Lost in Blue

chapter fourteen

The other night Harry had a dream that Arthur was was attacked. Turns out his dream wasn't a dream, it was a vision. The whole school is still buzzing about it.

The holidays came before we knew it. I've been spending my time sneaking around and avoiding Graces suspicious questions about why I'm always off and going some where.

The train ride is long and I'm just anxious to get home for the holidays.

I sit beside Todd as Lewis and Grace sit across from us. I fell asleep for the last 3 hours of the ride home. The trains steam whistle making me jump up out of my sleep, telling me were at kings cross.

"Enjoy your holiday" Grace gives me a tight squeeze.

"I'll write to you over break" I say before walking over to my parents.

"Mum! Dad!" I give them a big hug.

I enjoy my holidays as it quickly comes to an end.

My last night before we go back to Hogwarts. I lay on my cold hard wood floor and twiddle my wand in my hands.

"Expecto Patronum" I whisper and point my wand in the air.

I frown as the light blue light quickly fades and nothing comes from it.

I hear a knock at me door,

"Come in"

"What are you doing silly" I look up and see my moms smile as she stands over me.

"Practicing a spell" I say and sit up. She sits down beside me.

"What spell?"

"My Patronus. But I can't get it" I frown.

A soft smile comes across my mother's face. She pulls her wand out from the pocket on her house robe.

"Expecto Patronum" she whispers. Her wand lights up and a hare comes running out of it. The harr jumps around the room and runs around us. I watch in awe.

"How did you..?" I ask, I know my mother has always been a great witch, but she never really uses her wand. So this had me in complete awe of how easy it was for her.

"I think of the day you were born" she says.

"Why?"

"That's my happiest memory. That and the day your father and I met. Think of yours and you'll be able to produce the charm" she says standing up and kissing my head, "get some sleep, goodnight"

I've been back at hogwarts for over a week now. I've been catching up on my studies, hanging out with Grace and our friends. We have another practice today and this time sneaking out wasn't so easy.

"Where are you off to Stella" I hear Dracos voice behind me before I can open the door.

"No where" I turn and smile at him

"No where? Then why do you look so guilty?" He says walking slowly towards me.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm going" I say turning around, before I can grab the door handle Dracos hand is on mine.

He stands beside me with his arm over my shoulder and his hand against mine, stopping me.

"Draco seriously? I need to go" I say turning around annoyed. He's pressed up close against me and I can smell the vanilla cologne radiate off his body.

"Don't be doing anything stupid Stella, okay?" He says. I roll my eyes but I can tell he's being serious.

"I'm not Draco" I tell him.

He looks at me for a few seconds before moving out of the way and letting me through.

I make sure he isn't following me before sneaking into the rom of requirements.

"Today we're gonna be learning how to create a patronus charm" Harry says.

I smile, as I've been waiting for this.

"You need to think of you happiest memory" he says as he walks around the class. A few students were struggling while others got it easily.

I close my eyes and think hard back to my childhood. Birthdays, learning how to fly a broomstick, my letter to hogwarts.

"Expecto Patronum" I say and open my eyes but the blue light quickly fades again.

"Make sure you're digging deep. It may be a memory you didn't even realize you had" Harry leans over to me.

I nod and close my eyes again. I let my mind wander itself to my core memories. Flashes of my mom and dad bringing me to get my first wand, Grace running up and tackling me the first day of year four. Meeting Harry and Ron the first day of school on the train. Cedric and I laughing on our first date at Hogsmeads. What surprised me though is the small memory of Draco spinning me around during the Waltz at the Yule ball.

"Expecto Patronum" I whisper. I open my eyes and the bright blue light comes out. A small fox comes out of my wand and runs around in circle around the room with the rest of the classes.

"Great job stella!" Harry says from behind me. I smile as I see the fox run around the room.

Suddenly we hear a bang come from the wall where the door was. My fox runs straight back into my wand and disappears. We all slowly step back and Harry and a third year walk up to the door.

The banging continues and suddenly the wall falls and crumbles. The dust clears up and there standing is Umbridge, Filch and the Inquisitor Squad holding Cho as if they just captured her. The guilt across her face.

"Grab them" Umbridge says in her creepy voice.

I feel my heart drop as I see my house mates stare at me, as if I betrayed them. The one that stings the most though is Draco.

He walks over and grabs me by the arm and drags me down with the rest of them, not saying a word.

After a long lectures from Umbridge we're free to go, with two months of detention.

I walk into the common and I feel everyone glare at me. I roll my eyes and sit on the couch crossing my arms.

"Stella! What the hell? Why didn't you tell me?" Grace says standing in front of me with Lewis and Draco on her side.

"Because you would've told me not too" I mumble.

"Exactly. You shouldn't have. You went against all of us. You've been sneaking off and lying to me" she lectures at me.

"I'm sorry but that wrinkled old hag isn't teaching us shit. I don't know if I need to remind you but Cedric was murdered cold blooded. If You-Know-Who really is back, I want to learn how to defend myself. I'm not going to let Cedric or died in vain. Not a fucking chance" I yell at the three of them, standing up.

"Stella.." Draco says to me,

"Save it Malfoy" I spit. I walk out of the common room slamming the door behind me. It's late and if I get caught I'll definitely be in trouble but right now I'm not in the mood to see anyone.

After an hour of walking the corridors I sneak back into the room. Thankfully everyone is gone to bed. I slip out of my robes and into my Pyjamas before falling asleep.