Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC

Year 5- Ch. 153

He saw Harry walking blankly down the corridor and quickly strode to him.

"Where is she, Potter?" Draco spat once he was right in front of him. Harry looked up and when taking notice that it was Draco, he glowered at him.

"Your father is a piece of—"

"I'm not asking about my father, Potter." Draco snarled, "I'm asking about Céline. Where is she?"

Harry was slightly taken by surprised although he didn't show it. Everything he and Professor Dumbledore had just discussed in his office for the last hour, has left him drained. But remembering everything that had happened to Céline this past event, he hesitated.

"She's..." he paused. "She's in the hospital wing—" before he could finish his sentence, he was punched square in the jaw and knocked to the floor. He looked up at Draco who was leaning over him, panting and clenching his fist, looking livid.

"From now on, stay away from Céline." Draco threatened in a low menacing tone. A rush of anger surged through Harry from being told what to do by Draco Malfoy, the son of the man who just tried to kill him. The nephew of the woman who just killed his godfather. He got to his feet and quickly tried to punch Draco back. Draco step back and avoided his fist, so instead of throwing another punch Harry tackled him to the ground.

"You don't control her!" Harry grunted.

"You have done nothing, but put her in danger by involving her in your problems." He hissed, as he tried to push Harry off of him. "And she so blindly and stupidly follows you as your friend."

A pang of guilt twisted in Harry's chest, but his face still showed defiance and anger. That moment of hesitation though, was Draco's opening to push him off and get up quickly "I would say she's already involved, since her father's a Death Eater, don't you think?" Harry said sharply.

"I don't care about what her shit father is. She's in the hospital wing because of you." Draco said angrily.

"She's in the hospital wing because of your aunt and her father!" Harry spat. "They both used the Cruciatus Curse on her!"

Draco's jaw clenched and unclenched with fury. He so very much wanted to pummel Harry into nothingness, but restrained himself. He blamed Harry completely for putting Céline through all of this.

"And none of that would have happened if she hadn't followed you and your desperation to be a hero.." Draco said in a low, cold tone, looming over him with a deadly aura. "Stay away from her, Potter. I'm warning you."

Without waiting for Harry's response he turned and stormed away, leaving Harry heaving in anger and guilt and grief.

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Céline regained consciousness and saw that she was in a bed, in a very familiar room. She went to sit up but cried out in pain from the broken rib. Then everything started flooding back to her; Umbridge's office, the thestrals, the Ministry of Magic, the Department of Mysteries, the Hall of Prophecy, the battle against the Death Eaters, her father, Bellatrix using the Cruciatus Curse on her, and then her father using the Cruciatus Curse on her just as she was trying to save Sirius from Bellatrix.

Her heart raced at the last memory she had before blacking out. It was of Sirius... falling through the large veiled archway.

Madame Pomfrey was next to her trying to get her to lay back down.

"You need to lie down, dear." She said.

"Where is—?" Céline's voice croaked, her throat was dry. She looked around her and saw Hermione sleeping on the bed next to her and Ron in the bed after that. Ginny, Luna and Neville were in their beds across from hers all three of them looked at her with concern.