camellia withlock│draco malfoy ✓

32│two of three curses

CHAPTER 32: two of three curses

After Melia and Draco came back from the Christmas party, a lot happened. Melia was out for almost a month after because of the spell she used. Apparently, it isn't that safe to make your own spells. When she woke up, she had a major headache and passed out again because of the pain. She woke up a few days later with a headache still, but a minor one.

Draco was worried sick for her and missed a lot of classes after the winter break. Hermione would also spend a lot of time by her side when Draco was unable too. They switched back and forth and they learned to tolerate each other. Not that they are friends, but they can have conversations without the other wanting to bite its head off. Harry and Ron also visited a few times, but Harry is mostly worrying about the second task. One of the reasons only Hermione and Draco have been staying with her is because of her mark. They are afraid the wrong people see it. So far no one has.

Melia wasn't allowed to go out of the hospital wing until they were sure she was alright. So even though she was awake didn't mean that she was alright. Hermione tried to catch her up on what they had learnt while she was sleeping, which was easy because Melia is a very fast learner. Minerva has been helping her too and Albus has been ignoring her as usual.

Ever since she started her fourth year, he has been ignoring her. Maybe he knew what happened at the manor before everyone else did and is now keeping his distance. But whatever it is doesn't matter to her. She has always felt that he only cared for her because of her parents, but Minerva and Severus showed more fondness for her and made her feel actually loved. They cared for her way more than what he would ever do.

One night Melia was alone in the hospital wing after convincing Draco and Hermione that they need some sleep. Then Crouch jr. came to her. He told her about the second task and what he was planning to do. She already knows that his plan will work, so she didn't object. He also told her he heard what happened at the Christmas party and wondered how she did it. She just glared at him and he walked away.

A few nights before that, Draco gave her a letter his mother had sent;

'Melia,

I heard you're in the hospital wing and I hope you're alright. Whatever you're planning is working. People are afraid of you after you didn't even flinch when he cast the spell at you. So, if it was respect and fear you were aiming for, then you've got it.

Anyways, be safe Melia!

Nissi'

Melia got what she wanted. No, what she needed. The more people respected her and feared her, the higher she could climb in rank and the more information she could get to the Order. She's been keeping a diary where she writes down everything she knows and enchanted it so that only she can see the content of it.

A week after the meeting with Crouch jr. she was allowed out of the hospital wing. Now she's sitting in the library with the trio trying to figure out how Harry can breathe underwater for an hour. Then Mad-Eye suddenly comes and tells them that Hermione and Ron were needed in McGonagalls' office. Melia knew what this meant so she hugged 'Mione before she was able to leave. Neville helped her and Harry to set all the books back. Then he came with one of his books and showed it to us. Something called gilliweed. Perfect, it's going just as it's supposed to go.

The next day Melia was standing down at the platform where the champions were standing. She wanted to be there when Hermione came up from the water. The cannon shot was heard, and the champions jumped in. After about an hour, Krum and Hermione resurfaced. Melia went right over to her and wrapped her in a towel. When her breathing calmed, she looked at Melia.

"Is this why you gave me a hug yesterday?"

"Maybe," she smirked, and Hermione gave out a breathy laugh.

Then two more people came out of the water. Ron and Fleur's sister, but no Harry in sight. A few moments later he came on to the platform and got a towel around him right away. And he got first place tied with Cedric for saving two people. They all went back to their common rooms, but before Melia was able to, she got hauled away by Mad-Eye, telling her to meet him outside at midnight.

At midnight she went outside and met him at the border of the dark forest. She didn't understand at first why they would be here, but then she saw him. Barty Crouch Sr. lying on the ground.

"I'm going to teach you something," she looked confused. "All Death Eaters need to know how to use all the unforgivable curses. You know how to use one of them and now you're going to know how to use two of them."

(A/N) Warning! Torture and murder.

Melia moves closer to Crouch Sr. and hesitated a little before muttering the spell. He wriggled and you could see he was in pain, but no screams came out. He must have put a silencing spell on him, she thought. She continued to do it until she was stopped. Crouch jr. bent down and said something Melia couldn't hear to him. The next thing she sees horrified her, but she kept her face straight. A green light erupts from his wand. Barty Crouch Sr. is dead, and Melia had to witness it right in front of her eyes.

"You did well, better than I thought."

"You thought I would get cold feet?" she looked over at him, "Because my feet are very warm."

"That's exactly what I thought. But I guess I was wrong about you."

She smirked at him before walking away. She kept her face blank all the way. If she didn't then she would break down and she couldn't do it out in the woods. She walked into the common room and was glad no one was there. She opened her dorm room and when she closed the door, she collapsed into the wall. I just toured a man before watching the same man die. I made his last moments awful.

The other girls ran over to her and tried to get her to speak, but she couldn't. She got herself up from the floor and lay down in bed. She fell asleep instantly, but her dreams were haunted by the events of that night. The three girls didn't know what happened but saw that there was nothing they could do and let it be. For now.