"Because the next part of my plan is in this hallway Pansy." with that the boy stopped in front of a closet, before dispelling the multitude of charms on the door and opening it.
Inside, with her knees pulled up to her chest, was a sobbing, naked, young blonde girl.
"Ah hem…" Millicent growled out, glaring at the other boys who promptly looked away.
"Miss Lovegood?"
The girl's sobbing halted, before she looked up, with eyes full of confusion and fear at the boy standing above her.
"It appears as though you could use some aid."
Her eyes widened even further, before a spark of something, hope perhaps, appeared within. Slowly she began to rise, keeping her arms positioned in such a way that it covered her modesty, until she stood in front of the boy. Her eyes glanced towards the other two girls as a blush appeared on her face, her legs shifting slightly with discomfort.
"Pansy, Millie… leave"
The two girls did as ordered, his tone allowing rebuttal, leaving the two alone.
As he slipped off his outer cloak the young Lovegood's face lit up with a thankfulness he had not beheld in years, and she graciously accepted the clothing that was slid around her shoulder to cover her from any further sight. The moment it touched her skin, however, she gasped in shock.
It was… something else. It felt smoother than silk as it practically melded to her body, dancing across her skin like the caress of a lover. It was warm, almost like a small heater and brought a comfort to her skin and her heart as it molded around her body to protect her.
Like being hugged and protected all at the same time.
"I…"
"Keep it my dear, and know that should you ever need a friend you have one in Slytherin."
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Memories
That was all she had of the time she had spent with her savior. Memories of his presence… and a certain emptiness that came with them. It was as if she had found something that she had lacked, found a missing part of herself that nothing else had ever come close to replacing, and then had been forced to leave it behind.
Ginny Weasley let out a deep sigh as she stared at her schoolwork. Two hours had passed and she had barely managed a single inch of writing for the essay that would be due in a week. At first she thought that her inability to concentrate was linked with 'Tom'. That perhaps whatever he had done to her, Harry had mentioned draining her life-force, had also cause mental problems as well. Even her brothers seemed to be convinced of that when she had hinted at having issues.
But deep down she knew the truth. It had nothing to do with demonic book, instead her thoughts simply focused around a certain emerald-eyed boy, and the way he took care of her, comforted her, and looked at her.
...
"Well well well, look who it is, Loony Luna, and I heard you were seen palling around with Slytherins. What, are you such a loser than you need to associate with the snakes in order to find friends? They won't accept you, no one will ever accept you. You are a freak and a loser!" the older Ravenclaw taunted as he stepped into the young blonde's face, forcing her to step away in the process as he slowly backed her into a wall.
Moments later a group of Slytherins, including Harry, entered the corridor, and the raven-haired boy's eyes narrowed in annoyance. "Something wrong here?"
"Bugger off Potter, this is Ravenclaw business not yours ."
"Oh but it appears as though it has become mine as well, especially since you continue to taunt a friend of mine."
"So it is true then, Loony here really has lost whatever was left of her pathetic mind if she is friends with a freak like you ."
The area grew deathly quiet, as the younger children put just a little more distance between themselves and the older Ravenclaw, who seemed to have a death wish. They had all seen their Lord angry before, and none wished to be around the target of his wrath when it struck.
For Draco Malfoy, however, he was wondering how he had never noticed it before. Perhaps at the time he thought it was a trick of the mind, the way that the lights seemed to flicker, how the room grew just a little darker.
Now though… there was no doubt that it was not an illusion. The blonde watched in terror as the shadows crept across the floor, as if slowly reaching out for their fellow classmate. What would happen if they reached him? Would he be torn asunder? Ripped into bloody pieces? Mutilated in ways that no human ever should be?
"Wotcher Harry, fancy seeing you here."
The effect reversed itself in an instant, and Harry's smiling face turned to face the Auror.
"Well hello Miss Tonks, and how are you today?"
He truly was the perfect Slytherin.
"Can't complain too much" the woman said with a slight blush at the attention she was receiving. "Is anything wrong here? I thought I heard someone making a few idle threats…"
"No… no nothing like that, you must have misheard us." the Ravenclaw boy quickly replied, earning a slightly feral grin from the Metamorphmagus.
"Good, good well you better be off to class. No sense in getting hurt wandering about right?"
"Y-yeah…"
With the older student gone the Potter Lord gave a slight gesture towards the younger girl to accompany them, "Would you like to walk with us to your next class Miss Lovegood? As Miss Tonks stated, it really is not safe to be walking alone."
The shy nod from the girl was the only thing needed to answer, as Luna joined up with the group of Slytherins.
...
"Did you see that?"
"No Draco, I didn't see the shadows literally moving across the floor like a living breathing monster about to murder some poor bastard right in front of us."
"Shut it Blaise, how the hell did he do it though? I mean I have heard about magically created shadows and darkness but… nothing like that ."
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