C H A P T E R O N E

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WARNING:
THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS KINDA DESCRIPTIVE CONTENT AND MENTIONS OF BLOOD.

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Hermione desperately grasped at her throat as she slid down the bathroom stall door, silently thanking Merlin that she had excused herself from the compartment before the coughing fit had started.

Her lungs burned with irritation as her throat swelled - becoming dry and almost thin as she felt something work it's way up into her mouth.

She could feel it.

The fear and doubt clouding her mind in a state of false dopamine as she struggled to loosen her button up shirt. Her chewed fingernails fumbled numbly with the buttons...

The muffled sounds of her choking and gagging echoed through the empty bathroom outside the small stall. It hurt. It felt like a dragon's talons were clawing at her lungs - desperate and hungry for any possible nutrition it could find.

She couldn't even begin to imagine how terrified Draco must've felt - without a clue about what was happening to him. Tears trickled down her cheeks as the coughing had settled down and air slowly welcomed itself back with rasping gasps.

Her hands shook as she stared down at the pink petaled flower resting in her blood splattered palm.

A tulip.

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