ethereal - draco malfoy

exposed

a/n: TW, mention of molestation.

Cynthia POV

The past three weeks have single-handedly destroyed my mental health. I only eat once a day in small portions, I get a maximum of three hours a sleep every night, I've unintentionally distanced myself from Malfoy, Daphne and Blaise, only speaking when spoken to, and I look like a walking corpse; literally.

My eyes have extremely dark circles under them, my cheeks are hollowed out from lack of food, my eyes are always into thin slits and I look like I'm going to croak out at any second.

I walk into the classroom a few minutes late, causing everyone to turn and look at the back of the classroom where I'm standing. After I take my seat next to Malfoy, they all turn back around.

I assume Malfoy has some kind of internal war going on with himself, because he looks exactly like me. Somehow, he still manages to be undeniably ethereal. We haven't spoken more than four sentences to each other in the past three weeks.

"Today we will be brewing Amortentia. Can anyone tell me what this potion is and what it does?" Slughorn announces.

Granger's hand shoots up into the air in half a second, and he smiles before calling on her. "Amortentia is the most powerful love potion to exist. It doesn't create actual love; no potion can do that, but it does smell different to everyone, depending on who that person has the deepest desire for, or who that person loves."

Slughorn gives her a nod of approval with a proud smile. "Brilliant, Ms. Granger." he compliments.

After he tells us what page to turn to, I get up and get mine and Malfoy's ingredients before walking back to our desk and getting to work. Malfoy looks extremely exhausted, so I do the work myself.

After I'm done, Slughorn comes over and looks down at the potion. "Excellent work, Ms. Morningstar." he says with a nod before walking off and checking someone else's potion.

I take a whiff of the potion and my heart drops at what I smell. Mahogany wood, mint, expensive cologne and green apples. I clear my throat and pass it down to Malfoy.

He glances up at me before smelling the potion. A small smile creeps onto his face as he passes it back to me.

Draco POV

She slides to potion towards me and I glance up at her before inhaling the scent of the potion. I smile slightly when I recognize the scent immediately. Eucalyptus Spearmint, green apples, mint and the J'Adore lotion and perfume she uses.

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Cynthia POV

"Get off of me." I growl lowly.

I was making my way to the common room when Jordan grabbed me and pinned me against the wall of an empty corridor.

"No." he spat.

"You see, I think you want me. If I'm being honest, every girl here probably wants me, especially you." he adds in a whisper.

"The only thing I want from you is to see your dead body being chopped up." I hiss, causing him to smirk evilly.

I hear someone walk up at a distance behind him, and he turns around to see who it is. He then turns around with a mischievous grin on his face before bringing his lips to mine aggressively.

I try to push him off, but he holds me against the wall so I can't move. I'm paralyzed in fear, images of the past flashing in my mind. "What the fuck?" I hear an all-too-familiar voice snap behind us.