Lost in Blue

chapter twenty seven

The cold December air has finally hit Hogwarts. We had a snow storm last night and now the castle has a white sheet over it's building.

Grace and I join Hermione, Ron and Harry to get some butterbeers at Hogsmeads.

We all take a seat and order a round of beers.

"Can we move I don't like seeing deans tongue down my sister throat" Ron huffs as Ginny and Dean snog in both across from us.

"Oh relax Ron. I don't think she would run out if she saw you snogging me" she laughs.

I smirk when I see Ron slightly blush in embarrassment.

"Hello Harry, I was wondering if you wanted to come for our Christmas dinner party, I have before the holidays. Miss Granger and Miss. Delvaux, I would love to have you attend as well" He invites.

Grace and Ron shift awkwardly.

" I would love to attend" I thank, giving him I smile.

After we finish our drinks we walk across the bridge back to Hogwarts. I can hear Harry and Ron mumbling something behind us.

"Ahhhhhh" A loud scream erupts.

I look up and see two students, I'm assuming Gryffindors. Hermione gasps as one of the girls is tossed into the air, as if she possessed. The girl is dropped from 8ft hard onto the snowy ground.

"I told her not to touch it" the girl cries as we run over.

Harry leans over to touch the necklace that is laying in the snow, wrapped in cloth

"Don't touch that" Hagrid yells over our shoulder.

He walks up and picks the girl up and tells her friend to only touch the wrappings. We follow them into the castle.

"Why is it always you three that end up in situations like these" McGonagall lectures at the trio, Grace and I standing behind.

"I've been asking myself the same thing for year" Ron jokes, Hermione glaring at him.

Snake walks in, his cloak dragging behind him.

"It was cursed. I'm surprised Ms. Bell is alive" he starts.

"Who would do such a thing" McGonagall gasps.

"It was Malfoy. I know it" Draco claims.

I turn to Grace, giving her a look. What? Why would he do that? It could've of been.

"That's a very serious accusation" McGonagall tells him.

Grace and I leave after a while. I decided to drop by the hospital wing and see if she was okay.

I see her poor body, laying in the bed. I frown as her friends and Madam Pomfrey surround her. I leave the hospital wing, deciding to look for Draco.

To my surprise I see Draco sitting on a bench just outside of the wing.

"Draco?" I call out.

I see him lift his head up to look up at me.

"Hey" he says, running his hands on his pants leg. "I heard about the incident, wanted to see if everything was okay"

"Draco.. did you.." I start. I can see the confusion in his eyes, I shake my head. He couldn't have. He wouldn't have done that. " did you want to um walk with me to dinner" I finish.

"Yeah, wanna go now?"

"I'm just glad that after tonight I get to go home" I mutter as Grace brushes some blush on my cheeks.
It's the night of Slugghorns dinner party. I decided to go with Charles, a friend of Cedrics. He is in his last year and I haven't really seen him in a while.

"Beautiful" Grace compliments as she finished her final touches

I'm wearing a tight long sleeve black dress with black flats. I left my hair down and curled, reaching my waist.

I grab my little purse and wave goodbye to Grace and walk down to the common room.

"Oh hey stella" Draco greets, I see his eyes scan up and down my body, making me feel a little nervous so I cross my arms. "Where umm where are you uh going?" He coughs.

"I'm going to Slugghorns Christmas party"

"Oh that's nice, are you going with hermione and Harry?" He questions.

"No I'm going with Charles Dumphy, from Hufflepuff. You know him, he's their seeker" I tel him, feeling a bit guilty.

I know that Draco and I have decided to be strictly just friends right now but it's hard when i want to be more then that. So I've been, not necessarily avoiding him, but I've been taking some space.

"Oh.." he looks down, " enjoy your dinner then, I'm leaving tonight for the holidays, a day early. I'll see you after break?" he asks.

"Of course! Have a good holiday" I smiled.

I awkwardly leaned in and gave him a hug. At first he was tense, but seemed to relax.

"Hey Stella some guys waiting for you" Pansy announces as she walks right through the common room doors.

I feel Draco pull away, making me feel guilty.

The Christmas dinner wasn't terrible, Charlie is grey company. It's nice to talk to someone who was so close to Cedric.

"I found this one roaming the castle" Flich booms, walking into the party.

I turn politely myself from talking to Charlie and see him holding Draco by the collar of his shirt. I furrow my eyebrows but before I could say anything Snape takes him from Flich and back upstairs.

I see Harry slip away to follow Snape and Draco

"I'll be back" I excused myself from Charlie.

I walk down the hall and see Harry peaking his head around a pillar.

"Harry what're you " I ask before he quickly throws his hand over my mouth and signals me to be quiet.

"Really? The cursed necklace. You almost got that girl killed" I hear Snape hiss

I turn my head and see Snape have Draco pinned against the wall with his wand at his neck.

So Draco did curse the necklace?

"I don't need your help" I turn back my attention as Draco shouts at Snape before turning and walking the other way.

"He.. he cursed the necklace.." I sputter to Harry.

"He did"