To Love is to Destroy [On Hold]

Chapter 7: The Hospital Wing

A soft light was filtering through the window above Alya's bed. Presents and gifts were in a neat pile on her bedside table. Blaise quietly closed the door and the sounds of his footsteps died away. Soft breathing came from the other sleeping patients. Draco's blond hair glowed like a halo around his head. Alya's eyelids fluttered.

Alya's POV:

The first thing I saw was the ceiling. It was white.... wait a second. MY CEILING IS GREEN! WHAT THE- I sat bolt upright. Pain shot through my spine and neck. I gasped and fell back onto the pillow. Draco looked up and stared at my bed. Finally noticing him, I managed to croak out:

"Draco?"

"Shh, don't talk. He ran off and came back with a glass of icy water. Bringing the cold glass to my lips, icy liquid froze my mouth. It was surprisingly refreshing. Gulping the rest of the liquid down, I pushed myself up on my pillows. Madam Pomfrey bustled over.

"Now Ms. Black, how much do you remember? Do you know why you're here?"

"Uh...... I remember being slammed against a wall by Parkinson.... and I remember a lot of spells aaaaaaaand..... nothing else."

"Not too bad, Mr. Malfoy I trust that you'll inform her on the rest of what's happened? Now finish this and if you feel okay, I'll dismiss you by dinner time."

Madam Pomfrey handed me a bottle of foul smelling liquid, I gulped it down and took a bite out of a chocolate frog. Draco took a Liquorice Wand. I let out a small laugh and reached for the box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. Picking a pretty green one, I chewed it. Mint! Yum.

~~ timeskip to after lunch - sponsored by the Hogwarts Hospital Wing ~~

After lunch, Draco came to pick me up. He had the rest of the day off and I had been given permission to miss the next day of lessons if I felt like it. This was great and all, but I had been banned from playing Quidditch for a month! Walking hand in hand with Draco, we walked to the common rooms. I had a hot shower, redid my hair, changed clothes and put on my Slytherin scarf, some warm leather gloves and my warm fur trim coat. I met with Draco in the common rooms and we walked around the Hogwarts grounds.

The wind was crisp, but not too cold. Brown, gold and red leaves danced around us. A soft ripple brushed the lake. I turned and faced Draco.

"Wanna go ice skating when it's colder?"

"Hmm? Sure."

I smiled and popped a bean in my mouth. Ew, grass. I spat out the bean and lay down in the cool, crisp grass. The sky was grey, with small beams on sunshine poking through. I ate another bean, coconut. Yum. I passed Draco a few, he ate a greenish one. He pulled a face.

"What'd you get?"

"Ewwwwww, it's like vomit, earwax and toilets combined!!"

"How'd you know what toilet tastes like?"

"U-You know what I mean!"

I laughed so hard that I teared up a little bit. Draco rolled his eyes and ate a white one. He smiled, probably coconut. I ate a chocolate frog and stared at the sky. I am so going to be fat when I grow up.

~~ timeskip to common room after dinner, sponsored by: The Slytherin Dining Table ~~

I lay on the couch with my feet rested on the coffee table. I was wearing black denim jeans, warm sock, fluffy boots, a black shirt and a comfy Slytherin sweater. I sipped a mug of tea and listened as Draco explained the spells we had to practice for transfiguration and charms, the sketch we had to do for Herbology, the chart we had to make for astronomy and a load of other things. I yawned and took another sip of my tea. The heat from the fire was making me sleepy and so was the tea. I straightened up.

"Sorry to interrupt Draco, but I should get to bed. Madam Pomfrey said I needed to rest. Thanks for helping me with all the homework, you must be exhausted. Meet me here tomorrow morning? Let's say... around 7:00?"

"Sounds good."

I gave Draco a small side hug and went to my room. As soon as I entered all the talking ceased. Pansy glared and three other girls I didn't know looked up.

"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing here, Black?"

"I didn't ask for your opinion, idiot.

Pansy walked up to me, tried to sing a punch and slammed the door in my face. I sighed and walked back to the common rooms. A paper crane rested on top o my usual couch. Intrigued, I tapped it with my wand and watched it unfold. I read the note:

Dear Alya,

I forgot to tell you earlier, but your dorm has changed. All your things have been moved to dorm 001 on the first floor. Your welcome.

~Draco.

I grinned and grabbed the note. Picking up everything, I ran to the dorms, sure enough dorm 001's door was slightly ajar. I pushed open the door and gasped. The top half of the window showed above the lake and the bottom half showed beneath the surface. I put my bag on top of my trunk and lay down on my bed. I heard a noise come from what I assumed was the bathroom. I tentatively called out a hello. The door swung open.

"Millicent?! Amy?!"

Amy waved and ran over. Pulling me into a quick side hug she sat down on the edge of my bed and started blabbering about why we switched dorms. Millicent trudged in, smiled an gave a salute. I saluted back. Laughing, she sat down on her bed and set her wand on her nightstand. ~~ timeskip: sponsored by Amyleah's endless talking~~

"... so yeah, then Snape told us that we had switched dorm and now we're here!"

"Wow... that's quite a story."

Amy giggled and tucked a strand of her long blonde hair behind her ear. I shook my head in disbelief.

"Well, I should get to bed. Sleep well Alya."

"Night Millicent, Amy. I'm just gonna go to the bathroom quickly, I'll leave my lamp on."

I waved a goodnight and picked up my toiletries bag. I walked to the bathroom and brushed my teeth. As I stood in front of the mirror, I noticed a glint of white on my neck. Setting down my toothbrush, I spat out the froth and swept my hair up into a messy bun. I jagged scar ran down one side of my neck. Sighing, I let my hair back down and washed my face. I changed into my pajamas and turned off the light. I noticed that the green jewels set into the edges of the mirror and taps let off a pale glow. Cool, now I can navigate without lights.

I dumped my stuff at the foot of my bed and climbed in. Amyleah was reading a book and Millicent was asleep. I murmured a goodnight and fell asleep instantly.