Through the Darkness | Draco Malfoy

Twenty one

Harry leaned to Aries after the journalist or whatever she is, Rita Skeeter, gave the five champions her back. "You are awfully quiet ever since we walked in here, are you okay?" he asked.

Aries didn't reply right away and was staring at him. "You know," she finally says, "She kinda looks like a green june beetle." she smiled, looking satisfied because she finally got to say this to someone.

Harry raised his eyebrows and gave Rita a quick glance, and he saw what she's been seeing. "Aries, you focus on weird things." he joked, giving a light slap on her arm.

Aries laughed.

"Shh." Fleur suddenly said, looking up from her seat. One she turned her head back to Rita, Aries sneered while looking at the back of her head, and Harry nudged her lightly with his shoulder, trying not to laugh.

"So! I wonder if I could have a little word with Harry before we start?" Rita said, and without receiving an answer, she took his silence as a yes and and grabbed Harry's upper arm.

Aries went in between them. "I won't allow you to bother Harry with your stupid questions."

Rita's smile remained on her face, it grew wider as she lifted her eyebrows and nodded. "Fine then, I'll be taking you instead."

Aries yelped and got taken inside a room that looked like a broom cupboard and downstairs. Rita made Aries sit down forcefully.

"So! Aries Black is it? I've heard a lot about you, usually it's about you yelling at teachers and attacking students for no reason, you have anger issues, is it because you've been trapped in Azkaban for too long?"

The magical quill was already writing a lot without getting an answer from Aries.

"No! because everyone is annoying here, especially the ones who think they are better than me."

"Anger issues caused by abuse, huh? Aries Black, a poor soul got mentally unhealthy, caused by the abuse she's been receiving from her father, Sirius Black. How tragic!" She paused for a second. "You know Harry Potter, don't you?"

"You're insane." Aries told her quietly while narrowing her eyes at her.

"Harry is your best friend, what do you know about him? does he cry for his mother at night? his eyes are filled with pain and sorrow, poor boy, I think—"

"No, don't think, because you don't know anything about Harry." Aries stood up. "And by the way. The Daily Prophet? worst paper I've ever read, every word in it is bullshit. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need some air, my nerves are really tense thanks to you."

She left the room, leaving Rita stare at the blank, she suddenly smile and nodded. "Perfect. The Queen of Disaster the title is."

Harry on the other hand, he was nervous as hell, he knows that the moment Rita recklessly took Aries to a room all alone, something's going to happen to the journalist, he was waiting impatiently.

"You look nervous, you alright Harry?" Cedric asked, approaching Harry slowly.

"Oh, yeah I'm—"

"Harry! I'm hungry." Aries shouted when she opened the door, interrupting Harry.

"Aries, did you kill her?!"

That event took a long time since they're champions they had to take photos and do more, after finishing, Aries walked through the corridors with Harry.

"Now why would you think that I murdered her?" Aries asked. "I'm not that evil, Harry."

"Honestly, I won't mind you killing her, I was actually worried about you getting in trouble, considering the fact that the Ministry thinks you're a murderer, I don't want you to end up in Azkaban." Harry replied. "I know you love the attention and all, but you shouldn't be doing all those reckless things, Aries. I can't risk losing you."