The Secrets of Ellewood (Harry Potter)

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Draco's POV

"What happened?" I asked Madam Pomfrey, reaching out for Liv's hand.

"Ask Dumbledore!" the nurse shook her hand and continued tending to Liv's head which was swollen and bloody, probably from hitting it on something sharp.

"I heard my name?" the Headmaster came waltzing into the room, robes sweeping behind him gracefully.

"What happened to her, Professor?" I asked, again.

"I believe she can tell you herself." He answered, looking over at Olivia who'd begun to stir.

"Liv!" her eyes remained closed but she was mumbling something in her sleep.

"I believe we should leave you two to yourselves. Poppy, accompany me out, would you?" 

I looked back to Olivia who was now muttering full-on sentences in her sleep.

"Ja-co..."

Is she saying 'Draco'?

"Ja-co-b. I- like...you...too" I sat there, shocked. Letting go of her hand, I stood and left the wing. Of course, she was saying Jacob, stupid. Why would she say your name? She doesn't care about you, and she never will. 

"Hey, I don't want to fight. Is she up?" 

Speak of the devil...

"Yeah. Go see your precious little girlfriend" I snarled, glowering at him. He held up his hands in surrender, scooting around me and rushing to the Hospital Wing. Not even thinking twice, I headed straight for the Astronomy Tower. 

People were saying that Potter and his friends went into that trapdoor the three-headed dog was standing on to save the Philosopher's Stone. Was that where Liv was, too? How did she get there? Maybe her friends from Ravenclaw will know.

I switched directions and instead, headed towards the Great Hall. Spotting the girls she always hangs around at the Ravenclaw table, I walked there, ignoring Pansy's calls from the Slytherin table.

"You're Olivia's friends, right?" They all turned to face me and a smile broke out on their faces. They shared a knowing look and then stood at once, dragging me out of the Hall.

"Ah, the famous Draco Malfoy. We've heard a lot about you. I'm Samantha Johnson." A girl with blonde hair and a fierce expression held her hand out, as if daring me to take it. I did.

"This is Amelia Clarke" she gestured to the girl standing beside her, dark curls falling across her face in a shy manner.

"and Eliza Callahan" the third girl stared at me with dark eyes and I felt extremely violated, like she was staring in my soul and reading all my secrets and thoughts. 

"I assume you already know Luna Lovegood." She glared and I guessed Olivia told them all about the time I called her Looney Lovegood. Luna simply smiled at me and I felt guilty for doing so and then lacking to apologise, so I did now.

"That's okay. I know some people think I'm crazy but if everybody was normal, the world would be such a boring place, don't you think?" All I could do was nod. Regaining my composure and remembering why I had sought this group out in the first place, I turned my attention back to Samantha.

"Do you know what happened to Olivia?" At this, her façade crumbled and I saw the pain in her eyes.

"It was all our fault. If we hadn't let her go off on her own to find you, she wouldn't have been kidnapped!"

"kidnapped? Do you know who...was is the guy who was threatening her?"

"SHE WAS GETTING THREATS?!" Samantha was now full on sobbing into her hands and the others looked closed to tears as well.

"Look, it's not your guys' faults, okay? Besides, she's fine, now. Why don't you go visit her and see if she can tell you any of these things."

"Why can't you do that?" Eliza asked.

"Because I've already visited her." I didn't elaborate or wait for their response, I just turned and walked away.

I need a nap. 

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Lol whoops, that was a short one, too. Oh well, two chapters in one day, each of them about 600 words, it's equal to one regular sized-chapter, right? :))

(654 words)

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