Chapter 13 - Goodnight
I lay trembling while Ominis cradles me across his chest, his heart beats quick but steadily against my ear.
“Once, a good few years ago me and Adin Siddiqui almost got killed by the giant squid you know”, Ominis chuckles.
“Adin?!” I exclaim, shocked at the thought of the small dark haired boy with brown eyes and thick rimmed glasses ever getting into a predicament that could be dangerous.
“It was in first year, my wand had somehow got me to the Hufflepuff common room instead of mine, I’d been in the hospital wing and it was late at night, I took a right turn instead of a right and BUMP I ended up falling through the door almost onto his lap, he went flying off the chair like a dandelion in the wind”. He giggles playfully, I laugh too, thinking of Adin splayed out on the floor.
“Anyway, he said he would help me get back to the slytherin dorms, which obviously are right across the quad courtyard, as we got to the arches you could hear the clattering of metal, apparently six suits of amour were fighting in the middle of it, my wand was still not navigating and Adin was too scared to go through them, so we took a detour onto the water bank and aimed to get around the great hall and across, we had only been walking for about 5 minutes when I heard this giant splash, the kind that makes the floor rumble, Adin screamed so loud I thought I was going to go deaf aswell as blind, just then something thudded in-front of us across the mud, I had no idea what was happening other than I knew it was something wet, we were both soaked with lake water at this point, as we ran I felt something slimy and cold grab my waist, in a blind panic I casted to the side of me, hoping it would be hit, luckily it did - I didn’t know at that point my wand has this thing where it can tell where to aim, thank Merlin because I can’t swim”.
“Did you get hurt?”, I whisper.
“Well, when Adin pulled me I still had a sucker attached to my side, I know it hurt really bad but I’m not sure if it scarred or not, he lifts his shirt to the side and rolls slightly, I stroke the 3 large red circular scars across his hips and stomach, he recoils at my touch and his skin turns into little goosebumps, he looks towards me and the moon shines off his cloudy grey eyes.
“I take that as a yes”, he groans.
“Just a couple, they’re like a tattoo”.
“Well they taught me not to go near the water again, I’ve not been down the bank since, not a chance and I’m going to risk another run in with that thing, it has it out for me”, he laughs and pulls his shirt back down over his stomach.
“Thank you Ominis, honestly I’m feeling a lot better now, if you want to go back to the sofa I don’t mind, I don’t want to keep you up all night”.
“I’d rather stay here with you, I’m going to get a glass of water though”.
Ominis stands up and lights his wand, it starts beeping quietly and guides him to the kitchen, I pull back the blankets and make some room for him on the bed, I’ve wanted him to share my bed so many times, just was not under these circumstances.
He arrives back and settles down on the side of the bed, I throw the edge of the quilt over his legs and lay next to him, waiting to see if he pulls me in.
He rolls over and shuffled closer to me, kissing my forehead.
“Good night Millicent”.
“Good night Ominis”.