I Love Plants {a Neville Longbottom story}

Sectumsempra

Half blood prince

The great hall was busy this morning. I watch Lavender Brown glare at me with angry eyes as she digs her butter knife into the table. You get the chills and shake a little.
"Why didn't anyone tell me she tried to use a love potion on me sooner? That girl is bonkers!" Ron exclaims
"Ron I thought you'd have better taste, I didn't know it would take her trying that to turn you off." I reply. I bow my head a little and smile. "I see you with a more book smart type of girl anyway.
Hermione kicks your ankle.
"Ow!" You Yelp. Ron looks between the two of you but shrugs it off.

Hermione nudges Harry.
"Harry, that's Katie!" He looks in the direction Hermione points. "Katie Bell!"
Harry jumps out of his seat to run towards her.
You look at the two of them chat, your stomach in a knot. Please don't let her remember anything.

You feel a presence next to you. Draco is standing there, staring at the direction of Harry and Katie. Katie looks at him, a confused look on her face, like she isn't sure about something.
"Shit." You whisper. You grab Dracos hand quickly and drag him out of the great hall towards a deserted bathroom. Praying Harry didn't follow.

"Shit!! SHIT!" Draco yells as he paces the bathroom. His shoes making a loud echo.
"Draco calm down!" I say
"Don't! Don't you dare, you don't understand." Soft sobs escape him. "You don't get it Serenity."
I approach him to pull him into an embrace but I'm interrupted by a voice.

"You did it. Didn't you Draco? You hexed her." Harry says
"You have no right Harry, get out!" I yell. I attempt to push him out the door but he pushes back and I fall to the floor.
Before I even hit the ground a spell flies past Harry, barely missing his cheek. Then another shoots at Draco.
Harry and Draco are now full on dueling in the bathroom. Spells explode, glass shatters, water shoots everywhere. I crawl towards the wall hoping to not get caught in the crossfire.
"STOP THIS! STOP THIS AT ONCE!!" I yell
Spells continue to fly.
"STOP PLEASE!"

"Sectumsempra!" Harry yells. Draco falls to the floor. You look in horror. Draco is sprawled out on the restroom floor. The floor is wet with water but the water is slowly being polluted with his blood. I rush over to his side. The damage is worse than you thought, the blood is quickly bleeding through his shirt. I face Harry.
"WHAT DID YOU DO!?!?" I yell. Harry just looks like he is in shock. Mouth wide open. Shame and fear written all over his stupid face.
"GET THE FUCK OUT!" I yell. He just continues staring. I stand and point my wand at him.
"Harry I swear on Merlin if you don't turn around and leave right now I will fucking kill you." He just turns and runs as fast as he can away.

I turn back to Draco. I lay his head in my lap.
"Sectumsempra, Sectumsempra..." I think to myself outloud. "What was the counter dammit!" I think back to when Neville was studying hexes.
"Oh shit!"
"Vulnera Sanentur." You repeat over Draco's wounds
"Vulnera Sanentur." The blood starts returning to Draco's body. Just as you finish he inhaled loudly and jolts awake. I grab his head and pull him into a tight embrace.
"Oh thank Merlin!!! Draco." He gently pets your hair.
"I'm fine leaf I'm-" then he passes back out.

"What on earth!!"
"Professor Mcgonagall! Thank goodness! Please help me bring my brother to the hospital wing. I can't carry him on my own." I say.

It's been an hour. I haven't let go of his hand for a whole hour. I can't remember if I have even blinked.
"He will be fine dear, relax." Madam Pomfrey exclaims. I try to relax my muscles, only then I notice how tense I really was. I had almost lost him, I almost lost the only family I had. All because of stupid Harry Potter.
"Don't worry Blondie, I'm still here, I'm still with you. I know I say it too much but, we will get through this. Ok? We will." I say. I lean in and kiss his forehead. I settle into my chair. I'm not planning on leaving until he is okay.

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Harry busts through the common room door so loudly and quickly that everyone looks in his direction.
"What is it Harry? What did Draco say?" Ginny asks.
We had all seen him chase after Draco and Serenity out of the great hall. We were all patiently waiting for him to return since then.
"SHIT!" Harry yells as he paces back and forth running his hands through his hair anxiously.
"I didn't mean to, it just happened. It was an accident." Harry mumbles to himself.
"He deserved it, Serenity is just being crazy again. That's it. Draco deserved it." He keeps repeating reassuring words to himself as he walks back and forth.

"Harry, what happened? Where is Serenity?" I ask.
"Neville. Before you give me your big stupid speech that I know is coming just know that he casted first." Harry replies. I look more serious now. Words sounding stern and with purpose.
"Harry. What happened?" I repeat. Harry looks up at me. Tears are creeping from his eyes but not falling yet. Regret blankets his face.
"I went to face Draco, I went to get answers out of him." Harry says.
"Okay... and?" I say
"And Serenity... she tried to calm me down, but I was angry. She, she walked towards me, tried to get me to leave. I was so angry Neville. I'm so sorry, I wasn't thinking. I pushed her." Harry says
"YOU WHAT?" I say angry ready to throw a punch or two in his direction. Ron jumps up and holds me back.
"Harry... what else?" Hermione says. We all look back at him noticing that wasn't all he had done.
"Draco was angry I pushed her, so he shot a spell at me, we started dueling, spells everywhere, glass shattering. I wasn't thinking straight. I hit him with a strong spell and he. He was on the ground. He was losing so much blood. I didn't mean to. Serenity, she was screaming at me but I couldn't hear her. I just ran." Harry finally says.
"Harry..." Ginny exclaims. Rubbing his arm to comfort him.

I shake Ron off my arms. I take one last look at Harry before I leave.