Atelophobia (Draco Malfoy x Male OC)

Chapter Sixteen

"Pluto, we're giving you five minutes to tell us what the hell is going on or we're telling Harry you're hanging out with Malfoy". The Ravenclaw girl looming over me in the library was usually not as terrifying, had I not been forced to sit and look up at her.

"Georgina, I...." I could hardly figure out what to say "please you can't tell anyone, if they think I'm a traitor.."

"Are you?"

"No, I'm following the Order and Aquarius has been reporting back to Remus" I felt my hands tremble a little as I fidgeted "what's going on with Draco and I, it's separate to all of this"

Georgina and Ryland exchanged a look, i hadn't seen much of either of them since we left the train this year. They both looked exhausted.

"I promise you, I'm not a traitor... I'm just trying to have a bit of normality in my life, being with him is like, I'm still a sixteen year old and not a soldier"

I could feel my voice threatening to crack so I quickly shut up and let the couple in front of me discuss it. From what I could tell Ryland was on my side, though he felt betrayed that I hadn't spent much time with them while Georgina was suspicious.

While deep in thought a bad feeling overwhelmed me, radiating from the vial which I had given its twin to Draco yesterday. Instinctively I leapt out of the chair with wide eyes. "I have to go".

Georgina looked at me with a furrowed brow "no we're not done with you".

I went to say something but the feeling got worse. "Please Georgie I have to go, somethings not right and I promise I'll fill in everyone as soon as I come back just please"

She glanced at Ryland and he shrugged. "Fine go" she sighed.

I tried to feel relieved but a searing pain claimed me from the necklace. Quickly bolting from the room, I ripped off the necklace and tried to find Draco. I couldn't handle the pain coming off it, it felt like... he was dying.

I turned the corner, about to pass the lavatories when I nearly ran head on into Harry, with his hair more messy than usual and his eyes wide like he had seen a ghost.

He quickly moved around me and hurried past, leaving me suspicious. But I had to ignore that suspicion as worry for Draco became my emotional priority.

With a shake of my head, I turned to keep going down the hall when I saw the water coming from the boys lavatory and I could hear a voice mumbling a healing spell.

My stomach filled with led and I quickly ducked in, gasping as I saw what the aftermath of what I supposed Harry was running from. Draco was lying on the ground in the water stained by his own blood as Professor Snape uttered incantations to heal him.

I quickly dashed to his side, kneeling in the water, not caring if my trousers got wet. "Fuck.." my eyes watered and I looked up at Snape, "was this... was this Potter?".

The professor simply nodded and I couldn't help but feel my blood boil.

Holding Draco's hand, I kissed his knuckles gently. "I'll visit you in the hospital wing but Harry needs to be dealt with" I mumbled, unsure if he could hear me.

I stood up and left, casting a quick drying charm and storming in the direction Harry went. Following my own intuition and the pathway of gossip Harry had left all the way to the Room of Requirement.

I scowled and watched the door materialise for me, making my way in and not even hesitating to point my wand at Harry, despite him being clearly shaken.

"You git, you fucking git" I hissed.

My dealings with Harry had been few and far in between, I was always in the background, happy to learn and listen and speak with the Weasleys about passing information along but not today.

My cheeks were wet and I hadn't realised I had been crying but it was now noticeable in my voice. "You could have killed him, you moron".

"He could've killed Katie!" He snapped back trying to defend himself.

"What happened with Katie was an accident, she was never supposed to touch that necklace" I threw a hex at him and he deflected it.

Harry's eyes narrowed, the green colour of them darkening. "So you're his accomplice?"

"No, he just told me... it's not his fault Potter"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

I shook my head and lowered my wand. "Nothing, just from now on leave him alone. He's got enough on his plate" I said before adding with a sarcastic bite to my tone "you should be focusing on something a little more important than a schoolboy rivalry, like I don't know, Voldemort".

I wasn't scared to say his name, given my voice dropped to a hiss that would be inaudible for anyone but the person I was speaking too.

There was a silence and I turned to leave. "Pluto, I'm sorry" Harry muttered.

I rolled my eyes and kept walking to the door. "Sod off, Potter. I'm not the one you need to apologise to". And with that I left, making a beeline for the hospital wing and Draco.

A/N: heeey so there's a lot of dialogue in this chapter but I want to ask if any of you wanted me to write a NSFW/Smut chapter? It won't be the chapter after this one and I do intend for there to be one a lot later on but do you guys want one earlier too?