Navigating Hogwarts

Chapter 18

I turned my head, seeing Blaise standing there at the end of the Hallway.

"Hey Blaise..." Well this was awkward. There is no way I can talk us out if it this time.

Blaise walked up and stood still in front of us. We all were silence.

"That was about damn time" he jumped up and gave us both a hug at the same time, "I knew you two like each other. I've been saying it to everyone since day one. I'm so happy for you!" Blaise hugged me again. "However," Blaise looked at Draco, "we need to talk."

"Blaise silent" I whispered with aggressions. "Listen not everyone needs to know what just happened, okay?"

"Mmhh"

"I'm serious. If you tell anyone, I'll personally kill you"

Blaise just stood there with the biggest smile on his face.

"Skye is right, Blaise" Draco agreed. "Don't you dare tell anyone"

Is Blaise going to tell everyone? I hope he won't. Kissing doesn't mean relationship. Draco knows that right? However, I don't mind kissing him again. Do I like him? Do I like Draco Malfoy? No way, he's too much... but too much what? No he's not my type. Right? I don't know.

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It was the middle of the night, I was wide awake in my bed, wondering why I couldn't sleep. I looked at the ring around my finger, wondering who gave it to me. To my surprise, Snape didn't take from me like McGonagall did with Harry's broom. But who could it be from? I pulled the ring of my finger and inspected it. There was something I graved in it. What did it say? Something with an L or S, maybe a B? It was too small and faded away to even read it normally.

"Go to the forest? No way!"

That just scared the shit out of me. It was Daphne, she sometimes talks in her sleep and I forget that every time.

"What's that? A unicorn?"

Okay that enough, I'm going for a walk.

I went out of bed and put on my robe, so I wouldn't be that cold. As I walked down the halls in the school, I noticed how I empty it actually was at night, but also how big. Normally these halls would be filled with students. I don't know why, but this place, Hogwarts, does feel like some sort of safe place, just like Durmstrang did, a safe place where I'm surrounded by friends I love.

The empty halls were cold against my feet and I now wished that I had put on some warmer socks. All of sudden, I heard some footsteps behind me.

"Hello...?" No reaction. "Someone there...?"

After turning back around, I saw a big black dog standing in front of me. The wolf didn't look scared at all as I was approaching him. I took another few steps closer and hinged in my knees to get down on one level with the dog and pet his head.

"I have seen you before, haven't I?" The dog didn't react. "The night at the tower?"

The dog now nodded a bit, he clearly understood what I was saying. "Do I know you? Are you an Animagus?" No reaction.

As I pet the dog I noticed the dirty hair, he must have been walking around like this for a long time.

There's something with this dog, but I can't explain it. I don't think it's a dog, I just get this strong Animagus feeling from him, I can't explain why.

I pet the dog one last time before it walked off away in the darkness

The next morning, I woke up way to late again, why don't my roommates ever wake me up? I changed into my uniform and run as fast as I could to potions class. Luckily the class didn't start yet, so I could sneak in. There was a seat left next to Draco, it was the only seat left, so I set down next to him.