Innocence

Chapter 57

CAMILLA'S POV

"I have to go." I said quickly. I started to walk out and Harry jogged to catch up to me. "Cam, wait." he said, pulling me to the side of the hallway. "Where are you going?" he asked. "I have to talk to Draco." I said. "Are you sure that's a good idea?" he asked. "Yes. Blaise said something to him and I have no idea what it was but he was furious." I said. "But what are you going to tell him?" he asked. "That Blaise lied." I said. "Why don't you just tell him what really happened?" he asked. "If I tell him what really happened, he'll lose it. That only puts him in danger...again." I said. Harry nodded. "I'll be fine." I said. "Ok, just don't forget about DA." he said. I nodded and walked off. I knew exactly where Draco was. I walked up the stairs and he was leaning against the railing on the Astronomy Tower, looking out at everything. "Draco..." I said quietly as I walked up to him. "Go away Riddle." he said. I stood next to him and he refused to meet my eyes. "What did he say to you?" I asked. He was silent. "Draco, what did Blaise tell you?" I asked. "Tell me he lied. Tell me you didn't have sex with him? Tell me he's just trying to piss me off. Tell me he made it up. Please." he said finally looking at me. "I-It wasn't like that." I said. His face fell. "Oh my- I am so fucking stupid. You did, didn't you?" he asked. My eyes watered. "We got into a fight and you went and had sex with Blaise." he said, his voice raised. I shook my head. "No, I just- I can't tell you." I said. "Did you have sex with Blaise?" he asked firmly. I let out a shaky breath. A tear fell down my cheek and I couldn't speak. I could see his face change when he realized it. "No." he said. I nodded. "I told you it wasn't over. The punishment wasn't over." I said taking his hand. "I'm going to kill him." he said. He turned to leave but I grabbed him and pulled him back. "No, you aren't going to do or say anything." I said. "Yes, I am. He ra-" he started. "I know. I know what he did. But if you do anything, it will just make Nathan angry. It won't end well... for either of us." I said. I held his hands and looked into his eyes. "I'm ok. Please, just let it go." I said softly. "I swore I would protect you." he said, as his voice cracked. I gave him a small smile. "I know. I did the same." I said. I pressed my lips to his and he pulled my body close to his. I ran my fingers through his hair and he held my waist. Then we both pulled back. "I'm sorry." he said. I nodded. "I know." I said. I checked my watch and it was time for the DA. "I have to go. But I'll see you tomorrow." I said. "Ok." he said. He kissed me on the cheek and I rushed to the ROR. I looked around and made sure nobody was there. Then I went inside. "How'd it go?" Harry asked. "He knows." I said. Harry's face fell. "What happened?" he asked. I shrugged. "He didn't kill anyone." I said. "That's good, I guess." he said. "Yeah." I said.

"Ok everyone, we'll continue our work on Patronus Charms today." Harry said. Everyone drew their wands and began to cast the spells. "Expecto Patronum" I said. I thought about that day in Hogsmeade with all my friends. The day before the final task. A blue and white light in the form of a dragon flew across the room. "Excellent Cam, keep working." Harry said. Luna's took the form of a bunny and it was so cute. "Brilliant Luna, That bunny is so cute." I said. She smiled. "Thank you. I think it's a bunny becau-" she started but then the room shook ever so slightly. The chandelier shook and the wall cracked. The mirror shattered and there was a hole in the wall. We all stood together and pointed our wands. "I'll make short work of this." Umbridge said. Harry quickly pulled Bennett away from the wall. "Bombarda Maxima." she said. The wall exploded and we were all thrown back. When the dust settled, I helped Luna up. "Are you alright?" I whispered. She nodded. Umbridge, Filch and the inquisitorial squad stood outside staring at us. "Get them." Umbridge said. "Harry, what do we do?" I asked as they filled the room and started to grab us. "Just go with them. Don't fight. Not yet." he said. I nodded. Blaise walked in with a smug look on his face and grabbed me. "Seems like someone is looking for another punishment." he whispered in my ear, sending a chill down my spine. Harry pulled him away. "Get the fuck away from her." he said. "Piss off Potter. I'm supposed to be collecting you all." he said. Harry stood in front of him. "I know what you did. If you lay another hand on her, I'll make sure Dumbledore sends you straight to Azkaban." he said. Blaise just laughed. "Dumbledore is so out after this." he said. He grabbed me again and started to drag me out. "I got that one Blaise." Draco said from behind us. Blaise just rolled his eyes and threw me to Draco. We were all brought to Umbridge's classroom and she told us that we would be doing lines for her everyday, with the special quill. I looked at Harry and he just squeezed my hand under the desk. Then she dismissed us. I walked out with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. "Cam, wait!" Draco called. I just kept walking. "You aren't going to talk to him?" Hermione asked. "It's his fault. That stupid inquistorial squad ruined DA. The one thing I really liked. The one thing that distracted me from every other awful thing in my life. He can go to hell." I said. They were all silent. Draco ran and caught up to me. He grabbed my arm and pulled my aside. "Are you ok Camilla?" he whispered. I glared at him. "Don't act like you care." I said. "You knew we were looking for you guys. You knew this was going to happen. I tried to get you on the right side." he said. "I would rather suffer whatever consequences Umbridge can concoct than betray my friends!" I yelled. "That's your problem." he mumbled. I yanked my arm away. "No that's your problem. You have no loyalty, no friends. How could you possibly understand?" I asked. "Don't you get it? My loyalty lies with you. Whatever I have to do to protect you, I do it. But I can't do that when you purposely join Potter's stupid plans that end in disater. You can't blame me for this." he said. "Yes, I can. I can and I will. DA was all I had. The only thing that made me happy." I yelled. His face fell. A hurt look covered his face.  "I thought I made you happy," he said. I fought back tears. "I thought so too. Turns out I was wrong." I said. Then I walked back over to my friends and we went back to Gryffindor. The DA was officially over.