Not meant to be - 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

chapter 7

"what do you want draco?" i said impatiently, i didn't want to speak to him. Not now, not ever. "I'm sorry okay...it's just i haven't been able to stop thinking about that night in the common room." I scoffed, "nothing happened okay, we just need to forgot about it and move on okay? it meant nothing to me." He gave me an unconvinced smirk, taking a step closer to me. He was standing so close, I could smell his expensive cologne lingering in the air. I felt his arm snake around my waist. "i think we both know that's not true," he whispered into my ear. Shivers were sent up my spine. He looked up and down the shelves, grabbed my shoulders and slammed me against the book shelf. Before i could register what was happening, i felt his lips meet mine. My head was telling me to stop but my lips couldn't. His hands eased and our bodies relaxed into each other. "Sylvia?" i opened my eyes, hermione was standing at the end of the row of shelves, her mouth hanging slightly open with shock. I shook draco off me and ripped his hand off my waist. "Hermione wait!" before the words even left my mouth, she turned and began to make her way to the library door. I glanced back at draco, who was leaning cooly against the shelf. I opened my mouth but quickly closed it again. I didn't have the time or energy to talk to him. I needed to find hermione, for all i knew she was on her way to tell the entire school what she had just seen. I briskly waltzed my way across the library as fast as i could. I flung the door open and to my surprise saw hermione standing there in the middle of the empty corridor. Her arms were crossed and her eyebrows raised. "well..." she said looking me up and down, "care to explain?" " not here" i said, quickly grabbing her hand and pulling her back to the dorm. Once we'd arrived, i gave the room a brief search to make sure no one was around before placing myself next to hermione on her bed. "I know it looks bad," i said positioning myself next to her, " i know it does, but it was a mistake okay?" she looked at me unconvinced, "if you like draco that's fine," she said turning to face me, " but i think you should know what your getting yourself into." Her words hit me like a bus, know what your getting yourself into? what the hell did that mean? "i don't like Draco," she knew i was lying. i could see it in her face. "okay... well i'm going to find harry and ron," she got up from the bed and walked over to the door, "oh and don't worry," she said turning her head, "i won't tell anyone." i smirked to myself as she left, leaving me sat alone in the dorm.

The rest of the day was a blur. The day quickly turned to night, and i found myself laying awake tossing and turning once more. My head felt full and crowded. Time passed painfully slow, i checked the clock next to my bed for what felt like the hundredth time. 2:20 am. Well shit, i thought to myself. i propped myself up on my elbows, and gazed around the room from bed to bed. My eyes landed on hermiones. She was lying peacefully on her back, her chest moving up and down in a sleepy rhythm. My eyes drifted back to the clock. 2:23 am. I sighed, i can't lay here for 5 more hours i told myself. sleepily, i grabbed my sweatshirt from beside me and threw it over head. I slipped my feet into my slippers and shuffled my way over to the door, i opened it quickly being cautious not wake anyone. I closed the door quietly behind me and slipped into the torch lit corridor. The castle was quiet, no noise but the soft sound of my footsteps echoing off each wall. I wandered the castle aimlessly for a while. The once busy and noisy building was now peaceful and serene. I found myself standing in front of a window staring longingly across the black lake. Thoughts of home, and my parents came flooding into my conscience. God i missed them. Hazy memories of my mother's warm hugs, and fathers deep laugh came into view. My eyes began to sting with tears. My body felt empty and longing for their embrace. Don't cry, i heard my mothers voice telling me. I chuckled to myself, wiping the tears from my eyes. I would send them a letter, i told myself. It was long overdue. Still standing infront of the window, i messily scribbled up a brief review of my first month at hogwarts on a crumpled piece of parchment i found in my pocket. I made my way over to the west tower of the castle, the owlery. I began climbing the long winding stair case to the top. The soft hoots of the owls greeted me as i reached the top. The night was cold, I folded my arms over my chest and walked over to merlin, the small barney owl my father had gifted me. I stroked his soft delicate head gently with my finger, before tying my letter to his leg. He took off almost immediately, and i watched him majestically fly off into the moon light. My serenity was interrupted by the hushed noise of footsteps coming up to the tower. Filch, shit! What the fuck am i supposed to do. i began to panic, pacing up and the down the tower, awaiting my capture. The footsteps were getting nearer and nearer. "i'm so sorry, i couldn't sleep and i felt really homesick and i'm new and i-

The person revealed themselves from behind the door, but It wasn't filch. It was draco. He looked at me with his mouth hanging slightly ajar. "sorry i um... i thought you were filch," i said, awkwardly turning my face away from him. "Right," he said gingerly stepping closer to me. "well," i began walking to the door, "i should probably go." Draco grabbed my hand. I looked up at him, his eyes were tracing my face. His placed his hand on my cheek, his grasp was just as icy as i had remembered. "Draco..." i whispered lowering my head, he placed his hand on my chin and tilted my head upwards to face his. Our eyes locked one to each other once again, the look in his eye was so different to what it had been before. It was soft, caring even. "i'm sorry," i said prising his hand from my chin, "i need to get back to the dorm." He quickly hurried after me down the stairs, "at least let me walk you back," he said catching up to me, grabbing my wrist. i sighed, "you never quit do you malfoy?" i said mischievously eyeing him up, "you wish," he smirked.

SORRY I NOW A NEW CHAPTERS BEEN LONG OVER DUE!! HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING THE STORY SO FAR?