How It Started

Chapter 26 - Vesper Malfoy.

Potions class had concluded after what seemed like an eternity of running, I stepped out and let out a deep sigh of relief. I watched as Selina and Draco ducked off to the library and harry walked out of the classroom, he slid his hand over my shoulder and gave me a small hug.

" You excelled at that. " I told him, turning around to face him. He shrugged, with a sly grin as he ran his finger's through his hair. I frowned before laughing, we walked off to the great hall to meet up with Hermione, Ron and Neville.

Hermione had her eyes on Ron and had for a while, however she refused to acknowledge this fact. As we walked in, she was eyeing him, although pretending to be reading her book. Harry opened his hand up and I took it as we sat down.

Ron made a fake-puking action with his hand's and I let out a small chuckle, Hermione shot Ron a small glare.

" Just because Harry has the courage to ask someone out Ronald. " She began, but he held a finger to his lip's, obviously attempting to get her to be quiet. She smiled briefly, turning her gaze to us.

Neville was snogging Ginny, and Hermione clicked her finger's to get their attention, they spun around, both with bashful smiles. Ron rolled his eye's.

" Does everyone have to be in relationships? " He asked, hunching his shoulders over. I laughed again.

" Can we please just discuss what harry found out? what he has been dying to tell us? " Hermione asked, still looking at the table, Ron nodded.

" Well.. we found out how to destroy the dark lord. " My lip's perked up at this slightly.

" He's split his soul? Into horcruxes? " He said, I eyed him, acting confused. Hermione looked as if she had, had a light-bulb moment. She nodded, inching he go further.

" Dumbledore will be calling on me today and we will finding the first one.. and destroying it. " He informed us, my eyebrows raised, however I made no further movement.

" About bloody time. " Neville said, crossing his arm's on the table. " Mind getting Bellatrix while you're at it? " He asked, I frowned, I had always felt sympathetic, over what she had done to his parent's.

" Okay Neville.. We will also be- " Harry begun, but a loud sound at the front of the hall startled us all. Dumbledore made a beckoning motion and Harry got up off the chair, I stood up, ruffling his hair and straightening his tie.

He smiled as he walked down the hall, we all shouted words of safety and words of encouragement at him, He smiled at us before walking off with Dumbledore.

I sat back down, with a sigh. Hermione was still staring off where he had gone.

" It must feel like the world's on his shoulders. " I said, with a frown. Hermione nodded but Ron sighed.

" Ron. I understand you like attention and all but I'm being serious. This much attention isn't a good thing. " I said, he looked up at me and made a sound, much like a grunt of acknowledgement before stalking off down the hall.

Neville smiled at Ginny and they both ran off holding hand's, Hermione looked over at me with a small smile.

" And then there were 2. " She said, looking over as Ron's red hair disappeared behind the big door.

Hermione looked back at me and my lip's perked up, she eyed me curiously.

" Come on 'Mione it's obvious. " I said, she let out a small laugh staring down at her hand's as she did so.

" To everyone but him apparently. " I'm sure he did know, however whether he cared to admit it, was another story. I heard another loud bang at the start of the hall and spun my head around just as Hermione did as well, my brother stood there, his blonde hair a mess and his face in what looked like horror.

He looked over at us and had a panicked expression written plainly on his eye's, I got up and smiled apologetically at Hermione before walking towards him. He took my hand and we ducked off into an empty classroom, he sat down on the desk, his head in his hands.

I rubbed his shoulder.

" What's wrong? " I asked, eyeing the door. He lifted his head out of his hand's out of the corner of my eye.

" Vess. " He said, I turned my head around, eyeing him now. He stood up, walking over to me. He rolled his sleeve up, to reveal a large black tattoo-like mark.

I looked up at his face and saw despair and regret. I wrapped my arms around him, pulling him into a hug.

" I knew he would make you. " I said, my voice filled with sadness. As we walked away from the hug, he rolled his sleeve back up and smiled weakly at me.

" Has he given you a task? " I asked, he nodded, looking back over towards the door, I did the same.

" Yes. " he answered after a moment, I looked over at him again, raising my eyebrows. He shook his head, telling me he did not want to elaborate.

" Anything else? " I asked, he shook his head again, however that look of helplessness stayed on his face. I could tell whatever he had been told to do, was not going to be very nice.

I pulled him into one last hug as we both walked outside, I walked back over to the great hall and found Hermione now reading a large book. I sat down across from her, she looked up at me.

" What'd your brother want? " She asked me, still looking down at the book.

I pursed my lip's, I could tell her, but wouldn't that be betraying my brother? If this information got out, he could be in serious trouble.

" Girl problem's. " I answered, with a small laugh. She looked up at me with raised eyebrow's and began chuckling as well.

Phew.