Malfoy Neighbors

Betrayal-Year 2 Chapter 14

The next day, you caught up with Potter and Weasley to find out what they found out. They told you that Draco had asked his father what he knew. Mr. Malfoy wouldn't tell his son anything. Potter told you that a muggle-born was killed last time it was opend and that Draco wished he knew who it was that opened the chamber. He wanted to help them.

Draco wanted to help the heir of Slytherin kill muggle-borns? Your heart sank. You and him had spent the last few weeks getting so close. You thought for sure he liked you. Was it realy just to get close enough to help the heir? You said thanks to Potter and Weasley and headed to the room in the dungeons. You sat on the couch in a the cold dark room, crying. The door opend. It could only be Draco. Noone else knew of the place. You didn't bother looking.

"Incendio" Malfoy said starting the fire. He truned and saw you crying.

"(Y/n)? What's wrong, why are you crying?" Malfoy sat down. You stood up.

"I can't talk to you right now." You said threw tears.

"What did I do?" You flipped around facing him.

"What did you do?" You yelled. "Let me ask you a different qustion. Why did you act like you cared about me?"

"I do care." Malfoy said confused. "What's going on?"

"You want to help the heir of Slytherin! You want to help him take out all the muggle-borns!" You stormed out of the room, upset. Draco tryed to fallow you, but the door slammed in his face.

Draco's pov

"What was that all about?" He said outloud. "I don't want to hurt her. When did I say I ever..." he paused for a moment. "...ooooooh, last night I said that I wish I knew..." he stoped again. "But how did she...? (Y/n) wasn't there." Draco was completely baffled.

Your pov

You found your way back to your bed. You wished you had (n/n) with you to hold. Draco Malfoy was still a jerk. 'Slytherins do anything to achieve their end.' A voice said in your head. That's what the sorting hat said last year. Malfoy was doing just that. What did he want? If he wanted you to be away from him and the school, why did he stay? Why did he give you a protective charm? You held the niffler charm in your hand.

"Why did I allow myself to fall for the school bully. I should have known it would end badly." You sobbed into your pillow.

A few day went by. You avoided Malfoy and his friends. When Sam and the others got back, you told Sam what he did. Classes resumed and the ones that Draco Malfoy was in, were harder then normal. You wanted to hit him. You wanted to hate him. He said he didn't want to hurt you but he had. Nothing hurt you more than the disloyalty of a friend.

It was now Feburary. You were still mad at Draco and the very sight of him upset you. You went to Moaning Merdals bathroom to talk. She seemed to be the only one who cried along with you. You sat in a stall telling her what was on your mind when you head the bathroom door open. Ginny Weasley walked in upset. She tryed flushing something but it wouldn't go down. She was clearly trying to be rid of something. Merdal screamed and you opend the stall door to find a black notebook laying on the socked floor. You heard Filtch scream and you went out to find out why telling Merdal you would be right back. Ginny Weasley had just ran passed Filtch, leaving watery foot prints in her wake. You chased after her tracks trying to catch up.

"Wait up!" You called to her. She stoped running.

"What was that all about?" She looked shocked but said nothing. "With the book?"

"It's evil." She said.

"You're Ginny Weasley, right? I'm (f/n) (y/n), a second year Hufflepuff." You said calmly. She nodded and told you how the book would talk back. And how she would write and the ink would vanish. Writing apering in its place. She told you how she felt it was taking control of her becuase she was having times were she couldn't remember anything. You and Ginny eneded up as friends.

A few more weeks came and went. The mandrakes were almost ready to be brewed into an unpetrifying potion for those who were attacked. You had volunteered to help just to stay away from Malfoy. You were so mad at him still, so much, you took off the necklace he gave you. You gave it to Malfoy's owl, Arrow, to bring back to him one morning. When Malfoy got it you could see the look of hurt on his face. Maybe he would understand how mad you were at him this time. He and hurt you. It wasn't like he was just being a school bully, he had got close to you then told his friends, though it wasn't actually them, that he wanted to help rid the school of people like you.

Now it was February 14th, St. Valentine's day. You walked into the Great Hall that morning to find it flooded with the color pink. Large pink flowers lined to room. You sat down at the Hufflepuff table just in time for Lockheart to stand.

"Happy Valentine's Day" he said loudly. He went on to tell everyone that it didn't end with the Great Hall dressed in pink. He clapped his hands and twelve drawfs walked threw the doors dressed in golden wings and carring harps. Lockheart told you all they were card carring cupids and they would be going around the school all day delivering Valentine's to people. He kept talking but you stoped listening catching Draco Malfoy's eye. He looked at you with pleading eyes. You returned his look with a 'don't bother' look.

The day went by. You thought for sure Malfoy was going to send you a card and to your amazement, he didn't. You were thankful for that.