his hufflepuff princess

chapter 5- i didnt mean to offend you

Lyra POV
i still couldn't wrap my head around how i offended him i didn't mean to i just didn't want to kiss him... well i did but i know hes got a rep and i didn't want to be one of the hopeless romantic girls that thought one kiss was going to make him change for them because trust me i didn't expect any of that from him

i was making my way down to the great hall when i spotted draco he was by himself and part of was ready to march up and say sorry if i came off rude last night but the other half was taken in his looks he looked worse now then he did when she first met him, he looked sickly pale and as if he hadn't eaten in weeks. the skin under his eyes looked as though they were sinking into his head enough that i could put water there and it would hold it like a cup, his movements were sluggish and tired and honestly i don't think i have heard him talk a whole lot it the time span i have know him but for all i know this could have just been him naturally.

i was cut from my thoughts by the sound of his voice " why are you staring at me stonewall" he was almost sneering but he was just to tired to pull it off, wait i was staring "i-im sorry i didn't mean to its just you don't look to good do you need to go to the hospital wing" he scoffed at my remark by i saw the flash of sadness behind it. i noticed he began to turn away again so i quickly grabbed onto his shoulder and i felt him tense up under my touch making him turn his head just enough to see me from his side view "hey im here you know and i mean i know where not close or anything but i understand that it can be hard to open up to friends sometimes and it can be easier to open up to someone you barely know but i would be happy to take that position" i let my eyes scan his face for any sign that he might open up but eventually he just let out an amused huff "such a fucking hufflepuff" then he tore his shoulder out of my grasp and quickly made his way down the hall leaving me standing the confused, concerned and annoyed all at the same time but one thing was for sure and that was yes i am a hufflepuff so i am going to make sure draco malfoy gets happiness as cheesy as it sounds.

when i entered the great hall  i remembered not many seems to like me which i found rather odd considering they were hufflepuff's and were meant to be kind people. i couldn't bring myself to sit with them when i noticed a few of them giving me the side eye now don't get my wrong a lot of them smiled at me and it made me feel better but i guess you could say it only takes one person to bring me down i have always been insecure so when 7 of them were doing it i could feel my legs grow weak and i could feel myself start to panic, growing up i had always had a problem with anxiety and i would have a lot of panic attacks and i knew there was always one person that could help me

i scanned the slytherin table for him but i couldn't see him and now i was only starting to panic more

Blaise POV

i was in the great hall eating with my friends and pansy was making some comment about the first years being worst then last years ones and then my eyes spotted her and i knew something was wrong she was shuffling her feet and her chest was moving faster by the second, she was playing with the bottom of her skirt just like she did when we were younger and i knew that lyra was having a panic attack.

i excused myself from the table earning a lot of questions as to why and i practically ran over to her grabbing onto her shoulders trying to get her attention but she was already deep into her trance and she finally looked at me and her eyes were starting to gain a red layer and were becoming glassy. i looked around now realizing that people were looking at us and i knew it would only be making her worse so i  grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the great hall feeling more eyes on us and i was ready to snap at them  all but i hoped that lyra didn't notice so if i snapped then she would.

when we rounded the corner i turned to her placing my hands on her shoulders trying to calm her down and i knew what i had to do and i hadn't done it in a while but when this would happen i would sing to her so thats just what i did, i pulled her into a hug and started to hum before opening my mouth

blackbird singing in the dead of night
take this broken wings and learn to fly
all your life you were only waiting for this moment to arrive....

i continued to hum and then felt her body shake in my embrace and i thought she had begun sobbing again only to realize she had actually broke into a fit of giggles she broke away while wiping under her eyes " god how do you even remember about the singing" i let out a loud ha " as if i could forget i did it that much but only for you that was there was no way i am singing for anyone so don't tell i got a rep to keep up" i was now giving a big smile which caused her to laugh again " you know lyra you can always sit with me" she gave a quick nod and we both made our way back to my table i noticed the group go quiet and stare in disbelieve but then nott spoke up " wow blaise didn't know you were going after huflfepuffs now" nott thought he was funny i sent him a glare which made him shut up " this is lyra my best friend she will be joining us today" i knew they would be skeptical but they had to warm up to her i mean i did so surely they will as well.

both taking our seats and the conversation begun again.

Lyra Pov

sitting with blaise friends mad me nervous but i took a liking to pansy she was talking to me about school and it was just a nice conversation overall " so lyra we at the platform i saw you and draco coming through the wall together and you were holding hands do you guys you know....know each other" pansy was smirking at me and i choked on my pumpkin juice looking up at the group and saw they were all looking at me with expecting eyes then i looked at blaise who seemed concerned " did you spend the summer with him" blaise seemed nervous but why. i shook my head " no uh i only met him about 5 minutes before hand his mum came up and introduced us and as for the hand holding he only did it because i was nervous about running at a wall and i thought he was joking so he held my hand and ran with me and plus im pretty sure he hates me" i shrugged my shoulders before realizing that they were all looking behind me " god you speak of it as if my mother didn't tell me to help" he tone was cold and weary " that wasn't really the question though draco no need to be defensive" pansy was now backing me up and i gave her a warm smile which she returned causing draco to scoff "great now there is another girl and their gonna have this whole back each other up thing going on" draco sat down next to me which was opposite of pansy so she didn't waste anytime by kicking him in the chin " don't talk about us as if where not here you git".

the rest of the meal was filled with them all laughin all but draco who seemed off in his own world i was deciding whether or not i should ask him if hes ok or something but was pulled away by pansy asking about my timtable to which we have charms first and then other classes which i had no care about as i really like potions but turns out i shared nearly all my classes with her but 1 charms.