The princes Green Gem

Part 3

Saturday finally came and we slept in a little before being brutally shaken awake by 'Mione. "Guys wake up. We are going to Hogsmeade in 30 minutes, AND we are having another party tonight!" She pulls the blanket off of me and I immediately jerk up cold. 'Hermione gives it back it's cold!" "Then get up it's warm, and just to ensure that you don't go back to sleep..." she pulls out her wand and my blanket disappears. I gasp. "You didn't!" "I did!" She giggles walking out of the room. I glare at Ron. "Get your girlfriend." "She's a lost cause when she's determined." We both groan getting dressed.
We head downstairs. Ron screamed dramatically when the lights hit his eyes, and I laugh. "This is why I wore my sunglasses." He starts to say something but I interrupt. "And grabbed you yours." He grins at me. "You're the best." "I'm aware."
"Look the happy couple finally made it down." Malfoy smirks and everyone laughs. "At least I can get someone Malfoy." Ron snaps not even realizing what he said before kissing his girlfriend. "I have standards." Malfoy through the back. I hold back a laugh and say,
"Yeah and known of us meet it." Ron busts out laughing and I couldn't help but laugh either. "Oh no someone actually IS good enough but they'll never know." He smirks plopping on the love seat. I gasp and put my hand over my heart and grab Ron into a fake slob hug. "Oh my gosh... Ron did you hear that Malfoy... he LIKES someone." "I think we can die now." And Ron fakes dies. 'Mione and I lose it. I fall on the ground laughing.
"Sod off Potter." He says rolling his eyes. I shrug my shoulder and laugh more. "Are we going or not?" Ginny asks annoyed. I give her a look of confusion, but don't say anything. Ron throws me a look. 'What's her issue' I shrug and start walking. Patting my pocket for my trusty flask.
"So.." Hermione starts as we walk out of Hogwarts. "Did you ever figure out who the Bracelet was from?" I subconsciously reach for my bracelet but don't feel it. I stop in my tracks and pull my sleeves up and it isn't there. "I-I uh will meet you there!" I immediately turn around and run straight to my room. Panicking.
'What if I lost it?' No. I couldn't have because if I did...
"I-I can't lose it!" I enter to seating room and run straight into someone. "Fuck Potter watch where you're going!" I immediately recognize the tattoos as Malfoy. Mm tattoos. Shaking my head i reach to grab him without thinking. "I'm sorry." And runoff.
'Did I just apologize to Malfoy? I've officially lost it!'
I get to my room and check my bed. "Where is it? Where is it? Where is it?" It wasn't on my bed. "I've lost it." Tears start to form in my eyes and I try pushing them down as I run to the bathroom.
Not there either.
I throw everything out of my draws and it wasn't there. Common room! I run as fast as I could there. When I get there I don't see it anywhere. "You looking for something?" Malfoy asks. I glare at him standing by the fire. "What's it to you?" I demand lifting us the cushions. "I could be of use?" He offers still not looking at I silently kill him three different times. I seriously don't have time for this. "Why aren't you on the train to Hogsmeade?" I demand throwing the last one off unsure of where it landed. "I left something and needed to go get it." When it wasn't under the last cushion a few tears escape my eyes unwillingly. I can't believe I'm crying in front of him.
"I-I lost my bracelet," I say softly falling to my knees and putting my head in between my knees. His head snaps toward me and I see the panic in his eyes for a minute. Then it's gone. "Why don't you buy a new one?" "Because this one is really important." "Why?" He demands walking toward me. "It doesn't matter." I really needed that bracelet. I let out a soft whimper. I shouldn't need an object to make me happy but it's... it's my first gift that means something to me other than Mione and Rons.
Malfoy was so quiet that I forgot he was there until I heard his footsteps stop in front of me, and he holds something out. I look up and freeze. It's my bracelet! I quickly grab it from him and jump into his arms. I feel him wrap around me and wasn't for sure if it's to keep himself from falling or because he wanted to hug me but it didn't matter. He found my bracelet. "Thank you so much!" I whimper letting go of him. Wiping my eyes.
He looks dazed for a minute. "Um yeah... we should head out.." he drifts off looking back at the entrance door. I nod my head putting my bracelet back on and casting a spell to ensure I never lose it again. "Who's it from?" Malfoy asks as we walk out. I hesitate for a minute but decide to tell him. He did help me, and that meant something. "I'm not actually sure it just appeared on my wrist one day and I've never taken it off since," I say smiling at it. "Than why is it so important?" I side glaze at him to see his eyes forward. With no emotions. " what's with the 20 questions Malfoy?" I joke. "Just curious." "I don't know. It's one of my favorite things." "Oh."
"Well.." I start to say and look over at Malfoy but he already disappeared. Hm.
"Find what you were looking for?" Ron asks walking up to me. "Yeah."
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"I don't think you should drink so much tonight Harry," Ginny says with concern. "Gin... Darling... thank you for the concern... however.. it's Saturday I have tomorrow off... ima.. I'll get wasted and be a-o-k." I slur bouncing down on the couch grinning.
After a while the party gets boring, so I start drifting off to sleep.
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I open my eyes a little to see a green gem that matches mine. Before I see who owns it my body is laid on a bed, and a warm blanket is laid on me.
I moan and pull the blanket closer. It smells so good.
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"Waking up has to be the hardest thing I had to do this morning," I mumble plopping down in the recliner next to Ron and Hermione.
'Mione giggles. "Yeah bet you froze all night." I look are her, then remember the blanket I had wasn't mine. Right. I shrug my shoulders and rub my head.
An image passes through my head and my head jerks up.
"You good mate?" I question touching my shoulder. "Um.. I saw someone that had a matching gem as mine." I hold out my wrist to emphasize what I was talking about. ''Mione sits up off of Ron. "Who was it??"
"I don't know... do y'all remember who I was with?" "I didn't see anyone with you."
"Okay."
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I seat down far far in the woods and sip on my flask. I know I have a problem but I can't help it. It's the only thing that helps me forget. I need to forget. I don't want to be the Golden Boy. I don't want to be The Boy Who Lived, I don't want to be the famous Harry Potter. I just want to be Harry, plain old Harry.
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I stumble into the Common room to see a few people that I barely know seating around. I was about to go up to my room when my eyes make contact with Malfoys. He immediately looks back toward the fire. I felt compelled to go seat by him, it might have been because I was tipsy, or just because I was curious, but I'll never know.
I seat right across from him. In a single chair. That was so comfortable. I smile and snuggle down into the chair and look at him. He didn't notice at first. His head slowly turns toward me and an eyebrow raises. "Was there something I could help you with Golden Boy?"
My teeth grind together. "Don't call me that," I demand willing myself to calm down. "Why? It's true. You are. Oh, Famous Harry bloody Potter savior of the whole Wizarding World." I glare at him. "IT'S NOT MY NAME!" I all but shout at him balling my hands into fists.
He laughs. He actually laughs at me. "If you say so Golden Boy." He smirks. "Fuck you Malfoy." I get up and storm out of the Commons room. Feeling my blood boil I pull out my flask and down it. "Who does he think he is?" I demand out loud to no one. "I told him to not call me that and he does? For what??? to get under my skin." If I could kill him I'd put him six feet down.
I go to drink some more of my flask, to find it empty. I throw it across the hall. "This is bs," I scream hitting the wall.
That's going to leave a mark in the morning.
"I hate you Malfoy," I say aloud before sliding down the wall.
"I also hate myself so I guess it isn't such a big deal," I mumble allowing a few tears to escape. I wish I would have died during the war. Everyone expects too much from me. I- I can't keep up. I can't save everyone I just can't.