❦ 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 ❦

Sectumsempra

I WOKE UP WIPING my puffy face, stinging thoughts from last night instantly flooding my head. As much as I didn't want to I got up and began to get ready for the day ahead of me. I hope I won't have to face Malfoy.

I walked into the great hall sitting down at the Slytherin table where the rest were gathered to fill their empty stomachs.

I began eating as I heard a voice across from me.

"Hey Arabella, you alright?" I looked over to see Blaise with furrowed brows and a worried expression.

"I-I'm Fine." I mumbled as a frown formed on my face.

"I don't believe you." Blaise said in a questioning matter making anger rise into my body.Why can't anyone just leave me alone for Merlin's sake!

"Goddamn it Blaise I said I'm alright!" I snapped gathering a few other Slytherins attention instantly regretting my choice of words.

"Fuck Rowel.. not cool." Blaise said standing up and moving to sit somewhere else.

I ran a hand through my hair looking down at my shaking hands as tears pooled in my eyes once again. Why do I always fuck everything up?

I sat in silence as people around me laughed with their friends enjoying their freshly cooked meals as I sat there alone, alone and upset.

I heard loud footsteps coming into the great hall looking up to see Malfoy rubbing his face and looking all around the great hall. He looked worse if that was possible. His hair was a mess and he looked more skinnier as if he hadn't eaten in a 2 days.

As I examined his pale face he came to a sudden halt staring at something across the great hall with fear in his silver eyes.

My eyes trailed in the direction his eyes were looking towards to see Harry staring at him with the most intense glare as if he was trying to intimate Malfoy.

Malfoy turned around rushing out the great hall taking one look back at the brunette as Harry stomped after him.

I was going to ignore it but this gut feeling irrupted in my stomach telling me something was wrong. I stood up rushing after the two boys following them all the way to the bathroom.

Harry hid around the corner of the stalls watching every move Malfoy made.

He walked in resting his hands against the frame of the sink looking into the mirror at himself as if he was disappointed and upset. He ran his fingers through his hair removing the soft vest over top his dress shirt beginning to.. to cry. Never in all my life of attending Hogwarts would I have thought I'd see Draco Malfoy cry. I wanted to rush in and pull him into a hug making him feel like all his doubts and troubles had left him in that exact moment.

"I know what you did Malfoy. You hexed her didn't you?" Harry said sternly cutting me off of  my thoughts making me look up at the scene.

I hid around the wall not being sure if I should step in just yet. Who knows maybe their just having a friendly conversation? Yeah right-

I was about to say something as I heard a spell be casted making my eyes widen.

Malfoy started to send spell towards Harry as he dodged them the best he could.

It went silent as I looked around both of them disappearing in thin air until I heard the same noise once again begin.

"Harry Malfoy stop it this instant!" I shouted running into the bathroom as my shoes got soaked from the pool of water formed on the floor.

Malfoy looked toward me as a spell hit my chest sending my body flying into the brick wall slamming my head in the process as I groaned.

"Rowel!" I heard Malfoy shout as he turned to look at me.

"Sectumsempra!" I heard as the spell shot at the concerned blonde.

It was like it all played out in slow motion as the spell hit Malfoy's chest sending him to the ground blood beginning to flow out his whole torso changing the color of the water to a light shade of red.

"Harry what did you do!?" I shouted as tears rolled down my cheeks.

"I-I didn't mean too.." he said as all the colour drained from his face walking slowly towards the blonde.

"D-draco.." I said getting up well holding my ribs in deep pain collapsing beside him as he cried in pain.

"It's- it's going to be okay, I promise." I said as more tears fell down my cheeks well I pushed a piece of blonde hair out of his face. I don't know what's happened to me. If someone told me a few months ago that Draco was attacked in the bathroom I wouldn't have given two shits but now.. now that wasn't the case. Am I starting to like him? No that can't be possible.

"What are you bloody doing go get help!" I screamed at Harry as he ran out of the bathroom.

I grabbed Draco's hand giving it a light squeeze trying to not look at his bloody chest. My brain ran around trying to remember the healing spell as a dark figured stormed into the room bending beside him with a concerned look. Snape.

He began to heal Draco as all the blood made it's way back to his body as if it was reversing the spell that Harry sent at him. I watched as the pain left Dracos face as Snape finished the spell.

Black dots started filling my vision as I rested one of my shaky hands on my aching forehead rubbing it gently.

"Ms. Rowel, are you alright?" Snape asked looking at me with furrowed eyebrows as he watched my eyes slowly doze close.

"Uh yeah, yeah I'll be fine.." I mumbled my voice trailing off the last thing I saw being black.