The Unexpected Twin

~23~

Y/N's POV

I met up with Oliver again so we could go talk to Professor McGonagall. I really didn't want to talk about it but I didn't want to go back even more so. Everytime I started to think about what happened I started having a panic attack. Oliver was doing an amazing job at keeping me calm. He is exactly what I needed in the moment. If Oliver wasn't there with me I don't know what I would do.

We walked to McGonagall's office and as we stood outside. I started to not be able to breathe. The events of what happened replayed in my head over and over. "Oliver.. I can't do this!" I say with tears in my eyes. "Hey! Hey! Hey! It's okay!" Oliver said as he pulled me into a hug. "I will be beside you every step of the way!" He said as he was rubbing my back. We stayed like that for a while until I calmed down from my panic attack.

"You ready?" Oliver said as he looked me in the eyes. I nodded and he knocked on the door. "Come in." McGonagall said as Oliver opened the door. "Wood. To what do I owe this pleasure?" She asked. "Actually Professor it's not me who needs to speak with you." Oliver pulled me into view. All my makeup has been wiped off so all my bruises and cuts were exposed. "Oh my poor dear. Please please come in." She
said as she got up from her desk and ushered us in.

Oliver and I walked into the office and closed the door behind us. I tried to stay strong for the professor but it just hurt too much to think about and I lost it. I broke down crying as I explained what happened during Christmas break and as I explained my nightmares. Oliver started rubbing my back as McGonagall engulfed me in a hug. "Oh my. Poor dear. I will talk to Dumbledore immediately but I'm afraid there isn't much we can do for summer break while Hogwarts is closed but we can see what we can do about the smaller breaks." I whispered in between my cries. "Thank you!" McGonagall let go of me and wiped away my tears. "Of course dear. I will inform Professor Flitwick that you will be spending most of your time with the Gryffindor house. That way Mr. Wood here can keep good care of you." Oliver smiled at me and grabbed my hand. I knew I was safe at Hogwarts but being with Oliver made it even better.

It's been a couple days since we came back from break. I've been spending a lot of my free time with Oliver either practicing Quidditch together or sitting by the Black Lake and staring at the water. Oliver and I have been getting really close lately. The only time we haven't been together is after curfew when I have to go back to the Ravenclaw Tower. I was starting to worry about how it would be when we started classes again. If I didn't have Oliver with me, would I still feel safe? Will my panic attacks come back? Will Draco find me and cause me more panic?

Author's Note

Sorry I've been gone for so long. I just had a baby so that has been taking up a lot of my time. But now that I'm all settled at home I should be back and posting more regularly. I'm sorry for the short chapter but I wanted to get one out to you guys today!