Sadly the next couple of days flew by without seeing much of Draco. The amount of work we had been set was ridiculous, Umbridge had us cramming in as much as we could for our OWL's and it was sending us all stir crazy.

Suddenly the door burst open. "WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE!" Pansy bent down and rested her arms on her knees to try and catch her breath. "God that's a lot of stairs"

"Who?? What?? Oh wait!! HARRY?" My eyes lit up with excitement. I sprang up from my bed.

"YES! Now come on! Or we'll miss it all!" Pansy set off running again and I was shortly behind.

I had no idea where we were going so I just carried on following wherever it was Pansy was heading. A sudden rush of guilt crashed over my body as it dragged me back to a stand still.

"Ivy! Come on! What are you doing?!" Her eyes were furrowed with confusion.

"I...I don't know if I can do this. What if...what if they aren't doing what we think they are! What if this is all a big misunderstanding? I..I mean Pansy this isn't me..is it?" I looked down to my unsteady hands and clutched them together.

"Hey..hey it's ok. Look if you want to turn around right now I get that. Or you could do what you set out to do, to stand up for yourself. To let them know not to walk all over you, to prove to them that you have as much power as they do! Even if we walk in there and they are sat around playing cards, Harry still lied to you when he was supposed to be your friend. I'm no expert in friendship but I can tell you now that I would never do that to you and that's coming from me!" She chuckled slightly to help reassure me. She took a few steps towards me and rested her hands on my shoulders. "Do what inside of you is telling you to do, deep inside, the real you not the one that you put out to the world. The you that makes you feel good and strong." She gave me a smile and then took a deep breath.

"I know people hate me, I'm not blind. For a while it destroyed me to know that no matter what I did or what I said would change their opinion but one day it clicked. This is me, I am a bitch and I am cruel with my words and everyone puts that down to my bloodline and the house I was chosen to be in and you know what it's completely true and if that's all people can see of me then that's ok but I know that I'm strong, smart, respected and people know not to fuck about with me and that makes me, me. I'm unapologetically me and you should be too."

Pansy's words took me back completely. Everything she said was perfect. When I first sat down on that table in the great hall I never would of dreamed that she would be the person in front me today telling me all this and for whatever reason that made it more special. She was right, she was fierce and feisty but she was incredible.

"Let's go get Harry Potter." My words left Pansy with a smile from ear to ear. She reached down to grab my hand. I quickly clasped my hand inside and we began sprinting down the corridor.

By the time we reached the group I feared my lungs would explode. Between the cold air and the lack of exercise my body experiences I thought I may collapse.

"What's going on?" Pansy's voice echoed the halls.

"Filch thought he saw them but they 'disappeared'" Draco rolled his eyes as he spoke. Are you kidding me, I just ran down here for nothing.

"You've got to be kidding me. Urgh I'm going to my room. Ivy you coming?" She headed towards the corridor we had just raced down.

I looked over to Draco who was already looking at me. "Erm I'll meet you up there in ten minutes" she smirked and nodded her head.

"Ok...be good." She turned around on was on her way.

I skipped my way over to Draco, everyone followed Pansy's footsteps and dispersed quickly.

"Is that all I get with you, ten minutes?" He reached up and rested his hand on my cheek.

"You can have as long as you want with me." I whispered up to him

"I like the sound of that." He placed his other hand on my cheek and began to cup my face. His face moved towards me quickly and once again returned to the spot I had began to adore. His mouth moved with mine in perfect rhythm, the feel of him holding me made me feel so unbelievably secure. So safe.

A sudden large bang of something hitting the floor sent me flying back in shock, but nothing shocked me as much as what was in front of us. It was Harry.

His face was in complete dismay, neither of us spoke a word. The silence was deafening.

"What the fuck are you staring at Potter?!" Draco's words made me shudder, even though Harry had hurt me something still pained me about seeing him like this.

"I should of known." Harry's words were empty with little emotion.

"And what's that?" Draco snapped.

"I should of known that you weren't the character you were playing Ivy. You know I felt sorry for you with your sob story, I really did but obviously it was all lies because why would you bother with Malfoy if it was real. He's the person you'd want to stay furthest away from." His words cut through me like a knife.

"Harry" I tried to interrupt.

"No, no I mean this makes sense actually doesn't it, your father a death eater and your sister Ivy too! I was right not to trust you. Congratulations."

The anger inside me began to burst out my body at the sheer betrayal Harry had just put me through. Suddenly I was sprinting forward but arms were holding me back.

"YOU COME BACK HERE NOW! HARRY YOU FUCKING LITTLE...GET OFF ME! LET ME GO! LET ME GET HIM! I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU HARRY" my words were explosive just like the feeling inside but as I tried to push anymore out of my mouth a sob escaped instead and then another. "I can't..get off me...FUCK YOU HARRY!" My breathing was deteriorating from the growing sobs leaving my body. "...I'm going to kill you..Harry...I mean it" I knew he was already out of sight but the words kept flowing. Slowly Draco's arms softened.

"Shhh..shhhh..its ok...he's not worth it for now Ivy..just calm down..listen to me breathe." My world around me was shaking I could barely stand, I knew the only reason why I was still up right was because Draco was holding me. My tears still fell but slowly my breath slowed. I could hear my heartbeat in my ears. I couldn't process anything I just felt washed from everything. How could he do that to me, how could he use the hardest part of my life against me. Fuck you Harry Potter.

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