Harry's Twin - Book One // Complete // Editing

Midnight Expedition

I look across the black lake, lost in my thoughts. 

'Draco seemed so nice.' 'I don't really want to be friends with someone who hates my brother, right?' and 'So that's why he's a Slytherin'.

I honestly thought that he was a good guy, but he's really just like his house's description. Or was it that he was just trying to show up Harry? I mean they obviously don't like each other.

'Lydia!' I hear and I'm pulled out of my thoughts. By no one but Draco. 'I knew I would find you here.'

I get up and walk towards the castle. Which also happens to be towards him, causing him to think I wanted to talk to him. 'Look, I'm sorry. I was just joking, I wouldn-'

'Stop it. I don't really care what you were doing, just that you did it.'

He groans. 'I'm sorry. I truly am.' He puts his hand on my arm and looks me in the eye. 'Please listen to me.'

'Fine, whatever.'

'I'm really sorry. I don't honestly know why I did it, but I'm sorry,' he looks down. 'Sorry.'

I decide to forgive him. Don't ask why, I don't know. 'Okay.'

He looks up hopefully. 'You mean you forgive me?'

'Yeah, I guess.'

I turn back to the lake and sit down. I turn back to him, still standing a little way off. 'Well, are you going to sit?' I mention next to me.

He sits down and smiles slightly. We sit in silence for a while and then he looks at me. 'Dinner in a couple of minutes.'

'You've gotten better at remembering time, Drac.' 

He laughs and gets up. 'Let's go.' He pauses. 'We're.. friends, right?'

'Yeah. We are,' I grin and get up. 'Let's be off!'

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'Lydiaaaaaaaaaa' Fred yells running up to me and Draco on our way to the hall. I can see George behind him.

'What?' I roll my eyes at Draco.

'We can not tell you if he's here,' Fred mentions to Draco.

'See you later, Draco?' I say.

'Okay. See you Lydia. See you Weasleys.'

'So? Fred?' I look at him expectantly.

'Well, George and I may, or may not, have found a way into the Forbidden Forest that the professors don't know about- at least we don't think they do.'

'Midnight Expedition?' I grin.

They agree and we walk up to the castle for dinner. Half-way there I stop. 'Can Draco come?'

The twins look at each other. 'Fine,' says George.

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I walk into the great hall and find Draco instantly. He's in between Crabbe and Goyle. I tell the twins to save me a seat and then I walk to the Slytherin table. Everyone at the table stops talking and stares at me. I tap Draco on the shoulder and lean in so I'm talking into his ear. 'Meet me at the doors, midnight.'

He turns to look at me and smiles. 'Why?'

'Twins and I are going to the Forbidden Forest. You're coming.'

He looks a little worried and asks if it's a good idea. I say 'Sure. Don't worry, I won't let you get hurt.' I smile. 'So, midnight, doors. Bye.'

I look over at Pansy who's sitting with her mouth open. 'Oh, hey!' I fake a smile.

She opens her mouth to say something but stops, remembering Draco's there. 'Hello, Lydia.' She fake smiles back.

'Would love to stay and chat, but naaaah. Bye bye,' I turn around and see Harry at the Gryffindor table.

'Harry!' I call. He turns his head to face me and I rush over. I sit opposite him in between the twins. 'You didn't get kicked out?'

He shakes his head. 'Nope. But I'm now the Gryffindor seeker.'

'Really?' the twins and I exclaim at the same time.

'We're beaters for the team!' Says George.

Fred looks at me, 'Probably the best beaters in the school.'

'Sure, matey.' I smirk.

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Soon after we are told to go up to our rooms. I wait until the common room lights are out and start to sneak down the stairs.

'Tell me what happens when you get back, Lyds,' Hermione mutters.

I grin in the dark and tip toe down the stairs. Fred and George are waiting. Fred holds out his arm. 'Shall we?'

'We shall,' I laugh, taking his arm.

He leans so he's speaking just to me. 'Does Draco have to come?'

'Well I already asked him...'

Fred sighs and opens the door, his arm still through mine. We walk down the stairs, followed by George, and towards the doors. Only once we were outside the Great Hall did he take his arm away. Draco was already waiting by the door when we got there.

'So, the Forbidden Forest?' He frowns. 'Why?'

Fred rolls his eyes. 'George and I have explored most of it,' he begins.

'And now we've found a new part, and we wanted to show Lydia.' George continues.

'I wanted you to come,' I finish. The twins and I do random jazz hands. 'So, let's be off!'

'What. Are. You. Doing? Lydia?!' Great, no one but Harry.

'Hiya, Harry!' I say. 'Watcha doing?'

'I asked you first.'

I look over at the twins, who nod.

'Um, well, so Fred and George found a new part of the Forbidden Forest and wanted me to come check it out, too. Yeah.'

'And Malfoy?'

'That may have been my idea...'

'So, you wanted him to come, but not me?'

'I did, truly, it's just... just,' I look at Draco for help.

'Ah, I helped the twins find it, and she thought I should come,' He says.

The twins glare at him. 'You didn't really help us, you accidentally did.'

'Okay, anyway, Harry what are you doing?' I ask.

'I heard voices in the common room, so I came down and you guys were leaving. So I followed you.' He looks at Fred. 'Oh, and Fred, what were you doing... with your arm through my sister's?'

Fred looks down, while Draco raises his eyebrows. 'Nothing...' Says Fred. 'Let's go. Harry, come if you want.'

Soon the five of us arrive at the forest. 'Here we are,' smiles George.