A HIDDEN SECRET #wattys2017

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: MEMORYBALL

~Pansy~

I thought about, should I forgive Draco ? He has been sending me letters every night. I never bothered to read them. Samantha and Tess would help me burn them.
Draco looked worse and worse every day. He had bags under his eyes, his lips were dry, his eyes were puffy, he kind of smelled as though he didn't shower for a day and he missed lessons. Goyle and Crabbe took him to see Madame Promfrey today morning, and for once, she couldn't help him.
I was really starting to worry.
Poor him. Well, maybe I should forgive him. It'll make him a lot more happier. But, I'm not going to date him. We can only just be friends. That's all. That thought made me sad, I've liked him since second year. Well, that's just life.
I hope I can fix all these.
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~Draco~

"Boss. You've got to pull yourself together. There are so many other girls who can replace Pansy-"
"DONT YOU EVER SAY THAT AGAIN !!! NO ONE CAN REPLACE HER !" I bellowed. Crabbe whimpered and shut up. Goyle shook his head slightly and said "Draco, of you keep moping around like this, you aren't going to get any better."
"I just wish that I could show Pansy what happened. She would know the truth and we'll be together again."
I sighed. I knew that wasn't going to happen.
"You know that's not possible" Goyle said and I nodded.
"Maybe you could get Millicent to tell the truth to Pansy" Goyle suggested.
"No. Pansy wouldn't do that... And Pansy wouldn't hear what Millicent has to say" I said.
"Crabbe, what do you suggest. " Ever since I shouted at him, he hasn't said a word.
"Crabbe ?"
"I just remembered something..." Crabbe whispered.
"What ?"
"The MemoryBall !"
"What's that ?"
"Remember, Goyle ? I stole it from Jeffry that day, during Herbology. Been keeping it ever since" Crabbe said searching for something. He then pulled out a crystal ball.

"What's that ?" I asked, amazed.
"My MemoryBall" Crabbe said proudly.
"Well, what does it do ?"
"Just hold it, and think about what happened in the Broom Cupboard" Crabbe ordered.
"Why ?"
"Just do it. Then, you can bring it to Pansy and show her the truth."
"Brilliant !" I thought hard about what happened. Every single detail. Five minutes later, I was done and was sprinting to the girls' Dormitory.
I knocked on the door. It opened and Isla was standing there with a toothbrush in her mouth. She looked as though she wanted to punch me but then mumbled "Pansy, someone's here to see you... And he looks like he wants to read you- future ?"
"Coming" I voice said from the bathroom. My beautiful Pansy came out a few minutes later, wearing really tight shorts and a tight tank-top.
"My word" I muttered staring at her. My eyes were as big as sauce pans.
She yelped and hurried into the bathroom once more. She came out, wearing a purple bathrobe.
"Oh, no. You didn't have to change!" I groaned. She blushed and replied
"Just tell me why you came here"
"I need to show you something. I handed her the MemoryBall.
"Now close your eyes." I whispered into her ear. She did as I told her and I watched her watch my memory. She shook violently at one part, but later, she was okay. Five minutes later, she gave me the MemoryBall back.
"What did you see ?" Tess asked. Tears started streaming down her cheeks as she turned to look at me.
"I'm so sorry." She managed. I pulled her into a hug as she sobbed onto my chest. She then pulled away.
"So are we like - together again ?"
She shook her head and said" I- I just need time to th-think..." She said and Samantha and Jena shoved me out of the room. I stared at the door for a while. What just happened. I showed her the truth. What could she possibly need to think about ?
I ruffled my hair, frustrated and went into my own dorm.

Such a strange girl Pansy is.

~Isla~

"Pansy... What did you see, exactly ?" I asked.
"I- Draco- he didn't kiss Millicent...it was the other way around." She choked.
"Oh my. " was all I said.
"Well, get out there and make up with him !" Tess ordered and Pansy shook her head.
"It isn't that simple Tessy"
"He didn't do anything wrong-"
"I know, but I feel like being In relationship with him...isn't right" she replied.
"You're hurting the poor guy" I said and Samantha nodded in agreement.
"I know. I just need time to think, alright ?" She snapped and went to bed. I could hear soft sobs as I slept.
Maybe she is right. Being in a relationship with Draco, isn't right for her. It's like the whole world is against it. 
                           ***

"Draco?" I asked. He whipped around and spotted me. He smiled and walked towards me. It was our free period.
"Yes ?" He said. Samantha stepped forward to talk to him.
"If you want Pansy to take you back, you need to sweep her off her feet !"
"How am I supposed to to that !"
"Oh, I don't know... What about NEVER CHEAT ON HER AGAIN ?"
"I told you, I never cheated on her. Millicent kissed me."
"It still hurt her."
"Okay, so back to sweeping her off her feet ?"
"Take her on a romantic date !" I suggested.
"She'll say no"
"Okay. Then, just say you want to go to Hogsmeade together tomorrow. As friends"
"Okay. Then ?"
"God you're so stupid. Take her to the Three Broomsticks or  Honeydukes or-"
"The Shrieking shack" Samantha said slyly.
"The Shrieking Shack ??!"
"Yes. She has always wanted to go there" Samantha said.
"She never said that-"
"Well, she told me. Anyways, if you take her to the shrieking Shack, she'll definitely take you back !"
"Alright. Then. Wait, she isn't afraid of ghosts or anything ?"
"No, now go !"
Samantha shoved Draco away and he stumbled into the portrait hole, while Samantha was heading to the other direction.
"Hey, where're you going ?"
"Bathroom. "

Something smells fishy. Maybe it was just the fish sticks I ate this morning.
But something is definitely not right here, and I'm gonna find out what's going on!