Through the Darkness | Draco Malfoy

Forty one

In the Great Hall, while Aries eating with Harry and Hermione, which she have no idea where Ron is– probably snogging with Lavender Brown.

Rigel took two apples from the table.

"Rie, can you give your big sister an apple?" she asked, pointing at the two apples he's holding.

Rigel looked at her for few seconds, then suddenly took a bite of the apple and another bite the other.

Aries' smile froze, she tried hard not to show the disappointment. "My heart." she whispered dramatically.

"He's Rigel Black, what do you expect him to do, share?" said Harry amusingly.

Then, Rigel handed her an apple. "Here, this one is sweeter." he said, eating the other one.

Aries looked at him in awe. "I'm the best mom." she said.

"You're not even a mom." said Hermione.

Aries looked at her and pointed. "You're grounded."

"You're retarded." added Hermione.

Aries shrugged and ate the apple for her sweet little brother whom is all smiley and looking at her enjoying the apple he tested the poison for her. While Cygnus was making sure no one takes his apple.

While eating it, she spotted Draco, walking alone outside the Great Hall.

"Harry, can you watch Rigel and Cygnus for few minutes?" she pondered, slowly standing up and not taking a no for an answer.

Aries rushed outside the Great Hall and hurried to where he's heading.

"Draco!" she called.

He almost turned around but then continued to go away faster.

"Hey! Do not run from me you—!"

She tried to take her wand out of her pocket, but just realized that she broke the damn thing and did not get her parent's wand yet. "SHIT."

Suddenly, he felt his thigh muscle hurt, causing him to stop and kneel in pain.

"Ha, that's what you get for running away from me," Aries said, folding her arms and coming closer to him.

"Okay, okay I'm sorry!"

Her eyes shifted down to Draco's eyes and saw him opening his eyes and looking at her. The first thing came to her head after looking into his eyes is;

SLAP.

"Do you have ANY idea how you hurt me by ignoring me and giving me thoughts that I did something to you that hurts you so bad?" she yelled. "Explain to me WHY you're avoiding me!"

He just stared at her in shock, his hand on the cheek she slapped.

"Tell me why! Spit it out, Malfoy or I swear to god—!"

"I'm sorry."

"You're avoiding me because you accidently cursed me, am I right?" she asked.

He nodded in response.

"Well get this, no matter what you do, it's either cast Crucio on me, or torture me, I'll still forgive you. But answer me this; why did you give Rosemerta a cursed necklace?" she asked.

"I didn't! I didn't even curse you!"

"You did! You literally just admitted it!" Aries yelled back.

"I did not! why would I curse some... innocent people?! are you saying I'm crazy?" he said in determination, anger is flowing from him.

"Yes, you are crazy. Just admit it, why were you running away from me? Harry saw you anyway, and he heard you admit that you did curse me." Aries said, trying to calm herself down. "Lying to me will only make things worse."

"Aries, just go home, with your little brothers, and stay there." he panted, his face started to sweat. "Go home if you don't want to get hurt."

"Do not tell me what to do. Home is where my family is, the only family I got in in Hogwarts, so no thanks, I'd rather stay here than stay at my other lonely home."

"Aries!" Harry yelled, along side with most Gryffindors and other people. "Aries, just come here and forget about him, your brothers is waiting for you there." He said, extending his hand for her so she can come to him.

Aries stared at his hand, then turned to Draco. "No."

"Just leave him alone!" shouted Pansy Parkinson, she was pointing her wand at Aries.

"Since when is it your business? turn around, and go stuff you pug-face with food." Aries said. "Or I'm going to hurt you bad until you regret the day you were born."

"I dare you—"

"I'm sorry but Aries is not allowed to take dares." said Harry to Pansy.

She frowned and looked at him in confusion. "What?"

Aries cleared her throat. "I have no regard for my personal safety." she said.

"Stop saying non sense you filthy Halfblood!" she yelled, not knowing how to respond to what Aries said.

All Aries want for her to do is shut up and stay out of this, it's Aries and Draco's business, absolutely not hers.

Aries swiftly reached to her pockets, making sure to let her know that she's about to pull out her wand.

This action Aries made probably gave her the thoughts that she's about to attack her.

Wait, my wand is—!

Pansy got scared, not knowing that Aries was wandless, she immediately casted a spell to defend herself.

"Diffindo!"

At for this moment, Aries felt something very painful coming from everywhere in her body, scratches, slashing her everywhere, from foot to face, she did nothing but stare at the ground in horror, feeling myself bleeding from everywhere.

"Expelliarmus!" Harry yelled, using it on Pansy and got her wand flying away. "Aries!"

Aries dropped on her knees and winced. "Draco M-Malfoy!" she gave her best to call him again.

"Aries! just go to the hospital!" screamed Hermione after running for Aries next to Harry.

"I'm sorry, is this OUR wounds?! stay out of this!" Aries shouted, returning to Draco. "I'm not going to stop chasing after you, Draco! I swear that!"

He was running away already, but Aries just wanted to get the message in his head.

Aries gave a big sigh, as if she had no scratches covering her body.

"You fucking idiot, what have you done?" asked Lev, whom probably just came and saw this.

Suddenly, tears started to fall down. "It hurts!" Aries screamed.

"Hospital! Now!"