Innocence

Chapter 106

3 DAYS LATER
CAMILLA'S POV

"Wake up, Cam" a voice whispered. I opened my eyes and Hermione was standing over me. "Ron was released from the hospital today. Let's go," she said. I quickly stood up and we got ready for lessons. I got dressed and grabbed my bag. Then we headed down to the Great Hall.

Harry and Ron were already sitting and eating. I walked over and sat next to Harry. He looked over at me and smiled. "Hi," he said. "Hi," I said. He intertwined our hands under the table and we all began to talk. It's clear no matter what I do, Nathan will try and hurt my friends. I'd rather be with them so Nathan will be focused on hurting me and not them. I hope it works.

"Harry, that's Katie Bell-" Hermione whispered. Harry looked up quickly and stood up and walked over to her. "Who's Katie Bell?" I asked. They all exchanged strange looks. "What did Nathan do to her?" I asked. "That's the thing, Harry doesn't think it was Nathan," Hermione said. "Who was it then?" I asked. "Malfoy," Ron said. My face dropped and I looked over at them but Harry was leaving quickly. "I'll see you guys later," I said. Then I rushed out. I ran down the halls looking for Harry but I couldn't find him. I walked outside and he wasn't there either. Then I heard the sound of glass shattering. I followed the noise all the way to the boys bathroom. I covered my eyes and went in. "Harry?" I called out. I went in and there was water on the floor. Harry ran up to me with a frantic look on his face. "You need to go, you just- I can't let you see this- go!" he said. "What? What do you mean?" I exclaimed. I pushed past him and ran towards the water, then I froze.

I saw Draco laying on the floor. There were gashes covering his chest and he was bleeding out. He coughed blood and gasped for air. My eyes watered and I dropped to my knees next to him. "What did you do?" I yelled. "I didn't mean to- it was an accident!" Harry said. "Go get help, he's dying!" I cried. I placed my hands on Draco's chest as I tried to stop the bleeding. Draco just looked at me. His eyes were glassy and he was quiet. "You're going to be fine. Do you hear me?" I said. Then Snape came in. "Step back," he said. I backed up against the wall and wiped the tears from my face. Snape whispered a spell and the blood seeped back into Draco. His breathing evened out and his eyes opened. "Let's go," Snape said. Then they just walked out.

I stared at the blood on my hands and everything was background noise. Then Harry put his hand on my shoulder and I looked up. "You almost killed him," I said. "I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to hurt him." he said. "But you did," I said. "Camilla, I'm sorry," he said. I nodded. "Do you forgive me?" he asked. "You need to get rid of it." I said. He looked at me quickly. "What?" he said. "The book. I know that's where you got the spell. You need to get rid of it. Before you hurt someone else, or yourself." I said. He nodded. "Ok, I will." he said. "No. Today, now." I said. He nodded. I wiped my bloody hands on my robes and started to leave. "I mean it, Harry. Get rid of it." I said. "Where are you going?" he asked. "I'm going to check on Draco." I said. Then I left.

When I got to the hospital wing, I saw Dumbledore and Snape standing next to a curtained off cot. I walked up to them slowly and Snape saw me. "He's going to be fine, Camilla." Snape said. I nodded. "Is he awake?" I asked. "Madame Pomfrey gave him a sleeping draught. He will be out for a few hours." Snape said. "Can- can I see him?" I asked. Snape nodded. "I suppose you can miss your lessons today." he said. I smiled. "Thank you." I said. He nodded and I went behind the curtain. Draco was laying in his wet clothes and fast asleep. Madame Pomfrey walked in a few minutes later with dry pajamas. She changed his bottoms and started to unbutton his shirt when it clicked. His mark. She can't see it. "I can do that," I said. She looked at me and paused. "Thank you, dear. That's very kind." she said. I nodded and waited for her to leave. Then I unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it off. I gently ran my hand gently over his bandaged chest. Then I pulled on the new shirt and placed a drying charm and a warming charm on him. Then I just sat there and waited. I watched his chest rise and fall and thanked God that he didn't die. He's just a boy.

"Camilla," Draco whispered. I felt a hand on my arm and I sat up. I looked around and realized I had fallen asleep. I looked at Draco and he was sitting up. "What are you doing here?" he asked. I shrugged. "I don't know. Do you want me to leave?" I asked. He shook his head. "No- I just- I didn't think you'd come," he said. "You almost died." I said. He nodded. "Are you ok?" I asked. "I'm fine." he mumbled. "Can I ask you something?" I said. He looked at me curiously and nodded. "Why do you love me?" I asked. He looked down and smiled. "One day you'll remember," he said. I stared at him before nodding. "Ok," I said. Then we sat in silence.