Secrets (D.M)

expecto patronum

"Adeline." Fred shouted. "Tell your snobby boyfriend to stop taking points off Gryffindor."

"What did you do to get them taken off?" Adeline asked.

"Set fireworks off outside the Slytherin common room." George laughed "Wicked, it was."

Adeline rolled her eyes. "How many did he take off?"

"FIFTY!" Fred shouted.

"Fifty? I mean you shouldn't have set off fireworks, but fifty is a bit too many.." Adeline bit her lip. "I'll tell him next time I see him."

"Thanks." George tied his shoelace.

"It's okay.. I think he's doing it to annoy me as I wasn't chosen for prefect and he was. Or he just hates Gryffindor. I'll ask Pansy to control him."

Fred nodded, then walked off.

"I wish I wasn't in separate houses to my boyfriend and sister." Adeline sighed as she sat down next to Hermione.

"Why? I mean you trust them don't you?" Hermione frowned.

"Of course I do." Adeline picks at her nails. "But what if something happens.. I know how easily Pansy gets carried away."

"I don't think she'd hurt you like that. Even though you've only been properly sisters for less than a year."

"You're right. It's not bad to overthink situations like this, is it?"

"It's fine, I think." Hermione says. "I've never been in a relationship.. Not properly. Krum and I didn't really date."

"Okay, thanks Hermione." Adeline smiled.

***

"Hey, Draco." Adeline called.

"Hi, Addy." Draco smiles. "Can I call you that now?"

Adeline shrugs. "Look I wanted to-"

"What about Ad, Liney, Loony, Adel, Addybear."

Adeline scrunched up her nose. "Noooo!"

"I like Addybear." Draco says.

"I don't."

"Stop acting like a baby."

"What? No you're the one acting like a baby!" Adeline laughed.

Draco gasped. "Cubby! Like a bear cub, like a baby, because you're my bear cub."

Adeline rolled her eyes. "And I'll call you annoying!" She smiled.

"Come onnn, let me call you something sweet. Rather than something boring like babe or bae." Draco grinned.

"If it's not cubby, that's not great." Adeline sighed.

"Okay, right I'm going to the Inquisitorial Squad meeting." Draco told her.

"Why are you in it?"

"Don't know. Most of my friends were so I did."

"Also, don't take anymore points off Gryffindorrrr!"

"Can't make any promises, bye! Love you!"

Adeline rolled her eyes. "Love you too!"

***

"Right, everyone! Move your wand in a spiral form, think of the happiest memory you can, and shout Expecto Patronum!" Harry explains.

"Expecto Patronum!" Adeline shouts. Nothing happens. After a few tries, she manages to get a small trail of light come from her wand.

"Am I close, Harry?" Adeline asks.

"You're doing brilliant! Try think of a more powerful memory."

Adeline thinks about the time Gryffindor won the house cup in first year. She waves her wand. Nothing happens.

"I can't think of a powerful memory."

"Try hard, Adeline."

Adeline thinks. She thought about the time that Draco had hugged her, how safe and warm she'd felt inside his arms.

"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" A snow white owl appears and flies around her, Adeline felt a chill of reassurance go through her, she'd done it!

"Well done everyone! This is really advanced magic you're doing! You're doing so well." Harry tells everyone.

Adeline looks over to Luna, a hare appears out of nowhere and jumps around her.

"That's so cute, Luna!" Adeline smiles.

"I know! Your owl is quite lovely." Luna giggles.

"When did your Patronus first come?" Adeline asked.

"I got it on my second try." Luna smiles.

"You're a really good witch, you know that Luna?"

Luna's cheeks flushed red. "Thank you, Addy!"

"It's true."

Suddenly the walls made a crashing noise, and a break appeared.

Harry and Nigel stood forward, Umbridge and the Inquisitorial Squad was standing outside.

"I'll take short care of this!" Umbridge smiled pointing her wand at the hole.

Harry pulled Nigel back.

"BOMBARDA!" Says Umbridge. The wall explodes, all the rubble blasts everywhere. A piece of rock landed right next to her foot.

Adeline looked over and saw Draco standing with Umbridge, holding Cho Chang.

Adeline looked at him in horror. He looks back, his facial expressions change in to a pitiful look, guilty.

***

The DA was sat in Umbridge's classroom, writing lines on their parchment.

The lines appeared, carved on their hand. Adeline was holding back tears. Her hand red and sore.

Everyone was sniffing, and shaking their hand in pain.

Umbridge was sat at the front of the class, drinking tea.

***

Everyone made their way out of Umbridge's classroom, holding their hand in pain.

Draco was sat at the end of the courtyard.

Adeline wiped away her tears.

"Draco. Why would you.."

"It's not my fault."

"I know it's not.. But you're involved with the incident.."

"Sorry, I wanted to get extra recognition.."

Adeline bit her lip. Her eyes filled with tears.

"Don't cry, Cubby." Draco said.

"My hand is in agony, it hurts so much!"

"Why?"

Adeline showed him her hand.

"Ouch, that does look painful."

"It does! Doesn't it?"

Adeline wiped her eyes.

"Don't be mad at me cub-" Draco got cut off.

"GOODBYE!" Adeline ran off.

***