Beyond Bloodlines

The Battle in the Chamber

*Y/n's POV*

The rest of the year was going fine until today. Yes, I still got bullied but it started slowing down as the year went by and people slowly started seeing the real me. Most of the bullying was from Potter and Weasley, but just Ron. Fred, George, and Percy are all nice to me and of course my bestie Ginny. I slowly started seeing Draco be nicer to some people, some. Not all, but some and it was only when no one was around. I wasn't spying on him... okay so maybe I was sometimes but he would even do it when we were just walking in the corridors together just catching up.

I wasn't worried about being petrified but I was worried about the rest of the people. Even if I didn't know them well or they weren't the best of people I can imagine it's not fun to be petrified. I was the most nervous about Hermione. We had gotten closer over the year, and she was the only one in the "Golden trio" who was nice to me. Today the bullying was the worst it had been in a while. I didn't know what happened but for some reason more people bullied me and Potter and Weasley bullied me harder. I figure that because of all the rumors going on about him that it was probably why he bullied me harsher because he needed someone to take it out on.

By the end of my last class I was so done with the day that I just ran to the only place I knew I could go where no one would see me. Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. It's abandoned because no one liked her, she was quite nice to me, but I could understand why people didn't like her. After class I ran to the bathroom and once, I made it I immediately sunk to the floor leaning against the wall and bawled my eyes out.

I wasn't sure how long I was there for, but I knew I missed dinner. I hadn't seen Ginny all day and Hermione was petrified so I would have no one to sit with and no one would come to find me. Suddenly when I heard footsteps coming this way I immediately ran to the sink and rinsed off my face trying to look as if I hadn't just been crying for Merlin knows how long.

Why would anyone be coming here at this time of day?

Once I had dried myself off using a spell the footsteps stopped and I looked over to see Potter, Weasley, and Lockhart I instantly rolled my eyes.

"Malfoy? What are you doing here?" Potter asked.

"This is a girl's bathroom; I think the real question is what are you doing here?" I held in my anger, and it wasn't just because it was them two, it was also because one of the things I hated most was when someone called me Malfoy.

"Answer his question," Weasley stepped forward slightly.

"I don't think I'm going to do, especially because I know you won't answer mine," I crossed my arms, "have either of you guys seen Ginny today?"

"No, but we know she's in trouble. Why do you care?" the red-haired boy scoffed emphasizing "you".

"Trouble?! I care because she's my best friend, and she's your baby sister, you should care more about her not being here all day," I finally spoke firmer and louder.

Potter finally turned to Moaning Myrtle and after their little conversating about how she died, Harry analyzed the sink and started talking about how it was the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. Once he opened it by speaking in parseltongue.

"Excellent Harry, very excellent. Well, there's no reason for me to stay so-" Lockhart tried running away but the two held him back and pushed him but right before he fell into the chamber, he held himself.

"You first,"

"Now boys, what good would it do?" Lockhart asked the two.

"Better you than us," Weasley said.

Finally, something we agree on

"Um," the knucklehead started until he looked my way, "have the girl do it, no one's going to miss her," Potter and Weasley looked at me and even though it hurt than he said that I didn't really care at the time, and I guess there is a reason I'm Gryffindor because it didn't look that scary.