The Dragon

Part 13

You woke up up the next day tired and your wrist hurting. Still. Then when you looked at it your scar had gotten a little but longer. Which made no sense whatsoever, but it did. You tried to ignore the pain and got ready and then went to breakfast. Draco had seen you so he walked over to you. "Hey." He says, "hey" you say but you sound quieter than you normally do and he notices. "What's wrong?" You had told him so many things, but nothing about your scar. "Nothing." You look down at the ground. You can tell he wants to know but you can't tell him. Not now while there's people around. He sighs and you walk the rest of the way in silence.

It was a few days later and you still hadn't told Draco about your scar. You also hadn't talked to Cedric in what felt like forever, you both had become good friends again and you didn't want to loose the friendship, again. As you were waking through the corridors you ran into someone because you weren't paying attention. It was Cedric. You had dropped everything so you started to pick it up. "How have you been?" He asks you. "I've been fine. You?" Both of you had picked up everything so you stood up and continued walking. "I've been good." He didn't seem completely good, he still had the lost or, sad look on his face that he had had earlier this year. "You sure?" He looks at you than away and sighs, but doesn't answer. You walk the rest of the way in silence.

It was the next Saturday and everyone was going to Hogsmeade other than you because you just wanted to be alone, and you had a little bit of homework to do still. As you were doing your homework in the courtyard, you heard someone walking towards you. You thought it would be Draco, but it was Cedric. He sat down next to and just watched you do your homework for a few moments. "So you would rather be here and do homework than go to Hogsmeade?" He asks. "Well why did you stay?" You look up from your homework to him. "I don't know. I guess I was to tired." You look back down at your homework, "You don't seem that tired." You mutter, "What?" You shake your head, "Nothing." He looks closer at you homework, "What class is that for?" He says still inspecting it. "Divination. We are learning about how the stars line up or something like that. It sucks." He chuckles a little bit at your last comment. You realized you never told him about what happened at the beginning of the year, and you didn't plan on telling him right now. After a few minutes of silence you finally finish your homework but you wanted to ask him one more thing, "Have you figured out the next task yet?" You pretty much blurted it out, and you don't know why. "I think I did. Open it underwater. Then listen to it." You sigh, "Thanks." You gather your things and stand up. "Your welcome." You walk away and didn't plan on going anywhere specific, you just wanted to be alone.

The next task was in two weeks and you still hadn't brought the egg in the water. You decided you would go in the black lake after lunch or something since you had no classes today. As you were eating your lunch all you could think about was the egg. You would have to go back to your dorm to get it because it was to big to bring to lunch. You went straight to your dorm once you finished. Then once you got there you got the egg and went straight to the lake.

Once you got to the lake you took off your sweatshirt so that you only had on a shirt and pants. Then you jumped in with the egg. When you opened it you went under. It was a song, but merpeople were singing it. They kept saying that you would have one hour to retrieve what they stole and that what they stole you would miss the most. You couldn't hold your breath any longer and had to come up. Now you knew what you had to do but how? There's probably some plant that could do something to help you or potion. You could find Neville later and ask him about a plant. So you did and he said something about gillyweed, and that you would have to steal it from Snape's office. That, you didn't have a problem with.

You got back to your dorm later and knew how you would steal it. "Accio, gillyweed." And a few moments later some gillyweed flew into your hand. Neville said you would have to eat this before you jump in. So that was what you would do.