The person that nobody saw in him

Chapter 1

I was sitting right on the edge of the astronomy tower, it's almost midnight. I looked over the forbidden Forrest while a soft summer breeze was blowing threw my dark, thick hair. My legs hung over the border of the tower. I was tired but I couldn't sleep.

Too many thoughts running trough my mind. I was thinking about school, how this year at Hogwarts would go, what could happen in class, my family in London and my friends in and out of school. I'm scared that something could happen to them in these hard, dark times.

I grabbed my purse to get my essentials. I needed to get my head to stop worrying about all of this. I pulled out a tiny jinxed box, tobacco, some rolling papers and filters. I even had a muggle lighter with me just because the writing on it is still funny to me. 'If you like to fuck just smile when giving me back the lighter!' I giggled every time I read it. I tipped the box with my wand for it to open slowly. It's perfect for every stoner, the jinx on the box makes it odor proof and no muggle can open it. There it is the plant to help me relax and forget my fears and worries. I quickly rolled a joint with ease and put everything back in my purse.

I turned to face the rim of the tower to rest my sight on the beautiful landscape of Hogwarts as the door sings open with enough force to make me jump. I turned around and breathed out not realising a hold my breath until now. I looked at him the pale, platinum blond Slytherin who came bursting through the door. He looked at me in shock. "What are you doing here Hufflepuff ?", he scoffed, looking scared yet angry. "I could ask you the same you idiot. Besides I was here first Slytherin!", I replied in the same harsh tone.

Something about Draco was different something about his body language was unusualy tense. He just looked at me probably trying to find the right insult to get me away from him. " If you want me to go then fuck off! I was here first this is my secret hide away spot since the third year.", I said. I grabbed my lighter and burnt the access paper of my joint. He looked confused at what I was doing. "It's a joint." I said less harsh not looking at him. I lit the joint and inhaled the smoke. Draco still looked at me confused and a little shooked.

"You look a little stressed not to say anxious. If you want to talk about it.",i said gesturing him to sit down. He slowly walked up to me and stood there looking down on me not sure if he really wants to sit down with a Hufflepuff he clearly can't remember me. He slowly sat down next to me without looking at me, trying to get as much space between him an I. I turned back to the border hanging my arms over the reiling in front of me while I smoked my joint in peace.

"What is this thing you have there?", Draco asked. "It's called a joint it's like a cigarette but there is a plant in it. It has a slight psychedelic effect. It's a common drug in the muggle world called weed or Marijuana. It helps me relax and forget about the cruel shit happening around me.", I explained.

I looked at him he still looks tense. I held the joint in his direction and asked:" wanna try yourself? Maybe it helps with your never ending thoughts about whatever you don't want to walk about."" I don't even know how to smoke so I probably sit this one out.",he said with a little more sympathy. "Fine with me so you want to talk about what's bothering you?", I asked. Draco looked at me with an almost painful face :" Why should I talk to you about my problems when I don't know who you are?" "Well first of all my name is Viola, Viola Sallow and I have to admit that it does hurt a little that you do not remember me at all. But you probably should talk to me because I'm a good listener and I'm going to be stoned enough to probably forget pretty much everything you will say to me.", I answered. He chuckled a bit while looking down. His smile dropped as fast as it came. " I can't really talk about it but I have this stupid thing to do and I don't know how I'm supposed to do that without hurting anyone who might be important to me. I don't want to do it but so many expect me to do it.",he said still looking down.

I looked at him and saw a complete different person that I saw on class and campus. Usually Draco seemed so confident and he had always a grin and a cocky answer on his lips, proudly raised shoulders but right now he is paler than normal, no grinning on his fase and no confidence in his body language. "Don't get this wrong but I have the feeling that the Draco talking to me is more real than the Draco I've seen the last five years in class or the great hall.", I said slowly, hoping he would understand what I mean. He still didn't look at me.

"I rember the first time when we met in diagon ally. You got your uniform fitted as I walked into the shop. Harry was next to you and you both talked but I don't know about what. I immediately thought you where looking so confident almost snobby.", I giggled. A slight smile was forming on his face. " We shared a boat on our first day. And in second year we played against each other in quidditch slytherin against hufflepuff. You catched the snitch and won the game. I was down for nearly two weeks because it was my first game in school. I thought I completely failed as the new keeper of the team.",I rambled.

" If I didn't know better I would say you've been stalking me for the last five years.", he replied cockingly.

I couldn't help but laugh at this statement. He also begin to laugh a little bit."Well I'm glad that I could help distracting you from all your problems for a moment at least.",i grinned. I put out the joint and felt the last bits of the calming and soothing waves that the weed sends trough my body. The light headed feeling I have is just the best feeling to have befor going to bed." Okay so I  should probably head to bed tomorrow is the first day and I don't want to miss anything. You should probably go to bed too before you start thinking about your problems again. And if need anybody to talk to you know where you can find me.",i said while getting up and grabbing my purse. I walked up to the door thinking if I could sneak into the kitchen for a little midnight snack.

" For the record I do rember you Sallow and your first quidditch match was pretty good. Just not good enough to keep up with us Slytherins.",he said looking outside slowly turning his head towards me. I looked in his face and I saw a little bit of his usual confidante back in his face but the is something else in it. Maybe it's just the joint that's still getting to my head." Next match I'm gonna destroy you and your team.", I said jokingly. "Thank you, Sallow!", he said. I turned around and left for bed.

Now I had something new to worry about. Draco Malfoy. I just can't help it but he seems so diffrent than in the last years. I'm not his friend, I've never been his friend but the hufflepuff in me just can't ignore it when somebody seems hurt or even anxious. Maybe I can help him to get trough whatever he is supposed to do. I sneeked up to my room and quickly got into bed and fell asleep.