The lost one

Chapter 4

Draco's POV

That fucking cabinet is gonna be the death of me. It's not working and it's clearly not going well. I've been working on it, for like, what? Four hours? I look at my watch and my heart misses a beat. It's eight. Victoria. I wanted to go to the astronomy before they could even get there, and because I'm a fucking idiot I'm still here while she's probably getting killed. I run out of the room of requirement, so panicked that I forget to breathe. I go as fast as I can, rushing into everything I pass by. All I can imagine is Zabini over her, doing THE spell. All I can imagine is life slowly slipping away from her. I can't hear anything but my heart. It wants to explode. "Don't be dead, don't be dead, don't be dead.", I keep whispering. I finally see the stairs, I almost jump to get to them.

"Fuck you!"

Zabini. If he said that, it's because she's alive, right? And because she's defending herself. If I wasn't half dead out of worry, I'd smile.

"Help! Help!"

No- no. Please. All I need is 2 more seconds-

"No one's coming for you. You're alone and you don't have any friends."

I'm finally there. I see Victoria, unconscious and bleeding on the floor. Please, please, be alive.

"She has me.", I shout.

My wand is pointed at him. I can't kill him - even if I want to - but I can scare him.

"Draco! You came to the party? Sorry you didn't get the invite, I just-"

"Shut the fuck up, Blaise.", I cut him.

"Why do you keep saving her ass? You feel alone and you need a little doll to play with?"

I freeze. What did he just say?

"Well, look at that." He points his wand at Victoria. "Oblivi-"

"Expelliarmus!",I shout.

He's on the floor, looking at me with a smirk. What a cocky asshole. The idea of making him pee his pants motivates me not to kill him. I show him my arm and I see his face decomposing. The satisfaction makes my voice shake when I say "I only came back to Hogwarts this year to accomplish a mission for The Dark Lord. And I swear to god, if you go near her again, I'm gonna tell him you're trying to screw my plan up. He won't hesitate, you know. And it'll be painful. I don't give a shit about what happens with you, Zabini, so if you give me a reason to tell him, I will, believe me. I'm being forgiving and I'm giving you a chance- don't fuck it up."

His face is as pale as the snow when he gets up to run away from me. As soon as he's out of the room, I forget about him. I fall on my knees and I take her hands in mine. Her forehead is completely red and full of blood, like it got smashed against a wall. I take her pulse. Still there. Slow, weak, but there. I sigh with relief. I couldn't say why, but the thought of losing her it's- it's unbearable. Looking a bit more at her face, I see a tear that almost froze on her cheek. My heart tightens with pain. I wipe it off with my thumb, softly. I lift her and take her to the infirmary.

"It's gonna be okay, I promise.", I whispers.

***

Dumbledore gets out of the infirmary after what felt like hours. He has a quiet, yet mysterious expression on his face.

"She's not awake, but she's going to be fine. Thankyou for bringing her here, Draco.", he says, with a kind smile.

He's always kind, actually. It used to annoy me, now it makes my heart sink. I won't be able to do it. I can't kill this man, I- I have to. But I just- Focus on Victoria, Draco, I tell myself.