With Or Without You

Seven

I walked into potions right on time. Professor Snape looked at me with disgust, but I figured, because I was in Slytherin he didn't say anything or take points away. Professor Snape spent most of the time talking about how 'fame isn't everything' to Harry. He kept asking Harry questions about different potions and I knew all the answers. Unlike Hermione, I didn't raise my hand. He took points away from Gryffindor. I thought this was unfair, but I didn't say anything.

School was great, and learning was a lot of fun, but Pansy was still snickering and pointing my way. It was really getting annoying. It was lunch time, but I didn't go to eat. I went back to the common room when my owl came back from my mother.

Or so I thought it was my mother. I sat down on the leather couch and when I opened it an angry Howler started yelling:

TERESA,

I DO NOT WANT YOU SENDING LETTERS TO ME OR YOUR MOTHER UNLESS SOMETHING SO TERRIBLE HAPPENED. I DON'T EVEN CARE IF YOU BROKE YOUR LEG. UNLESS YOU ARE CLOSE TO DEATH, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT ANYTHING. YOU ARE A DISGRACEFUL CHILD. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. WE DON'T CARE IF SOME STUPIG GIRL, WHO IS PROBABLY BETTER THAN YOU, IS LAUGHING AT YOU. DON'T SPEAK TO THAT HARRY POTTER OR THAT BLOOD TRAITOR WEASLEY. AND WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT MUDBLOODS. IF YOU SPEAK TO ANY OF THEM PROFESSOR SNAPE WILL TELL ME. UNLESS YOU ARE BULLYING THEM, I DON'T WANT YOU SAYING A WORD. I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT YOU AS A DAUGHTER.

YOU ARE SO DISAPPOINTING!

Right when the letter was finished yelling at me in David's voice, it burned to ash. I sat there stun. I was going to cry and I knew it. I tried to hold in my tears but I couldn't. I cried and cried then someone came over and hugged me. I didn't know who it was, but it felt warm. It made me feel happy. I slowed down my breathing then let go out of the hug. When I saw who it was I almost started crying again. Not from sadness, but from embarrassment.

"I'm sorry I didn't say anything, I just thought if I hugged you that you would feel better," Draco said. My face heated up.

"How long were you here listening?" I asked him embarrassedly.

"Well lets just say I heard the whole howler," he said. "I didn't mean to, I left one of my books here so I came to grab it and when I came out of the room I saw you open the letter," he said trying to explain.

"No, it's fine," I stopped him. "Thank You." He looked at me with such a nice smile I almost forgot how sad I had been.

"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked me.

"Not yet," I said.

"Okay, maybe later. But you can walk with me to class," he said holding out his hand to pull me off the couch. I grabbed his hand and he pulled me up and we walked to class. We didn't say much to each other, we just walked through the halls. I was so happy that he was there and I was glad he didn't push me about the letter.

We walked into charms class and everyone was staring at us. I forgot he was still holding my hand. I quickly took my hand out of his and went to take a seat. By myself in the back corner. We were learning about wand motions.

The entire class I found myself staring at Draco. He seemed so nice and kind in front of me, but around everyone else he was so mean.

The whole day was pretty boring. I went from class to class then I went to dinner, which I didn't eat again, then we went back to the common rooms. I quickly went into the girls dorm, showered, then quickly went into bed, I didn't want to hear all the girls gossip about other girls. I hated that they did that. I just didn't feel like listening, I just wanted to rest.

The girl came into the dorm late that night. I could hear them giggling and giggling.

"Did you see Teresa? She didn't even eat anything," Pansy said.

"Haha, if she ever thinks about being with Draco she's going to need to cut off more food," another girl said.

"Yeah right, Draco would never go for her," Pansy said again.

"But didn't you see him holding her hand," another girl said.

"Yeah it was probably her. She was probably getting jealous that I hang out with him all the time," Pansy said.

I didn't want to hear the rest of their conversation. Something about it made me want to throw something or punch her in the face. I am a really nice person but I was getting tired of her and I knew that soon, I would break.

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