Walking through a dark, wet alley. Not able to touch anything on the walls because of the spikes coming out of them. Scared of walking any further because of the darkness getting closer and closer. Trembling hands and heavy breaths taken very fast. Eye widening and blood flowing through the wound that wasn't on that white neck until 2 seconds.
He jumped out of his bed scared, sweating ,looking at the clock on the night stand beside his bed to see that it's only 3:45. Draco got out of his bed and changed his clothes and sat by the fireplace looking at the fire flaring as it flames goes up and down. He stayed like that until the end of the curfew, got up and headed to great hall for breakfast. He sat down thinking about the nightmare that has been following him for weeks. His thoughts were interrupted when breakfast was being served and students chattering as they get inside. As he was eating Draco saw Hermione granger walking inside together with Zaya, he watched them as both started heading to their house's table.
"Good morning. I didn't see you in the common room, when did you some here?" asked Zaya as she was sitting opposite of Draco.
"I came as soon as the curfew ended." He quietly said.
"Wow! You woke up pretty early, got a good sleep?"
"No, not really."
"Is every thing okay?"
"Yes." He said coldly.
Everyone finished their breakfast, and got up to do whatever they want. While Zaya was on her way to Hermione, Blaise came closer to Draco "Zaya has been hanging with the Gryffindors a lot lately."
"So?"
"You're not going to do anything with that?"
"Why should I? I'm not her father."
"Are you really okay?" Blaise questioned "I know you. You don't like them and you don't like anyone you dislike to be next to what you like."
"What are you pointing for?" with a confused look, Draco asked.
"Nothing" Blaise said with his eyebrows raising "Nothing at all."
In another place, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Zaya were wondering around Hogwart's grounds.
"Congratulations on making it to the quidditch team, Harry!" Zaya started "I heared that no one makes it to the team on their first year."
"It's in his blood" Hermione added. "His father was a quidditch player."
"Hey Zaya." Ron interrupted. "Is it really fine for you to be with us? I mean.. you're a Slytherin, shouldn't you be with them?"
"There is no specific rule that says that students from different houses can't hangout together." Harry added.
"But she may get bullied." In considerate tone, Ron replied.
"I'll be fine" the girl added as she was smiling. "Oh I should go now."
"Why?" Harry asked.
"I have couple of things to do, see you later." Zaya said as she was walking away from them.
Watching her go away Ron whispered "I don't trust this girl very much."
Harry nodded, looking at him, then at Hermione who was looking at them with annoyance.
Walking alone heading to the castle Zaya came across bunch of Slytherin's students who looked at her and started whispering between them.
"You don't belong to Slytherin!" one of them shouted.
"You are a blood-traitor!" Shouted another.
Zaya walked away, as fast as she could, tears couldn't make their way to her eyes pretending that she doesn't hear them shout and laugh like bunch of monkeys. She went to the Slytherin's common room and headed towards her room, she grabbed a book and sat on her bed to start reading it. She felt something under the sheets so she pulled them and saw a small blue box that has a letter attached to it.
"Meet me by the lake at dinner time, be sure that no one is watching."
That's it. Nothing more in the letter. She opened the box and saw a silver ring with a shining blue stone on it next to it there was a small note that said "Evanesco me - appareo"
She put the ring on and whispered "Evenesco me" and she disappeared.
She whispered again "Appareo" and she appeared again, she figured that it's probably something so she can sneak out, so she decided to try it.
"Evenesco me" she whispered and walked out of the room to some of the students in the halls and sat next to them. Apparently she is really invisible, looks like she has a trip at dinner. As she had a long time until dinner she decided to study charms. She doesn't know who sent her the letter so she may need to defend herself. Zaya was the kind of girl who will master anything from the first time just like the rest of the Alvis family, however she found it quite hard to memorize stuff like potions or history of magic.
She could hear the clock ticking on the wall telling that there are few minutes until dinner. She slipped the silver ring on her slim ring finger and got up, wand in her pocket and the letter in her hand. Suddenly a girl from Slytherin got in, so she hid the letter under the book that was on her bed very fast and acted like noting happened.
"Hey, Tracey. Is it time for dinner yet?" Zaya asked nervously.
"Well, yeah?" Tracey said with a questioning look on her face. "Come on let's go. Come on!" She pulled Zaya out and went with her to the great hall.
"Oh oh you know what?" Zaya stuttered "I forgot something really important in my room so go ahead and I'll follow you." Then she ran out of the hall as fast as she can, hid in a corner and whispered "Evenesco me". Walking to the lake she looked around to see if anyone was following her, but no one was there. She still doesn't have any idea on who wanted to meet her at dinner time by the lake and doesn't want anyone to know about their secret meeting. Before she got to the lake she figured that the person who wants to meet her won't know that she came since she is invisible so she whispered "Appareo" after she made sure no one was around. She continued her way to the lake but she couldn't find anyone. Her eyes met the clear water surface in front of her, she sunk into looking at the sky through the lake. Not aware of her surroundings without a warning she felt a wand pressed to her neck and a hand covering her mouth. A body pressed against her back and a whisper that sent shivers throughout her body "I didn't think that you would actually come miss Alvis." The person behind her smiled, showing teeth as white as snow "you may go to sleep early today."
She couldn’t resist, her body was heavy, she couldn't move a finger. Her eyes were not able to keep open as she felt a hand sliding into hers combined with another whisper "I shall take our ring now."
In the great hall, Draco walking over to the Gryffindor's table heading to Hermione. "Granger, where is Zaya?"
"She left us since the morning. She said she had things to do." She answered looking at Harry and Ron who nodded in agreement.
Without a word the young boy walked to the Slytherin's table and called for Tracey "Did you see Zaya?"
"She was at the room. I dragged her here with me, but she said that she forgot something and went back. She hasn't came here yet."
Draco ran off to the Slytherin's common room "That girl loves food so much she wouldn't skip dinner!" he got into Zaya's room and saw nothing but a book on her bed. He lifted it and saw the letter "Meet me by the lake at dinner time, be sure that no one is watching."
With frustration in his eyes, he hit the wall with his fist "I am too late."
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