The Slytherin Princess

Chapter 67

JAYNE'S POV

I was still pissed at Harry when I got back to my dorm. I slammed the door and collapsed on the bed. I buried my face in my pillow and screamed. "What's wrong with you?" I quickly sat up and Kenz was standing in front of my bed. "Oh hey" I said. "Hey, are you alright?" she asked. "Yeah, just Harry being Harry." I said. She nodded. "Where's Cami?" I asked. "With the bf, we are going on a double date." she said. "Cool." I said smiling at her. "You can come if you want, it'll be fun." she said. I shook my head. "It's cool, I have homework. You guys have fun." I said. She nodded and gave me a hug before she slipped out the door. I pulled the Marauders Map from my pocket and opened it up. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." I said. The ink appeared and showed everyone. I searched the map looking for Draco's name. Finally, I saw his name. He was walking in an abandoned hallway. Then he stopped and his name disappeared. He must have left the Castle somehow. That's the only way his name would disappear. But how would he leave the castle from a random hallway with no secret passageways. Strange. "Mischief Managed." I said and it closed. I decided to go to the library and see if I could find anything on the dark mark in the restricted section. I knew I could get in now that I had the cloak. I headed down to the library and once I got inside I put the cloak on. It was actually really cool. I could see everything but nobody could see me. I walked right past Miss Pince's desk. She sat there reading a book. It was past curfew so I had to be quiet. If I got caught, they would confiscate the invisibility cloak and Harry would kill me. I got to the back of the library and to the restricted section. I pulled my wand and pointed it at the lock. "Alohomora" I whispered and it clicked open. I slid inside and shut the door quickly then hid at the back to make sure it was clear. After a minute or two of silence, I began to walk around the shelves looking for books. I doubted there was going to be a section labeled Information on Dark Marks. But I had to try. After almost 2 hours of wandering around, I had found absolutely nothing. No books, no information, nothing. I decided to head back to my dorm and try to get some sleep. I rarely get sleep anymore though. Almost every night, I just toss and turn. Most nights I just go to the common room and read and wait for the sun to rise. What worries me the most is Draco. I haven't heard anything from him. Whenever we see eachother he completely ignores me. He tries his best to avoid me all the time and it's killing me. He looks awful too. He is skin and bones. He almost never comes to breakfast or lunch or dinner. When he does come, I see him eat like one thing and then he leaves. It's strange I check the Marauders map quite often and his name does the same thing. It disappears in the same spot. I'm going to write to Uncle Lupin to see if he has any idea of what could be going on. I pulled some parchment and scribbled a letter out on it.

Dear Uncle Lupin,

Hi! I miss you so much. Sorry I haven't written, things have been hectic. I met this new kid. His name is Theo. We have become such good friends. I feel like I have known him my whole life. Anyway, I have something to talk to you about but I don't think it's something I should talk about in a letter. I'm going to Hogsmeade with Theo tomorrow. If you have time we will be at The Three Broomsticks at 7. I hope to see you there. Love you!

-Jayne Black.

I used Cami's owl to send the letter. "Here Bex, Lupin Residence please" I said. The white bird flew out the window and into the night. I sat on my bed and read a book. An hour later, Bex returned. She perched back in her cage and handed me the letter from her beak.

Dear Jayne,

Hello Dear. I miss you as well. This boy sounds great. I can't wait to meet him tomorrow. I'll be there at 7. I can't wait to see you. Be safe. Love you too.

I smiled and tucked the letter in my desk. I laid in bed and tossed and turned. I fell asleep after a while. The next morning I woke up to the sound of someone knocking on my door. I rolled out of bed, stretching my limbs. I opened the door and saw Theo standing there in his quidditch gear. He looked like a wreck. He walked right in and started pacing. "I can't do this. I'm a mess Jayne. This is nuts." he said, pacing around me. "Come on in," I said, staring at him. I shut the door and plopped back on my bed. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Quidditch tryouts are in exactly 2 hours and I'm freaking out. I don't get this nervous ever. But I am this time. What's going on. I think I'm having a stroke." he said. I stood up and walked over grabbing his shoulders. I pulled him to face me and looked in his eyes. "Hey, Hey it's alright to be afraid, but you can't let the fear control you. You worked hard, you practiced. I watched you, you are ready. You are going to be the best beater out there." I said. "I don't know Jayne," he mumbled. I lifted his chin and pecked him on the cheek. "Let me get dressed and we can go watch the Gryffindor tryouts alright." I asked. He nodded and sat on the bed. I grabbed some jeans, a forest green sweater and my grey coat. I put my hair in a low braid and put on some makeup. Then I slipped on my grey converse and grabbed my wand. I emerged from the bathroom and Theo smiled at me. "What?" I asked. "You look nice." he said. I blushed and we linked arms walking out. "Your so dumb." I said and he laughed. We walked down to the pitch and sat up in the bleachers. I saw Hermione so we walked over and sat with her. "Jayne, Theo Hey!" she said. "Hey Mione, how are you?" I asked. "Good, Jayne I hope you are being careful with whatever you are doing. Harry told me about the map and the-" she started. "Shhhhhh" I said nodding towards Theo and looked at me suspicipously. "Jayne, what is she talking about?" he asked. I rolled my eyes at Hermione. "Sorry" she said. "Nothing" I mumbled. "What map?" he asked. I looked at Hermione and she shrugged. "If you tell anyone, I'll hex you into oblivion ok?" I asked. "Got it." he said. I pulled out the map. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." I said. The ink appeared and showed everything. "Wicked!" he said. "It shows everyone, and where they are and all the secret passages and stuff." I said. "Brilliant. Who are Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padoot, and Prongs?" he asked. I smiled as I looked at the map. This was a piece of my dad. "They are the Marauders. The creators of the map." Hermione said. "They were best friends. Moony is my Uncle Remus Lupin who you will meet tonight at Hogsmeade by the way.-" I started. "What?" he asked. "Yeah, I need to talk to him about some stuff so he is going to meet us at the Three Broomsticks." I said. Theo smiled and nodded. "Brilliant." he said. "Prongs is James Potter. And Padfoot is my dad, Sirius Black." I said. "What about Wormtail?" he asked. Hermione scoffed. "Wormtail is Peter Pettigrew, a liar and traitor and a killer." she spat. Theo stared at us. "Pettigrew was their friend. He told Voldemort where James and Lily Potter were. He got them killed. He isn't a Marauder, not anymore." I said. "Wow." Theo said. "Mischief Managed." I said and the map closed. "That's just wicked," he said. I nodded. Tryouts had started and Ron scored. Some girl was cheering rather enthusiastically for him. She was in my Potions class. I think she likes him. I hope not. Finally tryouts ended and it was Slytherin's turn. I hope this goes well.