Fallen rose (Book #1)

Night

I didn't eat that much that night. I grabbed some fruit and ate that. I actually haven't been eating much lately but it wasn't because of my brother. It was out of....stress. I've had to do so much work for him lately and mine on top of that, then avoid Draco and, Harry's friends it was hard.

I usually packed more food on my plate to make it seem like I was eating a lot put today I didn't. I ate two pieces of fruit on my plate and picked at the others. I felt eyes on me but I didn't look back. A lot of people must be staring at me and thinking

"What type of Slytherin eats alone?"

"Who is she?"

"Where did she come from?"

These are the usual whispers around school but still, no one knows who I am well only the professors, Harry, and Draco but that's it. The only person out of those who don't know my last name is Draco. He just yells "hey! Lauretta wait up!"

That's all it ever is really. I stood up when the food was gone with everyone else before leaving the Great Hall. I slipped into the crowd and hid when I saw Draco heading for me. I've avoided him for a week I can do it longer.

Suddenly I was grabbed by the shoulder and yanked from the crowd and dragged down the hallway. I was dragged around a corner where no one ever came after dinner and I was slammed against the wall. When my back collided my body shook slightly.

I saw who it was and my eyes widened. I was about to yell out but their hand covered my mouth. "I know your secret. What made you think you could hide it for long." The person said.

I bit their hand making them jump back and I took off running as soon as I was released. I didn't care at this point who knew. I was a great runner thankfully. I ran down corridors and took sharp turns before using a secret passage to get to the dungeons before curfew.

I rushed down into it and it closed right as I heard footsteps coming around the corner. I held my breath and the footsteps rushed right past the place I was in. When I was sure they were gone I turned and ran down the passage. I took a turn and opened a door.

I exited and walked down to the portrait and muttered the password before stepping in. A few older Slytherins were in the common room but thankfully Draco was just going up the stairs and didn't look back when I walked in. I walked passed the older Slytherins who didn't care for me and headed to my dorm. I opened the door and walked inside before closing the door behind me. I threw my robe off and set it on my trunk before grabbing my clothes for the night.

 I walked to the bathroom and opened the door. I turned the shower on and brushed my hair out. I stripped my clothes before stepping into the shower. Warm water flooded down my back and it felt like a relief.  I could have stayed in the forever but I didn't. I quickly put my strawberry shampoo and conditioner in before waiting a few minutes then rinsed it out. I quickly wiped my body down with vanilla body wash before rinsing. I turned the shower off and got out.

 A towel flew to my hand with a snap of my fingers and I wrapped it around my body tightly. I grabbed my wand from the counter and waved it. My hair immediately dried. When I was completely dried off I put my black shorts on and a blue tank top. I folded the wet towel and set it on the toilet.  I grabbed my hairbrush and brushed my hair. The curls in my usual hair came back immediately. I grabbed a hair tie and twisted my hair up into a bun. I put the hair tie in before flipping the lights to the bathroom off.  I walked through my room and sat on my bed. I pulled the covers aside and slipped in. I covered myself with the blankets before drifting off into a dreamless sleep.