Black And Green

Twenty Two

E m i l y

"So how did it go?" Neville asked nervous when I got outside of McGonagal's office.

"All good, but tonight I have to clean the whole Great Hall" I said and Hermione exhaled relieved.

"You could get expelled!" she said and I shook my head.

"No I don't think so. I think it was professor Snape by her words that wanted me to have detention and not the other teachers. But that's okay I didn't say more" I explained and they all nodded. It was pretty late, around 10.30 pm.

"You guys should go, I will see you in the morning" I said.

"Okay, goodnight and take care" Ginny said and I smirked.

I said, "Goodnight", and then our ways split up.

When I entered the Great Hall it was empty, or at least I thought it was.

"Here we go again" I heard Snape's cold voice from behind me.

"I wonder why you are not expelled yet" he said and I rolled my eyes without him seeing.

I looked at the table and it had some gloves, a bucket and cleaning sprays on it. Next to the floor there was a vacuum cleaner and a mop.

"If you don't start now, it is going to take you all night. And you can't just leave it like this because we will check it in the morning and if it's not good there will be consequences" he said and I nodded wearing the gloves. When I didn't answer him he finally left closing the door and I was alone now at the Great Hall cleaning.

I started by wiping the tables which were covered in food and sprayed them with cleaning stuff. Next, I took the vacuum cleaner and it took me one and a half hour to do the whole floor. I sat down for a little exhausted but then I stood up since I didn't want to stay for a long time here.

"Aguamenti" I said and the bucket started filling up with water from the tip of my wand. I put the mop in and I started wiping the floors making sure to get all the stains out.

When I had finally finished I took a good look on the Great Hall and I am pretty sure that it had never looked so clean before. Everything was shining and on their place. I poured the water into some plants that were there and I put the gloves and the sprays inside the bucket. I was holding the vacuum cleaner in one hand and with the other the mop and the bucket.

I walked out and went to the warehouse and organized the things inside. I went outside again and I saw that time was 2.30 am and the whole castle was quite. I exhaled tired and started walking to my dorm room. But the closer I was at my dorm room the louder I was hearing noises. When I got outside of the Gryffindor room I realized that all this noise was from the Slytherins. Because I was curious I continued walking and stood outside of their door. I could hear talks, laughs and some music. I guess they were having a party or something. When I turned around to leave I heard the door opening making me freeze.

"Who is the- Black? What are you doing here?" Zabini said to me.

"Nothing I was just leaving" I answered quickly and tried to leave but he grabbed my hand.

"No no, it's too early for you to leave. Besides, Pansy owes you something" he answered and trapped me between him and the wall.

"Look, I just want to leave. I won't say anything" I said but that time two other cames with Pansy. Zabini started laughing hysterically and that's when I smell the alcohol in his breath.

"Jeez you are all drunk" I rolled my eyes but that time the other two grabbed my hands and Zabini was holding me still. Pansy came closer and started pinching me on my thigh hard.

"Stop it, Pansy" I started kicking my leg but she wouldn't stop.

"Stop!!" I was shaking my body from pain but she was just laughing and kept torturing me.

"What is this noise?" I heard a voice and suddenly, she stopped.

I saw Malfoy walking towards us, "Pansy what is going on?" he continued and stopped in front of us.

"What the hell are you idiots doing?" he asked them and they were quiet.

"We are just having fun Draco" Pansy touched his chest and then pinched me one more time but I didn't move this time.

"Pansy stop it. We will get in trouble" he pushed her away and then turned to Zabini, "Leave her".

"Draco, what's going on? We are just having some quality time with Black right here" Zabini said ironically and he pressed my hand hard, making me moan from pain.

"Okay that's enough" Malfoy interrupted and threw their hands away from me.

"Go sleep. You are all pissed" he said and put his arm around mine and we started walking away.

When we got far away he let me go and looked at me.

"You are okay, right?" he asked and I nodded.

"Yeah. I am okay" I said. My thigh was in pain but it was all good.

"Are you tired?" he asked looking away.

"I mean its 3 am, but what do you want to do?" I said and he didn't response, he just started walking away and pushed my back a little so I would follow.

After a while we were at the astronomy tower.

"I think you are stealing my little hiding spot" I said and he snorted. He tried to get to the bars but he had almost fallen down, if I wouldn't grab him.

"Are you okay?" I asked and I helped him sit down.

"Fuck my head" he said ignoring my question and he rested his hands on the bar throwing his head down closing his eyes.

"Are you drunk?" I questioned and sat next to him.

"No. Just dizzy" he exhaled and looked at the sky, the moonlight was making his eyes shining.

"Did you ever try to search them?" he asked and I looked at him confused.

"Who?"

"Your parents" he turned around and I lost my breath.

"Oh you mean- They are actually dead. That's how I ended up with Sirius" I explained and he looked again to the front.

"You call your dad by his first name" he realized and I didn't even notice that I did that.

"It was an accident, it just slipped away" I said but he shook his head negative.

"No, it is something more" he was frowning.

"And you don't have to go that far" I stopped more myself than him, from getting emotionally close.

"Also, I am a muggle born" I said changing the subject and he snorted.

"You mean a mud blood" he laughed and I rolled my eyes standing up but he dragged me down.

"It was a joke Black, chill" he said  looking at me.

"It's not a joke. Stop calling people that" I said sliding a little away from him.

"Why does it bother you so much? Especially you? I thought nothing matters to you"

"Because it is like you hate me for the way I am, like I had a choice. It makes you a racist" I explained and he was listening quiet.

"Also, you are disgusted of me and my blood and it really underestimates me" I added and he looked down at the ground.

"I never thought of it like that" he admitted with a low tone.

I looked at the big bright moon, feeling the air hitting my face, "Well you better do next time", I said and I sensed for a while his eyes on me. When I turned to him, his grey eyes connected with mine and I was feeling my heart beating through my throat.

"Draco," I whispered his name while he was leaning at me and I felt the weird feeling in my stomach that I feel the last days whenever I am around him.