Malfoy | Draco Malfoy [Book1](Unedited!)

11

Athena Jones

I found myself going through the motions in the days following the incident, forcing myself to focus on anything but the lingering thoughts in the back of my mind. I attended classes, did my work, spoke to my friends, but the dark thoughts still lingered.

I tried my best to push them away but sometimes I'd find myself still thinking about it, my thoughts spiralling and becoming more and more consumed by the memories.

The sight of Malfoy barging out of the dormitory was something that stayed with me through the days that followed.

I felt an overwhelming sense of embarrassment everytime I thought about the fact that I had knocked on Malfoy's door at that time. It was such a strange and humiliating thing to have done and I constantly berated myself for it.

I replayed the scene over and over again in my mind, cringing at the thought of Malfoy's reaction to seeing me at his door. I felt like a complete fool and I was sure he thought so too.

So I have been avoiding him at all costs.

I found myself avoiding Malfoy at all costs, trying to make sure our paths didn’t cross, but it was hard to avoid him completely considering we lived in the same dormitory and had classes together.

Every time I saw him in the common room or in the hallway, I would look away or find an excuse to leave the area. Even in class, I tried to sit as far away from him as possible, not wanting to look at him or engage in any kind of conversation.

I could feel his gaze on me sometimes, but I did my best to ignore it and keep my distance. I avoided walking with him to class, or even looked in his direction whenever I could, feeling embarrassed at the thought of him thinking less of me after what happened.

He, William and Blaise did get In trouble for hitting Ethan, but they said his nose and hand were already broken before they even got there, maybe that figure that saved me did that. I still don't know who that was but I think I'm grateful that it was there.

Ethan did get expelled from the school, in fact no other school was going to take him in either, the Aurors did take action upon him.

The news quickly spread throughout the school, and everyone was talking about it. Some were whispering about the incident, while others were outright celebrating Ethan's expulsion.

I didn't know how to feel about it. On one hand, I was relieved, knowing that he wasn't a real threat to me anymore, but on the other, the events of that night were constantly playing in the back of my mind.

I tried to avoid thinking about it as much as possible, but I couldn't help it. The memories would surface when I least expected them to, causing me to flinch or feel a sharp pain in my chest.

I started spending more time in the library, trying to distract myself with studying and reading, it was a plus because this way I could avoid Malfoy too.

I could see him looking at me during the classes we shared, his face giving nothing away. But everytime I noticed him looking at me, I'd quickly avert my gaze, I think he might have figured it out by now that I was most definitely avoiding him.

I dreaded the thought of him confronting me about it. I had no idea what to even say. I was embarrassed, ashamed and humiliated by the incident and I didn’t want to have to explain myself to him.