Finally Loved?

Chapter 2

Y/n's POV

I woke up to find Pride and Prejudice laid across my chest. I had fallen asleep reading.

I tried getting up, but I couldn't move anything. I couldn't raise my arms, I couldn't wiggle my toes or fingers, I could barely even blink or breathe.

"That's what you get for sleeping in." I suddenly saw movement out of the corner of my eye and when the figure finally came into my full view, I saw my brother standing in front of me. "Just imagine what father will do to you when he sees that you've been in your room all day." I tried getting up but failed, making my brother laugh. "The spell your under will have you frozen for three more hours. I ought to get father. He might be able to do something about your laziness." Aidan got up and headed out the door. I couldn't believe some of the things my brother did just to get me in trouble. But it didn't matter. I was going to have the beating of a lifetime.

"Well. Well. Well. What do we have here?" I immediately recognized my father's voice. "I think you deserve something other than your birthday present, don't you?" I knew what he meant and tried to prepare myself for the pain to follow.

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"CRUCIO!" My father shouted and soon I felt as if I was being stabbed by thousands of knives all over my body.

"AGGHHH!" I screamed and even with me being petrified, my scream still bounced off my bedroom's walls loudly.

"Silly girl. No one can hear you in here." I heard my brother say.

"CRUCIO!" My father yelled again, and as the pain doubled, my screams intensified.

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Nobody's POV

Y/n's summer consisted of constant torture, multiple panic attacks, and blacking out during random points of the day. And what surprised Y/n was that Draco had no idea what was happening in the room next to his every day. By September 1st, Y/n was in the worst condition she'd ever been in in years. Her scars had practically doubled, her stress had gotten way worse which caused her panic attacks to last longer, and she blacked out more frequently. It was starting to become too much for Y/n, and she didn't know how much longer she would last if she wasn't able to escape her family for an entire year.

"IT'S TIME TO GO! Y/N! COME DOWNSTAIRS!" Y/n heard her mother call, and she finished up packing her trunk.

"COMING MOTHER!" She yelled back as she headed downstairs. Y/n met her mother and Draco at the front door with her bags and was met with a slight glare from her mother, and a scoff from Draco.

"Let's go." Y/n's mother grabbed her hand forcefully and placed her other hand on Draco's shoulder and apparated to King's Cross Station. "I trust you two can make your way to the train without me?" Both Y/n and Draco nodded and Mrs. Y/l/n apparated back to the Y/l/n Manor.

"Get out of my way." Draco said shoving y/n to the side so he could make his way to his friends. Thankfully for Y/n he didn't see her wince at his action and soon slowly made her way to a short blonde-haired girl.

"Moon!" Y/n said tapping the girl on her shoulder. The girl turned around and immediately started jumping up and down with excitement."

"Y/N!! I missed you so much! How was your summer?" Luna asked.

"It was the usual. Pretty boring actually. How about yours?" Y/n asked, changing the subject.

Luna droned on and on about her summer as they made their way to their compartment in the train.

"How about this one?" Y/n asked, opening the door to a carriage in the back.

"Sure!" Luna said in her usual calm yet exuberant tone.

After a few minutes someone knocked on the door and when Luna and Y/n turned to see who knocked, someone entered the compartment, shutting the door behind them.

"PANS!" Luna yelled tackling her.

"I still can't believe you two started dating over the summer." Y/n said as Pansy and Luna settle down across from her.

"Well, we did, and I am very glad that Pans here finally admitted to me about how she actually felt." Luna elbowed Pansy and they both laughed.

"I'm happy for you two. You make a very cute couple!" Y/n said, making Luna and Pansy blush.

"Shut up." Luna said.

"Anyways, did you have a good summer, Pansy?" Y/n asked.

"I had a very fun summer. I was able to stay with Luna and her dad for part of the summer. Did you know that Luna actually writes part of the quibbler?" Luna slightly punched Pansy in the arm.

"Shush!"

"What? I think that's amazing!" Y/n said.

"It is! Every weekend I get to write an article about all sorts of things. Like nifflers and cornish pixies." Luna said then went on a tangent about all the different topics she's written about. Y/n eventually zoned out Luna's and Pansy's conversation and stared out the window.

Soon enough, a horn sounded through the train signifying that they had made it to Hogwarts and Luna, Pansy, and Y/n made their way towards the carriages being pulled by thestrals.

"What is that?" Y/n asked.

"What is what?" Pansy asks.

"That! Pulling the carriage." Y/n responds.

"There's nothing pulling the carriage Y/n. It's pulling itself like always." Pansy says.

Y/n walks up to the side of the carriage.

"You're not going mad. I can see them too. You're just as sane as I am." Luna says.

"See what?" Pansy asks getting slightly frustrated.

"Can't you see them?" Y/n asks.

"See what?"

"The bony looking horses pulling the carriage!"

"There's nothing there."

"Don't worry. Pans can't see them because she hasn't seen death." Luna states as they get onto the carriage.

"What are they?" Y/n asks Luna.

"They're thestrals. Only people who have witnessed someone dying or being killed is given the power to see them. I saw my mother die at a young age, so I've been them for years."

"I guess that makes sense. When I was five, my grandpa came to visit and while we were sitting next to each other on the couch, he had a heart attack. Shortly after while I was trying to help him, he died in my arms." Y/n said and looked downwards.

"I'm so sorry Y/n. That had to be difficult." Pansy said, trying to rub Y/n's back but she moves to the side.

"It's fine. That was over ten years ago. I've moved on." It was pretty clear that Y/n hadn't, but everyone wanted to change the subject, so Luna and Pansy let it drop.

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I'm only ending this chapter at this point because I'm tired and I want to go to bed so I apologize for it being so short. I will either continue the chapter later at some point, or just begin another chapter.