Chapter 18
I wake up the next morning around noon, on Draco's bed, with Draco on top of me and his head on my chest. His way of keeping me from rolling over onto my shoulder, I suspect. My body feels completely numb and sore. Not surprisingly. Especially since I ran quite a bit last night. I'm not going to move anytime soon. Thank god it's the weekend. I want Draco to move off my chest though because it's slightly starting to hurt. I never told him about last night so he doesn't know what I did to my ribs.
"Dray. Dray." I say as I shake him a bit. He grumbles something, then hugs onto me tighter. "Dray, I nearly broke my ribs last night, can you please get off?" That makes him quickly sit up, eyeing me with concern and a bit of anger.
"How the hell did you nearly break your ribs?" He says through gritted teeth. I shrink down realizing he's going to scold me for it. I've already gotten scolded for it once, I don't need my boyfriend scolding me.
"Did I say ribs? I meant shoulder." He rolls his eyes and crosses his arms.
"I accidentally got too close to the whomping willow ok? And may have fought off a werewolf." I say the last part quietly, hoping he doesn't hear but he does. His face drops in fear.
"I didn't get bitten or scratched. I promise." I say quickly.
"I don't care. It's the fact that you fought a werewolf. I don't want you to get hurt." He takes my hand and places a kiss on my knuckles. He then lays down next to me and carefully pulls me on top of him. Despite his efforts, I still slightly wince because of my shoulder.
"Sorry love." He whispers.
"It's fine." I snuggle close to him, then whisper, "I'm still mad at you by the way, but you're warm so I'm snuggling close to you." He laughs and shakes his head.
"Whatever you say."
"There you are!" Parker shouts as storms into the room.
"How the fuck do you have energy? My whole body feels like it's been hit by a truck."
"Technically you got hit by the whomping willow, which is probably worse than a truck. And the energy, I have no clue. Anyway Malfoy, watch your back, because when you are alone, only Merlin will be able to save you." She narrows her eyes, then turns around and leaves.
"She scares me sometimes." Draco comments. I laugh, then close my eyes to go back to sleep.
"I'm going back to sleep." I whisper.
"What happened last night that made you so tired?"
"I'll explain later." I let fatigue come over me and quickly fall asleep.
I'm in the woods again but I'm alone. I don't know where I am and I don't know where I'm going. It's hard to see anything with the fog that is surrounding the trees. I shout out for someone. Anyone, but no one answers. The woods are still. Deathly still.
Suddenly, a black wisp of smoke surrounds me, making it impossible to see at all.
"Felicity." A snake-like voice calls. "You lied to me."
"What are you talking about?" I scream out. A sob escapes my throat.
"Parker and Ethan. You lied about them." The voice says as a figure appears through the smoke. His red eyes shine through the darkness. Voldemort.
"I don't know what you're talking about." I know what he is trying to do and I'm not going to fall for it.
"You're a smart girl." He hisses.
I wake up and sit up quickly, breathing heavily. Draco puts his hand on my shoulder, trying to get me to calm down.
"Hey. Hey, it's ok. It was only a dream." Draco says, trying to calm me down.
"Voldemort. He's going to hurt people. He's after me and Parker and Ethan. I don't know what to do." I cry. I sound hysterical but I don't care.
"He's not going to hurt you. He's dead, Felicity." He says as he pulls me into a hug.
"Nobody's going to hurt you, love. No one matters like you to me. I promise." He whispers in my ear. I hold on tight to him, letting him be my comfort.
"I-i think I want to go for a walk for a bit. Just me. If that's ok?" I whisper. He pulls away and nods his head, giving me a small smile. I get up and quickly get changed in the bathroom, then walk out. I walk into the common room, finding Parker sitting on the couch.
"I'm going for a walk. Don't kill my boyfriend while I'm out." I say as I get to the door.
"I will if he's the one who made you cry."
"He wasn't." I shout as I leave the room. I walk past the potions classroom and up the stairs. Sadly, I get stopped by Snape.
