Ten Questions (Harry Potter x Slytherin reader)

Chapter 11

"That's illegal." I roll my eyes in annoyance as Adrian smirks, watching me with amusement as I put back my chess piece to its original position. He leans forward when it's his turn and knocks one of my pieces off the board. "You know, for somebody so smart, you're embarrassingly bad at chess."

"Well, unfortunately, I have better things to do than practice chess in the common room." I say as I make my next move.

"Like sneaking out into the kitchens with Harry Potter?"

I nearly choke on my own saliva as I look back at Adrian in disbelief, shocked at the remark as he bites back a knowing smile.

"You think I wouldn't find out?" Says Adrian with an amused smile. "Y/n, I'm a prefect. I'm sorry to say that you're absolutely awful at not making noise while sneaking around. It's embarrassing, really." He makes his next move. "Checkmate, by the way." He adds, gesturing to the board. I groan and slump in my chair in defeat.

"I'm never playing chess with you again." I mumble as Adrian gathers the pieces and puts them back into his chess set.

"With practice, maybe you'll beat me when you're like, forty." Adrian jokes as he sets down his chest set. He ungracefully sits back down onto the chair across from me and leans forward. "So, what exactly are you doing with Potter in the kitchens?"

I glare at Adrian. "I'm not going to answer that question."

Adrian raises an eyebrow. "Oh? That bad, is it?"

"Ew! No!" I exclaim as I wrinkle my noise in disgust. "No! Merlins beard, no!"

"So, what it is, then?" Adrian questions, leaning forward even further.

I shift uncomfortably. "I... I get nightmares, and sometimes I go to the kitchens to calm myself down." I explain simply. "Sometimes Potter's there, other times he's not."

"Well, what are your nightmares about?" Adrian asks, a concerned look on his face. My jaw tightens as I avoid his gaze, shameful. Adrian tilts his head. "Y/n, you can tell me anything. You know that, right?"

How was I supposed to tell him? He was already busy enough with worrying about wether or not he'd get the mark. Then there was him being a Prefect, and him balancing a relationship with Terrence Higgs and getting good grades. He didn't need to know that I had nightmares about him. My own brother.

"Tell me." Says Adrian softly.

A pause.

"My nightmares are about you." My voice is so quiet that even I can hardly hear. It goes dead quiet for a moment. My hands fall to the side as I avert my gaze and stare at a point in the floor. Adrian's muscles tense at this as his eyebrows furrow.

"Oh." Adrian frowns and taps his fingers along the table. He pauses, hesitating. "What are they about?" He then asks.

"Well..." I shift uncomfortably as my eyes meet his. "I'm in this graveyard, and you're there. Voldemort is there, too. He's giving you the mark." Adrian opens his mouth to speak, but I cut him off. "There's more," I say. Adrian falls silent. "After you get the mark, you turn around and murder me with the killing curse."

"Y/n..." Adrian whispers, "I'm so sorry. You know I'd never do that, right?"

I nod. "I know."

"And you do know that I'm going to try to hold this off as long as possible, right?"

Again, I nod. "But it will happen soon," I say, "and when it does, you'll be gone." I look up at Adrian with glassy eyes and wipe my tears away instantly. "I don't want you to be one of them." I say the words with such disgust that even I'm surprised by my hostility. Adrian just gives me a small smile.

"But he's not here," he tells me. "We'll be fine-"

"You could go to Azkaban!" I hiss. "Don't you realize how awful this is?"

"I don't have a choice, Y/n!" Adrian's voice grows so loud that I flinch. The Slytherins around us fall silent and stare. Adrian glances back at them and lowers his voice, "I'm doing this for you, Y/n, so that way he can't hurt you. You think I want to a death eater? You think I want to throw my life away, my passions, my dreams? You think I want to leave Terrence? You- you think I want to go to Azkaban and rot in a cell for the rest of my life?"

I'm stunned. I look up at Adrian and quickly shake my head like a small child. I hold back the tears threatening to spill. I didn't want to lose Adrian. The Adrian that would always take me to get ice cream while our parents were at Borgin and Burkes. The Adrian that would buy me chocolate frogs in Hogsmeade. The Adrian that loved me, despite my flaws because he was my brother, and I was his sister. I didn't want him to be a death eater. He had always wanted to be the potions master at Hogwarts when he got older, to get married and raise a family of his own. In less than a year, all of that would go away soon.

Adrian's features quickly soften as he pulls me into a hug. "I'm sorry," he murmurs, "I didn't mean to get mad."

"I know." I whisper back, tightening my grip on him. "I know."

I knew better than anyone else.

A/n: Okay but I'm actually in love with Adrian like it's not healthy. Sorry for the short chapter. It's been hard with school and sports and homework. Question of the day: LEAST favorite Hp character? I don't think I even have to say it but i will. It's obviously Umbridge.

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Finish the lyric: Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago...

(update: I know this chapter was written a while ago, but the cover has changed. Credits to lantea- for the amazing cover)