"Can I Slytherin?" - A Draco Malfoy Fanfiction

Chapter 23 - "I'm sorry, for everything"

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~Oliver's Point of View~

Oliver wakes up abruptly, rays of sun blinding him from the window opposite, forcing him to shield his eyes. He's about to stand up, when he realises that Jessica is lying against him, fast asleep, her head on his lap. He watches her silently for a few seconds, before placing a hand on her shoulder, and patting her gently until she begins to stir. She swats his hand away, squinting when the sun reaches her eyes. 

"Where are we?" she groans, sitting up slightly and looking at him over her shoulder.

"We're in the hopsital wing, remember?" says Oliver drowsily, "Betty had a little... mishap, you could say, after the ball yesterday."

"Oh," Jessica mumbles, "Poor her. And what time is it?"

Oliver looks at his wrist, but finds that he isn't wearing his watch.

"It's 1pm," says a voice to the right of him. Oliver turns to face Ruby, who is also sharing an armchair with Dean. They're both awake, but Dean keeps on closing his eyes and reopening them again. Oliver nods, and looks around. Betty is asleep on the bed that they are all sitting around, her face pale and her hair messy. Aine and George are lying next to eachother on another hospital bed, which has been dragged next to Betty's, and Alex and Danny are sharing an armchair, huddled in blankets. 

"1pm," sighs Oliver, nudging Jessica to the side, before rising from the seat and stretching out his limbs. He looks at Jessica in the corner of his eye, who pulls her knees to her chest and grabs a pack of Tarot cards from her pocket. Oliver smiles and sits back down beside her, placing his arm around her shoulder. She blushes and looks up at him with surprise. Dean and Ruby too, both turn to look at them in interest.

"Oh, I'm sorry, am I not allowed to display affection to the girl I took to the ball?" Oliver asks. He hesitates, before leaning forwards to kiss her cheek. 

"Aw, that's so sweet," Ruby says, "Dean isn't like that, are you Dean?"

"Hey, I ain't changing," Dean replies, holding his hands up in the air. Jess laughs, and is about to reply when Oliver jumps up from his seat, startling them all. Betty stirs gently, and slowly begins to wake up.

"She's awake!" he exclaims.

~Betty's Point of View~

Betty feels her eyelids slowly open. 

"She's awake!" shouts out a voice, she thinks it's Oliver, but she isn't sure. Disorientated, she shifts uncomfortably in the bed that she's in, and looks around. The room is bright from the sunlight pouring in through the windows, and surrounding her are her friends, all sitting in armchairs, apart from Aine and George, who are on the hospital bed beside her. 

"Yep," she croaks, "I sure am awake. What happened?"

Ruby and Jessica approach her at the side of the bed. 

"You got hit by a spell," says Jessica, "By Draco."

"He was aiming at Neville," Ruby adds hastily. Betty sighs, the memories flooding back. She clenches her jaw, remembering all of Draco's harsh words.