The Sad Truth

Christmas party

"Sorry about this Harry" I tell him as we walk into Slughorns party together. I asked Draco to come with but he had something to do.

"Don't worry about it, I didn't have anyone to come with and we are friends" he smiled towards me.

I laughed "it was you or Cormac and I was not going down that road" I said as we walked into the room.

"Drink?" Someone asks quietly, I looked and saw Neville.

"Neville Hey" I say looking at him.

He smiles "Hey, I didn't get into the club but it's ok" he says standing awkwardly with the drinks.

"It's his lost Nev" I tell him patting his back. He smiles then walks away with the drinks. We looked around and noticed Hermione run behind a curtain I looked at Harry and we went with her. Her hair was disheveled and she was panting "Hermione? What are you doing here?" I asked at the same time Harry asked what happened to her.

"Escaping..I left Cormac under the mistletoe" she said looking tired.

"Cormac invited you?" I asked she nods, "what about Ron?" She scoffed.

"Ron is too busy with the attention he gets from Lavender, I thought It'll annoy him the most if I came with Cormac" she said crossing her arm. I giggled a bit "Hey you can't laugh, you came with Harry" she says.

"I'm not that bad" he says defensively.

We both laugh "oh here he comes" she says ducking down and running away.

Cormac appears "she's powdering her nose" Harry tells him.

"Sneaky Little minx your friend is" he says referring to Hermione, I rolled my eyes "hello beautiful, it's been a while" he says smirking at me.

"Not long enough" I scoffed "if you'll excuse me" I said walking away from them. I was walking to neville when I saw my dad "Hello, Professor" I tell him.

"Hello Ms. Evans" he says back with his usual stoic face trying not to smile "I see you came with Potter" he says looking not too happy.

"Yes I did, There is nothing going on, ever, the first person I asked couldn't make it and since I didn't want to come alone, we came together" I said standing next to him with my own stoic look "I haven't seen you around school lately, what's that all about?" I say, he stiffens for a quick second but composed his posture.

"I've been busy" is all he says before he walks away towards Harry's direction and talks to him.

I was going to find Neville when Mr. Filch came in the room with Draco "Let me go you filthy squid" he said, I caught his eye and he looked down.

"Professor Slughorn sir, I just discovered this boy lurking in an upstairs corridor, he claims to have been invited to your party" he says Draco admits to gate crashing. I was going to step up and admit I had invited him but my dad beat me to it.

"I'll escort him out" he says.

Draco sneers at him "Certainly Professor" before they walked out. I found it strange and decided to follow them "Maybe I did hex that Bell girl maybe I didn't, what's it to you?" then I heard a body slam into the wall.

"I swore to protect you. I made the Unbreakable Vow" I heard my dad say, I crouched down behind the wall were I couldn't be seen. I soon saw that Harry had also followed them and he stood next to me.

Draco started to raise his voice a bit " I don't need your protection. I was chosen for this. Out of all others. Me. And I wont fail" he said trying to convince my dad and himself.

"Your Afraid, Draco. You attempt to conceal it, but its obvious. Let me assist you" my dad offered, I had no idea what they were talking about but it sounded serious.

"No! I was chosen. This is my moment" Draco says causing me and Harry to stare at one another.

When they left I got up and faced him "what do you think that was about?" I asked. He looked like he knew but was afraid to tell me "what do you know?" I asked, well demanded.

He looked conflicted to tell me "I don't think its the right time, ill tell you only when I know I'm right" he says pleading with his eyes to drop it.

"This conversation isn't over Potter" I say pointing at him before walking away.

Since that night I haven't seen Draco or my dad around, its like they have been avoiding me. the last time I saw my dad was when Ron was in the hospital because he had been poisoned, and he was called in by professor Dumbledore. Draco on the other hand was in the hospital because he fought with Harry and would be "asleep" when Id come to visit.

"Its time for our next class" says Neville I sigh and pick up my books. We were walking to class and I wasn't feeling well.

I tightened my bag and stopped "Hey Nev, I'm sorry but I'm not feeling well, I'm going to my room" I told him half smiling. He offered to walk me but I wanted to be alone. I was walking down the corridor when the room of requirements door appeared. I opened it and saw that no one was in there so I went in, I walked to the corner of the room and stirred the potion. I put some in a vials and put them in my bag for later and I covered the pot again. Walking around the room, my frustration still hadn't died down, I thought I was going crazy. Quickly taking out my wand I whisper "flagellum" and watched as a whip started to form from the end of my wand causing orange reddish sparks to emit from it. I lifted the whip and hit the target, I was aiming and practicing for long range attacks.

I was angry at the fact that I didn't know what was going on with my dad and boyfriend, angry that I couldn't help in someway. I was frustrated that a war was going to break lose at any given point and my friends could die. I had no idea what I was going to do or what was going to happen. Every negative thought I had I hit the dummies harder, tears were escaping from my eyes not from sadness or anger but from frustration. I felt tired and the whip had disappeared I sat on the floor in front of the dummy, I welcomed sleep and laid on the floor.