Changes (A Draco Malfoy Fanfiction)

Chapter 4

An hour later, I still can't believe I agreed to go out with Draco Malfoy. ''Miss Sprinks can you please tell us what's so interesting at the ceiling?'' Mr Binns our History of Magic professor said sarcastically to me. ''I'm sorry'' I replied and lowered my head to my book. At least this is our last class for today. ''Nicole are you alright? You look very distracted even for Mr Binns' class'' Hermione murmured under her breath. ''Yes, I'm fine. I'm just still upset about last hour.'' I whispered to her and pretended I was keeping notes to avoid the conversation.

I finished my lunch and left the Gryffindor table, heading to Umbridge's office. Well done, you earned yourself a detention the very first day I thought. I was walking fast, I didn't want to be late, when I felt someone tapping my back. I turned to see that it was my cousin Irene. Irene's mother is my mother's sister. Her and I are pretty much alike. Same brown hair and brown eyes, same height and similar body sculpture. She's on Gryffindor too same age as me. ''I have been asking for you everywhere. I wanted to talk, about what happened last hour and to make sure you're okay'' she said with a huge smile on her face. ''I'm fine Irene, just please don't say anything to grandpa he'll kill me''
''Don't worry I won't. But Nicole how on earth did you get a detention the first day, come on you should relax a bit and control yourself'' she declared in a mother-like tone that drives me crazy when she does it. ''You don't understand, I didn't want to control myself and neither did Harry. See you, I'll be late.'' I said and left, continuing my way to the devil's place.

It was four o'clock when I knocked the door at her office, not even a minute late. I opened the door and for a second I froze. Her office was much more different than I remember it the previous years. All surfaces had been covered in lacy covers and cloths. There were many vases with dried flowers that made this place even more creepier . The strangest thing in this room was one of the walls who now was a collection of plates, each one of them decorated with kittens. ''Good evening Miss Sprinks'' Umbridge broke the silence ''Good evening professor'' I said coldly. ''Mr Potter will join you in a hour. But for now you'll be on your own. For today I want you to write some lines for me.'' Her fake smile was burning my soul, for god's sake this woman was sent to us from hell. I made a move to grab my quill but she stopped me. ''No dear I'll give you my quill." I nodded and waited for her to bring it to me. ''You haven't given me any ink professor." I said confused. ''Oh you won't need any''. ''And what exactly am I supposed to write?''
''I want you to write I must not talk back." she instructed me, sat on her chair and started drinking tea. I began writing but instantly I felt a strong pain in my left hand. I noticed that the paper was still empty but my hand started to bleed.The words she ordered me to write started cutting my flesh and blood was running down the desk. I let a sigh of pain to go off, as much as I wanted to hide it, the pain was unbearable. How cruel can she be, to torture children that way?
I was shaking and I started feeling dizzy because of the pain. The door knocked and Harry entered the room. I must be writing these lines for an hour now. I looked Harry straight in his eyes with a look of despair. ''Miss Sprinks continue. No talking please'' she said and a few minutes later Harry had the same look as I did his face. He turned his head to me and a tear escaped the corner of my eye but I quickly washed it away.More hours passed and my robes were now full of blood and I felt my body giving up on me. ''Miss Sprinks, enough for today you may go. See you tomorrow same hour.'' She said and gave me a smile that made me wanna throw up. ''What about Harry won't he leave too?''
''Don't forget that Mr Potter has come an hour later than you did. Do you want to stay and accompany him?'' a giggle escaped her mouth and Harry looked at me and whispered me to leave now. I didn't say anything and closed the door behind me. I rushed to the girls bathroom to wash the blood of my hand and as the cold water was running in my skin I felt more relieved that I have ever been and I think I regained my color. I quickly made my way to the Gryffindor tower to take a shower and change. I looked at my watch and I saw that I had less than an hour to get ready, I'd meet Draco at 8 o'clock at the Quiddich pitch. In five minutes I had finished my shower and I took a pair of skinny, high-waisted blue jeans and a white jumper to wear. I brushed my teeth and made my hair in a ponytail. To finish, I applied a few coats of mascara and some concealer, grabbed my wand from my bedside table and my coat and rushed to the Great Hall to have dinner.