DRACO'S SLAVE

Chapter Two: Becoming a slave

After talking to Hagrid I felt as if I was slightly panicking. He was actually so afraid of The Dark Lord's suspected attack that he was willing to take away the only thing I had to myself. The forest had always been the thing I cherished most in life and he knew it so well.

When I was eight, I started discovering secret passages throughout the castle, and I quickly learned how to sneak in and out unnoticed. I started searching the woods and I learned I had a somewhat special gift when it came to the creatures living there. I spent hours reading Newt Scamander's work about them and learning their ways. And soon enough I was flying Buckbeak over the lake, riding on Firenze in the Forbidden Forest and even diving with the Merpeople in the Great Lake. Of course I never told Hagrid about the Merpeople, he would be furious! The point being that I was an outcast and a loner. The creatures in the forest became the closest thing I could call friends.

In my own thoughts, I approached the Stone Circle located in front of the Wooden Bridge that was leading into the castle. Once I walked past one of the stones I heard someone ahem behind me making me turn my head as I jumped a bit thinking it could might be a teacher or a guard. But oh how I wished that was true, because everything was better than facing the troll called Pansy Parkinson.

"Out so soon, Kitty Kat?" Pansy asked with her arms crossed and a smirk appeared on her face. She approached me as Millicent Bulstrode and Tracey Davis followed up behind her. I felt brave as I stood on the spot watching them get closer. But deep down, my stomach was twisting. Not because I was afraid, but my hate for her could make me vomit.

"I could ask you the same thing, Parkinson." I said glaring at her smug face.

"Oh look at that, Kitty got claws. She's probably out here playing with her imaginary friends since she clearly doesn't have any real ones of her own." Millicent mocked me as she waved her hands out mimicking a ghost. I tightened my fists as she successfully managed to provoke me.

"I do so you lazy sod!" I spat at her only causing her to laugh in amusement. Her laugh was so awful it could make your ears bleed.

"Did your parents let you speak like that? Oh no, wait," Pansy paused as a grin appeared on her face, "They left you." she said and I felt a anger inside me that had been building up for years finally exploding. I tightened my fist into a ball as a growl escaped through my teeth. Aiming at her nose I swung my fist at her with all the force in my body. She fell backwards, but Tracey was quick to catch her in her arms as she hit the ground. I should have ran she second my fist left her face, but I completely froze as I saw all the blood pouring out from her nose which made me slowly realize what I had just done. I punched her..I punched Pansy Parkinson!

"She broke my nose!" Pansy whined as she held her hand over it to try and stop the bleeding. Millicent gritted her teeth and shot her head to she side as she gave me the most sinister look I had ever seen on her. A clump was getting stuck in my throat and fear went through my body as I looked at her.

"You bitch! Stupefy!" she shouted as she pointed her wand at me. Before I knew it a bright blue light escaped it and I could feel my body being lifted off the ground. Within a second I was sent flying through the air before my body crashed into one of the stones. I fell down to the ground sobbing in pain as it felt like my body had been crushed into a hundred pieces. Millicent dragged Pansy on her feet as she shouted, "Run!" 

Tracey gave me a quick glance and it looked like she was on her way over to me when Millicent yelled «Tracey, now!» and then she sent me another look before she ran along with them.

I was left alone as I tried picking myself up from the ground. My body hurt like hell and I felt my blood boiling of anger. I got on all four and my arms started shaking as I basically started growling like an animal before I let out a loud scream that echoed through the air. It was like the frustration of my pain and all my feelings that had build up inside over all these years were coming out at all once. Then suddenly I heard a loud bang which instantly made me shut up. I quickly looked up and my eyes widened as my jaw dropped. A tree standing close to the bridge had caught fire and the flames grew rapidly. I was so confused and all I could think was how? The air was foggy and everything around was damp. But I had no time to think, there was freaking fire in front of me!