Deadly Snake, Silent Dragon.

But Alive.

I grumbled, feeling drowsy, the pain on my side faint.
Slowly and reluctantly, I opened my eyes, I blink, close my eyes, and blink again. a soft streak of moonlight penetrate the window.

"I-Ivy?" A voice to my right said, suddenly feeling a grip on my hand.
I looked at him.

"Draco" I whispered.
His slick gelled back hair wasn't any more, it was messed up, his eyes red, from crying, his lips were chapped from the biting.
"Merlin Ivy" He didn't waste time throwing his arms around me, pulling me into a hug, as a sob racked his body.

"Draco" I said, my arms circling his torso, "Pretty boy I'm okay"

"You weren't, okay?" He said, his voice cracking, I started feeling a damp sensation on my shirt.

He's crying. "You've been out for a week, a week for Merlin sake, we took rounds watching over you, waiting for you to wake up," He cut the hug off, his face looking at me.

"Charlton wouldn't stop crying, Olivia would ditch classes to see you, Alex is blaming himself, and me,-"

He stopped, hardly breathing, his focus on me.

Tears decorating my eyes, "I'm sorry" I whispered, "I went in there, thinking that I was strong enough," I bit my lip, "I-... I didn't realize I was hurting you."

"Angel" he said, I shivered, this is the first time anyone called me Angel. "I know you, Charlton, he's... he matters to you, I knew you were going to do something."

I nodded, not knowing how to respond.

"Please, please, next time anything happens, tell me."

I smiled, nodding, "I will Draco"

"Promise?"

"I promise"

I lied

I'm sorry Draco.

"Come on." I smiled, reassuring him, "Come" I said, picking the side of my cover, "Lay with me."

Without a second thought, he climbed onto the nursing bed, his arms immediately holding me in a hug, my head resting on his chest.

"Thank you." I whispered, "For what?" He asked,

"For caring."

Before I knew, slumber took over me.

The rest of the final term passed in a haze of blazing sunshine. Hogwarts was back to normal with only a few, small differences. Defense Against the Dark Arts classes were canceled ("but we've had plenty of practice at that anyway," Ron told a disgruntled Hermione) and Lucius Malfoy had been sacked as a school governor. Draco was no longer strutting around the school as though he owned the place. On the contrary, he looked resentful and sulky. On the other hand, Ginny Weasley was perfectly happy again.

As for Ivy, she's been hiding. From anyone but Olivia,Charlton,Draco and Alex.

She stopped going to classes, only doing her homework from her room, Alex would always bring her food, Draco stayed with her everyday after school and Charlton would bring paint and canvas to her room, Draco would tag along.

She realized she had a liking for painting, a new hobby she discovered. She painted for days. Portrait of her mom, of her visions, when her mom was tortured by Bellatrix. She hid the portrait perfectly away.

Too soon, it was time for the journey home on the Hogwarts Express. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny got a compartment to themselves, Ivy got one with her friends.