Audrey's Secret

The Strongest

*A month later* 

It's gotten colder at Hogwarts.

Harry Doesn't speak to me which isn't new.

Hermione claims she doesn't know me.

Ron is being a complete idiot.

I sit alone at meals now.

Pansy is with Draco. Draco crushed me. He took my heart and burned it. He played with it. He lied to me.

I get made fun of. My skirt could be too short and a new nickname would begin a new depression. A new anger. Everyone I know has turned on me. I have no one.

My eye doesn't help either. Ron and I have had to get glasses to see better, being our other eye has been compromised.

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"Get lost fatty!"

"No one likes you!"

"Why don't you just kill yourself!"

"I'm surprised no one's made you a grounds keeper, being that you look an awful lot like that Loon Hagrid!"

"Four eyes! Four eyes!"

I clenched my book tighter to my chest as they spoke those words. I thought about my homework instead of the fact that my eyes were watering. I tore off my glasses as the tears streamed down my cheeks. My hair hung at my face, it was now a light grey. I guess my hair determined my happiness because it started turning grey the day Hermione stopped remembering me. I don't know what I did wrong to deserve this.
"Hey, are you OK?"
I get pulled from the hallways and into the plain library by Draco. His grey eyes flooding with concern. He had both hands on my shoulders looking me straight in the eye. I place my gaze to my books in my arms instead of looking into them.  "What's wrong?" He repeats again but turning my chin in his direction. I jerk my chin away. "Why would you care?" I ask almost inaudible. "I care because I can Audrey. Now tell me."
I look into his eyes. He doesn't know.
"I've been like this for a month, why do you suddenly care?"
Draco goes red. "Well...I-" He still cares. Why? Snape erased the memory of anyone who knew me.
"It's OK. I get it. Can I go now?" I say almost above a whisper. He lets me go but watches me leave. I flee to Snape's classroom, my next class. I'm hoping I'm not late as I am never one to be late anymore, being his favorite student and all. All I did was play as a back up for Malfoy when he was gone and presto! I get favorited. I open the door. "Miss Riddle, where were you?" Snape's deep voice says as the whole class looks at me. I keep my head down. "I had forgotten my books professor." I say as I sit in my seat that happened to be beside Harry. "See me after class. Turn to page 345, read and complete the procedure." I sigh in relief. More then likely he'll have me stay just to give me more books to read. I'm pretty sure I could out smart Hermione by now.

Harry doodles over his parchment, drawing a dragon. I smile a little over the drawing. It's silly really. The dragon's riding a broom.

"Now," Snape's booming voice blared through the room. "The strongest out of your group shall complete the last step. Use the spell listed in the instructions." He finished glancing at me. I look away from him and to Harry. I am the strongest.

I read the spell and practice saying it inside my head so it doesn't get messed up when it comes out. I take out my wand and begin to say it. Harry puts his hand on my wand. "I'll do it." He and I meet, our gaze locked to each other. "I'm doing it." I firmly pull away my wand from his grasp. "Riddle, I'm doing it, you just sit back and enjoy yourself." He raises his voice so that nearby students hear him, preferably the Slytherins.

"No, you sit back and keep doodling. While you're at it you can talk to your little friends too. Maybe they can find a cure for your ignorance." I snap. I mumble the spell and white swirls dance around the seedling. It grows into a beautiful black rose.