𝒪𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓉ℯ𝓇𝒶𝓉ℯ 𝒯𝒽ℯ ℒ𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉

35 | ❝𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧❞

35 | ❝𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧❞

There was one thing Sierra Corine Priestley was sure of at the moment.

She was fucked.

Thousands of countless possibilities of something bad could happen to her family was running inside her mind. Sierra was so fucked and scared of the possibility of someone knowing that she was a De Martel. But how could someone even find out about it? She kept her mouth shut about her family and almost everything about her and made sure there were no evidence of her being related to a De Martel.

What would happen now? If one knows, the entire wizarding world would know and her family would be so fucked they might actually have to wipe everyone else's memories.

That would be a hassle, the girl thought to herself.

The question is, why isn't the entire wizarding world going crazy? Why are they threatening her and what do they want?

"Miss Priestley, are you listening?" The voice of the Headmaster made Sierra snap back into reality.

"Would you believe me if I said yes?" She asked, hesitantly.

"No." Both Professor Dumbeldore and Professor Snape answered whilst the latter gave his student a deadpan look.

"As I've said, your room was searched and it seems that nothing was stolen. It must've been a harmless prank." Dumbeldore repeated.

Sierra did everything in her power not to let any sense emotion. She needed everyone to know that this "harmless prank" wasn't going to affect her, even though it did. If she does show a tiny fuck about the situation, the person who did this use it against her.

"It must have been." She nodded and sat properly. "May I go now? I still need to my homework."

"Actually, Professor Snape was suggesting transferring you to another room."

The brunette smiled kindly and stood up from what she sat, "No need, sirs. My old room would do just fine. It's just a harmless prank afterall."

Meanwhile, the three boys sat quietly in the Slytherin Common Room, doing their homeworks as they waited for the brunette.

"Have they cleaned her room?" Blaise asked, breaking the silence.

"They have." Theodore answered, his eyes never leaving the book he was reading.

"Who do you think did it?" Blaise asked, completely abandoning his Transfiguration homework. "I'm kinda convinced the Weasley twins did it."

Draco scoffed as he rolled his eyes. "Those two wouldn't call Priestley a slut or a bitch."

"Agree. They aren't that harsh towards Sierra." Theodore said. "I believe Pansy did it." The buzz cut boy and the platinum blonde haired boy turned their heads to look at him, intrigued by his sudden statement.

"Why's that?" The words of Sierra Priestley had made Theodore abandon his homework and finally lifted his head up to meet her eyes. "Why do you think Pansy would do this?" she repeated the question as she took a seat next to Draco.

"Because think about it, Pansy's obsessed with Draco and probably found out that you two were just fake dating in order for her to leave Draco alone. That's my theory." Theodore simply stated. "What did Dumbledore said?"

"It must've been a harmless prank he said and nothing was stolen. Thank Merlin for that, I might lose my mind if I lose my favorite jumper." Sierra spoke as if everything was okay, as if she wasn't overthinking the fact that someone knew she wasn't the person she said she was.

"I hate that sage green jumper." Draco muttered.

"Well, that sage green jumper hates you more, spoiled boy." The bickering of Draco and Sierra started and Blaise would subtlety say something that would make the two bicker even more. Theodore laugh for the most of it.

Sierra may seem normal and not affected, but Theodore knew better. He could see it in his eyes that she was terrified and she couldn't really blame her. The lock charm she would place on her door would something she had never seen before, it was a bloody shock that someone broke it. Theodore would hope that she would stop hiding how she feels and just tell them that she isn't okay.

Hours have passed, Draco and Blaise turned in an hour ago. Theodore and Sierra had moved to the Nott boy's room to continue their homework.

Theodore watched as the brunette tried to stay awake as she read her notes. Sierra was still trying to accomplish her homework, but Theodore knew she was finished with her work. She just wasn't ready to enter her room, he figured as much.

"Corine, hey." She hummed in response. "Let's get some sleep, yeah?"

"Still not done. As soon as I'm done, I'll head back to my room." she murmured out as she wrote something down on a piece of parchment only to be stopped when he placed his hand on top of hers. That gesture made her look up to his eyes. "

"Get some sleep here," he said ever so casually. "The walk back to your room is too far and you'll end up passing by Pansy's room, so it's better if you'll sleep here."

"But I don't have my clothes here."

"I have clothes here."

"Obviously, but those aren't mine and you hate it when someone borrows your clothes!" The girl pointed out, hands crossed against her chest. "I've seen you get mad at Draco when he borrowed your tie and you made him get you a new one."

Theodore's eyes watched her as she packed her belongings away, a ghost smile on his lips as she packed them up in an organized manner. "Well, I don't like it when Draco borrows what's mine."

"But if I borrow what's yours it's fine?"

"Of course."

"That makes me feel special."

"You are special." Theodore whispered under his breath.

Sierra turned her head towards him when she heard him say something. "What?"

"I said, you take the bed and I'll sleep on the couch." he said as he made his way to his wardrobe to get her a pair of sweatpants and a shirt before walking back to hand it to her.

"Thank you, Theodore." she smiled at him before heading towards the lavatory in his room. Sierra's smiled stayed until she entered the bathroom. She felt extremely lucky to have a friend like him.

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Regulus glanced at his watch and frowned. It's been thirty minutes and the person he's been waiting for still hasn't arrived. It was disappointing to say the least, Regulus hates tardiness.

Footsteps made him stood up from where he sat, "About time you showed up. You're thirty minutes late." The raven haired man said. "I postponed dinner for this . What do you want?"

The man raised a brow and scoffed. "Mind you, I'm doing this because of our agreement, Black. I'm holding out my end of the bargain." That caused Regulus to sigh in defeat.

"Just tell me what you want, Severus."

Author's Note
hi there! i apologize for being inactive and not being able to reply to your messages. i had plenty of things i needed to get done, especially college applications and such. i will try and update every week if i can. that's all! thank you for reading!