The next morning, Draco and I woke up exceptionally early to check out the cabinet. I slipped out of bed hoping Pansy would stay away, I crept over to the bathroom to get ready, I grabbed my uniform and robes and quickly slipped them on quickly , I didn't bother doing my makeup as it was the early hours of the morning and no one would be walking around the school.
My chest felt tight as I walked out the doors dormitory and into the common room sitting area, Draco stood up tall next to the common room entrance, leaning against the frame. I walk over slowly with my held low. I felt Draco look up at me and widened his eyes, he let out a small cough and continued to stare.
"What?" I questioned hoping there wasn't something on my face.
"Nothing... nothing-" Draco said quickly while eyeing me up across the room. "You look good, Lilith."
A faint small appeared on my face uncontrollably, a real smile not some fake one I had been using. "Thank you, you too." I glanced over at Draco as a cheeky side grin formed around his check bones.
"I know." He responded coolly.
A small chuckle slips out my mouth as I make my way closer towards him, "We should go... y'know and check out the..." I lowered my voice. "The cabinet."
"Okay." Draco whispered mockingly.
I let out a small huff and rolled my eyes sarcastically and walked out the common room, looking behind me one last time incase anyone was following us.
As we walk down the finally few corridors there was small whispers and chuckles coming around the corner. Draco and I stop quickly and looked at each other franticly, his eyes widened as he furrowed his eyebrows, he bent down to me and whispered in my ear quickly. "I think its Luna, sounds like her voice."
My lips parted as a small gasp of air flew to the back of my throat, I out out a small disguised cough but it only made Luna walk around the corner quicker, but she wasn't alone. Harry Potter stood next to her, his nose looked fine now, no blood and no more crookedness. Harry looked down at me while lifting one of his eyebrows as Luna sent me a beaming, bright smile, which lit up the dark corridors.
"Lilith!" Luna said while opining her arms wide to give me a hug. Her arms wrapped around me, causing my hands to be stuck down the side of me. "Six months is far too long without seeing you!"
"It is." I missed Luna a lot, I missed the weird conversations she comes up with, I missed her unique ways of day to day life and most of all I missed not telling her everything.
"Draco, its good to see you!" Luna said purely.
"Nice to see you too, Lovegood." Draco acknowledged while nodding his head once.
Harry stood behind Luna stiffly, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose, I hesitated shortly before I decided to involve him in the conversation. "Hello, Harry."
"Hi." Harry sent a blunt response.
"I like your new nose, Potter." Draco announced while crossing his arms and staring at Harry.
"Mmh." Harry mumbled.
"Draco!" I nudged his arm carefully, insinuating he stop being a pain in the ass.
"What?" Draco questioned while snapping his head towards me.
I didn't respond, I shake my head disappointedly and turn back towards Luna.
Luna smiled again before questioning me. "What you doing up so early?"
"N-no reason, on a walk." I lied.
Harry furrowed his eyebrows behind Luna, acting suspicious, listening carefully to each word falling out our mouths. "Lilith, can I speak to you... alone..." Harry claimed while stepping forward inline with Luna.
Before I got the change to speak Draco spoke for me. "No." Draco's hands clutched together as he watched Harrys face flow with confusion, Draco took a step closer to Harry as his posture grew, Draco's eyes didn't leave off Harry and neither did Harry's.
I placed my hand on Draco's arm and pulled him back slightly, causing him to flitch slightly and stop staring. "Harry can talk to me. It's fine." I claimed while looking over at harry in concern.
A daunting look stormed over Draco's face as he watched me walk over to harry.
"You start the 'walk' and I will meet you somewhere." I said to Draco, insinuating he checks out the cabinet before I do.
Draco sent me a stiff nod as he gave Harry an manipulate death stare, a shiver went down by spine as Harry pulled my left forearm and leaded me outside. The cold air hit us instantly, causing Harry to shiver slightly. From being part vampire I didn't feel the cold much, but I knew it was there.
"So..." Harry started. "Are you and Draco a thing?" He questioned as we started to walk around the Hogwarts grounds.
My head snapped towards him as I glared across to him. "I really don't think thats any of your concern, Harry."
"He's dangerous y'know" Harry's head spins towards me, while letting out a puff of cold air.
A small laughter went off inside my head of the thought of someone saying Draco being dangerous. I quickly realised that I didn't respond to Harry and he was staring at me emotionless.
"And hows that?" I question.
