Episkey//D.M

8

Draco fumed as I held my wand against his throat, we'd not long got back from talking to Hagrid about the case went, about what was going to happen to Buckbean and I hadn't been able to let go it it, to let him get away, so I'd manage to do just the same as wha he'd done to me a few weeks prior and I'd dragged him into an empty classroomm

"Get away from me you freak! What's got you so worked up?" He yelled and I stared at him with wide eyes, was he this stupid, this clueless.

"You and your family have no regard for other people. That poor, beautiful creature is going to die for nothing!" I yelled at him as I lowered my wand, walking to the other side of the room.

"For nothing! That thing almost killed me!" He exclaimed and I scoffed, throwing a book at him which was place on one of the tables and he batted it out to the way.

"No, it didn't almost kill you, you absolute dickhead. You take everything so to heart and can't not be the centre of attention for two seconds, so you completely disregarded what Hagrid said. You need to get a grip and get your priorities straight." I spat at him and he looked at me in shock, before anger took over once again.

"What do you mean by that?" He seethed and I turned to him sharply and shook my head.

"I mean, you need to get a better attitude and make decisions for yourself. Get out of that headset that your daddy is the best person on earth, because he clearly is a git. You've got potential to do the right thing Draco, but you never do." He stared at me in silence before I nodded, making my way over to the door, but before I could, Draco placed his hand over my own on the door handle.

"Call my father anything like that ever again and I will not hesitate to hurt you." He threatened and I shook his hand off of my own. I looked at him once again and scoffed, shaking my head as I left the room heading down the corridor to the great hall.

***

After lunch, I started to feel unwell and eventually, Professor McGonagall had sent me to Madam Pomfrey. I was exhausted, I hadn't been sleeping in a bod to keep up with both work and everything else. Madam Pomfrey monitored my temperature through the rest of the day as I slept on and off in the hospital room. When the morning came around, I slowly was starting to feel better. I smiled up at Harry as he mad this way into the hospital wing, sitting at the bottom of my bed.

"Madam Pomfrey said I could at lunch, I managed ti actually sleep which was nice." I chuckled, but stopped when I saw how much Harry looked troubled. You could always tell when something was on his mind because he was quiet and reserved, or sometimes angry and resentful. "What's wrong Harry?" I asked him, he took a few seconds before he looked up at me after looking around the room and moving closer to me.

"When I went to Hogsmeade the other day, I overheard a conversation between Fudge, McGonagall and Madam Rosemerta." Harry hesitated before clearing his throat. "Sirius, he-he's my god father." My stomach ached as I sat up, looking at him closely.

"Harry, I- I'm so sorry." I whispered, placing my hand over his own. "He's a horrid man, a horrible person-" as I was going to continue, Harry looked up to me, he looked tired. We were so young, he was so young and somehow we'd been through more than I would ever expect to go through in my life in just these past 3 years.

"Phe... that wasn't all." Harry continued and I looked at him confused, waiting for him to continue. A waver of anxiety rushing over me as I shivered slightly. "Professor Lupin... he- he is your god father." The worlds tumbled out of his mouth and I stared at him in shock, blinking rapidly as I sat up further. Quickly I got up from the bed, pulling on my jumper and thanking Madam Pomfrey.

"Come back and see me tonight so I can check you up!" She called and I waved her off as I rushed for the defence against the dark arts classroom. Harry let me go by myself which I was thankful for. The classroom was empty yet Remus was playing textbooks on all of the tables and when he saw me he smiled, but it soon fell from his face.

"How long? How long were you planning on keeping it from me?" I asked him and if held my hand up, stopping him from talking. "I cried, to you about your best friend, my dad dying. About how I no longer had any family and you just let me! How dare you keep something like this from me!" I yelled at him in pain, pain that he hadn't told me and pain that he had let me feel so lonely, so empty.

"Phoenix, you have to understand it wasn't easy to keep it from you. It's not something that I wanted to do, but it was the best way to keep you safe. Sit down, we shall talk." Remus urged me and I shook my head, disregarding him completely.

"Not right now, not yet." I brushed him off, heading my way out of the classroom, shutting the door gently behind me. I made my way down the corridor, walking aimlessly towards the great hall.

"Phoenix?" Draco's voice shocked me slightly as I awoke from my daydream, stopping to look at him as he matched my pace.

"What do you want, Malfoy? I've got a lot going on." I rubbed my forehead and he cleared his throat, looking at me in annoyance.

"What's got you so riled up?" Draco asked as we walked slowly towards the great hall.

"Do you ever start to realise things about yourself, the people around you. Does it scare you?" I asked Draco, hoping maybe, he'd say the right thing.

"We surround ourselves with people we believe are good for us. Sometimes they aren't the people we thought we knew and sometimes, we aren't the people we thought we were." His statement shocked me and I stood still in the corridor and stared at him in wonder, that was probably the most Draco had actually said that made perfect sense.

"If you keep up that tone and that mindset, people might like you more." I joked as we walked into the great hall and he smirked very slightly as he made his way over to his table. I took a seat with my friends who immediately did their best to cheer me up.