The Lullaby of Fear | Draco Malfoy

Chapter Six

For the following weeks, I have avoided Draco Malfoy completely.

In my defense, it was getting harder and harder to keep up with Umbridge's rules, leave alone sneak out, or talk with the opposite gender whenever she is around. And she is always around.

Yes, I have been avoiding him especially since all that had happened on that first party. Afterwards, I felt like everywhere I went, he was there. Avoiding his blueish eyes was a difficult task, and ignoring his rude comments at anyone who was close was getting harder.

During these weeks, Umbridge has given some advantages to our house. She has made Pansy Parkinson and Draco Malfoy prefects too.

Lately, I have not been feeling well, like usual but there were even more things going on. Dealing with my grief was getting to the point where you have the same thoughts over and over again — why, how, and why again.

On the other hand, being in Hogwarts was hard enough to make a sane person go insane. Between homework and obeying the rules, you could go to class and to the library, and call it a day. Fifth year is not being easy.

"I fear this might be the last quill I ever use," Daphne states, sighing, "Since I won't be able to hold anything else in my life after five essays."

She drops her hand to the table, opening and closing it painfully. We were in the library trying to get some work done since it was Friday again. A great Friday night if you ask me.

It was almost after hours, so all people around us have already left, we were two of the last ones still here.

"Yeah, me too," I sigh, "We should leave soon."

"Girls, you're not going to believe this," I see Imogen from the corner of my eye suddenly appearing, running to us in the middle of the library, also earning some annoyed shushes.

"Where did you come from-" Daphne tries to ask but Imogen, taking a chair and sitting between us, shakes her head.

"Don't worry about it," She mysteriously answers, "Now, Pansy told me that Padma Patil told her that Sue- Never mind, Cho Chang likes Harry Potter!"

I looked at her in disbelief.

Daphne was still trying to grasp on.

"Wait, Cho Chang, that girl from Ravenclaw?" I ask suddenly, remembering something, "She dated my brother last year!"

"Exactly!" Imogen exclaims, Daphne widens her eyes but chooses not to say anything.

"She's with Potter? That's just weird considering-" I cut myself off, coughing on my fist, "Considering she dated Cedric."

"I know.." Imogen presses her lips in a tight line.

"Good for her," I suddenly change my mind, making both of them snap their eyes at me, "For moving on, closing a chapter...Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to the dungeons, I want to have a shower." I lie, I had already had a shower before dinner.

I quickly grab my stuff, both of them looking at me suspiciously.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Daphne asks, raising her eyebrows.

"Yeah...Why wouldn't I be?" I shrug, then stand up and walking out of the library, "See you at the dorm," It's the last thing I say.

Walking out of the library, I look down at my feet, remembering the way down to the dungeons by heart, I could go blindfolded and still get there. I was feeling rather anxious, this pressure on my chest that could cut my breathing.

Honestly, the simple things is what hurt me the most because those are the ones that remind me of him the most. Remembering that he will never be able to come back is a strange sensation.