|| Star-Crossed ||

19

Any Means Necessary

CAROLINE POTTER

"Do you want a drink?" Draco asked. "Sure," I replied. We walked through the crowd and to a big table full of drinks. There was alcohol, mixers, a keg and a punch bowl. Draco poured us both drinks and then we went to find his friends. We got to a couch and I recognized most of them but he still introduced me. "Mates, you all know Caroline Potter." he said. They all said hi. "Caroline, that's Blaise, Lorezno, Marcus, Adrian, and you know Theo..." he said. I smiled and nodded. "Hi," I said. "So it's true, you really are fucking the Potter slag." Marcus said with a look of disgust on his face. My face fell. Draco clenched his fists and tensed up. "What the fuck did you just say?" he spat. "A Potter, A half-blood- and a slut. That's like a triple threat." Adrian added with a laugh. "You fucking bastards-" Draco said as he lunged towards them. Blaise and Theo quickly held him back. "I suggest you two leave or we'll let him beat the hell out of you." Lorezno said. Marcus and Adrian rolled their eyes but they got up and left. "Are you ok?" Draco asked. I nodded. "I'm fine." I said. He nodded. "Here Potter, you can take my seat," Theoo said. I smiled. "Thank you." I sat down and we all started talking. Draco's friends were nothing like what I expected. They were all funny and they didn't talk about the stupid rivalry between Gryffindor and Slytherin. I was having so much fun. And then it all came crashing down.

"Has anyone seen Theo?" Blaise asked. We all looked around and he wasn't with us. "He said he would be right back but that was an hour ago." Lorenzo said. "Shit," Draco said. "I'm sure he's fine. He probably just-" Lorezno started. "He's not. We need to go find him." Draco said. Everyone looked confused. "Why?" Blaise asked. "Do they know?" I whispered to Draco. He shook his head. "He made me promise to keep it a secret." Draco whispered. I nodded. "Nevermind, you guys are probably right. He's fine." I said. Draco looked at me in confusion. "Draco, do you want to go dance?" I asked. He nodded hesitantly. Once we got far enough away, he smiled. "Clever girl." he said with a smirk. "We can split up and look for him. I'm sure he's fine but just in case." I said. He nodded. Draco went to check the usual places where people buy and I went to the dorms. I was walking down the halls through the girls' dorms and I bumped into someone. I looked up and it was Pansy. "Sorry, I was just-" I started. "No, I'm sorry." she said. She's what? "What?" I said. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for how I treated you. I was just jealous that Draco liked you. He only ever wanted to hook up with me." she said. I gave her a small smile. "It's alright Pansy, I understand." I said. She nodded. "Anyways, have you seen Theo?" I asked. "Of course. He's in my dorm. Why?" she asked. "Draco wants me to get him." I said. "Oh, ok. Let's go." she said. I followed her to the end of the hall and into a dorm. It had a gold plaque on the door just like Draco's except it said Parkinson. We went inside and it was dark. "Pansy, where's Theo?" I asked. The lights turned on and I saw a wand pointed at me...

"Stupefy," she said. Then it all went dark.

I heard voices before I even opened my eyes. As I took in my surroundings, I felt a pit in my stomach. I was in a Slytherin dorm. Pansy's dorm. I was sitting in a chair with my wrists bound behind my back and a gag in my mouth. Then I saw Pansy, Marcus, Adrian and Graham. I struggled against the ropes but it did nothing. "Ah, the Gryffindor princess is awake." Pansy said with a smug grin. She walked over and tugged the gag out of my mouth. "I should have known it was a trap. You're a bitch and you always will be." I spat. She slapped me across the face and the boys laughed. "Draco's going to come looking for me. And when he finds me, what do you think is going to happen?" I asked. "Nothing." Graham said. "You're wrong." I said. "No. You see, you might have his protection, but we have Umbridge's." Pansy said. My face fell. "That's right. We work for her." Marcus said. "And right now we have orders to find out where and when you and your brothers stupid club meets." Adrian said. "By any means necessary." Graham added. I just glared at them. "What club?" I said smugly. Graham chuckled and walked closer to me. "Wrong answer," he said. Then I felt a crushing blow to my face. My cheek welled up and my eyes watered. "Tell us the truth. What is this club?" Pansy asked. "I have no idea what you're talking about." I said. Graham's fist connected with my stomach and I coughed and gasped for air. He grabbed my hair and forced me to look at him. "This is only going to get worse for you. Just tell us what we want to know." he said. "Go to hell" I spat. He rolled his eyes. "Fine." I felt another punch to my face, then my stomach. Then he hit me so hard, I fell over in my chair. "Get her back up," Pansy said. Marcus and Adrian picked the chair upright and I was coughing. Tears streamed down my cheeks and I could feel my eyes swelling up. "Tell us about the fucking club!" Graham yelled. I just stayed silent. He groaned and turned to face Marcus and Adrian and Pansy. "This isn't working," he said. "Yeah, no shit." Pansy said. "What about plan b?" Pansy asked. What the bloody hell is Plan B? They all exchanged looks of concern. "She obviously isn't going to tell us." Graham said. Marcus and Adrian nodded. "Fine, go get it." he said. Pansy went into her closet and returned with a bottle. They all looked at me with cruel grins.

"Tell us Potter, are you familiar with Veritaserum?" Pansy asked.