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3. Company

Laelithra, moje kochanie

Hope everything is going well at Hogwarts, I assume severus gave you this letter? I want you to read this by yourself as it may be discomforting to hear. I am going back to Poland for a little while , everything is a bit of a mess at the moment with your father away and I need time to sort myself out, your fathers next court trial is in late December I will be back for then you can owl me at anytime, as for winter term I have contacted some of my co-workers about this current situation and they are happily allowing you to stay at theirs they will get in contact with you soon but as for now focus on your NEWTs but Laelithra, look after yourself and stay strong. I promise this will all be okay in the end. Kochac zawsze

- Genieveve

"you alright kiddo?" a tired voice spoke from behind me, "Laelithra?" her warm hands went to touch mine but I pulled away hugging my knees softly whimpering in my chair, "hey hey, its okay let it out" her body went enveloping me in a hug slowly moving me onto her bed, as she held me tighter I cried harder, im not one to show emotion but pansy makes everything bad go away, she always has. "do you want to tell me whats happened?" she wipes my runny nose with her sleeve and laughs slightly staring at her now snotty jumper. I hummed and nodded my head slowly sitting up collecting my position again, "its about my mother" I quietly whispered, "shes lied again, she promised me and dad she would stay with us but no shes left to Poland, sent me an owl couldn't even tell me herself" I spoke with anger that furrowed its way back into agony.

Her hold on me got tighter as she kissed my temple, "im so sorry Layla, you don't deserve to go through any of this, how about tomorrow me and you go into Hogsmeade" she asked trying to cheer the situation up, I harshly dry my face with my blanket and stand up from her grasp, "yes that's sounds lovely" I smiled she copied my actions standing to her bed, "try getting some rest for tonight and we will worry about this tomorrow" she yawned, I hummed in response and laid in my bed staring at the ceiling. Time passed and I was still helplessly staring at the same blank ceiling however quiet snores of pansy could be heard, I turned onto my left side staring at the oak brown door imagining my father coming in and saving me from all this shit.

I turned my head to the right, the aluminous clock reading 3:33 the next thing I knew my bare feet were trudging across the castle marble floor, my bedrobes swaying in the wind, the moonlight lighting up the shadows of every creak in the walls. silence was all that could be heard, that and the timid swishes of wind in the distance. As I made my way up to the astronomy tower I leaned my body over onto the bitter metal railing that's paint was keeling off, I shudder as that wave of the breeze gushed over my face once more, blowing my hair over to my left shoulder. I sighed touching my colorbone gazing up to the nightsky above, the stars shone down connecting to the star of venus above.

As I lost myself in the moment of loneliness, emptiness yet comfort a voice to my left startled me, "shouldn't you be in bed?" she said making her way to pause next to me, without looking back I stared to the stars asking back "shouldn't you?" I heard her scoff lightly. this time I turned my body studying her furrowed brows, her crossed arms, her curly gingery autumn hair thrown up in a messy bun, the random freckles dotted on her pale skin. "merlin, you're so hard to understand" she sighed with a shakey breath. "because you don't know me granger-" I replied adverting my gaze down to her pink nightgown that outlined her curves. "you've only ever heard things about me" I shifted away a few feet hearing her follow me but keep her space.

"well are they true?" her voice now laced with interest. "why, you and your boys going to report me to Dumbledore?" I rhetorically asked. "we're- we're not like that" she shivered with coldness I took one step closer to her my focus aligned with her hazel eyes, I felt her breath against my own, "and im nothing like what you've heard either" we both went silent stunned into eachothers eyes until I pulled away sitting beside the wall. She remained studying her wand, "so tell me about you" she whispered softly.

"hermione you have never cared to get to know me, so why now?" my emotions now curious. I felt her body heat slump down next to mine "im not sure, - I just find you really interesting and-" "and the boys wont allow you to speak to me" I finished her sentence for her, I raised my eyebrow "am I right?" she nodded slowly, a few minutes past and everything was peaceful and well- quiet. truth be told ive never spoke to a Gryffindor for as long as this, never mind a muggle born.

"look, I know not all slytherins are bad but harrys just-" she sighed again, "you know hes had it bad with his parents and now - you know who" she whispered the last part. "all im asking is if you and draco could just tone down with him, hes going through a rough patch and its not fair the way you treat him" she rushed waiting for my reaction which I simply just sat there in silence. "Laelithra..." her cold hand touched my face turning in towards hers she opened her mouth to say something but closed it, squinting her eyes and raising to a stand. just before she was about to leave I grabbed her wrist, "hermione i'd love to be what you call friends but we cant-" my voice creaked, "because your a pureblooded slytherin and im a mudblood in Gryffindor, no I get it" she snided me like I did before.

I wanted to tell her that's not the reason but deep down my intention knew it was. I opened my mouth but nothing came out, only a single tear from my eye, "maybe in another lifetime" she hushed then departed away my ease departing too.