"Detention for the next two weeks miss Lafoi." I nod my head and walk off. I don't care about going to detention. The only thing I care about is sleep.
I mindlessly walk down the halls. Last night plays through my mind. I fought Lupin, who was a werewolf. I had only ever imagined fighting a werewolf. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Then the dream. Does Voldemort know about Parker and Ethan? I hope not. If he finds out they could get killed. I have to keep them safe, no matter what it takes. Which most likely will kill me but I don't care. I know I said that I would tell Parker if I had another dream but I'm not going to tell her. I can't, just in case Voldemort can see who I'm talking to. That would explain how he knows that me, Parker and Ethan know each other very well. Or maybe it had something to do with Pettigrew.
Suddenly, someone bumps into my hurt shoulder, causing my shoulder to start throbbing. I curse and grab my shoulder.
"Sorry. I didn't see you there." A familiar voice says. I look up and am met with bright gray eyes, and vibrant yellow clothing.
"Don't worry about it, Diggory." I reply.
"Did I hurt your shoulder?" He asks, concerned.
"No. I hurt it last night. Got too close to the whomping willow." He nods his head, uncomfortably.
"So you're the person who tamed Draco Malfoy." He comments. I look at him confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Well before he got with you, he was terrible. He doesn't pick on people as much anymore." I nod my head.
"I have to go." I walk around him and continue on with my walk. I have decided I am going to go to the forbidden forest, to walk around.
The walk isn't long. I actually get to the forest quite fast. I enter it, realizing I don't have my wand, but I continue through it. I stop in a small clearing and sit down. Probably not the best idea. I hug my knees to my chest and listen to the sounds of the woods. There are few birds chirping. The trees are rustling because of the slight breeze. It's absolutely calming.
A week passes. Detention is boring. My body still hurts but surprisingly I haven't skipped any class. I've nearly fallen asleep in most of the classes though. Lupin has come back to class, which I'm happy about but people are starting to believe something is up with him. If Snape has his way, people are going to know he is a werewolf. Speaking of Lupin. I'm in his class.
The bell rings, so I stand up and grab my stuff.
"Ms. Wilhite will stay please. I need to talk to you." Lupin says as I get to the door. I nod my head and walk back to my seat.
"I just wanted to apologize for the things I've said and because of the other night." He says after the door closes.
"It's no problem. I'm sorry as well for fighting you when you were..." He laughs like it's nothing.
"As long as I didn't hurt you, I'm not going to worry too much."
"Most of my injuries are from the whomping willow." He nods his head.
"You can go." He says.
"Professor? How did you know?" I ask before turning to grab my stuff.
"Dumbledore thought that it would be best that I knew."
I nod my head. "How did Sirius know?"
"I didn't know he knew." I nod my head.
"Thank you Professor for teaching lessons this year." I say before walking out of the room. I somehow ran into Fred and George, not surprisingly.
"Hey, have you seen Parker?" George asks.
"She just left." He nods his head, then walks off, leaving me and Fred alone.
"It's been a while since it's been just us." Fred comments. I nod my head.
"We better leave before someone gets mad at us." He nods his head and starts walking. I follow after him, having a good feeling I know where he's going. We walk all the way to our secret place and walk up to the edge. We sat down, quietly.
"Are you excited to go home?" Fred asks.
"No, not really. I prefer it here." He nods his head and scoots closer to me. So close our legs are touching.
"Do you have to go back to your real reality soon?" He asks.
"Yes. But don't worry you won't even know I'm gone." He nods his head and moves even closer to me. I would scoot away but I can't because I would fall off the edge. He cups my cheek with my hand and pulls me in, kissing me. I pull away and say, "Fred. We can't do that." I stand up and look at him.
"Just a goodbye." He says as he stands up, then walks away leaving me confused. What did he mean by "Just a goodbye"? He's going to see me again. I'm so confused. If Draco finds out, he's going to be pissed.