All Because of a Bet (Draco x Y/n)

T H I R T Y - F I V E

Rock Bottom
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Ultimately, the Draco and Astoria incident went unnoticed because who even fully remembered that night anyways?

From then on, I barely had any recollection of what happened. All I remembered was waking up on Draco's bathroom floor, and Pansy still asleep in the bathtub beside me, for whatever reason. The others were passed out in various parts of Draco's room, with the exception of Astoria and Draco. Although as mentioned, no one thought anything of it since none of us were sober enough to remember the prior night.

So being back at Hogwarts, none of us thought anything when Draco and Astoria would be missing at the same time. He would always tell me he was off to work on the Cabinet, and for me to just relax because he doesn't want me stressing over such a thing.

Astoria, she is a year younger than us, so already, no one notices when she goes missing because why would we care?

However, it was not until about a month into being back at Hogwarts when I became suspicious of my boyfriend.

It got to the point where Draco never came around anymore because he was "working on the Cabinet."

With that, I decided to lend him a hand considering how much time he has spent on it. I walked diligently into the Room of Requirement and right to the Cabinet. With it just being a Cabinet, it obviously looked no different from when I last worked on it... and it still looked the same, even when I opened it.

Confused, I grabbed a book from a stack of junk nearby, and set it in the Cabinet.

With how much time Draco has put into this thing, I would imagine there would be more visible progress. However, it was clear no progress was made because after I opened the door, the book was destroyed. Pages ripped out and the cover torn in half... it was definitely unreadable.

No way would someone be able to survive when traveling between the two Cabinets.

So with no progress being made, what the hell has Draco been doing?

I stormed out of the Room of Requirement and downstairs, to where students were just getting out of classes. I shoved my way through the many students, not giving a crap when they yelled back in protest, after me shoving them.

When I reached the end of the hallway, I found Blaise, Pansy, Daphne, and Theo.

"Someone's pissed," Blaise commented as I stomped up to them and stopped.

"Where the fuck is Draco?" I spat as I realized one person in our little group was missing. This exact person is always missing whenever Draco is. I never chose to look into it, until now, that is.

They all looked amongst one another. Everyone but Daphne looked confused, which led me to turn on her.

"Let me rephrase," I said. "Where is Astoria?"

"So quick to jump to conclusions," said Daphne while she laughed softly. "I would assume she would be making her way to History of Magic since that is her next class."

I knew Daphne was bull shitting. Her and Astoria are close, and Daphne is not a fan of me because of who I am. To draw a conclusion, of course she would defend Astoria.

"How long have they been sneaking around?" I asked, changing my intent.

"What're you talking about, Y/n?" asked Blaise.

When I responded, my voice got a little loud, accidentally. "I'm talking about her younger sister fucking my boyfriend!"

Many people in the hall turned to look at all of us, and that was Daphne's turn to step up.

"You know Draco doesn't actually like you?" she asked while laughing softly.

I narrowed my eyes on her and crossed my arms. "Alright, but that's not what is relevant to the conversation. So tell me, where is Draco?" I jeered.

"Draco is only with you because he has to drag you along. They are only using you for information. The second Harry is gone, you will be too," she chortled.

My eyes were burning at this point but I held back the tears. It is not that I believed her, but it is the fact that she was so persistent, and all I wanted was Draco.

"You're stupid to think someone as pure as Draco would ever love you. Now go cry to your family..." she said, "...Oh wait."

"C'mon, that was uncalled for, Daph," said Blaise. "Just tell her where Draco is."

Daphne rolled her eyes and pointed straight ahead. We all turned to look and sure enough, Draco was approaching us. Tears blinded my vision because right beside him was Astoria.

It was the little details I observed that told me he had cheated on me with her. Such as, his fly was not fully zipped up and some of her hair strands were out of place from her braids. Also, his tie was crooked and for heaven's sake, she walked funny.

Draco stopped short when he saw me, and his face dropped. He knew he was caught. I marched right up to him and slapped him in the face. "After everything, you cheat on me?" I sneered.

He avoided eye contact with me, which only proved his guilt. "It's not what it looks like. Come on, let's go somewhere else," he said as he made a grab for my arm.

I ripped my hand away from him. "Fuck you. You are a real dick... if it wasn't clear, we're over."

"Y/n, wait," he said, panic setting into his tone.

I ignored him as I spun on my heel and walked away quickly down the hall, with one intention, and that was to find my brother.

Draco continued to run after me as I searched for my brother. Who knows how he will react to seeing me, but I am fed up with who I thought loved me. Turns out I was wrong.

"Potter, stop right there," said the stern voice of Snape as I blew past him in the hallway.

I did not do as he asked though, and I continued to march away. However, he suddenly appeared in front of me and I slammed right into him.

"You'll get yourself killed if you say anything to your brother."

I laughed a vain laugh. "Yeah? Sounds better than living this hell of a life," I replied.

"Go to your dorm now. You are a danger to everyone right now," was all he replied with.

Just as he spoke, Ron and Hermione walked by. "Ron, Hermione!" I yelled as I ran from Snape.

They both looked unamused that I was trying to talk to them, and because of that, they ignored me. It did not take long for Snape to catch me and when he did, he grabbed my shoulder and apparated. Next thing I knew, I was in the dungeons of Malfoy Manor. It was easy for me to recognize because I have retrieved many prisoners from her before.

"You can't just lock me down here!"

He pushed me into a cell and shrugged. "You are a danger to everyone right now. Learn to keep your mouth shut," was all he said before apparating once more.

I dropped to the floor after all my adrenaline had worn off because I was alone. The only person who knows I am here is Snape, but Voldemort will likely know soon.

Was Snape trying to get me killed?

Tears began to flow down my cheeks because I am alone. No one cares about me. Draco cheated on me and my old friends didn't even bother listening to me.

Regret filled my stomach as I cursed silently under my breath at myself for making the decisions I did.

Maybe if I had just accepted the fact that I will always be the forgotten Potter, I would at least not be locked away in a cell, one where only one person knows where I am, and that one person did not seem to want to help me.