The Tale Of A Riddle | Draco Malfoy

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TW: Depression, eating disorder, mentions of abuse
[I also added a song to play that fits the story, let me know if I should start doing that for every chapter <3]

Daphne, Tracy and I walked down the crooked path down to Hagrid's hut where the Care of Magical Creatures class takes place. Halfway down, I start to get dizzy and tired from the lack of food and sleep. I keep walking, trying to go unnoticed but I end up falling to my knees onto the grass.

"Oh my god, Amelia are you okay?" Daphne asks while they both help me up.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Just tripped over a branch." I try to stand on my own as they let go of my arms but fail. My knees give out and they immediately grab me before I hit the ground.

"You're definitely not okay." She says.

"Come on, we're going to Madam Pomfrey." Tracy tries carry me towards the castle.

"Seriously guys I'm fine, we shouldn't miss class." I look to the two girls beside me.

"Well too bad." Daphne says as they basically drag me up the hill. We get to the hospital wing and they lay me on the nearest available bed.

"Oh dear, you look terrible!" Madam Pomfrey says when she walks over to us.

"Thanks." I say sarcastically.

"She almost collapsed outside and can barely stand." Tracy says.

"How do you feel?" The nurse asks. My friends look to me with a face that says 'tell the truth'.

"Tired." I reply with a sigh.

"Have you been sleeping?" She asks.

"Not much, no." I look down. She walks away, probably to get something. The two look at me with disappointment.

"Why haven't you been sleeping?" Daphne asks.

"I'm just stressed." I run my palm over my forehead and close my eyes.

"Why haven't you been eating?" She asks. I pause, my mouth suddenly goes dry and my words come out as a whisper,

"How did you know?"

"I'm not stupid Amelia, you can't keep doing this to yourself. Look at you!"

"Well I'm so sorry I don't live up to your standards." I argue back.

"That's not what I mean." Madam Pomfrey comes back with a sleeping draught in hand.

"Open." She says and I obeyed. My eyes suddenly become heavy and my body starts to relax until it goes dark. My mind is filled with sweet dreams for the first time in a while.

Narrator's POV:
Madam Pomfrey quickly dismissed the two friends to class while Amelia rests. With a frown, Daphne and Tracy walk out of the hospital wing with one last glance to their friend.
The doors open a minute after, Hagrid stomps in carrying a blonde boy who will not stop whining. The nurse rushes to him as the giant lays him down on the bed next to the sleeping brunette.

"My father will hear about this! You won't get away with it!" He whimpers while holding his arm. Hagrid explains to Madam Pomfrey what happened and then leaves to teach his next class.

She grabs a calming draught with a bottle of dittany and rushes out to the boy. His over exaggerated cries annoying the woman as she shoves the draught down his throat. He calms down enough for her to pour the dittany on his scratch. It heals with ease as the wound wasn't that deep. She wraps his arm in sling and goes back to her duties.

The boy on the other hand, feels like he's on a bunch of fluffy clouds. On the outside everyone sees a narcissistic rich boy who has an intense hatred for Harry Potter. On the inside though, is just a boy who grew up unloved and abused by his father. It made him angry, at himself and his family. It haunts him every miserable day that if he slips up just a little bit, his body would be full of bruises once again. He lays and tries to think of the good memories but ends up with nothing.

He looks around the room and sees the familiar Slytherin girl to his left, sound asleep. She looked horrible, he thought. What has she done to herself? His mind plays back to the carriage where he had called her a blood traitor. At the time it was too dark to see her slim figure that possessed dark circles and chapped lips.
He studied her breathing and wondered what had happened to such a beautiful girl. He just wanted to hold her and say everything was okay, but he would never let those thoughts surface. Though, he still fell asleep to the sound of her gentle breaths.

Amelia's POV:
I woke up the next morning to hear my stomach growl. I sighed and just laid there for a moment, taking in the warm sun shining through the large window. I sat on the side and stretched my arms with a yawn. My eyes began to focus and I see Draco Malfoy sleeping across from me. What the fuck happened to him?
His mouth parted slightly for a few loud breaths to escape,
his hair falling messily on his face.
Malfoy was hateful, but truly a beautiful boy.
I caught myself staring for a moment until my best friends walked through the door. I jumped of the bed in surprise and see Daphne, Tracy and Nate.

"Nate? What are you doing here?"

"I was worried about you..." He says with concern.

"Well thank you, but I'm okay." I smile.

"We brought breakfast." Daphne says from behind him, holding a plate of pancakes, eggs and bacon.

"Thank you guys, really but it isn't necessary-"

"Nonsense, now take this delicious plate of food and eat. I know you must be hungry." Tracy grabs the food from Daphne and hands it to me. I sit down and look up to them.

"Are you going to watch me eat?" They roll their eyes and leave with a goodbye. I grab the fork with my shaky hand and pick some eggs. I was proud of myself to say the least. Over the summer, it was dark and depressing but now the light has peeked through. I needed to do this, for myself and my friends. It would take time but I was going to get better.

I blocked my mind from the thought of who I am, who I will become. Because she will be the death and destruction of this world.
I can't let that happen.
Keep her locked away.
Throw away the key to that part of me.
Don't let it out.

AN: What do you think Amelia is talking about?