I knew I could not sit by him this whole semester.
"Professor, if you wouldn't mind can I be seated elsewhere. I can't sit by Malfoy" I asked with a disgusted face.
"Ahhh look who's here" I heard a familiar voice say.
It was Malfoy.
"I'm sorry Ms. Montgomery, I'm afraid that work. You'll have to sit by Malfoy" the professor said.
Oh.
My.
Effing.
God.
"Whatever," I said sternly, rolling my eyes.
I walked over to Malfoy's table. I sat down harshly and heard chuckles. I looked up at Malfoy and saw him and his two friends, I guess their names are Crabbe and Goyle, they were laughing. What could they possibly be laughing at?
"I bet your parents are disappointed in you Montgomery. Who would want to raise a filthy mudblood like you? You're a disgrace to the Wizarding world." Said Malfoy.
"Shut your mouth Malfoy," I said while tears were brewing up in my eyes.
"Awwe the poor little mudblood is going to cry eh?"
"I SAID SHUT YOUR MOUTH MALFOY!" I lost my temper. Everyone in the classroom was staring at me. I'm pretty sure everyone down the hall could hear too.
"Is there a problem Ms. Montgomery?" the professor said.
"May I be excused," I asked, more like a statement than a question.
"I'm afraid we are just starting our less-,"
"I don't give a damn about your stupid lesson! Now may I be excused!?"
"Detention tonight, you'll be cleaning the trophy case"
"Whatever," I said while running out of the classroom.
I ran until I found the nearest empty hallway. I found an abandoned bathroom and decided to settle on that. I ran to the bathroom and started bawling like a baby. I didn't like the fact that Malfoy made me cry, but his words hurt.
You're a disgrace to the Wizarding World.
Your parents must be so disappointed in you.
Who would want to raise a filthy little mudblood like you?
I kept repeating those words in my head. My thoughts were interrupted by a soft voice.
"Who's in here?"
I didn't know who it was.
"It's just a student," I said panicked thinking it might be a professor.
I snuffled my nose making a disgustingly loud noise.
"Are you crying? Can I come in?"
The voice now sounded familiar.
Cedric.
"Cedric?" I asked curiously.
"Wait, Alex? I'm coming in. What the hell happened? Are you okay?!"
My back was facing him. I felt a warm hand rubbing my back. Which made me bawl even more.
"I'm a disgrace to the Wizarding World. My parents would be disappointed in me. Who would want to raise a filthy little mudblood like me?" I sadly asked, my voice raspy.
"Did someone say this to you?"
"Malfoy."
"Listen, Alex, Malfoy is just jealous. He's always been a dick to people. You are not a disappointment. You are a miracle to the Wizarding World. I am beyond happy to have met a person like you."
His words felt like nothing. I knew he was trying to help me, but they didn't help me at all. After all, Malfoy did say 'I bet you're parents are disappointed in you' but they're dead. I hadn't cried about them for a long time. But now I felt like I'd never stop.
"Thank you, Cedric. But if you wouldn't mind I'd like to be alone. You mean a lot to me. Thank you again." I said kindly. That's the Hufflepuff in me.
"Of course. Let me know if you need anything." With that, he walked out the door. I was happy to be alone. To grieve by myself. I walked back up to the Slytherin common room, and into the dormitory.
-⚠️TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️- (this is a little awkward for me to write but I like reading these kinds of stories) MENTIONS OF SH ⚠️
I dug through my clothes to find the shiny silver blade. I had cut myself before, maybe like 2 or 3 times. Not much. But this day. This moment in life I'm living...
Is my bare minimum.
And I cut myself multiple times. Each one deeper, for how worthless I felt.
I wiped up the blood off my arms. I suddenly started to feel lightheaded.
-⚠️END OF TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️-
I sat down on my bed and cried for hours. I skipped lunch, and it was almost time for dinner. I was really hungry but I didn't have the motivation to go and get food. I went to the bathroom again and looked in the mirror. My eyes were red, and puffy. It was very noticeable that I had been crying. I also had very dark circles under my eyes.
"Bloody hell I can't go out like this!"
I grabbed my concealer and tried to cover everything up. I did not help very much, it probably looked about 4% less red.
I walked down into the great hall. And as soon as I walked in, everyone's eyes were on me. I made my way to the Slytherin table and grabbed one chicken leg and some broccoli. I looked across to the Gryffindor table to see the golden trio (aka Harry Potter himself, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger) staring at me with concern in my eyes. I gave them a light smile. I then looked around to see if Malfoy was anywhere near me. Because I wanted to be nowhere near him. He was sitting pretty far away. Thank God he hadn't noticed me yet.
But then he turned his head and faced me. His eyes went from narrow to wide open. Is there a possibility he may be felt sorry? What am I thinking? Of course not! He's a Malfoy for goodness sakes!
I finished my glass of pumpkin juice so I got up and made my way over to the exit. I decided I wanted to get some fresh air, so I made my way to the lake. There was a tree that I liked to sit by. I sat down and relaxed. I hadn't felt relaxed in what? Like 3 years.
"Montgomery"
I was startled and I looked over to see,
the concerned face of Draco Malfoy.
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A/N
HOLY GUACAMOLE! 118 READS? THAT'S CRAZY! Thank you all so much! This is probably the best chapter I've done yet! I hope you enjoyed it!
-kate <3
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