Who do you see? || Draco x o/c

26. past curfew

Gryffindor had beaten Slytherin and won the Quidditch cup, which was great news, but it also meant that the Slytherins, including Draco, were all in bad moods and were even more nasty than usual. 

I had gone to the game to support Harry, which earned me a few glares from Draco, who was acting even worse to me. He had started making sly comments in front of me, knowing that insulting my friends would hurt me even more.

Harry, Hermione and Ron had all noticed his sudden change in behaviour and all let me know that they would stand by me. It made me feel guilty, but it was kind of them and I just wished that they would do the same, even if they knew the truth.

But I can't expect them to, I couldn't even blame them if they didn't. Draco was a bully, to them especially. If I was in their position, I would probably give the same reaction. 

Soon, June was here and it wasn't long until we were once again heading back home, for much longer this time.

I would finally have to face my parents, who I had only spoken to through short letters over the last few months, which only really consisted of them checking up on me and me letting them know that I was okay.

Exhausted, I sat in the library, finishing my last piece of work that had to be handed in before the holidays. It was Charms work, which I wasn't the best nor worst at. It was one of those classes which I was extremely inconsistent at. 

Usually, I would do work or study in the common room with Hannah and the others, or in the Great Hall with Hermione, but I was so tired from all the exams we had recently, it was always so stressful towards the end of the school year.

So instead, I sat with my cat, Mono, in the library in peace and quiet. I rarely sat down with Mono since she was so adventurous, in fact, I rarely even saw her. 

A small smile on my face, I put down my Quill and reached out to stroke her, admiring her raven black fur which contrasted with her amber eyes.

She was good company, but she could be a big distraction when she sat and stared at me, it made it nearly impossible to do my work. Sometimes, she would even jump on me, making it hard to write too. She only did it when she was bored though, so I would lift something up with my wand and dangle it above her, which would keep her busy for at least an hour.

Suddenly, all the candles went out and I was sat in complete darkness, unable to see my paper, let alone my surroundings. 

Rolling my eyes in annoyance, I once again pulled out my wand and mumbled under my breath.

"Lumos."

I stood up from my seat, making sure not to trip over Mono who was rolling around on the floor by my feet, still interested in the piece of fabric I had made float above her.

The candles blowing out not only made it dark, but also cold. 

Rubbing my arms to keep warm since I was using my wand for light, I started walking over to where the main chandeliers and lanterns hung, which were the main source of light in the library, besides the windows in the daytime. 

"Nox."

I pointed my wand to the candles, being extremely careful as I reviewed the best spell in my head, before finally swinging my wand around, "Incendio." I whispered, feeling proud and quite satisifed when the candles around me immediately lit up again. 

Glancing around to make sure I had enough light, I let out a small gasp when I saw two figures stood behind me. 

Turning to face them, I quickly felt relieved when I realized it was Blaise and Theo, two people who I rarely spoke to, but I knew had no bad intentions, unlike Crabbe and Goyle, who I was expecting it to be.