something is bothering you, you should just tell me. I'm really worried about you."

"I appreciate your kindness, but seriously, I am perfectly fine." She sighed, and finally handed me back my book. A wave of sadness had flushed over her face, and I couldn't help but feel a pang of hurt also. I was starting to become attached, drawn to her radiant glow of braveness. But I couldn't…it wasn't part of the plan. It was too simple for me to mess up. It was just the beginning too. Something inside me ignored the voice in my head telling me to detach myself from Danni, and I leaned forward and wrapped her in an embrace. "Danni, I promise, I'll be fine."

She stared up at me and murmured, "I hope so."

I didn't have much time left. I had to grab my potion, talk to Diggory and then head back to the mewling she-witch, all before dinner ended. Deciding to skip Muggle Studies (because that class was such a waste), I crept into Snape's office. Inside, hidden behind a brick in the wall, was a potion I had been brewing for the past two days, a short-term memory loss potion. I took a wiff of it, and scrunched my noise up at the strong smell. It was perfect. I grabbed a vile and carefully poured it into a vial, making sure not to spill any on myself or my robes. Covering up the evidence, I shoved the vial in my breastpocket and crept out, as if nothing even happened.

My next stop was Cedric, but where to find the clueless pretty face was a mystery. Then I remembered, he had a free period, and usually I saw him heading to the library. Deciding to check there first, I burst in, frantically looking around. Time was running extremely thin, and if my plan was to succeed, I had to hurry. Then, I saw him, sitting down at a table with a bunch of his Hufflepuff friends. I rushed up to the table, out of breath, heaving breaths. "Cedric, can I speak with you?" I said between deep breaths. He raised an eyebrow but slowly nodded, following me over to behind one of the bookcases.

"So, what d'ya need, Draco?" Cedric questioned, leaning against the bookcase.

"I actually had something to tell you. About Violet."

"Violet?"

"Yeah, she was talking to me about you. She said she wanted to make amends, and maybe fix things b'tween you two. She said something about meeting her at the Lake during dinner tonight." Cedric rubbed his chin, his eyebrows furrowing.

"Are you sure? I mean, I don't want to get stood up."

"I dunno, she seemed rather serious about the whole thing. Teary-eyed and everything."

"I'll be out there at 7:15. If she doesn't show up within five minutes o' me being there, I'm heading out of there." Cedric finally responded, turning his back to me and heading back to his table of friends.

I smirked, and muttered to myself, "Oh, you definitely will see her."

Dragging Violet to the Slytherin Common Room was probably the most difficult thing I'd done in a while. I checked the time. 7:00, plenty of time. She was going to wake any minute, the sleeping draught was supposed to end around 7:02. I propped her up on the couch, sitting her straight up so I could give her the potion easier without her choking. I popped off the top, and tilted it over her mouth, forcing her to swallow it. If I had done the potion properly, she wouldn't remember the past few days in Draco's captivity. Sitting next to her, I tiddled my thumbs, waiting anxiously for her awakening. I needed it to happen. I needed everything to fall into place. That's when she started to stir, and her eyes fluttered open. She glanced around, startled, and then nearly screamed when she saw me.

"What am I doing here?" She yelled, scooting away from me. Unsure that the potion worked, I decided to start with a small lie.

"You hit your head after the dance when you were running off. I found you, you've been out for a day or two." Her eyes grew dull as she tried to remember.

"I…did?" She rubbed her head, feeling the bump on the back of her head caused by Draco hitting her head against the wall, but she didn't know that. Anymore. "I-well- thank you for helping me. I should probably get going to my Common Room. They're most likely very concerned about my whereabouts…"

"Oh, by the way, Cedric wanted to talk to you. He told me today that he'd be by the Lake at 7:15 and if you wake up, you should go see him. He said he forgave you, and that he was hoping you'd give him forgiveness also." I said slyly, putting on my best apologetic face. Violet slowly nodded, and stood up from the couch.

"I should probably head over there then. Thank you again, Draco. Danni really chose well." And with that, Violet ran out of the Common Room, on her way to the Lake. Part of me cheered, excited for the fact that I had succeeded on my first task. But the other part was disappointed, wishing I had followed a different path. And oddly, I felt more disappointed than excited.

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