"His fathers a death eater, a loyal one." Harry quickly snaps as I feel my feet stop on the ground. I look towards him quickly, furrowing my eyes, as he does the same. "May he is-"
I cut off Harry just before he finishes his sentence. "Done be ridicules, Draco Malfoy? a death eater? you're insane." I pause as I watch Harrys reaction carefully, his glasses half slipping down his nose, his chest rising up and down at every breath, much quicker then usual.
"Its true, Lilith. Think of it... Draco Malfoy, the son of a very loyal death eater, also the son of Narcissa Malfoy, someone else loyal to Voldemort. It all makes sense." Harry claimed while using hand actions, swiping his arms around to prove his point.
"I think you're wrong. He's only a boy, what would You-know-who want to do with him?" I argue my case.
Harry shrugged along side with a shiver. "I just don't think you should be around him."
"Who are you to tell me what I can and cant do? Lets be honest, we have spoke around 5 times in the past year and now you think you can decide my life choices." I say while straightening my posture and stepping back a few spaces, I pulled down both sleeves of my robe even more to make sure my dark mark is not visible.
"Thats not the poin-"
"Goodbye Harry." I saw quickly cutting him off.
I turned away quickly as harry grabs onto my right arm pulling me backwards towards him, my feet left the floor as I quickly placed my hand down on the floor to catch myself, as I look up Harry stands close to me while putting out his hand to support me up, I puff out my lips and decline his help and get up by myself.
There was an awkward silence before Harry took it upon him self to speak again. "I just think that-"
"Harry! he's not a death eater. okay?" I pause and wait for another excuse from Harry but he's silent, he don't move. At all. "Good. So, I'm going. It was nice seeing you, I guess." I quickly storm off willingly and headed back into the castle.
~*~
With my chest feeling tight I head my way to the room of requirements, I twist and turn my ways through corners as I reach the wide entrance of the doors, as I pressed my hand against the door it made my hand look tiny. The door creeped open as a smell of old books and rusted melt hit my nostrils, I scrunched my nose as i made my way deeper into the wide room.
"Draco?" I called out. "Draco? where are you?"
There was a big old room, full of piles of old unused items. A particular scent, flowed around me. A smell I was very familiar with. Blood. My eyes scratched from corner to corner of the room as I walked closer to where the scent was coming from, I stopped in front of an old piano and called out one last time. "Draco?"
A few pots and pans fell to the floor as Draco walked around the corner holding a blood bag filled with a deep colour red. A small smirk appeared on my face once Draco started to approach me.
He let out a small sigh of relief as he looked down into my eyes. "Im glad it is you in here, for a moment I thought it was some old teacher."
A tiny laughter crept out my mouth as my eyes uncontrollably moved away from his down towards the blood bag, held tightly in his hand.
"Oh right, yes... umm, I got you this." Draco claims nervously while raising his hand towards me, bringing the blood bag closer towards me.
My veins appear quickly as I turn to the side, covering my hair in front of my face, I close my eyes tight hoping the veins will disappear. A cold hand skims my face and I feel my brunette hair being tucked behind my ear, I unclose my eyes as I look slowly towards Draco. He had a comforting smile on his face as he rubbled my check slowly, going over my veins underneath my eye.
"You don't need to hid from me." Draco said calmly, continuing to smile.
My chest relaxes from earlier as a smile softly at Draco. He places the blood bag in my hand as we continue to lock eyes. My stomach tingles as I look deep into his eyes. His eyes told many stories; sad to happy.
"I'll love you forever, Lilith."
A huge uncontrollable small replaces on my face as I bite down on my bottom lip to hid it slightly. "For eternity?" I question jokingly.
"For eternity."
The time felt as though it froze, i felt like nothing in the world could change the atmosphere, nothing could dull the moment. When I look at him, I always feel so much stronger and surer of myself. When I think about him, I feel so happy knowing that there is someone out there in the world who loves me as much as I love him. He always makes me feel like anything in this world is possible.
Moments went by as I finish off the blood bag and place it onto of the dusty piano, Draco clutches my hand as he tells me the cabinet is over to the left a bit. As we approach the vanishing cabinet, parts of it were scattered along the floor, where other parts were briefly staying together. I look over at Draco, who I staring at the cabinet, stroking his chin as though he had some master plan.
"Got any ideas how to fix it?" I question.
"Not at all."
"Great." I said sarcastically.
In that moment, seconds after I finish my sentence the bell rings for first lesson. Draco an I both let out a synchronised huff as we look at each other in annoyance. The sight of seeing the carbonate made my legs feel like jelly, as I know Draco's did too.