FORBIDDEN FEELINGS part 2

Chapter 9- Draco Malfoy is Toxic!

For the rest of September, I didn't turn up to tutoring because I didn't want to see Malfoy. I haven't spoken to him since, because why would I want to?

It's now Saturday 1st October and we have to carve pumpkins again. I'm paired up with the one and only... Draco Malfoy. Just what I wanted.

"Leave the work to me because you're just going to ruin it" he demands.

"Fine" I reply sitting back on my chair, crossing my arms.

He picks up the knife and starts to cut the top of the pumpkin. He then starts scraping the insides of the pumpkin with his hands. He looks like he's struggling a bit.

"Do you need help?" I ask.

He looks at me with cold eyes "Of course I don't need help. Especially from a Mudblood"

"Alright, I was just offering"

He huffs and starts struggling with the scraping again. I look over at Hermione who is with Neville. They are having an argument, oh dear. Harry is paired up with Cho Chang. They seem to be getting on well.

"You just going to sit there?" Malfoy questions, staring at me.

"What?"

"Look at you, just leaving me to do everything by myself"

"You just told me-"

"I don't care. It's your turn now. Cut the eyes on the pumpkin"

I sigh and pick up the knife to start cutting.

"So, why didn't you bring Pansy to my party two weeks ago?" I ask Malfoy as I cut the first circle.

"Why would I bring her?"

"Because you two are a thing, aren't you?"

"Yeah. And?"

"I just thought she'd want to come along too"

"No. She didn't want to get in trouble like last year"

"That was your fault"

"No, it wasn't. You always blame me"

"Well if you prevented yourself from coming to my party last year, you wouldn't have gotten into trouble. You just don't have any common sense or self-control"

"DON'T talk to me like that. How dare you assume those things? There's a lot you don't know about me, Carter"

"Well I know you enough to know that you're an absolute piece of shit. All you want to do is get me in trouble. But listen Malfoy, this year you're not going to fool me"

"Are you sure about that?"

"Positive"

He looks around the room and the grabs my hand that I'm holding the knife with and uses to cute his palm slightly. He screams and everyone looks over at us. I look down at the knife which has blood on it. I gasp and drop the knife. The room falls into silence.

"Why did you do that?" I shout, standing up.

"What do you mean? You're the one who cut me" he shouts back, showing everyone his cut.

I gasp again and I hear people whispering about me. Why the hell did he do this?

"Are you being serious?" I scream, my eyes filling with tears.

"Settle down everyone" McGonagall demands, walking over to me and Malfoy.

"I promise I didn't do anything"

"Well this cut tells a different story"

"You're toxic" I whisper to Malfoy and he gives me a cheeky grin.

"Right, Jessa go to Dumbledore's office immediately where he will give you your punishment. And for Malfoy, give me your hand as this should be an easy fix" McGonagall says. She uses her wand to heal his cut. It seals shut.

A tear runs down my face as I start to walk towards the door. I look back and see everyone staring at me. Hermione looks extremely angry with me and Dean looks confused. I look over at Malfoy who is pulling a sad face, but when he looks up at me, he forms a cheeky smile and performs an overexaggerated wave. I lower my eyebrows and shake my head. I hate his boy more than anything, however there's an extremely tiny part of me that forgives him.

When I get to Dumbledore's office, he tells me that all the house points have been deducted from Gryffindor now and I have to have a week's detention. Also, in tutoring we have to have Snape watch us, so we don't kill each other.

When I get back to the common room my friends lock eyes with me. They look disappointed.

"How many house points have we lost then?" Ron asks, disappointed.

"All of them" I reply with my head down. They all groan and I continue "It was his fault though"

"It's was Malfoy's fault, I'm innocent" Hermione mocks me. I gasp. "When are you going to start to take the blame? You cut him! Do you know how serious that is?"

"Yes, I know. That's why I didn't do it. He did it to himself with my hand"

"Not going to lie, Jessa. But I don't think anyone in the right mind would do that" Neville says.

"Exactly! When has Malfoy ever been in the right mind?" I shout.

"Can you just tell us the truth this time? I'm done with your lies" Harry says causing me to huff.

Before I can speak Dean cuts in "She's telling the truth"

We all look at him.

"I saw it. I saw it with my own eyes. Jessa was cutting the pumpkin and I saw him grab her hand and use the knife to cut his palm. I was confused so I didn't say anything. I'm sorry, I wish I said something in the moment, but I was just in shock. I saw him grin at you as you left the room. That boy has a few tricks up his sleeve, and we need to look out for them"

I smile at Dean.

"Are you sure you definitely saw that?" Hermione asks in disbelief.

"Of course. I wouldn't make this up"

Everyone nods and Harry says "If this is the truth then I think you should report this to Dumbledore"

We all go to Dumbledore's office to complain. He calls Malfoy to his office and offers the Veritaserum drink to him which causes people to tell the truth.

"Fine! I did it!" Malfoy confesses before drinking it.

"Are you not going to take the drink?" Dumbledore asks.

"No, I'll just confess it. I understand that what I did was wrong. Just please don't take house points off Slytherin"

"I'm sorry Malfoy but I have to give you the correct punishment. All house points taken off Slytherin, a weeks detention, counselling every Saturday and tutoring is officially over"

"Forever?" I ask in shock.

"Yes. Forever. You're going to have to find another student to tutor you"

"I'll do it" Dean volunteers.

"Wonderful" Dumbledore replies.

Dean smiles at me. I look at Malfoy and he looks pissed. I love this revenge.