The one that got away || DM

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I felt the warmth of the sun on my back as it was sunrise.
I couldn't sleep last night, my mind too awake to close.

I put on my school uniform and slid my bag up my arm. I then looked down towards my schedule,
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Jessamine Rivera's Schedule.
Monday
7:30- 9 am- Breakfast
9- 10 am- Charms
10-11 am- Herbology
11- 11:15 am- Break
11:15 am- 1:15 pm- Advanced Potions
1:15- 2 pm- Lunch
2- 3 pm- Defense against the dark arts
4- 6 pm- Study Hall
6- 7 pm- Dinner
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I walked to the Great Hall in a trance, I was tired as fuck and I didn't know how I would be able to get through the day.

I entered the Great Hall, Nia and Theo were waving to me.
You're putting them in danger.
I ignored their calls and took a seat next to Blaise on the other end of the table.
"Good job" Blaise muttered and took a bite of his apple. He had to do the same thing as I did,
I felt a tinge of sadness in my heart.

Jack and Draco sat down in front of us while Pansy suddenly rushed over to Draco and sat next to him.

"Are you going to eat something?" Blaise nudges my abdomen,
"I'm not hungry," I say, Draco sighed quietly but didn't shift his gaze from his empty plate.
"Just eat something, you look like shit Jess"
"Thanks for telling me" How many times have someone said I look like shit?
I grabbed an apple and shoved it into my pocket to eat later.

As I walked out of the Great hall, Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked up to me.
"Hey Jessa," Harry said while sliding his hand behind his neck.
"Hey, guys" I slightly smile while hiking my bag up my shoulder.
"We're sorry about Liam" Hermione sighed as they nodded. Their words didn't affect me as they would've last week though his name still took the breath out of my lungs.

"I am too"
After the moment of silence, Ron finally spoke up,
"Happy late birthday," Hermione jumped from the sudden words then pulled out a small green silky box, inside was a Slytherin charm for a bracelet.
"Thank you, though you don't have to get me anything" I slightly smile and tuck it into my bag.
"Well, I have to go to class" I finish as they nodded.
I moved past them and entered Professor Flitwick's classroom.

The rest of my day was long, my mind kept drifting to Draco and Liam when it was last summer when Liam was deranged. Draco and I stayed up all night listening to hear if Liam had awoken or if he was having nightmares.
Draco and I danced in the empty ballroom to the muse of our own.
As I starred into space I realized my next class was already Advanced potions.

I walked in to see that Hermione saw me and I waved to her, we were always the first ones to class and today I was surprised I was still that person.

"Ah, Jessamine please sit, over there, class will start soon" Professor Slughorn smiled kindly as he was pointing to a seat in the back corner.
Even though this seat was far back in the corner the sun was lighting the table making it as if you were under a spotlight.

Draco entered the classroom, I sighed and put my head on my chin, then looked down at my book.
"Ah yes, Draco you can sit next to Jessamine" As Slughorn spoke those words I wanted to pitch myself off of the astronomy tower.

The chair screeched next to me then Draco sat with a heavy sigh.

"I see everyone is here, so, please gather round"
Slughorn said I got up and walked to the front of the room.

"This is Amortentia, the most powerful love potion in the world. It is distinctive for its mother-of-pearl sheen, and steam rises from the potion in spirals. Amortentia smells different to each person, according to what attracts them" Pansy, Hermione, and the rest of the girls in the room went closer to what they were smelling, while I stayed back in the corner of the room.

I knew who I was going to smell in that potion and I didn't want to smell it.

"What do you smell miss Rivera?" Slughorn asked, my stomach dropped as I covered my real answer with a lie, "Nothing, I don't smell anything"
"Are you sure? You can-"
"I don't smell anything"
"Okay, Miss Granger what do you smell?"
I took a silent deep breath and the class went on, it was then Draco's turn and he said he smelled freshly mowed grass, strong perfume, and Daisies. Pansy Parkinson.
I shouldn't care, and I don't care.

After class, I decided to walk outside to smell the leaves and the fresh air of fall.
"What did you smell?" Blaise pleas as I opened the door.
"Nothing, I told you"
"Everyone is talking about it"
"I don't think so"
"Was it green apples?"
"No-"
"It was"
"Blaise just lay the fuck off of me"
"Okay, sorry"
I sat by the black lake and wrapped my robe against me from the slightly bitter air.
Blaise left as the bell rang for the next period, but I stayed sitting in front of the lake.
Letting the breeze blow my hair back.

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After dinner, I went to my dorm and changed into my silk robe, and let my hair fall over my shoulders.

As always I couldn't sleep, so I decided to walk to the astronomy tower.
It was very dark, and I was using my wand to cast light so I could see.

I saw something flash by my eyes, white-blond hair. Draco? He went into the library and I followed.
I tucked my wand into my sleeve to hide the light and watched him go into the restricted section.
I couldn't see him well but I could hear his footsteps.

I slowly peered my head out from behind the bookshelf and watched him pull one of the books off of the shelf. I couldn't read the cover, he seemed to have found the right book and started walking towards me.
I hid further down the aisle of books and covered my mouth with the palm of my hand.

After he passed me I quickly but quietly followed him out of the library and down the hall.
We arrived at a dead end and I knew instantly that it was the room of requirements.
I hid again behind a slab of stone sticking out of the wall and watched him enter through the doors.
I wanted to follow but I knew it wasn't right.
I've done enough spying for today.

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Sorry for the short chapter <3